IFA Shield

Last updated

IFA Shield
IFA Shield.png
Organising body Indian Football Association (West Bengal)
Founded1893;132 years ago (1893)
RegionIndia (primarily West Bengal)
Number of teamsVarious
Related competitions Women's IFA Shield
Current champions Real Kashmir (2nd title)
Most successful club(s) East Bengal (29 titles)
Website ifawb.in
Soccerball current event.svg 2025

The IFA Shield is a football competition organized by the Indian Football Association, the football governing body in the Indian state of West Bengal. [1] The IFA came into existence in 1893, [2] and was named after the association. The IFA Shield tournament was started in the same year. It is the third oldest football tournament in India, after Durand Cup and Trades Cup, and is among the oldest football competitions in the world. [3]

Contents

History

The royal houses of Patiala and Cooch Behar, A.A. Apcar of Armenian Club and J Sutherland of Dalhousie AC had financially contributed for the inception of the Shield. The coveted shield was designed by Walter Locke & Co. (Calcutta) and made by Messrs Elkington & Co. (London). [4]

Mohun Bagan, the first all-Indian side to lift the IFA Shield. Mohun Bagan 1911 IFA shield winning team.jpg
Mohun Bagan, the first all-Indian side to lift the IFA Shield.

During the initial years of the competition, the IFA Shield was dominated by British Army teams and the Royal Irish Rifles defeated W.D.R.A. to lift the first IFA Shield in 1893. However, their stranglehold over the Shield was broken in 1911, [5] when Mohun Bagan became the first all-Indian side to win the IFA Shield by defeating East Yorkshire Regiment by 2–1. [6] [7] [8] That was a historic moment for Indian football as well the struggle for independence, as the natives beat the Englishmen in their own game. While the Royal Irish Rifles remains the most successful British Army side with 5 titles, East Bengal Club has won the IFA Shield a record 29 times.

The 1949 IFA Shield won by East Bengal, the most successful club in the tournament's history. East Bengal FC 1949 IFA Shield.jpg
The 1949 IFA Shield won by East Bengal, the most successful club in the tournament's history.

From 2015 to 2018, the IFA Shield was designed as an youth tournament wherein youth teams of all divisions were allowed to participate. [9] The decision was taken by IFA due to busy schedule of AIFF which includes Indian Super League, I-League, I-League 2nd Division, State leagues and Super Cup among others. In 2020, the tournament was once again organised as a senior event. [10]

Results

Pre-independence era (1893–1946)

YearWinnerScoreRunner-upNotes
1893 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Royal Irish Rifles 1–0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg W.D.R.A.
1894 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Royal Irish Rifles (2)2–0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rifle Brigade
1895 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Royal Welch Fusiliers 1–0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg King's Shropshire Light Infantry
1896 British Raj Red Ensign.svg Calcutta 3–0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg King's Shropshire Light Infantry
1897 British Raj Red Ensign.svg Dalhousie 4–0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 31st Field Battalion
1898 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gloucestershire Regiment 1–0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 42nd Highlanders
1899 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg South Lancashire Regiment 2–0 British Raj Red Ensign.svg Barrackpore Artillery
1900 British Raj Red Ensign.svg Calcutta (2)0–0; 6–0 British Raj Red Ensign.svg Dalhousie
1901 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Royal Irish Rifles (3)4–0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Black Watch
1902 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 93rd Highlanders 3–0 British Raj Red Ensign.svg Dalhousie
1903 British Raj Red Ensign.svg Calcutta (3)0–0; 1–1; 2–1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg King's Own Scottish Borderers
1904 British Raj Red Ensign.svg Calcutta (4)1–0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg King's Own Royal Regiment
1905 British Raj Red Ensign.svg Dalhousie (2)4–3 British Raj Red Ensign.svg Calcutta
1906 British Raj Red Ensign.svg Calcutta (5)1–0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Highland Light Infantry
1907 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Highland Light Infantry 0–0; 1–0 British Raj Red Ensign.svg Calcutta
1908 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gordon Highlanders 2–0 British Raj Red Ensign.svg Calcutta Customs
1909 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gordon Highlanders (2)0–0; 3–0 British Raj Red Ensign.svg Calcutta Customs
1910 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gordon Highlanders (3)0–0; 2–0 British Raj Red Ensign.svg Calcutta
1911 British Raj Red Ensign.svg Mohun Bagan 2–1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg East Yorkshire Regiment 3
1912 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Royal Irish Rifles (4)1–0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Black Watch
1913 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Royal Irish Rifles (5)2–0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 91st Highlanders
1914 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg King's Own Royal Regiment 1–0 British Raj Red Ensign.svg Calcutta
1915 British Raj Red Ensign.svg Calcutta (6)0–0; 3–0 British Raj Red Ensign.svg Calcutta Customs
1916 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg North Staffordshire Regiment 2–1 British Raj Red Ensign.svg Calcutta
1917 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 10th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment 2–0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brecknockshire Battalion
1918 British Raj Red Ensign.svg Training Reserve Battalion1–0 British Raj Red Ensign.svg Signal Service Depot
1919 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 1st Battalion of Brecknockshire 3–1 British Raj Red Ensign.svg Calcutta
1920 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Black Watch 2–0 British Raj Red Ensign.svg Kumartuli
1921 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 3rd Battalion of Brecknockshire (2)3–1 British Raj Red Ensign.svg Calcutta
1922 British Raj Red Ensign.svg Calcutta (7)1–0 British Raj Red Ensign.svg Dalhousie
1923 British Raj Red Ensign.svg Calcutta (8)3–0 British Raj Red Ensign.svg Mohun Bagan [11]
1924 British Raj Red Ensign.svg Calcutta (9)5–1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 23rd Brigade of Royal Engineers Association
1925 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 2nd Battalion of Royal Scots Fusiliers 5–1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Cheshire Regiment
1926 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sherwood Foresters 5–1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Cheshire Regiment
1927 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sherwood Foresters (2)2–0 British Raj Red Ensign.svg Dalhousie
1928 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sherwood Foresters (3)2–0 British Raj Red Ensign.svg Dalhousie
1929 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 2nd Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles (6)2–0 British Raj Red Ensign.svg Rangoon Customs
1930 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Seaforth Highlanders 3–0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Royal Regiment
1931 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Highland Light Infantry 1–1; 2–1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Durham Light Infantry
1932 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 2nd Battalion Essex Regiment 2–1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Seaforth Highlanders
1933 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 2–1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg King's Royal Rifles
1934Tournament declared void ( Flag of the United Kingdom.svg King's Royal Rifles and Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Durham Light Infantry: 2–2) 4
1935 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg East Yorkshire Regiment 1–0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Royal Regiment
1936 British Raj Red Ensign.svg Mohammedan 0–0; 0–0; 2–1 British Raj Red Ensign.svg Calcutta
1937 British Raj Red Ensign.svg 6th Fire Brigade4–1 British Raj Red Ensign.svg Police
1938 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg East Yorkshire Regiment (2)1–1; 1–1; 2–0 British Raj Red Ensign.svg Mohammedan
1939 British Raj Red Ensign.svg Police 2–1 British Raj Red Ensign.svg Calcutta Customs
1940 British Raj Red Ensign.svg Aryan 4–1 British Raj Red Ensign.svg Mohun Bagan
1941 British Raj Red Ensign.svg Mohammedan (2)2–0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg King's Own Scottish Borderers
1942 British Raj Red Ensign.svg Mohammedan (3)1–0 British Raj Red Ensign.svg East Bengal
1943 British Raj Red Ensign.svg East Bengal 3–0 British Raj Red Ensign.svg Police
1944 British Raj Red Ensign.svg Eastern Bengal Railway 1–0 British Raj Red Ensign.svg East Bengal
1945 British Raj Red Ensign.svg East Bengal (2) 1–0 British Raj Red Ensign.svg Mohun Bagan
1946Not held 1

Post-independence era (1947–present)

YearWinnerScoreRunner-upNotes
1947 Mohun Bagan (2)1–0 East Bengal
1948 Mohun Bagan (3)1–1; 2–1 Bhawanipore
1949 East Bengal (3) 2–0 Mohun Bagan
1950 East Bengal (4) 3–0 Services
1951 East Bengal (5) 0–0; 2–0 Mohun Bagan
1952Tournament declared void (Mohun Bagan and Rajasthan Club: 0–0; 2–2)
1953Indian Culture League0–0; 0–0; 1–1 East Bengal 6
1954 Mohun Bagan (4)1–0 Hyderabad Sporting
1955Rajasthan Club0–0; 1–0 Aryan
1956 Mohun Bagan (5)4–0 Aryan
1957 Mohammedan (4)3–0 Railways SC
1958 East Bengal (6) 1–1; 1–0 Mohun Bagan
1959Abandoned due to dispute over date of finals
1960 Mohun Bagan (6)1–0 Indian Navy
1961 East Bengal (7) and
Mohun Bagan (7)		 0–0 – 2
1962 Mohun Bagan (8)3–1 Hyderabad XI
1963 Bengal Nagpur Railway 1–0 Mohammedan
1964Tournament declared void (Mohun Bagan and East Bengal: 1–1)
1965 East Bengal (8) 1–0 Mohun Bagan
1966 East Bengal (9)1–0 Bengal Nagpur Railway
1967Tournament declared void (Mohun Bagan and East Bengal: 0–0)
1968Abandoned due to court injunction
1969 Mohun Bagan (9)3–1 East Bengal
1970 East Bengal (10) 1–0 State Flag of Iran (1964).svg PAS Tehran
1971 Mohammedan (5)2–0 Tollygunge Agragami [12]
1972 East Bengal (11)0–0; 0–1 Mohun Bagan 7
1973 East Bengal (12) 3–1 Flag of North Korea.svg Pyongyang
1974 East Bengal (13) 1–0 Mohun Bagan
1975 East Bengal (14) 5–0 Mohun Bagan
1976 East Bengal (15) and
Mohun Bagan (10)		0–0– 2
1977 Mohun Bagan (11)1–0 East Bengal
1978 Mohun Bagan (12) and
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Ararat Yerevan 		2–2– 2
1979 Mohun Bagan (13)1–0 East Bengal
1980Tournament abandoned
1981 Mohun Bagan (14) and
East Bengal (16)		2–2– 2
1982 Mohun Bagan (15)2–1 Mohammedan
1983 East Bengal (17) and
Aryan (2)		0–0– 2
1984 East Bengal (18)1–0 Mohun Bagan
1985 Flag of Uruguay.svg Peñarol 1–0 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Shakhtar Donetsk
1986 East Bengal (19)0–0 (4–2 p) Mohun Bagan
1987 Mohun Bagan (16)1–0 Punjab Police
1988Not held 1
1989 Mohun Bagan (17)1–0 Tata Football Academy
1990 East Bengal (20)1–0 Mohammedan 4
1991 East Bengal (21)3–1 Army XI
1992Not held 1
1993 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Pakhtakor Tashkent 1–1 (5–4 p) Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Irtysh Pavlodar
1994 East Bengal (22)2–1 Mohun Bagan
1995 East Bengal (23)1–1 (3–1 p) Flag of Bangladesh.svg Mohammedan Dhaka
1996 JCT 1–0 Flag of Iraq (1991-2004).svg Al-Karkh [13]
1997 East Bengal (24)3–2 Kochin
1998 Mohun Bagan (18)2–1 East Bengal
1999 Mohun Bagan (19)1–0 Tollygunge Agragami
2000 East Bengal (25) 1–1 (4–1 p) Mohun Bagan
2001 East Bengal (26)1–0 Flag of Brazil.svg Palmeiras B 8
2002 East Bengal (27) 0–0 (5–4 p) Churchill Brothers
2003 Mohun Bagan (20)0–0 (5–3 p) East Bengal
2004 Flag of Myanmar (1974-2010).svg Finance and Revenue 1–1 (4–2 p) Mohun Bagan
2005 Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich II 5–1 Eveready
2006 Mahindra United 1–0 Mohun Bagan
2007Not held 1
2008 Mahindra United (2)3–1 Flag of South Africa.svg Santos
2009 Churchill Brothers 2–0 Mohun Bagan
2010Not held 1
2011 Churchill Brothers (2)2–1 Mohun Bagan
2012 East Bengal (28) 4–2 Prayag United
2013 Prayag United 1–0 East Bengal
2014 Mohammedan (6)1–1 (4–3 p) Flag of Bangladesh.svg Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi
2015 United U19 (2)2–1 East Bengal U19 9
2016 Tata Football Academy 3–2 (a.e.t.) AIFF U19 9 [14]
2017 FC Pune City U19 3–0 Mohun Bagan U19 9
2018 East Bengal U19 (29)1–1 (4–2 p) Mohun Bagan U19 9
2019Not held 1
2020 Real Kashmir 2–1 George Telegraph [15]
2021 Real Kashmir (2)2–1 Sreenidi Deccan [16]
2022Not held
2023Not held
2024Not held [17]
2025

Notes:

1. ^ Tournament not held.
2. ^ Joint winners.
3. ^ An all-Indian side won the Shield for the first time.
4. ^ The final was abandoned due to a dispute between the finalists over extra time. [18]
5. ^ A scheduled fourth match was scratched and Indian Culture League were awarded the Shield as East Bengal played with an unregistered player in the third match. [19]
6. ^ The final was abandoned at half-time after Mohammedan Sporting refused to continue, and East Bengal were awarded the Shield. [20]
7. ^ The replay was abandoned due to torrential rain, but Mohun Bagan objected to a third match and refused to play: the third match was scratched and East Bengal were awarded the Shield. [21]
8. ^ The final was abandoned after 35 minutes after Palmeiras started a violent brawl, with Palmeiras fans also throwing chairs onto the pitch: East Bengal were awarded the Shield, and the IFA ordered that Palmeiras' results be deleted from the records. [22] [19]
9. ^ Organised as an Under-19 tournament.

Performance by teams

Performance by Indian teams

Though the tournament was dominated by the British Army teams during its initial years, yet British Indian teams too participated representing India prior to the independence, but very few were an all-Indian side. Mohun Bagan AC the first all-Indian side to win the tournament in 1911.

Top 10 Indian teams in IFA Shield

No.TeamChampionships
(Latest)		Runner-ups
1 East Bengal 29 ( 2018 )11
2 Mohun Bagan 20 (2003) [23] 20
3 Calcutta 9 (1924)8
4 Mohammedan 6 ( 2014 )4
5 Dalhousie 2 (1905)5
6 Churchill Brothers 2 ( 2011 )1
United 2 (2015)1
8 Mahindra United 2 (2008)0
Real Kashmir 2 ( 2021 )0
10 Aryan 2 (1983)2
Police 1 (1939)2

Performance by Overseas teams

Awards

Since the 123rd edition of the tournament, the awards for the Best Coach of the tournament, the Best Player of the tournament, the highest goalscorer of the tournament and Fair Play has been renamed in honour of India's football icons- P. K. Banerjee, Chuni Goswami and Krishanu Dey, [24] [25] and renowned sports photojournalist – Ronojoy 'Ronny' Roy. [26] [27]

Krishanu Dey Memorial Award

As of December 2020

YearPlayerGoalsClub
2020 Flag of Nigeria.svg Abegunrin Adefemi Lukman 5 Real Kashmir
2021 Flag of Ghana.svg Rahim Osumanu 5 Gokulam Kerala

P. K. Banerjee Memorial Award for the Best Coach

As of December 2020

YearHead CoachClub
2020 Flag of India.svg Ranjan Bhattacharya George Telegraph

Chuni Goswami Memorial Award for the Best Player

As of December 2020

YearPlayerClub
2020 Flag of Scotland.svg Mason Robertson Real Kashmir
2021 Flag of Scotland.svg Mason Robertson Real Kashmir

Ronny Roy Fair Play Award

As of December 2021

YearClub
2020 Flag of India.svg Real Kashmir FC
2021 Flag of India.svg Indian Arrows

See also

References

  1. ↑ Nag, Utathya (19 April 2023). "Calcutta Football League: East Bengal kings of Asia's oldest league competition — full winners list". olympics.com. The Olympics Football. Archived from the original on 5 May 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  2. ↑ Chaudhuri, Arunava. "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the IFA-Shield". indianfootball.de. Indian Football Network. Archived from the original on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  3. ↑ "FOOTBALL IN BENGAL". www.ifawb.com. The Indian Football Association (West Bengal). Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  4. ↑ "Nagendra Prasad Sarbadhikari — The first visionary of Indian football". Football Paradise. 25 November 2019. Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  5. ↑ Sengupta, Somnath (29 July 2011). "Tactical Evolution Of Indian Football (Part One): Profiling Three Great 2—3—5 Teams". thehardtackle.com. Kolkata: The Hard Tackle. Archived from the original on 9 October 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  6. ↑ Majumdar, Boria, Bandyopadhyay, Kausik (1 February 2006). Goalless: The Story of a Unique Footballing Nation. New Delhi: Penguin India. ISBN   9780670058747. Archived from the original on 8 April 2022.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. ↑ "Chronology of Important Sports Events — West Bengal". wbsportsandyouth.gov.in. Kolkata: Government of West Bengal – Department of youth services and sports. 2017. Archived from the original on 13 October 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  8. ↑ Basu, Jaydeep (29 July 2020). "A victory for India? Why Mohun Bagan's historic 1911 IFA Shield win was purely about football". Scroll. Archived from the original on 5 May 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  9. ↑ "IFA Shield now U-19 tournament". Telegraph India. 10 January 2015. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  10. ↑ "IFA Shield set for return as senior event". The Indian Express. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 27 September 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  11. ↑ "Mohun Bagan Athletic Club: Umapati Kumar". mohunbagangorbo.com. Kolkata. Archived from the original on 28 April 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  12. ↑ Chakrabarty, Kushal (12 July 2012). "Mohammedan Sporting Club, Kolkata: A New Horizon". kolkatafootball.com. Kolkata Football. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  13. ↑ Chaudhuri, Arunava; Jönsson, Mikael; Bobrowsky, Josef (13 February 2014). "India 1996/97 – List of Champions: 102nd IFA Shield". RSSSF . Archived from the original on 18 October 2022.
  14. ↑ "IFA Shield: Tata Football Academy wins the 120th IFA Shield". 7 March 2016. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  15. ↑ "IFA Shield 2020 FULL MATCH Real Kashmir Make History, Beat George Telegraph In Final | The Fan Garage (TFG)". thefangarage.com. 19 December 2020. Archived from the original on 22 January 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  16. ↑ "Real Kashmir FC defends IFA Shield title, beats Sreenidi Deccan FC in a thriller". sportstar.thehindu.com. Sportstar. 15 December 2021. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  17. ↑ "Kings offered to co-host IFA Shield". thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. 13 January 2023.
  18. ↑ "Soccer Sensation". NewspaperSG . Malaya Tribune. 11 August 1934. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  19. 1 2 Sengupta, Somnath (8 March 2011). "The Glorious History Of IFA Shield". Thehardtackle.com. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  20. ↑ "It's Mohammedan Sporting vs Dhanmondi in IFA Shield final". The Times of India. 11 February 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  21. ↑ Banerjee, Ritabrata (26 March 2020). "Indian football: Instances when the Kolkata derby got abandoned". Goal.com. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  22. ↑ "East Bengal declared IFA Shield winners". Rediff. 12 October 2001. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  23. ↑ "TROPHY ROOM - Mohun Bagan Athletic Club". themohunbaganac.com. Benguluru Football Club. Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  24. ↑ Mohamed, Farzan (3 December 2020). "IFA Shield 2020". www.sportskeeda.com. Archived from the original on 9 July 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  25. ↑ ""Krishanu Dey Memorable Highest Scorar Trophy" for 123RD IFA Shield 2020 । পিকে-চুনীর পর এবার IFA শিল্ডে কৃশানু দে-র নামে পুরস্কার". zeenews.india.com. Archived from the original on 27 September 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  26. ↑ "Shield's Fair Play trophy renamed in honour of Ronny Roy". aajkaal.in. Archived from the original on 6 December 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  27. ↑ "123RD IFA SHIELD RESULTS 2020–21: Awards after the FINAL (VYBK)". kolkatafootball.com. Kolkata Football. 19 December 2020. Archived from the original on 21 November 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2020.

Bibliography

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.