Sait Nagjee Football Tournament
Founded | 1952 |
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Abolished | 2016 |
Region | India |
Number of teams | 16 |
Last champions | Dnipro Reserves (1st title) |
Most successful club(s) | Mohammedan JCT (4 titles each) |
Television broadcasters |
The Sait Nagjee All India Football Tournament was an invitational football tournament held in Kozhikode, Kerala.[1][2] The tournament was very popular from the beginning and attracted large crowd since 1952. The tournament played until 1995, though with stoppages a couple of times. In 1995, the tournament was won by JCT Mills. Since then, there was a gap of 21 year during which the tournament was not held.
The tournament was revived again in 2016 with clubs from different parts of the world and Argentina national under-23 football team. Brazilian footballer Ronaldinho was the brand ambassador for the tournament.[3][4] FC Dnipro Reserves won the trophy beating Atlético Paranaense Reserves in the final.[5]
Stadium
[edit]All the matches of the tournament are played in the EMS Stadium, which is located in Calicut.
Results
[edit]List of winners and runners-ups:[6]
Years | Winners | Runners-up | Score | Note |
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1952 | HAL | Lucky Star, Kannur | - | |
1953 | HAL | Mysore Muslims | - | |
1954 | HAL | Dianomos, Bombay | - | |
1955 | Karachi Kickers | Gymkhana, Kannur | - | |
1956 | Karachi Kickers | Southern Railway Institute | - | |
1957 | MRC, Wellington | 515, Command Work Shop | - | |
1958 | Andhra Police | Eastern Railway | - | |
1959 | Andhra Police | State Transport, Trivandrum | - | |
1960 | MEG, Bangalore | Indian Airforce, Bangalore | - | |
1961 | Tournament not held | |||
1962 | Punjab Police | Andhra Assn. XI | - | |
1963 | Tournament not held | |||
1964 | MRC, Wellington | EME, Secunderabad | - | |
1965 | EME, Secunderabad | MRC, Wellington | - | |
1966 | EME, Secunderabad | Leaders Club, Jalandhar | - | |
1967 | Alind Kundara, Kerala | Andhra Assn. XI | - | |
1968 | East Bengal | MEG, Bangalore | 2–0 | |
1969 | Vasco | Border Security Force | 1–0 | |
1970 | Border Security Force | Sesa | 3–1 | |
1971 | Mohammedan Sporting | Dempo | 2–0 | |
1972 | RAC, Bikaner | Tata Sports Club | - | |
1973 | Tata Sports Club | Titanium | - | |
1974 | Indian XI | RAC, Bikaner | - | |
1975 | Rajasthan Police, Jaipur | Mahindra & Mahindra | - | |
1976 | JCT | Andhra Assn. XI | - | |
1977 | MRC, Wellington | Andhra Assn. XI | - | |
1978 | Mohun Bagan | Titanium | - | |
1979 | JCT | Mohammedan Sporting | - | |
1980 | Tournament not held | |||
1981 | Mohun Bagan | Tata Sports Club | - | |
1982 | Tournament not held | |||
1983 | Tournament not held | |||
1984 | Mohammedan Sporting | Mohun Bagan | - | |
1985 | JCT | Salgaocar | 4–2 | |
1986 | East Bengal | Kerala XI | 1–0 | |
1987 | Tournament not held | |||
1988 | Salgaocar | Mohammedan Sporting | 1–0 | |
1989 | Abahani Krira Chakra | Salgaocar | 1–0 | |
1990 | Tournament not held | |||
1991 | Mohammedan Sporting | Indian XI | - | |
1992 | Mohammedan Sporting | Titanium | 2–1 | |
1993 | Tournament not held | |||
1994 | Tournament not held | |||
1995 | JCT | Dempo | - | |
Tournament not held between 1996-2015 | ||||
2016 | Dnipro Reserves | Atlético Paranaense Reserves | 3–0 | [5] |
References
[edit]- ^ Chaudhuri, Arunava. "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Sait Nagjee Trophy". www.indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Sait Nagjee Trophy Football Tournament 2016 Kozhikode".
- ^ "Ronaldinho visiting India for Sait Nagjee football tournament". 13 January 2016. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ^ a b "Sait Nagjee: FC Dnipro 3–0 Atletico Paranaense: The Ukrainian club dismiss the Brazilian challenge". 22 February 2016. Archived from the original on 27 February 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ^ "Sait Nagjee Trophy". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 16 April 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
External links
[edit]- http://www.uniindia.com/preparation-on-for-sait-nagjee-football-tourney/sports/news/253179.html
- http://www.emirates247.com/sports/local/nri-toilet-titan-from-kerala-to-revive-golden-era-of-malabar-football-2015-11-11-1.610083
- http://www.afternoondc.in/sports/argentina-spain-u-23-to-be-part-of-sait-nagjee-amarsee-intl-tournament/article_150822
- http://www.cyberparktoday.com/kozhikode-city/sait-nagjee-trophy-football-tournament-2016-kozhikode-latin-american-and-european-teams-and-india-u23/
- List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Sait Nagjee Trophy