Bombay Gold Cup Explained

All India Bombay Gold Cup Hockey Tournament
Country: India
Administrator:Mumbai Hockey Association
Headquarters:Mumbai
Sport:Field hockey
Champion:Indian Navy, Mumbai
Most Champs:BSF Jalandhar
(8 titles)

Bombay Gold Cup is a field hockey tournament organized by the Mumbai Hockey Association (MHA). It was instituted in 1955 by Naval Tata, the then President of the Bombay Hockey Association. The Cup was donated by the then Chief Minister of Maharashtra Morarji Desai in 1955. MHA organises this All India Hockey Tournament as an annual feature and is held every year at Mumbai, Maharashtra.[1]

Venue

The matches are held at Mahindra Hockey Stadium.

Teams

The teams which participates in the tournament consists of public sector teams from across the country, such as Air India, Border Security Force, Central Railway, Bharat Petroleum, Punjab and Sind Bank etc.[2]

Results

The results of the Bombay Gold Cup:[1]

YearWinnerRunner-up
1955Lusitanians SC Bhawnagar (Nagpur)
1956 Afghan ClubCentral Railway
1957Central Railway Punjab Hawks
1958Punjab HawksCentral Railway
1959Punjab PoliceCentral Railway
1960Lusitanians SCBurmah Shell
1961MEG (Bangalore)Presidents XI
1962Central RailwayPunjab Police
1963Punjab PoliceMadras
1964Mohun BaganCalcutta Customs
1965B.N. RailwayMEG (Bangalore)
1966Northern Railway (Delhi)ICF (Perambur)
1967Indian Air Force (Delhi)Mysore XI
1968BSF JalandharIndian Air Force
1969Tata SC and BSF Jalandhar were declared joint winners
1970BSF JalandharMohun Bagan
1971Services XIIndian Air Force
1972Indian AirlinesServices XI
1973BSF JalandharA.S.C (Meerut)
1974BSF JalandharMahindra & Mahindra
1975Western RailwaySignals (Jalandhar)
1976Southern Railway (Madras)Mahindra & Mahindra
1977ASC (Jalandhar)Signals (Jalandhar)
1978EME - JalandharPunjab Police
1979Punjab PoliceEME Jalandhar
1980BSF JalandharSignals - Jalandhar
1981BSF JalandharEME Jalandhar
1982ASC JalandharMahindra & Mahindra
1983Indian AirlinesBihar Regt Centre
1984CRPF (Neemuch)ASC Jalandhar
1985 PIA
1986Indian AirlinesMahindra & Mahindra
1987ASC JalandharIndian Airlines
1988Punjab PolicePunjab & Sind Bank
1989Corps of SignalsNamdhari XI
1992BSF JalandharArmy XI
1993RCF KapurthalaArmy XI
1999Punjab PolicePunjab & Sind Bank
2001Air IndiaIndian Airlines
2002Air IndiaIndian Airlines
2003Indian AirlinesIndian Oil
2004Punjab & Sind BankWestern Railway
2005Western RailwayPunjab & Sind Bank
2006Army XIBharat Petroleum
2007Bharat PetroleumAir India
2008Army XIBharat Petroleum
2009Army XIAir India
2013[3] Indian Oil CorporationAir India
2014[4] Bharat Petroleum Corporation LimitedIndian Oil Corporation
2015Bharat Petroleum Corporation LimitedComptroller and Auditor General
2016[5] South Central RailwayPunjab National Bank
2017[6] Indian Oil CorporationBharat Petroleum Corporation Limited
2019[7] Indian Oil CorporationPunjab & Sind Bank
2020[8] Indian Navy, MumbaiSouth Central Railway, Secunderabad

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bombay Gold Cup: BOMBAY GOLD CUP HOCKEY TOURNAMENT GURU TEGH BAHADUR GOLD CUP HOCKEY TOURNAMENT. 18 October 2022. www.mumbaihockey.org. The Mumbai Hockey Association. 11 April 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210411223120/http://mumbaihockey.org/bombay-gold-cup.html#:~:text=Morarji%20Desai%20who%20was%20the,will%20be%20played%20under%20floodlight...
  2. Web site: Indian hockey: The curious case of the Bombay Gold Cup . 19 December 2015 . D'Souza . Dilip . LiveMint . 17 October 2022 . 25 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200925142556/https://www.livemint.com/Sundayapp/Z5A20XtmrZ2hnAprgJocvI/Indian-hockey-The-curious-case-of-the-Bombay-Gold-Cup.html . live .
  3. Web site: IOC wins Bombay Gold Cup final . 28 October 2013 . The Hindu . 17 October 2022 . 13 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140213185529/http://www.thehindu.com/sport/hockey/ioc-wins-bombay-gold-cup-final/article5281763.ece . live .
  4. Web site: Bombay Gold Cup: BPCL win a 19-goal thriller . 17 November 2014 . The Times of India . 17 October 2022 . 18 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221018063519/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/hockey/top-stories/bombay-gold-cup-bpcl-win-a-19-goal-thriller/articleshow/45173626.cms . live .
  5. Web site: SC Railways Win Bombay Gold Cup . 18 October 2022 . Mumbai Live . 17 October 2022 . 18 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221018063520/https://www.mumbailive.com/en/sports/sc-railways-win-bombay-gold-cup-4591 . live .
  6. Web site: Indian Oil Beat BPCL In The 52nd Bombay Gold Cup All India Hockey Tournament Final . 18 October 2022 . Mumbai Live . 17 October 2022 . 18 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221018063521/https://www.mumbailive.com/en/sports/indian-oil-beat-bpcl-in-the-52nd-bombay-gold-cup-all-india-hockey-tournament-final-18736 . live .
  7. Web site: Indian Oil ward off brave PSB to win Bombay Gold Cup again . 13 March 2019 . Roy . Dhananjay . The Times of India . 17 October 2022 . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220925192011/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/hockey/top-stories/indian-oil-ward-off-brave-psb-to-win-bombay-gold-cup-again/articleshow/68396315.cms . live .
  8. Web site: Result Summary 54th All India Bombay Gold Cup Hockey Tournament 2020 Mumbai, Maharashtra . 2020 . Hockey India . 5 November 2022 .