Sait Nagjee Football Tournament

The Sait Nagjee All India Football Tournament is one of the most prestigious football Tournaments held in Kozhikode, Kerala, India.[1][2] The tournament was very popular from the beginning & attracted large crowd since 1952. The tournament played until 1995 regularly though with stoppages a couple of times. In 1995, the tournament was won by JCT Mills. Since 1995, there was a gap of 21 years during which the tournament was not held. Due to various reasons including the predominance gained by cricket, lack of support from the government and the escalation of real estate costs made football less popular.

Nagjee International Club Football
Nagjee Cup
Founded1952 (1952)
Number of teams16
Related competitionsI-League
I-League 2nd Division
Current championsFC Dnipro Reserves (1st title)
Most successful team(s)Mohammedan SC,
JCT
(4 titles each)
Television broadcasters
Websiteinternationalclubfootball.com

The tournament was revived again in 2016 with clubs from different parts of the world and Argentina U-23 national team. Brazilian footballer Ronaldinho is the brand ambassador for the tournament.[3][4] FC Dnipro Reserves won the trophy beating Atlético Paranaense Reserves in the final.[5]

Stadium
Main article: EMS Stadium
EMS Stadium on a matchday

All the matches of the tournament are being played in the EMS Stadium which is located in the heart of the Calicut city. The West stand was the largest and could accommodate maximum of 1,00,000 people.

Results

List of winners and runners-ups:[6]

YearsWinnersRunners-upScoreNote
1952HALLucky Star, Kannur-
1953HALMysore Muslims-
1954HALDianomos, Bombay-
1955Pakistan Karachi KickersGymkhana, Kannur-
1956Pakistan Karachi KickersSouthern Railway Institute-
1957MRC, Wellington515, Command Work Shop-
1958Andhra PoliceEastern Railway SC-
1959Andhra PoliceState Transport, Trivandrum-
1960MEG, BangaloreIndian Airforce, Bangalore-
1961Tournament not held
1962Punjab PoliceAndhra Assn. XI-
1963Tournament not held
1964MRC, WellingtonEME, Secunderabad-
1965EME, SecunderabadMRC, Wellington-
1966EME, SecunderabadLeaders Club, Jalandhar-
1967Alind Kundara, KeralaAndhra Assn. XI-
1968East BengalMEG, Bangalore2–0
1969Vasco S.C.Border Security Force SC1–0
1970Border Security Force SCSesa Sports Club3–1
1971Mohammedan SCDempo SC2–0
1972RAC, BikanerTata Sports Club-
1973Tata Sports ClubTitanium-
1974Indian XIRAC, Bikaner-
1975Rajasthan Police, JaipurMahindra & Mahindra-
1976JCTAndhra Assn. XI-
1977MRC, WellingtonAndhra Assn. XI-
1978Mohun Bagan A.C.Titanium-
1979JCTMohammedan SC-
1980Tournament not held
1981Mohun Bagan A.C.Tata Sports Club-
1982Tournament not held
1983Tournament not held
1984Mohammedan SCMohun Bagan A.C.-
1985JCTSalgaocar F.C.4–2
1986East BengalKerala XI1–0
1987Tournament not held
1988Salgaocar F.C.Mohammedan SC1–0
1989Bangladesh Abahani Krira ChakraSalgaocar F.C.1–0
1990Tournament not held
1991Mohammedan SCIndian XI-
1992Mohammedan SCTitanium2–1
1993Tournament not held
1994Tournament not held
1995JCTDempo SC-
Tournament not held between 1996-2015
2016Ukraine FC Dnipro ReservesBrazil Atlético Paranaense Reserves3–0[5]

References
  1. Chaudhuri, Arunava. "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Sait Nagjee Trophy". www.indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  2. Sarkar, Dhiman (25 March 2018). "India's football past gasping for survival". hindustantimes.com. Kolkata: Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 6 January 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  3. "Sait Nagjee Trophy Football Tournament 2016 Kozhikode".
  4. "Ronaldinho visiting India for Sait Nagjee football tournament". 13 January 2016. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  5. "Sait Nagjee: FC Dnipro 3–0 Atletico Paranaense: The Ukrainian club dismiss the Brazilian challenge". 22 February 2016. Archived from the original on 27 February 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  6. "Sait Nagjee Trophy". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 16 April 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
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