Goa Police Cup

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Goa Police Cup
Organising body Goa Football Association
Founded1968;56 years ago (1968)
Number of teams12
Current championsCortalim Villagers
Television broadcastersSportsCast India (YouTube)

The Goa Police Cup is an annual football tournament organized by the Sports Cell of Goa Police. [1] The tournament is played between the top teams of Goa Professional League and GFA First Division League, sometimes joined by invitational teams. Goa Police Cup is one of the oldest tournaments in Goa, starting since 1968. The competition is played in a group stage followed by knockout. Vasco won the inaugural edition. [2] The champions in 2023 edition were Cortalim Villagers. [3]

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Prize

The winner of the Goa Police Cup gets a cash prize of Rupees 2 lakh, and the runners up gets 1 lakh. The Goa Police Football Cup has a history of being one of the oldest football tournaments in the country with a 5-feet 5 inches silverware trophy, donated by Shantillal Gosalia, being awarded to the winners. [4]

Teams

The following teams participated in 2016–17 Goa Police Cup. [5]

Club
Calangute Association
Churchill Brothers
Corps of Signal
Clube Sao Miguel de Taleigao
Dempo
FC Bardez
Goa Police SC
Indian Navy
Salgaocar
Santa Cruz Club of Cavelossim
Sporting Goa
Vasco

Venues

The tournament is played at Duler, Raia, Cuncolim and Ambelim. [6]

Results

EditionYearWinnersScoreRunners-upRef
1968 Vasco 1–0Margao CC [2]
1969 Vasco [7]
1970 Sesa Salgaocar [7]
1977 Vasco [2]
1978 Salgaocar [8]
1999 Churchill Brothers 2–1 Dempo [9]
2005 Dempo 3–1 Sporting Goa [10]
12th2010 Vasco 1–0 Sporting Goa [11]
13th2015 Laxmi Prasad 5–2 Salgaocar [12]
14th2016FC Bardez3–0Calangute Association [13]
15th2018 Sporting Goa 3–1 Churchill Brothers [14]
16th2019 Goa 1–1 (7–6 p) Sporting Goa [15]
17th2021 Panjim Footballers 1–0 Dempo [16]
18th2022 Sesa FA 2–1Chapora Yuvak Sangh [3]
19th2023Cortalim Villagers0–0 (4–2 p) Dempo [17]

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