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{{Notability|1=Sports|date=December 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}} {{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}
{{Infobox football tournament
|logo =
|organiser = Shastri Football Club
|founded = {{Start date and age|1978}}
|abolished = {{End date and age|df=yes|2006}}
|region = India
|number of teams = 10
|current =
|current champions = Indian Air Force
|most successful team = [[Indian Air Force (football team)|Indian Air Force]]<br />[[Simla Youngs FC]]<br />[[Army Ordnance Corps (India)|AOC]] Secunderabad<br />(2 titles each)
}}
'''Lal Bahadur Shastri Cup''', also known as the '''Lal Bahadur Shastri Memorial Football Tournament''', is an Indian [[association football]] tournament held in [[Delhi]] and organized by Shastri Football Club. The tournament was first started in 1978 in the memory of former Indian prime minister [[Lal Bahadur Shastri]] and is named after him. Apart from some top clubs from Delhi, clubs from neighbouring states also participated in the tournament.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 17, 2004 |title=Mohammedan AC make semifinals |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/mohammedan-ac-make-semifinals/articleshow/961493.cms |access-date=2022-05-25 |website=The Times of India |language=en |archive-date=25 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525140753/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/mohammedan-ac-make-semifinals/articleshow/961493.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>

Lal Bahadur Shastri Cup 14th edition returned after 6 years of gap in 2004,<ref>{{Cite web|date=18 July 2017|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/seasons/2004lalbahadurshastricup.html|title=16th Lal Bahadur Shastri Cup 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170718231431/http://www.indianfootball.de/seasons/2004lalbahadurshastricup.html|archive-date=18 July 2017|access-date=26 December 2021|website=indianfootball.de|url-status=dead}}</ref> with the last tournament being held in 2006 was won by [[Indian Air Force (football team)|Indian Air Force]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Club History|url=http://www.shastrifc.in/club-history.php|access-date=2021-12-26|website=www.shastrifc.in|archive-date=16 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220416224754/http://shastrifc.in/club-history.php|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-10-02 |title=List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Lal Bahadur Shastri Cup |url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/lalbahadurshastricup.html |access-date=2021-12-26 |website= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191002195945/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/lalbahadurshastricup.html |archive-date=2 October 2019 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The tournament has not been held since then.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2006-03-18|title=PSEB down Western Railway in Shastri memorial football|url=https://www.oneindia.com/2006/03/17/pseb-down-western-railway-in-shastri-memorial-football-1142684483.html|access-date=2021-12-26|website=www.oneindia.com|language=en|archive-date=26 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211226044825/https://www.oneindia.com/2006/03/17/pseb-down-western-railway-in-shastri-memorial-football-1142684483.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Results ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+List of Lal Bahadur Shastri Cup finals<ref>{{cite web|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/lalbahadurshastricup.html|title=List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Lal Bahadur Shastri Cup|website=indianfootball.de|access-date=15 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315014206/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/lalbahadurshastricup.html|archive-date=15 March 2016|publisher=Indian Football Network|url-status=dead}}</ref>
!Year
!Champions
!Score
!Runners-up
!Note
|-
|1978
| colspan="3" style="text-align:center;" |{{sort|aaaaa| '''DESU''' and '''[[Aryan FC]]''' (joint winners)}}
|
|-
|1979
| colspan="3" style="text-align:center;" |{{sort|aaaaa| '''Youngsters FC''' and '''[[Simla Youngs FC]]''' (joint winners)}}
|
|-
|1980
| colspan="3" style="text-align:center;" |{{sort|aaaaa| '''[[New Delhi Heroes FC]]''' and '''[[Garhwal FC|Garhwal Heroes]]''' (joint winners)}}
|
|-
|1981
|'''Delhi Police'''
| –
|[[Indian Air Force (football team)|Indian Air Force]]
|
|-
|1983
|'''[[Indian Air Force (football team)|Indian Air Force]]'''
| –
|[[Garhwal FC|Garhwal Heroes]]
|
|-
|1985
|'''[[Simla Youngs FC]]'''
| –
|Goans SC
|
|-
|1986
|'''[[Army Ordnance Corps (India)|AOC]] Secunderabad'''
| –
|Benares Heroes
|
|-
|1992
|'''[[Indian National FC]]'''
| –
|Shastri FC
|
|-
|1993
|'''Ludhiana Police'''
| –
|Shastri FC
|
|-
|1994
|'''Shastri FC'''
| –
|Ludhiana Police
|
|-
|1995
|'''[[Army Ordnance Corps (India)|AOC]] Secunderabad'''
| –
|
|
|-
|1997
|'''Rail Coach Factory'''
| –
|DFA Varanasi
|
|-
|1998
|'''[[Indian Bank Recreational Club|Indian Bank]]'''
|1–0
|Delhi Blues XI
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 14, 2004 |first=Nilanjan |last=Datta |title=It's somewhat better, post Junior |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/its-somewhat-better-post-junior/articleshow/957745.cms |access-date=2022-05-25 |website=The Times of India |language=en |archive-date=25 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525140426/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/its-somewhat-better-post-junior/articleshow/957745.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|2004
|'''[[Tata Football Academy]]'''
|2–0
|[[Bengal Mumbai FC]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=TATA FA |url=https://thehinduimages.com/details-page.php?id=4017521&highlights=LAL%20BAHADUR%20SHASTRI%20MEMORIAL%20FOOTBALL%20TOURNAMENT}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2004-12-18 |title=TFA to clash with BMFC in Shastri soccer final {{!}} Football News |url=https://zeenews.india.com/home/tfa-to-clash-with-bmfc-in-shastri-soccer-final_192251.html |access-date=2022-05-25 |website=Zee News |language=en |archive-date=25 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525135856/https://zeenews.india.com/home/tfa-to-clash-with-bmfc-in-shastri-soccer-final_192251.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|2005
|'''Punjab State Electricity Board'''
|3–1
|[[South-East-Central Railway Sports Club|South-East-Central Railway]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2006-03-18 |title=PSEB down Western Railway in Shastri memorial football |url=https://www.oneindia.com/2006/03/17/pseb-down-western-railway-in-shastri-memorial-football-1142684483.html |access-date=2022-05-25 |website=oneindia.com |language=en |archive-date=26 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211226044825/https://www.oneindia.com/2006/03/17/pseb-down-western-railway-in-shastri-memorial-football-1142684483.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|2006
|'''[[Indian Air Force (football team)|Indian Air Force]]'''
|1–1, 2–2, 5–4 {{pso}}
|[[Garhwal FC|Garhwal Heroes]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Players in action during the 16th All-India Lal Bahadur Shastri... |url=https://www.gettyimages.in/detail/news-photo/players-in-action-during-the-16th-all-india-lal-bahadur-news-photo/88922693 |access-date=2022-05-25 |website=Getty Images |language=en-gb |archive-date=1 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001083747/https://www.gettyimages.in/detail/news-photo/players-in-action-during-the-16th-all-india-lal-bahadur-news-photo/88922693 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{Football in India}}

[[Category:Football cup competitions in India]]
[[Category:Football in Delhi]]
[[Category:1978 establishments in India]]
[[Category:Defunct football competitions in India]]
[[Category:2006 disestablishments in India]]

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KeishaBadham8 at 01:10, 21 August 2023