1984 Nehru Cup

1984 Nehru Cup
Tournament details
Host countryIndia India
Dates11–27 January
Teams6 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Poland (1st title)
Runners-up China
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored29 (1.81 per match)
Top scorer(s)Poland Roman Wójcicki
Argentina Ricardo Gareca
(3 goals each)
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International football competition

The 1984 Nehru Cup was the third edition of the Nehru Cup. It was held between 11 and 27 January 1984 in Calcutta.

Format

A total of 6 teams participated in the tournament through being invited by the All India Football Federation. The tournament would be played in a round-robin style with the top two in the final standings then meeting in a final match to crown the champions.

Matches

Argentina v Romania at Eden Gardens
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Poland 5 3 2 0 6 3 +3 8
 China 5 3 1 1 7 3 +4 7
 Argentina 5 3 1 1 6 2 +4 7
Hungary Vasas Budapest 5 1 3 1 5 7 −2 5
Romania Romania U-21 5 0 2 3 3 6 −3 2
 India (H) 5 0 1 4 1 7 −6 1
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Host
India 1–2 Poland
Bhattacharya 42' Report Dziekanowski 10'
Pawlak 34'
Eden Gardens
Attendance: 80,000

Romania U-21 Romania0–1 Argentina
Burruchaga 11'
Referee: Alojzy Jarguz (Poland)

Vasas Budapest Hungary1–1 China
Kiss 32' Shusheng 82'

India 0–1 Argentina
Gareca 79'
Referee: Stefan Dan Petrescu (Romania)

Poland 1–0 China
Adamiec 22' Report
Attendance: 85,000
Referee: Ángel Sánchez (Argentina)

Vasas Budapest Hungary2–2Romania Romania U-21
Kiss 31'
Zvara 82/86'
Sertov 49/67'
Casuba 65/81'
Referee: Melvyn D'Souza (India)

Poland 1–1 Argentina
Buncol 84' Report Ponce 51'
Attendance: 80,000

China 2–1Romania Romania U-21
Hui 38'
Hongxiang 75'
Sertov 84'

India 0–1Hungary Vasas Budapest
Hires/Kiss 43'

China 1–0 Argentina
Dayu 86'
Referee: Gangadharam Natarajam (India)

Vasas Budapest Hungary1–1 Poland
Kiss/Balogh 41' Wojcicki 30'
Referee: Soetty (India)

India 0–0Romania Romania U-21

Argentina 3–0Hungary Vasas Budapest
Pecha 8' (o.g.)
Gareca 49', 59'
Referee: Stefan Dan Petrescu (Romania)

Poland 1–0Romania Romania U-21
Wojcicki

India 0–3 China
Huayun 42', 60'
Xiuquan 81'

Final

Poland 1–0 China
Wojcicki 60' Report
Attendance: 85,000
Referee: Melvyn D'Souza (India)

Winners

 1984 Nehru Cup champion 

Poland

First title

External links

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