B.C. Roy Trophy Explained

Junior National Football Championship
Region:India
Number Of Teams:36
Current Champions:Mizoram (2nd title)
Most Successful Team:West Bengal
(18 titles)
Broadcasters:SportsKPI (YouTube)
Current:2023–24

The Junior National Football Championship,[1] also known as BC Roy Trophy, is an Indian football tournament held for players under 15 years of age. It was formerly held for the U-19 age group before being converted into an U-15 tournament from the 2023-24 edition. The participants in the annual competition are teams representing state associations of India under the All India Football Federation (AIFF). The tournament was instituted by the AIFF in 1962, with the Indian Football Association presenting the trophy in memory of former West Bengal Chief Minister Bidhan Chandra Roy.

Results

The following is the list of winners and runners-up of the championship:[2]

SeasonHost Winner Score Runner-up
1962 Bengal 5–0 Orissa
1963 Delhi and Mysore (joint winners) – 2–2
1964 Rajasthan 3–1 Assam
1965 Delhi 1–0 Andhra Pradesh
1966 Andhra Pradesh 2–0 Mysore
1967 Bengal 1–1, 2–0 Maharashtra
1968 Bengal 2–0 Andhra Pradesh
1969 Orissa and Kerala (joint winners) – 0–0
1970 Bengal 2–0 Assam
1972 Kerala 4–0 Karnataka
1973 Kerala 2–0 Andhra Pradesh
1974 Bengal 1–0 Kerala
1975 Bengal 1–0 Kerala
1976 Andhra Pradesh 1–0 Bengal
1977 Bengal 1–0 Orissa
1978 Bengal 2–1 Andhra Pradesh
1979 Karnataka 1–0 Andhra Pradesh
1980 Goa 2–0 Kerala
1981 Bengal and Railways (joint winners) – 0–0
1982 Bengal 1–0 Kerala
1983 Goa 2–0 Punjab
1984 Bengal Goa
1985 Bengal 3–1 Assam
1986 Punjab Kerala
1987 Bengal 2–0 Railways
1988 Railways 1–0 Bengal
1989 Railways and Meghalaya (joint winners) – 0–0
1990 Bengal 2–1 Goa
1992 Karnataka 0–0 Manipur
1993 Punjab Andhra Pradesh
1994–95 Bengal 2–0 Punjab
1995–96 Bengal 4–0 Mizoram
1996–97 Bihar 0–0 Assam
1998–99 Manipur 4–1 Sikkim
1999–00 Manipur 1–0 (a.s.d.e.t.) Bengal
2000–01 Bihar 3–1 Manipur
2001–02 Punjab 1–0 Goa
2002–03 Karnataka 1–0 (a.s.d.e.t.) Goa
2003–04 Bengal 2–0 Karnataka
2004–05 Jharkhand 2–1 Manipur
2005–06 Jharkhand 1–1 Goa
2006–07 Jharkhand 1–1, 1–0 West Bengal
2007–08 Haryana 1–0 West Bengal
2008–09 Jharkhand 2–1 Manipur
2009–10 Chandigarh 1–1 West Bengal
2010–11 Chandigarh 1–1 West Bengal
2015–16 Punjab 1–1 Mizoram
2016–17 Punjab 3–0 Mizoram
2017–18 Uttar Pradesh 1–0 West Bengal
2018–19 Mizoram 1–0 Punjab
2019–20 Mizoram 1–1 Punjab
2023–24 Ongoing

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hero Junior NFC. 2021-12-05. www.the-aiff.com.
  2. Web site: List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Dr. B.C. Roy Trophy (Under-19) . 8 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201023211758/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/drbcroy.html . 23 October 2020 .