The Federation Cup 2014-15 decider will be played between Dempo Sports Club and Bengaluru FC at the Jawarharlal Nehru Stadium, Fatorda on Sunday.
Dempo, which downed Kolkata’s Mohun Bagan in the 2004 Federation Cup Football final at Bengaluru for its only title, has made four more final appearances till 2013, going down to Bagan (Chennai 2001 and Kolkata 2008) and East Bengal (Kolkata 1996 and Siliguri 2012).
Bengaluru FC, the current I-League champion, is making its maiden final on its second attempt.
ROLL OF HONOUR(read as year, venue, final scoreline):
1977 (Ernakulam): ITI, Bangalore beat Mohun Bagan 1-0.
1978 (Coimbatore): East Bengal draw 0-0 with Mohun Bagan and declared joint winners.
1979 (Guwahati): Border Security Force bt Mafatlal Mills 3-0 (after the first final ended 2-2)
1980 (Kolkata): East Bengal draw 1-1 with Mohun Bagan and declared joint winners.
1981 (Coimbatore): Mohun Bagan bt Mohammedan Sporting 2-0.
1982 (Calicut): Mohun Bagan bt Mafatlal Mills 1-0
1983 (Cannanore): Mohammedan Sporting bt Mohun Bagan 2-0 (after the first final ended goalless)
1984 (Tiruchirapalli): Mohammedan Sporting bt East Bengal 1-0
1985 (Tiruchirapalli): East Bengal bt Mohun Bagan 1-0
1986 (Srinagar): Mohun Bagan bt East Bengal 5-4 on penalties
1987 (Cuttack): Mohun Bagan bt Salgaocar 2-0
1988 (Delhi): Salgaocar bt BSF 1-0
1989 (Coimbatore): Salgaocar bt Mohammedan Sporting 2-0 (extra time)
1990 (Thrissur): Kerala Police bt Salgaocar 2-1
1991 (Kannur): Kerala Police bt Mahindra & Mahindra 2-0 (extra time)
1992 (Kolkata): Mohun Bagan bt East Bengal 2-0
1993 (Kozhikode): Mohun Bagan beat Mahindra & Mahindra 1-0
1994 (Margao): Mohun Bagan beat Salgaocar 3-0 on penalties
1995 (Kolkata): JCT Mills beat East Bengal 7-6 on penalties
1996 (Kannur): JCT Mills beat East Bengal 5-3 on penalties
1996 (Kolkata): East Bengal beat Dempo 2-1 via Golden Goal
1997 (Kolkata): Salgaocar beat East Bengal 2-1 via Golden Goal
1998 (Kolkata): Mohun Bagan beat East Bengal 2-1.
2001 (Chennai): Mohun Bagan beat Dempo 2-0
2003 (Kolkata): Mahindra United beat Mohammedan Sporting 1-0
2004 (Bangalore): Dempo beat Mohun Bagan 2-0
2005 (Goa): Mahindra United beat Sporting Clube de Goa 2-1 (extra-time)
2006 (Kolkata): Mohun Bagan beat Sporting Clube de Goa 3-1 on penalties
2007 (Ludhiana): East Bengal beat Mahindra United 2-1
2008 (Kolkata): Mohun Bagan beat Dempo 1-0
2009 (Guwahati): East Bengal beat Shillong Lajong 3-0 on penalties
2010 (Cuttack): East Bengal beat Mohun Bagan 1-0
2011 (Kolkata): Salgaocar beat East Bengal 3-1
2012 (Siliguri): East Bengal beat Dempo 3-2 (extra time)
2013 (Kochi): Churchill Brothers beat Sporting Clube de Goa 1-0.
(Source: All India Football Federation website)
