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The IFA Shield is a football competition organized by the Indian Football Association, the football governing body in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1] The IFA came into existence in 1893,[2] and was named after the association. The IFA Shield tournament was started in the same year. It is the third oldest football tournament in India, after Durand Cup and Trades Cup, and is among the oldest football competitions in the world.[3]
History
The royal houses of Patiala and Cooch Behar, A.A. Apcar of Armenian Club and J Sutherland of Dalhousie AC had financially contributed for the inception of the Shield. The coveted shield was designed by Walter Locke & Co. (Calcutta) and made by Messrs Elkington & Co. (London).[4]
During the initial years of the competition, the IFA Shield was dominated by British Army teams and the Royal Irish Rifles defeated W.D.R.A. to lift the first IFA Shield in 1893. However, their stranglehold over the Shield was broken in 1911,[5] when Mohun Bagan became the first all-Indian side to win the IFA Shield by defeating East Yorkshire Regiment by 2–1.[6][7][8] That was a historic moment for Indian football as well the struggle for independence, as the natives beat the Englishmen in their own game. While the Royal Irish Rifles remains the most successful British Army side with 5 titles, East Bengal Club has won the IFA Shield a record 29 times.
From 2015 to 2018, the IFA Shield was designed as an youth tournament wherein youth teams of all divisions were allowed to participate.[9] The decision was taken by IFA due to busy schedule of AIFF which includes Indian Super League, I-League, I-League 2, State leagues and Super Cup among others. In 2020, the tournament was once again organised as a senior event.[10]
Results
Pre-independence era (1893–1946)
Post-independence era (1947–present)
Notes:
- 1. Template:NoteTournament not held.
- 2. Template:NoteJoint winners.
- 3. Template:NoteAn all-Indian side won the Shield for the first time.
- 4. Template:NoteThe final was abandoned due to a dispute between the finalists over extra time.[18]
- 5. Template:NoteA scheduled fourth match was scratched and Indian Culture League were awarded the Shield as East Bengal played with an unregistered player in the third match.[19]
- 6. Template:NoteThe replay was abandoned due to torrential rain, but Mohun Bagan objected to a third match and refused to play: the third match was scratched and East Bengal were awarded the Shield.[20]
- 7. Template:NoteThe final was abandoned at half-time after Mohammedan Sporting refused to continue, and East Bengal were awarded the Shield.[21]
- 8. Template:NoteThe final was abandoned after 35 minutes after Palmeiras started a violent brawl, with Palmeiras fans also throwing chairs onto the pitch: East Bengal were awarded the Shield, and the IFA ordered that Palmeiras' results be deleted from the records.[22][19]
- 9. Template:NoteOrganised as an Under-19 tournament.
Performance by teams
Performance by Indian teams
Though the tournament was dominated by the British Army teams during its initial years, yet British Indian teams too participated representing India prior to the independence, but very few were an all-Indian side. Mohun Bagan AC the first all-Indian side to win the tournament in 1911.
Top 10 Indian teams in IFA Shield
| No. | Team | Championships (Latest) |
Runner-ups |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Bengal | 29 (2018) | 12 |
| 2 | Mohun Bagan | 21 (2025) | 20 |
| 3 | Calcutta | 9 (1924) | 8 |
| 4 | Mohammedan | 6 (2014) | 4 |
| 5 | Dalhousie | 2 (1905) | 5 |
| 6 | Churchill Brothers | 2 (2011) | 1 |
| United | 2 (2015) | 1 | |
| 8 | Mahindra United | 2 (2008) | 0 |
| Real Kashmir | 2 (2021) | 0 | |
| 10 | Aryan | 2 (1983) | 2 |
| Police | 1 (1939) | 2 |
Performance by Overseas teams
- Winners:
- Runners-up:
- Template:Flagicon PAS Tehran FC (1970)
- Template:Flagicon Pyongyang SC (1973)
- Template:Flagicon FC Shakhtar Donetsk (1985)
- Template:Flagicon Irtysh Pavlodar FK (1993)
- Template:Flagicon Mohammedan SC Dhaka (1995)
- Template:Flagicon Al-Karkh SC (1996)
- Template:Flagicon Palmeiras B (2001)
- Template:Flagicon Santos FC (2008)
- Template:Flagicon Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club (2014)
Awards
Since the 123rd edition of the tournament, the awards for the Best Coach of the tournament, the Best Player of the tournament, the highest goalscorer of the tournament and Fair Play has been renamed in honour of India's football icons- P. K. Banerjee, Chuni Goswami and Krishanu Dey,[23][24] and renowned sports photojournalist – Ronojoy 'Ronny' Roy.[25][26]
Krishanu Dey Memorial Award
| Year | Player | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Template:Flagicon Abegunrin Adefemi Lukman | 5 | Real Kashmir |
| 2021 | Template:Flagicon Rahim Osumanu | Gokulam Kerala |
P. K. Banerjee Memorial Award for the Best Coach
| Year | Head Coach | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Template:Flagicon Ranjan Bhattacharya | George Telegraph |
Chuni Goswami Memorial Award for the Best Player
| Year | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Template:Flagicon Mason Robertson | Real Kashmir |
| 2021 |
Ronny Roy Fair Play Award
| Year | Club |
|---|---|
| 2020 | Template:Flagicon Real Kashmir FC |
| 2021 | Template:Flagicon Indian Arrows |
See also
References
- ↑ Calcutta Football League: East Bengal kings of Asia's oldest league competition — full winners list. olympics.com(19 April 2023). Retrieved 25 April 2023.
- ↑ List of Winners/Runners-Up of the IFA-Shield, Chaudhuri, Arunava. indianfootball.de. Indian Football Network. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ↑ FOOTBALL IN BENGAL. www.ifawb.com. The Indian Football Association (West Bengal). Retrieved 14 January 2021.
- ↑ Nagendra Prasad Sarbadhikari — The first visionary of Indian football. Football Paradise(2019-11-25). Retrieved 2021-02-26.
- ↑ Tactical Evolution Of Indian Football (Part One): Profiling Three Great 2—3—5 Teams, Sengupta, Somnath. thehardtackle.com. The Hard Tackle(29 July 2011). Retrieved 2021-03-16.
- ↑ Goalless: The Story of a Unique Footballing Nation{{#if:Majumdar, Boria|, Majumdar, Boria}. Penguin India(1 February 2006). ISBN 9780670058747
- ↑ Chronology of Important Sports Events — West Bengal. wbsportsandyouth.gov.in. Government of West Bengal – Department of youth services and sports(2017). Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- ↑ A victory for India? Why Mohun Bagan's historic 1911 IFA Shield win was purely about football. Scroll(29 July 2020). Retrieved 5 May 2022.
- ↑ IFA Shield now U-19 tournament. Telegraph India(10 January 2015). Retrieved 16 February 2016.
- ↑ IFA Shield set for return as senior event. The Indian Express(12 November 2020). Retrieved 12 December 2020.
- ↑ Mohun Bagan Athletic Club: Umapati Kumar. mohunbagangorbo.com. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- ↑ Mohammedan Sporting Club, Kolkata: A New Horizon, Chakrabarty, Kushal. kolkatafootball.com. Kolkata Football(12 July 2012). Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ↑ India 1996/97 – List of Champions: 102nd IFA Shield. RSSSF(13 February 2014).
- ↑ IFA Shield: Tata Football Academy wins the 120th IFA Shield(7 March 2016). Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- ↑ IFA Shield 2020 FULL MATCH Real Kashmir Make History, Beat George Telegraph In Final | The Fan Garage (TFG). thefangarage.com(2020-12-19). Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- ↑ Real Kashmir FC defends IFA Shield title, beats Sreenidi Deccan FC in a thriller. sportstar.thehindu.com. Sportstar(15 December 2021). Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- ↑ Kings offered to co-host IFA Shield. thedailystar.net. The Daily Star(13 January 2023).
- ↑ Soccer Sensation. NewspaperSG(11 August 1934). Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 The Glorious History Of IFA Shield. Thehardtackle.com(8 March 2011). Retrieved 16 February 2016.
- ↑ Indian football: Instances when the Kolkata derby got abandoned. Goal.com(26 March 2020). Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ↑ It's Mohammedan Sporting vs Dhanmondi in IFA Shield final. The Times of India(11 February 2014). Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ↑ East Bengal declared IFA Shield winners. Rediff(12 October 2001). Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ↑ IFA Shield 2020, Mohamed, Farzan. www.sportskeeda.com(2020-12-03). Retrieved 2020-12-20.
- ↑ "Krishanu Dey Memorable Highest Scorar Trophy" for 123RD IFA Shield 2020 । পিকে-চুনীর পর এবার IFA শিল্ডে কৃশানু দে-র নামে পুরস্কার. zeenews.india.com. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
- ↑ Shield's Fair Play trophy renamed in honour of Ronny Roy. aajkaal.in. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
- ↑ 123RD IFA SHIELD RESULTS 2020–21: Awards after the FINAL (VYBK). kolkatafootball.com. Kolkata Football(19 December 2020). Retrieved 2020-12-20.
Bibliography
- History of Indian Football: Upto 2009–10{{#if:Nath|, Nath}. Readers Service(2011). ISBN 9788187891963
- The passage of football in India. ifawb.org. Indian Football Association. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
- The Mohun Bagan AC winning Team at the 1911 IFA-Shield. indianfootball.de. Indian Football Network(2008). Retrieved 26 November 2016.
External links
- Template:Official website of the Indian Football Association (IFA)
- India – List of IFA Shield Finals on RSSSF
- The Glorious History Of IFA Shield By Somnath Sengupta, thehardtackle.com
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