Sait Nagjee Football Tournament
The Sait Nagjee All India Football tournament is one of the most prestigious Tournaments held in Kozhikode, Kerala, India. The tournament was very popular from the beginning & attracted large crowd since 1952. The tournament played until 1995 regularly though with stoppages a couple of times. In 1995, the tournament was won by JCT. Since 1995, there was a gap of 21 years during which the tournament was not held. Due to various reasons including the predominance gained by cricket, lack of support from the government and the escalation of real estate costs made football less popular.
 Nagjee Cup | |
| Founded | 1952 |
|---|---|
| Number of teams | 16 |
| Related competitions | I-League I-League 2nd Division |
| Current champions | FC Dnipro Reserves (1st title) |
| Most successful team(s) | Mohammedan SC, JCT (4 titles each) |
| Television broadcasters | NEO Prime (National) Kappa TV (Regional) |
| Website | Official website |
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The tournament was revived again in 2016 with clubs from different parts of the world and Argentina U-23 national team. Brazilian footballer Ronaldinho is the brand ambassador for the tournament.[1][2] FC Dnipro Reserves won the trophy beating Atlético Paranaense Reserves in the final.[3]
2020 Sait Nagjee Trophy Teams
| Team | Location |
|---|---|
| Kozhikode Quartz | Kozhikode |
| Mohun Bagan | Kolkata |
| Aizawl | Aizawl, Mizoram |
| Chennai City | Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu |
| Churchill Brothers | Margao, Goa |
| Quess East Bengal | Kolkata, West Bengal |
| Gokulam Kerala | Kozhikode, Kerala |
| Indian Arrows | Vasco da Gama, Goa Bhubaneshwar, Odisha |
| NEROCA | Imphal, Manipur |
| Punjab | Ludhiana, Punjab |
| Real Kashmir | Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir |
| TRAU | Imphal, Manipur |
| Mohammedan | Kolkata, West Bengal |
Stadium
tournament played all its matches in the EMS Stadium which was located in the heart of the Calicut city. The West stand was the largest and could accommodate the maximum 1,00,000 of people.1,00,000 people watch on stadium
List of Winners of Sait Nagjee All India Football Tournament
Source: List of Winners/Runners-up
| Years | Winners | Runners-Up | Score | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 |  | | - | |
| 1953 | | | - | |
| 1954 | | | - | |
| 1955 |  | | - | |
| 1956 | | | - | |
| 1957 | | | - | |
| 1958 | | | - | |
| 1959 | | | - | |
| 1960 | | | - | |
| 1961 | Tournament not held | |||
| 1962 | | | - | |
| 1963 | Tournament not held | |||
| 1964 | | | - | |
| 1965 | | | - | |
| 1966 | | | - | |
| 1967 | | | - | |
| 1968 | | | - | |
| 1969 | | | 1-0 | |
| 1970 | | | 3-1 | |
| 1971 | | | 2-0 | |
| 1972 | | | - | |
| 1973 | | | - | |
| 1974 | | | - | |
| 1975 | | | - | |
| 1976 | | | - | |
| 1977 | | | - | |
| 1978 | | | - | |
| 1979 | | | - | |
| 1980 | Tournament not held | |||
| 1981 | | | - | |
| 1982 | Tournament not held | |||
| 1983 | Tournament not held | |||
| 1984 | | | - | |
| 1985 | | | 4-2 | |
| 1986 | | | - | |
| 1987 | Tournament not held | |||
| 1988 | | | 1-0 | |
| 1989 |  | | 1-0 | |
| 1990 | Tournament not held | |||
| 1991 | | | - | |
| 1992 | | | - | |
| 1993 | Tournament not held | |||
| 1994 | Tournament not held | |||
| 1995 | | | - | |
| Tournament not held between 1996-2015 | ||||
| 2016 |  |  | 3-0 | [3] |
| Tournament not held between 2017-2019 | ||||
| 2020 | TBA | TBA | ||
External links
- Official website
- http://www.uniindia.com/preparation-on-for-sait-nagjee-football-tourney/sports/news/253179.html
- http://www.emirates247.com/sports/local/nri-toilet-titan-from-kerala-to-revive-golden-era-of-malabar-football-2015-11-11-1.610083
- 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/
- List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Sait Nagjee Trophy