Scissors Cup

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Scissors Cup
Organising body All India Football Federation (AIFF)
Founded1992;31 years ago (1992)
Abolished1997
RegionIndia
Number of teamsvarious
Last champions West Riffa Club (1997)
Most successful club(s) Dempo (3 titles)

The Scissors Cup was an Indian football tournament held in Kerala in South India, organized by the All India Football Federation (AIFF). It was instituted in 1992 and was abolished in 1997. [1]

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History

The Scissors Cup was started in 1992 in Kerala to attract teams from all over India and abroad and was held until 1997. [2] [3]

Venue

It was organised in various stadiums in Kochi. [4]

Results

YearWinnersScoreRunners-upNotes
1992 Dempo 2–1 Indian Telephone Industries Limited [5]
1993 Mohun Bagan 1–0 Kerala Police [6] [7]
1994 Dempo 3–0 Mohun Bagan [8]
1995 JCT 1–0 Flag of Malaysia.svg Perlis
1996 Dempo 1–0 Indian Bank [9]
1997 Flag of Bahrain.svg West Riffa – Kochin Riffa won by toss as power cut in Stadium [3] [4]

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  2. ↑ Sarkar, Dhiman (25 March 2018). "India's football past gasping for survival". hindustantimes.com. Kolkata: Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 6 January 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
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  4. 1 2 "Sports Goods Foundation of India". www.sgfi.org. Archived from the original on 18 April 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  5. ↑ "JCT Football :: Scissors Cup". www.jctfootball.com. Archived from the original on 21 April 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  6. ↑ Technologies, Sancoale (3 August 2020). "Scissors Cup 1994". Dempo Sports Club. Archived from the original on 16 April 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
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