Hyderabad City Police FC

{{Short description|Indian former association football club from Hyderabad}}

Hyderabad City Police Football Club (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).{{cite web|url=https://www.chaseyoursport.com/Football/The-Golden-Years-of-Indian-Football/659|title=The Golden Years of Indian Football|website=www.chaseyoursport.com|publisher=Chase Your Sport|location=Kolkata|first=Rounak|last=Majumdar|date=22 April 2019|access-date=28 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107230046/https://www.chaseyoursport.com/Football/The-Golden-Years-of-Indian-Football/659|archive-date=7 November 2020}}{{cite web |first=Somnath |last=Sengupta |url=http://www.thehardtackle.com/index.php/legends-of-indian-football-rahim-saab/ |title=Legends of Indian Football: Rahim Saab |website=www.thehardtackle.com |publisher=The Hard Tackle |date=26 December 2010 |access-date=20 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615042007/http://www.thehardtackle.com/index.php/legends-of-indian-football-rahim-saab/ |archive-date=15 June 2011 |url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/amp/posts/index/Hans/2018-07-14/Old-timers-recollect-past-glory-of-city-football/398165|title=Old-timers recollect past glory of city football|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022162920/https://www.thehansindia.com/amp/posts/index/Hans/2018-07-14/Old-timers-recollect-past-glory-of-city-football/398165|archive-date=22 October 2021|publisher=The Hans India|date=14 July 2018|access-date=5 September 2021|first=Mohammed|last=Nizamuddin|location=Hyderabad, Telangana}} The club was associated and affiliated with Hyderabad City Police during reign of the Nizam of Hyderabad.{{cite web|url=https://khelnow.com/football/isl-2019-20-hyderabad-football-history|first=Sudipto|last=Biswas|title=Hyderabad Football: Retracing the city's rich legacy in the sport|website=khelnow.com|publisher=Khel Now|date=1 November 2019|access-date=21 August 2022|archive-date=1 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210501003445/https://khelnow.com/football/isl-2019-20-hyderabad-football-history}}{{cite web|title=Down the memory lane: The fascinating story of Hyderabad City Police club|url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/indian-football-down-the-memory-lane-hyderabad-city-police/16efj51rt5fzr1ez72zudmm4wf|website=www.goal.com|publisher=Goal|last1=Banerjee|first1=Ritabrata|date=25 April 2020|access-date=2 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211222083110/https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/indian-football-down-the-memory-lane-hyderabad-city-police/16efj51rt5fzr1ez72zudmm4wf|archive-date=22 December 2021}} From 1939 until the merger of Andhra, and Hyderabad Football Associations, the club shaped the sporting culture in the province.{{cite web |url=https://www.siasat.com/hyderabads-rainbow-man-hadi-played-multiple-sports-at-national-and-international-levels-2098714/ |title=Hyderabad's Rainbow Man Hadi played multiple sports at national and international levels |website=siasat.com |publisher=The Siasat Daily |location=Hyderabad |date=26 February 2021 |first=Minhaj |last=Adnan |access-date=1 March 2023 |archive-date=1 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230301204433/https://www.siasat.com/hyderabads-rainbow-man-hadi-played-multiple-sports-at-national-and-international-levels-2098714/ }}{{Cite web|date=2018-11-23|title=Syed Abdul Rahim: The architect of Indian football's "Golden age"|url=https://footballpink.net/2018-11-22-syed-abdul-rahim-the-architect-of-indian-footballs-golden-age/|access-date=2021-02-14|website=The Football Pink|language=en-GB|archive-date=16 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116054319/https://footballpink.net/2018-11-22-syed-abdul-rahim-the-architect-of-indian-footballs-golden-age/}}{{cite book |author=Kausik Bandyopadhyay |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uuYJEAAAQBAJ&q=Shiv+Kumar+Lal+aiff |title=Scoring Off the Field: Football Culture in Bengal, 1911–80 |publisher=Taylor & Francis |date=29 November 2020 |isbn=9781000084054 |access-date=1 March 2023 |archive-date=7 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307064545/https://books.google.com/books?id=uuYJEAAAQBAJ&q=Shiv+Kumar+Lal+aiff }}{{cite journal |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14660970500106410?journalCode=fsas20 |title=Regionalism and club domination: Growth of rival centres of footballing excellence |publisher=Taylor & Francis |date=6 August 2006 |access-date=1 March 2023 |archive-date=1 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230301202832/https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14660970500106410?journalCode=fsas20 |journal=Soccer & Society |volume=6:2–3 |issue=2–3 |pages=227–256 |doi=10.1080/14660970500106410 |s2cid=216862171 }}

History

Hyderabad City Police had enjoyed a series of endless achievements in the pre-Independence era, the first non-Kolkata club to do so.{{Cite web|last=Sengupta|first=Somnath|title=Tactical Evolution of Indian Football (Part Two): Revolution Under Rahim Saab|url=https://thehardtackle.com/2011/tactical-evolution-of-indian-football-part-two-revolution-under-rahim-saab/|location=Kolkata|date=13 July 2011|access-date=2021-03-16|website=thehardtackle.com|publisher=The Hard Tackle|language=en-US|archive-date=25 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025021904/http://www.thehardtackle.com/2011/tactical-evolution-of-indian-football-part-two-revolution-under-rahim-saab/}} 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.{{cite web|first=Manuja|last=Veerappa|date=2 April 2018|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/when-sports-fandom-thrived-on-local-grounds/articleshow/63571467.cms|title=When sports, fandom thrived on local grounds|access-date=14 February 2023|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|publisher=The Times of India|location=Bangalore|archive-date=13 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213195511/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/when-sports-fandom-thrived-on-local-grounds/articleshow/63571467.cms|url-status=live}} 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,{{Cite web|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/durandcup.html|title=List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Durand Cup|access-date=22 February 2021|website=Indianfootball.de|archive-date=27 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200627235237/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/durandcup.html|url-status=dead}}[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/indiadurandcuphist.html List of Durand Cup tournament winners and runner-ups] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140729142839/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/indiadurandcuphist.html |date=29 July 2014}} rsssf.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2021. 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,{{Cite web|title=India – List of Rovers Cup Finals|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/indiaroverscuphist.html|access-date=2020-12-20|website=RSSSF|first=Neil|last=Morrison|date=2002|archive-date=24 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924164532/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/indiaroverscuphist.html}}{{Cite web|url=https://thesportslite.com/football/rovers-cup-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-tournament/|title=Rovers Cup — the second oldest Football tournament in India|date=18 January 2022|access-date=14 October 2022|first=Sarwadnya|last=Nirwane|location=Mumbai|website=thesportslite.com|publisher=The Sports Lite|archive-date=14 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221014043956/https://thesportslite.com/football/rovers-cup-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-tournament/}} 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.{{Cite web|author=N Jagannath Das|title=Remembering Syed Abdul Rahim|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/2009/oct/10/remembering-syed-abdul-rahim-91378.html|date=10 October 2009|access-date=27 April 2021|website=The New Indian Express|archive-date=27 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427101351/https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/2009/oct/10/remembering-syed-abdul-rahim-91378.html}}http://www.pierretristam.com/pdfs/wc10.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180616103807/http://pierretristam.com/pdfs/wc10.pdf |date=16 June 2018 }} {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.barefootmag.in/2012/08/06/gilded-nizams-remembering-the-hyderabad-city-police-2/ |title=Gilded Nizams: Remembering the Hyderabad City Police | Barefoot Indian Football Magazine |access-date=13 April 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130702092414/http://www.barefootmag.in/2012/08/06/gilded-nizams-remembering-the-hyderabad-city-police-2/ |archive-date=2 July 2013 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web | url=http://www.thehardtackle.com/2011/legends-of-indian-football-tulsidas-balaram/ | title=Legends of Indian Football : Tulsidas Balaram | date=22 November 2011 | access-date=13 April 2013 | archive-date=21 September 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150921204215/http://www.thehardtackle.com/2011/legends-of-indian-football-tulsidas-balaram/ }} They also finished as runners-up in DCM Trophy twice, in 1959 and 1965.{{cite web|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/dcmtrophy.html|title=List of winners and runners-ups of the DCM Trophy|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023183736/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/dcmtrophy.html|archive-date=23 October 2020|website=indianfootball.de|publisher=Indian Football Network|date=2000|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri|access-date=20 April 2021|url-status=dead}}

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.{{cite web|title=The fascinating story of Hyderabad City Police club|url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/indian-football-down-the-memory-lane-hyderabad-city-police/16efj51rt5fzr1ez72zudmm4wf|website=Goal.com|last1=Banerjee|first1=Ritabrata|date=25 April 2020|access-date=2 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211222083110/https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/indian-football-down-the-memory-lane-hyderabad-city-police/16efj51rt5fzr1ez72zudmm4wf|archive-date=22 December 2021}}{{cite web |last=Kapadia |first=Novy |title=Mohammedan Sporting's glorious past is linked to its uncertain future |url=http://scroll.in/article/685162/how-mohammedan-sportings-glorious-past-is-linked-to-its-uncertain-future |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180225205416/http://scroll.in/article/685162/how-mohammedan-sportings-glorious-past-is-linked-to-its-uncertain-future |archive-date=25 February 2018 |access-date=6 September 2015 |website=Scroll.in}}

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,{{cite news|title=Quadrangular Football: India's Win|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sMw-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=W0wMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4159%2C1770595|access-date=18 September 2022|work=The Indian Express|date=25 October 1953|location=Rangoon, Burma|page=9|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220513054108/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sMw-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=W0wMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4159%2C1770595|archive-date=13 May 2022}}{{cite web|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/specials/india/indianteam/1953quadrangularcup.html|title=The Indian Senior Team at the 1953 Rangoon Quadrangular Cup|website=indianfootball.de|last=Chaudhuri|first=Arunava|date=2000|access-date=26 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180928082835/http://www.indianfootball.de/specials/india/indianteam/1953quadrangularcup.html|archive-date=28 September 2018|url-status=dead}} Muhammad Noor,{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/no/muhammad-noor-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418114224/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/no/muhammad-noor-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Muhammad Noor Olympic Results |access-date=14 October 2018}} Syed Nayeemuddin,{{cite web|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/halloffame/nayeemuddin_syed.html|title=Indian Football Hall of Fame: Syed Nayeemuddin|website=indianfootball.de|publisher=Indian Football Network|access-date=1 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709181625/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/halloffame/nayeemuddin_syed.html|archive-date=9 July 2021|url-status=dead}}{{cite web |last=Sengupta |first=Somnath |title= Legends Of Indian Football : Sayeed Nayeemuddin |url= http://www.thehardtackle.com/2013/legends-of-indian-football-sayeed-nayeemuddin/ |website= thehardtackle.com |publisher=The Hard Tackle |date= 25 July 2013 |access-date= 14 October 2014 |archive-date= 6 December 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181206024524/http://www.thehardtackle.com/2013/legends-of-indian-football-sayeed-nayeemuddin/ }}{{cite web|last=Strack-Zimmermann|first=Benjamin|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/60705/Syed_Nayeemuddin.html|title=NFT player — National team & Club appearances: Nayeemuddin, Syed|publisher=National Football Teams|access-date=18 January 2023|archive-date=28 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928155814/https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/60705/Syed_Nayeemuddin.html|website=national-football-teams.com}} Anthony Patrick,{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/former-international-footballer-anthony-patrick-passes-away/articleshow/5849395.cms |title=Former international footballer Anthony Patrick passes away |work=The TImes of India |date=23 April 2010 |access-date=28 October 2021 |archive-date=28 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028201336/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/former-international-footballer-anthony-patrick-passes-away/articleshow/5849395.cms }}{{cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/Remembering-Patrick/article16373163.ece |title=Remembering Patrick |work=The Hindu |date=28 April 2010 |access-date=28 October 2021 |archive-date=28 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028091459/https://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/Remembering-Patrick/article16373163.ece }} Yusuf Khan,{{cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/greatest-indian-football-xi-of-all-time|title=All time Indian XI|date=23 November 2016|access-date=21 June 2021|archive-date=24 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624201149/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/greatest-indian-football-xi-of-all-time|website=sportskeeda.com|publisher=Sportskeeda|first=Amoy|last=Ghoshal}} and Syed Shahid Hakim.{{Cite web|title=Syed Shahid Hakim, a Rome 1960 Olympian, dies at 82|url=https://olympics.com/en/news/indian-footballer-olympics-syed-shahid-hakim-died|access-date=24 August 2021|website=Olympics.com|archive-date=24 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210824080303/https://olympics.com/en/news/indian-footballer-olympics-syed-shahid-hakim-died}}{{Cite web|date=22 August 2021|title=SS Hakim, 1960 Rome Olympian and national football coach, dies aged 82|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/syed-shahid-hakim-1960-rome-olympian-death-7465301/|access-date=24 August 2021|website=The Indian Express|language=en|archive-date=24 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210824080153/https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/syed-shahid-hakim-1960-rome-olympian-death-7465301/}}{{Cite web|agency=PTI|date=Aug 22, 2021|title=1960 Rome Olympian and national football coach SS Hakim dead {{!}} Football News — Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/1960-rome-olympian-and-national-football-coach-ss-hakim-dead/articleshow/85530979.cms|access-date=24 August 2021|website=The Times of India|language=en|archive-date=24 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210824032959/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/1960-rome-olympian-and-national-football-coach-ss-hakim-dead/articleshow/85530979.cms|url-status=live}} In the 1950s, the club achieved success with their 2–3–5 formation.{{Cite web|last=Sengupta|first=Somnath|title=Tactical Evolution Of Indian Football (Part One): Profiling Three Great 2–3–5 Teams|url=https://thehardtackle.com/2011/tactical-evolution-of-indian-football-part-one-profiling-three-great-2-3-5-teams/|location=Kolkata|date=29 July 2011|access-date=2021-03-16|website=thehardtackle.com|publisher=The Hard Tackle|language=en-US|archive-date=9 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211009112727/https://thehardtackle.com/2011/tactical-evolution-of-indian-football-part-one-profiling-three-great-2-3-5-teams/}}

Honours

Durand Cup[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/indiadurandcuphist.html List of Durand Cup tournament winners and runner-ups]. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140729142839/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/indiadurandcuphist.html |date=29 July 2014 }}. rsssf.com. RSSSF. Retrieved 7 May 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/amp/football/syed-abdul-rahim-the-indian-ferguson|title=Syed Abdul Rahim: The Indian Ferguson {{!}} The visionary who guided India to their greatest success|website=www.sportskeeda.com|publisher=Sportskeeda|date=4 September 2015|access-date=20 August 2022|first=Faizan|last=Qadiri|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220820151814/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/syed-abdul-rahim-the-indian-ferguson|archive-date=20 August 2022}}{{cite web|title=Five most successful Indian football coaches|url=https://khelnow.com/football/indian-football-five-most-successful-coaches/|date=31 August 2022|access-date=7 October 2022|website=khelnow.com|publisher=Khel Now|first=Sathvik K|last=Bharadwaj|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220905111022/https://khelnow.com/football/indian-football-five-most-successful-coaches/|archive-date=5 September 2022}}
Champions (4): 1950–51,{{cite web|url=https://www.themohunbaganac.com/mohun-bagans-historic-maiden-durand-win-in-1953/|title=Mohun Bagan's Historic Maiden Durand Win in 1953|website=Mohun Bagan Athletic Club|access-date=17 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220327055911/https://www.themohunbaganac.com/mohun-bagans-historic-maiden-durand-win-in-1953/|archive-date=27 March 2022}} 1954, 1957–58, 1961
Runners-up (3): 1952, 1956–57, 1963
Rovers Cup{{Cite web|title=India — List of Rovers Cup Finals|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/indiaroverscuphist.html|access-date=2020-12-20|website=RSSSF|archive-date=24 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924164532/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/indiaroverscuphist.html}}
Champions (9): 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1957, 1960, 1962*, 1963–64
IFA Shield{{cite web |last1=Sengupta |first1=Somnath |title=The Glorious History Of IFA Shield |url=http://www.thehardtackle.com/2011/the-glorious-history-of-ifa-shield/ |website=Thehardtackle.com |date=8 March 2011 |access-date=1 July 2021 |archive-date=9 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709181925/http://www.thehardtackle.com/2011/the-glorious-history-of-ifa-shield/ }}{{Cite web|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/ifashield.html|title=List of Winners/Runners-Up of the IFA-Shield|website=indianfootball.de|publisher=Indian Football Network|language=en|access-date=20 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007084853/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/ifashield.html|archive-date=7 October 2021|url-status=dead}}
Runners-up (2): 1954, 1962
DCM Trophy{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/indiadcm.html|title=India — D.C.M. Trophy|website=RSSSF|access-date=7 September 2015|archive-date=13 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181013052139/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/indiadcm.html}}{{Cite web|first=Majumdar|last=Raunak|title=The DCM Trophy- Oldest Indian Tournament with International Exposure|url=https://www.chaseyoursport.com/Indian-Football/DCM-Trophy-in-India/819|date=31 May 2019|access-date=4 December 2021|website=chaseyoursport.com|publisher=Chase Your Sport|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210703131553/https://www.chaseyoursport.com/Indian-Football/DCM-Trophy-in-India/819|archive-date=3 July 2021|url-status=dead}}
Champions (2): 1959, 1965
Runners-up (2): 1964, 1970
Sait Nagjee Football Tournament
Champions (1): 1958, 1959{{cite web|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/saitnagjeetrophy.html|title=List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Sait Nagjee Trophy|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri|website=www.indianfootball.de|access-date=7 September 2015|archive-date=28 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180928211306/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/saitnagjeetrophy.html|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|title=Sait Nagjee Trophy|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nagjee.html|access-date=2021-12-16|website=RSSSF|archive-date=16 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220416054535/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesn/nagjee.html}}
Stafford Challenge Cup
Runners-up (1): 1941{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/when-sports-fandom-thrived-on-local-grounds/articleshow/63571467.cms|title=When sports, fandom thrived on local grounds|date=2 April 2018|access-date=14 February 2023|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|publisher=The Times of India|archive-date=13 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213195511/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/when-sports-fandom-thrived-on-local-grounds/articleshow/63571467.cms|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.ksfa.in/staffordchallengecup|title=THE HISTORY: STAFFORD CHALLENGE CUP – KARNATAKA|website=ksfa.in|publisher=Karnataka State Football Association|access-date=26 November 2022|location=Bengaluru|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230224073556/https://www.ksfa.in/staffordchallengecup|archive-date=24 February 2023}}
Madura Cup
Champions (1): 1947{{cite web |title=History of Mohun Bagan :: Diamond Jubilee :: 1940—1949|url=https://www.mohunbaganclub.com/history/history-1940-1949/ |website=mohunbaganclub.com |publisher=Mohun Bagan Athletic Club |date=2014 |location=Kolkata |access-date=17 November 2022 |archive-date=7 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221107060844/https://www.mohunbaganclub.com/history/history-1940-1949/ }}

(*) joint winners with East Bengal

References

External links

[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/hyderabad-city-police-(football-club) News archive] at The Times of India

Category:Association football clubs established in 1939

Category:Association football clubs disestablished in 1963

Category:Football clubs in Hyderabad

Category:Sport in Hyderabad, India

Category:Police association football clubs in India