2009 Nehru Cup
Introduction The '''2009 Nehru Cup International Football Tournament''' also known as the '''ONGC Nehru Cup''' due to the competition's sponsorship by ONGC, was the 14th edition of the Nehru Cup a friendly tournament organized by the All India Football Federation (AIFF).The 14th edition of the Nehru Cup International Football Tournament was played in the round-robin league format and the final was held on 31 August. Along with the host nation India, Sri Lanka, Lebanon, Syria and Kyrgyzstan competed in the 15-day tournament at the Ambedkar Stadium in New Delhi .The total prize money for this tournament was $100,000.The champion team took away a prize of $40,000, the runners-up received $20,000 while the third place team got $10,000.The Man of the Match received $500 and the winning team of every match received $2000.All games of the tournament was broadcast live by Zee Sports.
Teams * Initially the tournament was due to be played by 6 national teams divided into two groups of three teams. The top two in each group would advance to the semi-final stage. replaced  before being removed from the tournament themselves after they stated their intention to send a reserve side.===Expected Groups===Group AGroup B (Hosts and holders) (Runners-up last Tournament)  ===Revised Group===Due to only 5 teams entering, only one group was needed, where each team would play in a  round robin group phase. The top two advanced to a final.The Teams (Hosts and holders)  (Runners-up last Tournament)
Squads  India             No.NameClubAppearancesGoalsStartSubGoalkeepers 1 Subrata Pal  Pune FC500 24 Subhasish Roy Chowdhary  Mahindra United000Defenders 3 Nanjangud Shivananju Manju  Mohun Bagan100 5 Anwar Ali  Dempo500 12 Deepak Kumar Mondal  Mohun Bagan200 14 Mahesh Gawli  Dempo410 17 Irungbam Surkumar Singh  Salgaocar SC300 19 Gouramangi Singh  Churchill Brothers501 20 Samir Subash Naik  Dempo000Midfielders 7 N.P. Pradeep  Mahindra United410 8 P. Renedy Singh  East Bengal131 22 Syed Rahim Nabi  East Bengal110 23 Steven Dias  Mahindra United411 27 Mehrajuddin Wadoo  East Bengal140 28 Anthony Pereira  Dempo400 30 Climax Lawrence  Dempo500Strikers 11 Sunil Chhetri  Dempo,  Kansas City Wizards321 15 Baichung Bhutia  East Bengal402 18 Sushil Kumar Singh  Mahindra United210 21 Abhishek Yadav  Mumbai100 Kyrgyzstan             No.NameClubAppearancesGoalsStartSubGoalkeepers 1 Pavel Matiash  Dordoi-Dynamo Naryn300 16 Maksim Agapov  Abdish-Ata Kant100Defenders 2 Sergey Chikishev  Sher-Ak-Dan Bishkek400 5 Rustamjan Zakirov  Abdish-Ata Kant000 6 Faruh Abitov  Dordoi-Dynamo Naryn300 19 Roman Ablakimov  Abdish-Ata Kant200 28 Rustem Usanov  Abdish-Ata Kant401 Vyacheslav Amin  Abdish-Ata Kant000Midfielders 3 Vladimir Kasian  Abdish-Ata Kant130 9 Sergey Kaleutin  Abdish-Ata Kant400 13 Davron Askarov  Abdish-Ata Kant310 14 Vadim Harchenko  Dordoi-Dynamo Naryn400 15 Aibek Bokoev  Abdish-Ata Kant300 17 Ildar Amirov  Dordoi-Dynamo Naryn401 22 Pavel Sidorenko  Abdish-Ata Kant030 25 Artem Muladjanov  Dordoi-Dynamo Naryn010 Hurshil Lutfullaev  Abdish-Ata Kant000 Aibek Orozaliev  Sher-Ak-Dan Bishkek000Strikers 7 Anton Zemlianuhin  Abdish-Ata Kant402 8 Almazbek Mirzaliev  Abdish-Ata Kant310 10 Mirlan Murzaev  Dordoi-Dynamo Naryn132 20 Islam Shamshiev  Dordoi-Dynamo Naryn000 Lebanon             No.NameClubAppearancesGoalsStartSubGoalkeepers 1 Larry Mehanna  Al-Ansar200 21 Elias Frejie  Al-Nejmeh200Defenders 2 Ali Al Saadi  Safa Beirut402 3 Ahmad Khodor  Al-Ansar000 4 Hussein Amine  Al-Ansar110 5 Hassan Daher  Shabab Al-Sahel000 6 Ali El Atat  Al-Mabarrah300 19 Ali Hamam  Al-Nejmeh400 24 Bilal Najjarin  Al-Nejmeh400Midfielders 7 Hassan Maatouk  Al Ahed400 8 Mohamad Korhani  Safa Beirut401 9 Hussein Dakik  Al Ahed030 10 Abbas Atwi  Al-Nejmeh201 13 Akram Moghrabi  Al-Nejmeh201 14 Amer Khan  Safa Beirut130 15 Ali Yaacoub  Al-Nejmeh400 16 Mahmoud Baquir Younes  Al-Ansar020Strikers 17 Mahmoud El Ali  Al Ahed400 18 Hamze Abboud  Safa Beirut200 22 Mohammed Ghaddar  Al-Nejmeh100  Sri Lanka             No.NameClubAppearancesGoalsStartSubGoalkeepers 1 Viraj Asanka  Saunders Sports Club100 21 H. M. A. Kumara  Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club300Defenders 2 R. N. A. M. A. B. Warakagoda  Sri Lanka Army Sports Club400 4 Well Don Ruwanthilaka  Saunders Sports Club401 5 H. A. D. W. Hettiarachchi  Saunders Sports Club300 8 Amarasinghe Pradeep Kumara  Sri Lanka Police Sports Club100 16 S. K. Lahiru Tharaka Silva  Don Bosco Sports Club000 19 Ramlan Tuwan Gafoor Raheem  Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club400 K. M. T. N. Kumara  Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club000 K. L. K. C. Kumara  Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club000Midfielders 7 Chatura Maduranga  Ratnam Sports Club402 14 Asmeer Lathif Mohamed  Blue Star SC400 17 Warnakulasuriya Rangana  Ratnam Sports Club040 20 B. A. R. Jayawila  Sri Lanka Police Sports Club100 25 Wella Gunaratne  Don Bosco Sports Club400 33 Mohamed Rawme Mohideen  Ratnam Sports Club310 K. N. C. Fernando  Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club000Strikers 6 Mohamed Izzadeen  Sri Lanka Army Sports Club403 9 S. Sanjeev  Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club000 10 Ediri Bandalage Channa  Ratnam Sports Club400 11 S. Satheeswaran  Premier Sports Club020 18 R. M. J. D. Rathnayake  Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club010 Syria             No.NameClubAppearancesGoalsStartSubGoalkeepers 1 Mosab Balhous  Al-Karamah400 22 Moustafa Shakosh  Teshrin SC000 25 Kawa Hesso  Al-Jaish110Defenders 2 Belal Abduldaim  Al-Karamah500 3 Ali Diab  Al-Majd502 5 Hamzeh Al Aitoni  Al-Majd210 29 Juan Hesso  Al-Jaish130Midfielders 7 Abdelrazaq Al Hussain  Al-Jaish411 14 Wael Ayan  Al-Ittihad400 20 Alaa Al Shbli  Al-Karamah310 23 Feras Esmaeel  Al-Karamah410 27 Meaataz Kailouni  Al-Ittihad500 31 Ahmad Haj Mohamad  Al-Ittihad410 32 Bakri Tarrab  Al-Ittihad300Strikers 12 Mohamed Al Zeno  Al-Majd413 18 Abdul Fattah Al Agha  Al-Ittihad503 24 Raja Rafe  Al-Majd140
Venues  New Delhi Ambedkar Stadium Capacity: '''20,000''' 150px
Matches and results ===Group stage===''Teams in green field progress to the Final.'' --------''The game between Sri Lanka and Lebanon was called off due to heavy rain. The game and thus proceeding schedule was moved back one day.'' ----------------------------===Final===Syria'''Syria:''' GK '''1''' Mosab Balhous (c)DF '''2''' Belal AbduldaimDF '''3''' Ali DiabDF '''5''' Hamzeh Al AitoniMF '''7''' Abdelrazaq Al Hussain MF '''14''' Wael AyanMF '''23''' Feras EsmaeelMF '''27''' Meaataz Kailouni| MF '''32''' Bakri TarrabFW '''12''' Mohamed Al Zeno|FW '''18''' Abdul Fattah Al Agha'''Substitutions:'''FW '''24''' Raja Rafe|MF '''31''' Ahmad Haj Mohamad|'''Coach:'''Fajr Ibrahim India'''India:''' GK '''1''' Subrata PalDF '''5''' Anwar AliDF '''17''' Irungbam Surkumar SinghDF '''14''' Mahesh GawliDF '''19''' Gouramangi SinghMF '''7''' N.P. Pradeep|MF '''23''' Steven DiasMF '''28''' Anthony Pereira|  MF '''30''' Climax LawrenceFW '''11''' Sunil ChhetriFW '''15''' Baichung Bhutia (c)'''Substitutions:'''MF '''8''' P. Renedy Singh|MF '''27''' Mehrajuddin Wadoo|'''Coach:'''Bob Houghton
Winners
Goalscorers '''3 goals:'''*  Mohamed Izzadeen*  Abdul Fattah Al Agha*  Mohamed Al Zeno'''2 goals:'''*  Baichung Bhutia*  Mirlan Murzaev*  Anton Zemlianuhin*  Ali Al Saadi*  Chathura Maduranga*  Ali Diab'''1 goal:'''*  Sunil Chhetri*  Steven Dias*  Gouramangi Singh*  P. Renedy Singh*  Ildar Amirov*  Rustem Usanov*  Abbas Ahmed Atwi*  Akram Moghrabi*  Mohamad Korhani*  Well Don Ruwanthilaka*  Abdelrazaq Al Hussain
Man of the Match *  Ali Al Saadi IND vs LIB*  Mohamed Al Zeno SYR vs KGZ*  Mohamed Izzadeen SRI vs LIB*  Baichung Bhutia IND vs KGZ*  Abdelrazaq Al Hussain SYR vs SRI*  Anton Zemlianuhin KGZ vs LIB*  Baichung Bhutia IND vs SRI*  Mohamed Al Zeno SYR vs LIB*  Anton Zemlianuhin SRI vs KGZ*  Ali Diab IND vs SYR*  Subrata Pal SYR vs IND, Final
Player of the Tournament *  Baichung Bhutia
References
External links *  Official website