Sait Nagjee Football Tournament

The Sait Nagjee All India Football Tournament was a football tournament held in Kozhikode, Kerala.[1][2] The tournament was very popular from the beginning and attracted large crowd since 1952. The tournament played until 1995, though with stoppages a couple of times. In 1995, the tournament was won by JCT Mills. Since then, there was a gap of 21 year during which the tournament was not held.

Nagjee International Club Football
Founded1952 (1952)
Abolished2016
RegionIndia
Number of teams16
Last championsDnipro Reserves (1st title)
Most successful club(s)Mohammedan
JCT
(4 titles each)
Television broadcasters

The tournament was revived again in 2016 with clubs from different parts of the world and Argentina national under-23 football team. Brazilian footballer Ronaldinho was the brand ambassador for the tournament.[3][4] FC Dnipro Reserves won the trophy beating Atlético Paranaense Reserves in the final.[5]

Stadium

All the matches of the tournament are played in the EMS Stadium, which is located in Calicut.

Results

List of winners and runners-ups:[6]

YearsWinnersRunners-upScoreNote
1952HALLucky Star, Kannur-
1953HALMysore Muslims-
1954HALDianomos, Bombay-
1955 Karachi KickersGymkhana, Kannur-
1956 Karachi KickersSouthern Railway Institute-
1957MRC, Wellington515, Command Work Shop-
1958Andhra PoliceEastern Railway-
1959Andhra PoliceState Transport, Trivandrum-
1960MEG, BangaloreIndian Airforce, Bangalore-
1961Tournament not held
1962Punjab PoliceAndhra Assn. XI-
1963Tournament not held
1964MRC, WellingtonEME, Secunderabad-
1965EME, SecunderabadMRC, Wellington-
1966EME, SecunderabadLeaders Club, Jalandhar-
1967Alind Kundara, KeralaAndhra Assn. XI-
1968East BengalMEG, Bangalore2–0
1969Vasco Border Security Force1–0
1970Border Security ForceSesa3–1
1971Mohammedan SportingDempo2–0
1972RAC, BikanerTata Sports Club-
1973Tata Sports ClubTitanium-
1974Indian XIRAC, Bikaner-
1975Rajasthan Police, JaipurMahindra & Mahindra-
1976JCTAndhra Assn. XI-
1977MRC, WellingtonAndhra Assn. XI-
1978Mohun BaganTitanium-
1979JCTMohammedan Sporting-
1980Tournament not held
1981Mohun BaganTata Sports Club-
1982Tournament not held
1983Tournament not held
1984Mohammedan SportingMohun Bagan-
1985JCTSalgaocar4–2
1986East BengalKerala XI1–0
1987Tournament not held
1988SalgaocarMohammedan Sporting1–0
1989 Abahani Krira ChakraSalgaocar1–0
1990Tournament not held
1991Mohammedan SportingIndian XI-
1992Mohammedan SportingTitanium2–1
1993Tournament not held
1994Tournament not held
1995JCTDempo-
Tournament not held between 1996-2015
2016 Dnipro Reserves Atlético Paranaense Reserves3–0[5]

References
  1. Chaudhuri, Arunava. "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Sait Nagjee Trophy". www.indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  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. "Sait Nagjee Trophy Football Tournament 2016 Kozhikode".
  4. "Ronaldinho visiting India for Sait Nagjee football tournament". 13 January 2016. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  5. "Sait Nagjee: FC Dnipro 3–0 Atletico Paranaense: The Ukrainian club dismiss the Brazilian challenge". 22 February 2016. Archived from the original on 27 February 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  6. "Sait Nagjee Trophy". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 16 April 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
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