The Independence Day Football Tournament, alternatively known as the Pakistan Day Football Tournament or the Azadi Day Football Tournament was a knock-out men's association football tournament held in Dhaka, East Pakistan by the East Pakistan Sports Federation (EPSF). The final was held annually on 14 August, the Pakistan's Independence Day. Following the Independence of Bangladesh, the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) introduced the tournament's successor in 1972, the Bangladesh Independence Cup, held to kick off domestic football following the Liberation War.
Finals Edition Year Champion Runners-up Score1st1948East Bengal Railwayn/a 2nd1949Dhaka UniversityDhaka City XI 3rd1950Dhaka City XIEast Bengal Railway 1951not held1952not held4th1953Dhaka UniversityEast Bengal Railway 5th1954I.G. Police XI Dhaka City XI 6th1955Dhaka WanderersI.G. Police XI 7th1956East Pakistan Secretariat XI Dhaka Wanderers 8th1957Dhaka Wanderers & Police (shared) 9th1958MohammedanDhaka University 10th1959Azad & Police (shared) 11th1960MohammedanDhaka Wanderers 12th1961Mohammedan & Victoria (shared) 13th1962VictoriaMohammedan 14th1963Dhaka Wanderers & Mohammedan (shared) 15th1964VictoriaMohammedan 16th1965MohammedanVictoria 17th1966Dhaka Wanderers & Mohammedan (shared) 18th1967EPIDC Mohammedan 19th1968EPIDC Mohammedan 20th1969EPIDC Dilkusha 21st1970Final abandoned due to riots
See also Independence Cup Dhaka First Division League Aga Khan Gold Cup
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