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
Organiser(s) East Pakistan Sports Federation
Founded1949 (1949)
Abolished1970 (1970)
Region Flag of Pakistan.svg East Pakistan
Teams8 (1970)
Last champions EPIDC (3rd title)
Most championships 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
1st1949 Dhaka University Dhaka City XI
2–1
2nd1950Dhaka City XIEast Bengal Railway
1–0
3rd1951N/A
–
1952Not held
4th1953 Dhaka University East Bengal Railway
2–1
5th1954I.G. Police XIDhaka City XI
1–0
6th1955 Dhaka Wanderers Club I.G. Police XI
2–0
7th1956East Pakistan Secretariat XI Dhaka Wanderers Club
2–1
8th1957 Dhaka Wanderers Club & Police AC (shared)
1–1
9th1958 Mohammedan SC Dhaka University
2–1
10th1959 Azad SC & Police AC (shared)
0–0
11th1960 Mohammedan SC Dhaka Wanderers Club
1–0
12th1961 Mohammedan SC & Victoria SC (shared)
2–2
13th1962 Victoria SC Mohammedan SC
2–0
14th1963 Dhaka Wanderers Club & Mohammedan SC (shared)
1–1
15th1964 Victoria SC Mohammedan SC
1–0
16th1965 Mohammedan SC Victoria SC
3–0
17th1966 Dhaka Wanderers Club & Mohammedan SC (shared)
1–1
18th1967 EPIDC Mohammedan SC
4–0
19th1968 EPIDC Mohammedan SC
2–0
20th1969 EPIDC Dilkusha SC
3–2
21st1970Final 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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