Independence Day Cup

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Independence Day Cup
Organising bodyNowgong Sports Association
Founded1947;77 years ago (1947)
RegionIndia
Number of teams14 (in 2023)
Current champions Oil India FC (8th title) [1]

The Independence Day Cup is an Indian football tournament held in Nagaon, Assam, organised by Nowgong Sports Association annually. [2] Teams from across the country compete in this oldest football tournament of Assam which was established in 1947, days after the Indian independence. Initially the tournament was hosted by Nagaon Marwari Yubak Sangha. [3] [4]

Contents

Venues

Most of the matches are being played in the Nurul Amin Stadium, Nagaon, which has the capacity of 5,000 spectators. [5]

Results

List of Independence Day Cup finals [3]
EditionYearWinnersScoreRunners-upRef.
1969 Mohammedan SC [6]
1971 Mohammedan SC
1972 Mohammedan SC
1976 Oil India Limited
1977 Oil India Limited
1979 Border Security Force Oil India Limited
1981 Assam Rifles
1988 Mohammedan SC 1–0 Punjab Police
1993 BSF FC 3–0 Flag of Bangladesh.svg Abahani Krira Chakra
1994 Oil India FC
1996 Mohun Bagan BSF FC [7]
1997 Mohun Bagan [7]
1998 BSF FC 2–0 Flag of Bangladesh.svg Muktijoddha Sangsad KC
1999 BSF FC 1–1 (7–6 p) Tata Football Academy
2000 Indian National FC 1–1 (3–1 p) Assam Regimental Centre
2001 NF Railway SC 5–0 ASEB Sports Club
2002 East Bengal Club 2–0 Oil India FC
2003 SAIL, Kolkata3–0 Oil India FC
2004 Oil India FC 2–0 Khidderpore Sporting Union
2005 Oil India FC 1–0 Nagaland Police [8]
2006 BSF FC 4–1 Assam Police Blues
2007 Mohammedan SC 0–0 (3–2 p) BSF FC
2008–09 BSF FC 0–0 (6–5 p) Oil India FC
2010 Assam Rifles
2011 SSB Ranidanga Langsning FC
64th2012 Langsning FC 2–1 Assam Rifles [9]
65th2013 Assam Rifles 4–0 Oil India FC [10]
68th2016 Oil India FC 2–1 ASEB Sports Club
69th2017 Assam Rifles 2–0 BSF FC
70th2018 BSF FC 1–1 (4–3 p) Mohammedan SC
71st2019 Gokulam Kerala FC 1–0 BSF FC [11]
73rd2021 ASEB Sports Club 1–1 (4–3 p) Kerala United FC [12] [13]
74th2022 Oil India FC 1–0 Assam Rifles [14]
75th2023 Oil India FC 2–0 ASEB Sports Club [1]

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