DCM Trophy

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DCM Trophy
Organising bodyDelhi Cloth Mills Group
Founded1945;78 years ago (1945)
Abolished1997;26 years ago (1997)
RegionIndia
Number of teamsvarious
Last champions Mohun Bagan (1st title) [1]
Most successful team(s) East Bengal (7 titles)

The Delhi Cloth Mills Trophy, known simply as D.C.M. Trophy, was an invitational football tournament in India. It was held annually in New Delhi and was organised by the Delhi Cloth Mills tournament committee. [2] It was India's first football tournament to provide the national clubs with international exposure due to participation of international clubs from Asia and Europe.

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History

The tournament was established in 1945 by Bharat Ram and Charat Ram of the Delhi Cloth & General Mills textile conglomerate. [3]

Delhi's local teams won the first two editions; since then, clubs from Calcutta have dominated the 1950s and early 1960s, and foreign clubs since the late 1960s. The tournament has not been organised since 1997 due to fixture congestion and various restructuring policies in Indian club football. Mohun Bagan was the last winner of the tournament. [3] [4]

Results

YearWinnersScoreRunners-upNotes
1945 New Delhi Heroes FC 3–2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
1946–48The tournament was not held
1949Raisina Sporting Union (Delhi)1–1, 3–1City Club (Lucknow)
1950 East Bengal 2–0 8th Gorkha Rifles (Dehradun)
1951Rajasthan Club (Calcutta)3–0 8th Gorkha Rifles (Dehradun)
1952 East Bengal 4–0 8th Gorkha Rifles (Dehradun)
1953Aryan Gymkhana (Bangalore)3–2 East Indian Railway Accounts (Calcutta)
1954 Geological Survey (Calcutta)1–0 Hyderabad FA
1955 Indian Air Force Station (Delhi) 2–0District Sports Association (Allahabad)
1956 Indian Air Force 0–0, 0–0, 1–0 East Bengal
1957 East Bengal 0–0, 2–0 Railway SC
1958 Mohammedan Sporting 1–0 East Bengal [5]
1959 Hyderabad Central Police 1–0 Madras Engineer Group
1960 East Bengal 3–1 Mohammedan Sporting
1961 Mohammedan Sporting 2–1 Madras Regimental Centre
1962 Madras Regimental Centre 1–0Mafatlal Group (Bombay)
1963 E.M.E. Centre 1–1, 3–1 Punjab Police
1964 Mohammedan Sporting 1–1, 1–0 Andhra Pradesh Police
1965 Andhra Pradesh Police 2–0Central Police Lines (Hyderabad)
1966 Punjab Police 0–0, 2–0Leader FC (Jalandhar)
1967Mafatlal Group (Bombay)5–0Leader FC (Jalandhar)
1968Mafatlal Group (Bombay)2–1Leader FC (Jalandhar)
1969 Flag of Iran.svg Taj Tehran FC 4–0South Central Railway (Secunderabad)
1970 Flag of Iran.svg Taj Tehran FC 3–1 Andhra Pradesh Police
1971 Flag of Iran.svg Taj Tehran FC 1–0Leader FC (Jalandhar)
1972 Flag of North Korea.svg April 25 SC 1–1 Flag of Germany.svg Bayerischer F.V. 1
1973 East Bengal 0–0, 0–0 Flag of North Korea.svg Dok Ro Gang 2
1974 East Bengal 1–0 Punjab Police
1975 Flag of South Korea.svg Hanyang University 2–0 East Bengal
1976 Flag of South Korea.svg Hanyang University and Border Security Force (joint winners) – 0–0, 0–0 3
1977 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Spartak United3–0 JCT FC
1978 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg FC Volga Kalinin 1–0 Flag of Germany.svg Bayerischer F.V.
1979 Border Security Force and Flag of South Korea.svg Citizens' National Bank (joint winners) – 1–1, 1–1 4
1980 Mohammedan Sporting 1–0 Flag of South Korea.svg Bank of Seoul & Trust Company
1981 Flag of South Korea.svg Myongji University 3–1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg East Fremantle Tricolore
1982–83 Flag of South Korea.svg Incheon University 0–0, 3–0 Mohammedan Sporting
1983 East Bengal 1–0 Mohammedan Sporting 5
1984 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liaoning F.C. 1–0 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Western Australia Soccer Federation
1985 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Football Fed. of South Australia 0–0 (5–4 p ) East Bengal
1986 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg FC Metalist Kharkiv 4–0 East Bengal
1987 Flag of South Korea.svg S.M. Industry Bank1–0 JCT FC
1988 Flag of South Korea.svg POSCO Atoms 1–0 East Bengal
1989 Flag of Iran.svg Esteghlal F.C. 3–1 Flag of South Korea.svg POSCO Atoms
1990 Flag of South Korea.svg Kyung Hee University 0–0 (5–4 p ) Kerala Police
1991 Flag of Iran.svg PAS Tehran F.C. 1–0 Mohun Bagan
1992–93 Flag of South Korea.svg Incheon University 1–1 (4–1 p ) East Bengal
1993 Flag of Croatia.svg NK Varteks 3–0 JCT FC
1994–95 Flag of Iran.svg Bahman F.C. 2–0 Mohun Bagan
1995–96 Flag of Iran.svg Tractor Sazi 3–0Punjab State Electricity Board
1996The tournament was not held
1997 Mohun Bagan 2–0 Tata Football Academy

Notes:

1. ^ Bayerischer withdrew from the replay, so April 25 were declared winners
2. ^ East Bengal were declared winners as Dok Ro Gang refused to play extra time
3. ^ Joint winners after replay
4. ^ Joint winners after replay
5. ^ Abandoned in the 83rd minute due to a riot

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