2012 Nehru Cup
# 2012 Nehru Cup

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. 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.

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

## Format

On 15 June 2012 the All India Football Federation announced the format for the 2012 Nehru Cup. 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.

## Broadcasting

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## Venue

* New Delhi
* Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
* Capacity: 60,000

## Teams

Teams were:

| 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.

| Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |

## 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

* Sunil Chhetri
* Alix Ebanga
* Stéphane Kingue Mpondo

3 goals

* Alaa Al Shbli

2 goals

* Vigny Kolony

1 goal

* Joseph Momasso
* Samuel Bitte
* Mackon Thierry
* Anthony Pereira
* Syed Rahim Nabi
* Gouramangi Singh
* Akram Abdul Ghani
* Assadhulla Abdulla
* Ali Ashfaq
* Ismail Easa
* Ahmed Rasheed
* Ju Manu Rai
* Ali Ghalioum
* Hani Al Taiar
* Oday Jafal
