The Delhi Cloth Mills Trophy , known simply as D.C.M. Trophy , was an invitational football tournament in India. It was held annually in New Delhi and was organised by the Delhi Cloth Mills tournament committee.[ 2] It was India's first football tournament to provide the national clubs with international exposure due to participation of international clubs from Asia and Europe.
The tournament was established in 1945 by Bharat Ram and Charat Ram of the Delhi Cloth & General Mills textile conglomerate.[ 3]
Delhi's local teams won the first two editions; since then, clubs from Calcutta have dominated the 1950s and early 1960s, and foreign clubs since the late 1960s. The tournament has not been organised since 1997 due to fixture congestion and various restructuring policies in Indian club football. Mohun Bagan was the last winner of the tournament.[ 3] [ 4]
Year
Winners
Score
Runners-up
Notes
1945
New Delhi Heroes
3–2
United Kingdom King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
1946–48
The tournament was not held
1949
Raisina Sporting Union (Delhi)
1–1, 3–1
City Club (Lucknow)
1950
East Bengal
2–0
8th Gorkha Rifles (Dehradun)
1951
Rajasthan Club (Calcutta)
3–0
8th Gorkha Rifles (Dehradun)
1952
East Bengal
4–0
8th Gorkha Rifles (Dehradun)
1953
Aryan Gymkhana (Bangalore)
3–2
East Indian Railway Accounts (Calcutta)
1954
Geological Survey (Calcutta)
1–0
Hyderabad FA
1955
Indian Air Force Station (Delhi)
2–0
District Sports Association (Allahabad)
1956
Indian Air Force
0–0, 0–0, 1–0
East Bengal
1957
East Bengal
0–0, 2–0
Eastern Railway
1958
Mohammedan Sporting
1–0
East Bengal
[ 5]
1959
Hyderabad Central Police
1–0
Madras Engineer Group
1960
East Bengal
3–1
Mohammedan Sporting
1961
Mohammedan Sporting
2–1
Madras Regimental Centre
1962
Madras Regimental Centre
1–0
Mafatlal Group (Bombay)
1963
E.M.E. Centre
1–1, 3–1
Punjab Police
1964
Mohammedan Sporting
1–1, 1–0
Andhra Pradesh Police
1965
Andhra Pradesh Police
2–0
Central Police Lines (Hyderabad)
1966
Punjab Police
0–0, 2–0
Leader FC (Jalandhar)
1967
Mafatlal Group (Bombay)
5–0
Leader FC (Jalandhar)
1968
Mafatlal Group (Bombay)
2–1
Leader FC (Jalandhar)
1969
Iran Taj Tehran
4–0
South Central Railway (Secunderabad)
1970
Iran Taj Tehran
3–1
Andhra Pradesh Police
1971
Iran Taj Tehran
1–0
Leader FC (Jalandhar)
1972
North Korea April 25
1–1
West Germany Bayerischer F.V.
1
1973
East Bengal
0–0, 0–0
North Korea Dok Ro Gang
2
1974
East Bengal
1–0
Punjab Police
1975
South Korea Hanyang University
2–0
East Bengal
1976
South Korea Hanyang University and Border Security Force (joint winners) – 0–0, 0–0
3
1977
Soviet Union Spartak United
3–0
JCT
1978
Soviet Union Volga Kalinin
1–0
West Germany Bayerischer F.V.
1979
Border Security Force and South Korea Citizens' National Bank (joint winners) – 1–1, 1–1
4
1980
Mohammedan Sporting
1–0
South Korea Bank of Seoul & Trust Company
1981
South Korea Myongji University
3–1
Australia East Fremantle Tricolore
1982–83
South Korea Incheon University
0–0, 3–0
Mohammedan Sporting
1983
East Bengal
1–0
Mohammedan Sporting
5
1984
China Liaoning
1–0
Australia Western Australia Soccer Federation
1985
Australia Football Fed. of South Australia
0–0 (5–4 p )
East Bengal
1986
Soviet Union Metalist Kharkiv
4–0
East Bengal
1987
South Korea S.M. Industry Bank
1–0
JCT
1988
South Korea POSCO Atoms
1–0
East Bengal
1989
Iran Esteghlal
3–1
South Korea POSCO Atoms
1990
South Korea Kyung Hee University
0–0 (5–4 p )
Kerala Police
1991
Iran PAS Tehran
1–0
Mohun Bagan
1992–93
South Korea Incheon University
1–1 (4–1 p )
East Bengal
1993
Croatia NK Varteks
3–0
JCT
1994–95
Iran Bahman
2–0
Mohun Bagan
1995–96
Iran Tractor Sazi
3–0
Punjab State Electricity Board
1996
The tournament was not held
1997
Mohun Bagan
2–0
Tata Football Academy
Notes:
1. ^ Bayerischer withdrew from the replay, so April 25 were declared winners
2. ^ East Bengal were declared winners as Dok Ro Gang refused to play extra time
3. ^ Joint winners after replay
4. ^ Joint winners after replay
5. ^ Abandoned in the 83rd minute due to a riot
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