Kalinga Cup

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Kalinga Cup
Organising body Football Association of Odisha
Department of Sports & Youth Services, Govt. of Odisha
Founded1962;62 years ago (1962)
RegionIndia
Number of teams20
Current champions Army XI

Kalinga Cup (also known as All India Kalinga Cup) [1] is an annual Indian association football tournament held in Odisha. It is organised by Football Association of Odisha and Department of Sports and Youth of Government of Odisha. The tournament was first introduced in 1962 by former Odisha Chief Minister Biju Patnaik. [2]

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Venue

The matches are held at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack, Odisha. [2] [3]

Awards

Award NamePrize Money
Champions₹ 3,00,000
Runners-up₹ 2,00,000

Results

List of Kalinga Cup Finals
YearWinnersScoreRunners-upRef.
1964 Mohammedan Sporting [4]
1991 Mohammedan Sporting 2–1 Mohun Bagan [5]
1993 East Bengal 2–0 Mohun Bagan [6]
2005 Eveready Association 2–0 State Sports Hostel, Cuttack [7] [8]
2006 Oil India [9]
2009 Amity United 5–4 Army XI [10]
2010 Army XI 1–1 (10–9 p) Flag of Nepal.svg Three Star Club [11]
2012 Mohammedan 2–1 Vasco [12] [13]
2013 Southern Samity 0–0 (4–2 p) Air India [14]
2014 ONGC 2–1 Kalighat Milan Sangha [15]
2016 Army XI 5–1Bidanasi Club [16]

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