Sait Nagjee Football Tournament
Football tournament
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Sait Nagjee All India Football Tournament was an invitational football tournament held in Kozhikode, Kerala.[1][2] The tournament was very popular from the beginning and attracted large crowd since 1952. The tournament was played until 1995, though with stoppages a couple of times. In 1995, the tournament was won by JCT Mills. Since then, there was a gap of 21 year during which the tournament was not held.
| |
| Founded | 1952 |
|---|---|
| Abolished | 2016 |
| Region | India |
| Teams | 16 |
| Last champions | Dnipro Reserves (1st title) |
| Most championships | Mohammedan JCT (4 titles each) |
| Broadcasters | |
The tournament was revived again in 2016 with clubs from different parts of the world and Argentina national under-23 football team. Brazilian footballer Ronaldinho was the brand ambassador for the tournament.[3][4] FC Dnipro Reserves won the trophy beating Atlético Paranaense Reserves in the final.[5]
Stadium
All the matches of the tournament are played in the EMS Stadium, which is located in Calicut.
Results
List of winners and runners-ups:[6]
| Years | Winners | Runners-up | Score | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | HAL | Lucky Star, Kannur | - | |
| 1953 | HAL | Mysore Muslims | - | |
| 1954 | HAL | Dianomos, Bombay | - | |
| 1955 |  Karachi Kickers | Gymkhana, Kannur | 2–0 | |
| 1956 | Karachi Kickers | Southern Railway Institute | - | |
| 1957 | MRC, Wellington | 515, Command Work Shop | - | |
| 1958 | Andhra Police | Eastern Railway | - | |
| 1959 | Andhra Police | 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 | MEG, Bangalore | 2–0 | |
| 1969 | Vasco | Border Security Force | 1–0 | |
| 1970 | Border Security Force | Sesa | 3–1 | |
| 1971 | Mohammedan Sporting | Dempo | 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 | Titanium | - | |
| 1979 | JCT | Mohammedan Sporting | - | |
| 1980 | Tournament not held | |||
| 1981 | Mohun Bagan | Tata Sports Club | - | |
| 1982 | Tournament not held | |||
| 1983 | Tournament not held | |||
| 1984 | Mohammedan Sporting | Mohun Bagan | - | |
| 1985 | JCT | Salgaocar | 4–2 | |
| 1986 | East Bengal | Kerala XI | 1–0 | |
| 1987 | Tournament not held | |||
| 1988 | Salgaocar |  Mohammedan Sporting | 1–0 | [7] |
| 1989 | Abahani Krira Chakra | Salgaocar | 1–0 | |
| 1990 | Tournament not held | |||
| 1991 | Mohammedan Sporting | Indian XI | - | |
| 1992 | Mohammedan Sporting | Titanium | 2–1 | |
| 1993 | Tournament not held | |||
| 1994 | Tournament not held | |||
| 1995 | JCT | Dempo | - | |
| Tournament not held between 1996-2015 | ||||
| 2016 |  Dnipro Reserves |  Atlético Paranaense Reserves | 3–0 | [5] |