McDowell's Cup explained

Organiser:Indian Football Association
Region:India
Number Of Teams:6
Current Champions:East Bengal (3rd title)
Most Successful Team:East Bengal (3 titles)

McDowell's Cup (named after sponsor McDowell's of the United Breweries Group) was an Indian association football tournament held in Kolkata and organized by Indian Football Association (IFA). The tournament was first started in 1995 and was instituted as the Calcutta football season opener. It was sponsored by McDowell's No.1 Vijay Mallya's United Breweries Group. Apart from some top clubs from West Bengal, clubs from other Indian states and clubs from Bangladesh also participated in the tournament.

McDowell Cup 6th and last edition held in 2000 was won by East Bengal FC defeating rivals Mohun Bagan in the final.[1]

Results

Year! scope="col"
WinnersScoreRunners-up
1995East Bengal
1996Mohun Bagan2–0East Bengal[2]
1997East Bengal3–1Kochin
1998 Mukti Jodhha Krira Chakra2nd semifinal not held
1999Tollygunge Agragami1–1 East Bengal[3]
2000East Bengal1–0Mohun Bagan[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020-10-23. List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Mcdowell's Cup. 2021-12-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20201023131504/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/mcdowellscup.html. 23 October 2020.
  2. Web site: India 1996/97 – List of Champions: McDowell's Cup. RSSSF. 13 February 2014. Arunava. Chaudhuri. Mikael. Jönsson. Josef. Bobrowsky. 18 October 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221018092132/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india97.html.
  3. Web site: 2020-10-23 . List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Mcdowell's Cup . 2021-12-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201023131504/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/mcdowellscup.html . 23 October 2020 . dead.
  4. Web site: East Bengal vs Mohun Bagan The Kolkata Derby News, Photos, Videos. 2021-11-28. en-GB.