Nehru Cup

{{Short description|International football tournament}} {{For|the cricket competition|Nehru Cup (cricket)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}} {{Use Indian English|date=September 2019}} {{Infobox football tournament | name = Nehru Cup | image = The Minister for Civil Aviation, Shri Praful Patel and the CMD, ONGC, Shri R.S. Sharma, launching the 2nd ONGC Nehru Cup, in New Delhi on August 06, 2009.jpg | imagesize = 270px | caption = The new Nehru Cup trophy being unveiled by then-Minister for Civil Aviation, [[Praful Patel]], in [[New Delhi]], 6 August 2009. | organiser = [[All India Football Federation|AIFF]] | founded = {{start date and age|1982}} | region = [[India]] | related comps = [[Tri-Nation Series (India)|Tri-Nation Series]] [[Intercontinental Cup (India)|Intercontinental Cup]] | teams = 5 (2012) | current champions = {{fb|India}} (3rd title) | most successful team = {{fbo|Soviet Union}} (4 titles) | abolished = {{end date and age|2012}} }}

The '''Nehru Cup''' was an international [[association football|football]] tournament organised by the [[All India Football Federation]] (AIFF), named after the [[Jawaharlal Nehru|first Prime Minister of India]] [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]. It was launched in 1982, but was not held from 1998 to 2006. After the trophy was won by [[Iraq national football team|Iraq]] in 1997, it was reinstated only in 2007, before officially being last held in 2012 and replaced in 2017.

==History== ===Overview (1982–2012)=== {{See also|History of Indian football}} [[File:Eden Gardens under floodlights during a match.jpg|thumb|left|The iconic [[Eden Gardens]] stadium, hosted all matches of the [[1982 Nehru Cup|inaugural edition]] of Nehru Cup.<ref>{{cite web|first=Abhishek|last=Roy|url=https://twocircles.net/2007aug14/revisiting_some_memorable_moments_nehru_cup.html|title=Revisiting some of the memorable moments of the Nehru Cup|website=TwoCircles.net|publisher=IANS|date=14 August 2007|access-date=22 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220303093040/https://twocircles.net/2007aug14/revisiting_some_memorable_moments_nehru_cup.html|archive-date=3 March 2022}}</ref>]] Nehru Cup was launched in 1982 by the All India Football Federation (AIFF) in memory of India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, held in [[Kolkata|Calcutta]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wbsportsandyouth.gov.in/chronology|title=Chronology of Important Sports Events — West Bengal|website=wbsportsandyouth.gov.in|publisher=Government of West Bengal – Department of youth services and sports|date=2017|access-date=25 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013092944/https://wbsportsandyouth.gov.in/chronology|archive-date=13 October 2022|location=Kolkata}}</ref> Known as ''"ONGC ([[Oil and Natural Gas Corporation]]) Nehru Cup"'' for sponsorship reasons, it was held once every 2 years.<ref name="Bharanithar">{{cite web|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/251858-nehru-cup-victory-moment-to-cherish-for-indian-football-fans|title=Nehru Cup Victory : Moment To Cherish For Indian Football Fans|website=syndication.bleacherreport.com|publisher=Bharanithar|date=10 September 2009|access-date=22 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220322074730/https://syndication.bleacherreport.com/amp/251858-nehru-cup-victory-moment-to-cherish-for-indian-football-fans.amp.html|archive-date=22 March 2022}}</ref> The first edition was inaugurated by Nehru's daughter, Prime Minister [[Indira Gandhi]] and [[Uruguay national football team|Uruguay]] lifted the trophy with a 2–0 win against [[China national football team|China]]. It was not held from 1998 to 2007.<ref name="Bharanithar"/>

[[File:India v argentina 1984.jpg|thumb|India vs Argentina match at the [[Eden Gardens]] during the [[1984 Nehru Cup|1984 edition]]]] The tournament was mainly started to popularise [[football in India]],<ref name="Pierre">{{cite web |url=http://pierretristam.com/pdfs/wc10.pdf |title=Triumphs and Disasters: The Story of Indian Football, 1889--2000. |access-date=20 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120813081005/http://pierretristam.com/pdfs/wc10.pdf |archive-date=13 August 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> and the hosts won for the first time in [[2007 Nehru Cup|2007]] beating [[Syria national football team|Syria]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.goalzz.com/main.aspx?c=2119 |title = ONGC Nehru Cup - goalzz.com |access-date=19 August 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070822042310/http://www.goalzz.com/main.aspx?c=2119 |archive-date=22 August 2007 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://bookmyhotel.in/ambedkar-stadium-delhi/ |title = Ambedkar Stadium, Delhi |access-date=7 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130824093346/http://bookmyhotel.in/ambedkar-stadium-delhi |archive-date=24 August 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.kolkatafootball.com/ongc_nehru_2007.html |title = ONGC NEHRU CUP 2007 : Indian Football Capital's News |access-date=2 June 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091106201846/http://www.kolkatafootball.com/ongc_nehru_2007.html |archive-date=6 November 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

[[North Korea national football team|North Korea]] became the first Asian team to win the trophy in [[1993 Nehru Cup|1993 edition]], defeating [[Romania national football team|Romania B]] 2–0.<ref>{{Cite web | title = Nehru Cup 1993 | last1 = Bobrowsky | first1 = Josef | last2 = King | first2 = Ian | publisher = The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation | date = 1 January 2006 | access-date = 22 June 2018 | url = https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nehru93.html | archive-date = 5 October 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181005151547/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesn/nehru93.html | url-status = live }}</ref>

===Nehru Club Cup (1990)=== In 1990, the "Jawaharlal Nehru Centenary Club Cup"<ref>{{cite web|first=Pulakesh|last=Mukhopadhyay|url=https://www.thestatesman.com/sports/day-after-memories-and-hopes-39783.html|title=Day after: memories and hopes|website=thestatesman.com|publisher=[[The Statesman (India)|The Statesman]]|date=16 February 2014|access-date=23 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709183514/https://www.thestatesman.com/sports/day-after-memories-and-hopes-39783.html|archive-date=9 July 2021}}</ref> (to celebrate the birth centenary of Nehru) was organized in place of Nehru Cup, which became the only international club tournament held in the country.<ref name="nehrucentenaryclubcup"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://eastbengalclub.co.in/international-stat.html|title=East Bengal - Performance in International Tournaments|website=eastbengalclub.co.in|publisher=East Bengal Club|access-date=3 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190523175412/http://eastbengalclub.co.in/international-stat.html|archive-date=23 May 2019}}</ref> The tournament was won by Paraguayan side [[Club Olimpia]] after their 1–0 win against Argentine club [[Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata]], in which [[Luis Monzón]] scored the winner.<ref name="nehrucentenaryclubcup"/><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20220330051418/https://mobile.twitter.com/indianfootballh/status/1505410884117532676 Nehru Centenary Club Cup trophy at the trophy cabinet of Olimpia]. ''twitter.com'' (indianfootballh). Retrieved 29 March 2022. Archived on 30 March 2022.</ref>

[[Mohammedan SC (Kolkata)|Mohammedan Sporting Club]] was the only Indian team to qualify for semi-finals.<ref name="nehrucentenaryclubcup"/> They defeated [[Zambia national football team|Zambia national team]] 1–0 and [[FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv]] 1–0, before losing 2–0 to Argentine side [[Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata|Gimnasia Esgrima]].<ref name="nehrucentenaryclubcup"/> In the semi-final, Mohammedan lost 1–0 to the eventual champions, Paraguayan outfit Club Olimpia.<ref name="nehrucentenaryclubcup">{{cite web|author=Cruickshank, Mark; Morrison, Neil|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nehru90cent.html|title=Jawaharlal Nehru Centenary Cup (Calcutta) 1990|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709183021/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesn/nehru90cent.html|archive-date=9 July 2021|website=[[RSSSF]]|access-date=3 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/football/former-kolkata-maidan-star-and-1994-world-cupper-emeka-ezeugo-to-run-for-rohingyas/story-4RL83CmuBAdHh5nAMq617N.html|title=Former Kolkata Maidan star and 1994 World Cupper Emeka Ezeugo to run for Rohingyas|website=The Hindustan Times|date=3 April 2018 |access-date=3 July 2021|archive-date=9 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709184115/https://www.hindustantimes.com/football/former-kolkata-maidan-star-and-1994-world-cupper-emeka-ezeugo-to-run-for-rohingyas/story-4RL83CmuBAdHh5nAMq617N.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

*'''Official awards:'''<ref name="nehrucentenaryclubcup"/>

**Taj Bengal Trophy for player of the tournament: [[Emeka Ezeugo]] **Director's Special Trophy for top scorer: [[Gabriel González (Paraguayan footballer)|Gabriel González]]

==TV coverage== The first Nehru Cup in 1982 was covered by [[Prabir Roy]] with a 5 on-line camera operation. This was long before [[Doordarshan]] started the same during the [[1982 Asian Games|Delhi Asian Games]] in November 1982. This was apparently the first [[colour television]] broadcast in India.

==Absence, revival and replacement== [[File:The captain of Indian Football team, Shri Bhaichung Bhutia celebrating alongwith other players after winning the final of Nehru Football Cup between India and Syria, in New Delhi on August 29, 2007.jpg|thumb|left|170px|Indian players celebrating their first Nehru Cup win in [[2007 Nehru Cup|2007]] at the [[Ambedkar Stadium]] in [[New Delhi]]. The tournament was revived in that year]] The tournament was shelved after 1997 due to lack of sponsorship and other reasons. It was revived in 2007 mainly due to persuasion by the former coach of [[India national football team]] – [[Bob Houghton]]. The original rolling trophy could not be recovered from [[Iraq]], and a new trophy was designed.

The tournament held during 2007 was called the [[Oil and Natural Gas Corporation|ONGC]] Nehru Cup, to acknowledge sponsorship from the [[Oil and Natural Gas Corporation]]. The [[2007 Nehru Cup]] took place from 17 to 29 August 2007 with [[Syria national football team|Syria]], [[Kyrgyzstan national football team|Kyrgyzstan]], [[India national football team|India]], [[Cambodia national football team|Cambodia]] and [[Bangladesh national football team|Bangladesh]] as participating nations where [[India national football team|India]] won their first title after hosting it for the last couple of decades defeating the much higher ranked [[Syria national football team|Syria]] in the final by a 1–0 margin, on a goal scored by [[Pappachen Pradeep|N. P. Pradeep]] in the 44th minute on a back pass from [[Bhaichung Bhutia]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kolkatafootballs.com/ongc_nehru_2007.html |title=ONGC NEHRU CUP 2007 : Indian Football Capital's News |website=www.kolkatafootballs.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120821004846/http://www.kolkatafootballs.com/ongc_nehru_2007.html |archive-date=2012-08-21}} </ref> [[File:The Chief Minister of Delhi Smt. Sheila Dixit presenting the ONGC Nehru Cup to the Indian Captain Shri Bhaichung Bhutia, in New Delhi on August 29, 2007.jpg|thumb|170px|The [[Chief Minister of Delhi]] [[Sheila Dikshit|Sheila Dixit]] presenting the ONGC Nehru Cup to the India captain [[Bhaichung Bhutia]], August 29, 2007.]] The [[2009 Nehru Cup]] took place in [[New Delhi]] from 19 to 31 August 2009. After the participation of Palestine was cancelled by the [[All India Football Federation|AIFF]], the tournament was changed into a round-robin format with five teams playing each other and the top two clashing in the final.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/palestine-not-part-of-nehru-cup/500376/| title=Palestine not part of Nehru Cup| work=The Indian Express| date=11 August 2009| access-date=2 September 2012| archive-date=17 April 2022| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220417035519/https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/print/palestine-not-part-of-nehru-cup/| url-status=live}}</ref> [[India national football team|India]] defeated [[Syria national football team|Syria]] by 5–4 on penalties after a 1–1 draw in the final on 31 August 2009.

The 2012 Nehru Cup was the 15th edition of the Nehru Cup and 3rd Nehru Cup since it was revived in 2007. It was held from 22 August to 2 September.<ref name=AIFFWim>{{cite web|title=Wim Koevermans named as new Senior Team Coach|url=http://the-aiff.com/pages/news/index.php?N_Id=3200|work=The All India Football Federation|access-date=15 June 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130105000108/http://the-aiff.com/pages/news/index.php?N_Id=3200|archive-date=5 January 2013}}</ref> The tournament was hosted in [[New Delhi]], [[India]]. A total of 5 teams participated in the tournament through being invited by the [[All India Football Federation]]. The final match happened between India and Cameroon and India won the match in penalty shoot out 5–4 after the match ended 2–2 after 120 minutes of play.<ref name=TOINews>{{cite news|title=India beat Cameroon to win third successive Nehru Cup title|url=https://www.indiatimes.com/football/india-beat-cameroon-to-win-third-successive-nehru-cup-title-38542.html|newspaper=The Times Of India|date=2 September 2012|access-date=5 November 2018|archive-date=6 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106092941/https://www.indiatimes.com/football/india-beat-cameroon-to-win-third-successive-nehru-cup-title-38542.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160509033915/http://www.fifa.com/live-scores/teams/country=ind/men/matches/index.html#year2012 FIFA.com]</ref>

Hopes to have another tournament in 2014 were shelved in August 2014 due to the AIFF not being able to pursue capital investment.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2014/08/19/5043917/india-could-host-inaugural-brics-tourney?ICID=SP| title=India could host inaugural BRICS tourney| work=Goal| date=19 August 2014| access-date=19 August 2014| archive-date=28 July 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728080946/https://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2014/08/19/5043917/india-could-host-inaugural-brics-tourney?ICID=SP| url-status=live}}</ref> AIFF revealed on 17 May 2016 that it plans to replace Nehru Cup with a new [[Intercontinental Cup (India)|Intercontinental Cup]].<ref name="replace">{{cite news|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/2696/indian-national-team/2016/05/17/23619932/roadmap-for-indian-football-nehru-cup-to-be-replaced-by|title=The Blue Tigers will be in action next August as the Indian FA plan to replace the Nehru Cup with the Champions Cup.|publisher=goal.com|date=17 May 2016|access-date=17 May 2016|archive-date=21 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160521123126/http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/2696/indian-national-team/2016/05/17/23619932/roadmap-for-indian-football-nehru-cup-to-be-replaced-by|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Results== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center; width:100%;white-space:nowrap;" ! rowspan="2" style="width:3%;"|{{abbr|Ed.|Edition}} ! rowspan="2" style="width:6%;"|Year ! rowspan="2" style="width:13%;"|Host city | rowspan="17" width="1%" style="background-color:#ffffff; border-top-style:hidden; border-bottom-style:hidden;" | ! colspan="3" |Final | rowspan="17" width="1%" style="background-color:#ffffff; border-top-style:hidden; border-bottom-style:hidden;" | ! colspan="3" |Third-place match | rowspan="17" width="1%" style="background-color:#ffffff; border-top-style:hidden; border-bottom-style:hidden;" | ! rowspan="2" |Num. teams |- ! style="width:15%;"|Winner ! style="width:10%;"|Score ! style="width:15%;"|Runner-up ! style="width:15%;"|3rd place ! style="width:10%;"|Score ! style="width:15%;"|4th place |- !1 |[[1982 Nehru Cup|1982]] || [[Kolkata|Calcutta]] || '''{{fb-big|URU}}''' || 2–0 || {{fb-big|China}} || {{fb-big|South Korea}} || –{{refn|[[round-robin tournament|Round-robin]] format, no third match held.|group=note|name=rrob}} || {{flagicon|Italy|size=35px}} [[Italy national under-23 football team|Italy Amateur]]|| 6 |- !2 |[[1983 Nehru Cup|1983]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nehru83.html|title=Nehru Cup 1983|access-date=5 October 2022}}</ref> || [[Kochi]] || '''{{flagicon|Hungary|size=35px}} [[Szombathelyi Haladás|Hungary Olympic]]''' || 2–1 || {{flagicon|China|size=35px}} [[China national under-20 football team|China U-19]]|| {{flagicon|Cameroon|size=35px}} [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon XI]]|| – || {{flagicon|Romania|size=35px}} [[Romania national under-21 football team|Romania U-21]] || 7 |- !3 | [[1984 Nehru Cup|1984]] ||[[Kolkata|Calcutta]] || '''{{fb-big|POL}}''' || 1–0 || {{fb-big|China}} || {{fb-big|ARG}} || – || {{flagicon|Hungary|size=35px}} [[Vasas SC|Vasas Budapest]] || 6 |- !4 | [[1985 Nehru Cup|1985]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nehru85.html|title=Nehru Cup 1985|access-date=5 October 2022|archive-date=8 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221008100429/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nehru85.html|url-status=live}}</ref> ||[[Kochi]] || '''{{fb-big|Soviet Union}}''' || 2–1 || {{fb-big|Yugoslavia}} || {{fb-big|MAR}} || – || {{flagicon|South Korea|size=35px}} [[South Korea national under-23 football team|South Korea Youth]]|| 8 |- !5 | [[1986 Nehru Cup|1986]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nehru86.html|title=Nehru Cup 1986|access-date=5 October 2022|archive-date=8 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221008100435/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nehru86.html|url-status=live}}</ref> || [[Thiruvananthapuram]] || '''{{flagicon|Soviet Union|size=35px}} [[Soviet Union national football team|Soviet Union B]]''' || 1–0 || {{fb-big|China}} ||{{flagicon|East Germany|size=35px}} [[East Germany Olympic football team|East Germany Olympic]] || – || {{fb-big|PER}}|| 6 |- !6 | [[1987 Nehru Cup|1987]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nehru87.html|title=Nehru Cup 1987|access-date=5 October 2022|archive-date=8 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160708063851/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesn/nehru87.html|url-status=live}}</ref> || [[Kozhikode]] || '''{{flagicon|Soviet Union|size=35px}} [[Soviet Union Olympic football team|Soviet Union Olympic]]''' || 2–0 || {{flagicon|Bulgaria|size=35px}} [[Bulgaria Olympic football team|Bulgaria Olympic]] || {{flagicon|Denmark|size=35px}} [[Denmark national football team|Denmark League]]|| – || {{flagicon|East Germany|size=35px}} [[East Germany Olympic football team|East Germany Olympic]] || 8 |- !7 | [[1988 Nehru Cup|1988]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nehru88.html|title=Nehru Cup 1988|access-date=5 October 2022|archive-date=5 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221005100203/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nehru88.html|url-status=live}}</ref> || [[Siliguri]] || '''{{flagicon|Soviet Union|size=35px}} [[Soviet Union Olympic football team|Soviet Union Olympic]]''' || 2–0 || {{flagicon|Poland|size=35px}} [[Poland Olympic football team|Poland Olympic]] || {{flagicon|Bulgaria|size=35px}} [[Bulgaria Olympic football team|Bulgaria Olympic]] || – || {{flagicon|Hungary|size=35px}} [[Hungary Olympic football team|Hungary Olympic]] || 8 |- !8 | [[1989 Nehru Cup|1989]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nehru89.html|title=Nehru Cup 1989|access-date=5 October 2022|archive-date=8 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221008100429/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nehru89.html|url-status=live}}</ref> || [[Margao]] || '''{{flagicon|Hungary|size=35px}} [[Videoton FC|Hungary Olympic]]''' || 2–0 || {{flagicon|Soviet Union|size=35px}} [[Soviet Union national under-21 football team|Soviet Union U-21]] || {{fb-big|PRK|1948}} || – || {{flagicon|Iraq|size=35px}} [[Iraq national under-20 football team|Iraq Youth]] || 6 |- !9 | [[1991 Nehru Cup|1991]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nehru91.html|title=Nehru Cup 1991|access-date=5 October 2022|archive-date=28 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928004751/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nehru91.html|url-status=live}}</ref> || [[Thiruvananthapuram]] ||''' {{flagicon|Romania|size=35px}} [[Romania national football team|Romania B]]''' || 3–1 || {{fb-big|HUN}} || {{fb-big|URS}} || – || {{fb-big|CHN}} || 6 |- !10 | [[1993 Nehru Cup|1993]] || [[Chennai]] || '''{{fb-big|North Korea}}''' || 2–0 || {{flagicon|Romania|size=35px}} [[Romania national football team|Romania B]] || {{fb-big|CMR}} || – || {{fb-big|FIN}} || 7 |- !11 | [[1995 Nehru Cup|1995]] ||[[Kolkata]] || '''{{fb-big|Iraq|1991}}''' || 1–0 || {{flagicon|Russia|size=35px}} [[Russia national under-20 football team|Russia U-20]] ||{{fb-big|THA}} || – || {{fb-big|IND}} || 5 |- !12 | [[1997 Nehru Cup|1997]] || [[Kochi, India|Kochi]] || '''{{fb-big|Iraq|1991}}''' || 3–1 || {{fb-big|UZB}} || {{fb-big|CHN}} || 2–1 || {{fb-big|IND}} || 5 |- !13 | [[2007 Nehru Cup|2007]] || [[New Delhi]] || '''{{fb-big|India}}''' || 1–0 || {{fb-big|Syria|1980}}|| {{fb-big|KGZ}} || – || {{fb-big|BAN}} || 5 |- !14 | [[2009 Nehru Cup|2009]] || [[New Delhi]] || '''{{fb-big|India}}''' || 1–1 {{aet}} {{pso|5–4}} || {{fb-big|Syria|1980}} || {{fb-big|KGZ}} || – || {{fb-big|LBN}} || 5 |- !15 | [[2012 Nehru Cup|2012]]|| [[New Delhi]] || '''{{fb-big|India}}''' || 2–2 {{aet}} {{pso|5–4}} || {{fb-big|CMR}}|| {{fb-big|MDV}} || – || {{fb-big|SYR|1980}} || 5 |} ;Notes {{reflist|group=note}}

==Medal summary== {{Medals table | caption = | host = | flag_template = fb | event = | team = | gold_RUS = 4 | silver_RUS = 2 | bronze_RUS = 1 | gold_IND = 3 | silver_IND = 0 | bronze_IND = 0 | gold_HUN = 2 | silver_HUN = 1 | bronze_HUN = 0 | gold_IRQ = 2 | silver_IRQ = 0 | bronze_IRQ = 0 | gold_POL = 1 | silver_POL = 1 | bronze_POL = 0 | gold_ROM = 1 | silver_ROM = 1 | bronze_ROM = 0 | gold_PRK = 1 | silver_PRK = 0 | bronze_PRK = 1 | gold_URU = 1 | silver_URU = 0 | bronze_URU = 0 | gold_CHN = 0 | silver_CHN = 4 | bronze_CHN = 1 | gold_SYR = 0 | silver_SYR = 2 | bronze_SYR = 0 | gold_CMR = 0 | silver_CMR = 1 | bronze_CMR = 2 | gold_BUL = 0 | silver_BUL = 1 | bronze_BUL = 1 | gold_YUG = 0 | silver_YUG = 1 | bronze_YUG = 0 | gold_UZB = 0 | silver_UZB = 1 | bronze_UZB = 0 | gold_GDR = 0 | silver_GDR = 0 | bronze_GDR = 1 | gold_KGZ = 0 | silver_KGZ = 0 | bronze_KGZ = 2 | gold_KOR = 0 | silver_KOR = 0 | bronze_KOR = 2 | gold_ARG = 0 | silver_ARG = 0 | bronze_ARG = 1 | gold_DEN = 0 | silver_DEN = 0 | bronze_DEN = 1 | gold_FIN = 0 | silver_FIN = 0 | bronze_FIN = 1 | gold_MAR = 0 | silver_MAR = 0 | bronze_MAR = 1 | gold_MDV = 0 | silver_MDV = 0 | bronze_MDV = 1 | gold_THA = 0 | silver_THA = 0 | bronze_THA = 1 }}

==See also== * [[Tri-Nation Series (India)|Tri-Nation Series]] * [[Intercontinental Cup (India)|Intercontinental Cup]] * [[List of association football competitions]]

==References== <references/>

==Further reading== *{{cite book |last1=Kapadia |first1=Novy |year=2017|title=Barefoot to Boots: The Many Lives of Indian Football |publisher=Penguin Random House |isbn=978-0-143-42641-7 }} *{{cite book |last1=Martinez| first=Dolores |last2=Mukharjiim |first2=Projit B|year=2009|title=Football: From England to the World: The Many Lives of Indian Football |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nbzhAQAAQBAJ&q=kerala+footballer+in+Burma |publisher=[[Routledge]] |isbn=978-1-138-88353-6 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220702174505/https://books.google.co.in/books?id=nbzhAQAAQBAJ&dq=kerala+footballer+in+Burma&source=gbs_navlinks_s |archive-date=2 July 2022 }} *{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QbUFaAEACAAJ|title=History of Indian Football: Upto 2009–10|first=Nirmal|last=Nath|year=2011|publisher=Readers Service|isbn=9788187891963|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220722172604/https://books.google.co.in/books/about/History_of_Indian_Football.html?id=QbUFaAEACAAJ&source=kp_book_description&redir_esc=y|archive-date=22 July 2022}} *{{cite book|title=Soccer in South Asia: Empire, Nation, Diaspora|year=2001|publisher=Frank Cass Publishers|location=[[London]], United Kingdom|isbn=978-0-7146-8170-2|last1=Dineo|first1=Paul|last2=Mills|first2=James|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=71JHZiiP3hoC|archive-date=25 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220725072732/https://books.google.co.in/books/about/Soccer_in_South_Asia.html?id=71JHZiiP3hoC&source=kp_book_description&redir_esc=y}} *{{cite web|url=https://ifawb.org/footballs-passage/|title=The passage of football in India|website=ifawb.org|publisher=[[Indian Football Association]]|location=Kolkata|access-date=11 September 2022|archive-date=29 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129163914/https://ifawb.org/footballs-passage/}}

==External links== {{Portal bar|India|Association football}} {{commons category}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20201021181600/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/nehrucup.html IndianFootball.de - India's premier football site] (archived) * [https://web.archive.org/web/20120716040620/http://www.soccertub.co.in/category/nehru-cup/ Soccertub - All coverage for 2012 Nehru Cup] * [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nehru.html Nehru Cup] on the [[RSSSF]] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20091106201846/http://www.kolkatafootball.com/ongc_nehru_2007.html ONGC NEHRU TROPHY 2007] on Kolkata Football (archived) * [http://www.goal.com/en-india/photo/list?album=1260 ONGC Nehru Cup (2009) Photo Gallery] * [http://nehrucup12.blogspot.com/ 2012 edition results] on Nehru Cup blogsite

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