The Delhi Cloth Mills Trophy, commonly known as D.C.M. Trophy, was an invitational football tournament in India. It was held annually in New Delhi and was organised by the Delhi Cloth Mills tournament committee. It was India's first football tournament to provide the national clubs with international exposure due to participation of international clubs from Asia and Europe.
History The tournament was established in 1945 by Bharat Ram and Charat Ram of the Delhi Cloth & General Mills textile conglomerate.
Delhi's local teams won the first two editions; since then, clubs from Calcutta have dominated the 1950s and early 1960s, and foreign clubs since the late 1960s. The tournament has not been organised since 1997 due to fixture congestion and various restructuring policies in Indian club football. Mohun Bagan was the last winner of the tournament.
Results YearWinnersScoreRunners-upNotes1945 New Delhi Heroes 3–2 King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry1949 Raisina Sporting Union (Delhi) 1–1, 3–1 City Club (Lucknow)1950 East Bengal 2–0 8th Gorkha Rifles (Dehradun)1951 Rajasthan Club (Calcutta) 3–0 8th Gorkha Rifles (Dehradun)1952 East Bengal 4–0 8th Gorkha Rifles (Dehradun)1953 Aryan Gymkhana (Bangalore) 3–2 East Indian Railway Accounts (Calcutta)1954 Geological Survey (Calcutta) 1–0 Hyderabad FA1955 Indian Air Force Station (Delhi) 2–0 District Sports Association (Allahabad)1956 Indian Air Force 0–0, 0–0, 1–0 East Bengal1957 East Bengal 0–0, 2–0 Eastern Railway1958 Mohammedan Sporting 1–0 East Bengal 1959 Hyderabad Central Police 1–0 Madras Engineer Group1960 East Bengal 3–1 Mohammedan Sporting1961 Mohammedan Sporting 2–1 Madras Regimental Centre1962 Madras Regimental Centre 1–0 Mafatlal Group (Bombay)1963 E.M.E. Centre 1–1, 3–1 Punjab Police1964 Mohammedan Sporting 1–1, 1–0 Andhra Pradesh Police1965 Andhra Pradesh Police 2–0 Central Police Lines (Hyderabad)1966 Punjab Police 0–0, 2–0 Leader FC (Jalandhar)1967 Mafatlal Group (Bombay) 5–0 Leader FC (Jalandhar)1968 Mafatlal Group (Bombay) 2–1 Leader FC (Jalandhar)1969 Taj Tehran 4–0 South Central Railway (Secunderabad)1970 Taj Tehran 3–1 Andhra Pradesh Police1971 Taj Tehran 1–0 Leader FC (Jalandhar)1972 April 25 1–1 Bayerischer F.V. 1973 East Bengal 0–0, 0–0 Dok Ro Gang 1974 East Bengal 1–0 Punjab Police1975 Hanyang University 2–0 East Bengal1976 Hanyang University and Border Security Force (joint winners) – 0–0, 0–0 1977 Spartak United 3–0 JCT1978 Volga Kalinin 1–0 Bayerischer F.V.1979Border Security Force and Citizens' National Bank (joint winners) – 1–1, 1–1 1980 Mohammedan Sporting 1–0 Bank of Seoul & Trust Company1981 Myongji University 3–1 East Fremantle Tricolore1982–83 Incheon University 0–0, 3–0 Mohammedan Sporting1983 East Bengal 1–0 Mohammedan Sporting 1984 Liaoning 1–0 Western Australia Soccer Federation1985 Football Fed. of South Australia 0–0 East Bengal1986 Metalist Kharkiv 4–0 East Bengal1987 S.M. Industry Bank 1–0 JCT1988 POSCO Atoms 1–0 East Bengal1989 Esteghlal 3–1 POSCO Atoms1990 Kyung Hee University 0–0 Kerala Police1991 PAS Tehran 1–0 Mohun Bagan1992–93 Incheon University 1–1 East Bengal1993 NK Varteks 3–0 JCT1994–95 Bahman 2–0 Mohun Bagan1995–96 Tractor Sazi 3–0 Punjab State Electricity Board19961997 Mohun Bagan 2–0 Tata Football Academy
Notes: 1. Bayerischer withdrew from the replay, so April 25 were declared winners 2. East Bengal were declared winners as Dok Ro Gang refused to play extra time 3. Joint winners after replay 4. Joint winners after replay 5. Abandoned in the 83rd minute due to a riot
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