Bordoloi Trophy

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Bordoloi Trophy
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Organising bodyGuwahati Sports Association (GSA)
Founded1952;73 years ago (1952)
RegionIndia
Number of teamsvarious
Current champions NF Railway (1st title)
Most successful team(s) Mohun Bagan (7 titles)
Television broadcastersSportsCast India (YouTube)
Soccerball current event.svg 2025 Bordoloi Trophy

The Bharat Ratna Lokopriya Gopinath Bordoloi Trophy, commonly known as Bordoloi Trophy, is a premier annual Indian football tournament held in Guwahati and organized by the Guwahati Sports Association (GSA). [1] [2] The tournament was founded in 1952 by Gauhati Town Club. [3] It is named after Assam's first chief minister Gopinath Bordoloi. The tournament comprises some top clubs from the northeast and rest of India. Clubs from Bangladesh, Nepal, [4] Thailand, Iran and Uzbekistan have also participated in this championship. Abahani Limited of Bangladesh lifted the 2010 edition trophy. [5]

Contents

The Kolkata-based Mohun Bagan has won the Bordoloi Trophy title a record seven times. [6]

On 27 September 2024, Guwahati Sports Association announced the revamped format of Bordoloi Trophy from its 72nd edition which will be played across three months starting with district level matches, followed by cluster level and the final round. [7] In 2023, Oil India FC won their 5th title of the tournament by defeating United Chirang Duar FC in the final clash. [8] [9]

Venues

The matches of the tournament are usually played at the Nehru Stadium, Guwahati. Judges Field and some nearby venues have also hosted the matches. [10] [11]

Results

List of Bordoloi Trophy finals [12] [13]
YearWinnersScoreRunners-upRef.
1952Railway Sports Club, Pandu–Union Sporting Club, Nagaon
1953Maharana AC, Guwahati–Shillong Garrison
1954 Gauhati Town Club –India Club, Silchar
1955State Transport Asso, Shillong–Thengalbari Club, Jorhat
1956 Gauhati Town Club and State Transport Asso, Shillong (joint winners)
1957Jalpaiguri TC, West Bengal– Gauhati Town Club
1958Southern Railway Institute–Maharana AC, Guwahati
1959Sporting Union Club, Guwahati–City College Old Boys FC
1960 Assam Police, Dergaon– Assam Rifles
1961Mysore District Committee–
1962Leaders FC, Jalandhar– Howrah Union
1963 Gauhati Town Club and Leaders FC, Jalandhar (joint winners) – 0–0
1964 Assam Rifles –Jalpaiguri TC, West Bengal
1965 Aryan – Mohammedan Sporting
1966–
1967 Eastern Railway – Ichapur Rifle Factory
1968 East Bengal 1–0 Eastern Railway [14]
1969 Mohammedan Sporting East Bengal [15]
1970– Khidderpore Sporting Union
1971 Assam Police, Dergaon– Mohammedan Sporting
1972 East Bengal 2–2, 5–0 Flag of Bangladesh.svg Dhaka XI [14]
19730–0, 1–0Leaders FC, Jalandhar [14]
1974 Mohun Bagan 2–2, 5–0 Vasco
1975– Punjab XI
19763–0 Goa XI
19774–0 Mohammedan Sporting
1978 East Bengal 4–2 Flag of Thailand.svg Bangkok Port Authority [14]
1979 Flag of Thailand.svg Bangkok Port Authority – Oil India Limited
1980The tournament was not held
1981 Assam Police – Dempo
1982 Dempo 1–0 Assam Rifles
1983 Mohammedan Sporting
1984 Mohun Bagan –Mafatlal SC, Bombay
1985 Mohammedan Sporting 1–0 Salgaocar
19863–0Punjab State Electricity Board
1987 Khidderpore Sporting Union – Assam Rifles
1988 ASEB – Assam Police
1989 Flag of Iran.svg Esteghlal 1–0 Flag of Bangladesh.svg Mohammedan (Dhaka)
1990 Oil India Limited –Shillong XI
1991 Mohammedan Sporting 1–0 East Bengal
1992 East Bengal Flag of Bangladesh.svg Abahani Krira Chakra [14]
1993 Flag of Thailand.svg Bangkok Port Authority Mohun Bagan
1994 Punjab Police – Mizoram XI
1995 Assam Police –Williamson Magor Academy
1996 Mohun Bagan 2–1 East Bengal [16]
1997 Assam Police 1–1 (5–4 p) Mizoram Aizawl XI
1998 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Narbakhar Club10–1 TRAU
1999 Assam Regimental Centre 2–1 ASEB
2000 Tata Football Academy 1–1 (4–3 p)2nd Assam Special Reserve Force
2001 Mohun Bagan 4–0 Flag of Thailand.svg Rajpracha
2002 Assam Regimental Centre 1–0 ASEB
20033–0 Oil India
2004 Flag of Bangladesh.svg Brothers Union 1–0 ( a.e.t. )Shillong XI
2005 Assam Regimental Centre 2–2 (5–3 p) SAIL
2006 ASEB 1–0 Assam Regimental Centre
2007 Flag of Thailand.svg Port Authority of Thailand 3–0 ONGC, Mumbai [17]
2008 Oil India 3–0 ( a.e.t. ) ASEB
2009 ASEB 3–2 Nagaland Police
2010 Flag of Bangladesh.svg Abahani Limited 3–0 Flag of Nepal.svg Three Star Club
2011 Royal Wahingdoh 2–1 Langsning
2012 Oil India 4–1 Assam Rifles
2013 Bhawanipore 1–0 Aizawl [18]
2014 ASEB 2–2 (4–2 p) Green Valley
2015The tournament was not held
2016 Flag of Nepal.svg Three Star Club 2–1 East Bengal [19]
2018 Mohammedan Sporting 3–1 Oil India [20]
2019 Oil India 2–2 (5–2 p) ASEB [21]
2020The tournament was not held
2021 ASEB 2–1 Oil India
2022 Delhi 1–0 Nagaland Police [22]
2023 Oil India 3–1 United Chirang Duar [23]
2025 NF Railway 1–1 (6–5 p) NorthEast United

See also

References

  1. ↑ "New look for Bordoloi Trophy". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  2. ↑ "GSA, GFC bracing up for Bordoloi Trophy". The Assam Tribune. Archived from the original on 15 September 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "Welcome to Gauhati Town Club". Archived from the original on 27 March 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  4. ↑ "The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) | Northeast | Bordoloi Trophy from tomorrow". www.telegraphindia.com. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012.
  5. ↑ "Abahoni Limited lift Bordoloi trophy". Assam Times. 16 September 2010. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
  6. ↑ Chaudhuri, Arunava. "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Bordoloi Trophy". indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  7. ↑ "Over 5,600 players, 610 matches: 72-year-old Bordoloi Trophy to be held in new format". New Indian Express. 28 September 2024. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  8. ↑ "Bordoloi Trophy football tournament will start from March 24". Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  9. ↑ "Bordoloi Trophy 2023 : ৬৯সংখ্যক ভাৰতৰত্ন লোকপ্ৰিয় গোপীনাথ বৰদলৈ ট্ৰফী, প্ৰস্তুতি প্ৰায় সম্পূৰ্ণ". News 18 Assam (in Assamese). 22 March 2023. Archived from the original on 23 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  10. ↑ "16 teams, 4 venues, 1 champion, The 68th edition of Bordoloi Trophy is here". twitter.com. Archived from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  11. ↑ "Bordoloi Trophy to kick off on March 24". sentinelassam.com. Archived from the original on 21 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  12. ↑ "India - List of Bordoloi Trophy Winners". RSSSF . Archived from the original on 19 March 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  13. ↑ "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Bordoloi Trophy". indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 "East Bengal Club - Trophy Room". eastbengalclub.co.in. Archived from the original on 14 November 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  15. ↑ Hoque, Elis (19 July 2019). "হারিয়ে যাওয়া মোহামেডানীদের সালতামামি…" [Diary of the lost stars of Mohammedan]. onnodristy.com (in Bengali). Dhaka: Onno Dristi Bangla. Archived from the original on 3 November 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  16. ↑ Chaudhuri, Arunava; Jönsson, Mikael; Bobrowsky, Josef (13 February 2014). "India 1996/97 – List of Champions: Bordoloi Trophy". RSSSF . Archived from the original on 18 October 2022.
  17. ↑ Chaudhuri, Arunava (26 June 2008). "India 2007/08 — Cup Tournaments: Bordoloi Trophy". RSSSF . Archived from the original on 4 December 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  18. ↑ Shukla, Abhishek (10 January 2014). "Bhawanipore FC Won Bordoloi Trophy". indiafooty.com. Kolkata: IndianFooty. Archived from the original on 27 September 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  19. ↑ "3 Star Club, Nepal take home Bordoloi Trophy". Assam Tribune. 30 September 2016. Archived from the original on 2 October 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  20. ↑ "Mohammedan SC Cliched Title In The 65th Bordoloi Trophy". Goalie365.com. 9 November 2018. Archived from the original on 9 November 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  21. ↑ "Oil India beats ASEB in penalty shootout to win 66th Bordoloi Trophy in Guwahati". www.thenewsmill.com. Archived from the original on 13 November 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  22. ↑ "Bordoloi Trophy: Delhi FC beat Nagaland 1-0 to clinch trophy". Eastern Mirror. 3 April 2022. Archived from the original on 4 April 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  23. ↑ "OIL wins Bordoloi Trophy football tournament". thenewsmill.com. 5 April 2023. Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.

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