Darjeeling Gold Cup

Darjeeling Gold Cup
Organising body	Darjeeling Gorkha Hills Sports Association
Founded	1975; 49 years ago
Region	India
Number of teams	13
Current champions	East Bengal (R) (5th title)
Most successful team(s)	East Bengal (5 titles)

All India Darjeeling Gold Cup, also known as All India Brigade of Gorkha's Gold Cup Football Tournament, or simply GTA Chairman's Gold Cup, is an Indian football tournament held in Darjeeling and organized by the Indian Darjeeling Gorkha Hills Sports Association (DGHSA). The tournament debuted in 1975.^[1] Apart from some top clubs from Calcutta Football League West Bengal, clubs from other Indian states also participated in the tournament.

All matches are held at Gorkha Stadium in Darjeeling.

Results

List of Darjeeling Gold Cup Finals
Year	Winners	Score	Runners-up	Ref.
1975	Mohun Bagan	–
1976	Mohun Bagan (joint winners)
1977	George Telegraph	–
1978	Eastern Railway and Premier Tyres (Kochi) (joint winners)
1979	Mohun Bagan	–
1980	BSF Jalandhar	–
1981	East Bengal	3–2	Mohun Bagan	^[2]
1982	Mohun Bagan (joint winners)
1983	Nepal XI	–
1984	Mohammedan Sporting	–
1985	East Bengal	–
2010	Army XI	2–0	Southern Samity	^[3]
2011	Tata Football Academy	–	United Sikkim	^[4]
2014	ONGC	5–0	Dalhousie	^[5]
2018	East Bengal (R)	0–0, (3–1 p)	Mohammedan	^[6]

References

^ kishanharijan (26 September 2021). "The Legacy of Sports in the Darjeeling hills". darjeelingheritage. Archived from the original on 1 January 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
^ "Emotional homecoming for East Bengal legend Majid 'Badsha' Beshkar". Sportstar. 13 August 2019.
^ "Club Diaries". Southern Samity. Archived from the original on 5 November 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
^ "Kolkatafootball.com, 14th darjeeling gold cup 2014". www.kolkatafootball.com. Archived from the original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
^ "ONGC wins over Dalhousie Athletic Club of Kolkata". thestatesman.com. The Statesman (India). 9 March 2014. Archived from the original on 1 January 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
^ Dey, Sayak Dipta. "East Bengal Reserves crowned Champions of GTA Chairman's Gold Cup : A Rewind". www.sportskeeda.com. Archived from the original on 14 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.

[1] shanharijan (26 September 2021). "The Legacy of Sports in the Darjeeling hills". darjeelingheritage. Archived from the original on 1 January 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2022.

[2] "Emotional homecoming for East Bengal legend Majid 'Badsha' Beshkar". Sportstar. 13 August 2019.

[3] "Club Diaries". Southern Samity. Archived from the original on 5 November 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.

[4] "Kolkatafootball.com, 14th darjeeling gold cup 2014". www.kolkatafootball.com. Archived from the original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.

[5] "ONGC wins over Dalhousie Athletic Club of Kolkata". thestatesman.com. The Statesman (India). 9 March 2014. Archived from the original on 1 January 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2022.

[ebr-6] Dey, Sayak Dipta. "East Bengal Reserves crowned Champions of GTA Chairman's Gold Cup : A Rewind". www.sportskeeda.com. Archived from the original on 14 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.

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