Independence Day Cup

Association football tournament in India

Football tournament

Independence Day CupOrganising body| Nowgong Sports Association

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Founded| 1947; 77 years ago (1947)
Region| India
Number of teams| 14 (in 2023)
Current champions| Oil India FC (8th title)[1]

The Independence Day Cup is an Indian football tournament held in Nagaon, Assam, organised by Nowgong Sports Association annually.[2] Teams from across the country compete in this oldest football tournament of Assam which was established in 1947, days after the Indian independence. Initially the tournament was hosted by Nagaon Marwari Yubak Sangha.[3][4]

## Venues[edit]

Most of the matches are being played in the Nurul Amin Stadium, Nagaon, which has the capacity of 5,000 spectators.[5]

## Results[edit]

List of Independence Day Cup finals[3] Edition  | Year  | Winners  | Score  | Runners-up  | Ref.

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| 1969  | Mohammedan SC | –  |  | [6]
| 1971  | Mohammedan SC | –  |  |
| 1972  | Mohammedan SC | –  |  |
| 1976  | Oil India Limited | –  |  |
| 1977  | Oil India Limited | –  |  |
| 1979  | Border Security Force | –  | Oil India Limited |
| 1981  | Assam Rifles | –  |  |
| 1988  | Mohammedan SC | 1–0  | Punjab Police |
| 1993  | BSF FC | 3–0  |  Abahani Krira Chakra |
| 1994  | Oil India FC | –  |  |
| 1996  | Mohun Bagan | –  | BSF FC | [7]
| 1997  | Mohun Bagan | –  |  | [7]
| 1998  | BSF FC | 2–0  |  Muktijoddha Sangsad KC |
| 1999  | BSF FC | 1–1 (7–6 p)  | Tata Football Academy |
| 2000  | Indian National FC | 1–1 (3–1 p)  | Assam Regimental Centre |
| 2001  | NF Railway SC | 5–0  | ASEB Sports Club |
| 2002  | East Bengal Club | 2–0  | Oil India FC |
| 2003  | SAIL, Kolkata | 3–0  | Oil India FC |
| 2004  | Oil India FC | 2–0  | Khidderpore Sporting Union |
| 2005  | Oil India FC | 1–0  | Nagaland Police | [8]
| 2006  | BSF FC | 4–1  | Assam Police Blues |
| 2007  | Mohammedan SC | 0–0 (3–2 p)  | BSF FC |
| 2008–09  | BSF FC | 0–0 (6–5 p)  | Oil India FC |
| 2010  | Assam Rifles | –  |  |
| 2011  | SSB Ranidanga | –  | Langsning FC |
64th  | 2012  | Langsning FC | 2–1  | Assam Rifles | [9]
65th  | 2013  | Assam Rifles | 4–0  | Oil India FC | [10]
68th  | 2016  | Oil India FC | 2–1  | ASEB Sports Club |
69th  | 2017  | Assam Rifles | 2–0  | BSF FC |
70th  | 2018  | BSF FC | 1–1 (4–3 p)  | Mohammedan SC |
71st  | 2019  | Gokulam Kerala FC | 1–0  | BSF FC | [11]
73rd  | 2021  | ASEB Sports Club | 1–1 (4–3 p)  | Kerala United FC | [12][13]
74th  | 2022  | Oil India FC | 1–0  | Assam Rifles | [14]
75th  | 2023  | Oil India FC | 2–0  | ASEB Sports Club | [1]

## See also[edit]

* Assam Football Association
* Bordoloi Trophy
* ATPA Shield
* Assam State Premier League
* Bodousa Cup
* Bodoland Martyrs Gold Cup

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "OIL India FC lift Independence Day Cup title at Nagaon". sentinelassam.com. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
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.
3. ^ a b Chaudhuri, Arunava. "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Independence Day Cup". www.indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 19 October 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
4. ^ Abhishek Ganguly (5 October 2018). "Mohammedan Sporting to open campaign in All India Independence Cup | Football News - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 5 December 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
5. ^ "Sports Venues". assam.gov.in. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
6. ^ Hoque, Elis (19 July 2019). "হারিয়ে যাওয়া মোহামেডানীদের সালতামামি…" [Diary of the lost stars of Mohammedan...]. onnodristy.com (in Bengali). Dhaka: Onno Dristi Bangla. Archived from the original on 3 November 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
7. ^ a b "Mohun Bagan Trophy room". themohunbaganac.com. Mohun Bagan Athletic Club. Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
8. ^ Chaudhuri, Arunava. "2005/06 Season in Indian Football:". indianfootball.de. Indian Football Network. Archived from the original on 9 January 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
9. ^ "Langshiling of Shillong lifts ID Cup". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 16 October 2012. Archived from the original on 6 December 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
10. ^ "Riflemen lift ID Cup". assamtribune.com. Archived from the original on 25 September 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
11. ^ "Gokulam Kerala lift 71st Independence Day Cup". assamtribune.com. Assam Tribune. Archived from the original on 25 October 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
12. ^ "ASEBSC win Independence Cup title defeating Kerala United Football Club". sentinelassam.com. Sentinel Assam. 11 December 2021. Archived from the original on 11 December 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
13. ^ "Kerala United FC finishes as runners-up of the 2021 Independence Day Cup". Twitter (Kerala United FC official). Archived from the original on 11 December 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
14. ^ "Oil India Football Club, Duliajan lift Independence Day Cup Trophy". sentinelassam.com. Archived from the original on 26 September 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022.

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