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{{Infobox football tournament
{{Infobox football tournament
| name                = '''IFA Shield'''
| name                = IFA Shield<br>আইএফএ শিল্ড
| image                = IFA Shield.jpg
| image                = IFA Shield.png
| caption              = The IFA Shield on display at the [[Salt Lake Stadium]]
| organiser            = [[Indian Football Association]] (West Bengal)
| organiser            = [[Indian Football Association]] ([[West Bengal]])
| founded              = {{Start date and age|1893}}
| founded              = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1893}}
| abolished            =
| abolished            =
| region              = {{IND}} (''primarily'' [[West Bengal]])
| region              = India ({{small|primarily}} [[West Bengal]])
| number of teams      = ''Varies''
| number of teams      = ''Various''
| current champions    = {{flagicon|IND}} [[Real Kashmir FC |Real Kashmir]] (1st title)
| related comps        = [[Women's IFA Shield]]
| most successful club = {{flagicon|IND}} [[SC East Bengal|East Bengal]] (29 titles)
| current champions    = [[Mohun Bagan Super Giant|Mohun Bagan]] (21st title)
| most successful team =
| most successful club = [[East Bengal FC|East Bengal]] (29 titles)
| broadcasters        = [[Kolkata TV]]<br>[[Siti Networks|S Events]]<br>IFA TV ({{small|[[YouTube]]}})
| broadcasters        =  
| motto                =  
| website              = {{URL|https://ifawb.in/}}
| website              = [https://ifawb.org IFA]
| current              = [[2025 IFA Shield|2025]]  
| 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 '''IFA Shield''' is a [[association football|football]] competition organized by the [[Indian Football Association]], the [[association football|football]] governing body in the [[India]]n state of [[West Bengal]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://olympics.com/en/news/calcutta-football-league-history-winners-list |title=Calcutta Football League: East Bengal kings of Asia's oldest league competition — full winners list |website=olympics.com |publisher=The Olympics Football |last1=Nag |first1=Utathya |date=19 April 2023 |access-date=25 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230505071647/https://olympics.com/en/news/calcutta-football-league-history-winners-list |archive-date=5 May 2023 }}</ref> The [[Indian Football Association|IFA]] came into existence in 1893,<ref>{{Cite web|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/ifashield.html|title=List of Winners/Runners-Up of the IFA-Shield|website=indianfootball.de|publisher=Indian Football Network|language=en|access-date=20 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007084853/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/ifashield.html|archive-date=7 October 2021|url-status=dead}}</ref> and was named after the association. The IFA Shield tournament was started in the same year. It is the [[Football in India|third oldest football tournament in India]], after [[Durand Cup]] and [[Trades Cup]], and is among the [[List of oldest football competitions|oldest football competitions in the world]].<ref>{{cite web|title=FOOTBALL IN BENGAL|url=http://ifawb.com/archives.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306042849/http://www.ifawb.com/archives.php|archive-date=6 March 2016|access-date=14 January 2021|website=www.ifawb.com|publisher=The [[Indian Football Association]] (West Bengal)}}</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>  
==History==
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 made 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|archive-date=22 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922065949/https://www.footballparadise.com/nagendra-prasad-sarbadhikari-the-first-visionary-of-indian-football/|url-status=live}}</ref>  


[[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.]]
[[File:Mohun Bagan 1911 IFA shield winning team.jpg|thumb|[[Mohun Bagan Super Giant|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,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sengupta|first=Somnath|title=Tactical Evolution Of Indian Football (Part One): Profiling Three Great 2—3—5 Teams|url=https://thehardtackle.com/2011/tactical-evolution-of-indian-football-part-one-profiling-three-great-2-3-5-teams/|location=Kolkata|date=29 July 2011|access-date=2021-03-16|website=thehardtackle.com|publisher=The Hard Tackle|language=en-US|archive-date=9 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211009112727/https://thehardtackle.com/2011/tactical-evolution-of-indian-football-part-one-profiling-three-great-2-3-5-teams/}}</ref> when [[Mohun Bagan Super Giant|Mohun Bagan]] became the first all-Indian side to win the IFA Shield by defeating [[East Yorkshire Regiment]] by 2–1.<ref>{{cite book |last=Majumdar, Boria |first=Bandyopadhyay, Kausik |date=1 February 2006 |title=Goalless: The Story of a Unique Footballing Nation |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=i55oAAAACAAJ |location=[[New Delhi]] |publisher=[[Penguin Books|Penguin India]] |isbn=9780670058747 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408140616/https://books.google.co.in/books/about/Goalless_the_Story_of_a_Unique_Footballi.html?id=i55oAAAACAAJ&redir_esc=y |archive-date=8 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://wbsportsandyouth.gov.in/chronology|title=Chronology of Important Sports Events — West Bengal|website=wbsportsandyouth.gov.in|publisher=Government of West Bengal – Department of youth services and sports|date=2017|access-date=25 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013092944/https://wbsportsandyouth.gov.in/chronology|archive-date=13 October 2022|location=Kolkata}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Basu |first1=Jaydeep |title=A victory for India? Why Mohun Bagan's historic 1911 IFA Shield win was purely about football |url=https://scroll.in/field/968849/why-mohun-bagans-historic-1911-ifa-shield-win-should-be-judged-purely-from-a-football-perspective#:~:text=Manchester%20Guardian%20reported%20there%20were,%2C%20however%2C%20viewed%20it%20differently. |website=Scroll |date=29 July 2020 |access-date=5 May 2022 |archive-date=5 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220505210600/https://scroll.in/field/968849/why-mohun-bagans-historic-1911-ifa-shield-win-should-be-judged-purely-from-a-football-perspective#:~:text=Manchester%20Guardian%20reported%20there%20were,%2C%20however%2C%20viewed%20it%20differently. |url-status=live }}</ref> 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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160127203503/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1150110/jsp/sports/story_19317306.jsp|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 January 2016|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]], [[I-League 2]], [[Indian State Leagues|State leagues]] and [[Super Cup (India)|Super Cup]] among others. 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|archive-date=27 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927060122/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|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Results of IFA Shield==
==Results==
===Pre-independence era (1893–1946)===
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left;"
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!Notes
!Notes
|-
|-
| [[2020 IFA Shield|2020]]
|1893
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[Real Kashmir FC|Real Kashmir]]'''
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[Royal Irish Rifles]]'''
| 2–1
| 1–0
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[George Telegraph S.C.|George Telegraph]]
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Western Division, Royal Artillery|W.D.R.A.]]
|
|-
|1894
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[Royal Irish Rifles]]''' (2)
| 2–0
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Rifle Brigade]]
|
|
|-
|-
|2019
|1895
|colspan=3 style="text-align:center;" |''Not held''
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[Royal Welch Fusiliers]]'''
|{{ref|n1|1}}
| 1–0
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[King's Shropshire Light Infantry]]
|
|-
|-
|[[2018 IFA Shield|2018]]
|1896
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[SC East Bengal Reserves and Academy|East Bengal U19]]'''
| {{flagicon|British India}} '''[[Calcutta Football Club|Calcutta]]'''
| 1-1;4-2 (pen)
| 3–0
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Mohun Bagan A.C. (youth)|Mohun Bagan U19]]
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[King's Shropshire Light Infantry]]
|{{ref|n9|9}}
|
|-
|-
|[[2017 IFA Shield|2017]]
|1897
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[FC Pune City Reserves and Academy|FC Pune City U19]]'''
| {{flagicon|British India}} '''[[Dalhousie AC|Dalhousie]]'''
| 3–0
| 4–0
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Mohun Bagan A.C. (youth)|Mohun Bagan U19]]
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} 31st Field Battalion
|{{ref|n9|9}}
|
|-
|-
|[[2016 IFA Shield|2016]]
|1898
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[Tata Football Academy]]'''
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[Gloucestershire Regiment]]'''
| 3–2 ([[Overtime (sports)#Association football|a.e.t.]])
| 1–0
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[AIFF Elite Academy|AIFF U19]]
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[42nd Regiment of Foot|42nd Highlanders]]
| {{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
|1899
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[United SC|United U19]]'''
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[South Lancashire Regiment]]'''
|2–1
| 2–0
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[SC East Bengal Reserves and Academy|East Bengal U19]]
| {{flagicon|British India}} Barrackpore Artillery
|{{ref|n9|9}}
|
|-
|-
|[[2014 IFA Shield|2014]]
|1900
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]'''
| {{flagicon|British India}} '''[[Calcutta Football Club|Calcutta]]''' (2)
|1-1;4-3 (pen)
| 0–0;<br> 6–0
| {{flagicon|Bangladesh}} [[Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club|Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi]]
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[Dalhousie AC|Dalhousie]]
|
|
|-
|-
|[[2013 IFA Shield|2013]]
|1901
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[United Sports Club|Prayag United]]'''
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[Royal Irish Rifles]]''' (3)
|1-0
| 4–0
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Black Watch]]
|
|
|-
|-
|[[2012 IFA Shield|2012]]
|1902
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]'''
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[93rd (Sutherland Highlanders) Regiment of Foot|93rd Highlanders]]'''
|4-2
| 3–0
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[United Sports Club|Prayag United]]
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[Dalhousie AC|Dalhousie]]
|
|
|-
|-
|[[2011 IFA Shield|2011]]
|1903
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]]'''
| {{flagicon|British India}} '''[[Calcutta Football Club|Calcutta]]''' (3)
|2-1
| 0–0;<br> 1–1;<br> 2–1
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Mohun Bagan]]
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[King's Own Scottish Borderers]]
|
|
|-
|-
|2010
|1904
|colspan=3 style="text-align:center;" |''Not held''
| {{flagicon|British India}} '''[[Calcutta Football Club|Calcutta]]''' (4)
|{{ref|n1|1}}
| 1–0
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster)|King's Own Royal Regiment]]
|
|-
|-
|[[2009 IFA Shield|2009]]
|1905
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]]'''
| {{flagicon|British India}} '''[[Dalhousie AC|Dalhousie]]''' (2)
|2-0
| 4–3
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Mohun Bagan]]
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[Calcutta Football Club|Calcutta]]
|
|
|-
|-
|2008
|1906
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[Mahindra United]]'''
| {{flagicon|British India}} '''[[Calcutta Football Club|Calcutta]]''' (5)
|     3–1
| 1–0
| {{flagicon|South Africa}} [[Santos F.C. (South Africa)|Santos]]
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Highland Light Infantry]]
|
|
|-
|-
|2007
|1907
|colspan=3 style="text-align:center;" |''Not held''
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[Highland Light Infantry]]'''
|{{ref|n1|1}}
| 0–0;<br> 1–0
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[Calcutta Football Club|Calcutta]]
|
|-
|-
|2006
|1908
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[Mahindra United]]'''
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[Gordon Highlanders]]'''
|     1–0
| 2–0
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Mohun Bagan]]
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[Calcutta Customs Club|Calcutta Customs]]
|
|
|-
|-
|2005
|1909
| {{flagicon|GER}} '''[[FC Bayern Munich II|Bayern Munich II]]'''
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[Gordon Highlanders]]''' (2)
|     5–1
| 0–0;<br> 3–0
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[United Sports Club|Eveready]]
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|British India}} [[Calcutta Customs Club|Calcutta Customs]]}}
|
|
|-
|-
|2004
|1910
| {{flagicon|Burma|1974}} '''[[Finance and Revenue FC|Finance and Revenue]]'''
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[Gordon Highlanders]]''' (3)
|     0–0; 1–1; 4–2(pen)
| 0–0;<br> 2–0
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Mohun Bagan]]
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[Calcutta Football Club|Calcutta]]
|
|
|-
|-
|2003
|1911
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[Mohun Bagan]]'''
| {{flagicon|British India}} '''[[Mohun Bagan]]'''
|     0–0; 5–3(pen)
| 2–1
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[East Yorkshire Regiment]]
|{{ref|n3|3}}
|-
|1912
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[Royal Irish Rifles]]''' (4)
| 1–0
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Black Watch]]
|
|
|-
|-
|2002
|1913
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]'''
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[Royal Irish Rifles]]''' (5)
|     0–0; 5–4(pen)
| 2–0
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Churchill Brothers SC|Churchill Brothers]]
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[91st (Argyllshire Highlanders) Regiment of Foot|91st Highlanders]]
|
|
|-
|-
|2001
|1914
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]'''
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster)|King's Own Royal Regiment]]'''
|     0–1
| 1–0
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras B|Palmeiras B]]
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[Calcutta Football Club|Calcutta]]
| {{ref|n3|3}} {{ref|n6|6}}
|
|-
|-
|2000
|1915
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]'''
| {{flagicon|British India}} '''[[Calcutta Football Club|Calcutta]]''' (6)
|     1–1; 4–1(pen)
| 0–0;<br> 3–0
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Mohun Bagan]]
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[Calcutta Customs Club|Calcutta Customs]]
|
|
|-
|-
|1999
|1916
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[Mohun Bagan]]'''
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[North Staffordshire Regiment]]'''
|     1–0
| 2–1
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Tollygunge Agragami]]
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[Calcutta Football Club|Calcutta]]
|
|
|-
|-
|1998
|1917
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[Mohun Bagan]]'''
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[10th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment]]'''
|     2–1
| 2–0
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[List of battalions of the South Wales Borderers|Brecknockshire Battalion]]
|
|
|-
|-
|1997
|1918
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]'''
| {{flagicon|British India}} '''Training Reserve Battalion'''
|     3–2
| 1–0
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[FC Kochin|Kochin]]
| {{flagicon|British India}} Signal Service Depot
|
|
|-
|-
|1996
|1919
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[JCT FC|JCT]]'''
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[Brecknockshire Battalion|1st Battalion of Brecknockshire]]'''
|     1–0
| 3–1
| {{flagicon|IRQ|1991}} [[Al-Karkh SC|Al-Karkh]]
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[Calcutta Football Club|Calcutta]]
|
|
|-
|-
|1995
|1920
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]'''
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[Black Watch]]'''
|     1–1; 3–1(pen)
| 2–0
| {{flagicon|BAN}} [[Mohammedan Sporting Club (Dhaka)|Mohammedan]]
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[Kumartuli]]
|
|
|-
|-
|1994
|1921
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]'''
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[Brecknockshire Battalion|3rd Battalion of Brecknockshire]]''' (2)
|     2–1
| 3–1
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Mohun Bagan]]
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[Calcutta Football Club|Calcutta]]
|
|
|-
|-
|1993
|1922
| {{flagicon|UZB}} '''[[Pakhtakor Tashkent FK|Pakhtakor Tashkent]]'''
| {{flagicon|British India}} '''[[Calcutta Football Club|Calcutta]]''' (7)
|     1–1; 5–4(pen)
| 1–0
| {{flagicon|KAZ}} [[FC Irtysh Pavlodar|Irtysh Pavlodar]]
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[Dalhousie AC|Dalhousie]]
|
|
|-
|-
|1992
|1923
|colspan=3 style="text-align:center;" |''Not held''
| {{flagicon|British India}} '''[[Calcutta Football Club|Calcutta]]''' (8)
|{{ref|n1|1}}
| 3–0
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[Mohun Bagan Super Giant|Mohun Bagan]]
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://mohunbagangorbo.com/mohun-bagan-ac/legends-corner/indian-players/umapati-kumar/|title=Mohun Bagan Athletic Club: Umapati Kumar|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160428162211/http://mohunbagangorbo.com/mohun-bagan-ac/legends-corner/indian-players/umapati-kumar/|archive-date=28 April 2016|access-date=26 January 2015|website=mohunbagangorbo.com|location=Kolkata}}</ref>
|-
|-
|1991
|1924
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]'''
| {{flagicon|British India}} '''[[Calcutta Football Club|Calcutta]]''' (9)
|     3–1
| 5–1
| {{flagicon|IND}} Army XI
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} 23rd Brigade of Royal Engineers Association
|
|
|-
|-
|1990
|1925
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]'''
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[Royal Scots Fusiliers|2nd Battalion of Royal Scots Fusiliers]]'''
|     1–0
| 5–1
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]
| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Cheshire Regiment]]
| {{ref|n4|4}}
|
|-
|-
|1989
|1926
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[Mohun Bagan]]'''
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[Sherwood Foresters]]'''
|     1–0
| 5–1
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Tata Football Academy]]
|
|
|-
|-
|1988
|1927
|colspan=3 style="text-align:center;" |''Not held''
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[Sherwood Foresters]]''' (2)
|{{ref|n1|1}}
| 2–0
| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|British India}} [[Dalhousie AC|Dalhousie]]
|
|-
|-
|1987
|1928
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[Mohun Bagan]]'''
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[Sherwood Foresters]]''' (3)
|    1–0
| 2–0
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Punjab Police (India)|Punjab Police]]
|
|
|-
|-
|1986
|1929
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]'''
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[Royal Ulster Rifles|2nd Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles]]''' (6)
|     0–0; 4–2(pen)
| 2–0
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Mohun Bagan]]
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[Finance and Revenue F.C.|Rangoon Customs]]
|
|
|-
|-
|1985
|1930
| {{flagicon|URU}} '''[[Peñarol]]'''
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[Seaforth Highlanders]]'''
|     1–0
| 3–0
| {{flagicon|URS}} [[FC Shakhtar Donetsk|Shakhtar Donetsk]]
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Royal Regiment of Fusiliers|Royal Regiment]]
|
|
|-
|-
|1984
|1931
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]'''
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[Highland Light Infantry]]'''
|     1–0
| 1–1;<br> 2–1
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Mohun Bagan]]
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Durham Light Infantry]]
|
|
|-
|-
|1983
|1932
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]'''
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[Essex Regiment|2nd Battalion Essex Regiment]]'''
|     0–0
| 2–1
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[Techno Aryan F.C.|Aryan]]'''
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Seaforth Highlanders]]
| {{ref|n2|2}}
|
|-
|-
|1982
|1933
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[Mohun Bagan]]'''
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry]]'''
|     2–1
| 2–1
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[King's Royal Rifle Corps|King's Royal Rifles]]
|
|
|-
|-
|1981
|1934
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]'''
|colspan=3 style="text-align:center;"|''Tournament declared void ({{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[King's Royal Rifle Corps|King's Royal Rifles]] and {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Durham Light Infantry]]: 2–2)''
|    2–2
| {{ref|n4|4}}
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[Mohun Bagan]]'''
| {{ref|n2|2}}
|-
|-
|1980
|1935
|colspan=4 style="text-align:center"|'''Tournament abandoned'''
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[East Yorkshire Regiment]]'''
| 1–0
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Royal Regiment
|
|-
|-
|1979
|1936
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[Mohun Bagan]]'''
| {{flagicon|British India}} '''[[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]'''
|   1–0
| 0–0;<br> 0–0;<br> 2–1
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[Calcutta Football Club|Calcutta]]
|  
|
|-
|-
|1978
|1937
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[Mohun Bagan]]'''
| {{flagicon|British India}} '''6th Fire Brigade'''
|     2–2
| 4–1
| {{flagicon|URS}}'''[[FC Ararat Yerevan|Ararat Yerevan]]'''
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[Kolkata Police|Police]]
| {{ref|n2|2}}
|
|-
|-
|1977
|1938
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[Mohun Bagan]]'''
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[East Yorkshire Regiment]]''' (2)
|     1–0
| 1–1;<br> 1–1;<br> 2–0
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]
|
|
|-
|-
|1976
|1939
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]'''
| {{flagicon|British India}} '''[[Kolkata Police|Police]]'''
|     0–0
| 2–1
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[Mohun Bagan]]'''
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[Calcutta Customs Club|Calcutta Customs]]
| {{ref|n2|2}}
|
|-
|-
|1975
|1940
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[East Bengal]]'''
| {{flagicon|British India}} '''[[Techno Aryan F.C.|Aryan]]'''
|     5–0
| 4–1
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Mohun Bagan]]
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[Mohun Bagan Super Giant|Mohun Bagan]]  
|
|
|-
|-
|1974
|1941
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]'''
| {{flagicon|British India}} '''[[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]''' (2)
|     1–0
| 2–0
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Mohun Bagan]]
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[King's Own Scottish Borderers]]
|
|
|-
|-
|1973
|1942
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]'''
| {{flagicon|British India}} '''[[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]''' (3)
|     3–1
| 1–0
| {{flagicon|PRK}} [[Pyongyang Sports Club|Pyongyang]]
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]
|
|
|-
|-
|1972
|1943
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]'''
| {{flagicon|British India}} '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]'''
|     0–0; 0–1
| [[1943 IFA Shield Final|3–0]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Mohun Bagan]]
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[Kolkata Police|Police]]
| {{ref|n5|5}}
|
|-
|-
|1971
|1944
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan Sporting]]'''
| {{flagicon|British India}} '''[[Eastern Railway FC|Eastern Bengal Railway]]'''
|     2–0
| 1–0
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Tollygunge Agragami]]
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]
|   
|-
|1970
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]'''
|    1–0
| {{flagicon|IRN|1964}} [[PAS Tehran F.C.|PAS Tehran]]
|
|
|-
|-
|1969
|1945
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[Mohun Bagan]]'''
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|British India}} '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]''' (2)}}
|     3–1
| [[1945 IFA Shield Final|1–0]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[Mohun Bagan Super Giant|Mohun Bagan]]
|
|
|-
|-
|1968
|1946
|colspan="4" style="text-align:center;"|'''Abandoned due to court injunction'''
|colspan=3 style="text-align:center;" |''Not held''
|{{ref|n1|1}}
|}
 
===Post-independence era (1947–present)===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left;"
|-
|-
|1967
!Year
| {{flagicon|IND}}'''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]'''
!width="270"|Winner
| 0–0
!Score
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[Mohun Bagan]]'''
!width="270"|Runner-up
| {{ref|n7|7}} {{ref|n2|2}}
!Notes
|-
|-
|1966
|1947
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]'''
| '''[[Mohun Bagan]]''' (2)
|     1–0
| 1–0
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Bengal Nagpur Railway]]
| [[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]
|
|
|-
|-
|1965
|1948
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]'''
| '''[[Mohun Bagan]]''' (3)
|1-0
| 1–1;<br> 2–1
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Mohun Bagan]]
| [[Bhawanipore F.C.|Bhawanipore]]
|
|
|-
|-
|1964
|1949
|{{flagicon|IND}}[[Mohun Bagan]]
| '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]''' (3)
| 1–1
| [[1949 IFA Shield Final|2–0]]
| {{flagicon|IND}}[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]
| [[Mohun Bagan]]
| {{ref|n7|7}}
|
|-
|-
|1963
|1950
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[Bengal Nagpur Railway]]'''
| '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]''' (4)
|     1–0
| [[1950 IFA Shield Final|3–0]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]
| [[Services football team|Services]]
|
|
|-
|-
|1962
|1951
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[Mohun Bagan]]'''
| '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]''' (5)
|     3–1
| [[1951 IFA Shield Final|0–0;<br> 2–0]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} Hyderabad XI
| [[Mohun Bagan]]
|
|
|-
|-
|1961
|1952
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]'''
|colspan=4 style="text-align:center;"|''Tournament declared void ([[Mohun Bagan]] and Rajasthan Club: 0–0; 2–2)''
|   0–0
|-
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[Mohun Bagan]]'''
|1953
| {{ref|n2|2}}
| '''Indian Culture League'''
| 0–0;<br> 0–0;<br> 1–1
| [[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]
| {{ref|n5|5}}
|-
|-
|1960
|1954
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[Mohun Bagan]]'''
| '''[[Mohun Bagan]]''' (4)
|     1–0
| 1–0
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Indian Navy]]
| [[Hyderabad City Police FC|Hyderabad Sporting]]
|
|
|-
|-
|1959
|1955
|colspan=4 style="text-align:center;"|'''Abandoned due to dispute over date of finals'''
| '''Rajasthan Club'''
| 0–0;<br> 1–0
| [[Techno Aryan F.C.|Aryan]]
|
|-
|-
|1958
|1956
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]'''
| '''[[Mohun Bagan]]''' (5)
|     1–1; 1–0
| 4–0
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Mohun Bagan]]
| [[Techno Aryan F.C.|Aryan]]
|
|
|-
|-
|1957
|1957
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]'''
| '''[[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]''' (4)
|    1–0 (incomplete)  
| 3–0
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Railways football team|Railways]]
| [[Eastern Railway FC|Railways SC]]
|
|
|-
|-
|1956
|1958
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[Mohun Bagan]]'''
| '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]''' (6)
|     4–0
| [[1958 IFA Shield Final|1–1;<br> 1–0]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Techno Aryan F.C.|Aryan]]
| [[Mohun Bagan]]
|
|
|-
|-
|1955
|1959
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''Rajasthan'''
|colspan=4 style="text-align:center;"|''Abandoned due to dispute over date of finals''
|     1–0
|-
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Techno Aryan F.C.|Aryan]]
|1960
| '''[[Mohun Bagan]]''' (6)
| 1–0
| [[Indian Navy (football team)|Indian Navy]]
|
|
|-
|-
|1954
|1961
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[Mohun Bagan]]'''
| '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]''' (7) and<br/> '''[[Mohun Bagan]]''' (7)
|     1–0
| [[1961 IFA Shield Final|0–0]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} Hyderabad
| –
| {{ref|n2|2}}
|-
|1962
| '''[[Mohun Bagan]]''' (8)
| 3–1
| [[Hyderabad City Police FC|Hyderabad XI]]
|
|
|-
|-
|1953
|1963
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''Indian Culture League'''
| '''[[Bengal Nagpur Railway FC|Bengal Nagpur Railway]]'''
|     0–0; 0–0
| 1–0
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]
| [[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]
|
|
|-
|-
|1952
|1964
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Mohun Bagan]]
|colspan="4" style="text-align:center;"|''Tournament declared void ([[Mohun Bagan]] and [[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]: 1–1)''
|     0–0; 2–2
| {{flagicon|IND}} Rajasthan
| {{ref|n3|3}}
|-
|-
|1951
|1965
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]'''
| '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]''' (8)
|     0–0; 2–0
| [[1965 IFA Shield Final|1–0]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Mohun Bagan]]
| [[Mohun Bagan]]
|
|
|-
|-
|1950
|1966
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]'''
| '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]''' (9)
|     3–0
| 1–0
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Services Sports Control Board|SSCB]]
| [[Bengal Nagpur Railway FC|Bengal Nagpur Railway]]
|
|
|-
|-
|1949
|1967
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]'''
| colspan="4" style="text-align:center;" |''Tournament declared void ([[Mohun Bagan]] and [[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]: 0–0)''
|     2–0
|-
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Mohun Bagan]]
|1968
|colspan="4" style="text-align:center;"|''Abandoned due to court injunction''
|-
|1969
| '''[[Mohun Bagan]]''' (9)
| 3–1
| [[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]
|
|
|-
|-
|1948
|1970
| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[Mohun Bagan]]'''
| '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]''' (10)
|     1–1; 2–1
| [[1970 IFA Shield Final|1–0]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Bhawanipore F.C.|Bhawanipore]]
| {{flagicon|IRN|1964}} [[PAS Tehran F.C.|PAS Tehran]]
|
|
|-
|-
|1947
|1971
| {{flagicon|British India}} '''[[Mohun Bagan]]'''
| '''[[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]''' (5)
|     1–0
| 2–0
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]
| [[Tollygunge Agragami]]
|
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kolkatafootball.com/indiafootball_news_2012/mohammedan_sporting_club_history.html|title=Mohammedan Sporting Club, Kolkata: A New Horizon|first=Kushal|last=Chakrabarty|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709182733/https://www.kolkatafootball.com/indiafootball_news_2012/mohammedan_sporting_club_history.html|archive-date=9 July 2021|website=kolkatafootball.com|publisher=Kolkata Football|date=12 July 2012|access-date=1 July 2021}}</ref>
|-
|-
|1946
|1972
|colspan=3 style="text-align:center;" |''Not held''
| '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]''' (11)
|{{ref|n1|1}}
| 0–0;<br> 0–1
| [[Mohun Bagan]]
| {{ref|n6|6}}
|-
|-
|1945
|1973
| {{flagicon|British India}} '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]'''
| '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]''' (12)
|     1–0
| [[1973 IFA Shield Final|3–1]]
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[Mohun Bagan]]
| {{flagicon|PRK}} [[Pyongyang Sports Club|Pyongyang]]
|
|
|-
|-
|1944
|1974
| {{flagicon|British India}} '''[[Eastern Bengal Railway]]'''
| '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]''' (13)
|     1–0
| [[1974 IFA Shield Final|1–0]]
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]
| [[Mohun Bagan]]
|
|
|-
|-
|1943
|1975
| {{flagicon|British India}} '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]'''
| '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]''' (14)
|     3–0
| [[1975 IFA Shield Final|5–0]]
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[Kolkata Police|Police]]
| [[Mohun Bagan]]
|
|
|-
|-
|1942
|1976
| {{flagicon|British India}} '''[[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]'''
| '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]''' (15) and<br/> '''[[Mohun Bagan]]''' (10)
|     1–0
| 0–0
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]
| –
|
| {{ref|n2|2}}
|-
|-
|1941
|1977
| {{flagicon|British India}} '''[[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]'''
| '''[[Mohun Bagan]]''' (11)
|     2–0
| 1–0
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[King's Own Scottish Borderers]]
| [[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]
|
|
|-
|-
|1940
|1978
| {{flagicon|British India}} '''[[Techno Aryan F.C.|Aryan]]'''
| '''[[Mohun Bagan]]''' (12) and<br/> {{flagicon|URS}} '''[[FC Ararat Yerevan|Ararat Yerevan]]'''
|     4–1
| 2–2
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[Mohun Bagan]]
| –
|
| {{ref|n2|2}}
|-
|-
|1939
|1979
| {{flagicon|British India}} '''[[Kolkata Police|Police]]'''
| '''[[Mohun Bagan]]''' (13)
|     2–1
| 1–0
| {{flagicon|British India}} Calcutta Customs
| [[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]
|
|
|-
|-
|1938
|1980
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[East Yorkshire Regiment]]'''
|colspan=4 style="text-align:center"|''Tournament abandoned''
|    1–1; 1–1; 2–0
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]
|
|-
|-
|1937
|1981
| {{flagicon|British India}} '''6th Fire Brigade'''
| '''[[Mohun Bagan]]''' (14) and<br/> '''[[East Bengal]]''' (16)
|     4–1
| 2–2
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[Kolkata Police|Police]]
| –
|
| {{ref|n2|2}}
|-
|-
|1936
|1982
| {{flagicon|British India}} '''[[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]'''
| '''[[Mohun Bagan]]''' (15)
|     0–0; 0–0; 2–1
| 2–1
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[Calcutta Football Club|Calcutta FC]]
| [[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]
|
|
|-
|-
|1935
|1983
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[East Yorkshire Regiment]]'''
| '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]''' (17) and<br/> '''[[Techno Aryan F.C.|Aryan]]''' (2)
|     1–0
| 0–0
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Royal Regiment
| –
|
| {{ref|n2|2}}
|-
|-
|1934
|1984
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[King's Royal Rifle Corps|King's Royal Rifles]]'''
| '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]''' (18)
|     2–1
| 1–0
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Durham Light Infantry]]
| [[Mohun Bagan]]
|
|
|-
|-
|1933
|1985
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry]]'''
| {{flagicon|URU}} '''[[Peñarol]]'''
|     2–1
| 1–0
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[King's Royal Rifle Corps|King's Royal Rifles]]
| {{flagicon|URS}} [[FC Shakhtar Donetsk|Shakhtar Donetsk]]
|
|
|-
|-
|1932
|1986
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[Essex Regiment|2nd Battalion Essex Regiment]]'''
| '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]''' (19)
|     2–1
| 0–0<br> {{Pso|4–2}}
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Seaforth Highlanders]]
| [[Mohun Bagan]]
|
|
|-
|-
|1931
|1987
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[Highland Light Infantry]]'''
| '''[[Mohun Bagan]]''' (16)
|     1–1; 2–1
| 1–0
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Durham Light Infantry]]
| [[Punjab Police FC|Punjab Police]]
|
|
|-
|-
|1930
|1988
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[Seaforth Highlanders]]'''
|colspan=3 style="text-align:center;" |''Not held''
|    3–0
|{{ref|n1|1}}
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Royal Regiment of Fusiliers|Royal Regiment]]
|
|-
|-
|1929
|1989
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[Royal Ulster Rifles|2nd Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles]]'''
| '''[[Mohun Bagan]]''' (17)
|     2–0
| 1–0
| {{flagicon|British India}} Rangoon Customs
| [[Tata Football Academy]]
|
|
|-
|-
|1928
|1990
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[Sherwood Foresters]]'''
| '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]''' (20)
|     2–0
| 1–0
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[Dalhousie AC|Dalhousie]]
| [[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]
|
| {{ref|n7|7}}
|-
|-
|1927
|1991
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[Sherwood Foresters]]'''
| '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]''' (21)
|     2–0
| 3–1
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[Dalhousie AC|Dalhousie]]
| [[Army Red football team|Army XI]]
|
|
|-
|-
|1926
|1992
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[Sherwood Foresters]]'''
|colspan=3 style="text-align:center;" |''Not held''
|    5–1
|{{ref|n1|1}}
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Cheshire Regiment]]
|
|-
|-
|1925
|1993
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[Royal Scots Fusiliers|2nd Battalion of Royal Scots Fusiliers]]'''
| {{flagicon|UZB}} '''[[Pakhtakor Tashkent FK|Pakhtakor Tashkent]]'''
|     5–1
| 1–1<br> {{Pso|5–4}}
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Cheshire Regiment]]
| {{flagicon|KAZ}} [[FC Irtysh Pavlodar|Irtysh Pavlodar]]
|
|
|-
|-
|1924
|1994
| {{flagicon|British India}} '''[[Calcutta Football Club|Calcutta]]'''
| '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]''' (22)
|     5–1
| 2–1
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} 23rd Brigade of Royal Engineers Association
| [[Mohun Bagan]]
|
|
|-
|-
|1923
|1995
| {{flagicon|British India}} '''[[Calcutta Football Club|Calcutta]]'''
| '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]''' (23)
|     3–0
| 1–1<br> {{Pso|3–1}}
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[Mohun Bagan]]
| {{flagicon|BAN}} [[Mohammedan Sporting Club (Dhaka)|Mohammedan Dhaka]]
|
|
|-
|-
|1922
|1996
| {{flagicon|British India}} '''[[Calcutta Football Club|Calcutta]]'''
| '''[[JCT FC|JCT]]'''
|     1–0
| 1–0
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[Dalhousie AC|Dalhousie]]
| {{flagicon|IRQ|1991}} [[Al-Karkh SC|Al-Karkh]]
|
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india97.html#nfl1|title=India 1996/97 – List of Champions: 102nd IFA Shield|website=[[RSSSF]]|date=13 February 2014|first1=Arunava|last1=Chaudhuri|first2=Mikael|last2=Jönsson|first3=Josef|last3=Bobrowsky|archive-date=18 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221018092132/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india97.html}}</ref>
|-
|-
|1921
|1997
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''3rd Battalion of Brecknockshire'''
| '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]''' (24)
|     3–1
| 3–2
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[Calcutta Football Club|Calcutta FC]]
| [[FC Kochin|Kochin]]
|
|
|-
|-
|1920
|1998
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[Black Watch]]'''
| '''[[Mohun Bagan]]''' (18)
|     2–0
| 2–1
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[Kumartuli]]
| [[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]
|
|
|-
|-
|1919
|1999
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''1st Battalion of Brecknockshire'''
| '''[[Mohun Bagan]]''' (19)
|     3–1
| 1–0
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[Calcutta Football Club|Calcutta]]
| [[Tollygunge Agragami]]
|
|
|-
|-
|1918
|2000
| {{flagicon|British India}} '''Training Reserve Battalion'''
| '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]''' (25)
|     1–0
| [[2000 IFA Shield Final|1–1]]<br> {{Pso|4–1}}
| {{flagicon|British India}} Signal Service Depot
| [[Mohun Bagan]]
|
|
|-
|-
|1917
|2001
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[10th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment]]'''
| '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]''' (26)
|     2–0
| 1–0
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[List of battalions of the South Wales Borderers|Brecknockshire Battalion]]
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras B|Palmeiras B]]
|
| {{ref|n8|8}}
|-
|-
|1916
|2002
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[North Staffordshire Regiment]]'''
| '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]''' (27)
|     2–1
| [[2002–03 IFA Shield Final|0–0]]<br> {{Pso|5–4}}
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[Calcutta Football Club|Calcutta]]
| [[Churchill Brothers SC|Churchill Brothers]]
|
|
|-
|-
|1915
|2003
| {{flagicon|British India}} '''[[Calcutta Football Club|Calcutta]]'''
| '''[[Mohun Bagan]]''' (20)
|     0–0; 3–0
| 0–0<br> {{Pso|5–3}}
| {{flagicon|British India}} Calcutta Customs
| [[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]
|
|
|-
|-
|1914
|2004
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster)|King's Own Royal Regiment]]'''
| {{flagicon|Burma|1974}} '''[[Finance and Revenue FC|Finance and Revenue]]'''
|     1–0
| 1–1<br> {{Pso|4–2}}
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[Calcutta Football Club|Calcutta]]
| [[Mohun Bagan]]
|
|
|-
|-
|1913
|2005
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[Royal Irish Rifles]]'''
| {{flagicon|GER}} '''[[FC Bayern Munich II|Bayern Munich II]]'''
|     2–0
| 5–1
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[91st (Argyllshire Highlanders) Regiment of Foot|91st Highlanders]]
| [[United Sports Club|Eveready]]
|
|
|-
|-
|1912
|2006
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[Royal Irish Rifles]]'''
| '''[[Mahindra United]]'''
|     1–0
| 1–0
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Black Watch]]
| [[Mohun Bagan]]
|
|
|-
|-
|1911
|2007
| {{flagicon|British India}} '''[[Mohun Bagan]]'''
|colspan=3 style="text-align:center;" |''Not held''
|    2–1
|{{ref|n1|1}}
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[East Yorkshire Regiment]]
|{{ref|n8|8}}
|-
|-
|1910
|2008
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[Gordon Highlanders]]'''
| '''[[Mahindra United]]''' (2)
|     0–0; 3–0
| 3–1
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[Calcutta Football Club|Calcutta]]
| {{flagicon|South Africa}} [[Santos F.C. (South Africa)|Santos]]
|
|
|-
|-
|1909
|[[2009 IFA Shield|2009]]
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[Gordon Highlanders]]'''
| '''[[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]]'''
|     0–0; 3–0
| 2–0
| {{flagicon|British India}} Calcutta Customs
| [[Mohun Bagan]]
|
|
|-
|-
|1908
|2010
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[Gordon Highlanders]]'''
|colspan=3 style="text-align:center;" |''Not held''
|    2–0
|{{ref|n1|1}}
| {{flagicon|British India}} Calcutta Customs
|
|-
|-
|1907
|[[2011 IFA Shield|2011]]
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[Highland Light Infantry]]'''
| '''[[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]]''' (2)
|     0–0; 1–0
| 2–1
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[Calcutta Football Club|Calcutta]]
| [[Mohun Bagan]]
|
|
|-
|-
|1906
|[[2012 IFA Shield|2012]]
| {{flagicon|British India}} '''[[Calcutta Football Club|Calcutta]]'''
| '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]''' (28)
|     1–0
| [[2012 IFA Shield Final|4–2]]
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Highland Light Infantry]]
| [[United Sports Club|Prayag United]]
|
|
|-
|-
|1905
|[[2013 IFA Shield|2013]]
| {{flagicon|British India}} '''[[Dalhousie AC|Dalhousie]]'''
| '''[[United Sports Club|Prayag United]]'''
|     4–3
| 1–0
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[Calcutta Football Club|Calcutta]]
| [[East Bengal FC|East Bengal]]
|
|
|-
|-
|1904
|[[2014 IFA Shield|2014]]
| {{flagicon|British India}} '''[[Calcutta Football Club|Calcutta]]'''
| '''[[Mohammedan SC (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]''' (6)
|     1–0
| 1–1<br> {{Pso|4–3}}
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster)|King's Own Royal Regiment]]
| {{flagicon|Bangladesh}} [[Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club|Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi]]
|
|
|-
|-
|1903
|2015
| {{flagicon|British India}} '''[[Calcutta Football Club|Calcutta]]'''
| '''[[United SC|United U19]]''' (2)
|     0–0; 1–1; 2–1
| 2–1
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[King's Own Scottish Borderers]]
| {{nowrap|[[East Bengal FC Reserves and Academy|East Bengal U19]]}}
|
|{{ref|n9|9}}
|-
|-
|1902
|[[2016 IFA Shield|2016]]
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[93rd (Sutherland Highlanders) Regiment of Foot|93rd Highlanders]]'''
| '''[[Tata Football Academy]]'''
|     3–0
| 3–2<br>{{aet}}
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[Dalhousie AC|Dalhousie]]
| [[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|archive-date=10 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310135108/http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2016/03/07/21068672/ifa-shield-tata-football-academy-wins-the-120th-ifa-shield|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|-
|1901
|[[2017 IFA Shield|2017]]
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[Royal Irish Rifles]]'''
| '''[[FC Pune City Reserves and Academy|Pune City U19]]'''
|     4–0
| 3–0
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Black Watch]]
| [[Mohun Bagan SG Youth and Academy|Mohun Bagan U19]]
|
|{{ref|n9|9}}
|-
|-
|1900
|[[2018 IFA Shield|2018]]
| {{flagicon|British India}} '''[[Calcutta Football Club|Calcutta]]'''
| {{nowrap|'''[[East Bengal FC Reserves and Academy|East Bengal U19]]''' (29)}}
|     0–0; 6–0
| 1–1<br> {{Pso|4–2}}
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[Dalhousie AC|Dalhousie]]
| [[Mohun Bagan SG Youth and Academy|Mohun Bagan U19]]
|
|{{ref|n9|9}}
|-
|-
|1899
|2019
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[South Lancashire Regiment]]'''
|colspan=3 style="text-align:center;" |''Not held''
|    2–0
|{{ref|n1|1}}
| {{flagicon|British India}} Barrackpore Artillery
|
|-
|-
|1898
| [[2020 IFA Shield|2020]]
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[Gloucestershire Regiment]]'''
| '''[[Real Kashmir FC|Real Kashmir]]'''
|     1–0
| 2–1
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[42nd Regiment of Foot|42nd Highlanders]]
| [[George Telegraph S.C.|George Telegraph]]
|
| <ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-12-19|title=IFA Shield 2020 FULL MATCH Real Kashmir Make History, Beat George Telegraph In Final {{!}} The Fan Garage (TFG)|url=https://thefangarage.com/articles/17834-ifa-shield-2020-full-match--real-kashmir-make-history-beat-george-telegraph-in-final|access-date=2020-12-19|website=thefangarage.com|archive-date=22 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122083916/https://thefangarage.com/articles/17834-ifa-shield-2020-full-match--real-kashmir-make-history-beat-george-telegraph-in-final|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|-
|1897
| [[2021 IFA Shield|2021]]
| {{flagicon|British India}} '''[[Dalhousie AC|Dalhousie]]'''
| '''[[Real Kashmir FC|Real Kashmir]]''' (2)
|     4–0
| 2–1
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} 31st Field Battalion
| [[Sreenidi Deccan FC|Sreenidi Deccan]]
|
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/indian-football/real-kashmir-fc-defends-ifa-shield-title-beats-sreenidi-deccan-fc-in-a-thriller/article37961449.ece|title=Real Kashmir FC defends IFA Shield title, beats Sreenidi Deccan FC in a thriller|website=sportstar.thehindu.com|publisher=[[Sportstar]]|date=15 December 2021|access-date=15 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211215143325/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/indian-football/real-kashmir-fc-defends-ifa-shield-title-beats-sreenidi-deccan-fc-in-a-thriller/article37961449.ece|archive-date=15 December 2021}}</ref>
|-
|-
|1896
|2022
| {{flagicon|British India}} '''[[Calcutta Football Club|Calcutta]]'''
| colspan="3" rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" |''Not held''
|    3–0
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[King's Shropshire Light Infantry]]
|
|
|-
|-
|1895
|2023
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[Royal Welch Fusiliers]]'''
|    1–0
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[King's Shropshire Light Infantry]]
|
|
|-
|-
|1894
|2024
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[Royal Irish Rifles]]'''
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/football/news/kings-offered-co-host-ifa-shield-3220231|title=Kings offered to co-host IFA Shield|website=thedailystar.net|publisher=The Daily Star|date=13 January 2023}}</ref>
|     2–0
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Rifle Brigade]]
|
|-
|-
|1893
| [[2025 IFA Shield|2025]]
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[Royal Irish Rifles]]'''
| '''[[Mohun Bagan Super Giant|Mohun Bagan]]''' (21)
|     1–0
| 1–1 <br>{{Pso|5–4}}
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} W.D.R.A.
| [[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]
|
|
|-
|}
|}


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:1. {{note|n1}}<small>Tournament not held.</small>
:1. {{note|n1}}<small>Tournament not held.</small>
:2. {{note|n2}}<small>Joint winners.</small>
:2. {{note|n2}}<small>Joint winners.</small>
:3. {{note|n3}}<small>Abandoned.</small>
:3. {{note|n3}}<small>An all-Indian side won the Shield for the first time.</small>
:4. {{note|n4}}<small>Abandoned midway as [[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan Sporting]] refused to continue.</small>
:4. {{note|n4}}<small>The final was abandoned due to a dispute between the finalists over extra time.</small><ref>{{cite news |title=Soccer Sensation |publisher=Malaya Tribune |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/maltribune19340811-1.2.112 |website=[[NewspaperSG]] |date=11 August 1934 |access-date=28 December 2022 }}</ref>
:5. {{note|n5}}<small>Abandoned due to rain during the replay. [[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]] refused to play again and were scratched.</small>
:5. {{note|n5}}<small>A scheduled fourth match was scratched and Indian Culture League were awarded the Shield as East Bengal played with an unregistered player in the third match.</small><ref name="shield"/>
:6. {{note|n6}}<small>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.</small><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>
:6. {{note|n6}}<small>The replay was abandoned due to torrential rain, but [[Mohun Bagan]] objected to a third match and refused to play: the third match was scratched and East Bengal were awarded the Shield.</small><ref>{{cite news |title=Indian football: Instances when the Kolkata derby got abandoned |url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/indian-football-instances-when-the-kolkata-derby-got-abandoned/1u7macomvii3q199rmaibjhwhc |website=Goal.com |last=Banerjee |first=Ritabrata |date=26 March 2020 |access-date=28 December 2022 }}</ref>
:7. {{note|n7}}<small>Final Abandoned.</small>
:7. {{note|n7}}<small>The final was abandoned at half-time after [[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan Sporting]] refused to continue, and East Bengal were awarded the Shield.</small><ref>{{cite news |title=It's Mohammedan Sporting vs Dhanmondi in IFA Shield final |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/its-mohammedan-sporting-vs-dhanmondi-in-ifa-shield-final/articleshow/30234725.cms |website=The Times of India |date=11 February 2014 |access-date=28 December 2022 }}</ref>
:8. {{note|n8}}<small>An all-Indian side wins the Shield for the 1st time</small>
:8. {{note|n8}}<small>The final was abandoned after 35 minutes after [[Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras B|Palmeiras]] started a violent brawl, with Palmeiras fans also throwing chairs onto the pitch: East Bengal were awarded the Shield, and the IFA ordered that [[Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras B|Palmeiras]]' results be deleted from the records.</small><ref>{{cite news |title=East Bengal declared IFA Shield winners |url=https://www.rediff.com/sports/2001/oct/12ifa.htm |website=Rediff |date=12 October 2001 |access-date=28 December 2022 }}</ref><ref name="shield">{{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 |access-date=16 February 2016 |archive-date=9 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709181925/http://www.thehardtackle.com/2011/the-glorious-history-of-ifa-shield/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
:9. {{note|n9}}<small>Organised as an Under-19 tournament</small>
:9. {{note|n9}}<small>Organised as an Under-19 tournament.</small>


==Performance by Indian teams==
==Performance by 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.
===Performance by Indian teams===
===Top 10 Indian teams in IFA Shield===
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 Super Giant|Mohun Bagan AC]] 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;"
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left;"
|-
|-
!No.
!No.
!Team
!Team
!Championships <br>(''Latest'')
!Championships<br>(''Latest'')
!Runner-ups
!{{nowrap|Runner-ups}}
|-
|-
|1
|1
|[[SC East Bengal|East Bengal]]
|[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]
|29 (''[[2018 IFA Shield|2018]]'')
|29 (''[[2018 IFA Shield|2018]]'')
|10
|12
|-
|-
|2
|2
|[[Mohun Bagan]]
|[[Mohun Bagan]]
|22 (''2003'')
|21 (''[[2025 IFA Shield|2025]]'')
|19
|20
|-
|-
|3
|3
|[[Calcutta Cricket and Football Club|Calcutta FC]]
|[[Calcutta Cricket and Football Club|Calcutta]]
|9 (''1924'')
|9 (''1924'')
|8
|8
|-
|-
|4
|4
|[[Mohammedan SC (Kolkata)|Mohammedan SC]]
|[[Mohammedan SC (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]
|6 (''[[2014 IFA Shield|2014]]'')
|6 (''[[2014 IFA Shield|2014]]'')
|4
|4
|-
|-
|5
|5
|[[Dalhousie AC]]
|[[Dalhousie AC|Dalhousie]]
|2 (''1905'')
|2 (''1905'')
|5
|5
|-
|-
|rowspan=2|6
|rowspan=2|6
|[[Churchill Brothers SC]]
|[[Churchill Brothers SC|Churchill Brothers]]
|2 (''[[2011 IFA Shield|2011]]'')
|2 (''[[2011 IFA Shield|2011]]'')
|1
|1
|-
|-
|[[United SC]]
|[[United SC|United]]
|2 (''2015'')
|2 (''2015'')
|1
|1
|-
|-
|8
|rowspan=2|8
|[[Mahindra United FC]]
|[[Mahindra United]]
|2 (''2008'')
|2 (''2008'')
|0
|0
|-
|-
|rowspan=2|9
|[[Real Kashmir]]
|[[Aryan FC]]
|2 (''[[2021 IFA Shield|2021]]'')
|1 (''1940'')
|0
|-
|rowspan=2|10
|[[Aryan FC|Aryan]]
|2 (''1983'')
|2
|2
|-
|-
|[[Kolkata Police|Police AC]]
|[[Kolkata Police|Police]]
|1 (''1939'')
|1 (''1939'')
|2
|2
|-
|}
|}


==Performance by Overseas teams==
===Performance by Overseas teams===
*'''Winners:'''
*'''Winners:'''
**{{flagicon|URS}} [[FC Ararat Yerevan]] (1978)
**{{flagicon|URU}} [[Peñarol|Club Atlético Peñarol]] (1985)
**{{flagicon|URU}} [[Peñarol|Club Atlético Peñarol]] (1985)
**{{flagicon|UZB}} [[Pakhtakor Tashkent FK]] (1993)
**{{flagicon|UZB}} [[Pakhtakor Tashkent FK]] (1993)
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*'''Runners-up:'''
*'''Runners-up:'''
**{{flagicon|IRN}} [[PAS Tehran FC]] (1970)
**{{flagicon|IRN|1964}} [[PAS Tehran FC]] (1970)
**{{flagicon|PRK}} [[Pyongyang Sports Club|Pyongyang SC]] (1973)
**{{flagicon|PRK}} [[Pyongyang Sports Club|Pyongyang SC]] (1973)
**{{flagicon|URS}} [[FC Ararat Yerevan]] (1978)
**{{flagicon|URS}} [[FC Shakhtar Donetsk]] (1985)
**{{flagicon|URS}} [[FC Shakhtar Donetsk]] (1985)
**{{flagicon|KAZ}} [[FC Irtysh Pavlodar|Irtysh Pavlodar FK]] (1993)
**{{flagicon|KAZ}} [[FC Irtysh Pavlodar|Irtysh Pavlodar FK]] (1993)
**{{flagicon|BAN}} [[Mohammedan Sporting Club (Dhaka)|Mohammedan SC]] (1995)
**{{flagicon|BAN}} [[Mohammedan Sporting Club (Dhaka)|Mohammedan SC Dhaka]] (1995)
**{{flagicon|IRQ}} [[Al-Karkh SC|Al-Karkh Educational SC]] (1996)
**{{flagicon|IRQ}} [[Al-Karkh SC]] (1996)
**{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras B|Palmeiras B]] (2001)
**{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras B|Palmeiras B]] (2001)
**{{flagicon|SAF}} [[Santos Football Club (South Africa)|Santos FC]] (2008)
**{{flagicon|SAF}} [[Santos Football Club (South Africa)|Santos FC]] (2008)
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==Awards==
==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>
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|archive-date=9 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220709105147/https://www.sportskeeda.com/indian-football/ifa-shield-2020-preview-fixtures-match-timings-telecast|url-status=live}}</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|archive-date=27 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927060122/https://zeenews.india.com/bengali/sports/krishanu-dey-memorable-highest-scorar-trophy-for-123rd-ifa-shield-2020_356826.html/amp|url-status=live}}</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|archive-date=6 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201206121647/https://www.aajkaal.in/news/sports/ifa-fair-play-award-goes-to-ronny-roy-name-qckh|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=123RD IFA SHIELD RESULTS 2020–21: Awards after the FINAL (VYBK)|url=https://www.kolkatafootball.com/123_ifa_shield_2020-21/shield_result.html|date=19 December 2020|access-date=2020-12-20|website=kolkatafootball.com|publisher=Kolkata Football|language=en|archive-date=21 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221121071852/https://www.kolkatafootball.com/123_ifa_shield_2020-21/shield_result.html}}</ref>
===Krishanu Dey Memorial Award===
===Krishanu Dey Memorial Award===
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|[[Real Kashmir FC|Real Kashmir]]
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|[[Gokulam Kerala FC|Gokulam Kerala]]
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===P. K. Banerjee Memorial Award for the Best Coach===
===P. K. Banerjee Memorial Award for the Best Coach===
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===Chuni Goswami Memorial Award for the Best Player===
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|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Mason Robertson]]
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|[[Real Kashmir FC|Real Kashmir]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Real Kashmir FC|Real Kashmir]]
|-
|[[2021 IFA Shield|2021]]
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===Ronny Roy Fair Play Award===
===Ronny Roy Fair Play Award===
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|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Indian Arrows]]
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==See also==
==See also==
*[[List of oldest football competitions]]
*[[List of oldest football competitions]]
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==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}
==Bibliography==
*{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QbUFaAEACAAJ|title=History of Indian Football: Upto 2009–10|first=Nirmal|last=Nath|year=2011|publisher=Readers Service|isbn=9788187891963|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220722172604/https://books.google.co.in/books/about/History_of_Indian_Football.html?id=QbUFaAEACAAJ&source=kp_book_description&redir_esc=y|archive-date=22 July 2022}}
*{{cite web|url=https://ifawb.org/footballs-passage/|title=The passage of football in India|website=ifawb.org|publisher=[[Indian Football Association]]|location=Kolkata|access-date=11 September 2022|archive-date=29 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129163914/https://ifawb.org/footballs-passage/}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/team/1911ifashield.html|title=The Mohun Bagan AC winning Team at the 1911 IFA-Shield|archive-date=4 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190204000719/http://www.indianfootball.de/team/1911ifashield.html|date=2008|access-date=26 November 2016|website=indianfootball.de|publisher=Indian Football Network|url-status=dead}}


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/india-ifahist.html India - List of IFA Shield Finals], rsssf.com
* {{Official website|https://www.ifawb.org}} of the [[Indian Football Association]] (IFA)
* [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india-ifahist.html India – List of IFA Shield Finals] on [[RSSSF]]
* [http://www.thehardtackle.com/2011/the-glorious-history-of-ifa-shield/ The Glorious History Of IFA Shield By Somnath Sengupta], thehardtackle.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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Template:Infobox football tournament

The IFA Shield is a football competition organized by the Indian Football Association, the football governing body in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1] The IFA came into existence in 1893,[2] and was named after the association. The IFA Shield tournament was started in the same year. It is the third oldest football tournament in India, after Durand Cup and Trades Cup, and is among the oldest football competitions in the world.[3]

History[edit | edit source]

The royal houses of Patiala and Cooch Behar, A.A. Apcar of 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. (Calcutta) and made by Messrs Elkington & Co. (London).[4]

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,[5] when Mohun Bagan became the first all-Indian side to win the IFA Shield by defeating East Yorkshire Regiment by 2–1.[6][7][8] That was a historic moment for Indian football as well the struggle for 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.

The 1949 IFA Shield won by East Bengal, the most successful club in the tournament's history.

From 2015 to 2018, the IFA Shield was designed as an youth tournament wherein youth teams of all divisions were allowed to participate.[9] The decision was taken by IFA due to busy schedule of AIFF which includes Indian Super League, I-League, I-League 2, State leagues and Super Cup among others. In 2020, the tournament was once again organised as a senior event.[10]

Results[edit | edit source]

Pre-independence era (1893–1946)[edit | edit source]

Year Winner Score Runner-up Notes
1893 United Kingdom Royal Irish Rifles 1–0 United Kingdom W.D.R.A.
1894 United Kingdom Royal Irish Rifles (2) 2–0 United Kingdom Rifle Brigade
1895 United Kingdom Royal Welch Fusiliers 1–0 United Kingdom King's Shropshire Light Infantry
1896 British Raj Calcutta 3–0 United Kingdom King's Shropshire Light Infantry
1897 British Raj Dalhousie 4–0 United Kingdom 31st Field Battalion
1898 United Kingdom Gloucestershire Regiment 1–0 United Kingdom 42nd Highlanders
1899 United Kingdom South Lancashire Regiment 2–0 British Raj Barrackpore Artillery
1900 British Raj Calcutta (2) 0–0;
6–0 		British Raj Dalhousie
1901 United Kingdom Royal Irish Rifles (3) 4–0 United Kingdom Black Watch
1902 United Kingdom 93rd Highlanders 3–0 British Raj Dalhousie
1903 British Raj Calcutta (3) 0–0;
1–1;
2–1 		United Kingdom King's Own Scottish Borderers
1904 British Raj Calcutta (4) 1–0 United Kingdom King's Own Royal Regiment
1905 British Raj Dalhousie (2) 4–3 British Raj Calcutta
1906 British Raj Calcutta (5) 1–0 United Kingdom Highland Light Infantry
1907 United Kingdom Highland Light Infantry 0–0;
1–0 		British Raj Calcutta
1908 United Kingdom Gordon Highlanders 2–0 British Raj Calcutta Customs
1909 United Kingdom Gordon Highlanders (2) 0–0;
3–0 		British Raj Calcutta Customs
1910 United Kingdom Gordon Highlanders (3) 0–0;
2–0 		British Raj Calcutta
1911 British Raj Mohun Bagan 2–1 United Kingdom East Yorkshire Regiment 3
1912 United Kingdom Royal Irish Rifles (4) 1–0 United Kingdom Black Watch
1913 United Kingdom Royal Irish Rifles (5) 2–0 United Kingdom 91st Highlanders
1914 United Kingdom King's Own Royal Regiment 1–0 British Raj Calcutta
1915 British Raj Calcutta (6) 0–0;
3–0 		British Raj Calcutta Customs
1916 United Kingdom North Staffordshire Regiment 2–1 British Raj Calcutta
1917 United Kingdom 10th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment 2–0 United Kingdom Brecknockshire Battalion
1918 British Raj Training Reserve Battalion 1–0 British Raj Signal Service Depot
1919 United Kingdom 1st Battalion of Brecknockshire 3–1 British Raj Calcutta
1920 United Kingdom Black Watch 2–0 British Raj Kumartuli
1921 United Kingdom 3rd Battalion of Brecknockshire (2) 3–1 British Raj Calcutta
1922 British Raj Calcutta (7) 1–0 British Raj Dalhousie
1923 British Raj Calcutta (8) 3–0 British Raj Mohun Bagan [11]
1924 British Raj Calcutta (9) 5–1 United Kingdom 23rd Brigade of Royal Engineers Association
1925 United Kingdom 2nd Battalion of Royal Scots Fusiliers 5–1 United Kingdom Cheshire Regiment
1926 United Kingdom Sherwood Foresters 5–1
1927 United Kingdom Sherwood Foresters (2) 2–0 British Raj Dalhousie
1928 United Kingdom Sherwood Foresters (3) 2–0
1929 United Kingdom 2nd Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles (6) 2–0 British Raj Rangoon Customs
1930 United Kingdom Seaforth Highlanders 3–0 United Kingdom Royal Regiment
1931 United Kingdom Highland Light Infantry 1–1;
2–1 		United Kingdom Durham Light Infantry
1932 United Kingdom 2nd Battalion Essex Regiment 2–1 United Kingdom Seaforth Highlanders
1933 United Kingdom Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 2–1 United Kingdom King's Royal Rifles
1934 Tournament declared void (United Kingdom King's Royal Rifles and United Kingdom Durham Light Infantry: 2–2) 4
1935 United Kingdom East Yorkshire Regiment 1–0 United Kingdom Royal Regiment
1936 British Raj Mohammedan 0–0;
0–0;
2–1 		British Raj Calcutta
1937 British Raj 6th Fire Brigade 4–1 British Raj Police
1938 United Kingdom East Yorkshire Regiment (2) 1–1;
1–1;
2–0 		British Raj Mohammedan
1939 British Raj Police 2–1 British Raj Calcutta Customs
1940 British Raj Aryan 4–1 British Raj Mohun Bagan
1941 British Raj Mohammedan (2) 2–0 United Kingdom King's Own Scottish Borderers
1942 British Raj Mohammedan (3) 1–0 British Raj East Bengal
1943 British Raj East Bengal 3–0 British Raj Police
1944 British Raj Eastern Bengal Railway 1–0 British Raj East Bengal
1945 British Raj East Bengal (2) 1–0 British Raj Mohun Bagan
1946 Not held 1

Post-independence era (1947–present)[edit | edit source]

Year Winner Score Runner-up Notes
1947 Mohun Bagan (2) 1–0 East Bengal
1948 Mohun Bagan (3) 1–1;
2–1 		Bhawanipore
1949 East Bengal (3) 2–0 Mohun Bagan
1950 East Bengal (4) 3–0 Services
1951 East Bengal (5) 0–0;
2–0 		Mohun Bagan
1952 Tournament declared void (Mohun Bagan and Rajasthan Club: 0–0; 2–2)
1953 Indian Culture League 0–0;
0–0;
1–1 		East Bengal 5
1954 Mohun Bagan (4) 1–0 Hyderabad Sporting
1955 Rajasthan Club 0–0;
1–0 		Aryan
1956 Mohun Bagan (5) 4–0 Aryan
1957 Mohammedan (4) 3–0 Railways SC
1958 East Bengal (6) 1–1;
1–0 		Mohun Bagan
1959 Abandoned due to dispute over date of finals
1960 Mohun Bagan (6) 1–0 Indian Navy
1961 East Bengal (7) and
Mohun Bagan (7) 		0–0 – 2
1962 Mohun Bagan (8) 3–1 Hyderabad XI
1963 Bengal Nagpur Railway 1–0 Mohammedan
1964 Tournament declared void (Mohun Bagan and East Bengal: 1–1)
1965 East Bengal (8) 1–0 Mohun Bagan
1966 East Bengal (9) 1–0 Bengal Nagpur Railway
1967 Tournament declared void (Mohun Bagan and East Bengal: 0–0)
1968 Abandoned due to court injunction
1969 Mohun Bagan (9) 3–1 East Bengal
1970 East Bengal (10) 1–0 Iran PAS Tehran
1971 Mohammedan (5) 2–0 Tollygunge Agragami [12]
1972 East Bengal (11) 0–0;
0–1 		Mohun Bagan 6
1973 East Bengal (12) 3–1 North Korea Pyongyang
1974 East Bengal (13) 1–0 Mohun Bagan
1975 East Bengal (14) 5–0 Mohun Bagan
1976 East Bengal (15) and
Mohun Bagan (10) 		0–0 – 2
1977 Mohun Bagan (11) 1–0 East Bengal
1978 Mohun Bagan (12) and
Template:Country data URSTemplate:Preview warning Ararat Yerevan 		2–2 – 2
1979 Mohun Bagan (13) 1–0 East Bengal
1980 Tournament abandoned
1981 Mohun Bagan (14) and
East Bengal (16) 		2–2 – 2
1982 Mohun Bagan (15) 2–1 Mohammedan
1983 East Bengal (17) and
Aryan (2) 		0–0 – 2
1984 East Bengal (18) 1–0 Mohun Bagan
1985 Uruguay Peñarol 1–0 Template:Country data URSTemplate:Preview warning Shakhtar Donetsk
1986 East Bengal (19) 0–0
Template:Pso 		Mohun Bagan
1987 Mohun Bagan (16) 1–0 Punjab Police
1988 Not held 1
1989 Mohun Bagan (17) 1–0 Tata Football Academy
1990 East Bengal (20) 1–0 Mohammedan 7
1991 East Bengal (21) 3–1 Army XI
1992 Not held 1
1993 Uzbekistan Pakhtakor Tashkent 1–1
Template:Pso 		Kazakhstan Irtysh Pavlodar
1994 East Bengal (22) 2–1 Mohun Bagan
1995 East Bengal (23) 1–1
Template:Pso 		Bangladesh Mohammedan Dhaka
1996 JCT 1–0 Iraq Al-Karkh [13]
1997 East Bengal (24) 3–2 Kochin
1998 Mohun Bagan (18) 2–1 East Bengal
1999 Mohun Bagan (19) 1–0 Tollygunge Agragami
2000 East Bengal (25) 1–1
Template:Pso 		Mohun Bagan
2001 East Bengal (26) 1–0 Brazil Palmeiras B 8
2002 East Bengal (27) 0–0
Template:Pso 		Churchill Brothers
2003 Mohun Bagan (20) 0–0
Template:Pso 		East Bengal
2004 Myanmar Finance and Revenue 1–1
Template:Pso 		Mohun Bagan
2005 Germany Bayern Munich II 5–1 Eveready
2006 Mahindra United 1–0 Mohun Bagan
2007 Not held 1
2008 Mahindra United (2) 3–1 South Africa Santos
2009 Churchill Brothers 2–0 Mohun Bagan
2010 Not held 1
2011 Churchill Brothers (2) 2–1 Mohun Bagan
2012 East Bengal (28) 4–2 Prayag United
2013 Prayag United 1–0 East Bengal
2014 Mohammedan (6) 1–1
Template:Pso 		Bangladesh Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi
2015 United U19 (2) 2–1 East Bengal U19 9
2016 Tata Football Academy 3–2
Template:Aet 		AIFF U19 9[14]
2017 Pune City U19 3–0 Mohun Bagan U19 9
2018 East Bengal U19 (29) 1–1
Template:Pso 		Mohun Bagan U19 9
2019 Not held 1
2020 Real Kashmir 2–1 George Telegraph [15]
2021 Real Kashmir (2) 2–1 Sreenidi Deccan [16]
2022 Not held
2023
2024 [17]
2025 Mohun Bagan (21) 1–1
Template:Pso 		East Bengal

Notes:

1. ^ Tournament not held.
2. ^ Joint winners.
3. ^ An all-Indian side won the Shield for the first time.
4. ^ The final was abandoned due to a dispute between the finalists over extra time.[18]
5. ^ A scheduled fourth match was scratched and Indian Culture League were awarded the Shield as East Bengal played with an unregistered player in the third match.[19]
6. ^ The replay was abandoned due to torrential rain, but Mohun Bagan objected to a third match and refused to play: the third match was scratched and East Bengal were awarded the Shield.[20]
7. ^ The final was abandoned at half-time after Mohammedan Sporting refused to continue, and East Bengal were awarded the Shield.[21]
8. ^ The final was abandoned after 35 minutes after Palmeiras started a violent brawl, with Palmeiras fans also throwing chairs onto the pitch: East Bengal were awarded the Shield, and the IFA ordered that Palmeiras' results be deleted from the records.[22][19]
9. ^ Organised as an Under-19 tournament.

Performance by teams[edit | edit source]

Performance by Indian teams[edit | edit source]

Though the tournament was dominated by the British Army teams during its initial years, yet British Indian teams too participated representing India prior to the independence, but very few were an all-Indian side. Mohun Bagan AC the first all-Indian side to win the tournament in 1911.

Top 10 Indian teams in IFA Shield[edit | edit source]

No. Team Championships
(Latest) 		Runner-ups
1 East Bengal 29 (2018) 12
2 Mohun Bagan 21 (2025) 20
3 Calcutta 9 (1924) 8
4 Mohammedan 6 (2014) 4
5 Dalhousie 2 (1905) 5
6 Churchill Brothers 2 (2011) 1
United 2 (2015) 1
8 Mahindra United 2 (2008) 0
Real Kashmir 2 (2021) 0
10 Aryan 2 (1983) 2
Police 1 (1939) 2

Performance by Overseas teams[edit | edit source]

Awards[edit | edit source]

Since the 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,[23][24] and renowned sports photojournalist – Ronojoy 'Ronny' Roy.[25][26]

Krishanu Dey Memorial Award[edit | edit source]

As of December 2020

Year Player Goals Club
2020 Nigeria Abegunrin Adefemi Lukman 5 Real Kashmir
2021 Ghana Rahim Osumanu Gokulam Kerala

P. K. Banerjee Memorial Award for the Best Coach[edit | edit source]

As of December 2020

Year Head Coach Club
2020 India Ranjan Bhattacharya George Telegraph

Chuni Goswami Memorial Award for the Best Player[edit | edit source]

As of December 2020

Year Player Club
2020 Scotland Mason Robertson Real Kashmir
2021

Ronny Roy Fair Play Award[edit | edit source]

As of December 2021

Year Club
2020 India Real Kashmir FC
2021 India Indian Arrows

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Nag, Utathya (19 April 2023). "Calcutta Football League: East Bengal kings of Asia's oldest league competition — full winners list". olympics.com. The Olympics Football. Archived from the original on 5 May 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  2. ↑ Chaudhuri, Arunava. "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the IFA-Shield". indianfootball.de. Indian Football Network. Archived from the original on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  3. ↑ "FOOTBALL IN BENGAL". www.ifawb.com. The Indian Football Association (West Bengal). Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  4. ↑ "Nagendra Prasad Sarbadhikari — The first visionary of Indian football". Football Paradise. 25 November 2019. Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  5. ↑ Sengupta, Somnath (29 July 2011). "Tactical Evolution Of Indian Football (Part One): Profiling Three Great 2—3—5 Teams". thehardtackle.com. Kolkata: The Hard Tackle. Archived from the original on 9 October 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  6. ↑ Majumdar, Boria, Bandyopadhyay, Kausik (1 February 2006). Goalless: The Story of a Unique Footballing Nation. New Delhi: Penguin India. ISBN 9780670058747. Archived from the original on 8 April 2022.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. ↑ "Chronology of Important Sports Events — West Bengal". wbsportsandyouth.gov.in. Kolkata: Government of West Bengal – Department of youth services and sports. 2017. Archived from the original on 13 October 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  8. ↑ Basu, Jaydeep (29 July 2020). "A victory for India? Why Mohun Bagan's historic 1911 IFA Shield win was purely about football". Scroll. Archived from the original on 5 May 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  9. ↑ "IFA Shield now U-19 tournament". Telegraph India. 10 January 2015. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  10. ↑ "IFA Shield set for return as senior event". The Indian Express. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 27 September 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  11. ↑ "Mohun Bagan Athletic Club: Umapati Kumar". mohunbagangorbo.com. Kolkata. Archived from the original on 28 April 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  12. ↑ Chakrabarty, Kushal (12 July 2012). "Mohammedan Sporting Club, Kolkata: A New Horizon". kolkatafootball.com. Kolkata Football. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  13. ↑ Chaudhuri, Arunava; Jönsson, Mikael; Bobrowsky, Josef (13 February 2014). "India 1996/97 – List of Champions: 102nd IFA Shield". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 18 October 2022.
  14. ↑ "IFA Shield: Tata Football Academy wins the 120th IFA Shield". 7 March 2016. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  15. ↑ "IFA Shield 2020 FULL MATCH Real Kashmir Make History, Beat George Telegraph In Final | The Fan Garage (TFG)". thefangarage.com. 19 December 2020. Archived from the original on 22 January 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  16. ↑ "Real Kashmir FC defends IFA Shield title, beats Sreenidi Deccan FC in a thriller". sportstar.thehindu.com. Sportstar. 15 December 2021. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  17. ↑ "Kings offered to co-host IFA Shield". thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. 13 January 2023.
  18. ↑ "Soccer Sensation". NewspaperSG. Malaya Tribune. 11 August 1934. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 Sengupta, Somnath (8 March 2011). "The Glorious History Of IFA Shield". Thehardtackle.com. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  20. ↑ Banerjee, Ritabrata (26 March 2020). "Indian football: Instances when the Kolkata derby got abandoned". Goal.com. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  21. ↑ "It's Mohammedan Sporting vs Dhanmondi in IFA Shield final". The Times of India. 11 February 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  22. ↑ "East Bengal declared IFA Shield winners". Rediff. 12 October 2001. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
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  24. ↑ ""Krishanu Dey Memorable Highest Scorar Trophy" for 123RD IFA Shield 2020 । পিকে-চুনীর পর এবার IFA শিল্ডে কৃশানু দে-র নামে পুরস্কার". zeenews.india.com. Archived from the original on 27 September 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
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