Organising body | Guwahati Sports Association (GSA) |
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Founded | 1952 |
Region | India |
Number of teams | 8 (in 2023) |
Current champions | Oil India (5th title) |
Most successful team(s) | Mohun Bagan (7 titles) |
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 Guwahati Sports Association (GSA). [1] [2] The tournament was established in 1952 by Gauhati Town Club. [3] It is named after Assam's first chief minister Gopinath Bordoloi. The prestigious 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 major championship. Abahani Limited of Bangladesh lifted the 2010 edition trophy. [5]
Kolkata based Mohun Bagan has won the Bordoloi Trophy title for record seven times. [6]
Guwahati Sports Association had announced that the 69th edition of the Bordoloi Trophy is going to be held from March 25, 2023. Oil India FC won their 5th title of the tournament by defeating United Chirang Duar FC in the final clash. [7] [8]
The matches of the tournament are usually played at Nehru Stadium, Guwahati. From the last few seasons, Judges Field and some other nearby venues have also hosted the matches along with Nehru Stadium. [9] [10]
Year | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Ref. |
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1952 | Railway Sports Club, Pandu | – | Union Sporting Club, Nagaon | |
1953 | Maharana AC, Guwahati | – | Shillong Garrison | |
1954 | Gauhati Town Club | – | India Club, Silchar | |
1955 | State Transport Asso, Shillong | – | Thengalbari Club, Jorhat | |
1956 | Gauhati Town Club and State Transport Asso, Shillong (joint winners) | |||
1957 | Jalpaiguri TC, West Bengal | – | Gauhati Town Club | |
1958 | Southern Railway Institute | – | Maharana AC, Guwahati | |
1959 | Sporting Union Club, Guwahati | – | City College Old Boys FC | |
1960 | Assam Police, Dergaon | – | Assam Rifles | |
1961 | Mysore District Committee | – | Assam Rifles | |
1962 | Leaders 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 | Aryan | – | Mohammedan Sporting | |
1967 | Eastern Railway | – | Ichapur Rifle Factory | |
1968 | East Bengal | 1–0 | Eastern Railway | [13] |
1969 | Mohammedan Sporting | 1–0 | East Bengal | [14] |
1970 | Mohammedan Sporting | – | Khidderpore Sporting Union | |
1971 | Assam Police, Dergaon | – | Mohammedan Sporting | |
1972 | East Bengal | 2–2, 5–0 | Dhaka XI | [13] |
1973 | East Bengal | 0–0, 1–0 | Leaders FC, Jalandhar | [13] |
1974 | Mohun Bagan | 2–2, 5–0 | Vasco | |
1975 | Mohun Bagan | – | Punjab XI | |
1976 | Mohun Bagan | 3–0 | Goa XI | |
1977 | Mohun Bagan | 4–0 | Mohammedan Sporting | |
1978 | East Bengal | 4–2 | Bangkok Port Authority | [13] |
1979 | Bangkok Port Authority | – | Oil India Limited | |
1980 | The tournament was not held | |||
1981 | Assam Police | – | Dempo | |
1982 | Dempo | 1–0 | Assam Rifles | |
1983 | Dempo | 1–0 | Mohammedan Sporting | |
1984 | Mohun Bagan | – | Mafatlal SC, Bombay | |
1985 | Mohammedan Sporting | 1–0 | Salgaocar | |
1986 | Mohammedan Sporting | 3–0 | Punjab State Electricity Board | |
1987 | Khidderpore Sporting Union | – | Assam Rifles | |
1988 | ASEB | – | Assam Police | |
1989 | Esteghlal | 1–0 | Mohammedan (Dhaka) | |
1990 | Oil India Limited | – | Shillong XI | |
1991 | Mohammedan Sporting | 1–0 | East Bengal | |
1992 | East Bengal | 1–0 | Abahani Krira Chakra | [13] |
1993 | Bangkok Port Authority | 1–0 | Mohun Bagan | |
1994 | Punjab Police | – | Mizoram XI | |
1995 | Assam Police | – | Williamson Magor Academy | |
1996 | Mohun Bagan | 2–1 | East Bengal | [15] |
1997 | Assam Police | 1–1 (5–4 p) | Mizoram Aizawl XI | |
1998 | Narbakhar Club | 10–1 | 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 | Rajpracha | |
2002 | Assam Regimental Centre | 1–0 | ASEB | |
2003 | Assam Regimental Centre | 3–0 | Oil India | |
2004 | 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 | Port Authority of Thailand | 3–0 | ONGC, Mumbai | |
2008 | Oil India | 3–0 ( a.e.t. ) | ASEB | |
2009 | ASEB | 3–2 | Nagaland Police | |
2010 | Abahani Limited | 3–0 | Three Star Club | |
2011 | Royal Wahingdoh | 2–1 | Langsning | |
2012 | Oil India | 4–1 | Assam Rifles | |
2013 | Bhawanipore | 1–0 | Aizawl | [16] |
2014 | ASEB | 2–2 (4–2 p) | Green Valley | |
2015 | The tournament was not held | |||
2016 | Three Star Club | 2–1 | East Bengal | [17] |
2018 | Mohammedan Sporting | 3–1 | Oil India | [18] |
2019 | Oil India | 2–2 (5–2 p) | ASEB | [19] |
2020 | The tournament was not held | |||
2021 | ASEB | 2–1 | Oil India | |
2022 | Delhi | 1–0 | Nagaland Police | [20] |
2023 | Oil India | 3–1 | United Chirang Duar | [21] |
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