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Hyderabad City Police FC (popularly known by the nickname City Afghans) was an Indian institutional football club, being the most famous and powerful team in Hyderabad, affiliated to the Hyderabad Football Association (HFA).[1][2][3][4] The club was associated and affiliated with Hyderabad City Police during reign of the Nizam of Hyderabad.[5][6] From 1939 until the merger of Andhra, and Hyderabad Football Associations, the club shaped the sporting culture in the province.[7][8][9][10]

History

Hyderabad City Police had enjoyed a series of endless achievements in the pre-Independence era, the first non-Kolkata club to do so.[11] In 1941, the club reached final of prestigious Stafford Challenge Cup, but a defeat in hands of Bangalore Muslims Club let them finishing runner-up.[12] The first major success came in 1943 when the team win Ashe Gold Cup final against Bangalore. The club established its legendary performance on national level when it won the prestigious Durand Cup against Mohun Bagan,[13][14] the cup was held after a break of 8 years and first time after Indian Independence; it won total 4 Durand Cups, including one as Andhra Pradesh Police after 1959. The club won Rovers Cup consistently for five years from 1950 to 1954,[15][16] and state league championships for 11 consecutive years.

It was N. A. Fruvall who shaped the club in his captainship early from 1940s, and by 1950 the team was transformed into the national champions. In 1951, Syed Abdul Rahim took over Hyderabad City Police club as a coach and served until his death in 1963.[17][18][19][20] They also finished as runners-up in DCM Trophy twice, in 1959 and 1965.[21]

The team underwent a change in name in the 1960s after the state of Andhra Pradesh was formed and Hyderabad became its capital, with the change in name of the police force to Andhra Pradesh Police. They continued to play as Andhra Pradesh Police Football Club and won tournaments like Rovers Cup in 1960 and DCM Trophy in 1965.[22]

Notable players

Hyderabad City Police was one of power houses of Indian football, praised for producing some of country's legendary players like Sayed Khwaja Aziz-ud-Din,[23][24] Muhammad Noor,[25] Syed Nayeemuddin,[26][27] Anthony Patrick,[28][29] Yusuf Khan,[30] and Syed Shahid Hakim.[31][32][33] In the 1950s, the club achieved success with their 2–3–5 formation.[34]

Honours

(*) joint winners with East Bengal

See also

References

  1. ↑ The Golden Years of Indian Football, Majumdar, Rounak. www.chaseyoursport.com. Chase Your Sport(22 April 2019). Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  2. ↑ Legends of Indian Football: Rahim Saab, Sengupta, Somnath. www.thehardtackle.com. The Hard Tackle(26 December 2010). Retrieved 20 October 2011.
  3. ↑ Old-timers recollect past glory of city football, Nizamuddin, Mohammed. The Hans India(14 July 2018). Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  4. ↑ Legendary captain Muhammad Umer (1935–2004). footballpakistan.com(3 March 2013). Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  5. ↑ Hyderabad Football: Retracing the city's rich legacy in the sport, Biswas, Sudipto. khelnow.com. Khel Now(1 November 2019). Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  6. ↑ Down the memory lane: The fascinating story of Hyderabad City Police club. www.goal.com. Goal(25 April 2020). Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  7. ↑ Hyderabad's Rainbow Man Hadi played multiple sports at national and international levels, Adnan, Minhaj. siasat.com. The Siasat Daily(26 February 2021). Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  8. ↑ Syed Abdul Rahim: The architect of Indian football's "Golden age". The Football Pink(2018-11-23). Retrieved 2021-02-14.
  9. ↑ Scoring Off the Field: Football Culture in Bengal, 1911–80{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Taylor & Francis(29 November 2020). ISBN 9781000084054
  10. ↑ Regionalism and club domination: Growth of rival centres of footballing excellence. Soccer & Society({Template:Date).
  11. ↑ Tactical Evolution of Indian Football (Part Two): Revolution Under Rahim Saab, Sengupta, Somnath. thehardtackle.com. The Hard Tackle(13 July 2011). Retrieved 2021-03-16.
  12. ↑ When sports, fandom thrived on local grounds, Veerappa, Manuja. timesofindia.indiatimes.com. The Times of India(2 April 2018). Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  13. ↑ List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Durand Cup. Indianfootball.de. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  14. ↑ List of Durand Cup tournament winners and runner-ups Template:Webarchive rsssf.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  15. ↑ India – List of Rovers Cup Finals, Morrison, Neil. RSSSF(2002). Retrieved 2020-12-20.
  16. ↑ Rovers Cup — the second oldest Football tournament in India, Nirwane, Sarwadnya. thesportslite.com. The Sports Lite(18 January 2022). Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  17. ↑ Remembering Syed Abdul Rahim. The New Indian Express(10 October 2009). Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  18. ↑ http://www.pierretristam.com/pdfs/wc10.pdf Template:Webarchive Template:Bare URL PDF
  19. ↑ Gilded Nizams: Remembering the Hyderabad City Police | Barefoot Indian Football Magazine. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  20. ↑ Legends of Indian Football : Tulsidas Balaram(22 November 2011). Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  21. ↑ List of winners and runners-ups of the DCM Trophy, Chaudhuri, Arunava. indianfootball.de. Indian Football Network(2000). Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  22. ↑ The fascinating story of Hyderabad City Police club. Goal.com(25 April 2020). Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  23. ↑ Quadrangular Football: India's Win. The Indian Express(25 October 1953). Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  24. ↑ The Indian Senior Team at the 1953 Rangoon Quadrangular Cup, Chaudhuri, Arunava. indianfootball.de(2000). Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  25. ↑ Template:Cite Sports-Reference
  26. ↑ Indian Football Hall of Fame: Syed Nayeemuddin, Chaudhuri, Arunava. indianfootball.de. Indian Football Network. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  27. ↑ Legends Of Indian Football : Sayeed Nayeemuddin, Sengupta, Somnath. thehardtackle.com. The Hard Tackle(25 July 2013). Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  28. ↑ Former international footballer Anthony Patrick passes away. The TImes of India(23 April 2010). Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  29. ↑ Remembering Patrick. The Hindu(28 April 2010). Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  30. ↑ All time Indian XI, Ghoshal, Amoy. sportskeeda.com. Sportskeeda(23 November 2016). Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  31. ↑ Syed Shahid Hakim, a Rome 1960 Olympian, dies at 82. Olympics.com. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  32. ↑ SS Hakim, 1960 Rome Olympian and national football coach, dies aged 82. The Indian Express(22 August 2021). Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  33. ↑ 1960 Rome Olympian and national football coach SS Hakim dead | Football News — Times of India. The Times of India(Aug 22, 2021). Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  34. ↑ 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.
  35. ↑ List of Durand Cup tournament winners and runner-ups. Template:Webarchive. rsssf.com. RSSSF. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  36. ↑ Syed Abdul Rahim: The Indian Ferguson | The visionary who guided India to their greatest success, Qadiri, Faizan. www.sportskeeda.com. Sportskeeda(4 September 2015). Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  37. ↑ Five most successful Indian football coaches, Bharadwaj, Sathvik K. khelnow.com. Khel Now(31 August 2022). Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  38. ↑ Mohun Bagan's Historic Maiden Durand Win in 1953. Mohun Bagan Athletic Club. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  39. ↑ India — List of Rovers Cup Finals. RSSSF. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
  40. ↑ The Glorious History Of IFA Shield. Thehardtackle.com(8 March 2011). Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  41. ↑ List of Winners/Runners-Up of the IFA-Shield, Chaudhuri, Arunava. indianfootball.de. Indian Football Network. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  42. ↑ India — D.C.M. Trophy. RSSSF. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  43. ↑ The DCM Trophy- Oldest Indian Tournament with International Exposure, Raunak, Majumdar. chaseyoursport.com. Chase Your Sport(31 May 2019). Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  44. ↑ List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Sait Nagjee Trophy, Chaudhuri, Arunava. www.indianfootball.de. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  45. ↑ Sait Nagjee Trophy. RSSSF. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
  46. ↑ When sports, fandom thrived on local grounds. timesofindia.indiatimes.com. The Times of India(2 April 2018). Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  47. ↑ THE HISTORY: STAFFORD CHALLENGE CUP – KARNATAKA. ksfa.in. Karnataka State Football Association. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  48. ↑ History of Mohun Bagan – Presented by MohunBaganClub.com: 1940–1949. Mohun Bagan Athletic Club(2014). Retrieved 26 July 2019.

Further reading

Bibliography

  • Barefoot to Boots: The Many Lives of Indian Football{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Penguin Random House(2017). ISBN 978-0-143-42641-7
  • A Social History Of Indian Football: Striving To Score{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Routledge(2006). ISBN 9780415348355
  • Stories from Indian Football{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. UBS Publishers' Distributors(2003). ISBN 9788174764546
  • Football: From England to the World: The Many Lives of Indian Football{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Routledge(2009). ISBN 978-1-138-88353-6
  • India's Football Dream{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. SAGE Publications India(4 February 2019). ISBN 9789353283063
  • Roselli, John. Self Image of Effeteness: Physical Education and Nationalism in Nineteenth Century Bengal. Past & Present (journal). 86 (February 1980). p. 121–48.
  • Sinha, Mrinalini. Colonial Masculinity, The Manly Englishman and the Effeminate Bengali in the Late Nineteenth Century (Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1995).
  • Chatterjee, Partha. The Nation and Its Fragments: Colonial and Post-colonial Histories (Calcutta: Oxford University Press, 1995).
  • History of Indian Football: Upto 2009–10{{#if:Nath|, Nath}. Readers Service(2011). ISBN 9788187891963
  • Soccer in South Asia: Empire, Nation, Diaspora{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Frank Cass Publishers(2001). ISBN 978-0-7146-8170-2
  • Triumphs and Disasters: The Story of Indian Football, 1889—2000.. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
  • Portrait Of Indian Sport{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. P R Macmillan Limited, London(1959)
  • THE BEST WAY FORWARD FOR INDIA'S FOOTBALL{{#if:Shreekumar|, Shreekumar}. HSRA Publications(15 August 2020). ISBN 9788194721697
  • Legends of Indian Football : Peter Thangaraj, Sengupta, Somnath. thehardtackle.com. The Hard Tackle(14 May 2018). Retrieved 7 October 2022.

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