Scissors Cup

The Scissors Cup was an Indian football tournament held in Kerala in South India, organized by the All India Football Federation (AIFF). It was instituted in 1992 and was abolished in 1997.[1]

Scissors Cup
Organising bodyAll India Football Federation (AIFF)
Founded1992 (1992)
Abolished1997
RegionIndia
Number of teamsvarious
Last championsWest Riffa Club (1997)
Most successful club(s)Dempo (3 titles)

History

The Scissors Cup was started in 1992 in Kerala to attract teams from all over India and abroad and was held until 1997.[2][3]

Venue

It was organised in various stadiums in Kochi.[4]

Results
Year Winners Score Runners-up Notes
1992 Dempo 2–1 Indian Telephone Industries Limited [5]
1993 Mohun Bagan 1–0 Kerala Police [6][7]
1994 Dempo 3–0 Mohun Bagan [8]
1995 JCT 1–0 Malaysia Perlis
1996 Dempo 1–0 Indian Bank [9]
1997 Bahrain West Riffa – Kochin Riffa won by toss as power cut in Stadium[3][4]

References
  1. "JCT Football :: Scissors Cup". www.jctfootball.com. Archived from the original on 21 April 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  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. Arunava Chaudhary. "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Scissors Cup: Kerala". indianfootball.de. Indian Football Network. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  4. "Sports Goods Foundation of India". www.sgfi.org. Archived from the original on 18 April 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  5. "JCT Football :: Scissors Cup". www.jctfootball.com. Archived from the original on 21 April 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  6. Technologies, Sancoale (3 August 2020). "Scissors Cup 1994". Dempo Sports Club. Archived from the original on 16 April 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  7. "A HAT-TRICK TO REMEMBER". The Times of India. 5 July 2021. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 23 September 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  8. "A HAT-TRICK TO REMEMBER". The Times of India. 5 July 2021. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 23 September 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  9. Technologies, Sancoale (3 August 2020). "Scissors Cup 1996". Dempo Sports Club. Archived from the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
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