Senior Nehru Hockey Tournament is a field hockey tournament organized by the Jawaharlal Nehru Hockey Tournament Society (JNHTS). Instituted in 1964 by the Society, the All India Hockey Tournament is held as an annual feature at New Delhi.
History The tournament was instituted by the Jawaharlal Nehru Hockey Tournament Society which was founded in 1964, in memorial of India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. The All India Tournament was co-founded by H.C. Sarin, Shri Sayed Hamid and Inder Mohan Kapur to organize a top-class domestic hockey tournament in the capital.
The first edition was held in December 1964, where Northern Railway defeated South Eastern Railway 2–0 in the final.
The Society also started tournaments for other age groups such as Junior Tournament in 1972 for under-17 youth, Sub-Junior Tournament in 1983 for under-15 youth, Girls’ Tournament in 1993 for under-17 girls and the Champion College/Universities Tournament in 1993 which is now known as Inter-University Tournament.
The early decade of the tournament during the 1960–1970s was dominated by the Railway teams, especially Northern Railway (Delhi), Western Railway (Mumbai) and South Eastern Railway (Secunderabad).
Venue The matches are held at Shivaji Hockey Stadium, New Delhi. The 2021 edition was held at Hyderabad.
Teams The teams which participates in the tournament consists of public sector teams from across the country. The teams in the 57th edition includes CAG XI Indian Audit & Accounts Service, Indian Air Force, Indian Navy, Indian Oil, Indian Railways, Mumbai XI, PNB, Telangana XI, South Central Railway, ADGPI, Indian Army, Delhi XI, Punjab & Sind Bank, RCF and Tamil Nadu XI.
Results The results of the Senior Nehru Hockey Tournament:
YearWinnerRunner-up1964Northern RailwaySouth Eastern Railway1965Sikh R.C. MeerutBombay XI1966I.H.F. (Blue) and I.H.F. (Red) were declared joint winners1967Indian Navy and Northern Railway were declared joint winners1968Indian Airlines and All India Police were declared joint winners1969Corps of SignalsNorthern Railway1970All India Police1971Indian Airlines Great Britain1972Corps of SignalsNorthern Railway1973Northern RailwaySikh R.C. Meerut1974Western Railway1975B.S.F. JalandharPunjab Police1976Punjab PoliceA.S.C. Jalandhar1977B.S.F. Jalandhar England XI1978Punjab Police1979C.R.P. ForceB.S.F. Jalandhar1980Punjab PoliceE.M.E. Jalandhar1981B.S.F. JalandharA.S.C. Jalandhar1982Punjab Police1983E.M.E. JalandharC.R.P. Force1984Indian AirlinesB.S.F. Jalandhar1985Punjab Police19861987B.S.F. JalandharIndian Airlines1988Indian AirlinesR.C.F. Kapurthala1989I.H.F. (Red)I.H.F. (White)1990Indian AirlinesPunjab & Sind Bank1991Punjab & Sind BankI.H.F. Junior A.S.1992Indian AirlinesB.S.F. Jalandhar19931994Punjab PoliceAir India Bombay1995Air India BombayArmy XI1996B.S.F. JalandharPunjab Police1997Air India MumbaisIndian Airlines1998B.S.F. JalandharPunjab & Sind Bank1999Punjab & Sind BankB.S.F. Jalandhar2000Indian OilBharat Petroleum2001Air India, MumbaiPunjab & Sind Bank2002Punjab PoliceIndian Airlines20032004B. S. F.2005Indian AirlinesPunjab & Sind Bank2006Indian OilNamdhari XI2007Punjab & Sind BankBharat Petroleum2008Indian Colts2009Indian Oil and Namdhari XI were declared joint winners2010Air IndiaONGC2011ONGCPunjab National Bank2012Indian OilBharat Petroleum2013Punjab & Sind Bank2014Indian OilPunjab & Sind Bank2015Punjab & Sind BankPunjab National Bank2016Indian Railways2017Punjab National BankPunjab & Sind Bank2018Indian RailwaysPunjab National Bank2019Punjab National BankPunjab Police2021Indian OilIndian Railways2023Indian NavyCAG XI
References
External links Gooncha Jawaharlal Nehru Hockey Tournament Jawaharlal Nehru Hockey Tournament Society