Sait Nagjee Football Tournament

Nagjee International Club Football

Nagjee Cup
Founded	1952; 69 years ago (1952)
Number of teams	16
Related competitions	I-League I-League 2nd Division
Current champions	FC Dnipro Reserves (1st title)
Most successful team(s)	Mohammedan SC, JCT (4 titles each)
Television broadcasters	NEO Prime (National) Kappa TV (Regional)
Website	Official 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

Results[]

List of winners and runners-ups:^[5]

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

References[]

External links[]

• Official website
• http://www.uniindia.com/preparation-on-for-sait-nagjee-football-tourney/sports/news/253179.html
• http://www.emirates247.com/sports/local/nri-toilet-titan-from-kerala-to-revive-golden-era-of-malabar-football-2015-11-11-1.610083
• http://www.afternoondc.in/sports/argentina-spain-u-23-to-be-part-of-sait-nagjee-amarsee-intl-tournament/article_150822
• http://www.cyberparktoday.com/kozhikode-city/sait-nagjee-trophy-football-tournament-2016-kozhikode-latin-american-and-european-teams-and-india-u23/
• List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Sait Nagjee Trophy