Nadkarni_Cup
Nadkarni Cup
Football tournament
The Nadkarni Cup is a football competition in Mumbai, India, which was first held in 1908. From 1908–1913, it was known as Junior Rovers Cup which was contested by school and college teams of Bombay (now Mumbai), with the trophy originally provided by G.N. Nadkarni. It is hosted by the Mumbai Football Association. The Cup was not held in 1914-1918 due to World War I but was not immediately revived after the war.
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Quick Facts Organising body, Founded ...
| Organising body | Mumbai Football Association |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1908; 116 years ago (1908) |
| Region | India (Mumbai) |
| Number of teams | 16 |
| Current champions | Ambernath United Atlanta (1st title) |
| Most successful club(s) | Tata SC (17 titles) |
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In 1925, Western India Football Association allocated Junior Rovers Cup trophy to a completely new tournament only for Indian football clubs and then the new tournament was called Nadkarni Cup.[1] The cup is contested by MFA Elite Division and a couple of MFA Super Division clubs.[2][3][4]
Amounts in Indian rupee.
More information Amount ...
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| Champions | ₹100000 |
| Runners-up | ₹60000 |
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As updated on 6 February 2018.
More information Year, Winners ...
| Year | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior Rovers Tournament (Nadkarni Cup) | ||||
| 1908 | BES School (Byculla) (Bombay Education Society) | 1–0 | St Mary's College (Byculla) | |
| 1909 | St Mary's College (Byculla) | 4–0 | Cathedral High School | |
| 1910 | St Mary's College (Byculla) | 3–0 | BES School (Byculla) | |
| 1911 | St Mary's College (Byculla) | 5–0 | YMCA Juniors (Young Men's Christian Association) | |
| 1912 | St Mary's College (Byculla) | 6–0 | BES School (Byculla) | |
| 1913 | BES School (Byculla) | 2–1 | St Mary's College (Byculla) | |
| Nadkarni Cup | ||||
| 1925 | Qamer Club (Hyderabad) | 2–1 | Matunga Hindus | |
| 1926 | Victoria Jubilee Technical Institute | 0–0, 2–0 | Colaba Casuals | |
| 1927 | Colaba Rangers | 2–0 | King George V (Kirkee) | |
| 1928 | Colaba United | 2–1 | King George V (Kirkee) | |
| 1929 | King George V (Kirkee) | 1–1, 0–0, 1–0 | Colaba United | |
| 1930 | Colaba United | 1–0 | Young Footballers | |
| 1931 | Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway | 3–0 | Young Footballers | |
| 1932 | Colaba United | 1–0 | King George V (Kirkee) | |
| 1933 | Colaba United | 1–0 | Bengal Club | |
| 1934 | Bombay Portuguese Association | 2–2, 1–0 | Colaba United | |
| 1935 | Bombay City | 3–0 | Georgians | |
| 1936 | Bombay City | 1–0 | Lower Colaba Sokolis S.C. | |
| 1937 | Young Goans | 0–0, 1–0 | Dewjee's Kanara XI | |
| 1938 | Young Goans | 1–0 | Jagannath Fishermen | |
| 1939 | Young Goans | abd, 0–0, 0–0, 4–0 | South Kanara | 1 |
| 1940 | Bombay YMCA (Young Men's Christian Association) | 1–0 | Bombay Muslims | |
| 1941 | Jagannath Fishermen | 1–0 | Bombay YMCA | |
| 1942 | WIAA Staff (Western India Automobile Association) | 2–0 | BEST (Bombay Electric Supply & Tramways Company) | |
| 1943 | WIAA Staff | 4–2 | Tata SC | |
| 1944 | Tata SC | 1–0 | South Indians | |
| 1945 | Tata SC | 1–0 | St Francis Goans | |
| 1946 | Tata SC | 1–0, 0–1, 3–0 | Trades India SC | 2 |
| 1947 | Trades India SC | 3–2, 2–0 | Great Indian Peninsular Railway | 3 |
| 1948 | Great Indian Peninsular Railway | 4–1 | Rashid's XI | |
| 1949 | Bombay Amateurs | 2–1 | Burmah-Shell SC | |
| 1950 | Great Indian Peninsular Railway | 2–1 | Burmah-Shell SC | |
| 1951 | Indian Naval Dockyard | 3–0 | WIMCO SC (Western India Match Company) | |
| 1952 | Dynamos | 2–0 | Burmah-Shell SC | |
| 1953 | Central Railway | 2–0 | Dynamos | |
| 1954 | Western Railway | 2–0 | India Culture League | |
| 1955 | Western Railway | 3–1, 2–0 | Central Railway | 4 |
| 1956 | Central Railway | 2–2, 1–0, 4–4, 1–0 | Caltex SC (California Texas Oil Company) | 5 |
| 1957 | Indian Navy | 3–1 | Caltex SC | |
| 1958 | Tata SC | 2–0 | Tata SC | |
| 1959 | Tata SC | 2–1 | Tata SC | |
| 1960 | Tata SC | 1–1, 2–1 | Western Railway | |
| 1961 | Tata SC | 2–0 | Western Railway | |
| 1962 | Mafatlal Mills | 1–1, 4–1 | Indian Navy | |
| 1963 | Mafatlal Mills | 1–0 | Phoenix Mills | |
| 1964 | Central Railway | 1–1, 1–0 | Mafatlal Mills | |
| 1965 | Tata SC | 1–0 | Mafatlal Mills | |
| 1966 | Central Railway | 3–1 | Reserve Bank | |
| 1967 | Tata SC | 2–1 | Mafatlal Group | |
| 1968 | Mafatlal Group | 3–2 | Mahindra & Mahindra | |
| 1969 | Mafatlal Group | 2–1 | Western Railway | |
| 1970 | Western Railway | 4–3 | Mafatlal Group | |
| 1971 | Mafatlal Group | 3–1 | Mahindra & Mahindra | |
| 1972 | Tata SC | 1–1, 1–0 | Mafatlal Group | |
| 1973 | Central Bank | 2–0 | Tata SC | |
| 1974 | Orkay Mills | 3–1 | Mahindra & Mahindra | |
| 1975 | Mafatlal Group and Tata SC (joint winners) – 1–1, 0–0 | |||
| 1976 | Central Bank | 0–0, 3–1 | Mafatlal Group | |
| 1977 | Orkay Mills | 1–0 | Mafatlal Group | |
| 1978 | Mafatlal Group | 2–2, 4–0 | Central Railway | |
| 1979 | Tata SC | 1–0 | Mafatlal SC | |
| 1980 | Tata SC and Mafatlal SC (joint winners) – 1–1 | |||
| 1981 | Tata SC and Mafatlal SC (joint winners) – 2–2 | |||
| 1982 | Tata SC and RCF (Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers) (joint winners) – 0–0, 0–0 | |||
| 1983 | Tata SC | 2–0 | Air India FC | |
| 1984 | Air India FC | 0–0, (3–1 p) | RCF | 6 |
| 1985 | Tata SC | 1–0 | Western Railway | |
| 1986 | Mahindra & Mahindra | 2–0 | RCF | |
| 1987 | RCF | 1–0 | Hotel President | |
| 1988 | Orkay Mills | 0–0, (5–4 p) | Air India FC | |
| 1989 | RCF | 1–0 | Union Bank | |
| 1990 | Carmelites | 1–1, (5–4 p) | Maharashtra State Police | |
| 1991 | Air India FC | Round robin | Tata Electric | |
| 1992 | RCF Colony Boys | Round robin | Hotel Centaur | |
| 1993–2000 | Not held | |||
| 2001 | Mahindra United FC | 5–0 | Air India FC | |
| 2002 | Mahindra United FC | 2–0 | RCF | |
| 2003 | Haywards 2000 (Holy Family) | 2–1 | Central Railway | |
| 2005 | Air India FC | 1–1 (4–3 p) | Mahindra United FC | |
| 2006 | Air India FC | 1–0 | Mumbai Customs | |
| 2007 | Central Railway | 3–0 | ONGC FC | |
| 2008 | United Bank | 3–1 | Western Railway | |
| 2009 | Air India FC | 1–0 | Kenkre Academy | |
| 2010 | Mumbai FC | 2–0 | Air India FC | |
| 2011 | Mumbai FC | 4–0 | PIFA Colaba FC (Premier India Football Academy) | |
| 2012 | Dodsal FC | 5–0 | Mumbai Customs | |
| 2013 | Mumbai Tigers | 3–0 | RCF | |
| 2014 | ONGC FC | 0–0, (5–4 p) | Air India FC | [5] |
| 2015 | Mumbai FC | 1–0 | Air India FC | |
| 2016 | Mumbai FC | – | PIFA Colaba FC | |
| 2017 | Air India FC | 3–2 | PIFA Colaba FC | |
| 2018 | Air India FC | 2–1 | Union Bank of India | |
| 2019 | Air India FC | 2–1 | HDFC Bank | |
| 2023 | Ambernath United Atlanta | 3–1 | Bank of Baroda | |
| Source: List of Nadkarni Cup Finals | ||||
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Notes:
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