Bordoloi Trophy 2016
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The 64th season of the Bordoloi Trophy, also known as the Bharat Ratna Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi Trophy, will kick start on 18th September and will conclude on 30 September 2016. Eight teams would be participating in the tournament, with six from India and the other two from Bangladesh and Nepal. The eight teams are — Assam State Electricity Board, Barak Flamingos, East Bengal, Oil India, Shillong Lajong, United Sikkim, Bongobi Agragami (Bangladesh) and Three Star Club (Nepal). The Nehru stadium in Guwahati, Assam was announced as the venue of the tournament. All the matches will be telecast live on the Assamese channel, Prag News. Following are the groups and the fixtures:
Group A :-
- Shillong Lajong FC (Shillong - Meghalaya)
- Oil
India Ltd FC (Duliajan - Assam)
- Barak Flamingoz FC (Peren - Nagaland)
- Three Star Club (Lalitpur - Nepal)
Group B :-
- East Bengal FC (Kolkata - West Bengal)
- Assam State Electricity Board SC (Guwahati - Assam)
- United Sikkim FC (Gangtok - Sikkim)
- Bongobi Ogragami FC (Sylhet - Bangladesh)
Group A :
September 18, 2016 : Shillong Lajong vs Oil India
September 19, 2016 : Three Star Club vs Barak
Flamingoz
September 22, 2016 : Shillong Lajong vs Barak
Flamingoz
September 23, 2016 : Three Star Club vs Oil India
September 25, 2016 : Barak Flamingoz vs Three Star
Club
September 25, 2016 : Shillong Lajong vs Three Star
Club
Group B :
September 20, 2016 : United Sikkim vs Bongobi
Agragami
September 21, 2016 : East Bengal vs Assam State
Electricity Board
September 24, 2016 : United Sikkim vs Assam State
Electricity Board
September 24, 2016 : East Bengal vs Bongobi
Agragami
September 26, 2016 : Bongobi Agragami vs Assam State
Electricity Board
September 27, 2016 : East Bengal vs United Sikkim
Semi Final :
September 29, 2016 : Winner Group A vs Runner-up
Group B
September 29, 2016 : Winner Group B vs Runner-up
Group A
Final :
September 30, 2016 : Winner Semi-Final 1 vs Winner Semi-Final 2
The Bordoloi Trophy is one of the most prestigious football tournaments in the country. Beginning in 1952, its popularity soared in the sixties, seventies and nineties when the who’s who of Indian football descended on Guwahati every year to be a part of this tourney. The tournament was given a massive boost by the presence of the ‘Big 3’ from Kolkata, who used to have made it a habit of laying their hands on the trophy. Mohun Bagan has won this trophy seven times---the most by any club, though East Bengal and Mohammedan Sporting have been no less fortunate, both having been crowned champions five times. The profile of the Bordoloi trophy was further beefed up by the participation of foreign teams. Bangkok Port Authority (Thailand) was one of the standout teams, having won the crown once and finishing runners-up once. Iranian and Uzbekistan also showcased their skills in the tournament. However, the nineties witnessed a dip in the popularity of this tournament, with the big clubs shying away from playing here. The timing of the Bordoloi trophy might have worked in its disadvantage, as most of the top teams remain busy playing in the I-League and other major tournaments during this time.
However, this time the tournament is expected to get a facelift with the organizers, Guwahati FC, leaving no stone unturned to make it a success. As the Managing Director of Guwahati FC says, ‘It will be a fanfare both inside and outside the stadium. We will make Nehru Stadium a place to hang out with friends and family. If 30,000 people can fill up Indian Super League matches than why not Bordoloi Trophy? We will create the atmosphere…. It will have coffee and fast food joints, popcorn, snacks and soft drink bars on all match days. We will also engage Bollywood and Assamese film industry artistes to perform during the breaks.’ Also the prize money this year has been hiked to Rs. 20, 00, 000 to lure the big teams of the country and the timings of most of the matches have been kept at 7 p.m for the benefits of the students and office-goers.
Here’s wishing one of the country’s most heritage tournament the very best!
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Inaugurating the tournament Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said that Bordoloi Trophy has put Assam in the world map of sports. { I DON KNOW HOW ? }
https://khelnow.com/news/article/64th_bordoloi_trophy_kicked_off_in_guwahati
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https://khelnow.com/news/article/east_bengals_bordoloi_trophy_fixtures_rescheduled
East Bengal's Bordoloi Trophy fixtures rescheduled
The change in program was necessitated due to the other forthcoming commitments...
The fixtures of the 64th edition of the historic Bordoloi Trophy in Guwahati which commenced on Sunday have had to be rescheduled again as the organisers were forced to change the dates of the games East Bengal will play in the group stages due to unavoidable circumstances.East Bengal will start their campaign against Bongobi Ogragami Club of Bangladesh on 22nd September. The Red and Gold brigade will play their second match against United Sikkim on the 24th. The last group league match for the Calcutta Football League champions will be on the 26th against ASEB Sports Club of Guwahati which was previously their opening fixture on 21st September.
Though the group stage games have been rescheduled, the organizers have assured that the fixtures of the knock-out stages will remain unchanged.
The rescheduled fixture of East Bengal:
22.9.2016 : Kingfisher East Bengal vs Bongobi Ogragami Club (Bangladesh)
24.9.2016 : Kingfisher East Bengal vs United Sikkim
26.9.2016 : Kingfisher East Bengal vs ASEB
Promo from Prag News (with clippings from other tournaments)
https://www.facebook.com/720950011263716/videos/1556704521021590/