| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Dates | 18–30 August 2001 |
| Teams | 16 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Mohun Bagan(11th title) |
| Runners-up | Dempo |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 25 (1.67 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Jose Ramirez Barreto (4 goals) |
| Awards | |
| Best player | Jose Ramirez Barreto (Mohun Bagan) |
The2001 Indian Federation Cup was the 24th season of theIndian Federation Cup. It was held between 18 and 30 August 2001.Mohun Bagan, the defending champions having won the1998 tournament, the last time it was held, beatDempo 2–1 in the final.[1]
TheAll India Football Federation named 18 referees for the tournament. Manian ofAsian Football Confederation was chosen as referee instructor, S. R. Dev as match commissioner and M. G. Suvarna as referee-in-charge.[2]
| State | Referee |
|---|---|
| Delhi | Rizwan-ul Haq |
| Krishna Avatar | |
| Karnataka | S. M. Balu |
| Bharath Mani | |
| Kerala | Shaji Kurien |
| Madhya Pradesh | P. K. Bose |
| Bihar | V. K. Singh |
| Assam | M. K. Roy |
| Gujarat | Dinesh Nair |
| Goa | Gokuldas Nagvenkar |
| Maharashtra | Walter Pereira |
| Manuel Pereira | |
| West Bengal | Jayanta Chkraborthy |
| Udayan Haldar | |
| Tamil Nadu | S. Suresh |
| K. Sankar | |
| P. Bhasker | |
| T. Pradeep Kumar |
In case of a tie at regular time,extra time withgolden goal was used. In case scores remain tied even after extra time,penalty shoot-out was used.
| East Bengal | 0–1 | Sporting Clube de Goa |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Alex Colaco 52' |
| Tollygunge Agragami | 1–0 | HAL |
|---|---|---|
| Sandip Das 62' | Report |
| Salgaocar | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Punjab Police |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
J. Murali V.K. Harish Lawrence Dharamjit Singh Remy Colaco | 5–4 | Balwinder Singh Sher Singh Gurpreet Singh Gurinderpal Singh Naresh Kumar  |
| Churchill Brothers | 1–0 | State Bank of Travancore |
|---|---|---|
| Francis Coelho 55' | Report[dead link] |
| Mohun Bagan | 2–1 | Air India |
|---|---|---|
| R. Singh 7' Barreto 60' | Report[dead link] | Moosa 66' (pen.) |
| Sporting Clube de Goa | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Tollygunge Agragami |
|---|---|---|
| Chukwuma 73' (pen.) Kamal Suleiman  112' | Report[dead link] | Sasthi Duley 67' |
| Churchill Brothers | 0–1 | Mahindra United |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Jamil 61' (pen.) |
| Mohun Bagan | 3–1 | Salgaocar |
|---|---|---|
| Barreto 30' Abdul Latif Seriki 36',85' | Report | Lawrence 25' |
| Sporting Clube de Goa | 1–2 | Dempo |
|---|---|---|
| Francis Andrade 23' | Report | Naik 76' Levy Coelho 88' |
| Mahindra United | 0–2 | Mohun Bagan |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Barreto 40' JL Singh 66' |
| Mohun Bagan | 2–0 | Dempo |
|---|---|---|
| Barreto 13' Abdul Latif Seriki 78' | Report |