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{{short description|International football tournament}}
{{for|the cricket competition|Nehru Cup (cricket)}}
{{EngvarB|date=September 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2018}}
{{Infobox football tournament
| name = Nehru Cup
| image =
| imagesize =
| organiser = [[All India Football Federation|AIFF]]
| founded = 1982
| region = [[India]]
| related comps = [[Intercontinental Cup (India)|Intercontinental Cup]]
| teams = 5 (2012)
| current champions = {{fb|India}}<br>(3rd title)
| most successful team = {{fbo|Soviet Union}}<br>(4 titles)
| abolished = {{end date and age|2012}}
}}
The '''Nehru Cup''' was an international [[association football]] tournament organised by the [[All India Football Federation]] ([[All India Football Federation|AIFF]]), named after the [[first Prime Minister of India]], [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]. It was launched in 1982, but was not held from 1998 to 2006. After the trophy was won by [[Iraq national football team|Iraq]] in 1997, it was reinstated only in 2007 before officially being held last in 2012 and was replaced in 2017.

==TV coverage==
1st Nehru Cup was covered by [[Prabir Roy]] with a 5 on-line camera operation. This was long before [[Doordarshan]] started the same during the [[1982 Asian Games|Delhi Asian Games]] in November 1982. It was inaugurated by [[Indira Gandhi]]. This was apparently the first [[Colour television|Color T.V.]] coverage.

==Absence, revival and replacement==

The tournament was shelved after 1997 due to lack of sponsorship and other reasons. It was revived in 2007 mainly due to persuasion by the former coach of [[India national football team]] [[Bob Houghton]]. The original rolling trophy could not be recovered from [[Iraq]], and a new trophy was designed.

The tournament held during 2007 was called the [[Oil and Natural Gas Corporation|ONGC]] Nehru Cup, to acknowledge sponsorship from the [[Oil and Natural Gas Corporation]]. The [[2007 Nehru Cup]] took place from 17 to 29 August 2007 with [[Syria national football team|Syria]], [[Kyrgyzstan national football team|Kyrgyzstan]], [[India national football team|India]], [[Cambodia national football team|Cambodia]] and [[Bangladesh national football team|Bangladesh]] as participating nations where [[India national football team|India]] won their first title after hosting it for the last couple of decades defeating the much higher ranked
[[Syria national football team|Syria]] in the final by a 1-0 margin, on a goal scored by [[N. P. Pradeep]] in the 44th minute on a back pass from [[Bhaichung Bhutia]].<ref>http://www.kolkatafootballs.com/ongc_nehru_2007.html</ref>

[[2009 Nehru Cup]] took place in [[New Delhi]] from 19 to 31 August 2009. After the participation of Palestine was cancelled by the [[All India Football Federation|AIFF]], the tournament was changed into a round-robin format with five teams playing each other and the top two clashing in the final.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/palestine-not-part-of-nehru-cup/500376/| title=Palestine not part of Nehru Cup| work=The Indian Express |date=11 August 2009| access-date=2 September 2012}}</ref> [[India national football team|India]] defeated [[Syria national football team|Syria]] by 5–4 on penalties after a 1–1 draw in the final on 31 August 2009.

The 2012 Nehru Cup was the 15th edition of the Nehru Cup and 3rd Nehru Cup since it was revived in 2007. It was held from 22 August to 2 September.<ref name=AIFFWim>{{cite web|title=Wim Koevermans named as new Senior Team Coach|url=http://the-aiff.com/pages/news/index.php?N_Id=3200|work=The All India Football Federation|access-date=15 June 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130105000108/http://the-aiff.com/pages/news/index.php?N_Id=3200|archive-date=5 January 2013}}</ref> The tournament was hosted in [[New Delhi]], [[India]]. A total of 5 teams participated in the tournament through being invited by the [[All India Football Federation]]. The final match happened between India and Cameroon and India won the match in penalty shoot out 5-4 after the match ended 2-2 after 120 minutes of play.<ref name=TOINews>{{cite news|title=India beat Cameroon to win third successive Nehru Cup title |url=https://www.indiatimes.com/football/india-beat-cameroon-to-win-third-successive-nehru-cup-title-38542.html|newspaper=The Times Of India|date=2 September 2012|access-date=5 November 2018}}</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160509033915/http://www.fifa.com/live-scores/teams/country=ind/men/matches/index.html#year2012 FIFA.com]</ref>

Hopes to have another tournament in 2014 were shelved in August 2014 due to the AIFF not being able to pursue capital investment.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2014/08/19/5043917/india-could-host-inaugural-brics-tourney?ICID=SP| title=India could host inaugural BRICS tourney| work=Goal |date=19 August 2014| access-date=19 August 2014}}</ref>

AIFF revealed on 17 May 2016 that it plans to replace Nehru Cup with a new [[Intercontinental Cup (India)|Intercontinental Cup]].<ref name="replace">{{cite news|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/2696/indian-national-team/2016/05/17/23619932/roadmap-for-indian-football-nehru-cup-to-be-replaced-by|title=The Blue Tigers will be in action next August as the Indian FA plan to replace the Nehru Cup with the Champions Cup.|publisher=goal.com|date=17 May 2016|access-date=17 May 2016}}</ref>

==Results==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; width: text-align:;"
|-
!rowspan=2 width= |Year
!rowspan=2 width=|Host city
!colspan=3|Final
!colspan=3|Third place match
!rowspan=2|Num.<br>teams
|-
!width= |Winner
!width=|Score
!width=|Runner-up
!width=|3rd Place
!width=|Score
!width=|4th Place
|-
|[[1982 Nehru Cup|1982]] || [[Kolkata]] || '''{{fb|URU}}''' || {{center|2–0}} || {{fb|China}} || {{fb|KOR|1949}} || {{center|– {{refn|[[round-robin tournament|Round-robin]] format, no third match held.|group=note|name=rrob}} || {{fbo|ITA}}|| {{center|6}}
|-
|1983 || [[Kochi]] || '''{{fb|HUN}}''' {{refn|Olympic team|group=note|name=oly}} ||{{center|2–1}} || {{fbu|20|China|name= China PR U-19}} || {{fb|CMR}} || {{center|–}} || {{fb|ROM|1965|name=Romania U-21}} || {{center|7}}
|-
| [[1984 Nehru Cup|1984]] ||[[Kolkata]] || '''{{fb|POL}}''' || {{center|1–0}} || {{fb|China}} || {{fb|ARG}} || {{center|–}} || {{flagicon|HUN}} [[Vasas SC]] || {{center|6}}
|-
| 1985 ||[[Kochi]] || '''{{fb|Soviet Union}}''' || {{center|2–1}} || {{fb|Yugoslavia}} || {{fb|MAR}} ||{{center|–}}|| {{fbu|20|KOR|1984|name= South Korea U-20}} ||{{center|8}}
|-
| 1986 || [[Thiruvananthapuram]] || '''{{fb|Soviet Union|name= Soviet Union B}}''' || {{center|1–0}} || {{fb|China}} ||{{fb|GDR}} || {{center|–}}|| {{fb|PER}}|| {{center|6}}
|-
| 1987 || [[Kozhikode]] || '''{{fbo|Soviet Union}}''' {{refn|group=note|name=oly}} || {{center|2–0}} || {{fbo|BUL}} {{refn|group=note|name=oly}} || {{fb|DEN}}||{{center|–}}|| {{fb|GDR}} || {{center|8}}
|-
| 1988 || [[Siliguri]] || '''{{fbo|Soviet Union}}''' {{refn|group=note|name=oly}} || {{center|2–0}} || {{fbo|POL}} {{refn|group=note|name=oly}} || {{fbo|BUL|1971}} {{refn|group=note|name=oly}} ||{{center|–}}|| {{fb|HUN}} {{refn|group=note|name=oly}} || {{center|8}}
|-
| 1989 || [[Margao]] || '''{{fb|HUN}}''' {{refn|group=note|name=oly}} || {{center|2–0}} || {{fbu|21|Soviet Union|name=Soviet Union U-21}}|| {{fb|PRK|1948}} || {{center|–}} || {{fbu|20|IRQ|1963|name= Iraq U-20}} || {{center|6}}
|-
| 1991 || [[Thiruvananthapuram]] ||''' {{fb|ROM|name=Romania B}}'''|| {{center|3–1}} || {{fb|HUN}} || {{fb|URS}} || {{center|–}}|| {{fb|CHN}} || {{center|6}}
|-
| [[1993 Nehru Cup|1993]] || [[Chennai]] || '''{{fb|North Korea}}''' || {{center|2–0}} || {{fb|ROM}} || {{fb|CMR}} ||{{center|–}} || {{fb|FIN}} || {{center|7}}
|-
| [[1995 Nehru Cup|1995]] ||[[Kolkata]] || '''{{fb|Iraq|1991}}''' || {{center|1–0}} || {{fbu|20|Russia|name= Russia U-20}} ||{{fb|THA}} ||{{center|–}}|| {{fb|IND}} ||{{center|5}}
|-
| [[1997 Nehru Cup|1997]] || [[Kochi, India|Kochi]] || '''{{fb|Iraq|1991}}''' || {{center|3–1}} || {{fbu|19|Uzbekistan|name=Uzbekistan U-19}} || {{fb|CHN}} || {{center|2–1}} || {{fb|IND}} || {{center|5}}
|-
| [[2007 Nehru Cup|2007]] || [[New Delhi]] || '''{{fb|India}}''' || {{center|1–0}} || {{fb|Syria}}|| {{fb|KGZ}} ||{{center|–}}|| {{fb|BAN}} || {{center|5}}
|-
| [[2009 Nehru Cup|2009]] || [[New Delhi]] || '''{{fb|India}}''' || {{center|1–1 {{aet}} {{pso|5–4}}}} || {{fb|Syria}} || {{fb|KGZ}} ||{{center|–}}|| {{fb|LBN}} || {{center|5}}
|-
| [[2012 Nehru Cup|2012]]|| [[New Delhi]] || '''{{fb|India}}''' || {{center|2–2 {{aet}} {{pso|5–4}}}} || {{fb|Cameroon}} || {{fb|MDV}} ||{{center|–}}|| {{fb|SYR}} || {{center|5}}
|}

;Notes
{{reflist|group=note}}

==Medal summary==
{{Medals table
| caption =
| host =
| flag_template = fb
| event =
| team =
| gold_URS = 4 | silver_URS = 1 | bronze_URS = 1
| gold_IND = 3 | silver_IND = 0 | bronze_IND = 0
| gold_HUN = 2 | silver_HUN = 1 | bronze_HUN = 0
| gold_IRQ = 2 | silver_IRQ = 0 | bronze_IRQ = 0
| gold_POL = 1 | silver_POL = 1 | bronze_POL = 0
| gold_ROM = 1 | silver_ROM = 1 | bronze_ROM = 1
| gold_PRK = 1 | silver_PRK = 0 | bronze_PRK = 1
| gold_URU = 1 | silver_URU = 0 | bronze_URU = 0
| gold_CHN = 0 | silver_CHN = 4 | bronze_CHN = 1
| gold_SYR = 0 | silver_SYR = 2 | bronze_SYR = 0
| gold_CMR = 0 | silver_CMR = 1 | bronze_CMR = 2
| gold_BUL = 0 | silver_BUL = 1 | bronze_BUL = 1
| gold_YUG = 0 | silver_YUG = 1 | bronze_YUG = 0
| gold_UZB = 0 | silver_UZB = 1 | bronze_UZB = 0
| gold_GDR = 0 | silver_GDR = 0 | bronze_GDR = 2
| gold_KGZ = 0 | silver_KGZ = 0 | bronze_KGZ = 2
| gold_KOR = 0 | silver_KOR = 0 | bronze_KOR = 2
| gold_ARG = 0 | silver_ARG = 0 | bronze_ARG = 1
| gold_DEN = 0 | silver_DEN = 0 | bronze_DEN = 1
| gold_FIN = 0 | silver_FIN = 0 | bronze_FIN = 1
| gold_MAR = 0 | silver_MAR = 0 | bronze_MAR = 1
| gold_MDV = 0 | silver_MDV = 0 | bronze_MDV = 1
| gold_THA = 0 | silver_THA = 0 | bronze_THA = 1
| gold_RUS = 0 | silver_RUS = 0 | bronze_RUS = 1
}}

==See also==
* [[Nehru Cup (cricket)]]
* [[2017 Hero Tri-Nation Series]]
* [[Intercontinental Cup (India)]]

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.indianfootball.de/data/nehrugoldcup.html IndianFootball.Com - India's premier football site]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120716040620/http://www.soccertub.co.in/category/nehru-cup/ Soccertub - All coverage for 2012 Nehru Cup]
* [http://www.rsssf.com/tablesn/nehru.html Nehru Cup] on the RSSSF
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20091106201846/http://www.kolkatafootball.com/ongc_nehru_2007.html ONGC NEHRU TROPHY 2007] on Kolkata Football (archived)
* [http://www.goal.com/en-india/photo/list?album=1260 ONGC Nehru Cup (2009) Photo Gallery]
* [http://nehrucup12.blogspot.com/ 2012 edition results] on Nehru Cup blogsite

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