Lal Bahadur Shastri Cup, also known as the Lal Bahadur Shastri Memorial Football Tournament, is an Indian association football tournament held in Delhi and organized by Shastri Football Club. The tournament was first started in 1978 in the memory of former Indian prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri and is named after him. Apart from some top clubs from Delhi, clubs from neighbouring states also participated in the tournament.
Lal Bahadur Shastri Cup 14th edition returned after 6 years of gap in 2004, with the last tournament being held in 2006 was won by Indian Air Force. The tournament has not been held since then.
Results +List of Lal Bahadur Shastri Cup finalsYearChampionsScoreRunners-upNote1978197919801981Delhi Police –Indian Air Force1983Indian Air Force –Garhwal Heroes1985Simla Youngs FC –Goans SC1986AOC Secunderabad –Benares Heroes1992Indian National FC –Shastri FC1993Ludhiana Police –Shastri FC1994Shastri FC –Ludhiana Police1995AOC Secunderabad –1997Rail Coach Factory –DFA Varanasi1998Indian Bank 1–0Delhi Blues XI2004Tata Football Academy2–0Bengal Mumbai FC2005Punjab State Electricity Board3–1South-East-Central Railway2006Indian Air Force1–1, 2–2, 5–4 Garhwal Heroes
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