DCM Trophy explained
| Organiser: | Delhi Cloth Mills Group |
| Region: | India |
| Number Of Teams: | various |
| Current Champions: | Mohun Bagan (1st title)[1] |
| Most Successful Team: | East Bengal (7 titles) |
The Delhi Cloth Mills Trophy, known simply as D.C.M. Trophy, was an invitational football tournament in India. It was held annually in New Delhi and was organised by the Delhi Cloth Mills tournament committee.[2] It was India's first football tournament to provide the national clubs with international exposure due to participation of international clubs from Asia and Europe.
History
The tournament was established in 1945 by Bharat Ram and Charat Ram of the Delhi Cloth & General Mills textile conglomerate.[3]
Delhi's local teams won the first two editions; since then, clubs from Calcutta have dominated the 1950s and early 1960s, and foreign clubs since the late 1960s. The tournament has not been organised since 1997 due to fixture congestion and various restructuring policies in Indian club football. Mohun Bagan was the last winner of the tournament.[3] [4]
Results
| Year | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Notes |
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| 1945 | New Delhi Heroes | 3–2 |  King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry | |
| 1946–48 | |
| 1949 | Raisina Sporting Union (Delhi) | 1–1, 3–1 | City Club (Lucknow) | |
| 1950 | East Bengal | 2–0 | 8th Gorkha Rifles (Dehradun) | |
| 1951 | Rajasthan Club (Calcutta) | 3–0 | 8th Gorkha Rifles (Dehradun) | |
| 1952 | East Bengal | 4–0 | 8th Gorkha Rifles (Dehradun) | |
| 1953 | Aryan Gymkhana (Bangalore) | 3–2 | East Indian Railway Accounts (Calcutta) | |
| 1954 | Geological Survey (Calcutta) | 1–0 | Hyderabad FA | |
| 1955 | Indian Air Force Station (Delhi) | 2–0 | District Sports Association (Allahabad) | |
| 1956 | Indian Air Force | 0–0, 0–0, 1–0 | East Bengal | |
| 1957 | East Bengal | 0–0, 2–0 | Eastern Railway | |
| 1958 | Mohammedan Sporting | 1–0 | East Bengal | [5] |
| 1959 | Hyderabad Central Police | 1–0 | Madras Engineer Group | |
| 1960 | East Bengal | 3–1 | Mohammedan Sporting | |
| 1961 | Mohammedan Sporting | 2–1 | Madras Regimental Centre | |
| 1962 | Madras Regimental Centre | 1–0 | Mafatlal Group (Bombay) | |
| 1963 | E.M.E. Centre | 1–1, 3–1 | Punjab Police | |
| 1964 | Mohammedan Sporting | 1–1, 1–0 | Andhra Pradesh Police | |
| 1965 | Andhra Pradesh Police | 2–0 | Central Police Lines (Hyderabad) | |
| 1966 | Punjab Police | 0–0, 2–0 | Leader FC (Jalandhar) | |
| 1967 | Mafatlal Group (Bombay) | 5–0 | Leader FC (Jalandhar) | |
| 1968 | Mafatlal Group (Bombay) | 2–1 | Leader FC (Jalandhar) | |
| 1969 | Taj Tehran | 4–0 | South Central Railway (Secunderabad) | |
| 1970 | Taj Tehran | 3–1 | Andhra Pradesh Police | |
| 1971 | Taj Tehran | 1–0 | Leader FC (Jalandhar) | |
| 1972 | April 25 | 1–1 | Bayerischer F.V. | |
| 1973 | East Bengal | 0–0, 0–0 | Dok Ro Gang | |
| 1974 | East Bengal | 1–0 | Punjab Police | |
| 1975 | Hanyang University | 2–0 | East Bengal | |
| 1976 | Hanyang University and Border Security Force (joint winners) – 0–0, 0–0 | |
| 1977 | Spartak United | 3–0 | JCT | |
| 1978 | Volga Kalinin | 1–0 | Bayerischer F.V. | |
| 1979 | Border Security Force and Citizens' National Bank (joint winners) – 1–1, 1–1 | |
| 1980 | Mohammedan Sporting | 1–0 | Bank of Seoul & Trust Company | |
| 1981 | Myongji University | 3–1 |  East Fremantle Tricolore | |
| 1982–83 | Incheon University | 0–0, 3–0 | Mohammedan Sporting | |
| 1983 | East Bengal | 1–0 | Mohammedan Sporting | |
| 1984 |  Liaoning | 1–0 | Western Australia Soccer Federation | |
| 1985 | Football Fed. of South Australia | 0–0 | East Bengal | |
| 1986 | Metalist Kharkiv | 4–0 | East Bengal | |
| 1987 | S.M. Industry Bank | 1–0 | JCT | |
| 1988 | POSCO Atoms | 1–0 | East Bengal | |
| 1989 | Esteghlal | 3–1 | POSCO Atoms | |
| 1990 | Kyung Hee University | 0–0 | Kerala Police | |
| 1991 | PAS Tehran | 1–0 | Mohun Bagan | |
| 1992–93 | Incheon University | 1–1 | East Bengal | |
| 1993 |  NK Varteks | 3–0 | JCT | |
| 1994–95 | Bahman | 2–0 | Mohun Bagan | |
| 1995–96 | Tractor Sazi | 3–0 | Punjab State Electricity Board | |
| 1996 | |
| 1997 | Mohun Bagan | 2–0 | Tata Football Academy | | |
Notes:
1. Bayerischer withdrew from the replay, so April 25 were declared winners
2. East Bengal were declared winners as Dok Ro Gang refused to play extra time
3. Joint winners after replay
4. Joint winners after replay
5. Abandoned in the 83rd minute due to a riot
Notes and References
- Web site: Mohun Bagan Trophy room. themohunbaganac.com. Mohun Bagan Athletic Club. 24 March 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220126082005/https://themohunbaganac.com/trophy-room-2/. 26 January 2022.
- Web site: Delhi Cloth And General Mills Co. ... vs Commissioner Of Income Tax on 20 April, 1992. 11 March 2023. Indian Kanoon. 10 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230310200121/https://indiankanoon.org/doc/875012/. live.
- Web site: Majumdar. Raunak. The DCM Trophy – Oldest Indian Tournament with International Exposure. 31 May 2019. 4 December 2021. chaseyoursport.com. Chase Your Sport. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20201107233704/https://www.chaseyoursport.com/Indian-Football/DCM-Trophy-in-India/819. 7 November 2020.
- Web site: India – D.C.M. Trophy. 4 December 2021. RSSSF. 13 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181013052139/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/indiadcm.html.
- Web site: হারিয়ে যাওয়া মোহামেডানীদের সালতামামি…. Diary of the lost stars of Mohammedan. 19 July 2019. Elis. Hoque. 3 November 2022. bn. Dhaka. onnodristy.com. Onno Dristi Bangla. https://web.archive.org/web/20221103122241/https://onnodristy.com/%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A7%9F%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%93%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%A6/. 3 November 2022.
