Goa Police Cup

Goa Police Cup
Organising bodyGoa Football Association
Founded1968; 56 years ago (1968)
Number of teams12
Current championsCortalim Villagers
Television broadcastersSportsCast India (YouTube)

The Goa Police Cup is an annual football tournament organized by the Sports Cell of Goa Police.[1] The tournament is played between the top teams of Goa Professional League and GFA First Division League, sometimes joined by invitational teams. Goa Police Cup is one of the oldest tournaments in Goa, starting since 1968. The competition is played in a group stage followed by knockout. Vasco won the inaugural edition.[2] The champions in 2023 edition were Cortalim Villagers.[3]

Prize

The winner of the Goa Police Cup gets a cash prize of Rupees 2 lakh, and the runners up gets 1 lakh. The Goa Police Football Cup has a history of being one of the oldest football tournaments in the country with a 5-feet 5 inches silverware trophy, donated by Shantillal Gosalia, being awarded to the winners.[4]

Teams

The following teams participated in 2016–17 Goa Police Cup.[5]

Club
Calangute Association
Churchill Brothers
Corps of Signal
Clube Sao Miguel de Taleigao
Dempo
FC Bardez
Goa Police SC
Indian Navy
Salgaocar
Santa Cruz Club of Cavelossim
Sporting Goa
Vasco

Venues

The tournament is played at Duler, Raia, Cuncolim and Ambelim.[6]

Results

Edition Year Winners Score Runners-up Ref
1968 Vasco 1–0 Margao CC [2]
1969 Vasco [7]
1970 Sesa Salgaocar [7]
1977 Vasco [2]
1978 Salgaocar [8]
1999 Churchill Brothers 2–1 Dempo [9]
2005 Dempo 3–1 Sporting Goa [10]
12th 2010 Vasco 1–0 Sporting Goa [11]
13th 2015 Laxmi Prasad 5–2 Salgaocar [12]
14th 2016 FC Bardez 3–0 Calangute Association [13]
15th 2018 Sporting Goa 3–1 Churchill Brothers [14]
16th 2019 Goa 1–1 (7–6 p) Sporting Goa [15]
17th 2021 Panjim Footballers 1–0 Dempo [16]
18th 2022 Sesa FA 2–1 Chapora Yuvak Sangh [3]
19th 2023 Cortalim Villagers 0–0 (4–2 p) Dempo [17]

References

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  2. ^ a b c Mergulhao, Marcus (4 May 2018). "At 50, Goa Police Cup has only memories to cherish". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 30 December 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Sesa Football Academy lift Goa Police Cup". heraldgoa.in. 9 September 2022. Archived from the original on 20 February 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Goa Police Cup back after five years". O Heraldo. 23 July 2015. Archived from the original on 22 February 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
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  6. ^ "Goa Police Cup feature 12 teams August 7 onwards". Arunfoot. 4 August 2016. Archived from the original on 7 February 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  7. ^ a b "With FC Goa making their debut, what is the history of the Police Cup". fcgoa.in. 17 September 2019. Archived from the original on 20 February 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  8. ^ "Police Cup: Cops seek to spread social message through football". The Times of India. The Times of India. 19 August 2022. Archived from the original on 20 February 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  9. ^ Chaudhuri, Arunava (31 October 1999). "NEWS FOR THE MONTH OF October 1999 — 18 October". indianfootball.de. Indian Football Network. Archived from the original on 29 March 2005. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  10. ^ Chaudhuri, Arunava. "2005/06 Season in Indian Football". indianfootball.de. Indian Football Network. Archived from the original on 9 January 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  11. ^ "Vasco subdue Sporting lift Police Cup". heraldgoa.in. 1 March 2010. Archived from the original on 20 February 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  12. ^ "Tuff Laxmi Prasad lift Goa Police Cup". navhindtimes.in. 20 August 2015. Archived from the original on 20 February 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  13. ^ "FC Bardez outclass Calangute Association to lift Goa Police Cup title". arunfoot.com. 19 August 2016. Archived from the original on 20 February 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  14. ^ Narvekar, Ravish (4 May 2018). "Sporting Goa down Churchill Brothers to lift Goa Police Cup". khelnow.com. Archived from the original on 20 February 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  15. ^ Narvekar, Ravish (19 September 2019). "FC Goa lift Goa Police Cup 2019". khelnow.com. Archived from the original on 20 February 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  16. ^ "Goa Police Cup: A historic triumph for Panjim Footballers". heraldgoa.in. 25 November 2021. Archived from the original on 3 January 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  17. ^ "Cortalim Villagers clinch Goa Police Football Cup". heraldgoa.in. 22 November 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2024.