Shirui Lily Cup

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Shirui Lily Cup
Organiser(s)Ukhrul District Sports Association (UDSA)
Founded1973;53 years ago (1973)
RegionIndia
Teams10
Current championsSagolband United

Shirui Lily Cup, also known as the Shirui Lily National Level Football Knockout Cup, is an Indian football tournament held in Ukhrul and organized by Ukhrul District Sports Association (UDSA). [1]

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History

The Shirui Lily Cup has been held under the aegis of Ukhrul DSA and is named after the State Flower of Manipur Shirui Lily. The tournament was first held in 1973 as a district level tournament. The next year, it was made a state level tournament by AMFA and eventually designated an All India national level competition by AIFF in 2005. [2]

Ukhrul District Sports Association had announced that the 29th edition of the Shirui Lily Cup football tournament was going to be held from November 22 to December 4, 2021. [3]

Venue

The competition is held at Tangkhul Naga Long Ground at Ukhrul.

Results

List of Shirui Lily Cup Finals
EditionYearWinnersScoreRunners-upRef.
25th2004 Eastern Sporting Union 1–0Youth Social Welfare Association [4]
26th2005TRUGPU, Nambol1–0Lenali, Churachandpur [5]
27th2008 [6]
28th2011AIM, Khabam0–0 (4–3 p) NEROCA [7]
29th2021 Shillong Lajong 4–3 KLASA [8]
30th2023Sagolband United2–2 (13–12 p)YOSC Khurai [9]

References

  1. ↑ "Shirui Lily Cup begins, United Brothers FC beat Phungyar FC 2-0". ifp.co.in. Archived from the original on 27 November 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  2. ↑ "Ukhrul readies for Shirui Lily national football". E-Pao. 29 September 2011.
  3. ↑ "Shirui Lily Cup 2021 to kick-start from November 22". thefrontiermanipur.com. Imphal Free Press. 25 November 2021. Archived from the original on 27 November 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  4. ↑ "ESU pip YSWA to retain Shirui cup". E-Pao. 18 December 2004.
  5. ↑ "Nambol lift Shirui Cup". E-Pao. 3 December 2005.
  6. ↑ "TRUGPU enter Shirui Cup final". E-Pao. 27 March 2008.
  7. ↑ "AIM champions of Shirui Lily Cup 2011 : 09th nov11 ~ E-Pao! Headlines". e-pao.net. E-PAO. Archived from the original on 27 December 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  8. ↑ Zimik, Mungchan (5 December 2021). "Shillong Lajong FC emerge champs of 29th Shirui Lily Cup". thesangaiexpress.com. Ukhrul: The Sangai Express. Archived from the original on 11 November 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  9. ↑ "Sagolband United Win Shirui Lily Cup". The Frontier Manipur. 19 April 2023.
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