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{{short description|Indian football tournament}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2022}}
{{Infobox football tournament
|name = M. Dutta Ray Trophy U-21 National Football Championship
|logo =
|founded = {{Start date and age|1992}}
|abolished = 2010
|region = India
|number of teams = 36
|related comps = [[B.C. Roy Trophy]]
|current champions =
|most successful team = [[West Bengal football team|West Bengal]] (6 titles)
|broadcasters =
|website =
|current =
}}

The '''U-21 National Football Championship''',<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hero Junior NFC |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/competitions/junior-nfc |access-date=2021-12-05 |website=www.the-aiff.com |archive-date=2021-12-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211205091511/https://www.the-aiff.com/competitions/junior-nfc |url-status=live }}</ref> also known as '''M. Dutta Ray Trophy''', was an [[India|Indian]] [[Association football|football]] tournament held for players under 21 years of age. This trophy was named after Manindra Nath Dutta Ray, former president of the AIFF. This was introduced when Olympic football became a U-23 event in [[1992 Summer Olympics]] at Barcelona in Spain. The 19th and last edition was held in Gurgaon and Faridabad in Haryana state from 15 to 28 February 2010. The Goa football team won the 2010 tournament by beating Haryana football team 1–0 in the final.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Dutta Ray Trophy |url=https://thehinduimages.com/details-page.php?id=5123390 |access-date=2022-06-13 |archive-date=2022-06-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220613185448/https://thehinduimages.com/details-page.php?id=5123390 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2007-05-02 |title=Delhi enter final of North Zone Dutta Roy U 21 football |url=https://www.mykhel.com/football/delhi-enter-final-of-north-zone-dutta-roy-u-21-football-029256.html |access-date=2022-06-13 |website=www.mykhel.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Dutta Ray Trophy {{!}} Gurgaon {{!}} Faridabad {{!}} Delhi Football Squad {{!}} DSA Selection Committee {{!}} దత్తా రే ట్రోఫీకి 20మంది సభ్యులుగల జట్టు ఎంపిక..! |url=https://telugu.webdunia.com/article/sports-news/%E0%B0%A6%E0%B0%A4%E0%B1%8D%E0%B0%A4%E0%B0%BE-%E0%B0%B0%E0%B1%87-%E0%B0%9F%E0%B1%8D%E0%B0%B0%E0%B1%8B%E0%B0%AB%E0%B1%80%E0%B0%95%E0%B0%BF-20%E0%B0%AE%E0%B0%82%E0%B0%A6%E0%B0%BF-%E0%B0%B8%E0%B0%AD%E0%B1%8D%E0%B0%AF%E0%B1%81%E0%B0%B2%E0%B1%81%E0%B0%97%E0%B0%B2-%E0%B0%9C%E0%B0%9F%E0%B1%8D%E0%B0%9F%E0%B1%81-%E0%B0%8E%E0%B0%82%E0%B0%AA%E0%B0%BF%E0%B0%95-110021100014_1.htm |access-date=2022-06-13 |website=telugu.webdunia.com |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-06-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220613185426/https://telugu.webdunia.com/article/sports-news/%E0%B0%A6%E0%B0%A4%E0%B1%8D%E0%B0%A4%E0%B0%BE-%E0%B0%B0%E0%B1%87-%E0%B0%9F%E0%B1%8D%E0%B0%B0%E0%B1%8B%E0%B0%AB%E0%B1%80%E0%B0%95%E0%B0%BF-20%E0%B0%AE%E0%B0%82%E0%B0%A6%E0%B0%BF-%E0%B0%B8%E0%B0%AD%E0%B1%8D%E0%B0%AF%E0%B1%81%E0%B0%B2%E0%B1%81%E0%B0%97%E0%B0%B2-%E0%B0%9C%E0%B0%9F%E0%B1%8D%E0%B0%9F%E0%B1%81-%E0%B0%8E%E0%B0%82%E0%B0%AA%E0%B0%BF%E0%B0%95-110021100014_1.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bengal champions |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/sports/bengal-champions/cid/1054730 |access-date=2022-06-13 |website=www.telegraphindia.com |archive-date=2022-06-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220613185426/https://www.telegraphindia.com/sports/bengal-champions/cid/1054730 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Manipur held in Dutta Roy trophy : 30th apr09 ~ E-Pao! Headlines |url=http://e-pao.net/GP.asp?src=Sport1..300409.apr09 |access-date=2022-06-13 |website=e-pao.net |archive-date=2009-05-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090506142226/http://e-pao.net/GP.asp?src=Sport1..300409.apr09 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kerala, Bengal, Assam in last eight |url=https://www.heraldgoa.in/Sports/kerala-bengal-assam-in-last-eight/27195 |access-date=2022-06-13 |website=oHeraldo |archive-date=2022-06-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220613185428/https://www.heraldgoa.in/Sports/kerala-bengal-assam-in-last-eight/27195 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-05-16 |title=Mizoram to take on Punjab in U-21 National final today |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/mizoram-to-take-on-punjab-in-u21-national-final-today/ |access-date=2022-06-13 |website=The Indian Express |language=en |archive-date=2022-06-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220613185427/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/mizoram-to-take-on-punjab-in-u21-national-final-today/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=27 April 2009 |title=Shantanu to lead Delhi in U-21 National Championship |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/shantanu-to-lead-delhi-in-u-21-national-championship/articleshow/4456225.cms |access-date=2022-06-13 |website=The Times of India |language=en |archive-date=2022-06-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220613185428/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/shantanu-to-lead-delhi-in-u-21-national-championship/articleshow/4456225.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Results==
The following is the list of winners and runners-up:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Punjab Football |url=https://punjab.football/national_events.php?id=3 |access-date=2022-06-13 |website=punjab.football |archive-date=2022-04-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408034352/http://punjab.football/national_events.php?id=3 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Dutta Ray Trophy (Under-21) |url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/duttaray.html |access-date=8 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180503074144/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/duttaray.html |archive-date=3 May 2018 }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
!Season
!Host
! style="background:gold" |Winner
!Score
! style="background:silver" |{{nowrap|Runner-up}}
|-
|1992
|[[Hugli-Chuchura|Chinsurah]]
|[[West Bengal football team|Bengal]]
|1–0
|[[Karnataka football team|Karnataka]]
|-
|1993
|[[Margao]]
|[[Goa football team|Goa]]
|2–0
|[[West Bengal football team|Bengal]]
|-
|1994
|[[Imphal]]
|[[Manipur football team|Manipur]]
|1–0
|[[Assam football team|Assam]]
|-
|1995
|[[Thrissur]]
|[[Kerala football team|Kerala]]
|0–0 {{pso|3–1}}
|[[West Bengal football team|Bengal]]
|-
|1996
|[[Suri, Birbhum|Suri]]
|[[West Bengal football team|Bengal]]
|3–1
|[[Maharashtra football team|Maharashtra]]
|-
|1997
|[[Midnapore]]
|[[Railways football team|Railways]]
|1–0
|[[West Bengal football team|Bengal]]
|-
|1998
|[[Nimbahera]]
|[[Railways football team|Railways]]
|1–0
|[[West Bengal football team|Bengal]]
|-
|1999
|[[Dumka]]
|[[Goa football team|Goa]]
|1–0
|[[West Bengal football team|Bengal]]
|-
|2000
|[[Duliajan]]
|[[West Bengal football team|Bengal]]
|3–1
|[[Goa football team|Goa]]
|-
|2001
|[[Mandya]]
|[[Goa football team|Goa]]
|1–1 {{nowrap|(draw of lots)}}
|[[West Bengal football team|Bengal]]
|-
|2002
|[[Ballia]]
|[[West Bengal football team|Bengal]]
|2–1
|[[Services football team|Services]]
|-
|2003
|[[Jamalpur, Bihar|Jamalpur]]
|[[Punjab football team (India)|Punjab]]
|4–1
|[[West Bengal football team|West Bengal]]
|-
|2004
|[[Tiruchirappalli]]
|[[West Bengal football team|West Bengal]]
|1–1 {{pso|4–3}}
|[[Tamil Nadu football team|Tamil Nadu]]
|-
|2005
|[[Jamalpur, Bihar|Jamalpur]]
|{{nowrap|[[West Bengal football team|West Bengal]]}}
|1–0
|[[Punjab football team (India)|Punjab]]
|-
|2006
|[[Guwahati]]
|[[Goa football team|Goa]]
|2–1
|[[Punjab football team (India)|Punjab]]
|-
|2007
|[[Madurai]]
|[[Goa football team|Goa]]
|2–0
|[[Tamil Nadu football team|Tamil Nadu]]
|-
|2008
|[[Margao]]
|[[Punjab football team (India)|Punjab]]
|3–2
|[[Mizoram football team|Mizoram]]
|-
|2010
|[[Faridabad]]
|[[Goa football team|Goa]]
|1–0
|[[Haryana football team|Haryana]]
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Football in India}}
{{Kolkata topics}}

[[Category:Football cup competitions in India]]
[[Category:Youth football in India]]
[[Category:Youth association football competitions in Asia]]
[[Category:2010 disestablishments in India]]
[[Category:Defunct football competitions in India]]

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Peter120 at 10:00, 24 February 2026