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 (16th title)
Most successful team(s) Oil India (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, Mohammedan and Mohun Bagan, as well as Dempo 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]

Contents

Venue

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

Results

List of ATPA Shield finals [5]
YearWinnersScoreRunners-upRef.
1955State Transport Club, Shillong– George Telegraph, Calcutta
1956Thengal Bari Club, Jorhat–State Transport Club, Shillong
1958Jorhat Police XI–Mokokchung District XI
1959Dergaon Police Club– Assam Rifles Force
1960Dergaon Police Club–Pioneer Sports, Dibrugarh
1961Dergaon Police Club– Assam Rifles Force
1962 Gauhati Town Club –Dergaon Police Club
1964Dergaon Police Club–Orissa Textile Mills, Cuttack
1966 Assam Rifles – Assam Police
1968 Assam Police –Jorhat District Sporting Association
1969 Assam Police – Assam Rifles
1970 Assam Police – Assam Rifles
1971 Assam Police – Nagaland Police
1972 Nagaland Police –Thermal AC, Namrup
1974 Assam Police – Oil India XI, Duliajan
1975 Oil India XI, Duliajan– Assam Police
1976 Assam Police – George Telegraph, Calcutta
1977Meghalaya Police–Manipur Police
1978 Oil India XI and Assam Police (Joint winner)
1979 Oil India XI and Assam Police (Joint winner)
1981 Oil India XI, Duliajan– Assam Police
1982 Assam Police – Nagaland Police
1983 Assam Police – Nagaland Police
1984 Assam Police – Oil India XI, Duliajan
1985Gorkha Brigade Club, Calcutta – Assam Rifles
1986 Assam Police – Oil India XI, Duliajan
1987 Nagaland Police –Thermal AC, Namrup
1988 Assam Police – Oil India XI, Duliajan
1989Duliajan Club– Assam Police
1990 Nagaland Police – Assam Police
1991 ASEB, Guwahati–SSB, Imphal
1992 East Bengal – Flag of Nepal.svg Royal Nepal Airlines Soccer Team [6]
1993 Mohun Bagan 1–0 Flag of Thailand.svg Bangkok Port Authority [7]
1995Williamson Magor Football Academy, Monabari– Oil India, Duliajan
1996 Oil India, Duliajan–SAIL, Calcutta
1997 Assam Police –Young Amateur Club, Guwahati
1998 Oil India, Duliajan– Nagaland Police
1999 Oil India, Duliajan1–0 Nagaland Police
2000 ASEB, Guwahati3–0 Oil India, Duliajan
2001 ASEB, Guwahati1–0 Nagaland Police
2002 Nagaland Police 0–0 (4–2 p) Assam Police
2003 Oil India, Duliajan5–2White Dove Club
2004 Oil India, Duliajan1–0 ASEB, Guwahati [8]
2005 Nagaland Police 2–1FCI, Guwahati [9]
2006 ASEB, Guwahati2–0Kuki FC, Kohima
2007 Assam Rifles 1–1 (1–0) ( a.e.t. ) Oil India, Duliajan
2008 Assam Rifles 2–1 ASEB, Guwahati
2011 ASEB, Guwahati1–0Seema Suraksha Bal, Siliguri
2015 Oil India, Duliajan2–1 Assam Rifles [10]
2016 Oil India, Duliajan3–1 Shillong Lajong [11]
2017 Oil India, Duliajan2–0 Assam Police Blues
2018 Oil India, Duliajan2–2 (6–4 p) Sashastra Seema Bal, Siliguri [12]
2019 Assam Rifles – ASEB, Guwahati
2022 ASEB, Guwahati2–1 Oil India, Duliajan [13]
2023 United Chirang Duar, Chirang2–0Mariani Sub Sports Association [14]
2024 Oil India, Duliajan2–1 ( a.e.t. ) Assam Rifles [15]

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