Subroto Cup
Subroto Cup Football Tournament is one of the famous inter-school football tournament in India, named after the Indian Air Force Air Marshal Subroto Mukerjee. It started in 1960 and has been conducted every year annually since then.
History
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[1] 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, WEST BENGAL is famous for winning this tournament(U17) for 7 times in total (undisputed record till date) which include a hatrick (year 1981-82-83)
Organisation
Subroto Cup is conducted by the Indian Air Force, with support from India's Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports.[2]
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 national level. The school teams, winning the state inter-school championships are then invited to participate in the main Subroto Mukerjee Cup Tournament at Delhi.
The tournament is on "Knock-out/League" system and is played in accordance with laws and rules relating to Football Association and as accepted and interpreted by the All India Football Federation (AIFF). The duration of the game has been reduced to 30 minutes each half with an interval of 5 minutes. In the event of a draw, 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 Tournament Committee may direct that the game be decided by enforcing the Tie Breaker Rule.
Results
Sub-Junior Boys (U-14)
Accurate as of 9 August 2014.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 |  Sector IX-A High School Bakaro, SAIL | SKL Adarsh Seva Vidyalaya, Varanasi | 5–4 |
| 1999 |  ANFA Academy, Kathmandu, Nepal | Electric Veng, Middle School Aizwal, Mizoram | 3–0 |
| 2000 | SAIL Football Academy Bokaro | Galaxy Public School Nepal | 1–0 |
| 2001 | St. John Bosco School Sohra Meghalaya | St. Ignatius HR, Sec School Gumla, Jharkhand | 1–0 |
| 2002 | Holy Heart School Aizawl Mizoram | Namchi Sports School Sikkim | 2–1 |
| 2003 | Holy Heart School Upper Republic Aizawl Mizoram |  Bangladesh Krira Shiksha Protisthan Dhaka, Bangladesh | 1–0 |
| 2004 | Gyanodaya Bal Batika School, Kathmandu, Nepal | Air Force Bal Bharti School, New Delhi | 4–0 |
| 2005 | Army Boys, 58 GTC, Shillong | Nobel Academy, Kathmandu, Nepal | 7–5 |
| 2006 | Allied Co-Education School, Kathmandu, Nepal | Govt. Model Hr Sec School, Chandigarh | 1–0 |
| 2007 | SAI, Lucknow | Green Wood Hr Sec School, Dimapur, Nagaland | 5–4 |
| 2008 | Greenwood Hr Sec School, Nagaland | BKSP, Dhaka, Bangladesh | 2–0 |
| 2009 | Sukantanagar Vidyaniketan, Kolkata, WB | Charity School, Kohima, Nagaland | 1–0 |
| 2010 | Govt. Model HSS, Chandigarh | Hmar Veng HSS Mizoram | 5–3 |
| 2011 | Butwal Elite English School, Nepal | Charity High School, Kohima, Nagaland | 1–0 |
| 2012 | Greenwood Hr Sec School, Nagaland | Kalyangarh Bidyamandir, Kolkata, West Bengal | 3–1 |
| 2013 | Govt. Chawngfianga Middle School, Mizoram | kolasib, Mizoram | 1–0 |
References
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- ↑ "Sports Minister sanctions Rs 20 lakh for Subroto Cup". Press Information Bureau, Government of India. 25 October 2009. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
- "Hutchings crowned Subroto Cup champs". The Indian Express. 13 August 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
- "Subroto Cup from Oct 7". The Indian Express. 5 October 1992. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
- "Subroto Cup to kick off from Sept 2 with new format". The Hindu. 29 August 2008. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
- "Subroto Cup from September 1". The Times of India. 21 August 2004. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
- "Subroto Cup: Tamil Nadu boys to take on Ukraine in semis". The Times of India. 28 September 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2013.