Sait Nagjee Football Tournament

The Sait Nagjee All India Football Tournament is one of the most prestigious football Tournaments held in Kozhikode, Kerala, India. 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 broadcastersNEO Prime (National)
Kappa TV (Regional)
WebsiteOfficial website
2016 Sait Nagjee Trophy

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.[1][2] FC Dnipro Reserves won the trophy beating Atlético Paranaense Reserves in the final.[3]

2020 Sait Nagjee Trophy Teams

TeamLocation
Kozhikode QuartzKozhikode
ATK Mohun BaganKolkata
Aizawl Aizawl, Mizoram
Chennai City Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
Churchill BrothersMargao, Goa
S.C.East Bengal Kolkata, West Bengal
Gokulam Kerala Kozhikode, Kerala
Indian Arrows Vasco da Gama, Goa
Bhubaneshwar, Odisha
NEROCA Imphal, Manipur
Punjab Ludhiana, Punjab
Real Kashmir Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
TRAU Imphal, Manipur
Mohammedan Kolkata, West Bengal

Stadium

EMS Stadium on a matchday

tournament played all its matches in the EMS Stadium which was located in the heart of the Calicut city. The West stand was the largest and could accommodate the maximum 1,00,000 of people.1,00,000 people watch on stadium

List of Winners of Sait Nagjee All India Football Tournament

Source: List of Winners/Runners-up

YearsWinnersRunners-UpScoreNote
1952 HAL Lucky Star, Kannur-
1953 HAL Mysore Muslims-
1954 HAL Dinomos, Bombay-
1955Karachi Kickers Gymkhana, Kannur-
1956Karachi Kickers Southern Railway Institute-
1957 MRC, Wellington 515, Command Work Shop-
1958 Andhra Police Eastern Railway SC-
1959 Andhra Assn. XI State Transport, Trivandrum-
1960 MEG, Bangalore Indian Airforce, Bangalore-
1961Tournament not held
1962 Punjab Police Andhra Assn. XI-
1963Tournament not held
1964 MRC, Wellington EME, Secunderabad-
1965 EME, Secunderabad MRC, Wellington-
1966 EME, Secunderabad Leaders Club, Jalandhar-
1967 Alind Kundara, Kerala Andhra Assn. XI-
1968 East Bengal F.C. MEG, Bangalore-
1969 Vasco S.C. Border Security Force SC1-0
1970 Border Security Force SC Sesa Sports Club3-1
1971 Mohammedan SC Dempo SC2-0
1972 RAC, Bikaner Tata Sports Club-
1973 Tata Sports Club Titanium-
1974 Indian XI RAC, Bikaner-
1975 Rajasthan Police, Jaipur Mahindra & Mahindra-
1976 JCT Andhra Assn. XI-
1977 MRC, Wellington Andhra Assn. XI-
1978 Mohun Bagan A.C. Titanium-
1979 JCT Mohammedan SC-
1980Tournament not held
1981 Mohun Bagan A.C. Tata Sports Club-
1982Tournament not held
1983Tournament not held
1984 Mohammedan SC Mohun Bagan A.C.-
1985 JCT Salgaocar F.C.4-2
1986 East Bengal F.C. Kerala XI-
1987Tournament not held
1988 Salgaocar F.C. Mohammedan SC1-0
1989 Abahani Chakraanswer Salgaocar F.C.1-0
1990Tournament not held
1991 Mohammedan SC Indian XI-
1992 Mohammedan SC Titanium-
1993Tournament not held
1994Tournament not held
1995 JCT Dempo SC-
Tournament not held between 1996-2015
2016 FC Dnipro Reserves Atlético Paranaense Reserves3-0[3]
Tournament not held between 2017-2019
2020TBATBA

References

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