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 esteemed and the third oldest football tournament of Assam after Independence Day Cup and Bordoloi Trophy. Since its inception in 1955, along with the best teams from northeast India many top clubs of the country like Mohammedan SC, Mohun Bagan AC (both from Kolkata) and Dempo SC (Goa) have also participated in this championship.[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 bodyJorhat District Sports Association
Founded1955 (1955)
RegionIndia
Number of teamsVarious
Current championsASEB Sports Club (6th title)
Most successful team(s)Oil India FC (8 titles)

Venue

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

Results
List of A.T.P.A. Shield finals[5]
Year Winners Score Runners-up Ref.
1966 Assam Rifles –
1971 Assam Police – Nagaland Police
1982 Assam Police – Nagaland Police
1983 Assam Police – Nagaland Police
1990 Nagaland Police – Assam Police
1992 East Bengal Club – [6]
1993 Mohun Bagan 1–0 Thailand Bangkok Port Authority [7]
1998 Oil India FC, Duliajan – Nagaland Police
1999 Oil India FC, Duliajan 1–0 Nagaland Police
2000 ASEB Sports Club, Guwahati 3–0 Oil India FC, Duliajan
2001 ASEB Sports Club, Guwahati 1–0 Nagaland Police
2002 Nagaland Police 0–0 (4–2 p) Assam Police
2003 Oil India FC, Duliajan 5–2 White Dove Club
2004 Oil India FC, Duliajan 1–0 ASEB Sports Club, Guwahati [8]
2005 Nagaland Police 2–1 FCI, Guwahati
2006 ASEB Sports Club, Guwahati 2–0 Kuki FC, Kohima
2007 Assam Rifles 1–1 (1–0) (a.e.t.) Oil India FC, Duliajan
2008 Assam Rifles 2–1 ASEB Sports Club, Guwahati
2011 ASEB Sports Club, Guwahati 1–0 Seema Suraksha Bal, Siliguri
2015 Oil India FC, Duliajan 2–1 Assam Rifles [9]
2016 Oil India FC, Duliajan 3–1 Shillong Lajong FC [10]
2017 Oil India FC, Duliajan 2–0 Assam Police Blues
2018 Oil India FC, Duliajan 2–2 (6–4 p) Sashastra Seema Bal, Siliguri [11]
2019 Assam Rifles – ASEB Sports Club, Guwahati
2022 ASEB Sports Club, Guwahati 2–1 Oil India FC, Duliajan [12]

References
  1. "Assam gives its all to ensure success of ATPA Shield Football Tournament". Business Standard. 11 November 2016.
  2. "ATPA Shield delayed yet again - Golden jubilee celebrations on hold as turf incomplete". The Telegraph. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  3. Jorhat online
  4. "ATPA Shield". The Assam Tribune. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  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.
  8. "OIL defend crown - ATPA Shield - ASEB lose second final in a fortnight". telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  9. "OIL NEWS (May-October 2015)" (PDF). oilindia.com. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  10. "Oil India triumph". telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  11. "OIL NEWS" (PDF). oilindia.com. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  12. "Assam State Electricity Board Sports Club (ASEBSC) win ATPA Shield at Jorhat". sentinelassam.com. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
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