2012 Nehru Cup
2012 Nehru Cup official logo
Tournament details
Host countryIndia
Dates22 August – 2 September (11 days)
Teams5 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions India (3rd title)
Runners-up Cameroon
Third place Maldives
Fourth place Syria
Tournament statistics
Matches played11
Goals scored32 (2.91 per match)
Top scorer(s)India Sunil Chhetri
Cameroon Alix Ebanga
Cameroon Stéphane Kingue Mpondo
(4 goals)
← 2009

The 2012 Nehru Cup was the 15th edition of the Nehru Cup and 3rd Nehru Cup since it was revived in 2007. It was held from 22 August to 2 September.[1] The tournament was hosted in New Delhi, India. A total of 5 teams participated in the tournament through being invited by the All India Football Federation. The final match happened between India and Cameroon and India won the match in penalty shoot out.[2]

India won the Nehru Cup after defeating the Cameroon 5–4 on penalties after the match ended 2–2 in extra-time.[3][4]

Format

On 15 June 2012 the All India Football Federation announced the format for the 2012 Nehru Cup.[1] The tournament was played in a round-robin style. In the end the top 2 teams India & Cameroon from the 5 teams played in the final, which took place on 2 September.[1]

Broadcasting

NEO Sports,[5] a premium all Sports Channel from the bouquet of NEO Sports Broadcast Pvt. Ltd., has acquired the exclusive broadcast rights of 2012 Nehru Cup in the Indian Sub Continent (India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and Maldives).

Squads

Main article: 2012 Nehru Cup squads

Venue

New Delhi
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Capacity: 60,000

Teams

Teams were:[6][7][8]

Country Confederation FIFA rank
 India AFC 167
 Syria AFC 147
 Maldives AFC 160
   Nepal AFC 161
 Cameroon CAF 58

Matches

The First Round teams and matches were announced on 6 August 2012 by the All India Football Federation.[9]

Main article: 2012 Nehru Cup Group Stage
Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Cameroon Cameroon 4 3 1 0 11 3 +8 10
 India 4 2 1 1 5 2 +3 7
 Maldives 4 2 0 2 5 8 −3 6
 Syria 4 1 1 2 6 6 0 4
   Nepal 4 0 1 3 1 9 −8 1
Source: Soccerway.com
India 2–1 Syria
S. Chhetri 45+2'
Pereira 82'		 Report Al Shbli 89'
Nehru Stadium, Delhi
Referee: Vladislav Tseytlin (Uzbekistan)
Maldives 2–1   Nepal
Assadhulla 6'
Easa 77'		 Report Rai 90+4'
Nehru Stadium, Delhi
Referee: Santosh Kumar (India)
Syria 2–2 Cameroon
Al Shbli 42'
Jafal 80'		 Report Mpondo 17'
Ebanga 55' (pen.)
Nehru Stadium, Delhi
Referee: Rowan Arumughan (India)
India 3–0 Maldives
S. Chhetri 45+2' (pen.), 70'
Nabi 54'		 Report
Nehru Stadium, Delhi
Referee: Hamad Hashmi (United Arab Emirates)
Nepal   0–5 Cameroon
Report Kolony 12', 60'
Ebanga 41', 65'
Momasso 76'
Nehru Stadium, Delhi
Referee: Rowan Arumughan (India)
Maldives 2–1 Syria
Ashfaq 59'
Rasheed 90+3'		 Report Al Shbli 81'
Nehru Stadium, Delhi
Referee: Santosh Kumar (India)
India 0–0   Nepal
Report
Nehru Stadium, Delhi
Referee: Vladislav Tseytlin (Uzbekistan)
Cameroon 3–1 Maldives
Mpondo 12', 39'
Ebanga 50' (pen.)		 Report Akram Abdul Ghani 26'
Nehru Stadium, Delhi
Referee: Hamad Hashmi (United Arab Emirates)
Syria 2–0   Nepal
Hani Al Taiar 9'
Ali Ghalioum 49'		 Report
Nehru Stadium, Delhi
Referee: Rowan Arumughan (India)
India 0–1 Cameroon
Report Bitte 2'
Nehru Stadium, Delhi
Referee: Hamad Hashmi (United Arab Emirates)

Final

Main article: 2012 Nehru Cup Final
India 2–2 (a.e.t.) Cameroon
Singh 19'
Chhetri 78'		 Report Thierry Makon Nloga 29'
Mpondo 54'
Penalties
R. Singh soccer ball with check mark
Chhetri soccer ball with check mark
Franco soccer ball with check mark
Hossain soccer ball with check mark
Miranda soccer ball with check mark		 5–4 soccer ball with check mark Tambe
soccer ball with check mark Baba
soccer ball with check mark Bebey
soccer ball with check mark Mpondo
soccer ball with red X Thierry Makon Nloga
Nehru Stadium, Delhi
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Vladislav Tseytlin (Uzbekistan)

Winners

 2012 Nehru Cup champion 

India
Third title

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 32 goals scored in 11 matches, for an average of 2.91 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

  1. ^ a b c "Wim Koevermans named as new Senior Team Coach". The All India Football Federation. Archived from the original on 5 January 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  2. ^ "India beat Cameroon to win third successive Nehru Cup title". Times Of India. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
  3. ^ "Nehru cup win: It is an incredible achievement, says Indian coach". Daily News & Analysis. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
  4. ^ "India rejoice Nehru Cup treble.FIFA.com". Archived from the original on 11 June 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Nehru Cup is a key tournament to radically restructure and popularize football in India - IMG Reliance COO Ashu Jindal - Goal.com". Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  6. ^ "Teams finalized for Nehru Cup 2012". sportskeeda.com. 29 July 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  7. ^ "Neighbours Nepal to replace African side Kenya?". sportskeeda.com. 4 August 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  8. ^ FIFA.com
  9. ^ "India take on Syria in Nehru Cup Opener". The All India Football Federation. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.

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