Intercontinental Cup (India)

For other uses, see Intercontinental Cup.
Intercontinental Cup
Organising bodyAIFF
Founded2018; 6 years ago (2018)
RegionIndia
Number of teams4
Current champions Syria (1st title)
Most successful team(s) India (2 titles)
2024

The Intercontinental Cup is a four-nation football tournament organised by the All India Football Federation (AIFF). It was launched in 2018 as a replacement for Nehru Cup, with the first edition held as the 2018 Intercontinental Cup (India).[1] Naming rights of the tournament were purchased by Hero MotoCorp which also sponsored the national team at that time.[2] On 7 January 2023, the AIFF confirmed that the Intercontinental Cup would become an annual competition as part of their "Vision 2047" initiative to improve Indian football.[3]

The first edition held in 2018 was won by India, while the next edition held in 2019 was won by North Korea.[4][5][6]

  1. ^ "All Whites squad named for Intercontinental Cup". New Zealand Football. Archived from the original on 14 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Mumbai Football Arena To Host Hero Intercontinental Cup From June 1". www.the-aiff.com. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Vision 2047, the Indian football strategic roadmap" (PDF). Vision 2047, The Indian Football Strategic Roadmap (2023 - 2047). 7 January 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  4. ^ "INDIA TO PLAY SYRIA, TAJIKISTAN & DPR KOREA IN SECOND EDITION OF HERO INTERCONTINENTAL CUP IN JULY". the-aiff.com. AIFF. Archived from the original on 6 December 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  5. ^ "TAJIKISTAN NATIONAL TEAM IN THE TOURNAMENT "INTERCONTINENTAL CUP 2019" WILL PLAY WITH SYRIA, THE DPRK AND INDIA". fft.tj. Tajikistan Football Association. Archived from the original on 20 May 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  6. ^ "HERO INTERCONTINENTAL CUP TO BE HELD IN AHMEDABAD". the-aiff.com. AIFF. Archived from the original on 21 May 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.