The Goa Police Cup is an annual football tournament organized by the Sports Cell of Goa Police. The tournament is played between the top teams of Goa Professional League and GFA First Division League, sometimes joined by invitational teams. Goa Police Cup is one of the oldest tournaments in Goa, starting since 1968. The competition is played in a group stage followed by knockout. Vasco won the inaugural edition. The champions in 2023 edition were Cortalim Villagers.
Prize The winner of the Goa Police Cup gets a cash prize of Rupees 2 lakh, and the runners up gets 1 lakh. The Goa Police Football Cup has a history of being one of the oldest football tournaments in the country with a 5-feet 5 inches silverware trophy, donated by Shantillal Gosalia, being awarded to the winners.
Teams
The following teams participated in the 2026 edition.
Club Bidesh XI SC Calangute Association Chapora Yuvak Sangh Churchill Brothers Clube de Salgaocar Cortalim Villagers SWSC Dempo FC Goa (R) Goa Police SC Geno SC Guardian Angel Pax of Nagoa Sesa Sporting Goa Vasco
Venues The tournament is played at Duler, Raia, Cuncolim and Ambelim.
Results EditionYearWinnersScoreRunners-upRef1968Vasco1–0Margao CC1969Vasco1970SesaSalgaocar1977Vasco1978Salgaocar1999Churchill Brothers2–1Dempo2005Dempo3–1Sporting Goa12th2010Vasco1–0Sporting Goa13th2015Laxmi Prasad5–2Salgaocar14th2016FC Bardez3–0Calangute Association15th2018Sporting Goa3–1Churchill Brothers16th2019Goa1–1 Sporting Goa17th2021Panjim Footballers1–0Dempo18th2022Sesa FA2–1Chapora Yuvak Sangh19th2023Cortalim Villagers0–0 Dempo20th2026Geno FC1–0Calangute Association
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