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	The royal houses of [[Maharaja of Patiala\|Patiala]] and [[Cooch Behar State\|Cooch Behar]], A.A. Apcar of [[Armenians in India\|Armenian]] Club and J Sutherland of [[Dalhousie AC]] had financially contributed for the inception of the Shield. The coveted shield was designed by Walter Locke & Co. ([[Kolkata\|Calcutta]]) and constructed by [[Elkington & Co.\|Messrs Elkington & Co.]] ([[London]]).<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2019-11-25\|title=Nagendra Prasad Sarbadhikari - The first visionary of Indian football\|url=https://www.footballparadise.com/nagendra-prasad-sarbadhikari-the-first-visionary-of-indian-football/\|access-date=2021-02-26\|website=Football Paradise\|language=en-US}}</ref>		The royal houses of [[Maharaja of Patiala\|Patiala]] and [[Cooch Behar State\|Cooch Behar]], A.A. Apcar of [[Armenians in India\|Armenian]] Club and J Sutherland of [[Dalhousie AC]] had financially contributed for the inception of the Shield. The coveted shield was designed by Walter Locke & Co. ([[Kolkata\|Calcutta]]) and constructed by [[Elkington & Co.\|Messrs Elkington & Co.]] ([[London]]).<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2019-11-25\|title=Nagendra Prasad Sarbadhikari - The first visionary of Indian football\|url=https://www.footballparadise.com/nagendra-prasad-sarbadhikari-the-first-visionary-of-indian-football/\|access-date=2021-02-26\|website=Football Paradise\|language=en-US}}</ref>

	[[File:Mohun Bagan 1911 IFA shield winning team.jpg\|thumb\|~~The~~ first all-Indian side to lift the IFA Shield]]		[[File:Mohun Bagan 1911 IFA shield winning team.jpg\|thumb\|[[Mohun Bagan AC\|Mohun Bagan]], the first all-Indian side to lift the IFA Shield.]]
	During the initial years of the competition, the IFA Shield was dominated by British Army teams and the [[Royal Irish Rifles]] defeated W.D.R.A. to lift the first IFA Shield in 1893. However, their stranglehold over the Shield was broken in 1911, when [[Mohun Bagan AC]] became the first all-Indian side to win the IFA Shield by defeating [[East Yorkshire Regiment]] by ~~2-1~~. That was a historic moment for Indian football as well the struggle for [[Independence of India\|independence]], as the natives beat the Englishmen in their own game. While the [[Royal Irish Rifles]] remains the most successful [[British Army]] side with 5 titles, [[East Bengal Club]] has won the IFA Shield a record 29 times.		During the initial years of the competition, the IFA Shield was dominated by British Army teams and the [[Royal Irish Rifles]] defeated W.D.R.A. to lift the first IFA Shield in 1893. However, their stranglehold over the Shield was broken in 1911, when [[Mohun Bagan AC]] became the first all-Indian side to win the IFA Shield by defeating [[East Yorkshire Regiment]] by 2–1. That was a historic moment for Indian football as well the struggle for [[Independence of India\|independence]], as the natives beat the Englishmen in their own game. While the [[Royal Irish Rifles]] remains the most successful [[British Army]] side with 5 titles, [[East Bengal Club]] has won the IFA Shield a record 29 times.

	[[File:East Bengal FC 1949 IFA Shield.jpg\|thumb\|The 1949 IFA Shield won by [[SC East Bengal\|East Bengal]], the most successful club in the tournament's history]]		[[File:East Bengal FC 1949 IFA Shield.jpg\|thumb\|The 1949 IFA Shield won by [[SC East Bengal\|East Bengal]], the most successful club in the tournament's history.]]
	From 2015 to [[2018 IFA Shield\|2018]] the IFA Shield was designed as an youth tournament wherein youth teams of all divisions were allowed to participate.<ref>{{cite news\|title=IFA Shield now U-19 tournament\|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1150110/jsp/sports/story_19317306.jsp\|access-date=16 February 2016\|work=Telegraph India\|date=10 January 2015}}</ref> The decision was taken by [[Indian Football Association\|IFA]] due to busy schedule of [[All India Football Federation\|AIFF]] which includes [[Indian Super League]], [[I-League]] and [[Super Cup (India)\|Super Cup]]. In [[2020 IFA Shield\|2020]], the tournament was once again organised as a senior event.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/football/2020/nov/12/ifa-shield-set-for-return-as-senior-eventfour-i-league-clubs-set-to-participate-2222947.html\|title=IFA Shield set for return as senior event\|date=12 November 2020\|work=The Indian Express\|access-date=12 December 2020}}</ref>		From 2015 to [[2018 IFA Shield\|2018]], the IFA Shield was designed as an youth tournament wherein youth teams of all divisions were allowed to participate.<ref>{{cite news\|title=IFA Shield now U-19 tournament\|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1150110/jsp/sports/story_19317306.jsp\|access-date=16 February 2016\|work=Telegraph India\|date=10 January 2015}}</ref> The decision was taken by [[Indian Football Association\|IFA]] due to busy schedule of [[All India Football Federation\|AIFF]] which includes [[Indian Super League]], [[I-League]] and [[Super Cup (India)\|Super Cup]]. In [[2020 IFA Shield\|2020]], the tournament was once again organised as a senior event.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/football/2020/nov/12/ifa-shield-set-for-return-as-senior-eventfour-i-league-clubs-set-to-participate-2222947.html\|title=IFA Shield set for return as senior event\|date=12 November 2020\|work=The Indian Express\|access-date=12 December 2020}}</ref>

	==Results of IFA Shield==		==Results of IFA Shield==
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	===P.K. Banerjee Memorial Award for the Best Coach===		===P. K. Banerjee Memorial Award for the Best Coach===
	''{{As of\|December 2020}}''		''{{As of\|December 2020}}''
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{{Short description|Association football competition in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}}
{{Infobox football tournament
| name = '''IFA Shield'''
| image = IFA Shield.jpg
| caption = The IFA Shield on display at the [[Salt Lake Stadium]]
| organiser = [[Indian Football Association]] ([[West Bengal]])
| founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1893}}
| abolished =
| region = {{IND}} (''primarily'' [[West Bengal]])
| number of teams = ''Varies''
| current champions = {{flagicon|IND}} [[Real Kashmir FC |Real Kashmir]] (1st title)
| most successful club = {{flagicon|IND}} [[SC East Bengal|East Bengal]] (29 titles)
| most successful team =
| broadcasters = [[Kolkata TV]] [[Siti Networks|S Events]] IFA TV ({{small|[[YouTube]]}})
| motto =
| website = [https://ifawb.org IFA]
| current = [[2020 IFA Shield]]
}}

The '''IFA Shield''' is an annual football competition organized by the [[Indian Football Association]]. The [[Indian Football Association|IFA]] is the governing body of [[association football|football]] in the state of [[West Bengal]], came into existence in 1893. Named after the association, the IFA Shield tournament was started in the same year. It is the [[Football in India|second oldest football tournament in India]] only after [[Durand Cup]], and the [[List of oldest football competitions|fourth oldest football competition in the world]].

The royal houses of [[Maharaja of Patiala|Patiala]] and [[Cooch Behar State|Cooch Behar]], A.A. Apcar of [[Armenians in India|Armenian]] Club and J Sutherland of [[Dalhousie AC]] had financially contributed for the inception of the Shield. The coveted shield was designed by Walter Locke & Co. ([[Kolkata|Calcutta]]) and constructed by [[Elkington & Co.|Messrs Elkington & Co.]] ([[London]]).<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-11-25|title=Nagendra Prasad Sarbadhikari - The first visionary of Indian football|url=https://www.footballparadise.com/nagendra-prasad-sarbadhikari-the-first-visionary-of-indian-football/|access-date=2021-02-26|website=Football Paradise|language=en-US}}</ref>

[[File:Mohun Bagan 1911 IFA shield winning team.jpg|thumb|The first all-Indian side to lift the IFA Shield]]
During the initial years of the competition, the IFA Shield was dominated by British Army teams and the [[Royal Irish Rifles]] defeated W.D.R.A. to lift the first IFA Shield in 1893. However, their stranglehold over the Shield was broken in 1911, when [[Mohun Bagan AC]] became the first all-Indian side to win the IFA Shield by defeating [[East Yorkshire Regiment]] by 2-1. That was a historic moment for Indian football as well the struggle for [[Independence of India|independence]], as the natives beat the Englishmen in their own game. While the [[Royal Irish Rifles]] remains the most successful [[British Army]] side with 5 titles, [[East Bengal Club]] has won the IFA Shield a record 29 times.

[[File:East Bengal FC 1949 IFA Shield.jpg|thumb|The 1949 IFA Shield won by [[SC East Bengal|East Bengal]], the most successful club in the tournament's history]]
From 2015 to [[2018 IFA Shield|2018]] the IFA Shield was designed as an youth tournament wherein youth teams of all divisions were allowed to participate.<ref>{{cite news|title=IFA Shield now U-19 tournament|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1150110/jsp/sports/story_19317306.jsp|access-date=16 February 2016|work=Telegraph India|date=10 January 2015}}</ref> The decision was taken by [[Indian Football Association|IFA]] due to busy schedule of [[All India Football Federation|AIFF]] which includes [[Indian Super League]], [[I-League]] and [[Super Cup (India)|Super Cup]]. In [[2020 IFA Shield|2020]], the tournament was once again organised as a senior event.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/football/2020/nov/12/ifa-shield-set-for-return-as-senior-eventfour-i-league-clubs-set-to-participate-2222947.html|title=IFA Shield set for return as senior event|date=12 November 2020|work=The Indian Express|access-date=12 December 2020}}</ref>

==Results of IFA Shield==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left;"
|-
!Year
!width="270"|Winner
!Score
!width="270"|Runner-up
!Notes
|-
| [[2020 IFA Shield|2020]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[Real Kashmir FC|Real Kashmir]]'''
| 2–1
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[George Telegraph S.C.|George Telegraph]]
|
|-
|2019
|colspan=3 style="text-align:center;" |''Not held''
|{{ref|n1|1}}
|-
|[[2018 IFA Shield|2018]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[SC East Bengal Reserves and Academy|East Bengal U19]]'''
| 1-1;4-2 (pen)
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Mohun Bagan A.C. (youth)|Mohun Bagan U19]]
|{{ref|n9|9}}
|-
|[[2017 IFA Shield|2017]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[FC Pune City Reserves and Academy|FC Pune City U19]]'''
| 3–0
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Mohun Bagan A.C. (youth)|Mohun Bagan U19]]
|{{ref|n9|9}}
|-
|[[2016 IFA Shield|2016]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[Tata Football Academy]]'''
| 3–2 ([[Overtime (sports)#Association football|a.e.t.]])
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[AIFF Elite Academy|AIFF U19]]
| {{ref|n9|9}} <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2016/03/07/21068672/ifa-shield-tata-football-academy-wins-the-120th-ifa-shield|title=IFA Shield: Tata Football Academy wins the 120th IFA Shield|date=7 March 2016|access-date=14 March 2016}}</ref>
|-
|2015
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[United SC|United U19]]'''
|2–1
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[SC East Bengal Reserves and Academy|East Bengal U19]]
|{{ref|n9|9}}
|-
|[[2014 IFA Shield|2014]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]'''
|1-1;4-3 (pen)
| {{flagicon|Bangladesh}} [[Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club|Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi]]
|
|-
|[[2013 IFA Shield|2013]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[United Sports Club|Prayag United]]'''
|1-0
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]
|
|-
|[[2012 IFA Shield|2012]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]'''
|4-2
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[United Sports Club|Prayag United]]
|
|-
|[[2011 IFA Shield|2011]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]]'''
|2-1
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Mohun Bagan]]
|
|-
|2010
|colspan=3 style="text-align:center;" |''Not held''
|{{ref|n1|1}}
|-
|[[2009 IFA Shield|2009]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]]'''
|2-0
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Mohun Bagan]]
|
|-
|2008
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[Mahindra United]]'''
| 3–1
| {{flagicon|South Africa}} [[Santos F.C. (South Africa)|Santos]]
|
|-
|2007
|colspan=3 style="text-align:center;" |''Not held''
|{{ref|n1|1}}
|-
|2006
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[Mahindra United]]'''
| 1–0
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Mohun Bagan]]
|
|-
|2005
| {{flagicon|GER}} '''[[FC Bayern Munich II|Bayern Munich II]]'''
| 5–1
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[United Sports Club|Eveready]]
|
|-
|2004
| {{flagicon|Burma|1974}} '''[[Finance and Revenue FC|Finance and Revenue]]'''
| 0–0; 1–1; 4–2(pen)
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Mohun Bagan]]
|
|-
|2003
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[Mohun Bagan]]'''
| 0–0; 5–3(pen)
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]
|
|-
|2002
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]'''
| 0–0; 5–4(pen)
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Churchill Brothers SC|Churchill Brothers]]
|
|-
|2001
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]'''
| 0–1
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras B|Palmeiras B]]
| {{ref|n3|3}} {{ref|n6|6}}
|-
|2000
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]'''
| 1–1; 4–1(pen)
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Mohun Bagan]]
|
|-
|1999
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[Mohun Bagan]]'''
| 1–0
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Tollygunge Agragami]]
|
|-
|1998
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[Mohun Bagan]]'''
| 2–1
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]
|
|-
|1997
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]'''
| 3–2
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[FC Kochin|Kochin]]
|
|-
|1996
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[JCT FC|JCT]]'''
| 1–0
| {{flagicon|IRQ|1991}} [[Al-Karkh SC|Al-Karkh]]
|
|-
|1995
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]'''
| 1–1; 3–1(pen)
| {{flagicon|BAN}} [[Mohammedan Sporting Club (Dhaka)|Mohammedan]]
|
|-
|1994
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]'''
| 2–1
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Mohun Bagan]]
|
|-
|1993
| {{flagicon|UZB}} '''[[Pakhtakor Tashkent FK|Pakhtakor Tashkent]]'''
| 1–1; 5–4(pen)
| {{flagicon|KAZ}} [[FC Irtysh Pavlodar|Irtysh Pavlodar]]
|
|-
|1992
|colspan=3 style="text-align:center;" |''Not held''
|{{ref|n1|1}}
|-
|1991
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]'''
| 3–1
| {{flagicon|IND}} Army XI
|
|-
|1990
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]'''
| 1–0
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]
| {{ref|n4|4}}
|-
|1989
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[Mohun Bagan]]'''
| 1–0
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Tata Football Academy]]
|
|-
|1988
|colspan=3 style="text-align:center;" |''Not held''
|{{ref|n1|1}}
|-
|1987
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[Mohun Bagan]]'''
| 1–0
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Punjab Police (India)|Punjab Police]]
|
|-
|1986
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]'''
| 0–0; 4–2(pen)
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Mohun Bagan]]
|
|-
|1985
| {{flagicon|URU}} '''[[Peñarol]]'''
| 1–0
| {{flagicon|URS}} [[FC Shakhtar Donetsk|Shakhtar Donetsk]]
|
|-
|1984
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]'''
| 1–0
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Mohun Bagan]]
|
|-
|1983
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]'''
| 0–0
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[Techno Aryan F.C.|Aryan]]'''
| {{ref|n2|2}}
|-
|1982
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[Mohun Bagan]]'''
| 2–1
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]
|
|-
|1981
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]'''
| 2–2
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[Mohun Bagan]]'''
| {{ref|n2|2}}
|-
|1980
|colspan=4 style="text-align:center"|'''Tournament abandoned'''
|-
|1979
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[Mohun Bagan]]'''
| 1–0
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]
|
|-
|1978
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[Mohun Bagan]]'''
| 2–2
| {{flagicon|URS}}'''[[FC Ararat Yerevan|Ararat Yerevan]]'''
| {{ref|n2|2}}
|-
|1977
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[Mohun Bagan]]'''
| 1–0
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]
|
|-
|1976
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]'''
| 0–0
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[Mohun Bagan]]'''
| {{ref|n2|2}}
|-
|1975
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[East Bengal]]'''
| 5–0
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Mohun Bagan]]
|
|-
|1974
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]'''
| 1–0
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Mohun Bagan]]
|
|-
|1973
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]'''
| 3–1
| {{flagicon|PRK}} [[Pyongyang Sports Club|Pyongyang]]
|
|-
|1972
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]'''
| 0–0; 0–1
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Mohun Bagan]]
| {{ref|n5|5}}
|-
|1971
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan Sporting]]'''
| 2–0
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Tollygunge Agragami]]
|
|-
|1970
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]'''
| 1–0
| {{flagicon|IRN|1964}} [[PAS Tehran F.C.|PAS Tehran]]
|
|-
|1969
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[Mohun Bagan]]'''
| 3–1
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]
|
|-
|1968
|colspan="4" style="text-align:center;"|'''Abandoned due to court injunction'''
|-
|1967
| {{flagicon|IND}}'''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]'''
| 0–0
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[Mohun Bagan]]'''
| {{ref|n7|7}} {{ref|n2|2}}
|-
|1966
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]'''
| 1–0
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Bengal Nagpur Railway]]
|
|-
|1965
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]'''
|1-0
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Mohun Bagan]]
|
|-
|1964
|{{flagicon|IND}}[[Mohun Bagan]]
| 1–1
| {{flagicon|IND}}[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]
| {{ref|n7|7}}
|-
|1963
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[Bengal Nagpur Railway]]'''
| 1–0
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]
|
|-
|1962
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[Mohun Bagan]]'''
| 3–1
| {{flagicon|IND}} Hyderabad XI
|
|-
|1961
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]'''
| 0–0
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[Mohun Bagan]]'''
| {{ref|n2|2}}
|-
|1960
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[Mohun Bagan]]'''
| 1–0
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Indian Navy]]
|
|-
|1959
|colspan=4 style="text-align:center;"|'''Abandoned due to dispute over date of finals'''
|-
|1958
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]'''
| 1–1; 1–0
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Mohun Bagan]]
|
|-
|1957
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]'''
| 1–0 (incomplete)
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Railways football team|Railways]]
|
|-
|1956
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[Mohun Bagan]]'''
| 4–0
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Techno Aryan F.C.|Aryan]]
|
|-
|1955
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''Rajasthan'''
| 1–0
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Techno Aryan F.C.|Aryan]]
|
|-
|1954
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[Mohun Bagan]]'''
| 1–0
| {{flagicon|IND}} Hyderabad
|
|-
|1953
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''Indian Culture League'''
| 0–0; 0–0
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]
|
|-
|1952
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Mohun Bagan]]
| 0–0; 2–2
| {{flagicon|IND}} Rajasthan
| {{ref|n3|3}}
|-
|1951
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]'''
| 0–0; 2–0
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Mohun Bagan]]
|
|-
|1950
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]'''
| 3–0
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Services Sports Control Board|SSCB]]
|
|-
|1949
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]'''
| 2–0
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Mohun Bagan]]
|
|-
|1948
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[Mohun Bagan]]'''
| 1–1; 2–1
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Bhawanipore F.C.|Bhawanipore]]
|
|-
|1947
| {{flagicon|British India}} '''[[Mohun Bagan]]'''
| 1–0
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]
|
|-
|1946
|colspan=3 style="text-align:center;" |''Not held''
|{{ref|n1|1}}
|-
|1945
| {{flagicon|British India}} '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]'''
| 1–0
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[Mohun Bagan]]
|
|-
|1944
| {{flagicon|British India}} '''[[Eastern Bengal Railway]]'''
| 1–0
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]
|
|-
|1943
| {{flagicon|British India}} '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]'''
| 3–0
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[Kolkata Police|Police]]
|
|-
|1942
| {{flagicon|British India}} '''[[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]'''
| 1–0
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]
|
|-
|1941
| {{flagicon|British India}} '''[[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]'''
| 2–0
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[King's Own Scottish Borderers]]
|
|-
|1940
| {{flagicon|British India}} '''[[Techno Aryan F.C.|Aryan]]'''
| 4–1
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[Mohun Bagan]]
|
|-
|1939
| {{flagicon|British India}} '''[[Kolkata Police|Police]]'''
| 2–1
| {{flagicon|British India}} Calcutta Customs
|
|-
|1938
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[East Yorkshire Regiment]]'''
| 1–1; 1–1; 2–0
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]
|
|-
|1937
| {{flagicon|British India}} '''6th Fire Brigade'''
| 4–1
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[Kolkata Police|Police]]
|
|-
|1936
| {{flagicon|British India}} '''[[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]'''
| 0–0; 0–0; 2–1
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[Calcutta Football Club|Calcutta FC]]
|
|-
|1935
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[East Yorkshire Regiment]]'''
| 1–0
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Royal Regiment
|
|-
|1934
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[King's Royal Rifle Corps|King's Royal Rifles]]'''
| 2–1
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Durham Light Infantry]]
|
|-
|1933
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry]]'''
| 2–1
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[King's Royal Rifle Corps|King's Royal Rifles]]
|
|-
|1932
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[Essex Regiment|2nd Battalion Essex Regiment]]'''
| 2–1
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Seaforth Highlanders]]
|
|-
|1931
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[Highland Light Infantry]]'''
| 1–1; 2–1
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Durham Light Infantry]]
|
|-
|1930
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[Seaforth Highlanders]]'''
| 3–0
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Royal Regiment of Fusiliers|Royal Regiment]]
|
|-
|1929
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[Royal Ulster Rifles|2nd Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles]]'''
| 2–0
| {{flagicon|British India}} Rangoon Customs
|
|-
|1928
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[Sherwood Foresters]]'''
| 2–0
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[Dalhousie AC|Dalhousie]]
|
|-
|1927
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[Sherwood Foresters]]'''
| 2–0
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[Dalhousie AC|Dalhousie]]
|
|-
|1926
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[Sherwood Foresters]]'''
| 5–1
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Cheshire Regiment]]
|
|-
|1925
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[Royal Scots Fusiliers|2nd Battalion of Royal Scots Fusiliers]]'''
| 5–1
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Cheshire Regiment]]
|
|-
|1924
| {{flagicon|British India}} '''[[Calcutta Football Club|Calcutta]]'''
| 5–1
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} 23rd Brigade of Royal Engineers Association
|
|-
|1923
| {{flagicon|British India}} '''[[Calcutta Football Club|Calcutta]]'''
| 3–0
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[Mohun Bagan]]
|
|-
|1922
| {{flagicon|British India}} '''[[Calcutta Football Club|Calcutta]]'''
| 1–0
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[Dalhousie AC|Dalhousie]]
|
|-
|1921
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''3rd Battalion of Brecknockshire'''
| 3–1
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[Calcutta Football Club|Calcutta FC]]
|
|-
|1920
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[Black Watch]]'''
| 2–0
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[Kumartuli]]
|
|-
|1919
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''1st Battalion of Brecknockshire'''
| 3–1
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[Calcutta Football Club|Calcutta]]
|
|-
|1918
| {{flagicon|British India}} '''Training Reserve Battalion'''
| 1–0
| {{flagicon|British India}} Signal Service Depot
|
|-
|1917
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[10th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment]]'''
| 2–0
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[List of battalions of the South Wales Borderers|Brecknockshire Battalion]]
|
|-
|1916
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[North Staffordshire Regiment]]'''
| 2–1
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[Calcutta Football Club|Calcutta]]
|
|-
|1915
| {{flagicon|British India}} '''[[Calcutta Football Club|Calcutta]]'''
| 0–0; 3–0
| {{flagicon|British India}} Calcutta Customs
|
|-
|1914
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster)|King's Own Royal Regiment]]'''
| 1–0
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[Calcutta Football Club|Calcutta]]
|
|-
|1913
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[Royal Irish Rifles]]'''
| 2–0
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[91st (Argyllshire Highlanders) Regiment of Foot|91st Highlanders]]
|
|-
|1912
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[Royal Irish Rifles]]'''
| 1–0
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Black Watch]]
|
|-
|1911
| {{flagicon|British India}} '''[[Mohun Bagan]]'''
| 2–1
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[East Yorkshire Regiment]]
|{{ref|n8|8}}
|-
|1910
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[Gordon Highlanders]]'''
| 0–0; 3–0
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[Calcutta Football Club|Calcutta]]
|
|-
|1909
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[Gordon Highlanders]]'''
| 0–0; 3–0
| {{flagicon|British India}} Calcutta Customs
|
|-
|1908
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[Gordon Highlanders]]'''
| 2–0
| {{flagicon|British India}} Calcutta Customs
|
|-
|1907
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[Highland Light Infantry]]'''
| 0–0; 1–0
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[Calcutta Football Club|Calcutta]]
|
|-
|1906
| {{flagicon|British India}} '''[[Calcutta Football Club|Calcutta]]'''
| 1–0
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Highland Light Infantry]]
|
|-
|1905
| {{flagicon|British India}} '''[[Dalhousie AC|Dalhousie]]'''
| 4–3
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[Calcutta Football Club|Calcutta]]
|
|-
|1904
| {{flagicon|British India}} '''[[Calcutta Football Club|Calcutta]]'''
| 1–0
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster)|King's Own Royal Regiment]]
|
|-
|1903
| {{flagicon|British India}} '''[[Calcutta Football Club|Calcutta]]'''
| 0–0; 1–1; 2–1
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[King's Own Scottish Borderers]]
|
|-
|1902
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[93rd (Sutherland Highlanders) Regiment of Foot|93rd Highlanders]]'''
| 3–0
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[Dalhousie AC|Dalhousie]]
|
|-
|1901
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[Royal Irish Rifles]]'''
| 4–0
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Black Watch]]
|
|-
|1900
| {{flagicon|British India}} '''[[Calcutta Football Club|Calcutta]]'''
| 0–0; 6–0
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[Dalhousie AC|Dalhousie]]
|
|-
|1899
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[South Lancashire Regiment]]'''
| 2–0
| {{flagicon|British India}} Barrackpore Artillery
|
|-
|1898
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[Gloucestershire Regiment]]'''
| 1–0
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[42nd Regiment of Foot|42nd Highlanders]]
|
|-
|1897
| {{flagicon|British India}} '''[[Dalhousie AC|Dalhousie]]'''
| 4–0
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} 31st Field Battalion
|
|-
|1896
| {{flagicon|British India}} '''[[Calcutta Football Club|Calcutta]]'''
| 3–0
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[King's Shropshire Light Infantry]]
|
|-
|1895
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[Royal Welch Fusiliers]]'''
| 1–0
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[King's Shropshire Light Infantry]]
|
|-
|1894
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[Royal Irish Rifles]]'''
| 2–0
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Rifle Brigade]]
|
|-
|1893
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[Royal Irish Rifles]]'''
| 1–0
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} W.D.R.A.
|
|-
|}

'''Notes:'''
:1. {{note|n1}}Tournament not held.
:2. {{note|n2}}Joint winners.
:3. {{note|n3}}Abandoned.
:4. {{note|n4}}Abandoned midway as [[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan Sporting]] refused to continue.
:5. {{note|n5}}Abandoned due to rain during the replay. [[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]] refused to play again and were scratched.
:6. {{note|n6}}Abandoned after 35 minutes as [[Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras B|Palmeiras]] started a brawl on the pitch, match cancelled. [[Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras B|Palmeiras]] have been scratched from the record books.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sengupta |first1=Somnath |title=The Glorious History Of IFA Shield |url=http://www.thehardtackle.com/2011/the-glorious-history-of-ifa-shield/ |website=Thehardtackle.com |date=8 March 2011}}</ref>
:7. {{note|n7}}Final Abandoned.
:8. {{note|n8}}An all-Indian side wins the Shield for the 1st time
:9. {{note|n9}}Organised as an Under-19 tournament

==Performance by Indian teams==
Though the tournament was dominated by the [[British Army]] teams during its initial years, yet [[British India|British Indian]] teams too participated representing [[India]] prior to the [[Independence of India|independence]], but very few were an all-Indian side. [[Mohun Bagan AC]] was the first all-Indian side to win the tournament in 1911.
===Top 10 Indian teams in IFA Shield===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left;"
|-
!No.
!Team
!Championships (''Latest'')
!Runner-ups
|-
|1
|[[SC East Bengal|East Bengal]]
|28 (''[[2012 IFA Shield|2012]]'')
|10
|-
|2
|[[Mohun Bagan]]
|22 (''2003'')
|18
|-
|3
|[[Calcutta Cricket and Football Club|Calcutta FC]]
|9 (''1924'')
|8
|-
|4
|[[Mohammedan SC (Kolkata)|Mohammedan SC]]
|6 (''[[2014 IFA Shield|2014]]'')
|4
|-
|5
|[[Dalhousie AC]]
|2 (''1905'')
|5
|-
|rowspan=2|6
|[[Churchill Brothers SC]]
|2 (''[[2011 IFA Shield|2011]]'')
|1
|-
|[[United SC]]
|2 (''2015'')
|1
|-
|8
|[[Mahindra United FC]]
|2 (''2008'')
|0
|-
|rowspan=2|9
|[[Aryan FC]]
|1 (''1940'')
|2
|-
|[[Kolkata Police|Police AC]]
|1 (''1939'')
|2
|-
|}

==Performance by Overseas teams==
*'''Winners:'''
**{{flagicon|URU}} [[Peñarol|Club Atlético Peñarol]] (1985)
**{{flagicon|UZB}} [[Pakhtakor Tashkent FK]] (1993)
**{{flagicon|Burma|1974}} [[Finance and Revenue FC]] (2004)
**{{flagicon|GER}} [[FC Bayern Munich II]] (2005)

*'''Runners-up:'''
**{{flagicon|IRN}} [[PAS Tehran FC]] (1970)
**{{flagicon|PRK}} [[Pyongyang Sports Club|Pyongyang SC]] (1973)
**{{flagicon|URS}} [[FC Ararat Yerevan]] (1978)
**{{flagicon|URS}} [[FC Shakhtar Donetsk]] (1985)
**{{flagicon|KAZ}} [[FC Irtysh Pavlodar|Irtysh Pavlodar FK]] (1993)
**{{flagicon|BAN}} [[Mohammedan Sporting Club (Dhaka)|Mohammedan SC]] (1995)
**{{flagicon|IRQ}} [[Al-Karkh SC|Al-Karkh Educational SC]] (1996)
**{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras B|Palmeiras B]] (2001)
**{{flagicon|SAF}} [[Santos Football Club (South Africa)|Santos FC]] (2008)
**{{flagicon|BAN}} [[Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club]] ([[2014 IFA Shield|2014]])

==Awards==
Since the [[2020 IFA Shield|123rd edition]] of the tournament, the awards for the Best Coach of the tournament, the Best Player of the tournament, the highest goalscorer of the tournament and Fair Play has been renamed in honour of India's football icons- [[P. K. Banerjee]], [[Chuni Goswami]] and [[Krishanu Dey]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mohamed|first=Farzan|date=2020-12-03|title=IFA Shield 2020|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/indian-football/ifa-shield-2020-preview-fixtures-match-timings-telecast|access-date=2020-12-20|website=www.sportskeeda.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title="Krishanu Dey Memorable Highest Scorar Trophy" for 123RD IFA Shield 2020 । পিকে-চুনীর পর এবার IFA শিল্ডে কৃশানু দে-র নামে পুরস্কার|url=https://zeenews.india.com/bengali/sports/krishanu-dey-memorable-highest-scorar-trophy-for-123rd-ifa-shield-2020_356826.html/amp|access-date=2020-12-20|website=zeenews.india.com}}</ref> and renowned [[Sports photography|sports photojournalist]]- Ronojoy 'Ronny' Roy.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Shield's Fair Play trophy renamed in honour of Ronny Roy|url=https://www.aajkaal.in/news/sports/ifa-fair-play-award-goes-to-ronny-roy-name-qckh|access-date=2020-12-20|website=aajkaal.in|language=en}}</ref>
===Krishanu Dey Memorial Award===
''{{As of|December 2020}}''
{|class="wikitable", sortable=yes;
!Year
!Player
!Goals
!Club
|-
|[[2020 IFA Shield|2020]]
|{{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Lukman Adefemi|Abegunrin Adefemi Lukman]]
|5
|[[Real Kashmir FC|Real Kashmir]]
|}

===P.K. Banerjee Memorial Award for the Best Coach===
''{{As of|December 2020}}''
{|class="wikitable", sortable=yes;
!Year
!Head Coach
!Club
|-
|[[2020 IFA Shield|2020]]
|{{flagicon|IND}} Ranjan Bhattacharya
|[[George Telegraph S.C.|George Telegraph]]
|}

===Chuni Goswami Memorial Award for the Best Player===
''{{As of|December 2020}}''
{|class="wikitable", sortable=yes;
!Year
!Player
!Club
|-
|[[2020 IFA Shield|2020]]
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Mason Robertson]]
|[[Real Kashmir FC|Real Kashmir]]
|}

===Ronny Roy Fair Play Award===
''{{As of|December 2020}}''
{|class="wikitable", sortable=yes;
!Year
!Club
|-
|[[2020 IFA Shield|2020]]
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Real Kashmir FC]]
|}
==See also==
*[[List of oldest football competitions]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/india-ifahist.html India - List of IFA Shield Finals], rsssf.com
* [http://www.thehardtackle.com/2011/the-glorious-history-of-ifa-shield/ The Glorious History Of IFA Shield By Somnath Sengupta], thehardtackle.com
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