Sikkim Gold Cup

Sikkim Gold Cup

Organising body	Sikkim Football Association (SFA)
Founded	1979;46 years ago (1979)
Region	India
Number of teams	Various
Current champions	NorthEast United (1st title)
Most successful team(s)	Mohun Bagan (10 titles)
2024 Sikkim Gold Cup

The Sikkim Gold Cup, also known as the All India Governor's Gold Cup, is an Indian football tournament held in Sikkim and organized by the Sikkim Football Association (SFA). ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} Some of the past champions include New Road Team of Nepal in 2007, ^[5] Three Star Club in 2008, ^[6] ONGC FC in 2010, ^[7] Mohammedan Sporting in 2016, and Mohun Bagan in 2017. ^[8]

Venue

Sikkim Gold Cup matches are played at the Paljor Stadium, Gangtok. ^{[9] [10]}

Results

List of winners and runners-up: ^[11]

Year	Winners	Score	Runners-up
1979	Gangtok Municipal Corporation (GMC)	–	Border Security Force (Kadamtala)
1980	Mohammedan Sporting	–	Rajasthan Club (Calcutta)
1981	Mafatlal SC (Mumbai)	–	ITI (Bangalore)
1982	Punjab Police	–	Punjab State Electricity Board
1983	Punjab Police	–	Thimpu XI
1984	Mohun Bagan and Jamshedpur XI (joint winners)
1985	Mohun Bagan	–	Mohammedan Sporting
1986	Mohun Bagan	–	Mohammedan Sporting
1987	Sesa	0–0 (5–3 p)	Mohammedan Sporting
1988	JCF	–	Eastern Command
1989	Mohun Bagan	–	Mohammedan Sporting
1990	Royal Nepal Airlines Club (RNAC)	–	Bank of India
1991	Mohun Bagan	2–1	Mohammedan Sporting
1992	Mohun Bagan	–	Muktijoddha Sangsad
1993	Rising Star Club	–	Victoria
1994	Mohun Bagan	–	Army XI
1995	Punjab Police	–	Mohun Bagan
1996	Air India	0–0 (4–3 p) [12]	Mohun Bagan
1997	All-Nepal FA XI	2–1	East Bengal
1998	All-Nepal FA XI	2–1	Army XI
1999	Army XI	3–1	Kerala Police
2000	Mohun Bagan	3–0	Air India
2001	Mohun Bagan	4–0	Arambagh KS
2002	BSF	3–0	Arambagh KS
2003	Tata Football Academy	1–0	Air India
2004	EverReady SA	1–1 (4–2 p)	All-Nepal FA XI
2005	BSF	1–1 (4–2 p)	Tata Football Academy
2006	Air India	2–2 (4–1 p)	Army XI
2007	New Road Team	2–1	Three Star Club
2008	Three Star Club	1–0	Army XI
2009	Calcutta Port Trust	1–0	BNR Kolkata
2010	ONGC	3–1	Bengal Mumbai
2011	The tournament was not held
2012	BSF	0–0 (3–0 p)	Three Star Club
2013	Three Star Club	3–1	Manang Marshyangdi Club
2014	ONGC	2–2 (2–0 p)	Manang Marshyangdi Club
2015	The tournament was not held
2016	Mohammedan	1–0	Jhapa XI
2017	Mohun Bagan	1–0	Calcutta Customs
2018	Manang Marshyangdi Club	1–0	Army XI
2019	Mohammedan	2–1	Sikkim Himalayan
2024	NorthEast United	0–0 (4–3 p) [13]	Gangtok Himalayan

See also

• SFA A-Division S-League
• Sikkim Premier League
• Bhaichung Stadium

References

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2. Chaudhuri, Arunava. "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Sikkim Governor's Gold Cup". indianfootball.de. Indian Football Network. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
3. "Sikkim Governor's Gold Cup kicked-off". Archived from the original on 26 February 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
4. 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.
5. "29th SIKKIM GOVERNORS GOLD CUP - 2007". Archived from the original on 28 December 2010. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
6. "30th SIKKIM GOVERNORS GOLD CUP - 2008". Archived from the original on 18 December 2010. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
7. "Summary - Sikkim Governors Gold Cup - India - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway". Archived from the original on 16 April 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
8. "Mohammedan SC wins 2016 Sikkim Governors Gold Cup". Goalie365. 27 October 2016. Archived from the original on 13 September 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
9. Chowdhury, Aritra (11 November 2019). "MSC confident ahead of Gold Cup final vs Sikkim Himalayan FC". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. The Times of India. Archived from the original on 16 December 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
10. "39th SIKKIM GOVERNOR'S GOLD CUP 2019 SEMI-FINALS AND FINAL". Kolkatafootball.com. Archived from the original on 5 November 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
11. "India — List of All India Governor's Gold Cup Winners (Sikkim)". RSSSF . Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
12. Chaudhuri, Arunava; Jönsson, Mikael; Bobrowsky, Josef (13 February 2014). "India 1996/97 – List of Champions: Sikkim Gold Cup". RSSSF . Archived from the original on 18 October 2022.
13. NewsDesk, T. N. M. (25 November 2024). "NorthEast United FC lifts 40th Governor's Gold Cup". thenewsmill.com. Retrieved 25 November 2024.

Further reading

• Pradhan, Sujal (16 June 2023). "Sikkim Premier Division League 2023 to kick off on June 21st". indiatodayne.in. Gangtok: India Today North East. Archived from the original on 16 June 2023.

External links

• List of Sikkim Governor's Gold Cup Winners