# Federation Cup (India)

The Federation Cup was an annual knockout football competition and the premier cup competition in men's domestic Indian football until 2017. Established in 1977, it was organized by the All India Football Federation (AIFF). The Federation Cup was eventually replaced by the Super Cup from the 2018 season.
Bengaluru were the last champions, having defeated Mohun Bagan 2–0 in the 2017 final.

## History

In 1977, the All India Football Federation started the Federation Cup as the first club based national tournament in the country. Inaugural champion of the competition was the ITI (Indian Telephone Industries) who defeated Mohun Bagan in the final. In 2015 the All India Football Federation announced that the Federation Cup will be put on hold to avoid scheduling conflict with the Indian Super League and the I-League. After the Asian Football Confederation mandated that a club must play at least 18 matches in the season, the AIFF decided to revive the tournament under new format. On 19 February 2018, the AIFF fully abolished the competition and formed the Super Cup as a replacement. In July 2023 AIFF has decided again to revive the competition in 2023-24 season as the premier cup competition in the country but later it moved to 2024-25 season.

## Venues

Matches during the Federation Cup were usually held at neutral venues around India. The final was also held in a neutral venue. From 2015 matches were played as two legged (home and away) knockout format.

## Results
### Federation Cup finals

| Year | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
| 1977–78 | Indian Telephone Industries | Mohun Bagan | 1–0 |
| 1978–79 | Mohun Bagan and East Bengal | – | 0–0 |
| 1979–80 | BSF | Mafatlal Mills | 2–2, 3–0 |
| 1980–81 | Mohun Bagan (2) and East Bengal (2) | – | 1–1 |
| 1981–82 | Mohun Bagan (3) | Mohammedan | 2–0 |
| 1982–83 | Mohun Bagan (4) | Mafatlal Mills | 1–0 |
| 1983–84 | Mohammedan | Mohun Bagan | 0–0, 2–0 |
| 1984–85 | Mohammedan (2) | East Bengal | 1–0 |
| 1985 | East Bengal (3) | Mohun Bagan | 1–0 |
| 1986–87 | Mohun Bagan (5) | East Bengal | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) |
| 1987–88 | Mohun Bagan (6) | Salgaocar | 2–0 |
| 1988–89 | Salgaocar | BSF | 1–0 |
| 1989–90 | Salgaocar (2) | Mohammedan Sporting | 2–1 (a.e.t.) |
| 1990 | Kerala Police | Salgaocar | 2–1 |
| 1991 | Kerala Police (2) | Mahindra & Mahindra | 2–0 (a.e.t.) |
| 1992 | Mohun Bagan (7) | East Bengal | 2–0 |
| 1993 | Mohun Bagan (8) | Mahindra & Mahindra | 1–0 |
| 1994 | Mohun Bagan (9) | Salgaocar | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–0 p) |
| 1995 | JCT Mills | East Bengal | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (7–6 p) |
| 1995–96 | JCT Mills (2) | East Bengal | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p) |
| 1996 | East Bengal (4) | Dempo | 2–1 |
| 1997 | Salgaocar (3) | East Bengal | 2–1 |
| 1998 | Mohun Bagan (10) | East Bengal | 2–1 |
| 1999 | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 2000 | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 2001 | Mohun Bagan (11) | Dempo | 2–1 |
| 2002 | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 2003 | Mahindra United | Mohammedan Sporting | 1–0 |
| 2004 | Dempo | Mohun Bagan | 2–0 |
| 2005 | Mahindra United (2) | Sporting Goa | 2–1 |
| 2006 | Mohun Bagan (12) | Sporting Goa | 3–1 |
| 2007 | East Bengal (5) | Mahindra United | 2–1 |
| 2008 | Mohun Bagan (13) | Dempo | 1–0 |
| 2009–10 | East Bengal (6) | Shillong Lajong | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–0 p) |
| 2010 | East Bengal (7) | Mohun Bagan | 1–0 |
| 2011 | Salgaocar (4) | East Bengal | 3–1 |
| 2012 | East Bengal (8) | Dempo | 3–2 (a.e.t.) |
| 2013–14 | Churchill Brothers | Sporting Goa | 3–1 |
| 2014–15 | Bengaluru | Dempo | 2–1 |
| 2015–16 | Mohun Bagan (14) | Aizawl | 5–0 |
| 2016–17 | Bengaluru (2) | Mohun Bagan | 2–0 (a.e.t.) |
| since 2017 | Replaced by Super Cup | Replaced by Super Cup | Replaced by Super Cup |
* a.e.t.: After extra time
* pen.: Score in penalty shootout

### Finalists

| Club | Final Appearances | Winner | Winning Years | Runners-up | Runners-up Years |
| Mohun Bagan | 20 | 14 | 1978*, 1980*, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1987 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998 2001, 2006, 2008, 2015–16 | 6 | 1977, 1983, 1985, 2004, 2010, 2016–17 |
| East Bengal | 16 | 8 | 1978*,1980*,1985, 1996, 2007, 2009-10, 2010, 2012 | 8 | 1984,1986,1992, 1995, 1996–97,1997,1998, 2011 |
| Salgaocar | 7 | 4 | 1988,1989,1997, 2011 | 3 | 1987,1990,1994 |
| Dempo | 6 | 1 | 2004 | 5 | 1996#,2001,2008, 2012, 2014–15 |
| Mohammedan | 5 | 2 | 1983,1984 | 3 | 1981,1989,2003 |
| Mahindra United | 5 | 2 | 2003,2005 | 3 | 1991,1993,2007 |
| Sporting Goa | 3 | 0 | - | 3 | 2005,2006,2013–14 |
| Bengaluru | 2 | 2 | 2014–15, 2016–17 | 0 | - |
| JCT Mills | 2 | 2 | 1995, 1995-96 | 0 | - |
| Kerala Police | 2 | 2 | 1990, 1991 | 0 | - |
| Border Security Force | 2 | 1 | 1979 | 1 | 1988 |
| Indian Telephone Industries | 1 | 1 | 1977 | 0 | - |
| Churchill Brothers | 1 | 1 | 2013–14 | 0 | - |
| Shillong Lajong | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 2009 |
| Aizawl | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 2015–16 |
* * : Shared
* # : There were two federation cups in 1996

## Overall top goalscorers

    As of 10 January 2015
| Rank | Player | Goals |
| 1 | Jose Ramirez Barreto | 27 |
| 2 | Chima Okorie | 26* |
| 3 | Bhaichung Bhutia | 25 |
| 4 | Chidi Edeh | 23 |
| 5 | Ranti Martins | 18 |
| 6 | I. M. Vijayan | 17 |
| 6 | Odafa Onyeka Okolie | 17 |
(Note. * Includes 7 goals scored in Eastern Zone Qualifiers at Sibsagar – 1990 Federation Cup)