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Millennium Super Soccer Cup

The Millennium Super Soccer Cup, known as the Sahara Cup for sponsorship reasons, was an international football tournament held in India from 10 January to 25 January 2001.[1] Yugoslavia were the eventual champions after defeating Bosnia and Herzegovina in the final.[2][3]

Venues

Teams

Results

Group stage

Group I


Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi
Referee: Halim Abdul Hamid (Malaysia)

Group II


Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: G. C. Deshapriya (Sri Lanka)

Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi
Referee: G. C. Deshapriya (Sri Lanka)

Group III

Fatorda Stadium, Margao
Referee: Bala Sundaraj (India)

Fatorda Stadium, Margao
Referee: A. M. Yapa (Sri Lanka)

Group IV

Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
Attendance: 12,500
Referee: S. Saleerajan (Malaysia)

Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
Referee: Binod Kumar Singh (India)


Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
Referee: P. K. Bose (India)

The match was originally scheduled for 10 January, but was later postponed as the Chilean team had trouble with its equipment, which was kept at Johannesburg at the day of the match.[5]


Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
Referee: S. Saleerajan (Malaysia)

Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
Referee: Binod Kumar Singh (India)

Knockout stage

Bracket

Quarter-finals


Fatorda Stadium, Margao
Referee: Balu Sundarraj (India)

Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
Referee: Hassan Marshoud (Jordan)

Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
Referee: Binod Kumar Singh (India)

Semi-finals

Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
Referee: Rungkly Mangkol (Thailand)

Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
Referee: S. Salerajan (Malaysia)

Final

Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Rungkly Mangkol (Thailand)

Statistics

Goalscorers

3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

References

  1. ^ Sengupta, Somnath (10 May 2011). "India National Football Team: The Tactical Dilemma". thehardtackle.com. The Hard Tackle. Archived from the original on 2 January 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Yugoslavia romp to glory". telegraphindia.com. 25 January 2001. Archived from the original on 15 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Mirna Bosna" (in Serbian). glas-javnosti.rs. 25 January 2001. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Millennium Super Soccer Cup - India 2001".
  5. ^ Retamal, Rodrigo (16 January 2017). "La inolvidable desventura chilena de la Copa Millenium" [The unforgettable misadventures of Chile at the Millennium Cup]. La Tercera (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 December 2020.

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