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{{Infobox sports league
| name = Senior Nehru Hockey Tournament
| image =
| pixels =
| country = {{flagicon|IND}} [[India]]
| administrator = Jawaharlal Nehru Hockey Tournament Society
| headquarters = [[Delhi]]
| sport = [[Field hockey]]
| founded = {{start date and age|1964}}
| tournament_format =
| folded =
| teams =
| champion = Indian Navy<br/>(2nd title)
| most_champs = Indian Airlines<br/>(10 titles)
| tv =
| website = {{URL|http://nehruhockey.com/|nehruhockey.com}}
| current =
}}
'''Senior Nehru Hockey Tournament''' is a [[field hockey]] tournament organized by the Jawaharlal Nehru Hockey Tournament Society (JNHTS). Instituted in 1964 by the Society, the All India Hockey Tournament is held as an annual feature at [[New Delhi]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Gooncha NSHT |url=https://gnsht.in/ |publisher=Gooncha Group |access-date=23 October 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Jawaharlal Nehru Hockey Tournament Society |url=http://nehruhockey.com/ |publisher=JNHTS |access-date=23 October 2022 }}</ref>

==History==
The tournament was instituted by the Jawaharlal Nehru Hockey Tournament Society which was founded in 1964, in memorial of India's first Prime Minister [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]. The All India Tournament was co-founded by H.C. Sarin, Shri Sayed Hamid and Inder Mohan Kapur to organize a top-class domestic hockey tournament in the capital.<ref name="spk">{{cite web |title=The iconic Nehru Hockey Tournament is struggling to stay afloat |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/hockey/nehru-hockey-tournament-iconic-event |date=27 November 2015 |publisher=Sportskeeda |last=Kapadia |first=Novy |access-date=23 October 2022 }}</ref>

The first edition was held in December 1964, where Northern Railway defeated South Eastern Railway 2–0 in the final.{{fact|date=January 2023}}

The Society also started tournaments for other age groups such as Junior Tournament in 1972 for under-17 youth, Sub-Junior Tournament in 1983 for under-15 youth, Girls’ Tournament in 1993 for under-17 girls and the Champion College/Universities Tournament in 1993 which is now known as Inter-University Tournament.<ref>{{cite web |title=History |url=https://gnsht.in/about-the-tournament/ |publisher=Gooncha Group |access-date=23 October 2022 }}</ref>

The early decade of the tournament during the 1960–1970s was dominated by the Railway teams, especially Northern Railway (Delhi), Western Railway (Mumbai) and South Eastern Railway (Secunderabad).<ref>{{cite web |title=The rise and fall of Railway teams in the Nehru Hockey tournament |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/hockey/rise-fall-railway-teams-nehru-hockey-tournament |date=28 November 2013 |publisher=Sportskeeda |last=Kapadia |first=Novy |access-date=26 October 2022 }}</ref>

==Venue==
The matches are held at [[Shivaji Hockey Stadium]], [[New Delhi]].<ref name="spk"/> The 2021 edition was held at [[Hyderabad]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Hyderabad to host 57th Nehru Senior Hockey Tournament |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/sports/hyderabad-to-host-57th-nehru-senior-hockey-tournament-702476 |publisher=The Hans India |date=20 August 2021 }}</ref>

==Teams==
The teams which participates in the tournament consists of public sector teams from across the country. The teams in the 57th edition includes CAG XI Indian Audit & Accounts Service, Indian Air Force, Indian Navy, Indian Oil, Indian Railways, Mumbai XI, PNB, Telangana XI, South Central Railway, ADGPI, Indian Army, Delhi XI, Punjab & Sind Bank, RCF and Tamil Nadu XI.<ref>{{cite web |title=57th edition of GNSHT |url=https://gnsht.in/57th-edition-of-gnsht/teams/ |publisher=Gooncha Group |access-date=23 October 2022 }}</ref>

==Results==
The results of the Senior Nehru Hockey Tournament:<ref>{{cite web |title=Roll of Honour — Senior Nehru Hockey Tournament |url=https://gnsht.in/roll-of-honour-senior-nehru-hockey-tournament/ |website=gnsht.in |publisher=Gooncha Group |date=2022 |access-date=23 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221022230236/https://gnsht.in/roll-of-honour-senior-nehru-hockey-tournament/ |archive-date=22 October 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Roll of Honour — SENIOR NEHRU HOCKEY TOURNAMENT |url=http://nehruhockey.com/tournament_roll_of_honour.htm |publisher=nehruhockey.com |location=New Delhi |access-date=23 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221022230235/http://nehruhockey.com/tournament_roll_of_honour.htm |archive-date=22 October 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Senior Nehru Hockey Tournament — All Winners|url=https://hockeypassion.in/indian-domestic-hockey-buzz/senior-nehru-hockey-tournament-all-winners/|website=hockeypassion.in|date=19 November 2021 |publisher=Hockey Passion|access-date=23 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221022230235/https://hockeypassion.in/indian-domestic-hockey-buzz/senior-nehru-hockey-tournament-all-winners/|archive-date=22 October 2022}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year
!Winner
!Runner-up
|-
|1964
|Northern Railway
|South Eastern Railway
|-
|1965
|Sikh R.C. Meerut
|Bombay XI
|-
|1966
|colspan=2|''I.H.F. (Blue) and I.H.F. (Red) were declared joint winners''
|-
|1967
|colspan=2|''Indian Navy and Northern Railway were declared joint winners''
|-
|1968
|colspan=2|''Indian Airlines and All India Police were declared joint winners''
|-
|1969
|Corps of Signals
|Northern Railway
|-
|1970
|All India Police
|Northern Railway
|-
|1971
|Indian Airlines
|{{flagicon|GBR}} Great Britain
|-
|1972
|Corps of Signals
|Northern Railway
|-
|1973
|Northern Railway
|Sikh R.C. Meerut
|-
|1974
|Northern Railway
|Western Railway
|-
|1975
|[[Border Security Force Sporting Club|B.S.F. Jalandhar]]
|[[Punjab Police FC|Punjab Police]]
|-
|1976
|[[Punjab Police FC|Punjab Police]]
|A.S.C. Jalandhar
|-
|1977
|[[Border Security Force Sporting Club|B.S.F. Jalandhar]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} England XI
|-
|1978
|[[Border Security Force Sporting Club|B.S.F. Jalandhar]]
|[[Punjab Police FC|Punjab Police]]
|-
|1979
|C.R.P. Force
|[[Border Security Force Sporting Club|B.S.F. Jalandhar]]
|-
|1980
|[[Punjab Police FC|Punjab Police]]
|E.M.E. Jalandhar
|-
|1981
|[[Border Security Force Sporting Club|B.S.F. Jalandhar]]
|A.S.C. Jalandhar
|-
|1982
|[[Punjab Police FC|Punjab Police]]
|A.S.C. Jalandhar
|-
|1983
|E.M.E. Jalandhar
|C.R.P. Force
|-
|1984
|Indian Airlines
|[[Border Security Force Sporting Club|B.S.F. Jalandhar]]
|-
|1985
|Indian Airlines
|[[Punjab Police FC|Punjab Police]]
|-
|1986
|Indian Airlines
|[[Punjab Police FC|Punjab Police]]
|-
|1987
|[[Border Security Force Sporting Club|B.S.F. Jalandhar]]
|Indian Airlines
|-
|1988
|Indian Airlines
|R.C.F. Kapurthala
|-
|1989
|I.H.F. (Red)
|I.H.F. (White)
|-
|1990
|Indian Airlines
|Punjab & Sind Bank
|-
|1991
|Punjab & Sind Bank
|I.H.F. Junior A.S.
|-
|1992
|Indian Airlines
|[[Border Security Force Sporting Club|B.S.F. Jalandhar]]
|-
|1993
|Indian Airlines
|[[Border Security Force Sporting Club|B.S.F. Jalandhar]]
|-
|1994
|[[Punjab Police FC|Punjab Police]]
|Air India Bombay
|-
|1995
|Air India Bombay
|Army XI
|-
|1996
|[[Border Security Force Sporting Club|B.S.F. Jalandhar]]
|[[Punjab Police FC|Punjab Police]]
|-
|1997
|Air India Mumbais
|Indian Airlines
|-
|1998
|[[Border Security Force Sporting Club|B.S.F. Jalandhar]]
|Punjab & Sind Bank
|-
|1999
|Punjab & Sind Bank
|[[Border Security Force Sporting Club|B.S.F. Jalandhar]]
|-
|2000
|Indian Oil
|Bharat Petroleum
|-
|2001
|Air India, Mumbai
|Punjab & Sind Bank
|-
|2002
|[[Punjab Police FC|Punjab Police]]
|Indian Airlines
|-
|2003
|[[Punjab Police FC|Punjab Police]]
|Indian Airlines
|-
|2004
|[[Punjab Police FC|Punjab Police]]
|[[Border Security Force Sporting Club|B. S. F.]]
|-
|2005
|Indian Airlines
|Punjab & Sind Bank
|-
|2006
|Indian Oil
|Namdhari XI
|-
|2007
|Punjab & Sind Bank
|Bharat Petroleum
|-
|2008
|Indian Colts
|Bharat Petroleum
|-
|2009
|colspan=2|''Indian Oil and Namdhari XI were declared joint winners''
|-
|2010
|Air India
|ONGC
|-
|2011
|ONGC
|Punjab National Bank
|-
|2012
|Indian Oil
|Bharat Petroleum
|-
|2013
|Punjab & Sind Bank
|Bharat Petroleum
|-
|2014
|Indian Oil
|Punjab & Sind Bank
|-
|2015
|Punjab & Sind Bank
|Punjab National Bank
|-
|2016
|[[Railways Sports Promotion Board|Indian Railways]]
|Punjab National Bank
|-
|2017
|Punjab National Bank
|Punjab & Sind Bank
|-
|2018
|[[Railways Sports Promotion Board|Indian Railways]]
|Punjab National Bank
|-
|2019
|Punjab National Bank
|[[Punjab Police FC|Punjab Police]]
|-
|2021<ref>{{cite web |title=Indian Oil emerge champions in Nehru Cup hockey tournament |url=https://telanganatoday.com/indian-oil-emerge-champions-in-nehru-cup-hockey-tournament |date=23 November 2021 |publisher=Telangana Today |access-date=23 October 2022 }}</ref>
|Indian Oil
|[[Railways Sports Promotion Board|Indian Railways]]
|-
|2023<ref>{{cite web |title=GOONCHA-58th NEHRU SENIOR MEN HOCKEY TOURNAMENT |url=https://nehruhockey.com/result_Gooncha-58th-nehru_senior_men_hockey_tournament.htm |date=12 January 2023 |website=nehruhockey.com |access-date=16 February 2023 }}</ref>
|Indian Navy
|CAG XI
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://gnsht.in/ Gooncha Jawaharlal Nehru Hockey Tournament]
*[http://nehruhockey.com/ Jawaharlal Nehru Hockey Tournament Society]

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