ATPA Shield

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ATPA Shield
Organising bodyJorhat District Sports Association
Founded1955;69 years ago (1955)
RegionIndia
Number of teams14 (in 2023)
Current champions Oil India FC (16th title)
Most successful team(s) Oil India FC (8 titles)

The Assam Tea Planters' Association Shield, commonly known as the ATPA Shield Football Tournament or ATPA Shield, [1] is an annual Indian association football tournament held in Jorhat, Assam and organised by Jorhat District Sports Association (JDSA). It is one of the reputed and third oldest football tournament of Assam after Independence Day Cup and Bordoloi Trophy. Since its inception in 1955, the tournament is very popular involving some leading clubs from northeast India and rest of the country. Kolkata giants East Bengal Club, Mohammedan SC and Mohun Bagan AC, as well as Dempo SC of Goa have also competed in ATPA Shield. [2] The coveted shield was donated and hosted by Assam Tea Planters' Association (ATPA). From 1968, the tournament has been conducted by Jorhat District Sports Association. [3]

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Venue

The matches of ATPA Shield are played at Jorhat Stadium in Jorhat. [4]

Results

List of ATPA Shield finals [5]
YearWinnersScoreRunners-upRef.
1966 Assam Rifles –
1971 Assam Police – Nagaland Police
1982 Assam Police – Nagaland Police
1983 Assam Police – Nagaland Police
1990 Nagaland Police – Assam Police
1992 East Bengal Club – [6]
1993 Mohun Bagan 1–0 Flag of Thailand.svg Bangkok Port Authority [7]
1998 Oil India FC, Duliajan– Nagaland Police
1999 Oil India FC, Duliajan1–0 Nagaland Police
2000 ASEB Sports Club, Guwahati3–0 Oil India FC, Duliajan
2001 ASEB Sports Club, Guwahati1–0 Nagaland Police
2002 Nagaland Police 0–0 (4–2 p ) Assam Police
2003 Oil India FC, Duliajan5–2White Dove Club
2004 Oil India FC, Duliajan1–0 ASEB Sports Club, Guwahati [8]
2005 Nagaland Police 2–1FCI, Guwahati [9]
2006 ASEB Sports Club, Guwahati2–0Kuki FC, Kohima
2007 Assam Rifles 1–1 (1–0) ( a.e.t. ) Oil India FC, Duliajan
2008 Assam Rifles 2–1 ASEB Sports Club, Guwahati
2011 ASEB Sports Club, Guwahati1–0Seema Suraksha Bal, Siliguri
2015 Oil India FC, Duliajan2–1 Assam Rifles [10]
2016 Oil India FC, Duliajan3–1 Shillong Lajong FC [11]
2017 Oil India FC, Duliajan2–0 Assam Police Blues
2018 Oil India FC, Duliajan2–2 (6–4 p ) Sashastra Seema Bal, Siliguri [12]
2019 Assam Rifles – ASEB Sports Club, Guwahati
2022 ASEB Sports Club, Guwahati2–1 Oil India FC, Duliajan [13]
2023 United Chirang Duar FC, Chirang2–0Mariani Sub Sports Association [14]
2024 Oil India FC, Duliajan1–1 (2–1) ( a.e.t. ) Assam Rifles

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