Senior Nehru Hockey Tournament

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Senior Nehru Hockey Tournament
Sport Field hockey
Founded1964;61 years ago (1964)
AdministratorJawaharlal Nehru Hockey Tournament Society
Country Flag of India.svg India
Headquarters Delhi
Most recent
champions		Indian Navy
(2nd title)
Most titlesIndian Airlines
(10 titles)
Official website nehruhockey.com

Senior Nehru Hockey Tournament is a field hockey tournament organized by the Jawaharlal Nehru Hockey Tournament Society (JNHTS). Instituted in 1964 by the Society, the All India Hockey Tournament is held as an annual feature at New Delhi. [1] [2]

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History

The tournament was instituted by the Jawaharlal Nehru Hockey Tournament Society which was founded in 1964, in memorial of India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. The All India Tournament was co-founded by H.C. Sarin, Shri Sayed Hamid and Inder Mohan Kapur to organize a top-class domestic hockey tournament in the capital. [3]

The first edition was held in December 1964, where Northern Railway defeated South Eastern Railway 2–0 in the final.[ citation needed ]

The Society also started tournaments for other age groups such as Junior Tournament in 1972 for under-17 youth, Sub-Junior Tournament in 1983 for under-15 youth, Girls’ Tournament in 1993 for under-17 girls and the Champion College/Universities Tournament in 1993 which is now known as Inter-University Tournament. [4]

The early decade of the tournament during the 1960–1970s was dominated by the Railway teams, especially Northern Railway (Delhi), Western Railway (Mumbai) and South Eastern Railway (Secunderabad). [5]

Venue

The matches are held at Shivaji Hockey Stadium, New Delhi. [3] The 2021 edition was held at Hyderabad. [6]

Teams

The teams which participates in the tournament consists of public sector teams from across the country. The teams in the 57th edition includes CAG XI Indian Audit & Accounts Service, Indian Air Force, Indian Navy, Indian Oil, Indian Railways, Mumbai XI, PNB, Telangana XI, South Central Railway, ADGPI, Indian Army, Delhi XI, Punjab & Sind Bank, RCF and Tamil Nadu XI. [7]

Results

The results of the Senior Nehru Hockey Tournament: [8] [9] [10]

YearWinnerRunner-up
1964Northern RailwaySouth Eastern Railway
1965Sikh R.C. MeerutBombay XI
1966I.H.F. (Blue) and I.H.F. (Red) were declared joint winners
1967Indian Navy and Northern Railway were declared joint winners
1968Indian Airlines and All India Police were declared joint winners
1969Corps of SignalsNorthern Railway
1970All India PoliceNorthern Railway
1971Indian Airlines Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain
1972Corps of SignalsNorthern Railway
1973Northern RailwaySikh R.C. Meerut
1974Northern RailwayWestern Railway
1975 B.S.F. Jalandhar Punjab Police
1976 Punjab Police A.S.C. Jalandhar
1977 B.S.F. Jalandhar Flag of England.svg England XI
1978 B.S.F. Jalandhar Punjab Police
1979C.R.P. Force B.S.F. Jalandhar
1980 Punjab Police E.M.E. Jalandhar
1981 B.S.F. Jalandhar A.S.C. Jalandhar
1982 Punjab Police A.S.C. Jalandhar
1983E.M.E. JalandharC.R.P. Force
1984Indian Airlines B.S.F. Jalandhar
1985Indian Airlines Punjab Police
1986Indian Airlines Punjab Police
1987 B.S.F. Jalandhar Indian Airlines
1988Indian AirlinesR.C.F. Kapurthala
1989I.H.F. (Red)I.H.F. (White)
1990Indian AirlinesPunjab & Sind Bank
1991Punjab & Sind BankI.H.F. Junior A.S.
1992Indian Airlines B.S.F. Jalandhar
1993Indian Airlines B.S.F. Jalandhar
1994 Punjab Police Air India Bombay
1995Air India BombayArmy XI
1996 B.S.F. Jalandhar Punjab Police
1997Air India MumbaisIndian Airlines
1998 B.S.F. Jalandhar Punjab & Sind Bank
1999Punjab & Sind Bank B.S.F. Jalandhar
2000Indian OilBharat Petroleum
2001Air India, MumbaiPunjab & Sind Bank
2002 Punjab Police Indian Airlines
2003 Punjab Police Indian Airlines
2004 Punjab Police B. S. F.
2005Indian AirlinesPunjab & Sind Bank
2006Indian OilNamdhari XI
2007Punjab & Sind BankBharat Petroleum
2008Indian ColtsBharat Petroleum
2009Indian Oil and Namdhari XI were declared joint winners
2010Air IndiaONGC
2011ONGCPunjab National Bank
2012Indian OilBharat Petroleum
2013Punjab & Sind BankBharat Petroleum
2014Indian OilPunjab & Sind Bank
2015Punjab & Sind BankPunjab National Bank
2016 Indian Railways Punjab National Bank
2017Punjab National BankPunjab & Sind Bank
2018 Indian Railways Punjab National Bank
2019Punjab National Bank Punjab Police
2021 [11] Indian Oil Indian Railways
2023 [12] Indian NavyCAG XI

References

  1. ↑ "Gooncha NSHT". Gooncha Group. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  2. ↑ "Jawaharlal Nehru Hockey Tournament Society". JNHTS. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  3. 1 2 Kapadia, Novy (27 November 2015). "The iconic Nehru Hockey Tournament is struggling to stay afloat". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  4. ↑ "History". Gooncha Group. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  5. ↑ Kapadia, Novy (28 November 2013). "The rise and fall of Railway teams in the Nehru Hockey tournament". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  6. ↑ "Hyderabad to host 57th Nehru Senior Hockey Tournament". The Hans India. 20 August 2021.
  7. ↑ "57th edition of GNSHT". Gooncha Group. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  8. ↑ "Roll of Honour — Senior Nehru Hockey Tournament". gnsht.in. Gooncha Group. 2022. Archived from the original on 22 October 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  9. ↑ "Roll of Honour — SENIOR NEHRU HOCKEY TOURNAMENT". New Delhi: nehruhockey.com. Archived from the original on 22 October 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  10. ↑ "Senior Nehru Hockey Tournament — All Winners". hockeypassion.in. Hockey Passion. 19 November 2021. Archived from the original on 22 October 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  11. ↑ "Indian Oil emerge champions in Nehru Cup hockey tournament". Telangana Today. 23 November 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  12. ↑ "GOONCHA-58th NEHRU SENIOR MEN HOCKEY TOURNAMENT". nehruhockey.com. 12 January 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
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