Hot Weather Football Championship

Hot Weather Football Championship, also known as the All India Hot Weather Football Championship, is an annual Indian football tournament held in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh and organized by All India Hot Weather Football Championship Organising Committee (AIHWFCOC).[1] The tournament was first started in 1970,[2] which was won by Sports School Jalandhar. Apart from some top clubs from Himachal, clubs from other Indian states also have participated in this competition.

Hot Weather Football Championship
Organising bodyAll India Hot Weather Football Championship Organising Committee
Founded1972 (1972) (current format)
RegionIndia
Number of teamsVarious
Current championsMorning Star, Haryana
Most successful team(s)FC Punjab Police
(4 titles)

FC Punjab Police has won the tournament for a record four times. The current champions are Morning Star, Haryana who won the title by defeating Zinc Football at the 50th edition of the tournament in 2022.[3]

Venue

All matches are played at Paddal Ground of Mandi Himachal Pradesh.

Results

List of Hot Weather Football Championship finals
Year Champions Score Runners-up Ref.
1972 Sports School Jalandhar
1997 Punjab State Electricity Board Punjab Police
1998 Punjab Police[4] 2–1 Punjab State Electricity Board
1999 Punjab Police[4] Rail Coach Factory
2000 Tournament not held
2001 Oriental Bank of Commerce (3–1 p) LRED Bangalore
2002 Punjab Police[4]
2003 Punjab Police[4] 5–1 Punjab Police Academy
2004 Hydrabad Globe FC 1–0 Tata Football Academy
2005 Tournament not held
2006 Amity United FC 2–0 Hydrabad Globe FC
2007 Hydrabad Globe FC 1–1, (4–3 p) ONGC FC
2014 BSF 0–0, (3–2 p) DFA Hoshiarpur [5]
2017 Triumph FC, Mandi
2018 Union Bank of India 2–0 Reserve Bank of India [6]
2019 Sudeva Delhi FC 1–0 Punjab Police [7]
2021 Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai 1–1, (5–3 p) Tamil Nadu Police [8]
2022 Morning Star Haryana 2–1 Zinc Football [9]

References

  1. "Football meet begins at Mandi". The Tribune. 20 June 2022. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  2. Chaudhuri, Arunava. "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Hot Weather Football Championship: Himachal Pradesh". indianfootball.de. Indian Football Network. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  3. Service, Tribune News. "RBI Mumbai win Hot Weather Football Championship". Tribuneindia News Service. Archived from the original on 2 January 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  4. Chaudhuri, Arunava (2000). "Indian Football – Punjab Police". indianfootball.com. Indian Football Network. Archived from the original on 16 May 2008. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  5. "Competitive Times: BSF won the 43 rd All India Hot Weather Football Tournament". Competitive Times. 24 June 2014. Archived from the original on 2 January 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  6. Yadav, Siddharth (20 June 2018). "UBI triumphs in 47th All India Hot Weather Football Tournament". Football Counter. Archived from the original on 2 January 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  7. News Service, Tribune India (9 July 2019). "Delhi football club win". tribuneindia.com. The Tribune India. Archived from the original on 2 January 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  8. "Hot Weather Football Championship : तमिलनाडु पुलिस को हराकर आरबीआइ मुंबई बना हाट वेदर फुटबाल चैंपियन". m.jagran.com (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 2 January 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  9. "हॉट वेदर फुटबॉल प्रतियोगिता: मॉर्निंग स्टार हरियाणा का ट्रॉफी पर कब्जा, राजस्थान रहा उपविजेता". etvbharat.com (in Hindi). Mandi, Himachal Pradesh: ETV Bharat. 27 June 2022. Archived from the original on 28 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
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