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The Delhi Cloth Mills Trophy, known simply as D.C.M. Trophy, was an invitational football tournament in India. It was held annually in New Delhi and was organised by the Delhi Cloth Mills tournament committee.[1] It was India's first football tournament to provide the national clubs with international exposure due to participation of international clubs from Asia and Europe.
History
The tournament was established in 1945 by Bharat Ram and Charat Ram of the Delhi Cloth & General Mills textile conglomerate.[2]
Delhi's local teams won the first two editions; since then, clubs from Calcutta have dominated the 1950s and early 1960s, and foreign clubs since the late 1960s. The tournament has not been organised since 1997 due to fixture congestion and various restructuring policies in Indian club football. Mohun Bagan was the last winner of the tournament.[2][3]
Results
| Year
|
Winners
|
Score
|
Runners-up
|
Notes
|
| 1945
|
New Delhi Heroes FC
|
3–2
|
Template:Flagicon King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
|
|
| 1946–48
|
Template:Sort
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| 1949
|
Raisina Sporting Union (Delhi)
|
1–1, 3–1
|
City Club (Lucknow)
|
|
| 1950
|
East Bengal
|
2–0
|
8th Gorkha Rifles (Dehradun)
|
|
| 1951
|
Rajasthan Club (Calcutta)
|
3–0
|
8th Gorkha Rifles (Dehradun)
|
|
| 1952
|
East Bengal
|
4–0
|
8th Gorkha Rifles (Dehradun)
|
|
| 1953
|
Aryan Gymkhana (Bangalore)
|
3–2
|
East Indian Railway Accounts (Calcutta)
|
|
| 1954
|
Geological Survey (Calcutta)
|
1–0
|
Hyderabad FA
|
|
| 1955
|
Indian Air Force Station (Delhi)
|
2–0
|
District Sports Association (Allahabad)
|
|
| 1956
|
Indian Air Force
|
0–0, 0–0, 1–0
|
East Bengal
|
|
| 1957
|
East Bengal
|
0–0, 2–0
|
Railway SC
|
|
| 1958
|
Mohammedan Sporting
|
1–0
|
East Bengal
|
[4]
|
| 1959
|
Hyderabad Central Police
|
1–0
|
Madras Engineer Group
|
|
| 1960
|
East Bengal
|
3–1
|
Mohammedan Sporting
|
|
| 1961
|
Mohammedan Sporting
|
2–1
|
Madras Regimental Centre
|
|
| 1962
|
Madras Regimental Centre
|
1–0
|
Mafatlal Group (Bombay)
|
|
| 1963
|
E.M.E. Centre
|
1–1, 3–1
|
Punjab Police
|
|
| 1964
|
Mohammedan Sporting
|
1–1, 1–0
|
Andhra Pradesh Police
|
|
| 1965
|
Andhra Pradesh Police
|
2–0
|
Central Police Lines (Hyderabad)
|
|
| 1966
|
Punjab Police
|
0–0, 2–0
|
Leader FC (Jalandhar)
|
|
| 1967
|
Mafatlal Group (Bombay)
|
5–0
|
Leader FC (Jalandhar)
|
|
| 1968
|
Mafatlal Group (Bombay)
|
2–1
|
Leader FC (Jalandhar)
|
|
| 1969
|
Template:Flagicon Taj Tehran FC
|
4–0
|
South Central Railway (Secunderabad)
|
|
| 1970
|
Template:Flagicon Taj Tehran FC
|
3–1
|
Andhra Pradesh Police
|
|
| 1971
|
Template:Flagicon Taj Tehran FC
|
1–0
|
Leader FC (Jalandhar)
|
|
| 1972
|
Template:Flagicon April 25 SC
|
1–1
|
Template:Flagicon Bayerischer F.V.
|
Template:Ref
|
| 1973
|
East Bengal
|
0–0, 0–0
|
Template:Flagicon Dok Ro Gang
|
Template:Ref
|
| 1974
|
East Bengal
|
1–0
|
Punjab Police
|
|
| 1975
|
Template:Flagicon Hanyang University
|
2–0
|
East Bengal
|
|
| 1976
|
Template:Flagicon Hanyang University and Border Security Force (joint winners) – 0–0, 0–0
|
Template:Ref
|
| 1977
|
Template:Flagicon Spartak United
|
3–0
|
JCT FC
|
|
| 1978
|
Template:Flagicon FC Volga Kalinin
|
1–0
|
Template:Flagicon Bayerischer F.V.
|
|
| 1979
|
Border Security Force and Template:Flagicon Citizens' National Bank (joint winners) – 1–1, 1–1
|
Template:Ref
|
| 1980
|
Mohammedan Sporting
|
1–0
|
Template:Flagicon Bank of Seoul & Trust Company
|
|
| 1981
|
Template:Flagicon Myongji University
|
3–1
|
Template:Flagicon East Fremantle Tricolore
|
|
| 1982–83
|
Template:Flagicon Incheon University
|
0–0, 3–0
|
Mohammedan Sporting
|
|
| 1983
|
East Bengal
|
1–0
|
Mohammedan Sporting
|
Template:Ref
|
| 1984
|
Template:Flagicon Liaoning F.C.
|
1–0
|
Template:Flagicon Western Australia Soccer Federation
|
|
| 1985
|
Template:Flagicon Football Fed. of South Australia
|
0–0 Template:Pso
|
East Bengal
|
|
| 1986
|
Template:Flagicon FC Metalist Kharkiv
|
4–0
|
East Bengal
|
|
| 1987
|
Template:Flagicon S.M. Industry Bank
|
1–0
|
JCT FC
|
|
| 1988
|
Template:Flagicon POSCO Atoms
|
1–0
|
East Bengal
|
|
| 1989
|
Template:Flagicon Esteghlal F.C.
|
3–1
|
Template:Flagicon POSCO Atoms
|
|
| 1990
|
Template:Flagicon Kyung Hee University
|
0–0 Template:Pso
|
Kerala Police
|
|
| 1991
|
Template:Flagicon PAS Tehran F.C.
|
1–0
|
Mohun Bagan
|
|
| 1992–93
|
Template:Flagicon Incheon University
|
1–1 Template:Pso
|
East Bengal
|
|
| 1993
|
Template:Flagicon NK Varteks
|
3–0
|
JCT FC
|
|
| 1994–95
|
Template:Flagicon Bahman F.C.
|
2–0
|
Mohun Bagan
|
|
| 1995–96
|
Template:Flagicon Tractor Sazi
|
3–0
|
Punjab State Electricity Board
|
|
| 1996
|
Template:Sort
|
| 1997
|
Mohun Bagan
|
2–0
|
Tata Football Academy
|
|
Notes:
- 1. Template:NoteBayerischer withdrew from the replay, so April 25 were declared winners
- 2. Template:NoteEast Bengal were declared winners as Dok Ro Gang refused to play extra time
- 3. Template:NoteJoint winners after replay
- 4. Template:NoteJoint winners after replay
- 5. Template:NoteAbandoned in the 83rd minute due to a riot
References
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