Churachand Singh Trophy, also known as the Churachand Singh Invitation Trophy (Sir Churachand Singh Memorial Football Tournament), is an annual Indian football tournament held in Manipur and organized by All Manipur Football Association (AMFA).
History The tournament was first started in 1950 and is named after Manipur's Maharaja Churachand Singh. At its every inception, the Tournament had been organised by the Manipur Sports Association (MSA). With the amalgamation of Manipur Sports Association and Manipur Olympic Association in 1954, the Tournament came under the management of All Manipur Football Association. Apart from some top clubs from Manipur, clubs from neighbouring states also have participated.
Assam Rifles have won the tournament for a record nine times. The current champions are NEROCA FC who won their 6th title by defeating Southern Sporting Union at the 62nd edition of the tournament in 2020.
Trophy The Winner's Trophy was donated by the former King Bodhchandra Singh in memory of his father and is a gold plated Shield.
Venues The matches of the tournament are held in multiple venues in Manipur and final is played at Khuman Lampak Main Stadium.
Results Source: +YearChampionsScoreRunners-upRef. 1950 Assam Rifles 4th Bn – Manipur XI 1951 Manipur XI – Taren Assam 1952 Assam Rifles 4th Bn – Manipur XI 1953 Tangkhul SA – Dibrugarh DSA 1954 Assam Rifles 4th Bn – Margherita 1955 Margherita – Silchar DSA 1956 NACO, Nambul Mapal – Kuki SC 1957 Assam Rifles 4th Bn – Imphal SC 1958 Kohima XI – Golaghat DSA 1959 Assam Rifles 4th Bn – Imphal SC 1960 TRAU – Assam Rifles 4th Bn 1961 TRAU – NACO, Nambul Mapal 1963 NACO, Nambul Mapal – TRAU 1964 YAC, Yaiskul – TRAU 1965 Zeliangrong – TRAU 1966 Imphal SC – YAC, Yaiskul 1967 Eastern Sporting Union – Imphal SC 1968 Assam Rifles – Thermal SC 1969 Assam Rifles – NISA, Thangmeiband 1970 Assam Rifles – TRAU 1971 Tournament abandoned 1972 IBSA and Eastern Sporting Union (joint winners) 1973 Manipur Police and USA, Khurai (joint winners) 1974 TRAU – Eastern Sporting Union 1975 Aryan – Rajasthan Club 1976 Young Physique's Union – Manipur Police 1977 Manipur Police – Young Physique's Union 1978 Manipur Police – Young Physique's Union 1980 Manipur Police – Young Physique's Union 1981 TRAU (by court order) 1983 Young Physique's Union – Nagaland Police SC 1985 Border Security Force – Southern Sporting Union 1986 Manipur Police – Southern Sporting Union 1987 Tournament abandoned 1988 Manipur Police – TRAU 1989 Manipur Police – TRAU 1991 NACO, Nambul Mapal – Manipur Police 1993 USA, Khurai – unknown 1994 unknown – NISA, Thangmeiband 1999 unknown – YSWA, Utlou 2000 NEROCA – unknown 2001 Southern Sporting Union 1–0 Manipur Police 2002–03 Eastern Sporting Union 2–1 NEROCA 2003–04 Southern Sporting Union – Citizen's Club 2004 TRAU 2–0 Youth Welfare Club 2005–06 Southern Sporting Union 1–0 Manipur Police 2006 Southern Sporting Union 4–0 Nagaland Police SC 2007 NISA, Thangmeiband 2–0 AMOFA, Moirang 2008 Assam Rifles 0–0, NEROCA 2012–13 NEROCA 0–0, Assam Regiment Center Shillong 2013–14 Tiddim Road Unique Gamy Players Union 3–1 TRAU 2014–15 NEROCA 3–1 Southern Sporting Union 2016 NEROCA 5–1 Assam Regiment Center Shillong 2018–19 NEROCA 7–0 Sagolband United FC 2019 NEROCA 1–1, Southern Sporting Union 2022Sagolband United FC0–0, Southern Sporting Union 2023–25 Not held 2025–26Anouba Imagi Mangal1–1, Utlou FC
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