Bandodkar Gold Trophy

The Bandodkar Gold Trophy was an annual Indian football tournament held in Goa and organized by Goa Football Association.[2] The tournament was first started in 1970 and to showcase the Goans' capabilities to organise an All-India football tournament.[3] This was the first major cup tournament hosted by GFA, which was aided by the then Chief Minister Dayanand Bandodkar, who being a sports aficionado donated the trophy. This enabled the GFA to showcase its organisational skills. Apart from some top clubs from Goa, clubs from other Indian states, also have participated in this competition. Dempo SC has won the tournament for a record eight times,[4] while Salgaocar FC won the last major edition held in 1992.[5][6]

Bandodkar Gold Trophy
Organising bodyGoa Football Association
Founded1970 (1970)
Abolished1992 (1992)
(revived/held once in 2016)[1]
RegionIndia (Goa)
Number of teamsVarious
Last championsFC Pune City (R)
(1st title)
Most successful team(s)Dempo SC (8 titles)

In 2016, the historic tournament was revived as an invitational u-21 Men's football tournament[7] and was held at Duler Stadium in Goa.[5][8] The edition was won by FC Pune City (R) defeating the local side Dempo SC.[9]

Results
List of Bandodkar Gold Trophy finals
Year Champions Score Runners-up Ref.
1970 Leaders Club, Jalandhar 1–1, 1–0 Salgaocar FC [6]
1971 Vasco SC 1–0 Dempo SC [6]
1972 South Central Railway (SCR), Secunderabad 1–1, 5–4 Coal India (CIL), Bangalore
1973 Orkay Mills 3–2 Dempo SC
1974 Panvel SC 2–0 Sesa SC [10][11]
1975 Vasco SC 3–1 Dempo SC
1976 Dempo SC 3–0 Leaders Club, Jalandhar
1977 Tata SC 0–0, 4–2 Central Bank of India
1978 Orkay Mills and Dempo SC (joint winners) – 1–1, 0–0
1979 Sesa SC 2–2, 1–0 Salgaocar FC
1980 Mahindra and Mahindra and Sesa SC (joint winners) – 2–2, 1–1 [12]
1981 Salgaocar FC 3–0 Vasco SC
1982 Dempo SC 3–0 Salgaocar FC
1983 Dempo SC 5–1 Indian Telephone Industries
1984 Dempo SC 2–0 Salgaocar FC
1986 Dempo SC 4–1 Border Security Force
1988 Salgaocar FC 4–0 Mahindra and Mahindra
1990 Dempo SC 1–0 Salgaocar FC
1991 Dempo SC 4–0 Salcete FC
1992 Salgaocar FC 1–0 Marmugao Port Trust
Tournament not held between 1993–2015
2016 FC Pune City (R) 2–1 Dempo SC [9]

References
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  2. "Triviela – Beyond Trivia: Bandodkar Gold Trophy". goaldentimes.org. Golden Times. Archived from the original on 21 October 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  3. Chaudhuri, Arunava. "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Bandodkar Gold Trophy". indianfootball.de. Indian Football Network. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  4. "Dempo Sports Club – Trophies (page 1)". demposportsclub.com. Archived from the original on 3 February 2023. — "Dempo Sports Club – Trophies (page 2)". demposportsclub.com. Archived from the original on 27 April 2023.
  5. "Prestigious Bandodkar Gold Trophy is back". The Goan. 19 May 2016. Archived from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  6. Mergulhao, Marcus (29 July 2018). "How did the Bandodkar Gold Trophy lose its glitter?". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. The Times of India. Archived from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  7. Noronha, Anselm (29 June 2018). "All you need to know about the football league structure in Goa". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 6 January 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  8. Sarkar, Dhiman (25 March 2018). "India's football past gasping for survival". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 6 January 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  9. "Pune Football Club wins Bandodkar Gold Trophy Football Tourney". www.freepressjournal.in. Panaji, Goa: The Free Press Journal. Press Trust of India. 31 May 2019. Archived from the original on 6 January 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  10. Sengupta, Somnath (27 April 2014). "Legends Of Indian Football : Brahmanand Sankhwalkar". thehardtackle.com. The Hard Tackle. Archived from the original on 30 April 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  11. Mergulhao, Marcus (21 March 2023). "Tough-tackling former Salgaocar defender Anthony Rebello no more". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. The Times of India. TNN. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  12. Majumder, Raunak (3 April 2020). "Reliving the title run of Mumbai's only national champions – Mahindra United 2005–06 season". footballcounter.com. The Football Counter. Archived from the original on 18 May 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
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