Organising body | Nowgong Sports Association |
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Founded | 1947 |
Region | India |
Number of teams | Various |
Current champions | Asufii Football Academy (1st title) |
Most successful team(s) | Oil India (8th title) [1] |
The All India Independence Day Cup, commonly known as the Independence Day Cup, is an Indian football tournament held in Nagaon, Assam and organised by Nowgong Sports Association. [2] Teams from across the country compete here in what is the oldest football tournament of Assam, first held in 1947, days after the Indian independence. Initially the tournament was hosted by the Nagaon Marwari Yubak Sangha. [3] [4]
Most of the matches are played at the Nurul Amin Stadium, Nagaon, which has the capacity of 5,000 spectators. [5]