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{{Short description|Football tournament in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}} {{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}
{{Infobox football tournament
|organiser = [[All Manipur Football Association]]
|founded = {{Start date and age|1950}}
|region = India
|number of teams = Various
|current champions = Sagolband United (1st title)
|most successful team = [[Assam Rifles football team|Assam Rifles]] (9 titles)
|current = 2026
}}

'''Churachand Singh Trophy''', also known as the '''Churachand Singh Invitation Trophy''' ([[Sir]] Churachand Singh {{post-nominals|country=GBR|KCSI|CBE}} Memorial Football Tournament),<ref>{{Cite web|title=History of Sir Churachand Singh KCSI CBE Memorial Football Tournament|url=http://www.e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=leisure.Sports.59th_CC_Meet_Football_Tournament_2015.History_of_Sir_Churachand_Singh_KCSI_CBE_Memorial_Football_Tournament|access-date=28 December 2021|website=www.e-pao.net|publisher=E-PAO|archive-date=31 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160131064437/http://www.e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=leisure.Sports.59th_CC_Meet_Football_Tournament_2015.History_of_Sir_Churachand_Singh_KCSI_CBE_Memorial_Football_Tournament}}</ref> is an annual Indian [[Association football|football]] tournament held in Manipur and organized by [[All Manipur Football Association]] (AMFA).

==History==
The tournament was first started in 1950 and is named after Manipur's Maharaja [[Churachand Singh]]. At its every inception, the Tournament had been organised by the Manipur Sports Association (MSA). With the amalgamation of Manipur Sports Association and Manipur Olympic Association in 1954, the Tournament came under the management of All Manipur Football Association.<ref name="cch">{{Cite web |title=History of Sir Churachand Singh, KCSI, CBE Memorial Football Tournament |url=http://www.e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=leisure.Sports.59th_CC_Meet_Football_Tournament_2015.History_of_Sir_Churachand_Singh_KCSI_CBE_Memorial_Football_Tournament |website=e-pao.net |publisher=E-Pao |access-date=4 January 2023}}</ref> Apart from some top clubs from Manipur, clubs from neighbouring states also have participated.<ref name="ccdt">{{cite web|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/churachandsinghtrophy.html|title=List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Churachand Singh Invitation Football Trophy|website=indianfootball.de|publisher=Indian Football Network|access-date=23 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024220913/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/churachandsinghtrophy.html|archive-date=24 October 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Sinlung|title=Seven Sisters Love Football: Churachand Singh Trophy: A Historic perspective|url=http://footballsisters.blogspot.com/2009/05/churachand-singh-trophy-historic.html|access-date=2021-12-28|website=Seven Sisters Love Football|archive-date=28 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228034519/http://footballsisters.blogspot.com/2009/05/churachand-singh-trophy-historic.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Assam Rifles football team|Assam Rifles]] have won the tournament for a record nine times. The current champions are [[NEROCA FC]] who won their 6th title by defeating [[Southern Sporting Union]] at the 62nd edition of the tournament in 2020.<ref name="62nd" />

==Trophy==
The Winner's Trophy was donated by the former King [[Bodhchandra Singh]] in memory of his father and is a gold plated Shield.<ref name="cch" />

==Venues==
The matches of the tournament are held in multiple venues in Manipur and final is played at [[Khuman Lampak Main Stadium]].{{fact|date=June 2022}}

== Results ==
:Source:<ref>{{cite web|title=Roll of Honour at Sir Churachand Singh, KCSI, CBE Memorial Football Tournament — From 1950|url=https://e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=leisure.Sports.61st_CC_Meet_Football_Tournament_2018.Roll_of_Honour_at_Sir_Churachand_Singh_Memorial_Football_Tournament_from_1950|website=e-pao.net|publisher=E-Pao News Manipur|date=20 December 2015|access-date=29 November 2022|archive-date=9 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220709223424/http://e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=leisure.Sports.61st_CC_Meet_Football_Tournament_2018.Roll_of_Honour_at_Sir_Churachand_Singh_Memorial_Football_Tournament_from_1950}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Champions
!Score
!Runners-up
!Ref.
|-
| 1950
| '''[[Assam Rifles football team|Assam Rifles]] 4th Bn'''
| –
| [[Manipur football team|Manipur XI]]
| <ref name="ccdt" />
|-
| 1951
| '''[[Manipur football team|Manipur XI]]'''
| –
| Taren Assam
|
|-
| 1952
| '''[[Assam Rifles football team|Assam Rifles]] 4th Bn'''
| –
| [[Manipur football team|Manipur XI]]
|
|-
| 1953
| '''Tangkhul SA'''
| –
| Dibrugarh DSA
|
|-
| 1954
| '''[[Assam Rifles football team|Assam Rifles]] 4th Bn'''
| –
| Margherita
|
|-
| 1955
| '''Margherita'''
| –
| Silchar DSA
|
|-
| 1956
| '''NACO, Nambul Mapal'''
| –
| Kuki SC
|
|-
| 1957
| '''[[Assam Rifles football team|Assam Rifles]] 4th Bn'''
| –
| Imphal SC
|
|-
| 1958
| '''Kohima XI'''
| –
| Golaghat DSA
|
|-
| 1959
| '''[[Assam Rifles football team|Assam Rifles]] 4th Bn'''
| –
| Imphal SC
|
|-
| 1960
| '''[[TRAU FC|TRAU]]'''
| –
| [[Assam Rifles football team|Assam Rifles]] 4th Bn
|
|-
| 1961
| '''[[TRAU FC|TRAU]]'''
| –
| NACO, Nambul Mapal
|
|-
| 1963
| '''NACO, Nambul Mapal'''
| –
| [[TRAU FC|TRAU]]
|
|-
| 1964
| '''YAC, Yaiskul'''
| –
| [[TRAU FC|TRAU]]
|
|-
| 1965
| '''Zeliangrong'''
| –
| [[TRAU FC|TRAU]]
|
|-
| 1966
| '''Imphal SC'''
| –
| YAC, Yaiskul
|
|-
| 1967
| '''[[Eastern Sporting Union]]'''
| –
| Imphal SC
|
|-
| 1968
| '''[[Assam Rifles football team|Assam Rifles]]'''
| –
| Thermal SC
|
|-
| 1969
| '''[[Assam Rifles football team|Assam Rifles]]'''
| –
| [[North Imphal Sporting Association|NISA]], Thangmeiband
|
|-
| 1970
| '''[[Assam Rifles football team|Assam Rifles]]'''
| –
| [[TRAU FC|TRAU]]
|
|-
| 1971
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="3"| ''Tournament abandoned''
|-
| 1972
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="3"| '''IBSA''' and '''[[Eastern Sporting Union]]''' (joint winners)
|-
| 1973
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="3"| '''[[Manipur Police SC|Manipur Police]]''' and '''USA, Khurai''' (joint winners)
|-
| 1974
| '''[[TRAU FC|TRAU]]'''
| –
| [[Eastern Sporting Union]]
|
|-
| 1975
| '''[[Aryan FC|Aryan]]'''
| –
| Rajasthan Club
|
|-
| 1976
| '''Young Physique's Union'''
| –
| [[Manipur Police SC|Manipur Police]]
|
|-
| 1977
| '''[[Manipur Police SC|Manipur Police]]'''
| –
| Young Physique's Union
|
|-
| 1978
| '''[[Manipur Police SC|Manipur Police]]'''
| –
| Young Physique's Union
|
|-
| 1980
| '''[[Manipur Police SC|Manipur Police]]'''
| –
| Young Physique's Union
|
|-
| 1981
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="3"| '''[[TRAU FC|TRAU]]''' (by court order)
|-
| 1983
| '''Young Physique's Union'''
| –
| Nagaland Police SC
|
|-
| 1985
| '''[[Border Security Force Sporting Club|Border Security Force]]'''
| –
| [[Southern Sporting Union]]
|
|-
| 1986
| '''[[Manipur Police SC|Manipur Police]]'''
| –
| [[Southern Sporting Union]]
|
|-
| 1987
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="3"| ''Tournament abandoned''
|-
| 1988
| '''[[Manipur Police SC|Manipur Police]]'''
| –
| [[TRAU FC|TRAU]]
|
|-
| 1989
| '''[[Manipur Police SC|Manipur Police]]'''
| –
| [[TRAU FC|TRAU]]
|
|-
| 1991
| '''NACO, Nambul Mapal'''
| –
| [[Manipur Police SC|Manipur Police]]
|
|-
| 1993
| '''USA, Khurai'''
| –
| ''unknown''
|
|-
| 1994
| ''unknown''
| –
| [[North Imphal Sporting Association|NISA]], Thangmeiband
|
|-
| 1999
| ''unknown''
| –
| YSWA, Utlou
|
|-
| 2000
| '''[[NEROCA FC|NEROCA]]'''
| –
| ''unknown''
|
|-
| 2001
| '''[[Southern Sporting Union]]'''
| 1–0
| [[Manipur Police SC|Manipur Police]]
|
|-
| 2002–03
| '''[[Eastern Sporting Union]]'''
| 2–1
| [[NEROCA FC|NEROCA]]
|
|-
| 2003–04
| '''[[Southern Sporting Union]]'''
| –
| Citizen's Club
|
|-
| 2004
| '''[[TRAU FC|TRAU]]'''
| 2–0
| Youth Welfare Club
|
|-
| 2005–06
| '''[[Southern Sporting Union]]'''
| 1–0
| [[Manipur Police SC|Manipur Police]]
|
|-
| 2006
| '''[[Southern Sporting Union]]'''
| 4–0
| Nagaland Police SC
|
|-
| 2007
| '''[[North Imphal Sporting Association|NISA]], Thangmeiband'''
| 2–0
| AMOFA, Moirang
|
|-
| 2008
| '''[[Assam Rifles football team|Assam Rifles]]'''
| 0–0, {{pso|4–2}}
| [[NEROCA FC|NEROCA]]
|
|-
| 2012–13
| '''[[NEROCA FC|NEROCA]]'''
| 0–0, {{pso|3–1}}
| [[Assam Regiment|Assam Regiment Center Shillong]]
| <ref>{{Cite web|date=2013-01-19|title=NEROCA wins Churachand Singh soccer trophy|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/soccer/neroca-wins-churachand-singh-soccer-trophy-2575.html|access-date=2021-12-28|website=www.indiatvnews.com|language=en|archive-date=28 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228034519/https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/soccer/neroca-wins-churachand-singh-soccer-trophy-2575.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2013–14
| '''Tiddim Road Unique Gamy Players Union'''
| 3–1
| [[TRAU FC|TRAU]]
| <ref>{{Cite web|title=TRUGPU lifts CC Meet trophy – Eastern Mirror|url=https://easternmirrornagaland.com/trugpu-lifts-cc-meet-trophy/|date=14 January 2012|access-date=28 December 2021|website=easternmirrornagaland.com|publisher=Eastern Mirror Nagaland|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228034520/https://easternmirrornagaland.com/trugpu-lifts-cc-meet-trophy/|archive-date=28 December 2021}}</ref>
|-
| 2014–15
| '''[[NEROCA FC|NEROCA]]'''
| 3–1
| [[Southern Sporting Union]]
| <ref>{{Cite web|last=Gurumayum|first=Maheshwar|title=NEROCA - FC lifts 59th CC Meet trophy - Imphal Times|url=https://www.imphaltimes.com/news/item/4503-neroca-fc-lifts-59th-cc-meet-trophy|access-date=2021-12-28|website=www.imphaltimes.com|language=en-gb|archive-date=28 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228040022/https://www.imphaltimes.com/news/item/4503-neroca-fc-lifts-59th-cc-meet-trophy|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2016
| '''[[NEROCA FC|NEROCA]]'''
| 5–1
| [[Assam Regiment|Assam Regiment Center Shillong]]
| <ref>{{Cite web|title=60th CC Meet NEROCA FC win 2nd consecutive title|url=http://e-pao.net/GP.asp?src=Sport1..241216.dec16|date=2016-12-23|website=E-Pao|access-date=1 January 2022|archive-date=1 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220101180752/http://e-pao.net/GP.asp?src=Sport1..241216.dec16|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2018–19
| '''[[NEROCA FC|NEROCA]]'''
| 7–0
| Sagolband United FC
| <ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-04-10|title=Neroca FC champion 61st Sir Churachand Singh KCSI-CBE Memorial Invitation Football Tournament 2019 {{!}} Pothashang News|url=https://www.pothashang.in/2019/04/11/neroca-fc-champion-61st-sir-churachand-singh-kcsi-cbe-memorial-invitation-football-tournament-2019/|access-date=2021-12-28|website=Pothashang|language=en-GB|archive-date=18 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200218155528/https://www.pothashang.in/2019/04/11/neroca-fc-champion-61st-sir-churachand-singh-kcsi-cbe-memorial-invitation-football-tournament-2019/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2019
| '''[[NEROCA FC|NEROCA]]'''
| 1–1, {{pso|3–2}}
| [[Southern Sporting Union]]
| <ref name="62nd" >{{Cite web|title=Football tournament organised in memory of Manipur's Maharaja|url=https://www.business-standard.com/multimedia/video-gallery/general/football-tournament-organised-in-memory-of-manipur-s-maharaja-98162.htm|date=2020-01-20|website=Business Standard|access-date=1 January 2022|archive-date=1 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220101181602/https://www.business-standard.com/multimedia/video-gallery/general/football-tournament-organised-in-memory-of-manipur-s-maharaja-98162.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|2022
|'''Sagolband United FC'''
|0–0, {{pso|4–1}}
|[[Southern Sporting Union]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=SU defeats SSU to win CC Meet – Eastern Mirror |url=https://easternmirrornagaland.com/su-defeats-ssu-to-win-cc-meet/ |access-date=2022-05-21 |website=easternmirrornagaland.com |archive-date=21 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220521142613/https://easternmirrornagaland.com/su-defeats-ssu-to-win-cc-meet/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|2026
|
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|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Football in Manipur}}
{{Football in India}}

[[Category:Football in Manipur]]
[[Category:Football cup competitions in India]]
[[Category:1950 establishments in India]]
[[Category:Recurring sporting events established in 1950]]

Churachand Singh Trophy - Revision history

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