Bordoloi Trophy
Organising bodyGuwahati Sports Association (GSA)
Founded1952; 72 years ago (1952)
RegionIndia
Number of teams8 (in 2023)
Current championsOil India (5th title)
Most successful team(s)Mohun Bagan (7 titles)

The Bharat Ratna Lokopriya Gopinath Bordoloi Trophy, commonly known as Bordoloi Trophy, is a premier annual Indian football tournament held in Guwahati and organized by Guwahati Sports Association (GSA).[1][2] The tournament was established in 1952 by Gauhati Town Club.[3] It is named after Assam's first chief minister Gopinath Bordoloi. The prestigious tournament comprises some top clubs from the northeast and rest of India. Clubs from Bangladesh, Nepal,[4] Thailand, Iran and Uzbekistan have also participated in this major championship. Abahani Limited of Bangladesh lifted the 2010 edition trophy.[5]

Kolkata giants Mohun Bagan AC has won the Bordoloi Trophy title for record seven times.[6]

Guwahati Sports Association had announced that the 69th edition of the Bordoloi Trophy is going to be held from March 25, 2023. Oil India FC won their 5th title of the tournament by defeating United Chirang Duar FC in the final clash.[7][8]

Venues

The matches of the tournament are usually played at Nehru Stadium, Guwahati. From the last few seasons, Judges Field and some other nearby venues have also hosted the matches along with Nehru Stadium.[9][10]

Results

List of Bordoloi Trophy Finals[11][12]
Year Winners Score Runners-up Ref.
1952 Railway Sports Club, Pandu – Union Sporting Club, Nagaon
1953 Maharana AC, Guwahati – Shillong Garrison
1954 Gauhati Town Club – India Club, Silchar
1955 State Transport Asso, Shillong – Thengalbari Club, Jorhat
1956 Gauhati Town Club and State Transport Asso, Shillong (joint winners)
1957 Jalpaiguri TC, West Bengal – Gauhati Town Club
1958 Southern Railway Institute – Maharana AC, Guwahati
1959 Sporting Union Club, Guwahati – City College Old Boys FC
1960 Assam Police AC, Dergaon – Assam Rifles
1961 Mysore District Committee – Assam Rifles
1962 Leaders FC, Jalandhar – Howrah Union
1963 Gauhati Town Club and Leaders FC, Jalandhar (joint winners) – 0–0
1964 Assam Rifles – Jalpaiguri TC, West Bengal
1965 Aryan FC – Mohammedan SC
1966 Aryan FC – Mohammedan SC
1967 Eastern Railway SC – Ichapur Rifle Factory
1968 East Bengal Club 1–0 Eastern Railway SC [13]
1969 Mohammedan SC 1–0 East Bengal Club [14]
1970 Mohammedan SC – Khidderpore Sporting Union
1971 Assam Police AC, Dergaon – Mohammedan SC
1972 East Bengal Club 2–2, 5–0 Bangladesh Dhaka XI [13]
1973 East Bengal Club 0–0, 1–0 Leaders FC, Jalandhar [13]
1974 Mohun Bagan AC 2–2, 5–0 Vasco Sports Club
1975 Mohun Bagan AC – Punjab XI
1976 Mohun Bagan AC 3–0 Goa XI
1977 Mohun Bagan AC 4–0 Mohammedan SC
1978 East Bengal Club 4–2 Thailand Bangkok Port Authority [13]
1979 Thailand Bangkok Port Authority – Oil India Limited
1980 The tournament was not held
1981 Assam Police AC – Dempo SC
1982 Dempo SC 1–0 Assam Rifles
1983 Dempo SC 1–0 Mohammedan SC
1984 Mohun Bagan AC – Mafatlal SC, Bombay
1985 Mohammedan SC 1–0 Salgaocar FC
1986 Mohammedan SC 3–0 Punjab State Electricity Board
1987 Khidderpore Sporting Union – Assam Rifles
1988 Assam State Electricity Board – Assam Police
1989 Iran Esteghlal 1–0 Bangladesh Mohammedan SC (Dhaka)
1990 Oil India Limited – Shillong XI
1991 Mohammedan SC 1–0 East Bengal Club
1992 East Bengal Club 1–0 Bangladesh Abahani Krira Chakra [13]
1993 Thailand Bangkok Port Authority 1–0 Mohun Bagan AC
1994 Punjab Police – Mizoram XI
1995 Assam Police AC – Williamson Magor Academy
1996 Mohun Bagan AC 2–1 East Bengal Club [15]
1997 Assam Police AC 1–1 (5–4 p) Mizoram Aizawl XI
1998 Uzbekistan Narbakhar Club 10–1 TRAU FC
1999 Assam Regimental Centre 2–1 ASEB Sports Club
2000 Tata Football Academy 1–1 (4–3 p) 2nd Assam Special Reserve Force
2001 Mohun Bagan AC 4–0 Thailand Rajpracha FC
2002 Assam Regimental Centre 1–0 ASEB Sports Club
2003 Assam Regimental Centre 3–0 Oil India FC
2004 Bangladesh Brothers Union 1–0 (a.e.t.) Shillong XI
2005 Assam Regimental Centre 2–2 (5–3 p) SAIL
2006 ASEB Sports Club 1–0 Assam Regimental Centre
2007 Thailand Port Authority of Thailand 3–0 ONGC FC, Mumbai
2008 Oil India FC 3–0 (a.e.t.) ASEB Sports Club
2009 ASEB Sports Club 3–2 Nagaland Police
2010 Bangladesh Abahani Limited 3–0 Nepal Three Star Club
2011 Royal Wahingdoh FC 2–1 Langsning FC
2012 Oil India FC 4–1 Assam Rifles
2013 Bhawanipore FC 1–0 Aizawl FC [16]
2014 ASEB Sports Club 2–2 (4–2 p) Green Valley FC
2015 The tournament was not held
2016 Nepal Three Star Club 2–1 East Bengal Club [17]
2018 Mohammedan Sporting Club 3–1 Oil India FC [18]
2019 Oil India FC 2–2 (5–2 p) ASEB Sports Club [19]
2020 The tournament was not held
2021 ASEB Sports Club 2–1 Oil India FC
2022 Delhi FC 1–0 Nagaland Police [20]
2023 Oil India FC 3–1 United Chirang Duar FC [21]

See also

References

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  2. ^ "GSA, GFC bracing up for Bordoloi Trophy". The Assam Tribune. Archived from the original on 15 September 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Welcome to Gauhati Town Club". Archived from the original on 27 March 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  4. ^ "The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) | Northeast | Bordoloi Trophy from tomorrow". www.telegraphindia.com. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012.
  5. ^ "Abahoni Limited lift Bordoloi trophy". Assam Times. 16 September 2010. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
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  7. ^ "Bordoloi Trophy football tournament will start from March 24". Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  8. ^ "Bordoloi Trophy 2023 : ৬৯সংখ্যক ভাৰতৰত্ন লোকপ্ৰিয় গোপীনাথ বৰদলৈ ট্ৰফী, প্ৰস্তুতি প্ৰায় সম্পূৰ্ণ". News 18 Assam (in Assamese). 22 March 2023. Archived from the original on 23 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  9. ^ "16 teams, 4 venues, 1 champion, The 68th edition of Bordoloi Trophy is here". twitter.com. Archived from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
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  14. ^ Hoque, Elis (19 July 2019). "হারিয়ে যাওয়া মোহামেডানীদের সালতামামি…" [Diary of the lost stars of Mohammedan]. onnodristy.com (in Bengali). Dhaka: Onno Dristi Bangla. Archived from the original on 3 November 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  15. ^ Chaudhuri, Arunava; Jönsson, Mikael; Bobrowsky, Josef (13 February 2014). "India 1996/97 – List of Champions: Bordoloi Trophy". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 18 October 2022.
  16. ^ Shukla, Abhishek (10 January 2014). "Bhawanipore FC Won Bordoloi Trophy". indiafooty.com. Kolkata: IndianFooty. Archived from the original on 27 September 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  17. ^ "3 Star Club, Nepal take home Bordoloi Trophy". Assam Tribune. 30 September 2016. Archived from the original on 2 October 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  18. ^ "Mohammedan SC Cliched Title In The 65th Bordoloi Trophy". Goalie365.com. 9 November 2018. Archived from the original on 9 November 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  19. ^ "Oil India beats ASEB in penalty shootout to win 66th Bordoloi Trophy in Guwahati". www.thenewsmill.com. Archived from the original on 13 November 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  20. ^ "Bordoloi Trophy: Delhi FC beat Nagaland 1-0 to clinch trophy". Eastern Mirror. 3 April 2022. Archived from the original on 4 April 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  21. ^ "OIL wins Bordoloi Trophy football tournament". thenewsmill.com. 5 April 2023. Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.

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