Subroto Cup
Template:Infobox football tournament Subroto Cup International Football Tournament is a prestigious international inter-school football tournament that is held annually in New Delhi, India. Named after the Indian Air Force Air Marshal Subroto Mukerjee, it is an annual event that began in 1960. It is the oldest national school football tournament in India and was instituted to promote and encourage the sport at the grassroots level in the country,[1] Students from different countries across Asia participate in this tournament, making it one of the more noteworthy school-level football competitions.
HistoryEdit
Subroto Mukerjee conceived the idea in 1958 when he was the Chief of the Air Staff. Subroto Mukerjee Sports Education Society was formed in 1960[2] after his untimely death in Tokyo. The first tournament was held in 1960, with participation of about 50 school teams. The number of schools participating increased over the years. Since 1998, the tournament is played in two age groups, sub-Junior (under 14 years) and Junior (under 17 years). Madhyamgram High School from West Bengal has won the U-17 tournament seven times in total, which includes a hat trick of titles in the year 1981, 1982 and 1983.
OrganisationEdit
Subroto Cup is conducted by the Indian Air Force, with the help of Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports.[3] Initially it was organized by the Durand football tournament committee but in 1994, the Air Force Sports Control Board took over the Subroto Cup tournament and has been conducting it since then.
The preliminary inter-school tournaments are held in every state of India starting from sub-division, district and division level culminating in the inter-school finals at the state level. The school teams, winning the state inter-school championships are then invited to participate in the main Subroto Cup Tournament at Delhi.
The tournament is held on a league cum knock out basis system and is played in accordance with laws and rules relating as framed by FIFA and as adopted by the All India Football Federation (AIFF) and the Services Sports Control Board. The duration of the game in the league matches is 30 minutes each half with an interval of 10 minutes. In the event of a draw in the knock-out matches, extra time of 7 minutes each half with one minute's interval is allowed. If a match ends in a draw even after extra time, the game is decided by enforcing the penalty shootout rule.
Tournament structureEdit
The current tournament structure consists of the preliminary inter-school tournaments at different divisional levels culminating in the inter-school finals at the state level. The winners then participate in the main national tournament.[4]
| Subroto Cup Football Tournament | ||
|---|---|---|
| Round | Level | Tournament |
| Main | National | Subroto Cup |
| Preliminary | State | State Subroto Cup |
| Preliminary | Division | Division Subroto Cup |
| Preliminary | District | District Subroto Cup |
| Preliminary | Sub-Division | Sub-Division Subroto Cup |
VenuesEdit
The venues for the tournament held at New Delhi:[5][6]
- Ambedkar Stadium
- Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
- Tejas Football Ground (Race Course)
- Subroto Park
International ParticipationEdit
School teams from numerous countries have played in the tournament, with the first team reaching the final in 1993 being the Special Sports School from Uzbekistan.[7] Since then many schools from foreign countries take part regularly, such as Brazil, Indonesia, Afghanistan, Nepal, Ukraine, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan etc.[1][8]
In the 2015 Championship, for the first time teams of boys and girls came from Afghanistan for the tournament.[9] Brazilian legend and football's elder statesman Pele came to India after a gap of 38 years to attend the final of the 56th edition of the Subroto Cup as the chief guest.[10] In 2016, Rivaldo and Roberto Carlos were the chief guests at the 57th edition.[6]
SponsorshipEdit
ResultsEdit
Junior (U–17) football tournamentEdit
The following is the list of winners and runners-up:[7]
| Year | Winners | Score | Runners-Up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | DAV HSS Daryaganj, Delhi and DAV HSS Chitragupta Road, New Delhi 0–0 | ||
| 1961 | Rani Rashmani High School, Calcutta, West Bengal | 2–0 | Gorkha Military HSS, Dehra Dun, Uttar Pradesh (now Uttarakhand) |
| 1962 | The tournament was not held due to Indo-China War | ||
| 1963 | Batanagar High School, Calcutta, West Bengal | 4–2 | Rani Rashmani High School, Calcutta, West Bengal |
| 1964 | Gorkha Military HSS, Dehra Dun, Uttar Pradesh (now Uttarakhand) | 1–0 | Anjuman-i-Islam, Bombay, Maharashtra |
| 1965 | Shri KAB Vidyalaya, Hazaribagh, Bihar (now Jharkhand) and Gorkha Military HSS, Dehra Dun, Uttar Pradesh (now Uttarakhand) 0–0 | ||
| 1966 | Government HSS, Car Nicobar, Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 2–0 | S.S.S., Jalandhar, Punjab |
| 1967 | Government HSS, Car Nicobar, Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 1–4 | |
| 1968 | PKA Institution, Calcutta, West Bengal | 1–0 | Government HS, Mokokchung, Nagaland |
| 1969 | Gorkha Boys Company, Dehra Dun, Uttar Pradesh (now Uttarakhand) and Government HSS, Car Nicobar, Andaman & Nicobar Islands 1–1 | ||
| 1970 | Gorkha Boys Company, Dehra Dun, Uttar Pradesh (now Uttarakhand) | 2–1 | Gorkha Military HSS, Dehra Dun, Uttar Pradesh (now Uttarakhand) |
| 1971 | The tournament was not held due to Indo-Pak War | ||
| 1972 | PKA Institution, Calcutta, West Bengal | 2–0 | Gorkha Boys Company, Dehra Dun, Uttar Pradesh (now Uttarakhand) |
| 1973 | Sir G.D. Patliputra HS, Patna, Bihar | 2–0 | Tombisana HS, Imphal, Manipur |
| 1974 | Sir G.D. Patliputra HS, Patna, Bihar and PKA Institution, Calcutta, West Bengal 0–0 | ||
| 1975 | PKA Institution, Calcutta, West Bengal | 1–0 | Sir G.D. Patliputra HS, Patna, Bihar |
| 1976 | Netaji Sikshayatan, Agarpara, West Bengal | 1–0 | PKA Institution, Calcutta, West Bengal |
| 1977 | Adarsh Seva Vidyalaya, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh | 1–0 | Government HSS, Car Nicobar, Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
| 1978 | St. Anthony's HSS, Shillong, Meghalaya | 1–0 | Madhyamgram High School, West Bengal |
| 1979 | Ibemcha HSS, Manipur | 1–0 | Government HSS, Kokrajhar. Assam |
| 1980 | Ibemcha HSS, Manipur and Government High School, Dimapur, Nagaland 0–0 | ||
| 1981 | Madhyamgram High School, West Bengal | 2–1 | Government High School, Dimapur, Nagaland |
| 1982 | Madhyamgram High School, West Bengal | 1–0 | St. Ignatius High School, Gumla, Ranchi, Bihar (now Jharkhand) |
| 1983 | Madhyamgram High School, West Bengal | 2–1 | Aizawl High School, Mizoram |
| 1984 | Government HSS, Car Nicobar, Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 1–0 | Government High School, Dimapur, Nagaland |
| 1985 | Madhyamgram High School, West Bengal | 1–0 | Government High School, Dimapur, Nagaland |
| 1986 | Government HSS, Kokrajhar, Assam | 2–0 | R.K. Mission School, Arunachal Pradesh |
| 1987 | No.1 Goa Naval Unit NCC, Panaji, Goa | 1–0 | No.6, Bengal Battalion Bobgoan, NCC Kalyani, West Bengal |
| 1988 | Madhyamgram High School, West Bengal | 4–0 | R.K. Mission School, Arunachal Pradesh |
| 1989 | Adarsh Seva Vidyalaya, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh | 0–0 Template:Pso | Madhyamgram High School, West Bengal |
| 1990 | St. Ignatius High School, Gumla, Ranchi, Bihar (now Jharkhand) | 0–4 Template:Pso | Arya Vidyapith HSS, Guwahati, Assam |
| 1991 | Sports College, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh | 3–0 | Bidhan Nagar Government High School, Calcutta, West Bengal |
| 1992 | Arya Vidyapith HSS, Guwahati, Assam | 2–1 | Christ College, Cuttack, Orissa |
| 1993 | St. Ignatius High School, Gumla, Ranchi, Bihar (now Jharkhand) | 0–0 Template:Pso |  Special Sports School, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
|
| 1994 | Sports College, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh | 0–0 Template:Pso | Bidhan Nagar Government High School, Calcutta, West Bengal |
| 1995 | Madhyamgram High School, West Bengal | 3–0 | Sports College, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh |
| 1996 | Madhyamgram High School, West Bengal | 0–0 Template:Pso |  Ort Netanya, Israel
|
| 1997 | Sukantanagar Vidyaniketan, Calcutta, West Bengal | 1–0 | Central High School, Imphal, Manipur |
| 1998 | Mamata Modern High School, Delhi | 1–1 Template:Pso | Christ College, Cuttack, Orissa |
| 1999 | Government Boys High School, Shillong, Meghalaya | 1–1 Template:Pso | Sukantanagar Vidyaniketan, Calcutta, West Bengal |
| 2000 | Rangadih High School, Purulia, West Bengal | 1–0 | Army Boys Company, Danapur, Bihar |
| 2001 | Government Boys High School, Mizoram | 2–0 | Army Boys, Bangalore, Karnataka |
| 2002 | Bokaro Secondary School, Sector IV-E, Jharkhand | 1–0 | Apex Public School, Sant Nagar, Delhi |
| 2003 | Oxford High School, Mizoram | 1–1 Template:Pso | Government HSS, Car Nicobar, Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
| 2004 | BSL IV E High School, Bokaro, Jharkhand | 1–1, 1–0 Template:Aet | Government Senior Secondary School, Dimapur, Nagaland |
| 2005 |  Nobel Academy, Kathmandu, Nepal
|
1–1, 4–4 Template:Pso | Government Model High School, Chandigarh |
| 2006 | Nobel Academy, Kathmandu, Nepal
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5–0 | Higher Secondary School, Agartala, Tripura |
| 2007 | National Cadet Corps, Aizawl, Mizoram | 1–0 | Sagarbhanga High School, Durgapur, West Bengal |
| 2008 | Boys Sports Company, Bangalore, Karnataka[11] | 2–1 | Govt. HS School, Mizoram |
| 2009 | SAI Eastern Centre, Kolkata, West Bengal[12] | 1–0 | Government Central School, Mizoram |
| 2010 | Government Mamit High School, Mizoram[13] | 1–0 | Army Boys, Danapur, Bihar |
| 2011 | National Cadet Corps, West Bengal and Sikkim[14] | 2–1 | Mynkhen Christian Higher Secondary School, Meghalaya |
| 2012 |  Dynamo Kyiv, Ukraine[15] |
5–2 | MSP Higher Secondary School, Malappuram, Kerala |
| 2013 | OM Roy Memorial, Shillong, Meghalaya[16] | 4–0 | Magurmari High School, Kokrajhar, Assam |
| 2014 |  Colegio Estadul Santo Antonio, Brazil[17] |
2–2 Template:Pso | MSP Higher Secondary School, Malappuram, Kerala |
| 2015 | AIFF Academy | 4–1 | Little Angels Paradise Secondary School, Manipur |
| 2016 | Atlético Paranaense, Brazil[18] |
1–0 | Army Boys, Bangalore, Karnataka |
| 2017 | St. Columbus Collegiate School, Jharkhand[19] | 2–1 | Army Boys Company |
| 2018 |  Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan, Dhaka, Bangladesh[20] |
1–0 |  Amini School, Afghanistan
|
| 2019 | Hopewell Elias Higher Secondary School, Shillong, Meghalaya | 1–0 | Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan, Dhaka, Bangladesh
|
| 2022 | Pilgrim Higher Secondary School, Dimapur, Nagaland[21] | 1–0 | Government Model Higher Secondary School, Chandigarh |
Sub–Junior (U–14) football tournamentEdit
At the request of the School Games Federation of India, the Subroto Cup organisers started a sub-junior (11-14 Years) football tournament from 1998. Sixteens teams participated in the inaugural tournament, while more schools took part in the following years. Since 2000, the fairplay trophy for the sub-junior group has been named in the memory of late Lieutenant Sandeep Loomba, who died in a mountaineering expedition at Abi Gamin peak. Fairplay trophy for the junior group, medals and certificates for both the age groups, are provided by the Subroto Society
| Year | Winners | Score | Runners-Up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Bokaro Ispat Vidyalaya, Bokaro Steel City, Jharkhand | 0–0 Template:Aet Template:Pso | Electric Veng, Middle School, Aizawl, Mizoram |
| 1999 | ANFA Academy, Lalitpur, Nepal
|
3–0 | Shri Kamlakar Chaubey Adarsh Seva Vidhyalay Intermediate College, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh |
| 2000 | Bokaro Ispat Vidyalaya, Bokaro Steel City, Jharkhand | 1–0 | Galaxy Public School, Kathmandu, Nepal
|
| 2001 | St John Bosco Boys Ups School, Sohra, Meghalaya | 1–0 | St Ignatius' High School, Gumla, Jharkhand |
| 2002 | Holy Heart School, Aizawl, Mizoram | 2–1 | Namchi Sports Hostel, Namchi, Sikkim |
| 2003 | Holy Heart School, Aizawl, Mizoram | 1–0 | Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan, Dhaka, Bangladesh
|
| 2004 | Gyanodaya Bal Batika School, Lalitpur, Nepal
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4–0 | Air Force Bal Bharati School, New Delhi, Delhi |
| 2005 | Army Public School Shillong, Shillong, Meghalaya | 2–2 Template:Aet Template:Pso | Nobel Academy of Higher Secondary School, Kathmandu, Nepal
|
| 2006 | Allied Co-Education School, Kathmandu, Nepal
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1–0 | Government Model School, Chandigarh |
| 2007 | SAI Netaji Subhas Regional Centre, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh | 1–1 Template:Aet Template:Pso | Greenwood School, Dimapur, Nagaland |
| 2008 | Greenwood School, Dimapur, Nagaland | 2–0 | Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan, Dhaka, Bangladesh
|
| 2009 | Sukantanagar Vidyaniketan, Kolkata, West Bengal | 1–0 | Charity School, Kohima, Nagaland |
| 2010 | Government Model High School, Chandigarh | 5–3 | Hmar Veng High School, Kolasib, Mizoram |
| 2011 | Butwal Elite English School, Butwal, Nepal
|
1–0 | Charity School, Kohima, Nagaland |
| 2012 | Greenwood School, Dimapur, Nagaland[22] | 3–1 | Kalyangarh Bidyamandir, Kolkata, West Bengal |
| 2013 | Government Chawngfianga Middle School, Mizoram | 3–1 | Betkuchi High School, Guwahati, Assam |
| 2014 | Greenwood School, Dimapur, Nagaland[23] | 0–0 Template:Pso | Government Model High School, Chandigarh |
| 2015 | Government Chawngfiang Middle School, Mizoram[24] | 3–2 Template:Aet | Lycée Esteqlal, Kabul, Afghanistan
|
| 2016 | Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan, Dhaka, Bangladesh
|
0–0 Template:Aet Template:Pso | Government Model High School, Chandigarh |
| 2017 | Astaqlal Kabul, Afghanistan[25] |
2–0 | Government Model High School, Sector 36, Chandigarh |
| 2018 | Unique Model Academy, Manipur[26] | 2–0 | NCC Directorate, Odisha |
| 2019 | Saidan Secondary School, Mizoram[27] | 2–0 | Unique Model Academy, Manipur |
| 2022 | Heirok Higher Secondary School, Manipur[28] | 2–0 | Berwa High School, Jharkhand |
Girls Junior (U–17) football tournamentEdit
| Year | Winners | Score | Runners-Up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Oriental English School, Manipur[29] | 1–0 | Government Mizo High School, Mizoram |
| 2013 | Radha Madhav Sanskrit Vidhyalaya, Nambol, Bishnupur, Manipur[30] | 1–1 Template:Pso | Govt Senior Secondary School, Alakhpura, Bhiwani, Haryana |
| 2014 | Government Girls Senior Secondary School, Hisar, Haryana[31] | 3–0 | Kiyang Kasiya Memorial Tribal School, Assam |
| 2015 | Girls Senior Secondary School, Alakhpura, Haryana[32] | 0–0 Template:Pso | Chanambam Thambou Higher Secondary School, Manipur |
| 2016 | Girls Senior Secondary School, Alakhpura, Haryana[33] | 1–0 | Sports School, Kohima, Nagaland |
| 2017 | Krida Shiksha Protishtan, Bangladesh[34] |
1–0 | Government High School, Aizawl, Mizoram |
| 2018 | Krida Shiksha Protishtan, Bangladesh[35] |
1–0 | St. Joseph's International School, Hisar, Haryana |
| 2019 | Krida Shiksha Protishtan, Bangladesh[36] |
4–0 | Nilmani English School, Manipur |
| 2022 | St. Patrick’s, Gumla, Jharkhand[37] | 3–1 | Wangoi Higher Secondary School, Imphal, Manipur |
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