The Bharat Ratna Lokopriya Gopinath Bordoloi Trophy, commonly known as Bordoloi Trophy, is a premier annual Indian football tournament held in Guwahati and organized by the Guwahati Sports Association (GSA).
History Founded in 1952 by Gauhati Town Club, the Bordoloi Trophy is one of Assam’s most prestigious and historic football tournaments. It is named after Assam's first chief minister Gopinath Bordoloi. The tournament features top clubs from Northeast and across India, along with teams from Bangladesh, Nepal, Thailand, Iran and Uzbekistan. Bangladesh’s Abahani Limited won the 2010 edition.
The Kolkata-based Mohun Bagan has lifted the Bordoloi Trophy title a record seven times.
On 27 September 2024, Guwahati Sports Association announced the revamped format of Bordoloi Trophy from its 72nd edition which will be played across three months starting with district level matches, followed by cluster level and the final round. In 2023, Oil India FC won their 5th title of the tournament by defeating United Chirang Duar FC in the final clash.
Venues The matches of the tournament are usually played at the Nehru Stadium, Guwahati. Judges Field and some nearby venues have also hosted the matches.
Results +List of Bordoloi Trophy finalsYearWinnersScoreRunners-up 1952 Railway Sports Club, Pandu – Union Sporting Club, Nagaon 1953 Maharana AC, Guwahati – Shillong Garrison 1954 Gauhati Town Club – India Club, Silchar 1955 State Transport Asso, Shillong – Thengalbari Club, Jorhat 1956Gauhati Town Club and State Transport Asso, Shillong (joint winners) 1957 Jalpaiguri TC, West Bengal – Gauhati Town Club 1958 Southern Railway Institute – Maharana AC, Guwahati 1959 Sporting Union Club, Guwahati – City College Old Boys FC 1960 Assam Police, Dergaon – Assam Rifles 1961 Mysore District Committee – 1962 Leaders FC, Jalandhar – Howrah Union 1963Gauhati Town Club and Leaders FC, Jalandhar (joint winners) – 0–0 1964 Assam Rifles – Jalpaiguri TC, West Bengal 1965 Aryan – Mohammedan Sporting 1966 – 1967 Eastern Railway – Ichapur Rifle Factory 1968 East Bengal 1–0 Eastern Railway 1969 Mohammedan Sporting East Bengal 1970 – Khidderpore Sporting Union 1971 Assam Police, Dergaon – Mohammedan Sporting 1972 East Bengal 0–0, 5–1 Dhaka XI 1973 0–0, 1–0 Leaders FC, Jalandhar 1974 Mohun Bagan 2–2, 5–0 Vasco 1975 – Punjab XI 1976 3–0 Goa XI 1977 4–0 Mohammedan Sporting 1978 East Bengal 4–2 Bangkok Port Authority 1979 Bangkok Port Authority – Oil India Limited 1980 The tournament was not held 1981 Assam Police – Dempo 1982 Dempo 1–0 Assam Rifles 1983 Mohammedan Sporting 1984 Mohun Bagan – Mafatlal SC, Bombay 1985 Mohammedan Sporting 1–0 Salgaocar 1986 3–0 Punjab State Electricity Board 1987 Khidderpore Sporting Union – Assam Rifles 1988 ASEB – Assam Police 1989 Esteghlal 1–0 Mohammedan (Dhaka) 1990 Oil India Limited – Shillong XI 1991 Mohammedan Sporting 1–0 East Bengal 1992 East Bengal Abahani Krira Chakra 1993 Bangkok Port Authority Mohun Bagan 1994 Punjab Police – Mizoram XI 1995 Assam Police – Williamson Magor Academy 1996 Mohun Bagan 2–1 East Bengal 1997 Assam Police 1–1 Mizoram Aizawl XI 1998 Narbakhar Club 10–1 TRAU 1999 Assam Regimental Centre 2–1 ASEB 2000 Tata Football Academy 1–1 2nd Assam Special Reserve Force 2001 Mohun Bagan 4–0 Rajpracha 2002 Assam Regimental Centre 1–0 ASEB 2003 3–0 Oil India 2004 Brothers Union 1–0 Shillong XI 2005 Assam Regimental Centre 2–2 SAIL 2006 ASEB 1–0 Assam Regimental Centre 2007 Port Authority of Thailand 3–0 ONGC, Mumbai 2008 Oil India 3–0 ASEB 2009 ASEB 3–2 Nagaland Police 2010 Abahani Limited 3–0 Three Star Club 2011 Royal Wahingdoh 2–1 Langsning 2012 Oil India 4–1 Assam Rifles 2013 Bhawanipore 1–0 Aizawl 2014 ASEB 2–2 Green Valley 2015The tournament was not held 2016 Three Star Club 2–1 East Bengal 2018 Mohammedan Sporting 3–1 Oil India 2019 Oil India 2–2 ASEB 2020The tournament was not held 2021 ASEB 2–1 Oil India 2022 Delhi 1–0 Nagaland Police 2023 Oil India 3–1 United Chirang Duar 2025 NF Railway 1–1 NorthEast United
See also Assam Football Association Assam State Premier League ATPA Shield Bodousa Cup Independence Day Cup (Assam) Indian Super League I-League Durand Cup Santosh Trophy
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