Organising body | Goa Football Association |
---|---|
Founded | 1968 |
Number of teams | 12 |
Current champions | Cortalim Villagers |
Television broadcasters | SportsCast India ( YouTube) |
The Goa Police Cup is an annual football tournament organized by the Sports Cell of Goa Police. [1] The tournament is played between the top teams of Goa Professional League and GFA First Division League, sometimes joined by invitational teams. Goa Police Cup is one of the oldest tournaments in Goa, starting since 1968. The competition is played in a group stage followed by knockout. Vasco won the inaugural edition. [2] The champions in 2023 edition were Cortalim Villagers. [3]
The winner of the Goa Police Cup gets a cash prize of Rupees 2 lakh, and the runners up gets 1 lakh. The Goa Police Football Cup has a history of being one of the oldest football tournaments in the country with a 5-feet 5 inches silverware trophy, donated by Shantillal Gosalia, being awarded to the winners. [4]
The following teams participated in 2016–17 Goa Police Cup. [5]
Club |
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Calangute Association |
Churchill Brothers |
Corps of Signal |
Clube Sao Miguel de Taleigao |
Dempo |
FC Bardez |
Goa Police SC |
Indian Navy |
Salgaocar |
Santa Cruz Club of Cavelossim |
Sporting Goa |
Vasco |
The tournament is played at Duler, Raia, Cuncolim and Ambelim. [6]
Edition | Year | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1968 | Vasco | 1–0 | Margao CC | [2] | |
1969 | Vasco | [7] | |||
1970 | Sesa | Salgaocar | [7] | ||
1977 | Vasco | [2] | |||
1978 | Salgaocar | [8] | |||
1999 | Churchill Brothers | 2–1 | Dempo | [9] | |
2005 | Dempo | 3–1 | Sporting Goa | [10] | |
12th | 2010 | Vasco | 1–0 | Sporting Goa | [11] |
13th | 2015 | Laxmi Prasad | 5–2 | Salgaocar | [12] |
14th | 2016 | FC Bardez | 3–0 | Calangute Association | [13] |
15th | 2018 | Sporting Goa | 3–1 | Churchill Brothers | [14] |
16th | 2019 | Goa | 1–1 (7–6 p) | Sporting Goa | [15] |
17th | 2021 | Panjim Footballers | 1–0 | Dempo | [16] |
18th | 2022 | Sesa FA | 2–1 | Chapora Yuvak Sangh | [3] |
19th | 2023 | Cortalim Villagers | 0–0 (4–2 p) | Dempo | [17] |
Organising body | Goa Football Association |
---|---|
Founded | 1968 |
Number of teams | 12 |
Current champions | Cortalim Villagers |
Television broadcasters | SportsCast India ( YouTube) |
The Goa Police Cup is an annual football tournament organized by the Sports Cell of Goa Police. [1] The tournament is played between the top teams of Goa Professional League and GFA First Division League, sometimes joined by invitational teams. Goa Police Cup is one of the oldest tournaments in Goa, starting since 1968. The competition is played in a group stage followed by knockout. Vasco won the inaugural edition. [2] The champions in 2023 edition were Cortalim Villagers. [3]
The winner of the Goa Police Cup gets a cash prize of Rupees 2 lakh, and the runners up gets 1 lakh. The Goa Police Football Cup has a history of being one of the oldest football tournaments in the country with a 5-feet 5 inches silverware trophy, donated by Shantillal Gosalia, being awarded to the winners. [4]
The following teams participated in 2016–17 Goa Police Cup. [5]
Club |
---|
Calangute Association |
Churchill Brothers |
Corps of Signal |
Clube Sao Miguel de Taleigao |
Dempo |
FC Bardez |
Goa Police SC |
Indian Navy |
Salgaocar |
Santa Cruz Club of Cavelossim |
Sporting Goa |
Vasco |
The tournament is played at Duler, Raia, Cuncolim and Ambelim. [6]
Edition | Year | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1968 | Vasco | 1–0 | Margao CC | [2] | |
1969 | Vasco | [7] | |||
1970 | Sesa | Salgaocar | [7] | ||
1977 | Vasco | [2] | |||
1978 | Salgaocar | [8] | |||
1999 | Churchill Brothers | 2–1 | Dempo | [9] | |
2005 | Dempo | 3–1 | Sporting Goa | [10] | |
12th | 2010 | Vasco | 1–0 | Sporting Goa | [11] |
13th | 2015 | Laxmi Prasad | 5–2 | Salgaocar | [12] |
14th | 2016 | FC Bardez | 3–0 | Calangute Association | [13] |
15th | 2018 | Sporting Goa | 3–1 | Churchill Brothers | [14] |
16th | 2019 | Goa | 1–1 (7–6 p) | Sporting Goa | [15] |
17th | 2021 | Panjim Footballers | 1–0 | Dempo | [16] |
18th | 2022 | Sesa FA | 2–1 | Chapora Yuvak Sangh | [3] |
19th | 2023 | Cortalim Villagers | 0–0 (4–2 p) | Dempo | [17] |