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| Organising body | Shastri Football Club |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1978 |
| Abolished | 2006 |
| Region | India |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Last champions | Indian Air Force |
| Most successful team(s) | Indian Air Force Simla Youngs FC AOC Secunderabad (2 titles each) |
Lal Bahadur Shastri Cup, also known as the Lal Bahadur Shastri Memorial Football Tournament, is an Indian association football tournament held in Delhi and organized by Shastri Football Club. The tournament was first started in 1978 in the memory of former Indian prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri and is named after him. Apart from some top clubs from Delhi, clubs from neighbouring states also participated in the tournament.[1]
Lal Bahadur Shastri Cup 14th edition returned after 6 years of gap in 2004,[2] with the last tournament being held in 2006 was won by Indian Air Force.[3][4] The tournament has not been held since then.[5]
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- ^ "16th Lal Bahadur Shastri Cup 2004". indianfootball.de. 18 July 2017. Archived from the original on 18 July 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
- ^ "Club History". www.shastrifc.in. Archived from the original on 16 April 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
- ^ "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Lal Bahadur Shastri Cup". 2 October 2019. Archived from the original on 2 October 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
- ^ "PSEB down Western Railway in Shastri memorial football". www.oneindia.com. 18 March 2006. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2021.