Founded: 1893
Organising Body: Indian Football Association, West Bengal
Fourth Oldest Football Competition in the World
Current Champions: Real Kashmir FC (2021)
Previous Champions: Real Kashmir FC (2020)
Most Championships: East Bengal (29 times)
IFA Shield Table
| GROUP | team | p | w | d | l | pts | gf | ga | gd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| group A | |||||||||
| Real Kashmir FC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| Calcutta Customs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Indian Arrows | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | -2 | |
| group B | |||||||||
| Aryan Club | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Peerless SC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | |
| Hyderabad FC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | |
| group C | |||||||||
| Gokulam Kerala FC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 7 | |
| Kidderpore SC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -6 | |
| BSS Sporting Club | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | |
| group D | |||||||||
| Sreenidi Deccan FC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | |
| Bhawanipore FC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
| Southern Samity | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | -6 |
IFA Shield Fixtures & Results
| date | stage | home | result | away | venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 24 2021 | group A | Real Kashmir FC | 3-0 | Indian Arrows | E.Bengal/Aryan |
| November 26 2021 | group C | Gokulam Kerala FC | 7-0 | Kidderpore SC | Naihati |
| November 26 2021 | group D | Sreenidi Deccan FC | 4-1 | Southern Samity | Kalyani |
| November 27 2021 | group B | Hyderabad FC | 0-1 | Aryan Club | Kalyani |
| November 28 2021 | group A | Real Kashmir FC | 0-1 | Calcutta Customs | E.Bengal/Aryan |
| November 29 2021 | group C | Gokulam Kerala FC | 1-1 | BSS Sporting Club | Naihati |
| November 29 2021 | group D | Sreenidi Deccan FC | 1-0 | Bhawanipore FC | Kalyani |
| November 30 2021 | group B | Hyderabad FC | 1-1 | Peerless SC | Naihati |
| December 1 2021 | group A | Indian Arrows | 1-0 | Calcutta Customs | E.Bengal/Aryan |
| December 2 2021 | group C | BSS Sporting Club | 0-1 | Kidderpore SC | E.Bengal/Aryan |
| December 2 2021 | group D | Southern Samity | 1-4 | Bhawanipore FC | Kalyani |
| December 3 2021 | group B | Peerless SC | 0-1 | Aryan Club | E.Bengal/Aryan |
| December 5 2021 | pre-quarterfinal | Real Kashmir FC | 2-1 | Bhawanipore FC | Kalyani |
| December 5 2021 | pre-quarterfinal | Calcutta Customs | 0-2 | Sreenidi Deccan FC | Naihati |
| December 6 2021 | pre-quarterfinal | Peerless SC | 1-2 | Gokulam Kerala FC | Naihati |
| December 6 2021 | pre-quarterfinal | Aryan Club | (5-3)p | Kidderpore SC | Kalyani |
| December 8 2021 | quarterfinal | Mohammedan SC | 0-1 | Real Kashmir FC | Kalyani |
| December 8 2021 | quarterfinal | George Telegraph SC | 0-1 | Sreenidi Deccan FC | E.Bengal/Aryan |
| December 9 2021 | quarterfinal | United Sports Club | 2-2 (4-5)p | Gokulam Kerala FC | Kalyani |
| December 9 2021 | quarterfinal | Railway FC | 3-0 | Aryan Club | Mohun Bagan Ground |
| December 12 2021 | semi-final | Real Kashmir FC | 2-1 | Gokulam Kerala FC | Kalyani |
| December 12 2021 | semi-final | Railway FC | 1-2 | Sreenidi Deccan FC | E.Bengal/Aryan |
| December 15 2021 | FINAL | Real Kashmir FC | 2-1 | Sreenidi Deccan FC | E.Bengal/Aryan |
IFA Shield 2021 (124th Edition)
Real Kashmir successfully defended the title they won last year with a 2-1 win over Sreenidi Deccan FC in the final of the 124th IFA Shield tournament.
The tournament will kick off on November 24th.
A few matches of the IFA Shield are being streamed on Phoneflix.in and Instat.tv.
Apart from a bunch of CFL teams, ISL side Hyderabad FC’s reserves and I-League teams Real Kashmir FC, Gokulam Kerala FC, Indian Arrows, Sreenidhi Deccan FC will participate.
IFA Shield 2019-20 (123rd edition)
UPDATE, December 19, 2020
IFA Shield 2020: Real Kashmir have written their name in history by becoming the first club from the valley to win a major national tournament.
IFA Shield 2020: Real Kashmir FC defeat George Telegraph SC to lift the 123rd IFA Shield
UPDATE, November 23, 2020
Real Kashmir FC have taken the place of Sudeva FC after the latter pulled out of the tournament citing lack of a bio-secure bubble.
The group stage of the tournament starts on 6th December 2020.
