Independence Day Cup
Organising bodyNowgong Sports Association
Founded1947; 77 years ago (1947)
RegionIndia
Number of teams14 (in 2023)
Current championsOil India FC (8th title)[1]

The Independence Day Cup is an Indian football tournament held in Nagaon, Assam, organised by Nowgong Sports Association annually.[2] Teams from across the country compete in this oldest football tournament of Assam which was established in 1947, days after the Indian independence. Initially the tournament was hosted by Nagaon Marwari Yubak Sangha.[3][4]

Venues

Most of the matches are being played in the Nurul Amin Stadium, Nagaon, which has the capacity of 5,000 spectators.[5]

Results

List of Independence Day Cup finals[3]
Edition Year Winners Score Runners-up Ref.
1969 Mohammedan SC – [6]
1971 Mohammedan SC –
1972 Mohammedan SC –
1976 Oil India Limited –
1977 Oil India Limited –
1979 Border Security Force – Oil India Limited
1981 Assam Rifles –
1988 Mohammedan SC 1–0 Punjab Police
1993 BSF FC 3–0 Bangladesh Abahani Krira Chakra
1994 Oil India FC –
1996 Mohun Bagan – BSF FC [7]
1997 Mohun Bagan – [7]
1998 BSF FC 2–0 Bangladesh Muktijoddha Sangsad KC
1999 BSF FC 1–1 (7–6 p) Tata Football Academy
2000 Indian National FC 1–1 (3–1 p) Assam Regimental Centre
2001 NF Railway SC 5–0 ASEB Sports Club
2002 East Bengal Club 2–0 Oil India FC
2003 SAIL, Kolkata 3–0 Oil India FC
2004 Oil India FC 2–0 Khidderpore Sporting Union
2005 Oil India FC 1–0 Nagaland Police [8]
2006 BSF FC 4–1 Assam Police Blues
2007 Mohammedan SC 0–0 (3–2 p) BSF FC
2008–09 BSF FC 0–0 (6–5 p) Oil India FC
2010 Assam Rifles –
2011 SSB Ranidanga – Langsning FC
64th 2012 Langsning FC 2–1 Assam Rifles [9]
65th 2013 Assam Rifles 4–0 Oil India FC [10]
68th 2016 Oil India FC 2–1 ASEB Sports Club
69th 2017 Assam Rifles 2–0 BSF FC
70th 2018 BSF FC 1–1 (4–3 p) Mohammedan SC
71st 2019 Gokulam Kerala FC 1–0 BSF FC [11]
73rd 2021 ASEB Sports Club 1–1 (4–3 p) Kerala United FC [12][13]
74th 2022 Oil India FC 1–0 Assam Rifles [14]
75th 2023 Oil India FC 2–0 ASEB Sports Club [1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "OIL India FC lift Independence Day Cup title at Nagaon". sentinelassam.com. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  2. ^ Sarkar, Dhiman (25 March 2018). "India's football past gasping for survival". hindustantimes.com. Kolkata: Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 6 January 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  3. ^ a b Chaudhuri, Arunava. "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Independence Day Cup". www.indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 19 October 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  4. ^ Abhishek Ganguly (5 October 2018). "Mohammedan Sporting to open campaign in All India Independence Cup | Football News - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 5 December 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Sports Venues". assam.gov.in. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ a b "Mohun Bagan Trophy room". themohunbaganac.com. Mohun Bagan Athletic Club. Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  8. ^ Chaudhuri, Arunava. "2005/06 Season in Indian Football:". indianfootball.de. Indian Football Network. Archived from the original on 9 January 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Langshiling of Shillong lifts ID Cup". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 16 October 2012. Archived from the original on 6 December 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  10. ^ "Riflemen lift ID Cup". assamtribune.com. Archived from the original on 25 September 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  11. ^ "Gokulam Kerala lift 71st Independence Day Cup". assamtribune.com. Assam Tribune. Archived from the original on 25 October 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  12. ^ "ASEBSC win Independence Cup title defeating Kerala United Football Club". sentinelassam.com. Sentinel Assam. 11 December 2021. Archived from the original on 11 December 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  13. ^ "Kerala United FC finishes as runners-up of the 2021 Independence Day Cup". Twitter (Kerala United FC official). Archived from the original on 11 December 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  14. ^ "Oil India Football Club, Duliajan lift Independence Day Cup Trophy". sentinelassam.com. Archived from the original on 26 September 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
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