Football tournament
The Stafford Challenge Cup is an Indian football tournament held in Karnataka , organized by the Karnataka State Football Association (KSFA).[1] Instituted in 1938, it is the oldest football tournament in South India.[2] [3] The tournament was abolished in 1993, but was revived in 2023.[4] [citation needed ]
History
The Stafford Challenge Cup was introduced by Staffordshire Regiment in 1938 in Bengaluru . They also donated the silver rolling trophy. Bangalore Muslim Club was the first Indian club to win it in 1941.[citation needed ] [5]
In 1990, the Iraqi Olympic team won the tournament but didn't return the trophy since the cup was lost during the Gulf War .[4] It was held for the then-last time in 1993, before the revival 30 years later.
Venue
The older edition matches used to be held at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium [2] and Vyalikaval Ground.[6] The revived edition is held at Bangalore Football Stadium .[4]
Awards
Award name
Prize money
Champions
₹ 2,50,000
Runners-up
₹ 1,50,000
Results
References
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^ "FC Bengaluru United on Instagram: "The Stafford Challenge Cup is back after a hiatus of 30 years! 🤩🏆 𝙒𝙚'𝙧𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙁𝘾 𝘽𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙖𝙡𝙪𝙧𝙪 𝙐𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙥𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙖𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩. 💪 This tournament has a rich legacy, and we're honoured to be a part of it. 🔥 #FCBU #NammaUnited #WeAreUnited #UnitedWeStand #KSFA #BengaluruFootball #StaffordChallengeCup2023" " . Instagram . Archived from the original on 10 February 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2023 .
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