Sait Nagjee Football Tournament
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{{Infobox football tournament
| name = Nagjee International Club Football
| logo = 250px
| founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1952}}
| number of teams = 16
| related comps =
| abolished = 2016
| region = India
| current champions = Dnipro Reserves (1st title)
| most successful club = Mohammedan
JCT
(4 titles each)
| broadcasters = {{ubl|NEO Prime|Kappa TV}}
| motto =
| website =
| current =
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The Sait Nagjee All India Football Tournament was an invitational football tournament held in Kozhikode, Kerala.{{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=India's football past gasping for survival |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/football/india-s-football-past-gasping-for-survival/story-8cGyA03MIB3ay2LCflkcWJ.html |date=25 March 2018 |website=hindustantimes.com |publisher=Hindustan Times |last=Sarkar |first=Dhiman |location=Kolkata |access-date=16 April 2023 |archive-date=6 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220106201153/https://www.hindustantimes.com/football/india-s-football-past-gasping-for-survival/story-8cGyA03MIB3ay2LCflkcWJ.html }} The tournament was very popular from the beginning and attracted large crowd since 1952. The tournament played until 1995, though with stoppages a couple of times. In 1995, the tournament was won by JCT Mills. Since then, there was a gap of 21 year during which the tournament was not held.
The tournament was revived again in 2016 with clubs from different parts of the world and Argentina national under-23 football team. Brazilian footballer Ronaldinho was the brand ambassador for the tournament.{{Cite web|url=http://www.cyberparktoday.com/kozhikode-city/sait-nagjee-trophy-football-tournament-2016-kozhikode-latin-american-and-european-teams-and-india-u23/|title=Sait Nagjee Trophy Football Tournament 2016 Kozhikode: Latin American And European Teams with India U23 | CyberparkToday|website=www.cyberparktoday.com}}{{cite news|title=Ronaldinho visiting India for Sait Nagjee football tournament|url=http://www.tensports.com/news/ronaldinho-visiting-india-sait-nagjee-football-tournament|date=13 January 2016|access-date=23 February 2016|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304024245/http://www.tensports.com/news/ronaldinho-visiting-india-sait-nagjee-football-tournament|url-status=live}} FC Dnipro Reserves won the trophy beating Atlético Paranaense Reserves in the final.{{cite news|title=Sait Nagjee: FC Dnipro 3–0 Atletico Paranaense: The Ukrainian club dismiss the Brazilian challenge|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2016/02/22/20590332/sait-nagjee-fc-dnipro-3-0-atletico-paranaense-the-ukrainian-club-|date=22 February 2016|access-date=23 February 2016|archive-date=27 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160227070439/http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2016/02/22/20590332/sait-nagjee-fc-dnipro-3-0-atletico-paranaense-the-ukrainian-club-|url-status=live}}
Stadium
File:Kozhikode_EMS_Stadium.jpg
All the matches of the tournament are played in the EMS Stadium, which is located in Calicut.
Results
List of winners and runners-ups:{{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|url-status=live}}
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Years | Winners | Runners-up | Score | Note |
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1952 | HAL | Lucky Star, Kannur | - | |
1953 | HAL | Mysore Muslims | - | |
1954 | HAL | Dianomos, Bombay | - | |
1955 | {{flagicon|PAK}} Karachi Kickers | Gymkhana, Kannur | - | |
1956 | {{flagicon|PAK}} Karachi Kickers | Southern Railway Institute | - | |
1957 | MRC, Wellington | 515, Command Work Shop | - | |
1958 | Andhra Police | Eastern Railway | - | |
1959 | Andhra Police | State Transport, Trivandrum | - | |
1960 | MEG, Bangalore | Indian Airforce, Bangalore | - | |
1961 | colspan="4" align="center"| Tournament not held | |||
1962 | Punjab Police | Andhra Assn. XI | - | |
1963 | colspan="4" align="center"| Tournament not held | |||
1964 | MRC, Wellington | EME, Secunderabad | - | |
1965 | EME, Secunderabad | MRC, Wellington | - | |
1966 | EME, Secunderabad | Leaders Club, Jalandhar | - | |
1967 | Alind Kundara, Kerala | Andhra Assn. XI | - | |
1968 | East Bengal | MEG, Bangalore | 2–0 | |
1969 | Vasco | Border Security Force | 1–0 | |
1970 | Border Security Force | Sesa | 3–1 | |
1971 | Mohammedan Sporting | Dempo | 2–0 | |
1972 | RAC, Bikaner | Tata Sports Club | - | |
1973 | Tata Sports Club | Titanium | - | |
1974 | Indian XI | RAC, Bikaner | - | |
1975 | Rajasthan Police, Jaipur | Mahindra & Mahindra | - | |
1976 | JCT | Andhra Assn. XI | - | |
1977 | MRC, Wellington | Andhra Assn. XI | - | |
1978 | Mohun Bagan | Titanium | - | |
1979 | JCT | Mohammedan Sporting | - | |
1980 | colspan="4" align="center"| Tournament not held | |||
1981 | Mohun Bagan | Tata Sports Club | - | |
1982 | colspan="4" align="center"| Tournament not held | |||
1983 | colspan="4" align="center"| Tournament not held | |||
1984 | Mohammedan Sporting | Mohun Bagan | - | |
1985 | JCT | Salgaocar | 4–2 | |
1986 | East Bengal | Kerala XI | 1–0 | |
1987 | colspan="4" align="center"| Tournament not held | |||
1988 | Salgaocar | Mohammedan Sporting | 1–0 | |
1989 | {{flagicon|BAN}} Abahani Krira Chakra | Salgaocar | 1–0 | |
1990 | colspan="4" align="center"| Tournament not held | |||
1991 | Mohammedan Sporting | Indian XI | - | |
1992 | Mohammedan Sporting | Titanium | 2–1 | |
1993 | colspan="4" align="center"| Tournament not held | |||
1994 | colspan="4" align="center"| Tournament not held | |||
1995 | JCT | Dempo | - | |
colspan="4" align="center"| Tournament not held between 1996-2015 | ||||
2016 | {{flagicon|Ukraine}} Dnipro Reserves | {{flagicon|Brazil}} Atlético Paranaense Reserves | 3–0 |
References
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External links
- [http://www.uniindia.com/preparation-on-for-sait-nagjee-football-tourney/sports/news/253179.html Preparation on for Sait Nagjee football tourney]
- [http://www.emirates247.com/sports/local/nri-toilet-titan-from-kerala-to-revive-golden-era-of-malabar-football-2015-11-11-1.610083 NRI 'Toilet Titan' from Kerala to revive golden era of Malabar football - Sports - Local - Emirates24|7]
- http://www.afternoondc.in/sports/argentina-spain-u-23-to-be-part-of-sait-nagjee-amarsee-intl-tournament/article_150822
- [http://www.cyberparktoday.com/kozhikode-city/sait-nagjee-trophy-football-tournament-2016-kozhikode-latin-american-and-european-teams-and-india-u23/ Sait Nagjee Trophy Football Tournament 2016 Kozhikode: Latin American And European Teams with India U23 | CyberparkToday]
- [http://www.indianfootball.de/data/saitnagjeetrophy.html List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Sait Nagjee Trophy]
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