The Cooch Behar Cup was an Indian football tournament held in Kolkata and organised by the Indian Football Association.[1] Incorporated in 1893, it was one of the oldest football tournaments in Asia.[2][3]

Cooch Behar Cup
The trophy of Cooch Behar Cup
Organising bodyIndian Football Association
Founded1893; 131 years ago (1893)
RegionIndia
Most successful team(s)Mohun Bagan (18 titles)

History

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The Maharaja of Cooch Behar Nripendra Narayan started the Cooch Behar cup in 1893 in Kolkata where both Indian and European teams participated in the tournament.[4][5][6]

The Kolkata giants East Bengal and Mohun Bagan first played each other in this tournament in 1921.[7]

Results

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List of Cooch Behar Cup Finals[8]
Year Winners Ref.
1893 Fort William Arsenal [9][10]
1894 National Association
1895 Fort William Arsenal
1896 Fort William Arsenal
1897 National Association
1898 National Association
1899 National Association
1900 Hare Sporting FC
1901 National Association
1902 Mohammedan Sporting [11]
1903 National Association
1904 Mohun Bagan [12]
1905 Mohun Bagan
1906 Mohammedan Sporting
1907 Mohun Bagan
1908 Aryans Club
1909 Mohammedan Sporting
1910 Aryans Club
1911 Abandoned due to death of donor of the Cup
1912 Mohun Bagan
1913 Abandoned due to death of the Maharaja of Cooch Behar, Jagaddipendra Narayan
1914 Telegraph Storeyard
1915 Tajhat FC
1916 Mohun Bagan
1917 Kumartuli Institute
1918 Tajhat FC
1919 Tajhat FC
1920 Abandoned owing to a fracas on the field of play
1921 Mohun Bagan
1922 Mohun Bagan
1923 Bhawanipore Sporting
1924 East Bengal [13]
1925 Mohun Bagan
1926 Medical College
1927 Bhawanipore Club
1928 Mohun Bagan
1929 Bhawanipore
1930 East Bengal Railway
1931 Mohun Bagan
1932 Aryans Club
1933 Aryans Club
1934 Aryans Club
1935 Mohun Bagan
1936 Mohun Bagan
1937 Town Club
1941 Mohun Bagan
1942 East Bengal
1943 East Bengal
1944 Mohun Bagan
1945 East Bengal
1947 Mohammedan Sporting
1948 Mohun Bagan
1949 Mohun Bagan
1952 Mohammedan Sporting
1960 East Bengal
1962 Mohun Bagan
1967 Howrah Union
1972 Mohun Bagan

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Alam, Dhrubo (16 July 2018). "Kick, Score, Scream! The History of Football in Dhaka". Dhaka: Ice Today. Archived from the original on 1 November 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  2. ^ "From recreation to competition: Early history of Indian football". Soccer & Society. 6 (2–3): 124–141. 1 June 2005. doi:10.1080/14660970500106295. ISSN 1466-0970. S2CID 216817948.
  3. ^ Kumar Shil, Amrita (15 May 2022). "Football Culture in Princely State of Cooch Behar" (PDF). JHSR Journal of Historical Study and Search. 2. ISSN 2583-0198. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 April 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Locked in archives". Hindustan Times. 29 July 2011. Archived from the original on 29 January 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  5. ^ Banerjee, Ankan (25 March 2015). "The Introduction of Football in Colonial Calcutta- Part 1". footballcounter.com. Kolkata: Football Counter. Archived from the original on 23 January 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  6. ^ "Football — the passion play in Kolkata". ibnlive.in. IBN Live. 13 December 2011. Archived from the original on 11 January 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  7. ^ "The Kolkata Derby: They met as early as in 1921!". sportstar.thehindu.com. 1 April 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  8. ^ Bandyopadhyay, Kausik (2008). "Football in Bengali culture and society: a study in the social history of football in Bengal — 1911–1980". Shodhganga. University of Calcutta. hdl:10603/174532. Archived from the original on 7 October 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  9. ^ Sengupta, Somnath (25 November 2019). "Nagendra Prasad Sarbadhikari – The first visionary of Indian football". footballparadise.com. Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  10. ^ Sen, Deeptesh (28 April 2021). "Nagendra Prasad Sarbadhikari: The man who kicked off Indian football". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  11. ^ Chakrabarty, Kushal (12 July 2012). "Mohammedan Sporting Club, Kolkata: A New Horizon". kolkatafootball.com. Kolkata Football. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  12. ^ "Mohun Bagan Trophy room". themohunbaganac.com. Mohun Bagan Athletic Club. Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  13. ^ "East Bengal Club – Trophy Room". eastbengalclub.co.in. Archived from the original on 14 November 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2021.

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