Independence Day Football Tournament

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Independence Day Football Tournament
1965 Independence Day Tournament winners Dhaka Mohammedan.png
1965 Independence Day Tournament winners, Mohammedan SC
Organising body East Pakistan Sports Federation
Founded1948 (1948)
Abolished1970 (1970)
Region Flag of Pakistan.svg East Pakistan
Number of teams8 (1970)
Last champions EPIDC (3rd title)
Most successful team(s) Mohammedan (6 titles)

The Independence Day Football Tournament, alternatively known as the Pakistan Day Football Tournament or the Azadi Day Football Tournament was a knock-out men's association football tournament held in Dhaka, East Pakistan by the East Pakistan Sports Federation (EPSF). The final was held annually on 14 August, the Pakistan's Independence Day. Following the Independence of Bangladesh, the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) introduced the tournament's successor in 1972, the Bangladesh Independence Cup, held to kick off domestic football following the Liberation War.

Contents

Finals

[1]

EditionYearChampionRunners-upScore
1st1948N/A
2nd1949 Dhaka University Dhaka City XI
2–1
3rd1950Dhaka City XIEast Bengal Railway
1–0
4th1951N/A
5th1952N/A
6th1953 Dhaka University East Bengal Railway
2–1
7th1954I.G. Police XIDhaka City XI
1–0
8th1955 Dhaka Wanderers Club I.G. Police XI
2–0
9th1956 Dhaka Wanderers Club East Pakistan Ansar
1–0
10th1957 Dhaka Wanderers Club & Police AC (shared)
1–1
11th1958 Mohammedan SC Dhaka University
2–1
12th1959 Azad SC & Police AC (shared)
0–0
13th1960 Mohammedan SC Dhaka Wanderers Club
1–0
14th1961 Mohammedan SC & Victoria SC (shared)
2–2
15th1962 Victoria SC Mohammedan SC
2–0
16th1963 Dhaka Wanderers Club & Mohammedan SC (shared)
1–1
17th1964 Victoria SC Mohammedan SC
1–0
18th1965 Mohammedan SC Victoria SC
3–0
19th1966 Dhaka Wanderers Club & Mohammedan SC (shared)
1–1
20th1967 EPIDC Mohammedan SC
4–0
21st1968 EPIDC Mohammedan SC
2–0
22nd1969 EPIDC Dilkusha SC
3–2
23rd1970Final abandoned due to riots [a]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ The final between EPIDC and Mohammedan SC abandoned at 2–0 due to riots which saw four spectators killed and 200 injured.

References

  1. ↑ "Independence Day Football Tournament". RSSSF . Archived from the original on 2025-04-25. Retrieved 2025-04-25.
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