The Sait Nagjee All India Football Tournament was an invitational football tournament held in Kozhikode, Kerala. The tournament was very popular from the beginning and attracted large crowd since 1952. The tournament was played until 1995, though with stoppages a couple of times. In 1995, the tournament was won by JCT Mills. Since then, there was a gap of 21 year during which the tournament was not held.
The tournament was revived again in 2016 with clubs from different parts of the world and Argentina national under-23 football team. Brazilian footballer Ronaldinho was the brand ambassador for the tournament. FC Dnipro Reserves won the trophy beating Atlético Paranaense Reserves in the final.
Stadium
All the matches of the tournament are played in the EMS Stadium, which is located in Calicut.
Results List of winners and runners-ups:
Years Winners Runners-up Score Note 1952 HAL Lucky Star, Kannur - 1953 HAL Mysore Muslims - 1954 HAL Dianomos, Bombay - 1955 Karachi Kickers Gymkhana, Kannur 2–0 1956 Karachi Kickers Southern Railway Institute - 1957 MRC, Wellington 515, Command Work Shop - 1958 Andhra Police Eastern Railway - 1959 Andhra Police State Transport, Trivandrum - 1960 MEG, Bangalore Indian Airforce, Bangalore - 1961 Tournament not held 1962 Punjab Police Andhra Assn. XI - 1963 Tournament not held 1964 MRC, Wellington EME, Secunderabad - 1965 EME, Secunderabad MRC, Wellington - 1966 EME, Secunderabad Leaders Club, Jalandhar - 1967 Alind Kundara, Kerala Andhra Assn. XI - 1968 East Bengal MEG, Bangalore 2–0 1969 Vasco Border Security Force 1–0 1970 Border Security Force Sesa 3–1 1971 Mohammedan Sporting Dempo 2–0 1972 RAC, Bikaner Tata Sports Club - 1973 Tata Sports Club Titanium - 1974 Indian XI RAC, Bikaner - 1975 Rajasthan Police, Jaipur Mahindra & Mahindra - 1976 JCT Andhra Assn. XI - 1977 MRC, Wellington Andhra Assn. XI - 1978 Mohun Bagan Titanium - 1979 JCT Mohammedan Sporting - 1980 Tournament not held 1981 Mohun Bagan Tata Sports Club - 1982 Tournament not held 1983 Tournament not held 1984 Mohammedan Sporting Mohun Bagan - 1985 JCT Salgaocar 4–2 1986 East Bengal Kerala XI 1–0 1987 Tournament not held 1988 Salgaocar Mohammedan Sporting 1–0 1989 Abahani Krira Chakra Salgaocar 1–0 1990 Tournament not held 1991 Mohammedan Sporting Indian XI - 1992 Mohammedan Sporting Titanium 2–1 1993 Tournament not held 1994 Tournament not held 1995 JCT Dempo - Tournament not held between 1996-2015 2016 Dnipro Reserves Atlético Paranaense Reserves 3–0
References
External links Preparation on for Sait Nagjee football tourney NRI 'Toilet Titan' from Kerala to revive golden era of Malabar football - Sports - Local - Emirates247 http://www.afternoondc.in/sports/argentina-spain-u-23-to-be-part-of-sait-nagjee-amarsee-intl-tournament/article_150822
List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Sait Nagjee Trophy