By IANS,
New Delhi : Defending champions Mohun Bagan have been clubbed with Mahindra United in the Federation Cup football tournament and will start their campaign Dec 21 against a qualifier in Guwahati.
Sixteen teams have been divided in four groups for the final round of the tournament that will be played simultaneously in Guwahati and Silchar.
Mohun Bagan, Mahindra, Chirag United are in Group B with a qualifier. 2007 champions East Bengal, JCT, Salagaocar and Viva Kerala are in Group A.
I-League champions Churchill Brothers are in Group C and will play their matches in Silchar. They have been clubbed with Sporting Clube de Goa, Mumbai FC and a qualifier.
Chuchill will play their first match against the qualifier Dec 21.
Dempo Sports Club, Air India, Shillong Lajong FC, Pune Football Club are in Group D and will play their matches in Guwahati.
Grouping:
GROUP A: East Bengal Club, JCT, Salgaocar Sports Club, Viva Kerala
GROUP B: Mohun Bagan AC, Mahindra United, Chirag United SC, qualifier (Assam)
GROUP C: Churchill Brothers, Sporting Clube De Goa, Mumbai Football Club, qualifier (Mumbai)
GROUP D: Dempo Sports Club, Air India, Shillong Lajong FC, Pune Football Club
Fixture:
Group A (Silchar):
Dec 22: East Bengal V/s Viva Kerala; JCT V/s Salgaocar
Dec 24: Viva Kerala V/s JCT; Salgaocar SC V/s K. East Bengal
Dec 27: East Bengal C V/s JCT; Viva Kerala V/s Salgaocar
GROUP B (Guwahati):
Dec 21: Mohun Bagan AC V/s Qualifier Group 2; Mahindra United V/s Chirag United
Dec 23: Chirag United SC V/s M. Mohun Bagan; Qualifier Group 2 V/s Mahindra United
Dec 26: Chirag United V/s Qualifier Group 2; Mahindra United V/s M. Mohun Bagan AC
GROUP C (Silchar)
Dec 21: Churchill Brothers v/s Qualifier Group 1; Sporting Clube de Goa V/s Mumbai FC
Dec 23: Mumbai FC V/s MP Churchill Brothers; Qualifier Group 1 V/s Sporting Clube de Goa
Dec 26: Mumbai FC V/s Qualifier Group 1; Churchill Brothers V/s Sporting Clube de Goa
GROUP D (Guwahati)
Dec 22: Dempo SC V/s Pune FC; Air India V/s Shillong Lajong FC
Dec 24: Shillong Lajong FC V/s Dempo SC; Pune FC V/s Air India
Dec 27: Shillong Lajong FC V/s Pune FC; Dempo SC V/s Air India
Dec 30: First semi-final winner Group C v/s winner Group D
Dec 31: Second semi-final winner Group A v/s winner Group B
Jan 3: Final
The kick-off time of group matches will be at 3.30 PM and 06.00 PM
The kick-off time of Semi-Finals and the Final will be at 05.00 PM