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List of Football Trophies in India
Indian Football Captain : Sunil Chhetri (As on Feb 2019)
Head coach : Stephen Constantine (UK)
Santosh Trophy (Football)
The Santosh Trophy is an association football knock – out competition contested by the regional state associations and government institutions under the All India Football Federation (AIFF), the sport’s governing body in India
Many players who have represented India internationally played and gained notoriety while playing in the Santosh Trophy
Since : 1941
Country : India
For 2016 – 17 (71st)
Winner : West Bengal Runner: Goa Venue : Held in Goa, 12 – 26 March 2017
Durand Cup (Football)
The Durand Football Tournament or Durnad Cup is a football competition in India which was first held in 1888. It is co – hosted by the Durnad Football Tournament Society (DFTS) and Osians
Durnand Cup is Asia’s oldest and third oldest in the world
Since : 1888
Country : India
For 2016 (128th)
Winner : Army Green
Runner : NEROCA
Venue : Ambedkar Stadium
New Delhi 28 – 08 – 2016 to 11 – 09 – 2016
South Asian Football Federation Championship (SAFF)
The South Asian Football Federation Championship, also called South Asian Football Federation Cup is the main association football competition of the men’s national football teams governed by the South Asia Football Federation
Since : 1993
For 2015 (11th)
Host Country : India
Winner : India
Runner : Afghanistan
Venue : Trivendrum International Stadium, Kerala, 23 – 12 – 2015 to 03 – 01 – 2016
For 2018 (12th)
Host Country : Bangladesh
Venue : In Bangladesh, 1 – 12 May 2018
Asian Cup (Football)
The AFC Asian Cup is an international association football tournament run by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC)
It is the second oldest continental football championship in the world after COPA America
The winning team becomes the champion of Asia and automatically qualifies for the FIFA Confederations Cup
The Asia Cup will be held every four years
Since : 1956
For 2015 (16th)
Host Country : Australia
Winner : Australia
Runner : South Korea
Venue : in Australia, 6 – 2 – 2013 to 5 – 3 – 2014
For 2019 (17th)
Host Country : United Arab Emirates
Venue : in UAE, 5 January – 1 February 2019
COPA America Football
The COPA America (America Cup) is an international men’s football tournament contested between national teams from CONMEBOL. It is the oldest international continental football competition
COPA America Football cup held in every four years
Since : 1916
Region : South America (CONMEBOL)
For 2016 (100th)
Host Country : United States
Winner : Chile
Runner : Argentina
Venue : in United States, 3 – 6 June 2016
For 2019 (101st)
EURO Cup (Football)
The UEFA European Championship (known informally as the Euros) is the primary association football competition by the senior men’s national teams of the members of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), determining the continental champion of Europe
Held in every four years
Since : 1960
For 2016 (15th)
Host Country : France
Winner : Portugal
Runner : France
Venue : in France, 10 June – 10 July 2016
For 2020 (16th)
Host Country : 13 Countries
Dates : June – July 2020
FIFA World Cup (Football)
The FIFA World Cup, often simply called the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men’s national teams of the members of Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport’s global governing body
Held in every four years
Since : 1930
For 2018 (21st)
Host Country : Russia
Dates : 14 June – 15 July 2018
FIFA Confederation Cup(Football)
The FIFA Confederations Cup is an international association football tournament for national teams, currently held every four years of each of the six (UEFA, CONMEBOL, CONCACAF, CAF, AFC, OFC) regional championships, along with the FIFA World Cup holder and the host nation, to bring the no. of teams up to eight
Since : 1992
For 2017 (10th)
Host Country : Russia
Dates : 17 June – 2 July 2017
Winner : Runner : Place :
Indian Super League (Football)
The Indian Super League (ISL) is a men’s professional football league in India. The league is officially named the Hero Indian Super League for sponsorship reasons.
The Indian Super League was founded in 2013 in an effort to make football a top sport in India and to increase the level of Indian football worldwide
The league runs from October to early December every year
Since : 2014
Country : India
For 2016 (3rd)
Winner : Atletico de Kolkata
Runner : Kerala Blasters
Venue : Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi (Kerala) 20 December 2016
Trophies
Federation Cup
Nehru Cup
Nizam Gold Cup
Subratho Cup
Rovers Cup
Mardeka Cup
BC Roy Cup
DCM Trophy
Europe League
Colombo Cup
Indira Gandhi Trophy
COPA Cup
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