Cooch Behar Cup

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Cooch Behar Cup
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The trophy of Cooch Behar Cup
Organising body Indian Football Association
Founded1893;131 years ago (1893)
RegionIndia
Most successful team(s) Mohun Bagan (18 titles)

The Cooch Behar Cup was an Indian football tournament held in Kolkata and organised by the Indian Football Association. [1] Incorporated in 1893, it was one of the oldest football tournaments in Asia. [2] [3]

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History

The Maharaja of Cooch Behar Nripendra Narayan started the Cooch Behar cup in 1893 in Kolkata where both Indian and European teams participated in the tournament. [4] [5] [6]

The Kolkata giants East Bengal and Mohun Bagan first played each other in this tournament in 1921. [7]

Results

List of Cooch Behar Cup Finals [8]
YearWinnersRef.
1893Fort William Arsenal [9] [10]
1894National Association
1895Fort William Arsenal
1896Fort William Arsenal
1897National Association
1898National Association
1899National Association
1900Hare Sporting FC
1901National Association
1902 Mohammedan Sporting [11]
1903National Association
1904 Mohun Bagan [12]
1905 Mohun Bagan
1906 Mohammedan Sporting
1907 Mohun Bagan
1908 Aryans Club
1909 Mohammedan Sporting
1910 Aryans Club
1911Abandoned due to death of donor of the Cup
1912 Mohun Bagan
1913Abandoned due to death of the Maharaja of Cooch Behar, Jagaddipendra Narayan
1914Telegraph Storeyard
1915Tajhat FC
1916 Mohun Bagan
1917Kumartuli Institute
1918Tajhat FC
1919Tajhat FC
1920Abandoned owing to a fracas on the field of play
1921 Mohun Bagan
1922 Mohun Bagan
1923 Bhawanipore Sporting
1924 East Bengal [13]
1925 Mohun Bagan
1926Medical College
1927 Bhawanipore Club
1928 Mohun Bagan
1929 Bhawanipore
1930 East Bengal Railway
1931 Mohun Bagan
1932 Aryans Club
1933 Aryans Club
1934 Aryans Club
1935 Mohun Bagan
1936 Mohun Bagan
1937Town Club
1941 Mohun Bagan
1942 East Bengal
1943 East Bengal
1944 Mohun Bagan
1945 East Bengal
1947 Mohammedan Sporting
1948 Mohun Bagan
1949 Mohun Bagan
1952 Mohammedan Sporting
1960 East Bengal
1962 Mohun Bagan
1967 Howrah Union
1972 Mohun Bagan

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