Churachand Singh Trophy
Organising body | All Manipur Football Association |
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Founded | 1950 |
Region | India |
Number of teams | Various |
Current champions | NEROCA FC (6th title) |
Most successful team(s) | Assam Rifles (9 titles) |
Churachand Singh Trophy, also known as the Churachand Singh Invitation Trophy (Sir Churachand Singh KCSI CBE Memorial Football Tournament),[1] is an annual Indian football tournament held in Manipur and organized by All Manipur Football Association (AMFA). The tournament was first started in 1950 and is named after Manipur's Maharaja Churachand Singh. Apart from some top clubs from Manipur, clubs from neighbouring states, also have participated in this trophy.[2][3]
Assam Rifles has won the tournament for a record nine times. The current champions are NEROCA FC who won their 6th title by defeating Southern Sporting Union at the 62nd edition of the tournament in 2020.[4]
Venues[]
The matches of the tournament are held in multiple venues in Manipur and final is played at Khuman Lampak Main Stadium.
Results[]
Year | Champions | Score | Runners-up | Ref. |
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1950 | Assam Rifles 4th Bn | – | Manipur XI | [2] |
1951 | Manipur XI | – | Taren Assam | |
1952 | Assam Rifles 4th Bn | – | Manipur XI | |
1953 | Tangkhul SA | – | Dibrugarh DSA | |
1954 | Assam Rifles 4th Bn | – | Margherita | |
1955 | Margherita | – | Silchar DSA | |
1956 | NACO, Nambul Mapal | – | Kuki SC | |
1957 | Assam Rifles 4th Bn | – | Imphal SC | |
1958 | Kohima XI | – | Golaghat DSA | |
1959 | Assam Rifles 4th Bn | – | Imphal SC | |
1960 | TRAU FC | – | Assam Rifles 4th Bn | |
1961 | TRAU FC | – | NACO, Nambul Mapal | |
1963 | NACO, Nambul Mapal | – | TRAU FC | |
1964 | YAC, Yaiskul | – | TRAU FC | |
1965 | Zeliangrong | – | TRAU FC | |
1966 | Imphal SC | – | YAC, Yaiskul | |
1967 | Eastern Sporting Union | – | Imphal SC | |
1968 | Assam Rifles | – | Thermal SC | |
1969 | Assam Rifles | – | NISA, Thangmeiband | |
1970 | Assam Rifles | – | TRAU FC | |
1971 | Tournament abandoned | |||
1972 | IBSA & Eastern Sporting Union - (joint winners) | |||
1973 | Manipur Police SC & USA, Khurai - (joint winners) | |||
1974 | TRAU FC | – | Eastern Sporting Union | |
1975 | Aryan FC | – | Rajasthan Club | |
1976 | Young Physique's Union | – | Manipur Police SC | |
1977 | Manipur Police SC | – | Young Physique's Union | |
1978 | Manipur Police SC | – | Young Physique's Union | |
1980 | Manipur Police SC | – | Young Physique's Union | |
1981 | TRAU FC - (by court order) | |||
1983 | Young Physique's Union | – | Nagaland Police SC | |
1985 | Border Security Force | – | Southern Sporting Union | |
1986 | Manipur Police SC | – | Southern Sporting Union | |
1987 | Tournament abandoned | |||
1988 | Manipur Police SC | – | TRAU FC | |
1989 | Manipur Police SC | – | TRAU FC | |
1991 | NACO, Nambul Mapal | – | Manipur Police SC | |
1993 | USA, Khurai | – | unknown | |
1994 | unknown | – | NISA, Thangmeiband | |
1999 | unknown | – | YSWA, Utlou | |
2000 | NEROCA FC | – | unknown | |
2001 | Southern Sporting Union | 1–0 | Manipur Police SC | |
2002–03 | Eastern Sporting Union | 2–1 | NEROCA FC | |
2003–04 | Southern Sporting Union | – | Citizen's Club | |
2004 | TRAU FC | 2–0 | Youth Welfare Club | |
2005–06 | Southern Sporting Union | 1–0 | Manipur Police SC | |
2006 | Southern Sporting Union | 4–0 | Nagaland Police SC | |
2007 | NISA, Thangmeiband | 2–0 | AMOFA, Moirang | |
2008 | Assam Rifles | 0–0, (4–2 p) | NEROCA FC | |
2012–13 | NEROCA FC | 0–0, (3–1 p) | Assam Regiment Center Shillong | [5] |
2013–14 | Tiddim Road Unique Gamy Players Union | 3–1 | TRAU FC | [6] |
2014–15 | NEROCA FC | 3–1 | Southern Sporting Union | [7] |
2016 | NEROCA FC | 5–1 | Assam Regiment Center Shillong | [8] |
2018–19 | NEROCA FC | 7–0 | Sagolband United FC | [9] |
2019 | NEROCA FC | 1–1, (3–2 p) | Southern Sporting Union | [4] |
References[]
- ^ "History of Sir Churachand Singh KCSI CBE Memorial Football Tournament". www.e-pao.net. E-PAO. Archived from the original on 31 January 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- ^ a b Chaudhuri, Arunava. "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Churachand Singh Invitation Football Trophy". indianfootball.de. Indian Football Network. Archived from the original on 12 December 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ Sinlung. "Seven Sisters Love Football: Churachand Singh Trophy: A Historic perspective". Seven Sisters Love Football. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Football tournament organised in memory of Manipur's Maharaja". Business Standard. 20 January 2020.
- ^ Desk, India TV News (19 January 2013). "NEROCA wins Churachand Singh soccer trophy". www.indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- ^ "TRUGPU lifts CC Meet trophy – Eastern Mirror". easternmirrornagaland.com. Eastern Mirror Nagaland. 14 January 2012. Archived from the original on 28 December 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- ^ Gurumayum, Maheshwar. "NEROCA - FC lifts 59th CC Meet trophy - Imphal Times". www.imphaltimes.com. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- ^ "60th CC Meet NEROCA FC win 2nd consecutive title". E-Pao. 23 December 2016.
- ^ "Neroca FC champion 61st Sir Churachand Singh KCSI-CBE Memorial Invitation Football Tournament 2019 | Pothashang News". Pothashang. 10 April 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- Football in Manipur
- Football cup competitions in India
- 1950 establishments in India
- Recurring sporting events established in 1950