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{{short description|Annual football tournament organized by the Goa Police Sports Cell}}
{{Infobox football tournament
| current = 2019
| logo =
| title = Goa Police Cup
| founded = {{start date and age|df=yes|1968}}
| organiser = [[Goa Football Association]]
| number of teams = 12
| current champions = [[FC Goa]]
}}

The '''Goa Police Cup''' is an annual football tournament organized by the [[Goa Police]] Sports Cell. The tournament is played between the top teams of [[Goa Professional League]] and [[Goa Football Association#Goan Football Pyramid|GFA First Division League]] and sometimes an invitational team from India. Goa Police Cup is one of the oldest tournament in [[Goa]] starting since 1968. The competition is played in a group stage followed by knockout. The 14th edition of this tournament was played in 2016 with 12 teams. The current champions are FC Bardez who defeated Calangute Association 3-0 to clinch the title.<ref>{{ cite web|url=http://www.heraldgoa.in/Sports/FC%E2%80%88Bardez-make-their-mark-with-Goa-Police-Cup/105363.html|title=FC Bardez make their mark with Goa Police Cup|work=[[O Heraldo]]|date=19 Aug 2016}}</ref>

== Prize==

The winner of the Goa Police Cup get a cash prize of Rupees 2 lakh and the runners up get a cash prize of Rupees 1 lakh. The Goa Police Football Cup has a history of being one of the oldest football tournaments in the country with a 5-feet 5 inches silverware trophy, donated by Shantillal Gosalia, being awarded to the winners.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.heraldgoa.in/Sports/Goa-Police-Cup-back-after-five-years-/91422.html|title=Goa Police Cup back after five years|work=[[O Heraldo]]|date= 23 Jul 2015}}</ref>

==Teams==

The following teams participated in 2016-17 Goa Police Cup.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://soccertrac.com/external_controller/tournament_result_detail/198/874/login|title=Goa Police Cup Fixtures and Results|work=Soccertrac}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!Club
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| Calangute Association
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]]
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| Corps of Signal
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| Clube Sao Miguel de Taleigao
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Dempo S.C.]]
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| FC Bardez
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| Goa Police SC
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| Indian Navy
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Salgaocar S.C.|Salgaocar]]
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| Santa Cruz Club of Cavelossim
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Sporting Clube de Goa|Sporting Goa]]
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Vasco S.C.|Vasco]]
|}

==Venues==

The tournament was played at the following venues. [[Duler Stadium|Duler]], Raia, Cuncolim and Ambelim.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arunfoot.com/goa-police-cup-feature-12-teams-august-7-onwards/|title=Goa Police Cup feature 12 teams August 7 onwards|work=Arunfoot|date=4 Aug 2016}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Football cup competitions in India]]

Goa Police Cup - Revision history

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