The Bordoloi Trophy, also known as the Bharat Ratna Lokopriya Gopinath Bordoloi Trophy, is a premier annual Indian

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tournament held in

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and organized by Guwahati Sports Association (GSA). The tournament was first started in 1952 and is named after Assam's first

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. Apart from some top clubs from

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, clubs from

Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...

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and

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have also participated in this championship. Abahani Limited of Bangladesh lifted the 2010 trophy.

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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.

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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

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. From the last few seasons,

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as well as some other nearby venues have also hosted the matches along with Nehru Stadium.

Results

References

External links

Bordoloi Trophy
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Venues

Results

See also

References

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