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The Bandodkar Trophy, currently known as the Bhausaheb Bandodkar Memorial Trophy, is an Indian football tournament held in Goa and organized by the Goa Football Association.[1][2] It was also known as the Bandodkar Gold Trophy till the 2016 edition,[3] when the tournament was revamped in a new format. The tournament was first played in 1970.[4]

History

The Bandodkar Gold Trophy was the first major cup tournament hosted by the GFA, aided by the then Chief Minister Dayanand Bandodkar who donated the trophy. Apart from some top clubs from Goa, clubs from other Indian states and abroad, also have participated in this competition. Dempo SC has won the tournament for a record eight times,[5] while Salgaocar FC won the last major edition held in 1992.[6][7]

In 2016, the historic tournament was revived as an invitational u-21 Men's football tournament[8][9] and was held at Duler Stadium in Goa.[6][10] The edition was won by FC Pune City (R) defeating the local side Dempo SC.[11]

In 2024, the GFA announced that the tournament is scheduled to be revived in the 2024 season with backing from the Government of Goa.[12]

Results

List of Bandodkar Trophy finals
Year Champions Score Runners-up Ref.
1970 Leaders Club, Jalandhar 1–1,
1–0
Salgaocar [7]
1971 Vasco 1–0 Dempo [7]
1972 South Central Railway (SCR), Secunderabad 1–1,
5–4
Coal India (CIL), Bangalore
1973 Orkay Mills 3–2 Dempo
1974 Panvel SC 2–0 Sesa [13][14]
1975 Vasco 3–1 Dempo
1976 Dempo 3–0 Leaders Club, Jalandhar
1977 Tata SC 0–0, 4–2 Central Bank of India
1978 Orkay Mills and Dempo (joint winners) – 1–1, 0–0
1979 Sesa 2–2, 1–0 Salgaocar
1980 Mahindra and Mahindra and Sesa (joint winners) – 2–2, 1–1 [15]
1981 Salgaocar 3–0 Vasco
1982 Dempo 3–0 Salgaocar
1983 Dempo 5–1 Indian Telephone Industries
1984 Dempo 2–0 Salgaocar
1986 Dempo 4–1 Border Security Force
1988 Salgaocar 4–0 Mahindra and Mahindra
1990 Dempo 1–0 Salgaocar
1991 Dempo 4–0 Salcete FC
1992 Salgaocar 1–0 Marmugao Port Trust
Tournament not held between 1993–2015
2016 Pune City (R) 2–1 Dempo [11]
Tournament not held between 2017–2023
2023–24 Goa (R) 0–0 Template:Pso Kerala Blasters (R) [16]
2024 Goa 3–3 Template:Pso Odisha

Broadcasting

After the Santosh Trophy and Gujarat Super League, the Bandodkar Trophy became the third Indian football tournament to be streamed globally on FIFA+.[17]

Territory Broadcaster(s) Ref.
Template:Flag SportsCast India (YouTube) [17]
Template:Flagicon Global FIFA+ [17]

References

  1. Goa gears up for inaugural Bhausaheb Bandodkar Memorial Trophy. The Goan(3 May 2024).
  2. Bandodkar Trophy: Goan clubs test might against ISL reserves. The Times of India(8 May 2024).
  3. Triviela – Beyond Trivia: Bandodkar Gold Trophy. goaldentimes.org. Golden Times. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  4. List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Bandodkar Gold Trophy, Chaudhuri, Arunava. indianfootball.de. Indian Football Network. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  5. Dempo Sports Club – Trophies (page 1). demposportsclub.com. — Dempo Sports Club – Trophies (page 2). demposportsclub.com.
  6. 6.0 6.1 Prestigious Bandodkar Gold Trophy is back. The Goan(19 May 2016). Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 How did the Bandodkar Gold Trophy lose its glitter?. timesofindia.indiatimes.com. The Times of India(29 July 2018). Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  8. All you need to know about the football league structure in Goa. Goal.com(29 June 2018). Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  9. India's football past gasping for survival, Sarkar, Dhiman. hindustantimes.com. Hindustan Times(25 March 2018). Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  10. India’s football past gasping for survival. Hindustan Times(25 March 2018). Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  11. 11.0 11.1 Pune Football Club wins Bandodkar Gold Trophy Football Tourney. www.freepressjournal.in. The Free Press Journal(31 May 2019). Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  12. Govt revives Bandodkar Trophy, sanctions 1.3cr grant to GFA. timesofindia.indiatimes.com. The Times of India(19 March 2024). Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  13. Legends Of Indian Football : Brahmanand Sankhwalkar, Sengupta, Somnath. thehardtackle.com. The Hard Tackle(27 April 2014). Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  14. Tough-tackling former Salgaocar defender Anthony Rebello no more, Mergulhao, Marcus. timesofindia.indiatimes.com. The Times of India(21 March 2023). Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  15. Reliving the title run of Mumbai's only national champions – Mahindra United 2005–06 season, Majumder, Raunak. footballcounter.com. The Football Counter(3 April 2020). Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  16. Bhausaheb Bandodkar Memorial Trophy 2023-24 launched. www.gfagoa.com. Goa Football Association(3 April 2020). Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  17. 17.0 17.1 17.2 Bhausaheb Bandodkar Memorial Trophy streaming on FIFA+. The Goan(10 May 2024).

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