Sikkim Gold Cup
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox football tournament
| logo =
| organiser = Sikkim Football Association (SFA)
| founded = {{Start date and age|1979}}
| region = India
| number of teams = Various
| current champions = NorthEast United (1st title)
| most successful team = Mohun Bagan (10 titles)
| current = 2024 Sikkim Gold Cup
| next =
}}
The Sikkim Gold Cup, also known as the All India Governor's Gold Cup, is an Indian football tournament held in Sikkim and organized by the Sikkim Football Association (SFA).{{cite web |title=All you need to know about the football league structure in Sikkim |url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/sikkim-football-league-structure-india/6njz9an3wn6g1kage4csg1mee |website=Goal.com |last1=Parasar |first1=Swapnaneel |date=24 July 2018 |access-date=26 January 2022 |archive-date=29 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211229090720/https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/sikkim-football-league-structure-india/6njz9an3wn6g1kage4csg1mee }}{{cite web|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/sikkimgoldcup.html|title=List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Sikkim Governor's Gold Cup|website=indianfootball.de|publisher=Indian Football Network|access-date=16 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006211012/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/sikkimgoldcup.html|archive-date=6 October 2021|url-status=dead|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri}}{{cite web|url=http://isikkim.com/sikkim-governors-gold-cup-kicked-off/ |title=Sikkim Governor's Gold Cup kicked-off |access-date=14 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110226141704/http://isikkim.com/sikkim-governors-gold-cup-kicked-off/ |archive-date=26 February 2011 }}{{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 }} Some of the past champions include New Road Team of Nepal in 2007,{{cite web|url=http://www.kolkatafootball.com/s_gold_cup.html |access-date=14 April 2011 |title=29th SIKKIM GOVERNORS GOLD CUP - 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101228133536/http://www.kolkatafootball.com/s_gold_cup.html |archive-date=28 December 2010 }} Three Star Club in 2008,{{cite web|url=http://www.kolkatafootball.com/30th_sikkim_govornor%27s_Gold_Cup.html |title=30th SIKKIM GOVERNORS GOLD CUP - 2008 |access-date=14 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101218214715/http://kolkatafootball.com/30th_sikkim_govornor%27s_Gold_Cup.html |archive-date=18 December 2010 }} ONGC FC in 2010,{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/national/india/sikkim-governors-gold-cup/2010/final-stages/|title=Summary - Sikkim Governors Gold Cup - India - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway|publisher=|access-date=20 February 2018|archive-date=16 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220416055809/https://us.soccerway.com/national/india/sikkim-governors-gold-cup/2010/s5881/final-stages/|url-status=live}} Mohammedan Sporting in 2016, and Mohun Bagan in 2017.{{cite web|title=Mohammedan SC wins 2016 Sikkim Governors Gold Cup.|date=27 October 2016|url=http://goalie365.com/show_details.php?article_id=756|website=Goalie365|access-date=30 August 2019|archive-date=13 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170913183724/http://goalie365.com/show_details.php?article_id=756|url-status=live}}
Venue
Sikkim Gold Cup matches are played at the Paljor Stadium, Gangtok.{{cite web|first=Aritra|last=Chowdhury|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/msc-confident-ahead-of-gold-cup-final-vs-sikkim-himalayan-fc/articleshow/72011202.cms|title=MSC confident ahead of Gold Cup final vs Sikkim Himalayan FC|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|publisher=The Times of India|date=11 November 2019|access-date=19 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211216195452/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/msc-confident-ahead-of-gold-cup-final-vs-sikkim-himalayan-fc/articleshow/72011202.cms|archive-date=16 December 2021|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.kolkatafootball.com/39th_sikkim_governors_gold_cup_2019/sikkim_gold_cup_final.html|title=39th SIKKIM GOVERNOR'S GOLD CUP 2019 SEMI-FINALS AND FINAL|website=Kolkatafootball.com|access-date=3 October 2021|archive-date=5 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191105194015/https://www.kolkatafootball.com/39th_sikkim_governors_gold_cup_2019/sikkim_gold_cup_final.html|url-status=live}}
Results
List of winners and runners-up:{{Cite web|title=India — List of All India Governor's Gold Cup Winners (Sikkim)|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india-sikkimgoldcuphist.html|access-date=2021-12-16|website=RSSSF|archive-date=7 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507053015/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/india-sikkimgoldcuphist.html|url-status=live}}
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; width:74%"
!Year !Winners !Score !Runners-up |
| 1979
| Gangtok Municipal Corporation (GMC) | – | Border Security Force (Kadamtala) |
| 1980
| – | Rajasthan Club (Calcutta) |
| 1981
| Mafatlal SC (Mumbai) | – |
| 1982
| – | Punjab State Electricity Board |
| 1983
| – |{{flagicon|Bhutan}} Thimpu XI |
| 1984
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="3"|Mohun Bagan and Jamshedpur XI (joint winners) |
| 1985
| – |
| 1986
| – |
| 1987
| Sesa |0–0 {{pso|5–3}} |
| 1988
|{{flagicon|Nepal}} JCF | – |
| 1989
| – |
| 1990
|{{flagicon|Nepal}} Royal Nepal Airlines Club (RNAC) | – |
| 1991
|2–1 |
| 1992
| – |{{flagicon|Bangladesh}} Muktijoddha Sangsad |
| 1993
| – |{{flagicon|Bangladesh}} Victoria |
| 1994
| – | Army XI |
| 1995
| – |
| 1996
|0–0 {{pso|4–3}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india97.html#nfl1|title=India 1996/97 – List of Champions: Sikkim Gold Cup|website=RSSSF|date=13 February 2014|first1=Arunava|last1=Chaudhuri|first2=Mikael|last2=Jönsson|first3=Josef|last3=Bobrowsky|archive-date=18 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221018092132/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india97.html}} |
| 1997
|{{flagicon|Nepal}} All-Nepal FA XI |2–1 |
| 1998
|{{flagicon|Nepal}} All-Nepal FA XI |2–1 | Army XI |
| 1999
| Army XI |3–1 |
| 2000
|3–0 |
| 2001
|4–0 |{{flagicon|Bangladesh}} Arambagh KS |
| 2002
| BSF |3–0 |{{flagicon|Bangladesh}} Arambagh KS |
| 2003
|1–0 |
| 2004
|1–1 {{pso|4–2}} |{{flagicon|Nepal}} All-Nepal FA XI |
| 2005
| BSF |1–1 {{pso|4–2}} |
| 2006
|2–2 {{pso|4–1}} | Army XI |
| 2007
|{{flagicon|Nepal}} New Road Team |2–1 |{{flagicon|Nepal}} Three Star Club |
| 2008
|{{flagicon|Nepal}} Three Star Club |1–0 | Army XI |
| 2009
| Calcutta Port Trust |1–0 |
| 2010
| ONGC |3–1 |
| 2011
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="3"| The tournament was not held |
| 2012
| BSF |0–0 {{pso|3–0}} |{{flagicon|Nepal}} Three Star Club |
| 2013
|{{flagicon|Nepal}} Three Star Club |3–1 |{{flagicon|Nepal}} Manang Marshyangdi Club |
| 2014
| ONGC |2–2 {{pso|2–0}} |{{flagicon|Nepal}} Manang Marshyangdi Club |
| 2015
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="3"| The tournament was not held |
| 2016
|1–0 |{{flagicon|Nepal}} Jhapa XI |
| 2017
|1–0 |
| 2018
|{{flagicon|Nepal}} Manang Marshyangdi Club |1–0 | Army XI |
| 2019
|2–1 |
| 2024 |
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
Further reading
- {{cite web|url=http://www.indiatodayne.in/sport/story/sikkim-premier-division-league-2023-to-kick-off-on-june-21st-580729-2023-06-16|title=Sikkim Premier Division League 2023 to kick off on June 21st|first=Sujal|last=Pradhan|location=Gangtok|website=indiatodayne.in|publisher=India Today North East|date=16 June 2023|archive-date=16 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230616181450/http://www.indiatodayne.in/sport/story/sikkim-premier-division-league-2023-to-kick-off-on-june-21st-580729-2023-06-16}}
External links
- [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india-sikkimgoldcuphist.html List of Sikkim Governor's Gold Cup Winners]
{{Football in Sikkim}}
{{Football in India}}
Category:Football cup competitions in India