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2007 Nehru Cup
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| tourney_name | ONGC Nehru Cup |
| year | 2007 |
| image | 2007 ongc-nehru-cup-logo.jpg |
| size | 200px |
| country | India |
| dates | 17–29 August |
| num_teams | 5 |
| confederations | 1 |
| venues | 1 |
| cities | 1 |
| champion | IND |
| count | 1 |
| second_other | |
| matches | 11 |
| goals | 41 |
| top_scorer | SYR Zyad Chaabo (5 goals) |
| prevseason | [1997](1997-nehru-cup) |
| nextseason | [2009](2009-nehru-cup) |
The 2007 Nehru Cup International Football Tournament, also known as the ONGC Nehru Cup due to the competition's sponsorship by ONGC, was the 13th edition of the Nehru Cup a tournament organized by the All India Football Federation since 1982. It was the first Nehru Cup after a ten-year break from 1997 to 2007.{{cite web
The tournament was played in the round-robin league format and the final was slated for 29 August in which India defeated Syria to claim its first title.{{cite web | access-date = 7 April 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160303212616/http://twocircles.net/node/15900 | archive-date = 3 March 2016 | url-status = live
The total prize money of the tournament was $100,000. The champion team takes away a prize of $40,000, the runners-up receive $20,000 while the third place team will get $10,000. The winning team of every match received $2,500.
Discussion
The Nehru Cup campaign started with an Indian 6–0 victory over the less experienced Cambodian side. India's Sunil Chhetri and Steven Dias had a great game, each of them netting twice. Baichung Bhutia had produced a wonderful performance in the match. Most of the game was played on the Cambodian side of the pitch. It was expected that India was going to take this one and they did with their second biggest recorded victory. Steven Dias was "Man of the match".
Syria started this tournament with a 2–0 victory over Bangladesh, followed by three consecutive wins over Kyrgyzstan, hosts India and Cambodia. The four wins saw Syria topping the round-roubin standings with a perfect record of 12 out of 12 points. They experienced Syrian side was led by their best goalscorers Zyad Chaabo, who scored 5 out of 14 goals for his team and Maher Al Sayed with four goals.
Hosts India, after beating Cambodia, enjoyed another win over neighbouring Bangladesh. After losing to Syria, the decisive game for the second final spot was held between the Indian team and Kyrgyzstan. India won that game 3–0 and advanced. The goals were scored by the Indian forwards Baichung Bhutia, Sunil Chhetri and Abhishek Yadav. This defeat saw the Central Asian side finishing third, while Bangladesh and Cambodia finished fourth and fifth place respectively having played a 1 all draw in their game.
The Nehru Cup final between India and Syria was held on 29 August 2007 in New Delhi. India defeated their opponents 1–0 thanks to a goal from N. P. Pradeep and won their first ever Nehru Cup trophy. The Indian team received 40,000 US-Dollar for winning this tournament.
All games of the tournament were broadcast live by Zee Sports.
Matches and results
Group stage
Teams in green field progress to the Final.
Bhutia
Dias
Chhetri
Chaabo
Mamatov Djamshidov Harchenko Rithy Chum
Chaabo Al Zeno Al Hasan
Ajayan Chaabo
Djamshidov
Chaabo Al Sayed Jenyat
Chhetri Yadav
Final
Winners
File:A view of ONGC Nehru Football Cup between India- Syria, in New Delhi on August 29, 2007.jpg|A view of match File:The captain of Indian Football team, Shri Bhaichung Bhutia celebrating alongwith other players after winning the final of Nehru Football Cup between India and Syria, in New Delhi on August 29, 2007.jpg|The captain of Indian Football team, Bhaichung Bhutia celebrating along with other players after winning the final File:Priyaranjan Dasmunsi and the footballer, Shri Sunil Chetri alongwith other players celebrating after won the final of Nehru Football Cup between India and Syria in New Delhi on August 29, 2007.jpg|Priyaranjan Dasmunsi and the footballer, Sunil Chetri along with other players celebrating after winning the final
Statistics
Goalscorers
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SYR Zyad Chaabo
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IND Sunil Chhetri
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SYR Maher Al Sayed
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IND Baichung Bhutia
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IND Steven Dias
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IND N. P. Pradeep
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KGZ Hurshil Lutfullaev
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KGZ Ruslan Djamshidov
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SYR Mohamed Al Zeno
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BAN Mohamed Abul Hossain
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CAM Teab Vathanak
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CAM Chin Chum
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CAM Hok Sotitya
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CAM Keo Kasal
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CAM Chan Rithy
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IND Abhishek Yadav
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IND Krishnan Nair Ajayan
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KGZ Talant Samsaliev
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KGZ Bakytbek Mamatov
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KGZ Vadim Harchenko
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SYR Ibrahim Al Hasan
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SYR Aatef Jenyat
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SYR Khaled Mansoor Al Baba
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SYR Ali Diab (playing against Kyrgyzstan)
Man of the Match
- IND Steven Dias (IND vs CAM)
- SYR Maher Al Sayed BAN vs SYR
- CAM Hok Sotitya (KGZ vs CAM)
- IND Subrata Pal (IND vs BAN)
- SYR Maher Al Sayed (SYR vs KGZ)
- BAN Mohamed Abul Hossain (BAN vs CAM)
- SYR Zyad Chaabo (IND vs SYR)
- KGZ Hurshil Lutfullaev (BAN vs KGZ)
- SYR Mahmoud Al Amenah (CAM vs SYR)
- IND Steven Dias (IND vs KGZ)
- IND Mahesh Gawli (IND vs SYR, Final)
References
References
- "The AIFF".
- (10 September 2009). "Nehru Cup Victory : Moment To Cherish For Indian Football Fans". Bharanithar.
- "ONGC Nehru Cup - goalzz.com".
- "Ambedkar Stadium, Delhi".
- "ONGC NEHRU CUP 2007 : Indian Football Capital's News".
- "IndianFootball.Com - Indian football on TV".
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