Event | 1943 IFA Shield | ||||||
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Date | 26 August 1943 | ||||||
Venue | Calcutta Ground,Kolkata,West Bengal | ||||||
Referee | P. Mishra | ||||||
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The1943 IFA Shield Final was the 51st final of theIFA Shield, the second oldest football competition inIndia, and was contested between Kolkata clubsEast Bengal and Police A.C. on 26 August 1943 at theCalcutta Ground in Kolkata.
East Bengal won the final 3–0 to claim their 1st IFA Shield title. Appa Rao, Fatik Sinha and A.C. Somana scored the three goals in the final as East Bengal became the fourth Indian team afterMohun Bagan,Mohammedan Sporting andAryan to lift the IFA Shield title.[1]
East Bengal | Round | Police A.C. | ||
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Opponent | Result | Round | Opponent | Result |
bye | – | First Round | Bengal Sporting | 5–0 |
Kushtia Shivkali | 8–1 | Second Round | Mahishur Blues | 2–0 |
BI Battalion | 3–0 | Third Round | Burnpur United | 0–0; 3–1 |
Bhawanipore | 1–0 | Quarter–Final | Aryan | 3–1 |
B & A Railway | 7–1 | Semi–Final | Mohun Bagan | 0–0; 0–0; 0–0; 1–0 |
The IFA Shield final began at theCalcutta Ground in Kolkata on 26 August 1943 in front of a packed crowd asEast Bengal and Police A.C. faced each other. East Bengal reached their second consecutive final after defeating B & A Railway 7–1 in the semi-final, having lost the previous one toMohammedan Sporting in 1942. Police made their third appearance in the final after 1937 and 1939, being champions in 1939, after they defeated the reigningCalcutta Football League championsMohun Bagan 1–0 in the semi-final. East Bengal however, started the match positively as Appa Rao scored in the third minute of the match with a header after the ball rebounded off Police custodian Withers after he failed to save a powerful shot from Fatik Sinha. It was Fatik Sinha who double the lead in the second half as he headed home from close range. A.C. Somana made it three for East Bengal with a powerful shot after receiving a pass from Appa Rao as East Bengal became only the fourth Indian team to lift the IFA Shield title.[2][3][4]
East Bengal | 3–0 | Police |
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