Border Security Force Sporting Club is an Indian institutional multi-sports club known for its

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team. The club is based in

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, and currently competing in the

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. They are one of the dominating teams in Independence Cup of

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History

The team is well known for winning the prestigious Durand Cup on seven occasions during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. Legendary player

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represented the club from 1974 to 1978. The team also spent one season in the old

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during the 1999–2000 season. They were relegated after finishing in 11th place.

Rivalries

As one of the renowned clubs from the state of Punjab, Border Security Force nurtured rivalries with numerous local sides including Leaders Club, Punjab Police,

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, in the state leagues.

Honours

League

* National Football League II **Champions (1): 1998–99 *

**Champions (5): 1985–86, 1988, 2000–01, 2008 2021–22

Cup

* Durand Cup **Champions (7): 1968–69, 1971–72, 1973–74, 1975–76, 1976, 1981, 1988 *

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**Champions (1): 1970 *

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**Champions (3): 1994, 1997, 1998–99 * Sikkim Governor's Gold Cup **Champions (3): 2002, 2005, 2012 *

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**Champions (6): 1993, 1998, 1999, 2006, 2008–09, 2018 **Runners-up (3): 2007, 2016, 2019 *Gurdarshan Memorial Cup **Champions (4): 1986, 1994, 1998, 1981, 2005 *Mammen Mappillai Trophy **Champions (1): 1976 *

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** Champions (1): 1985 *

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** Champions (1): 1980 * Mohan Kumar Mangalam Football Tournament ** Champions (6): 1993, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2004 ** Runners-up (1): 1999 * Guru Gobind Singh Trophy ** Champions (1): 2005 * Bandodkar Gold Trophy ** Runners-up (1): 1986

Other departments

Field hockey

Boarder Security Force have its hockey team that participated in Beighton Cup, one of the oldest field hockey tournaments in the world. They also appeared in

Bombay Gold Cup Bombay Gold Cup is a field hockey tournament organized by the Mumbai Hockey Association (MHA). It was instituted in 1955 by Naval Tata, the then President of the Bombay Hockey Association. The Cup was donated by the then Chief Minister of Mahara ...

. Honours * Beighton Cup **Champions (5): 1971, 1996, 1998, 2003, 2005 **Runners-up (4): 1997, 2001, 2006, 2007 *

**Champions (8): 1968, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1980, 1981, 1992 *Guru Tegh Bahadur Gold Cup **Champions (1): 2000 *

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**Champions (2): 1998, 1999 **Runners-up (4): 1986, 1988, 1989, 2003 * Senior Nehru Hockey Tournament **Champions (7): 1975, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1987, 1996, 1996 **Runners-up (6): 1979, 1984, 1992, 1993, 1999, 2004

References

External links

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