2014–15 Indian Federation Cup


The 2014–15 Indian Federation Cup, also known as the Hero Federation Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 36th edition of the Federation Cup, the main national football cup competition in India. Ten of the eleven I-League clubs participated in the tournament the season with Bharat FC being the excluded club.
Churchill Brothers were the reigning champions of the Federation Cup, having won the tournament in 2014, however, due to failing to pass the licensing criteria for the I-League, they were unable to defend their title.
All matches including the semi final and final were played in Goa.
The final was played between Dempo and Bengaluru FC on 11 January 2015. Bengaluru FC beat Dempo 2–1 to clinch their maiden Federation Cup title.

Rounds and dates

Teams

On 25 September 2014, it was announced that ten of the eleven I-League clubs would be participating in the Federation Cup, with Bharat FC being the exception. No other teams from other leagues were invited to the tournament.
The venues for the Federation Cup were also announced on 28 September 2014. Group A matches would be played at the Fatorda Stadium with Group B matches taking place at the Tilak Maidan Stadium. The final and semi-finals would take place at the Fatorda Stadium.

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Fatorda StadiumTilak Maidan Stadium
Capacity: 24,000Capacity: 7,000

Group stage

Key to colours in group tables
Top two teams advance to the semi-finals

Group A

Group B

Knockout stages

Bracket

Semi-finals

Final

Goalscorers

6 Goals:
4 Goals:
3 Goals:
2 Goals:
1 Goals:
PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Tolgay ÖzbeyDempoSporting Goa1 1 2015
Victorino FernandesSporting GoaEast Bengal6 1 2015