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B.C. Roy Trophy

{{Short description|Indian football tournament}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}

{{Use Indian English|date=August 2022}}

{{Infobox football tournament

| name = Junior National Football Championship

| logo =

| founded = {{Start date and age|1962}}

| region = India

| number of teams = 36

| related comps =

| current champions = West Bengal (18th title)

| most successful team = West Bengal
(18 titles)

| broadcasters = SportsKPI (YouTube)

| website = {{URL|https://www.the-aiff.com/competitions/junior-nfc|Junior NFC}}

| current = 2024–25

}}

The Junior National Football Championship,{{Cite web|title=Hero Junior NFC|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/competitions/junior-nfc|access-date=2021-12-05|website=www.the-aiff.com}} also known as BC Roy Trophy, is an Indian football tournament held for players under-15 years of age representing the states of India. It was formerly held for the U-19 age group before being converted into an U-15 tournament from the 2023-24 edition. The participants in the annual competition are teams representing state associations of India under the All India Football Federation (AIFF). The tournament was instituted by the AIFF in 1962, with the Indian Football Association presenting the trophy in memory of former West Bengal Chief Minister Bidhan Chandra Roy.

Championship structure

The NFC structure was converted into a two tiered championship format from the 2023–24 season. The state associations are eligible to participate in the championship through the two tiers of the competition played across the country.

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! colspan="2" |Junior National Football Championship

Tier

!Division

I

|Junior NFC Tier 1

II

|Junior NFC Tier 2

Results

The following is the list of winners and runners-up of the championship:{{cite web|title=List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Dr. B.C. Roy Trophy (Under-19) |url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/drbcroy.html |access-date=8 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023211758/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/drbcroy.html |archive-date=23 October 2020 }}

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Season

! Host

!style="background:gold"|Winner

! Score

!style="background:silver"|Runner-up

1962align=left|BurnpurBengal5–0Orissa
1963align=left|Allahabadcolspan="3"| Delhi and Mysore (joint winners) – 2–2
1964align=left|AjmerRajasthan3–1Assam
1965align=left|CuttackDelhi1–0Andhra Pradesh
1966align=left|BangaloreAndhra Pradesh2–0Mysore
1967align=left|KozhikodeBengal1–1, 2–0Maharashtra
1968align=left|JabalpurBengal2–0Andhra Pradesh
1969align=left|Cuttackcolspan="3"| Orissa and Kerala (joint winners) – 0–0
1970align=left|JorhatBengal2–0Assam
1972align=left|QuilonKerala4–0Karnataka
1973align=left|KrishnanagarKerala2–0Andhra Pradesh
1974align=left|CoimbatoreBengal1–0Kerala
1975align=left|ImphalBengal1–0Kerala
1976align=left|SrinagarAndhra Pradesh1–0Bengal
1977align=left|CuttackBengal1–0Orissa
1978align=left|AgartalaBengal2–1Andhra Pradesh
1979align=left|CuttackKarnataka1–0Andhra Pradesh
1980align=left|ErnakulamGoa2–0Kerala
1981align=left|Agartalacolspan="3"| Bengal and Railways (joint winners) – 0–0
1982align=left|PondicherryBengal1–0Kerala
1983align=left|GoaGoa2–0Punjab
1984align=left|JorhatBengal{{pso|4–3}}Goa
1985align=left|AgartalaBengal3–1Assam
1986align=left|CoimbatorePunjab{{pso|5–4}}Kerala
1987align=left|DibrugarhBengal2–0Railways
1988align=left|PalghatRailways1–0Bengal
1989align=left|Shillongcolspan="3"| Railways and Meghalaya (joint winners) – 0–0
1990align=left|SambalpurBengal2–1Goa
1992align=left|AizwalKarnataka0–0 {{pso|5–3}}Manipur
1993align=left|JammuPunjab{{pso|4–2}}Andhra Pradesh
1994–95align=left|ShillongBengal2–0Punjab
1995–96align=left|MidnaporeBengal4–0Mizoram
1996–97align=left|MandiBihar0–0 {{pso|5–4}}Assam
1998–99align=left|ImphalManipur4–1Sikkim
1999–00align=left|BangaloreManipur1–0 (a.s.d.e.t.)Bengal
2000–01align=left|ThiruvananthapuramBihar3–1Manipur
2001–02align=left|Jaipur/JodhpurPunjab1–0Goa
2002–03align=left|ThrissurKarnataka1–0 (a.s.d.e.t.)Goa
2003–04align=left|GiridihBengal2–0Karnataka
2004–05align=left|AizawlJharkhand2–1Manipur
2005–06align=left|VaranasiJharkhand1–1 {{pso|4–2}}Goa
2006–07align=left|BhilaiJharkhand1–1, 1–0 {{aet}}West Bengal
2007–08align=left|Gurgaon/FaridabadHaryana1–0West Bengal
2008–09align=left|BhilaiJharkhand2–1Manipur
2009–10align=left|KolkataChandigarh1–1 {{pso|6–5}}West Bengal
2010–11align=left|KolkataChandigarh1–1 {{pso|6–5}}West Bengal
2015–16align=left|HoshiarpurPunjab1–1 {{pso|4–2}}Mizoram
2016–17align=left|BhilaiPunjab3–0Mizoram
2017–18align=left|HoshiarpurUttar Pradesh1–0West Bengal
2018–19align=left|CuttackMizoram1–0Punjab
2019–20align=left|ShillongMizoram1–1 {{pso|5–4}}Punjab
2020–23colspan=4|Not held
2023–24align=left|BhubaneswarUttar Pradesh2–1West Bengal
2024–25align=left|NarayanpurWest Bengal2–0Odisha

See also

References

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External links

  • {{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/11/stories/2010011155791500.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100114070518/http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/11/stories/2010011155791500.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 January 2010|title=Karnataka regains B.C. Roy Trophy

|date=11 January 2010|work=The Hindu|access-date=18 August 2013}}

  • {{cite web| url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/article2803884.ece| title=Dr. B.C. Roy Trophy from Jan. 18

|work=The Hindu|date=14 November 2007| access-date=18 August 2007}}

  • {{cite web| url= https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ioRlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pZ4NAAAAIBAJ&pg=935,1790897&dq=bc+roy+trophy&hl=en | title=Bengal claim title| date=4 August 1991|access-date= 18 August 2013|work = The Indian Express}}

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