2000 IFA Shield Final
# 2000 IFA Shield Final

The 2000 IFA Shield Final was the 106th final of the IFA Shield, the second oldest football competition in India, and was contested between Kolkata giants East Bengal and Mohun Bagan on 16 September 2000.

East Bengal won the final 4–1 via penalties after the game ended 1–1 after extra-time, to claim their 25th IFA Shield title.

## Route to the final

### East Bengal

| Date | Round | Opposition | Score |
| - | - | - | - |
| 5 September 2000 | Group Stage | BNR | 1–0 |
| 8 September 2000 | Group Stage | JCT | 3–0 |
| 10 September 2000 | Group Stage | Calcutta Port Trust | 3–0 |
| 13 September 2000 | Semi Final | Tollygunge Agragami | 1–0 |

East Bengal entered the 2000 IFA Shield as one of the National Football League teams from Kolkata and were allocated into Group A alongside BNR, JCT and Calcutta Port Trust. In the opening game against BNR on 5 September, East Bengal managed a 1–0 victory courtesy of a solitary goal from Bijen Singh. In the second game, East Bengal defeated JCT 3–0 with a brace from Dipendu Biswas and Bijen Singh scoring the third for the team. East Bengal defeated Calcuta Port Trust 3–0 in the last game of the group stage with Dipendu Biswas scoring another brace and Bijen Singh scoring in third consecutive match as East Bengal topped the group with three wins and reached the last four. In the semi-finals, East Bengal defeated Tollygunge Agragami 1–0 courtesy of a solitary strike from Surkumar Singh as they reached the final.

### Mohun Bagan

| Date | Round | Opposition | Score |
| - | - | - | - |
| 6 September 2000 | Group Stage | State Bank of Travancore | 3–1 |
| 9 September 2000 | Group Stage | George Telegraph | 3–0 |
| 11 September 2000 | Group Stage | Tollygunge Agragami | 1–1 |
| 14 September 2000 | Semi Final | JCT | 1–0 |

Mohun Bagan entered the 2000 IFA Shield as the defending champions and were allocated into Group B alongside State Bank of Travancore, George Telegraph and Tollygunge Agragami. In the opening game, Mohun Bagan defeated State Bank of Travancore 3–1 with Jose Ramirez Barreto scoring a brace and an own goal from Paul Anthony. Sylvester Ignatius scored the only goal for SBT. Mohun Bagan defeated George Telegraph 3–0 in the second match. Jose Barreto, R. C. Prakash and Satyajit Chatterjee scored for the team. In the last match of the group stage, Mohun Bagan drew 1–1 with Tollygunge Agragami after Bhabani Mohanty scored an early goal for Tollygunge only to be equalised by Jose Barreto in the second half as Mohun Bagan topped the group with two wins and a draw to reach the last four. In the semi-finals, Mohun Bagan defeated JCT 1–0 with Basudeb Mondal scoring the only goal taking them to the final.

## Match

### Details

| East Bengal | Mohun Bagan |
| - | - |

Sangram Mukherjee :

| RB | Surkumar Singh |
| - | - |
| CB | Deepak Mondal |
| CB | Jackson Egypong |
| LB | Ratan Singh |
| CM | Suley Musah |
| CM | Carlton Chapman (c) | 51' |
| RM | Chandan Das |
| LM | Dipankar Roy | 88' |
| ST | Dipendu Biswas |
| ST | Bijen Singh |
| Substitutes: ||||
| CM | Tushar Rakshit | 51' | 103' |
| CB | Anit Ghosh | 88' |
| CM | Ranjan Dey | 103' |
| Manager: ||||
| Syed Nayeemuddin ||||

Sandip Nandy :

| RB | Dulal Biswas |
| - | - |
| CB | Sammy Omollo |
| CB | Muttah Suresh | 36' |
| LB | Amitava Chanda |
| LM | R.P. Singh | 71' |
| CM | Debjit Ghosh |
| CM | Basudeb Mondal |
| RM | Satyajit Chatterjee (c) |
| ST | R. C. Prakash |
| ST | Jose Ramirez Barreto |
| Substitutes: ||||
| MF | Joao Santos | 36' | 82' |
| MF | Hussain Mustafi | 71' |
| ST | Amar Ganguly | 82' |
| Manager: ||||
| Anjan Chowdhury ||||
| Hero of the Match: Sangram Mukherjee (East Bengal) | Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Golden goal ends game. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. |
