Football tournament
The Bharat Ratna Lokopriya Gopinath Bordoloi Trophy , commonly known as Bordoloi Trophy , is a premier annual Indian football tournament held in Guwahati and organized by Guwahati Sports Association (GSA).[ 1] [ 2] The tournament was founded in 1952 by Gauhati Town Club .[ 3] It is named after Assam's first chief minister Gopinath Bordoloi . The prestigious tournament comprises some top clubs from the northeast and rest of India . Clubs from Bangladesh , Nepal ,[ 4] Thailand , Iran and Uzbekistan have also participated in this major championship. Abahani Limited of Bangladesh lifted the 2010 edition trophy.[ 5]
Kolkata based Mohun Bagan has won the Bordoloi Trophy title for record seven times.[ 6]
On 27 September 2024, Guwahati Sports Association announced the revamped format of Bordoloi Trophy from its 72nd edition which will be played across three months starting with district level matches, followed by cluster level and the final round.[ 7] In 2023, Oil India FC won their 5th title of the tournament by defeating United Chirang Duar FC in the final clash.[ 8] [ 9]
Venues
The matches of the tournament are usually played at Nehru Stadium, Guwahati . From the last few seasons, Judges Field and some other nearby venues have also hosted the matches along with Nehru Stadium.[ 10] [ 11]
Results
List of Bordoloi Trophy Finals[ 12] [ 13]
Year
Winners
Score
Runners-up
Ref.
1952
Railway Sports Club, Pandu
–
Union Sporting Club, Nagaon
1953
Maharana AC, Guwahati
–
Shillong Garrison
1954
Gauhati Town Club
–
India Club, Silchar
1955
State Transport Asso, Shillong
–
Thengalbari Club, Jorhat
1956
Gauhati Town Club and State Transport Asso, Shillong (joint winners)
1957
Jalpaiguri TC, West Bengal
–
Gauhati Town Club
1958
Southern Railway Institute
–
Maharana AC, Guwahati
1959
Sporting Union Club, Guwahati
–
City College Old Boys FC
1960
Assam Police , Dergaon
–
Assam Rifles
1961
Mysore District Committee
–
Assam Rifles
1962
Leaders FC, Jalandhar
–
Howrah Union
1963
Gauhati Town Club and Leaders FC, Jalandhar (joint winners) – 0–0
1964
Assam Rifles
–
Jalpaiguri TC, West Bengal
1965
Aryan
–
Mohammedan Sporting
1966
Aryan
–
Mohammedan Sporting
1967
Eastern Railway
–
Ichapur Rifle Factory
1968
East Bengal
1–0
Eastern Railway
[ 14]
1969
Mohammedan Sporting
1–0
East Bengal
[ 15]
1970
Mohammedan Sporting
–
Khidderpore Sporting Union
1971
Assam Police , Dergaon
–
Mohammedan Sporting
1972
East Bengal
2–2, 5–0
Dhaka XI
[ 14]
1973
East Bengal
0–0, 1–0
Leaders FC, Jalandhar
[ 14]
1974
Mohun Bagan
2–2, 5–0
Vasco
1975
Mohun Bagan
–
Punjab XI
1976
Mohun Bagan
3–0
Goa XI
1977
Mohun Bagan
4–0
Mohammedan Sporting
1978
East Bengal
4–2
Bangkok Port Authority
[ 14]
1979
Bangkok Port Authority
–
Oil India Limited
1980
The tournament was not held
1981
Assam Police
–
Dempo
1982
Dempo
1–0
Assam Rifles
1983
Dempo
1–0
Mohammedan Sporting
1984
Mohun Bagan
–
Mafatlal SC, Bombay
1985
Mohammedan Sporting
1–0
Salgaocar
1986
Mohammedan Sporting
3–0
Punjab State Electricity Board
1987
Khidderpore Sporting Union
–
Assam Rifles
1988
ASEB
–
Assam Police
1989
Esteghlal
1–0
Mohammedan (Dhaka)
1990
Oil India Limited
–
Shillong XI
1991
Mohammedan Sporting
1–0
East Bengal
1992
East Bengal
1–0
Abahani Krira Chakra
[ 14]
1993
Bangkok Port Authority
1–0
Mohun Bagan
1994
Punjab Police
–
Mizoram XI
1995
Assam Police
–
Williamson Magor Academy
1996
Mohun Bagan
2–1
East Bengal
[ 16]
1997
Assam Police
1–1 (5–4 p )
Mizoram Aizawl XI
1998
Narbakhar Club
10–1
TRAU
1999
Assam Regimental Centre
2–1
ASEB
2000
Tata Football Academy
1–1 (4–3 p )
2nd Assam Special Reserve Force
2001
Mohun Bagan
4–0
Rajpracha
2002
Assam Regimental Centre
1–0
ASEB
2003
Assam Regimental Centre
3–0
Oil India
2004
Brothers Union
1–0 (a.e.t. )
Shillong XI
2005
Assam Regimental Centre
2–2 (5–3 p )
SAIL
2006
ASEB
1–0
Assam Regimental Centre
2007
Port Authority of Thailand
3–0
ONGC , Mumbai
2008
Oil India
3–0 (a.e.t. )
ASEB
2009
ASEB
3–2
Nagaland Police
2010
Abahani Limited
3–0
Three Star Club
2011
Royal Wahingdoh
2–1
Langsning
2012
Oil India
4–1
Assam Rifles
2013
Bhawanipore
1–0
Aizawl
[ 17]
2014
ASEB
2–2 (4–2 p )
Green Valley
2015
The tournament was not held
2016
Three Star Club
2–1
East Bengal
[ 18]
2018
Mohammedan Sporting
3–1
Oil India
[ 19]
2019
Oil India
2–2 (5–2 p )
ASEB
[ 20]
2020
The tournament was not held
2021
ASEB
2–1
Oil India
2022
Delhi
1–0
Nagaland Police
[ 21]
2023
Oil India
3–1
United Chirang Duar
[ 22]
See also
References
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