Independence Day Cup

Independence Day Cup
Organising bodyNowgong Sports Association
Founded1947; 77 years ago (1947)
RegionIndia
Number of teams14 (in 2023)
Current championsOil India FC (8th title)[1]

The Independence Day Cup is an Indian football tournament held in Nagaon, Assam, organised by Nowgong Sports Association annually.[2] Teams from across the country compete in this oldest football tournament of Assam which was established in 1947, days after the Indian independence. Initially the tournament was hosted by Nagaon Marwari Yubak Sangha.[3][4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference OIL lift Independence Day was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Sarkar, Dhiman (25 March 2018). "India's football past gasping for survival". hindustantimes.com. Kolkata: Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 6 January 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  3. ^ Chaudhuri, Arunava. "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Independence Day Cup". www.indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 19 October 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  4. ^ Abhishek Ganguly (5 October 2018). "Mohammedan Sporting to open campaign in All India Independence Cup". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 5 December 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.