Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy

Sub Junior National Football Championship
Founded1977; 47 years ago (1977)
RegionIndia
Number of teams36
Current championsMizoram (7th title)
Most successful team(s)West Bengal
(12 titles)
Television broadcastersIFA TV (YouTube)
SportsKPI
WebsiteHero Sub Junior NFC

The Sub Junior National Football Championship,[1] also known as Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy, is an Indian annual football tournament for under-13 teams representing the states of India. It was formerly held for the U-16 age group before being converted into an U-13 tournament from the 2023-24 edition. The tournament was started in 1977 for boys under the age 16 years. The tournament was constituted at the Darjeeling meeting of the AIFF on 12 June 1976.[2] AIFF donated the trophy in the memory of former President of Karnataka State Football Association, Mir Iqbal Hussain.

  1. ^ "Hero Sub Junior NFC". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  2. ^ Basu, Jaydeep (8 September 2019). "The tournament where stars are born: Subroto Cup burns bright". Sports Lounge. Retrieved 12 December 2022.