Colombo Cup
Organising body | Ceylon Football Association |
---|---|
Founded | 1952 |
Abolished | 1955 |
Number of teams | 4 |
Most successful team(s) | India (4 titles) |
The Colombo Cup was an annual football tournament first held in
Results
Year | Host | Winner | Runner-up | 3rd Place | 4th place |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1952 Details |
Ceylon
|
India Pakistan (Trophy shared)[3] |
None | Ceylon Burma |
None |
1953 Details |
Burma[4]
|
India |
Pakistan |
Burma |
Ceylon |
1954 Details |
Calcutta, India
|
India |
Ceylon |
Pakistan |
Burma |
1955 Details |
Dacca, Pakistan
|
India |
Pakistan |
Burma |
Ceylon |
Medal table
Team | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
India | 4 (1952, 1953, 1954*, 1955) | ||
Pakistan | 1 (1952) | 2 (1953, 1955) | 1 (1954) |
Sri Lanka | 1 (1954) | 1 (1952) | |
Burma | 3 (1952, 1953, 1954) |
- * = host
See also
- Football in Asia
References
- ^ "Asian Quadrangular Tournament (Colombo Cup) 1952-1955".
- ^ "The Indian National Team at the Colombo Cup". www.indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 2003-06-13.
- ^ "History in Timeline of Indian Football". All India Football Federation. Archived from the original on 8 March 2020. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
- ^ "Quadrangular Football: India's Win". The Indian Express. Rangoon, Burma. 25 October 1953. p. 9. Archived from the original on 13 May 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.