Salgaocar won the final 2–1 courtesy of a Golden goal by Bruno Coutinho in the extra-time to claim their third Federation Cup title.
In the pre-quarter finals, East Bengal faced Integral Coach Factory and won 3–0 with goals from Naushad Moosa, Renedy Singh and Arumugam Saravanan.
[4] In the semi-finals, East Bengal defeated their arch-rivals Mohun Bagan 4–1 in the famous Diamond Derby in front of a record 131,781 crowd at the Salt Lake Stadium.
In the quarter-finals, Salgaocar defeated Border Security force 4–3 via penalty shootout after the game ended 1–1 after added extra time.
[7] In the semi-finals, Salgaocar faced the runner-up from the previous edition Dempo and won 1–0 courtesy of a solitary goal from Bruno Coutinho as they reached the final.