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Punjab Police FC
Punjab Police Football Club (commonly known by its nickname "The Policemen"), is an Indian institutional football club based in Jalandhar, Punjab, and affiliated with the Punjab Football Association, that competes in the Punjab State Super Football League. History FC Punjab Police, governed by the Punjab Police, have an extremely proud past record of enjoying high status in sports and have produced talented players that have played in the National Team as well as the Indian football league. The club in 1965, reached the final of India's oldest football tournament Durand Cup, but went down 2–0 to Jarnail Singh led Mohun Bagan. They have won lot of regional and state tournaments. Their first win was the Sait Nagjee Football Tournament in 1962 and most recent win was the Delhi Lt. Governor's Cup in 2006. However, the club's most cherishable win was the 1994–95 Punjab State Super Football League. In 2003 and 2005, they emerged as runners-up of the Guru Gobind Singh Trophy. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guru Gobind Singh Stadium
Guru Gobind Singh Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Jalandhar, India. It is currently used for football matches and is the home stadium of JCT Mills Football Club Jagatjit Cotton & Textile Football Club (formerly known as JCT Mills FC; abbreviated as both JCT FC, or simply JCT) was an Indian professional football club based in Phagwara, Punjab. Founded in 1971, the club was sponsored by Jagatjit Cotton .... The stadium holds 22,000 people. History The stadium is used by the locals of Jalandhar city most of time for the purpose of staying fit. People can be seen jogging, playing football, weight-lifting, etc. in the stadium most of the time. It opens at 5:00 a.m. and closes at 10:00 p.m. Events like Kabbadi, live music shows, award ceremonies etc. are organized at this stadium as well. The stadium has been installed with floodlights to allow people to enjoy the facilities of the stadium even at night. The stadium has an average sized parking lot on each s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Association Football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is to score more goals than the opposition by moving the ball beyond the goal line into a rectangular framed goal defended by the opposing side. Traditionally, the game has been played over two 45 minute halves, for a total match time of 90 minutes. With an estimated 250 million players active in over 200 countries, it is considered the world's most popular sport. The game of association football is played in accordance with the Laws of the Game, a set of rules that has been in effect since 1863 with the International Football Association Board (IFAB) maintaining them since 1886. The game is played with a football that is in circumference. The two teams compete to get the ball into the other team's goal (between the posts and under t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Field Hockey
Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting circle and then into the goal. The match is won by the team that scores the most goals. Matches are played on grass, watered turf, artificial turf, synthetic field, or indoor boarded surface. The stick is made of wood, carbon fibre, fibreglass, or a combination of carbon fibre and fibreglass in different quantities. The stick has two sides; one rounded and one flat; only the flat face of the stick is allowed to progress the ball. During play, goalkeepers are the only players allowed to touch the ball with any part of their body. A player's hand is considered part of the stick if holding the stick. If the ball is "played" with the rounded part of the stick (i.e. deliberately stopped or hit), it will result in a penalty (accidental touches ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beighton Cup
Beighton Cup is a field hockey tournament organized by Hockey Bengal (formerly the Bengal Hockey Association). Instituted in 1895, it is one of the oldest field hockey tournaments in the world and is held every year at Kolkata. History Aristocratic 19th century origins Instituted in 1895, the tournament's origins are steeped in both the era of British colonialism and the English aristocracy. The tournament was named after its British donor, Judge Thomas Durant Beighton of the Indian Civil Service and Legal Remembrancer to the Government of Bengal. Born in 1846, Beighton died in Gibraltar of heart failure in February 1906. Beighton had married for a second time in 1897 and in 1898 had a son, Thomas Percival Durant Beighton (aka T.P.D. Beighton, died 1971), who was, like his father, a keen sportsman, particularly at both Winchester College and Christ Church, Oxford University. He later published his accounts as a motoring enthusiast; a sport, like cricket, that he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohan Kumar Mangalam Football Tournament
Mohan Kumar Mangalam Football Tournament commonly known as the MKM Trophy, MKM Memorial Football Tournament is a prestigious annual Indian football tournament held in Zawar Rajasthan and organized by Hindustan Zinc Hindustan Zinc Limited (HZL) is an Indian integrated mining and resources producer of zinc, lead, silver and cadmium. It is a subsidiary of Vedanta Limited. Earlier it was a Central Public Sector Undertaking, sold by Government of India to Ved ... (HZL) and Zawar Mines Labour Union. The tournament was first started in 1976 and is named after Mohan Kumar Mangalam. Apart from some top clubs from Rajasthan, clubs from neighbouring states, also have participated in this trophy. The current champions are Delhi XI who defeated DFA Udaipur on 30th January 2023. After a span of 33 years a team hailing from Delhi secured this title. Venue All matches are played at Zawar Stadium in Udaipur. Results References {{Football in India Football in Rajasthan Foo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independence Day Cup
The Independence Day Cup is an Indian football tournament held in Nagaon, Assam Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur ..., organised by Nowgong Sports Association annually. It is the oldest and one of the most reputed football tournaments in Assam first started in 1947, days after the Indian independence, by Nagaon Marwari Yubak Sangha. Venues Most of the matches are being played in the Nurul Amin Stadium, Nagaon, which has the capacity of 5,000 spectators. Results See also * Bordoloi Trophy * ATPA Shield * Bodousa Cup * Bodoland Martyrs Gold Cup References {{Football in Assam Football cup competitions in India Football in Assam 1947 establishments in India Recurring sporting events established in 1947 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bordoloi Trophy
The Bordoloi Trophy, also known as the Bharat Ratna Lokopriya Gopinath Bordoloi Trophy, is a premier annual Indian football tournament held in Guwahati and organized by Guwahati Sports Association (GSA). The tournament was first started in 1952 and is named after Assam's first chief minister Gopinath Bordoloi. Apart from some top clubs from India, clubs from Nepal, Bangladesh and Thailand have also participated in this championship. Abahani Limited of Bangladesh lifted the 2010 trophy. Mohun Bagan AC of Kolkata has won the tournament for record seven times. Guwahati Sports Association had announced that the 68th edition of the Bordoloi Trophy football tournament was going to be held from March 24, 2022. Delhi FC won that edition which was their 1st title of the tournament by defeating Nagaland Police in the final clash. Venues The matches of the tournament are usually played at Nehru Stadium, Guwahati. From the last few seasons, Judges Field as well as some other nearby venues ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sikkim Gold Cup
The Sikkim Gold Cup, known as the Sikkim Governor's Gold Cup, is an Indian football tournament held in Sikkim and organized by Sikkim Football Association (SFA). Past champions include New Road Team of Nepal in 2007, Three Star Club of Nepal in 2008. and ONGC FC in 2010. Mohammedan S.C. became the champions for 2016 beating Jhapa XI 1–0 in the final. Venue Most of the Sikkim Gold Cup matches used to played in the Paljor Stadium, Gangtok. Results List of winners and runners-up: See also *Sikkim Premier League *Bhaichung Stadium Bhaichung Bhutia Stadium is a football stadium in Namchi, the district headquarters of South Sikkim district in the state of Sikkim, India. The stadium was built in honour of Bhaichung Bhutia Bhaichung Bhutia (born 15 December 1976), also ... References External links List of Sikkim Governor's Gold Cup Winners {{Football in India Football cup competitions in India Football in Sikkim 1986 establishments in Sikkim Recurring sport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DCM Trophy
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 local Delhi Football Association. 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. 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. Results {, class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left;" , - !Year !Winners !Score !Runners-up !Notes , - , 1945 , New Delhi Hero ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hot Weather Football Championship
Hot Weather Football Championship, also known as the All India Hot Weather Football Championship, is an annual Indian football tournament held in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh and organized by All India Hot Weather Football Championship Organising Committee (AIHWFCOC). The tournament was first started in 1970, which was won by Sports School Jalandhar. Apart from some top clubs from Himachal, clubs from other Indian states also have participated in this competition. FC Punjab Police Punjab Police Football Club (commonly known by its nickname "The Policemen"), is an Indian institutional football club based in Jalandhar, Punjab, and affiliated with the Punjab Football Association, that competes in the Punjab State Super Foot ... has won the tournament for a record four times. The current champions are Morning Star, Haryana who won the title by defeating Zinc Football at the 50th edition of the tournament in 2022. Venue All matches are played at Paddal Ground of Mandi Himachal Prad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IFA Shield
The IFA Shield is an annual football competition organized by the Indian Football Association. The IFA is the governing body of football in the state of West Bengal, came into existence in 1893. Named after the association, the IFA Shield tournament was started in the same year. It is the third oldest football tournament in India, after Durand Cup and Trades Cup, and the one of the oldest football competitions in the world. The royal houses of Patiala and Cooch Behar, A.A. Apcar of Armenian Club and J Sutherland of Dalhousie AC had financially contributed for the inception of the Shield. The coveted shield was designed by Walter Locke & Co. (Calcutta) and constructed by Messrs Elkington & Co. (London). During the initial years of the competition, the IFA Shield was dominated by British Army teams and the Royal Irish Rifles defeated W.D.R.A. to lift the first IFA Shield in 1893. However, their stranglehold over the Shield was broken in 1911, when Mohun Bagan AC became the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Football League Second Division (India)
The National Football League Second Division (NFL 2nd Division) was a league competition featuring football clubs from India. Founded in 1997 through the All India Football Federation (AIFF), the NFL was the inaugural second division football league in India to be organized on a national scale. The NFL Second Division was eventually replaced by the I-League 2nd Division for the 2007–08 season. Clubs More than 120 different professional and semi-professional clubs played in the league from the beginning in 1997-98 to last season 2006-07. Champions Promoted teams ;Notes See also * Indian National Football League * Indian Super Cup (1997–2011) * Indian Super League * I-League * Super Cup References {{Sports leagues of India Defunct football leagues in India Sports leagues established in 1996 Organizations disestablished in 2007 Professional sports leagues in India India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
