DCM Trophy
Organising bodyDelhi Cloth Mills Group
Founded1945; 79 years ago (1945)
Abolished1997; 27 years ago (1997)
RegionIndia
Number of teamsvarious
Last championsMohun Bagan (1st title)[1]
Most successful team(s)East Bengal (7 titles)

The Delhi Cloth Mills Trophy, known simply as D.C.M. Trophy, was an invitational football tournament in India. It was held annually in New Delhi and was organised by the Delhi Cloth Mills tournament committee.[2] It was India's first football tournament to provide the national clubs with international exposure due to participation of international clubs from Asia and Europe.

History

The tournament was established in 1945 by Bharat Ram and Charat Ram of the Delhi Cloth & General Mills textile conglomerate.[3]

Delhi's local teams won the first two editions; since then, clubs from Calcutta have dominated the 1950s and early 1960s, and foreign clubs since the late 1960s. The tournament has not been organised since 1997 due to fixture congestion and various restructuring policies in Indian club football. Mohun Bagan was the last winner of the tournament.[3][4]

Results

Year Winners Score Runners-up Notes
1945 New Delhi Heroes FC 3–2 United Kingdom King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
1946–48 The tournament was not held
1949 Raisina Sporting Union (Delhi) 1–1, 3–1 City Club (Lucknow)
1950 East Bengal 2–0 8th Gorkha Rifles (Dehradun)
1951 Rajasthan Club (Calcutta) 3–0 8th Gorkha Rifles (Dehradun)
1952 East Bengal 4–0 8th Gorkha Rifles (Dehradun)
1953 Aryan Gymkhana (Bangalore) 3–2 East Indian Railway Accounts (Calcutta)
1954 Geological Survey (Calcutta) 1–0 Hyderabad FA
1955 Indian Air Force Station (Delhi) 2–0 District Sports Association (Allahabad)
1956 Indian Air Force 0–0, 0–0, 1–0 East Bengal
1957 East Bengal 0–0, 2–0 Railway SC
1958 Mohammedan Sporting 1–0 East Bengal [5]
1959 Hyderabad Central Police 1–0 Madras Engineer Group
1960 East Bengal 3–1 Mohammedan Sporting
1961 Mohammedan Sporting 2–1 Madras Regimental Centre
1962 Madras Regimental Centre 1–0 Mafatlal Group (Bombay)
1963 E.M.E. Centre 1–1, 3–1 Punjab Police
1964 Mohammedan Sporting 1–1, 1–0 Andhra Pradesh Police
1965 Andhra Pradesh Police 2–0 Central Police Lines (Hyderabad)
1966 Punjab Police 0–0, 2–0 Leader FC (Jalandhar)
1967 Mafatlal Group (Bombay) 5–0 Leader FC (Jalandhar)
1968 Mafatlal Group (Bombay) 2–1 Leader FC (Jalandhar)
1969 Iran Taj Tehran FC 4–0 South Central Railway (Secunderabad)
1970 Iran Taj Tehran FC 3–1 Andhra Pradesh Police
1971 Iran Taj Tehran FC 1–0 Leader FC (Jalandhar)
1972 North Korea April 25 SC 1–1 West Germany Bayerischer F.V. 1
1973 East Bengal 0–0, 0–0 North Korea Dok Ro Gang 2
1974 East Bengal 1–0 Punjab Police
1975 South Korea Hanyang University 2–0 East Bengal
1976 South Korea Hanyang University and Border Security Force (joint winners) – 0–0, 0–0 3
1977 Soviet Union Spartak United 3–0 JCT FC
1978 Soviet Union FC Volga Kalinin 1–0 West Germany Bayerischer F.V.
1979 Border Security Force and South Korea Citizens' National Bank (joint winners) – 1–1, 1–1 4
1980 Mohammedan Sporting 1–0 South Korea Bank of Seoul & Trust Company
1981 South Korea Myongji University 3–1 Australia East Fremantle Tricolore
1982–83 South Korea Incheon University 0–0, 3–0 Mohammedan Sporting
1983 East Bengal 1–0 Mohammedan Sporting 5
1984 China Liaoning F.C. 1–0 Australia Western Australia Soccer Federation
1985 Australia Football Fed. of South Australia 0–0 (5–4 p) East Bengal
1986 Soviet Union FC Metalist Kharkiv 4–0 East Bengal
1987 South Korea S.M. Industry Bank 1–0 JCT FC
1988 South Korea POSCO Atoms 1–0 East Bengal
1989 Iran Esteghlal F.C. 3–1 South Korea POSCO Atoms
1990 South Korea Kyung Hee University 0–0 (5–4 p) Kerala Police
1991 Iran PAS Tehran F.C. 1–0 Mohun Bagan
1992–93 South Korea Incheon University 1–1 (4–1 p) East Bengal
1993 Croatia NK Varteks 3–0 JCT FC
1994–95 Iran Bahman F.C. 2–0 Mohun Bagan
1995–96 Iran Tractor Sazi 3–0 Punjab State Electricity Board
1996 The tournament was not held
1997 Mohun Bagan 2–0 Tata Football Academy

Notes:

1. ^ Bayerischer withdrew from the replay, so April 25 were declared winners
2. ^ East Bengal were declared winners as Dok Ro Gang refused to play extra time
3. ^ Joint winners after replay
4. ^ Joint winners after replay
5. ^ Abandoned in the 83rd minute due to a riot

References

  1. ^ "Mohun Bagan Trophy room". themohunbaganac.com. Mohun Bagan Athletic Club. Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Delhi Cloth And General Mills Co. ... vs Commissioner Of Income Tax on 20 April, 1992". Indian Kanoon. Archived from the original on 10 March 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  3. ^ a b Raunak, Majumdar (31 May 2019). "The DCM Trophy – Oldest Indian Tournament with International Exposure". chaseyoursport.com. Chase Your Sport. Archived from the original on 7 November 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  4. ^ "India – D.C.M. Trophy". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 13 October 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  5. ^ 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.


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