Churachand Singh Trophy
OrganiserAll Manipur Football Association
Founded1950 (age 76)
RegionIndia
Number of teamsVarious
Current championsSagolband United (1st title)
Most successful teamAssam Rifles (9 titles)
Current2026

Churachand Singh Trophy, also known as the Churachand Singh Invitation Trophy (Sir Churachand Singh Memorial Football Tournament),[1] is an annual Indian football tournament held in Manipur and organized by All Manipur Football Association (AMFA).

History

The tournament was first started in 1950 and is named after Manipur's Maharaja Churachand Singh. At its every inception, the Tournament had been organised by the Manipur Sports Association (MSA). With the amalgamation of Manipur Sports Association and Manipur Olympic Association in 1954, the Tournament came under the management of All Manipur Football Association.[2] Apart from some top clubs from Manipur, clubs from neighbouring states also have participated.[3][4]

Assam Rifles have won the tournament for a record nine times. The current champions are NEROCA FC who won their 6th title by defeating Southern Sporting Union at the 62nd edition of the tournament in 2020.[5]

Trophy

The Winner's Trophy was donated by the former King Bodhchandra Singh in memory of his father and is a gold plated Shield.[2]

Venues

The matches of the tournament are held in multiple venues in Manipur and final is played at Khuman Lampak Main Stadium.[citation needed]

Results

Source:[6]
YearChampionsScoreRunners-upRef.
1950Assam Rifles 4th Bn–Manipur XI[3]
1951Manipur XI–Taren Assam
1952Assam Rifles 4th Bn–Manipur XI
1953Tangkhul SA–Dibrugarh DSA
1954Assam Rifles 4th Bn–Margherita
1955Margherita–Silchar DSA
1956NACO, Nambul Mapal–Kuki SC
1957Assam Rifles 4th Bn–Imphal SC
1958Kohima XI–Golaghat DSA
1959Assam Rifles 4th Bn–Imphal SC
1960TRAU–Assam Rifles 4th Bn
1961TRAU–NACO, Nambul Mapal
1963NACO, Nambul Mapal–TRAU
1964YAC, Yaiskul–TRAU
1965Zeliangrong–TRAU
1966Imphal SC–YAC, Yaiskul
1967Eastern Sporting Union–Imphal SC
1968Assam Rifles–Thermal SC
1969Assam Rifles–NISA, Thangmeiband
1970Assam Rifles–TRAU
1971Tournament abandoned
1972IBSA and Eastern Sporting Union (joint winners)
1973Manipur Police and USA, Khurai (joint winners)
1974TRAU–Eastern Sporting Union
1975Aryan–Rajasthan Club
1976Young Physique's Union–Manipur Police
1977Manipur Police–Young Physique's Union
1978Manipur Police–Young Physique's Union
1980Manipur Police–Young Physique's Union
1981TRAU (by court order)
1983Young Physique's Union–Nagaland Police SC
1985Border Security Force–Southern Sporting Union
1986Manipur Police–Southern Sporting Union
1987Tournament abandoned
1988Manipur Police–TRAU
1989Manipur Police–TRAU
1991NACO, Nambul Mapal–Manipur Police
1993USA, Khurai–unknown
1994unknown–NISA, Thangmeiband
1999unknown–YSWA, Utlou
2000NEROCA–unknown
2001Southern Sporting Union1–0Manipur Police
2002–03Eastern Sporting Union2–1NEROCA
2003–04Southern Sporting Union–Citizen's Club
2004TRAU2–0Youth Welfare Club
2005–06Southern Sporting Union1–0Manipur Police
2006Southern Sporting Union4–0Nagaland Police SC
2007NISA, Thangmeiband2–0AMOFA, Moirang
2008Assam Rifles0–0,NEROCA
2012–13NEROCA0–0,Assam Regiment Center Shillong[7]
2013–14Tiddim Road Unique Gamy Players Union3–1TRAU[8]
2014–15NEROCA3–1Southern Sporting Union[9]
2016NEROCA5–1Assam Regiment Center Shillong[10]
2018–19NEROCA7–0Sagolband United FC[11]
2019NEROCA1–1,Southern Sporting Union[5]
2022Sagolband United FC0–0,Southern Sporting Union[12]
2026

References

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  11. ^ "Neroca FC champion 61st Sir Churachand Singh KCSI-CBE Memorial Invitation Football Tournament 2019 | Pothashang News". Pothashang. 2019-04-10. Archived 18 February 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  12. ^ "SU defeats SSU to win CC Meet – Eastern Mirror". easternmirrornagaland.com. Archived 21 May 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2022-05-21.