Bombay Gold Cup is a field hockey tournament organized by the Mumbai Hockey Association (MHA). It was instituted in 1955 by Naval Tata, the then President of the Bombay Hockey Association. The Cup was donated by the then Chief Minister of Maharashtra Morarji Desai in 1955. MHA organises this All India Hockey Tournament as an annual feature and is held every year at Mumbai, Maharashtra.[1]

All India Bombay Gold Cup Hockey Tournament
SportField hockey
Founded1955; 69 years ago (1955)
AdministratorMumbai Hockey Association
CountryIndia India
HeadquartersMumbai
Most recent
champion(s)
Indian Navy, Mumbai
Most titlesBSF Jalandhar
(8 titles)
Official websitemumbaihockey.org

Venue

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The matches are held at Mahindra Hockey Stadium.

Teams

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The teams which participates in the tournament consists of public sector teams from across the country, such as Air India, Border Security Force, Central Railway, Bharat Petroleum, Punjab and Sind Bank etc.[2]

Results

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The results of the Bombay Gold Cup:[1]

Year Winner Runner-up
1955 Lusitanians SC Bhawnagar (Nagpur)
1956   Afghan Club Central Railway
1957 Central Railway Punjab Hawks
1958 Punjab Hawks Central Railway
1959 Punjab Police Central Railway
1960 Lusitanians SC Burmah Shell
1961 MEG (Bangalore) Presidents XI
1962 Central Railway Punjab Police
1963 Punjab Police Madras
1964 Mohun Bagan Calcutta Customs
1965 B.N. Railway MEG (Bangalore)
1966 Northern Railway (Delhi) ICF (Perambur)
1967 Indian Air Force (Delhi) Mysore XI
1968 BSF Jalandhar Indian Air Force
1969 Tata SC and BSF Jalandhar were declared joint winners
1970 BSF Jalandhar Mohun Bagan
1971 Services XI Indian Air Force
1972 Indian Airlines Services XI
1973 BSF Jalandhar A.S.C (Meerut)
1974 BSF Jalandhar Mahindra & Mahindra
1975 Western Railway Signals (Jalandhar)
1976 Southern Railway (Madras) Mahindra & Mahindra
1977 ASC (Jalandhar) Signals (Jalandhar)
1978 EME - Jalandhar Punjab Police
1979 Punjab Police EME Jalandhar
1980 BSF Jalandhar Signals - Jalandhar
1981 BSF Jalandhar EME Jalandhar
1982 ASC Jalandhar Mahindra & Mahindra
1983 Indian Airlines Bihar Regt Centre
1984 CRPF (Neemuch) ASC Jalandhar
1985 Indian Airlines   PIA
1986 Indian Airlines Mahindra & Mahindra
1987 ASC Jalandhar Indian Airlines
1988 Punjab Police Punjab & Sind Bank
1989 Corps of Signals Namdhari XI
1992 BSF Jalandhar Army XI
1993 RCF Kapurthala Army XI
1999 Punjab Police Punjab & Sind Bank
2001 Air India Indian Airlines
2002 Air India Indian Airlines
2003 Indian Airlines Indian Oil
2004 Punjab & Sind Bank Western Railway
2005 Western Railway Punjab & Sind Bank
2006 Army XI Bharat Petroleum
2007 Bharat Petroleum Air India
2008 Army XI Bharat Petroleum
2009 Army XI Air India
2013[3] Indian Oil Corporation Air India
2014[4] Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited Indian Oil Corporation
2015[2] Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited Comptroller and Auditor General
2016[5] South Central Railway Punjab National Bank
2017[6] Indian Oil Corporation Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited
2019[7] Indian Oil Corporation Punjab & Sind Bank
2020[8] Indian Navy, Mumbai South Central Railway, Secunderabad

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Bombay Gold Cup: BOMBAY GOLD CUP HOCKEY TOURNAMENT | GURU TEGH BAHADUR GOLD CUP HOCKEY TOURNAMENT". www.mumbaihockey.org. The Mumbai Hockey Association. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b D'Souza, Dilip (19 December 2015). "Indian hockey: The curious case of the Bombay Gold Cup". LiveMint. Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  3. ^ "IOC wins Bombay Gold Cup final". The Hindu. 28 October 2013. Archived from the original on 13 February 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Bombay Gold Cup: BPCL win a 19-goal thriller". The Times of India. 17 November 2014. Archived from the original on 18 October 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  5. ^ "SC Railways Win Bombay Gold Cup". Mumbai Live. 18 October 2022. Archived from the original on 18 October 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  6. ^ "Indian Oil Beat BPCL In The 52nd Bombay Gold Cup All India Hockey Tournament Final". Mumbai Live. 18 October 2022. Archived from the original on 18 October 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  7. ^ Roy, Dhananjay (13 March 2019). "Indian Oil ward off brave PSB to win Bombay Gold Cup again". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 25 September 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  8. ^ "Result Summary 54th All India Bombay Gold Cup Hockey Tournament 2020 Mumbai, Maharashtra" (PDF). Hockey India. 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
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