Senior Nehru Hockey Tournament

Senior Nehru Hockey Tournament is a field hockey tournament organized by the Jawaharlal Nehru Hockey Tournament Society (JNHTS). Instituted in 1964 by the Society, the All India Hockey Tournament is held as an annual feature at New Delhi.[1][2]

Senior Nehru Hockey Tournament
SportField hockey
Founded1964 (1964)
AdministratorJawaharlal Nehru Hockey Tournament Society
CountryIndia India
HeadquartersDelhi
Most recent
champion(s)		Indian Navy
(2nd title)
Most titlesIndian Airlines
(10 titles)
Official websitenehruhockey.com

History

The tournament was instituted by the Jawaharlal Nehru Hockey Tournament Society which was founded in 1964, in memorial of India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. The All India Tournament was co-founded by H.C. Sarin, Shri Sayed Hamid and Inder Mohan Kapur to organize a top-class domestic hockey tournament in the capital.[3]

The first edition was held in December 1964, where Northern Railway defeated South Eastern Railway 2–0 in the final.

The Society also started tournaments for other age groups such as Junior Tournament in 1972 for under-17 youth, Sub-Junior Tournament in 1983 for under-15 youth, Girls’ Tournament in 1993 for under-17 girls and the Champion College/Universities Tournament in 1993 which is now known as Inter-University Tournament.[4]

The early decade of the tournament during the 1960–1970s was dominated by the Railway teams, especially Northern Railway (Delhi), Western Railway (Mumbai) and South Eastern Railway (Secunderabad).[5]

Venue

The matches are held at Shivaji Hockey Stadium, New Delhi.[3] The 2021 edition was held at Hyderabad.[6]

Teams

The teams which participates in the tournament consists of public sector teams from across the country. The teams in the 57th edition includes CAG XI Indian Audit & Accounts Service, Indian Air Force, Indian Navy, Indian Oil, Indian Railways, Mumbai XI, PNB, Telangana XI, South Central Railway, ADGPI, Indian Army, Delhi XI, Punjab & Sind Bank, RCF and Tamil Nadu XI.[7]

Results

The results of the Senior Nehru Hockey Tournament:[8][9][10]

Year Winner Runner-up
1964 Northern Railway South Eastern Railway
1965 Sikh R.C. Meerut Bombay XI
1966 I.H.F. (Blue) and I.H.F. (Red) were declared joint winners
1967 Indian Navy and Northern Railway were declared joint winners
1968 Indian Airlines and All India Police were declared joint winners
1969 Corps of Signals Northern Railway
1970 All India Police Northern Railway
1971 Indian Airlines United Kingdom Great Britain
1972 Corps of Signals Northern Railway
1973 Northern Railway Sikh R.C. Meerut
1974 Northern Railway Western Railway
1975 B.S.F. Jalandhar Punjab Police
1976 Punjab Police A.S.C. Jalandhar
1977 B.S.F. Jalandhar England England XI
1978 B.S.F. Jalandhar Punjab Police
1979 C.R.P. Force B.S.F. Jalandhar
1980 Punjab Police E.M.E. Jalandhar
1981 B.S.F. Jalandhar A.S.C. Jalandhar
1982 Punjab Police A.S.C. Jalandhar
1983 E.M.E. Jalandhar C.R.P. Force
1984 Indian Airlines B.S.F. Jalandhar
1985 Indian Airlines Punjab Police
1986 Indian Airlines Punjab Police
1987 B.S.F. Jalandhar Indian Airlines
1988 Indian Airlines R.C.F. Kapurthala
1989 I.H.F. (Red) I.H.F. (White)
1990 Indian Airlines Punjab & Sind Bank
1991 Punjab & Sind Bank I.H.F. Junior A.S.
1992 Indian Airlines B.S.F. Jalandhar
1993 Indian Airlines B.S.F. Jalandhar
1994 Punjab Police Air India Bombay
1995 Air India Bombay Army XI
1996 B.S.F. Jalandhar Punjab Police
1997 Air India Mumbais Indian Airlines
1998 B.S.F. Jalandhar Punjab & Sind Bank
1999 Punjab & Sind Bank B.S.F. Jalandhar
2000 Indian Oil Bharat Petroleum
2001 Air India, Mumbai Punjab & Sind Bank
2002 Punjab Police Indian Airlines
2003 Punjab Police Indian Airlines
2004 Punjab Police B. S. F.
2005 Indian Airlines Punjab & Sind Bank
2006 Indian Oil Namdhari XI
2007 Punjab & Sind Bank Bharat Petroleum
2008 Indian Colts Bharat Petroleum
2009 Indian Oil and Namdhari XI were declared joint winners
2010 Air India ONGC
2011 ONGC Punjab National Bank
2012 Indian Oil Bharat Petroleum
2013 Punjab & Sind Bank Bharat Petroleum
2014 Indian Oil Punjab & Sind Bank
2015 Punjab & Sind Bank Punjab National Bank
2016 Indian Railways Punjab National Bank
2017 Punjab National Bank Punjab & Sind Bank
2018 Indian Railways Punjab National Bank
2019 Punjab National Bank Punjab Police
2021[11] Indian Oil Indian Railways
2023[12] Indian Navy CAG XI

References
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  2. "Jawaharlal Nehru Hockey Tournament Society". JNHTS. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  3. Kapadia, Novy (27 November 2015). "The iconic Nehru Hockey Tournament is struggling to stay afloat". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  4. "History". Gooncha Group. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  5. Kapadia, Novy (28 November 2013). "The rise and fall of Railway teams in the Nehru Hockey tournament". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  6. "Hyderabad to host 57th Nehru Senior Hockey Tournament". The Hans India. 20 August 2021.
  7. "57th edition of GNSHT". Gooncha Group. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  8. "Roll of Honour — Senior Nehru Hockey Tournament". gnsht.in. Gooncha Group. 2022. Archived from the original on 22 October 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  9. "Roll of Honour — SENIOR NEHRU HOCKEY TOURNAMENT". New Delhi: nehruhockey.com. Archived from the original on 22 October 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  10. "Senior Nehru Hockey Tournament — All Winners". hockeypassion.in. Hockey Passion. 19 November 2021. Archived from the original on 22 October 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  11. "Indian Oil emerge champions in Nehru Cup hockey tournament". Telangana Today. 23 November 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  12. "GOONCHA-58th NEHRU SENIOR MEN HOCKEY TOURNAMENT". nehruhockey.com. 12 January 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
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