Hot Weather Football Championship

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Hot Weather Football Championship
Organising bodyAll India Hot Weather Football Championship Organising Committee
Founded1970; 52 years ago (1970)
RegionIndia
Number of teamsVarious
Current championsReserve Bank of India
Most successful team(s)FC Punjab Police

Hot Weather Football Championship, also known as the All India Hot Weather Football Championships, is a prestigious annual Indian football tournament held in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh and organized by All India Hot Weather Football Championship Organising Committee (AIHWFCOC). The tournament was first started in 1970.[1] Apart from some top clubs from Himachal, clubs from other Indian states, also have participated in this compitition.

FC Punjab Police has won the tournament for a record four times. The current champions are Reserve Bank of India who won the title by defeating Tamil Nadu Police at the 49th edition of the tournament in 2021.[2]

Venue[]

All matches are played at Paddal Ground of Mandi Himachal Pradesh.

Results[]

List of Hot Weather Football Championship finals
Year Champions Score Runners-up Ref.
1997 Punjab State Electricity Board FC Punjab Police
1998 FC Punjab Police 2–1 Punjab State Electricity Board
1999 FC Punjab Police Rail Coach Factory
2000 Tournament not held
2001 Oriental Bank of Commerce (3–1 p) LRED Bangalore
2002 FC Punjab Police
2003 FC Punjab Police 5–1 Punjab Police Academy
2004 Hydrabad Globe FC 1–0 Tata Football Academy
2005 Tournament not held
2006 Amity United FC 2–0 Hydrabad Globe FC
2007 Hydrabad Globe FC 1–1, (4–3 p) ONGC FC
2014 BSF 0–0, (3–2 p) DFA Hoshiarpur [3]
2017 Triumph FC, Mandi
2018 Union Bank of India 2–0 Reserve Bank of India [4]
2019 Sudeva Delhi FC 1–0 FC Punjab Police [5]
2021 Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai 1–1, (5–3 p) Tamil Nadu Police [6]

References[]

  1. ^ Chaudhuri, Arunava. "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Hot Weather Football Championship: Himachal Pradesh". indianfootball.de. Indian Football Network. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  2. ^ Service, Tribune News. "RBI Mumbai win Hot Weather Football Championship". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Competitive Times: BSF won the 43 rd All India Hot Weather Football Tournament". Competitive Times. 24 June 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  4. ^ Yadav, Siddharth (20 June 2018). "UBI triumphs in 47th All India Hot Weather Football Tournament". Football Counter. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  5. ^ News Service, Tribune India (9 July 2019). "Delhi football club win". tribuneindia.com. The Tribune India. Archived from the original on 2 January 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Hot Weather Football Championship : तमिलनाडु पुलिस को हराकर आरबीआइ मुंबई बना हाट वेदर फुटबाल चैंपियन". m.jagran.com (in Hindi). Retrieved 2 January 2022.
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