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Nagjee International Club Football
Nagjee Cup
Founded1952; 72 years ago (1952)
Number of teams16
Related competitionsI-League
I-League 2nd Division
Current championsFC Dnipro Reserves (1st title)
Most successful team(s)Mohammedan SC,
JCT
(4 titles each)
Television broadcastersNEO Prime (National)
Kappa TV (Regional)
WebsiteOfficial website
2016 Sait Nagjee Trophy

The Sait Nagjee All India Football Tournament is one of the most prestigious football Tournaments held in Kozhikode, Kerala, India.[1] The tournament was very popular from the beginning & attracted large crowd since 1952. The tournament played until 1995 regularly though with stoppages a couple of times. In 1995, the tournament was won by JCT Mills. Since 1995, there was a gap of 21 years during which the tournament was not held. Due to various reasons including the predominance gained by cricket, lack of support from the government and the escalation of real estate costs made football less popular.

The tournament was revived again in 2016 with clubs from different parts of the world and Argentina U-23 national team. Brazilian footballer Ronaldinho is the brand ambassador for the tournament.[2][3] FC Dnipro Reserves won the trophy beating Atlético Paranaense Reserves in the final.[4]

Stadium

EMS Stadium on a matchday

All the matches of the tournament are being played in the EMS Stadium which was located in the heart of the Calicut city. The West stand was the largest and could accommodate the maximum 1,00,000 of people.1,00,000 people watch on stadium

List of winners and runners-ups

Source: List of Winners/Runners-up

Years Winners Runners-Up Score Note
1952 India HAL India Lucky Star, Kannur -
1953 India HAL India Mysore Muslims -
1954 India HAL India Dinomos, Bombay -
1955 Pakistan Karachi Kickers India Gymkhana, Kannur -
1956 Pakistan Karachi Kickers India Southern Railway Institute -
1957 India MRC, Wellington India 515, Command Work Shop -
1958 India Andhra Police India Eastern Railway SC -
1959 India Andhra Assn. XI India State Transport, Trivandrum -
1960 India MEG, Bangalore India Indian Airforce, Bangalore -
1961 Tournament not held
1962 India Punjab Police India Andhra Assn. XI -
1963 Tournament not held
1964 India MRC, Wellington India EME, Secunderabad -
1965 India EME, Secunderabad India MRC, Wellington -
1966 India EME, Secunderabad India Leaders Club, Jalandhar -
1967 India Alind Kundara, Kerala India Andhra Assn. XI -
1968 India East Bengal F.C. India MEG, Bangalore -
1969 India Vasco S.C. India Border Security Force SC 1–0
1970 India Border Security Force SC India Sesa Sports Club 3–1
1971 India Mohammedan SC India Dempo SC 2–0
1972 India RAC, Bikaner India Tata Sports Club -
1973 India Tata Sports Club India Titanium -
1974 India Indian XI India RAC, Bikaner -
1975 India Rajasthan Police, Jaipur India Mahindra & Mahindra -
1976 India JCT India Andhra Assn. XI -
1977 India MRC, Wellington India Andhra Assn. XI -
1978 India Mohun Bagan A.C. India Titanium -
1979 India JCT India Mohammedan SC -
1980 Tournament not held
1981 India Mohun Bagan A.C. India Tata Sports Club -
1982 Tournament not held
1983 Tournament not held
1984 India Mohammedan SC India Mohun Bagan A.C. -
1985 India JCT India Salgaocar F.C. 4–2
1986 India East Bengal F.C. India Kerala XI -
1987 Tournament not held
1988 India Salgaocar F.C. India Mohammedan SC 1–0
1989 Bangladesh Abahani Krira Chakra India Salgaocar F.C. 1–0
1990 Tournament not held
1991 India Mohammedan SC India Indian XI -
1992 India Mohammedan SC India Titanium 2–1
1993 Tournament not held
1994 Tournament not held
1995 India JCT India Dempo SC -
Tournament not held between 1996-2015
2016 Ukraine FC Dnipro Reserves Brazil Atlético Paranaense Reserves 3–0 [4]

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. ^ "Sait Nagjee Trophy Football Tournament 2016 Kozhikode".
  3. ^ "Ronaldinho visiting India for Sait Nagjee football tournament". 13 January 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Sait Nagjee: FC Dnipro 3-0 Atletico Paranaense: The Ukrainian club dismiss the Brazilian challenge". 22 February 2016.