Cooch Behar Cup Explained

Cooch Behar Cup
Organiser:Indian Football Association
Region:India
Most Successful Team:Mohun Bagan (18 titles)

The Cooch Behar Cup was an Indian football tournament held in Kolkata and organised by the Indian Football Association.[1] Incorporated in 1893, it was one of the oldest football tournaments in Asia.[2] [3]

History

The Maharaja of Cooch Behar Nripendra Narayan started the Cooch Behar cup in 1893 in Kolkata where both Indian and European teams participated in the tournament.[4] [5] [6]

The Kolkata giants East Bengal and Mohun Bagan first played each other in this tournament in 1921.[7]

Results

List of Cooch Behar Cup Finals[8] !Year!Winners!
1893Fort William Arsenal[9] [10]
1894National Association
1895Fort William Arsenal
1896Fort William Arsenal
1897National Association
1898National Association
1899National Association
1900Hare Sporting FC
1901National Association
1902Mohammedan Sporting[11]
1903National Association
1904Mohun Bagan[12]
1905Mohun Bagan
1906Mohammedan Sporting
1907Mohun Bagan
1908Aryans Club
1909Mohammedan Sporting
1910Aryans Club
1911Abandoned due to death of donor of the Cup
1912Mohun Bagan
1913Abandoned due to death of the Maharaja of Cooch Behar, Jagaddipendra Narayan
1914Telegraph Storeyard
1915Tajhat FC
1916Mohun Bagan
1917Kumartuli Institute
1918Tajhat FC
1919Tajhat FC
1920Abandoned owing to a fracas on the field of play
1921Mohun Bagan
1922Mohun Bagan
1923Bhawanipore Sporting
1924East Bengal[13]
1925Mohun Bagan
1926Medical College
1927Bhawanipore Club
1928Mohun Bagan
1929Bhawanipore
1930East Bengal Railway
1931Mohun Bagan
1932Aryans Club
1933Aryans Club
1934Aryans Club
1935Mohun Bagan
1936Mohun Bagan
1937Town Club
1941Mohun Bagan
1942East Bengal
1943East Bengal
1944Mohun Bagan
1945East Bengal
1947Mohammedan Sporting
1948Mohun Bagan
1949Mohun Bagan
1952Mohammedan Sporting
1960East Bengal
1962Mohun Bagan
1967Howrah Union
1972Mohun Bagan

See also

Further reading

Bibliography

Others

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kick, Score, Scream! The History of Football in Dhaka. Dhrubo. Alam. Dhaka. 16 July 2018. Ice Today. 6 October 2022. 1 November 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191101015051/http://icetoday.net/2018/07/kick-score-scream-the-history-of-football-in-dhaka/.
  2. 2005-06-01 . From recreation to competition: Early history of Indian football . Soccer & Society . 6 . 2–3 . 124–141 . 10.1080/14660970500106295 . 216817948 . 1466-0970.
  3. Football Culture in Princely State of Cooch Behar . 16 April 2023 . 16 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230416171622/http://www.jhsr.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/01-07-JHSRVOL-2NO-2A.-SHIL.pdf . Amrita . Kumar Shil . JHSR Journal of Historical Study and Search . 15 May 2022 . 2583-0198 . 2 .
  4. Web site: 2011-07-29 . Locked in archives . 2023-04-16 . Hindustan Times . en . 29 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230129233512/https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/locked-in-archives/story-k1na0yxCx6nNcra5vSUcGJ.html . live .
  5. Web site: The Introduction of Football in Colonial Calcutta- Part 1 . 25 March 2015 . Ankan . Banerjee . 25 March 2015 . footballcounter.com . Football Counter . Kolkata . 23 January 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160123195412/http://www.footballcounter.com/2015/the-introduction-of-football-in-colonial-calcutta/ .
  6. Web site: Football — the passion play in Kolkata. https://web.archive.org/web/20120111155154/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/football--the-passion-play-in-kolkata/211371-55.html. dead. 11 January 2012. ibnlive.in. IBN Live. 13 December 2011. 11 August 2014.
  7. Web site: 2016-04-01 . The Kolkata Derby: They met as early as in 1921! . 2023-04-16 . sportstar.thehindu.com . en . 6 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200806170805/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/the-kolkata-derby-they-met-as-early-as-in-1921/article17221788.ece . live .
  8. Web site: Football in Bengali culture and society: a study in the social history of football in Bengal — 1911–1980 . University of Calcutta . . Bandyopadhyay . Kausik . 2008 . 10603/174532 . 7 October 2022 . 7 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221007174156/https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/174532 . live .
  9. Web site: Nagendra Prasad Sarbadhikari – The first visionary of Indian football. footballparadise.com. Somnath. Sengupta. 25 November 2019. 17 April 2023. 22 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220922065949/https://www.footballparadise.com/nagendra-prasad-sarbadhikari-the-first-visionary-of-indian-football/. live.
  10. Web site: Nagendra Prasad Sarbadhikari: The man who kicked off Indian football. The Indian Express. Deeptesh. Sen. 28 April 2021. 17 April 2023. 17 April 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230417164440/https://indianexpress.com/article/research/golondaaj-nagendra-prasad-sarbadhikari-the-man-who-kicked-off-indian-football-7292452/. live.
  11. Web site: Mohammedan Sporting Club, Kolkata: A New Horizon. Kushal. Chakrabarty. https://web.archive.org/web/20210709182733/https://www.kolkatafootball.com/indiafootball_news_2012/mohammedan_sporting_club_history.html. 9 July 2021. kolkatafootball.com. Kolkata Football. 12 July 2012. 1 July 2021.
  12. Web site: Mohun Bagan Trophy room. themohunbaganac.com. Mohun Bagan Athletic Club. 9 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20220126082005/https://themohunbaganac.com/trophy-room-2/. 26 January 2022.
  13. Web site: East Bengal Club – Trophy Room. eastbengalclub.co.in. 29 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20181114010717/http://eastbengalclub.co.in/trophyroom.html. 14 November 2018. dead.

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