| Country |  India | 
|---|---|
| Teams | 8 | 
| Champions | Prayag United (1st title) | 
| Runners-up | East Bengal | 
| Matches played | 15 | 
| Goals scored | 44 (2.93 per match) | 
| Top goal scorer(s) | Odafe Onyeka Okolie (6) | 
| ← 2012  2014 →  | |
The 2013 IFA Shield was the 117th edition of the IFA Shield. The tournament this season was held from 4 March 2013 in West Bengal. This year also, the Indian Football Association announced that two foreign clubs would participate in the tournament, Costa Rican Primera División club Deportivo Saprissa and Bangladesh Premier League club Muktijoddha Sangsad.[1] However on 4 March 2013 it was announced that Muktijoddha Sangsad would not participate in this tournament and instead current I-League club ONGC would take their place.[2]
Prayag United won their maiden title by defeating East Bengal in the final.
Teams
| Siliguri Group | Kalyani Group | 
Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Bengal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 9 | 
| Prayag United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 | 
| ONGC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | 
| Pailan Arrows | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 | 
Source: 
| Prayag United | 5–0 | Pailan Arrows | 
|---|---|---|
| Hernández  12' Martins  28' (pen.), 65' (pen.) Oraon  55' Vincent  74' | Report | 
| East Bengal | 2–1 | ONGC | 
|---|---|---|
| Barisić  20' Singh  90+3' (pen.) | Report | Lalmuanpuia  42' | 
| Prayag United | 0–2 | East Bengal | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Edeh  51', 75' | 
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deportivo Saprissa | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | 
| Mohun Bagan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 6 | 
| Pune | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 | 
| United Sikkim | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | −11 | 0 | 
Source: 
| Mohun Bagan | 3–0 | Pune | 
|---|---|---|
| Sabeeth  4', 52' Okolie  29' | Report | 
| Mohun Bagan | 5–1 | United Sikkim | 
|---|---|---|
| Okolie  30', 67', 86', 92', 95' | Report | Rodríguez  71' | 
| Deportivo Saprissa | 3–1 | United Sikkim | 
|---|---|---|
| Centeno  37' (pen.) Chávez  80' Montero  88' | Report | Rodríguez  25' | 
Semi-finals
| Deportivo Saprissa | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Prayag United | 
|---|---|---|
| Moya  27' | Report | Rafique  26' Vincent  105' | 
Final
Goalscorers
- 6 Goals
- 3 Goals
 Chinadorai Sabeeth (Mohun Bagan) Chinadorai Sabeeth (Mohun Bagan)
 Ranti Martins (Prayag United) Ranti Martins (Prayag United)
 Chidi Edeh (East Bengal) Chidi Edeh (East Bengal)
 James Moga (Pune) James Moga (Pune)
 Pablo Rodríguez (United Sikkim) Pablo Rodríguez (United Sikkim)
- 2 Goals
.svg.png.webp) Andrew Barisić (East Bengal) Andrew Barisić (East Bengal)
 Carlos Hernández (Prayag United) Carlos Hernández (Prayag United)
 Walter Centeno (Deportivo Saprissa B) Walter Centeno (Deportivo Saprissa B)
 Mohammed Rafique (Prayag United) Mohammed Rafique (Prayag United)
 Kayne Vincent (Prayag United) Kayne Vincent (Prayag United)
- 1 Goal
.svg.png.webp) Boima Karpeh (Pune) Boima Karpeh (Pune)
 Diego Chavez (Deportivo Saprissa B) Diego Chavez (Deportivo Saprissa B)
 Joel Montero (Deportivo Saprissa B) Joel Montero (Deportivo Saprissa B)
 Jonathan Moya (Deportivo Saprissa B) Jonathan Moya (Deportivo Saprissa B)
 Fanai Lalmuanpuia (ONGC) Fanai Lalmuanpuia (ONGC)
 Jatin Singh (ONGC) Jatin Singh (ONGC)
 Kailash Patil (ONGC) Kailash Patil (ONGC)
 Manandeep Singh (East Bengal) Manandeep Singh (East Bengal)
 Shaiju Mon (Pailan Arrows) Shaiju Mon (Pailan Arrows)
 Shankar Oraon (Prayag United) Shankar Oraon (Prayag United)
 Subhash Singh (Pune) Subhash Singh (Pune)
 Zohmingliana Ralte (Pune) Zohmingliana Ralte (Pune)
 Katsumi Yusa (ONGC) Katsumi Yusa (ONGC)
References
- ↑ "Costa Rica's Deportivo Saprissa and Bangladesh's Muktijoddha to participate in 117th IFA Shield". Kick Off India. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
- ↑ Bhattacharya, Nilesh. "I-League side ONGC have been drafted in the IFA Shield as a last-minute replacement of Muktijoddha Sanshad of Bangladesh. ONGC will be grouped with East Bengal, United SC and Arrows in Pool A and will take East Bengal in their first match in Siliguri on Wednesday". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
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