ATPA Shield

The Assam Tea Planters' Association Shield, commonly known as the ATPA Shield Football Tournament or ATPA Shield,^[1] is an annual Indian association football tournament held in Jorhat, Assam and organised by Jorhat District Sports Association (JDSA). It is one of the reputed and third oldest football tournament of Assam after Independence Day Cup and Bordoloi Trophy. Since its inception in 1955, the tournament is very popular involving some leading clubs from northeast India and rest of the country. Kolkata giants East Bengal, Mohammedan and Mohun Bagan, as well as Dempo of Goa have also competed in ATPA Shield.^[2] The coveted shield was donated and hosted by Assam Tea Planters' Association (ATPA). From 1968, the tournament has been conducted by Jorhat District Sports Association.^[3]

ATPA Shield

Organising body	Jorhat District Sports Association
Founded	1955; 70 years ago (1955)
Region	India
Number of teams	14 (in 2023)
Current champions	Oil India (16th title)
Most successful team(s)	Oil India (8 titles)

Venue

The matches of ATPA Shield are played at Jorhat Stadium in Jorhat.^[4]

Results

List of ATPA Shield finals^[5]

Year	Winners	Score	Runners-up	Ref.
1955	State Transport Club, Shillong	–	George Telegraph, Calcutta
1956	Thengal Bari Club, Jorhat	–	State Transport Club, Shillong
1958	Jorhat Police XI	–	Mokokchung District XI
1959	Dergaon Police Club	–	Assam Rifles Force
1960	Dergaon Police Club	–	Pioneer Sports, Dibrugarh
1961	Dergaon Police Club	–	Assam Rifles Force
1962	Gauhati Town Club	–	Dergaon Police Club
1964	Dergaon Police Club	–	Orissa Textile Mills, Cuttack
1966	Assam Rifles	–	Assam Police
1968	Assam Police	–	Jorhat District Sporting Association
1969	Assam Police	–	Assam Rifles
1970	Assam Police	–	Assam Rifles
1971	Assam Police	–	Nagaland Police
1972	Nagaland Police	–	Thermal AC, Namrup
1974	Assam Police	–	Oil India XI, Duliajan
1975	Oil India XI, Duliajan	–	Assam Police
1976	Assam Police	–	George Telegraph, Calcutta
1977	Meghalaya Police	–	Manipur Police
1978	Oil India XI and Assam Police (joint winners)
1979	Oil India XI and Assam Police (joint winners)
1981	Oil India XI, Duliajan	–	Assam Police
1982	Assam Police	–	Nagaland Police
1983	Assam Police	–	Nagaland Police
1984	Assam Police	–	Oil India XI, Duliajan
1985	Gorkha Brigade Club, Calcutta	–	Assam Rifles
1986	Assam Police	–	Oil India XI, Duliajan
1987	Nagaland Police	–	Thermal AC, Namrup
1988	Assam Police	–	Oil India XI, Duliajan
1989	Duliajan Club	–	Assam Police
1990	Nagaland Police	–	Assam Police
1991	ASEB, Guwahati	–	SSB, Imphal
1992	East Bengal	–	Royal Nepal Airlines Soccer Team	[6]
1993	Mohun Bagan	1–0	Bangkok Port Authority	[7]
1995	Williamson Magor Football Academy, Monabari	–	Oil India, Duliajan
1996	Oil India, Duliajan	–	SAIL, Calcutta
1997	Assam Police	–	Young Amateur Club, Guwahati
1998	Oil India, Duliajan	–	Nagaland Police
1999	Oil India, Duliajan	1–0	Nagaland Police
2000	ASEB, Guwahati	3–0	Oil India, Duliajan
2001	ASEB, Guwahati	1–0	Nagaland Police
2002	Nagaland Police	0–0 (4–2 p)	Assam Police
2003	Oil India, Duliajan	5–2	White Dove Club
2004	Oil India, Duliajan	1–0	ASEB, Guwahati	[8]
2005	Nagaland Police	2–1	FCI, Guwahati	[9]
2006	ASEB, Guwahati	2–0	Kuki FC, Kohima
2007	Assam Rifles	1–1 (1–0) (a.e.t.)	Oil India, Duliajan
2008	Assam Rifles	2–1	ASEB, Guwahati
2011	ASEB, Guwahati	1–0	Seema Suraksha Bal, Siliguri
2015	Oil India, Duliajan	2–1	Assam Rifles	[10]
2016	Oil India, Duliajan	3–1	Shillong Lajong	[11]
2017	Oil India, Duliajan	2–0	Assam Police Blues
2018	Oil India, Duliajan	2–2 (6–4 p)	Sashastra Seema Bal, Siliguri	[12]
2019	Assam Rifles	–	ASEB, Guwahati
2022	ASEB, Guwahati	2–1	Oil India, Duliajan	[13]
2023	United Chirang Duar, Chirang	2–0	Mariani Sub Sports Association	[14]
2024	Oil India, Duliajan	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Assam Rifles	[15]

See also

• Assam Football Association
• Bordoloi Trophy
• All India Independence Day Cup
• Assam State Premier League
• Bodousa Cup
• Bodoland Martyrs Gold Cup

References

1. "Assam gives its all to ensure success of ATPA Shield Football Tournament". Business Standard. 11 November 2016. Archived from the original on 11 March 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
2. "ATPA Shield delayed yet again - Golden jubilee celebrations on hold as turf incomplete". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
3. "Jorhat online". Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
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5. "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the ATPA Shield". indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
6. "East Bengal Club - Trophy Room". eastbengalclub.co.in. Archived from the original on 14 November 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
7. "Mohun Bagan Trophy room". themohunbaganac.com. Mohun Bagan Athletic Club. Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
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10. "OIL NEWS (May-October 2015)" (PDF). oilindia.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 November 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
11. "Oil India triumph". telegraphindia.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
12. "OIL NEWS" (PDF). oilindia.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
13. "Assam State Electricity Board Sports Club (ASEBSC) win ATPA Shield at Jorhat". sentinelassam.com. Archived from the original on 12 April 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
14. "ATPA Shield Football: এ টি পি এ শ্বিল্ড ফুটবল টুৰ্নামেণ্টত খিতাপ দখল ইউনাইটেড চিৰাং দুৱাৰ এফ চিৰ". etvbharat.com (in Assamese). Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
15. "৫৮ সংখ্যক এটিপিএ শ্বিল্ড ফুটবল প্ৰতিযোগিতাত চেম্পিয়নৰ খিতাপ অৰ্জন অইল ইণ্ডিয়াৰ". asomiyapratidin.in (in Assamese). Retrieved 28 April 2024.

External links

• ATPA Shield on Facebook