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NEW DELHI: Even as the memories of the Hero I-League stay afresh with Bengaluru FC having carried the coveted Trophy back to the Garden City, the Hero Federation Cup is all set to kick-off the day after (April 30, 2016).<\/p>\nNEW DELHI: Even as the memories of the Hero I-League stay afresh with Bengaluru FC having carried the coveted Trophy back to the Garden City, the Hero Federation Cup is all set to kick-off the day after (April 30, 2016).<\/p>\n
The top eight Teams as per the final standings of the Hero I-League Cup would be locking horns with the Tournament being played on a Home and Away basis. However, the higher ranked Teams (as per the Final standings of the Hero I-League) would have the privilege of playing their Home matches later (in the return leg).<\/p>\n
Speaking exclusively to the-aiff.com, AIFF General Secretary Mr. Kushal Das said that he expects the “Hero Federation Cup to be as competitive as the Hero I-League.”<\/p>\n
“Despite the Hero I-League having lesser Teams this season there has been a substantial increase in viewership — both in TV audience and spectators on the ground. The League was very competitive and I expect the Hero Federation Cup to generate the same level of interest and competition,” he told @AIFFMedia, the Official Twitter handle of AIFF.<\/p>\n
The Ball gets rolling with current I-League Champions Bengaluru FC taking on Aizawl FC at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Aizawl on April 30, the kick-off of which is at 3pm.<\/p>\n
Mr. Das also highlighted about the present format of the Hero Federation Cup.<\/p>\n
“The AIFF were looking to bring in a more relevant format for the Tournament. Going forward we may make further changes to bring it more in line to a lot other Championships,” he added.<\/p>\n
Timings of Round 1 matches:<\/strong><\/p>\n April 30: Aizawl FC vs Bengaluru FC (3pm – in Aizawl).<\/p>\n May 1: Shillong Lajong FC vs Kingfisher East Bengal (5pm in Shillong).<\/p>\n May 1: Mumbai FC vs Sporting Clube de Goa (7pm in Mumbai).<\/p>\n May 2: Salgaocar FC vs Mohun Bagan (4.30pm in Goa).<\/p>\n Timings of Round 2 matches:<\/strong><\/p>\n May 3: Bengaluru FC vs Aizawl FC (7pm in Bengaluru).<\/p>\n May 4: Kingfisher East Bengal vs Shillong Lajong FC (4.30pm in Barasat).<\/p>\n May 4: Sporting Clube de Goa vs Mumbai FC (4.30pm in Goa).<\/p>\n May 5: Mohun Bagan vs Salgaocar FC (7pm in Barasat).<\/p>\n AIFF Media Team<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The top eight Teams as per the final standings of the Hero I-League Cup would be locking horns with the Tournament being played on a Home and Away basis. However, the higher ranked Teams (as per the Final standings of the Hero I-League) would have the privilege of playing their Home matches later (in the return leg).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":26838,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[82],"tags":[2656,10577,12975,16212,11447,466],"class_list":["post-26839","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football-football","tag-aizawl-fc","tag-bengaluru-fc","tag-football-news","tag-hero-federation-cup","tag-hero-i-league","tag-indian-sports-news"],"yoast_head":"\nNEW DELHI: Even as the memories of the Hero I-League stay afresh with Bengaluru FC having carried the coveted Trophy back to the Garden City, the Hero Federation Cup is all set to kick-off the day after (April 30, 2016).<\/p>\n