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2026 IFA Shield
২০২৬ আইএফএ শিল্ড
Tournament details
CountryIndia
Dates23 September – 8 October
Teams6
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored23 (3.83 per match)
Attendance8,971 (1,495 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Lallianzuala Chhangte
Raphaël Messi Bouli
(3 goals each)
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The 2026 IFA Shield will be the 126th edition of the IFA Shield hosted by the Indian Football Association. The tournament will be held between 22 September–6 October before the start of the Indian Football League and Indian Super League.[1]

The tournament will feature domestic teams from the Indian Super League and Indian Football League. Defending champions Mohun Bagan SG along with East Bengal, Mohammedan, NorthEast United, Punjab and Sreenidhi Deccan were confirmed as the 6 participants by the IFA.[2]

Teams

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Here is the list of confirmed teams:[3] However, Mohammedan withdrew their name and Calcutta Customs was taken in as a replacement.[4]

Club Location
Indian Super League teams
East Bengal Kolkata, West Bengal
Mohun Bagan SG
NorthEast United Guwahati, Assam
Punjab Ludhiana, Punjab
Indian Football League teams
Sreenidi Deccan Hyderabad, Telangana
Calcutta Football League teams
Calcutta Customs Kolkata, West Bengal

Venues

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Format

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6 teams will be divided into two groups of 3 teams. After a group stage consisting of single round-robin matches, top two teams from each group will qualify for the semi-final.[3]

Rules

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  • Each team can register 6 foreign players.[3]
  • 6 foreign players can play on the field at a time.[3]

Group stage

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MBG NEU SDC
1 Mohun Bagan SG (H) 2 1 1 0 7 1 +6 4 Advance to the Semi-Final 1–1 6–0
2 NorthEast United 2 1 1 0 4 1 +3 4 3–0
3 Sreenidi Deccan 2 0 0 2 0 9 −9 0
Source: IFA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Sreenidi Deccan0–6Mohun Bagan SG
Report
PDF Report
Attendance: 789
Referee: Surojit Das
Man of the Match: Lallianzuala Chhangte (Mohun Bagan SG)
Sreenidi Deccan0–3NorthEast United
Report
PDF Report
Attendance: 500
Referee: Dipu Roy
Man of the Match: Alaeddine Ajaraie (NorthEast United)
NorthEast United1–1Mohun Bagan SG
 Report
PDF Report
Attendance: 2,764
Referee: Rabin Biswas
Man of the Match: Dipesh Chauhan (NorthEast United)

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PFC EAB CCC
1 Punjab 2 2 0 0 8 0 +8 6 Advance to the Semi-Final 1–0 7–0
2 East Bengal (H) 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 3 3–1
3 Calcutta Customs 2 0 0 2 1 10 −9 0
Updated to match(es) played on 30 September 2026. Source: IFA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Calcutta Customs1–3East Bengal
 Report
PDF Report
Attendance: 3,509
Referee: Mithun Kumar Kundu
Man of the Match: Rohit Kumar (East Bengal)
Calcutta Customs0–7Punjab
Report
PDF Report
Attendance: 175
Referee: Sarnendu Bagchi
Man of the Match: Raphaël Messi Bouli (Punjab)
Punjab1–0East Bengal
 Report
PDF Report
Attendance: 1234
Referee: Pratik Mondal
Man of the Match: Diego Raposo (Punjab)

Semi Finals

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The draws for the semi finals were held at the Indian Football Association on 30 September 2026.[5]

Bracket

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In the knockout stage, for any draws matches would be directly decided by a penalty shootout.

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
4 Oct – Kishore Bharati Krirangan
 
 
 Mohun Bagan SG
 
8 October – TBD
 
 Punjab
 
 Winner SF1
 
5 Oct – Kishore Bharati Krirangan
 
 Winner SF2
 
 East Bengal
 
 
 NorthEast United
 

Matches

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Mohun Bagan SG–Punjab
Report
[ PDF Report]
Referee:
Man of the Match:
East Bengal–NorthEast United
Report
[ PDF Report]
Referee:
Man of the Match:

Final

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Final
Winner SF1–Winner SF2
TBD, Kolkata
Referee:
Man of the Match:

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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There were 23 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 3.83 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Hat-tricks

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Player For Against Result Date Ref
India Lallianzuala Chhangte Mohun Bagan SG Sreenidhi Deccan 0–6 23 September 2026 [6]
Cameroon Raphaël Messi Bouli Punjab Calcutta Customs 0–7 27 September 2026 [7]

Clean sheets

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2 Clean sheets
1 Clean sheet

See also

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Notes

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References

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  1. ↑ Giri, Rahul (26 August 2026). "IFA Shield set for September return, Kolkata giants in the mix". Rev Sportz. Retrieved 16 September 2026.
  2. ↑ Biswas, Koushik (16 September 2026). "IFA Shield 2026 Fixtures: আইএফএ শিল্ডে কবে-কোন দলের বিরুদ্ধে খেলবে মোহনবাগান ইস্টবেঙ্গল? দেখে নিন পূর্ণাঙ্গ সূচি" [IFA Shield 2026 Fixtures: When and against which team will Mohun Bagan play East Bengal in IFA Shield? Check out the full schedule]. Indian Express Bengali (in Bengali). Retrieved 16 September 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "আইএফএ শিল্ডের সম্ভাব্য সূচি ঘোষিত, কবে কোথায় নামছে মোহনবাগান-ইস্টবেঙ্গল?" [Possible schedule of IFA Shield announced, when and where will Mohun Bagan-East Bengal play?]. Sangbad Pratidin (in Bengali). 16 September 2026. Retrieved 16 September 2026.
  4. ↑ "Mohammedan SC pulls out of IFA Shield in protest against referees' decisions in CFL loss to Mohun Bagan". Sportstar. 21 September 2026. Retrieved 22 September 2026.
  5. ↑ "East Bengal loses to Punjab FC, will face NorthEast United in IFA Shield semifinal". Sportstar. 30 September 2026. Retrieved 1 October 2026.
  6. ↑ "Sreenidhi Deccan 0–6 Mohun Bagan Super Giant". indianfootballleague.in. 23 September 2026. Retrieved 23 September 2026.
  7. ↑ "Calcutta Customs 0–7 Punjab". indianfootballleague.in. 27 September 2026. Retrieved 27 September 2026.
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