Colombo Cup
The Colombo Cup was an annual football tournament first held in Colombo, Ceylon. It was also known as Former Colonial India Quadrangular Tournament. Established in 1952 by the Ceylon Football Association as a part of the Colombo Fair, teams from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka (formerly known as Ceylon) and Burma played each other in a round robin tournament. The tournament was last played in 1955. In 1953 it was hosted in Rangoon, Burma, in 1954 at Calcutta, India, and finally at Lahore, Pakistan.[1][2]
Results[]
| Year | Host | Winner | Runner-up | 3rd Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 Details |
Colombo, Ceylon |  India  Pakistan (Trophy shared)[3] |
None |  Ceylon Burma
|
| 1953 Details |
Rangoon, Burma | India |
Pakistan |
 Burma |
| 1954 Details |
Calcutta, India | India |
 Ceylon |
Pakistan |
| 1955 Details |
Dacca, East Pakistan | India |
Pakistan |
Burma |
Total wins[]
| Wins | Nations | Year |
|---|---|---|
| 4 times |  India |
1952, 1953, 1954, 1955 |
| 1 times |  Pakistan |
1952 |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Asian Quadrangular Tournament (Colombo Cup) 1952-1955".
- ^ http://www.indianfootball.de/data/colombocup.html[dead link]
- ^ "History in Timeline of Indian Football". All India Football Federation. Archived from the original on 8 March 2020. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
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