Organising body | Indian Football Association |
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Founded | 1893 |
Region | India |
The Cooch Behar Cup was an Indian football tournament held in Kolkata and organised by the Indian Football Association.[1] Incorporated in 1893, it was one of the oldest football tournaments in Asia.[2][3]
The Maharaja of Cooch Behar Nripendra Narayan started the Cooch Behar cup in 1893 in Kolkata where both Indian and European teams participated in the tournament.[4][5][6]
The Kolkata giants East Bengal and Mohun Bagan first played each other in this tournament in 1921.[7]
Year | Winners | Ref. |
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1893 | Fort William Arsenal | [9][10] |
1894 | National Association | |
1895 | Fort William Arsenal | |
1896 | Fort William Arsenal | |
1897 | National Association | |
1898 | National Association | |
1899 | National Association | |
1900 | Hare Sporting FC | |
1901 | National Association | |
1902 | Mohammedan Sporting | [11] |
1903 | National Association | |
1904 | Mohun Bagan | [12] |
1905 | Mohun Bagan | |
1906 | Mohammedan Sporting | |
1907 | Mohun Bagan | |
1908 | Aryans Club | |
1909 | Mohammedan Sporting | |
1910 | Aryans Club | |
1911 | Abandoned due to death of donor of the Cup | |
1912 | Mohun Bagan | |
1913 | Abandoned due to death of the Maharaja of Cooch Behar, Jagaddipendra Narayan | |
1914 | Telegraph Storeyard | |
1915 | Tajhat FC | |
1916 | Mohun Bagan | |
1917 | Kumartuli Institute | |
1918 | Tajhat FC | |
1919 | Tajhat FC | |
1920 | Abandoned owing to a fracas on the field of play | |
1921 | Mohun Bagan | |
1922 | Mohun Bagan | |
1923 | Bhawanipore Sporting | |
1924 | East Bengal | [13] |
1925 | Mohun Bagan | |
1926 | Medical College | |
1927 | Bhawanipore Club | |
1928 | Mohun Bagan | |
1929 | Bhawanipore | |
1930 | East Bengal Railway | |
1931 | Mohun Bagan | |
1932 | Aryans Club | |
1933 | Aryans Club | |
1934 | Aryans Club | |
1935 | Mohun Bagan | |
1936 | Mohun Bagan | |
1937 | Town Club | |
1941 | Mohun Bagan | |
1942 | East Bengal | |
1943 | East Bengal | |
1944 | Mohun Bagan | |
1945 | East Bengal | |
1947 | Mohammedan Sporting | |
1948 | Mohun Bagan | |
1949 | Mohun Bagan | |
1952 | Mohammedan Sporting | |
1960 | East Bengal | |
1962 | Mohun Bagan | |
1967 | Howrah Union | |
1972 | Mohun Bagan |