Nadkarni Cup

Nadkarni Cup
Organising body	Mumbai Football Association
Founded	1908; 116 years ago
Region	India (Mumbai)
Number of teams	16
Current champions	Ambernath United Atlanta (1st title)
Most successful club(s)	Tata SC (17 titles)
	2023 Nadkarni Cup

The Nadkarni Cup is a football competition in Mumbai, India, which was first held in 1908. From 1908–1913, it was known as Junior Rovers Cup which was contested by school and college teams of Bombay (now Mumbai), with the trophy originally provided by G.N. Nadkarni. It is hosted by the Mumbai Football Association. The Cup was not held in 1914-1918 due to World War I but was not immediately revived after the war.

In 1925, Western India Football Association allocated Junior Rovers Cup trophy to a completely new tournament only for Indian football clubs and then the new tournament was called Nadkarni Cup.^[1] The cup is contested by Mumbai Premier League and a couple of Mumbai Super League clubs.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Prizes

Amounts in Indian rupee.

	Amount
Champions	₹100000
Runners-up	₹60000

As updated on 6 February 2018.

Venue

Mumbai
Cooperage Ground
Capacity: 5000

Results

Year	Winners	Score	Runners-up	Notes
Junior Rovers Tournament (Nadkarni Cup)
1908	BES School (Byculla) (Bombay Education Society)	1–0	St Mary's College (Byculla)
1909	St Mary's College (Byculla)	4–0	Cathedral High School
1910	St Mary's College (Byculla)	3–0	BES School (Byculla)
1911	St Mary's College (Byculla)	5–0	YMCA Juniors (Young Men's Christian Association)
1912	St Mary's College (Byculla)	6–0	BES School (Byculla)
1913	BES School (Byculla)	2–1	St Mary's College (Byculla)
Nadkarni Cup
1925	Qamer Club (Hyderabad)	2–1	Matunga Hindus
1926	Victoria Jubilee Technical Institute	0–0, 2–0	Colaba Casuals
1927	Colaba Rangers	2–0	King George V (Kirkee)
1928	Colaba United	2–1	King George V (Kirkee)
1929	King George V (Kirkee)	1–1, 0–0, 1–0	Colaba United
1930	Colaba United	1–0	Young Footballers
1931	Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway	3–0	Young Footballers
1932	Colaba United	1–0	King George V (Kirkee)
1933	Colaba United	1–0	Bengal Club
1934	Bombay Portuguese Association	2–2, 1–0	Colaba United
1935	Bombay City	3–0	Georgians
1936	Bombay City	1–0	Lower Colaba Sokolis S.C.
1937	Young Goans	0–0, 1–0	Dewjee's Kanara XI
1938	Young Goans	1–0	Jagannath Fishermen
1939	Young Goans	abd, 0–0, 0–0, 4–0	South Kanara	¹
1940	Bombay YMCA (Young Men's Christian Association)	1–0	Bombay Muslims
1941	Jagannath Fishermen	1–0	Bombay YMCA
1942	WIAA Staff (Western India Automobile Association)	2–0	BEST (Bombay Electric Supply & Tramways Company)
1943	WIAA Staff	4–2	Tata SC
1944	Tata SC	1–0	South Indians
1945	Tata SC	1–0	St Francis Goans
1946	Tata SC	1–0, 0–1, 3–0	Trades India SC	²
1947	Trades India SC	3–2, 2–0	Great Indian Peninsular Railway	³
1948	Great Indian Peninsular Railway	4–1	Rashid's XI
1949	Bombay Amateurs	2–1	Burmah-Shell SC
1950	Great Indian Peninsular Railway	2–1	Burmah-Shell SC
1951	Indian Naval Dockyard	3–0	WIMCO SC (Western India Match Company)
1952	Dynamos	2–0	Burmah-Shell SC
1953	Central Railway	2–0	Dynamos
1954	Western Railway	2–0	India Culture League
1955	Western Railway	3–1, 2–0	Central Railway	⁴
1956	Central Railway	2–2, 1–0, 4–4, 1–0	Caltex SC (California Texas Oil Company)	⁵
1957	Indian Navy	3–1	Caltex SC
1958	Tata SC	2–0	Tata SC
1959	Tata SC	2–1	Tata SC
1960	Tata SC	1–1, 2–1	Western Railway
1961	Tata SC	2–0	Western Railway
1962	Mafatlal Mills	1–1, 4–1	Indian Navy
1963	Mafatlal Mills	1–0	Phoenix Mills
1964	Central Railway	1–1, 1–0	Mafatlal Mills
1965	Tata SC	1–0	Mafatlal Mills
1966	Central Railway	3–1	Reserve Bank
1967	Tata SC	2–1	Mafatlal Group
1968	Mafatlal Group	3–2	Mahindra & Mahindra
1969	Mafatlal Group	2–1	Western Railway
1970	Western Railway	4–3	Mafatlal Group
1971	Mafatlal Group	3–1	Mahindra & Mahindra
1972	Tata SC	1–1, 1–0	Mafatlal Group
1973	Central Bank	2–0	Tata SC
1974	Orkay Mills	3–1	Mahindra & Mahindra
1975	Mafatlal Group and Tata SC (joint winners) – 1–1, 0–0
1976	Central Bank	0–0, 3–1	Mafatlal Group
1977	Orkay Mills	1–0	Mafatlal Group
1978	Mafatlal Group	2–2, 4–0	Central Railway
1979	Tata SC	1–0	Mafatlal SC
1980	Tata SC and Mafatlal SC (joint winners) – 1–1
1981	Tata SC and Mafatlal SC (joint winners) – 2–2
1982	Tata SC and RCF (Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers) (joint winners) – 0–0, 0–0
1983	Tata SC	2–0	Air India FC
1984	Air India FC	0–0, (3–1 p)	RCF	⁶
1985	Tata SC	1–0	Western Railway
1986	Mahindra & Mahindra	2–0	RCF
1987	RCF	1–0	Hotel President
1988	Orkay Mills	0–0, (5–4 p)	Air India FC
1989	RCF	1–0	Union Bank
1990	Carmelites	1–1, (5–4 p)	Maharashtra State Police
1991	Air India FC	Round robin	Tata Electric
1992	RCF Colony Boys	Round robin	Hotel Centaur
1993–2000	Not held
2001	Mahindra United FC	5–0	Air India FC
2002	Mahindra United FC	2–0	RCF
2003	Haywards 2000 (Holy Family)	2–1	Central Railway
2005	Air India FC	1–1 (4–3 p)	Mahindra United FC
2006	Air India FC	1–0	Mumbai Customs
2007	Central Railway	3–0	ONGC FC
2008	United Bank	3–1	Western Railway
2009	Air India FC	1–0	Kenkre Academy
2010	Mumbai FC	2–0	Air India FC
2011	Mumbai FC	4–0	PIFA Colaba FC (Premier India Football Academy)
2012	Dodsal FC	5–0	Mumbai Customs
2013	Mumbai Tigers	3–0	RCF
2014	ONGC FC	0–0, (5–4 p)	Air India FC	^[5]
2015	Mumbai FC	1–0	Air India FC
2016	Mumbai FC	–	PIFA Colaba FC
2017	Air India FC	3–2	PIFA Colaba FC
2018	Air India FC	2–1	Union Bank of India
2019	Air India FC	2–1	HDFC Bank
2023	Ambernath United Atlanta	3–1	Bank of Baroda
Source: List of Nadkarni Cup Finals

Notes:

1. ^ First match abandoned at 87' (score 2-0), pitch invasion

2. ^ Replay after two legs

3. ^ Two legs

4. ^ Two legs

5. ^ Two replays after two legs

6. ^ Played early 1985

References

^ "Regionalism and club domination: Growth of rival centres of footballing excellence". Soccer & Society. 6:2–3 (2–3). Taylor & Francis: 227–256. 6 August 2006. doi:10.1080/14660970500106410. Archived from the original on 1 March 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
^ "Nadkarni Cup Archives". Football Counter. Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
^ "India – List of Nadkarni Cup Finals". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
^ "Nadkarni Cup Archives". Khel Now. Archived from the original on 18 October 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
^ Shukla, Kaudhal (5 December 2014). "Gritty ten men of ONGC overcome Air India on penalties to lift the 108th Nadkarni Cup". footballcounter.com. Mumbai: Football Counter India. Archived from the original on 3 February 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2017.

External links

India – List of Nadkarni Cup Finals, RSSSF.com

[1] "Regionalism and club domination: Growth of rival centres of footballing excellence". Soccer & Society. 6:2–3 (2–3). Taylor & Francis: 227–256. 6 August 2006. doi:10.1080/14660970500106410. Archived from the original on 1 March 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.

[2] "Nadkarni Cup Archives". Football Counter. Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.

[3] "India – List of Nadkarni Cup Finals". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.

[4] "Nadkarni Cup Archives". Khel Now. Archived from the original on 18 October 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2021.

[5] Shukla, Kaudhal (5 December 2014). "Gritty ten men of ONGC overcome Air India on penalties to lift the 108th Nadkarni Cup". footballcounter.com. Mumbai: Football Counter India. Archived from the original on 3 February 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2017.

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