The Colombo Cup was an annual football tournament first held in Colombo, Ceylon. It was also known as Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament. Established in 1952 by the Ceylon Football Association as a part of the Colombo Fair, teams from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka (formerly known as Ceylon) and Burma played each other in a round robin tournament. The tournament was last played in 1955. In 1953 it was hosted in Rangoon, Burma, in 1954 at Calcutta, India, and finally at Dacca, Pakistan.[1][2]

Colombo Cup
Organising bodyCeylon Football Association
Founded1952; 72 years ago (1952)
Abolished1955; 69 years ago (1955)
Number of teams4
Most successful team(s) India (4 titles)

Results

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Year Host Winner Runner-up 3rd Place 4th place
1952
Details
Colombo, Ceylon  
India
 
Pakistan (Trophy shared)[3]
None  
Ceylon
 
Burma
None
1953
Details
Rangoon, Burma[4]  
India
 
Pakistan
 
Burma
 
Ceylon
1954
Details
Calcutta, India  
India
 
Ceylon
 
Pakistan
 
Burma
1955
Details
Dacca, Pakistan  
India
 
Pakistan
 
Burma
 
Ceylon

Medal table

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Team Gold Silver Bronze
  India 4 (1952, 1953, 1954*, 1955)
  Pakistan 1 (1952) 2 (1953, 1955) 1 (1954)
  Sri Lanka 1 (1954) 1 (1952)
  Burma 3 (1952, 1953, 1954)
* = host

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Asian Quadrangular Tournament (Colombo Cup) 1952-1955".
  2. ^ "The Indian National Team at the Colombo Cup". www.indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 2003-06-13.
  3. ^ "History in Timeline of Indian Football". All India Football Federation. Archived from the original on 8 March 2020. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  4. ^ "Quadrangular Football: India's Win". The Indian Express. Rangoon, Burma. 25 October 1953. p. 9. Archived from the original on 13 May 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.