McDowell's Cup

McDowell's Cup
Organising bodyIndian Football Association
Founded1995; 30 years ago (1995)
Abolished2000; 25 years ago (2000)
RegionIndia
Number of teams6
Last championsEast Bengal (3rd title)
Most successful team(s)East Bengal (3 titles)

McDowell's Cup (named after sponsor McDowell's of the United Breweries Group) was an Indian association football tournament held in Kolkata and organized by Indian Football Association (IFA). The tournament was first started in 1995 and was instituted as the Calcutta football season opener. It was sponsored by McDowell's No.1 Vijay Mallya's United Breweries Group. Apart from some top clubs from West Bengal, clubs from other Indian states and clubs from Bangladesh also participated in the tournament.

McDowell Cup 6th and last edition held in 2000 was won by East Bengal FC defeating rivals Mohun Bagan in the final.[1]

Results

List of McDowell's Cup Finals
Year Winners Score Runners-up Ref.
1995 East Bengal –
1996 Mohun Bagan 2–0 East Bengal [2]
1997 East Bengal 3–1 Kochin
1998 Bangladesh Mukti Jodhha Krira Chakra 2nd semifinal not held
1999 Tollygunge Agragami 1–1 (4–1 p) East Bengal [3]
2000 East Bengal 1–0 Mohun Bagan [4]

References

  1. ^ "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Mcdowell's Cup". 23 October 2020. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  2. ^ Chaudhuri, Arunava; Jönsson, Mikael; Bobrowsky, Josef (13 February 2014). "India 1996/97 – List of Champions: McDowell's Cup". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 18 October 2022.
  3. ^ "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Mcdowell's Cup". 23 October 2020. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  4. ^ "East Bengal vs Mohun Bagan | The Kolkata Derby | News, Photos, Videos". Retrieved 28 November 2021.