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Lal Bahadur Shastri Cup
Organising bodyShastri Football Club
Founded1978; 46 years ago (1978)
Abolished2006; 18 years ago (2006)
RegionIndia
Number of teams10
Last championsIndian Air Force
Most successful team(s)Indian Air Force
Simla Youngs FC
AOC Secunderabad
(2 titles each)

Lal Bahadur Shastri Cup, also known as the Lal Bahadur Shastri Memorial Football Tournament, is an Indian association football tournament held in Delhi and organized by Shastri Football Club. The tournament was first started in 1978 in the memory of former Indian prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri and is named after him. Apart from some top clubs from Delhi, clubs from neighbouring states also participated in the tournament.[1]

Lal Bahadur Shastri Cup 14th edition returned after 6 years of gap in 2004,[2] with the last tournament being held in 2006 was won by Indian Air Force.[3][4] The tournament has not been held since then.[5]

Results

List of Lal Bahadur Shastri Cup finals[6]
Year Champions Score Runners-up Note
1978 DESU and Aryan FC (joint winners)
1979 Youngsters FC and Simla Youngs FC (joint winners)
1980 New Delhi Heroes FC and Garhwal Heroes (joint winners)
1981 Delhi Police – Indian Air Force
1983 Indian Air Force – Garhwal Heroes
1985 Simla Youngs FC – Goans SC
1986 AOC Secunderabad – Benares Heroes
1992 Indian National FC – Shastri FC
1993 Ludhiana Police – Shastri FC
1994 Shastri FC – Ludhiana Police
1995 AOC Secunderabad –
1997 Rail Coach Factory – DFA Varanasi
1998 Indian Bank 1–0 Delhi Blues XI [7]
2004 Tata Football Academy 2–0 Bengal Mumbai FC [8][9]
2005 Punjab State Electricity Board 3–1 South-East-Central Railway [10]
2006 Indian Air Force 1–1, 2–2, 5–4 (p) Garhwal Heroes [11]

References

  1. ^ "Mohammedan AC make semifinals". The Times of India. 17 December 2004. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  2. ^ "16th Lal Bahadur Shastri Cup 2004". indianfootball.de. 18 July 2017. Archived from the original on 18 July 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Club History". www.shastrifc.in. Archived from the original on 16 April 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  4. ^ "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Lal Bahadur Shastri Cup". 2 October 2019. Archived from the original on 2 October 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  5. ^ "PSEB down Western Railway in Shastri memorial football". www.oneindia.com. 18 March 2006. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  6. ^ Chaudhuri, Arunava. "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Lal Bahadur Shastri Cup". indianfootball.de. Indian Football Network. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  7. ^ Datta, Nilanjan (14 December 2004). "It's somewhat better, post Junior". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  8. ^ "TATA FA".
  9. ^ "TFA to clash with BMFC in Shastri soccer final | Football News". Zee News. 18 December 2004. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  10. ^ "PSEB down Western Railway in Shastri memorial football". oneindia.com. 18 March 2006. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  11. ^ "Players in action during the 16th All-India Lal Bahadur Shastri..." Getty Images. Archived from the original on 1 October 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
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