{{Short description|Indian football tournament}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}} {{Use Indian English|date=August 2019}} {{Infobox football tournament | logo = Sikkim Football Association.svg | organiser = [[Sikkim Football Association]] (SFA) | founded = {{Start date and age|1979}} | region = [[India]] | number of teams = Various | current champions = [[Rajasthan United FC|Rajasthan United]] (1st title) | most successful team = [[Mohun Bagan]] (10 titles) | current = [[2025 Sikkim Gold Cup]] | next = }}
The '''Sikkim Gold Cup''', also known as the '''All India Governor's Gold Cup''', is an Indian [[association football|football]] tournament held in [[Sikkim]] and organized by the [[Sikkim Football Association]] (SFA).<ref>{{cite web |title=All you need to know about the football league structure in Sikkim |url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/sikkim-football-league-structure-india/6njz9an3wn6g1kage4csg1mee |website=Goal.com |last1=Parasar |first1=Swapnaneel |date=24 July 2018 |access-date=26 January 2022 |archive-date=29 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211229090720/https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/sikkim-football-league-structure-india/6njz9an3wn6g1kage4csg1mee }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/sikkimgoldcup.html|title=List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Sikkim Governor's Gold Cup|website=indianfootball.de|publisher=Indian Football Network|access-date=16 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006211012/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/sikkimgoldcup.html|archive-date=6 October 2021|url-status=dead|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://isikkim.com/sikkim-governors-gold-cup-kicked-off/ |title=Sikkim Governor's Gold Cup kicked-off |access-date=14 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110226141704/http://isikkim.com/sikkim-governors-gold-cup-kicked-off/ |archive-date=26 February 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=India's football past gasping for survival |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/football/india-s-football-past-gasping-for-survival/story-8cGyA03MIB3ay2LCflkcWJ.html |date=25 March 2018 |website=hindustantimes.com |publisher=[[Hindustan Times]] |last=Sarkar |first=Dhiman |location=Kolkata |access-date=16 April 2023 |archive-date=6 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220106201153/https://www.hindustantimes.com/football/india-s-football-past-gasping-for-survival/story-8cGyA03MIB3ay2LCflkcWJ.html }}</ref>
==History== Some of the past champions include [[New Road Team]] of [[Nepal]] in 2007,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kolkatafootball.com/s_gold_cup.html |access-date=14 April 2011 |title=29th SIKKIM GOVERNORS GOLD CUP - 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101228133536/http://www.kolkatafootball.com/s_gold_cup.html |archive-date=28 December 2010 }}</ref> [[Three Star Club]] in 2008,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kolkatafootball.com/30th_sikkim_govornor%27s_Gold_Cup.html |title=30th SIKKIM GOVERNORS GOLD CUP - 2008 |access-date=14 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101218214715/http://kolkatafootball.com/30th_sikkim_govornor%27s_Gold_Cup.html |archive-date=18 December 2010 }}</ref> [[ONGC FC]] in 2010,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/national/india/sikkim-governors-gold-cup/2010/final-stages/|title=Summary - Sikkim Governors Gold Cup - India - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway|publisher=|access-date=20 February 2018|archive-date=16 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220416055809/https://us.soccerway.com/national/india/sikkim-governors-gold-cup/2010/s5881/final-stages/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan Sporting]] in 2016, and [[Mohun Bagan]] in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mohammedan SC wins 2016 Sikkim Governors Gold Cup.|date=27 October 2016|url=http://goalie365.com/show_details.php?article_id=756|website=Goalie365|access-date=30 August 2019|archive-date=13 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170913183724/http://goalie365.com/show_details.php?article_id=756|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Venue== Sikkim Gold Cup matches are played at the [[Paljor Stadium]], [[Gangtok]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Aritra|last=Chowdhury|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/msc-confident-ahead-of-gold-cup-final-vs-sikkim-himalayan-fc/articleshow/72011202.cms|title=MSC confident ahead of Gold Cup final vs Sikkim Himalayan FC|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|publisher=[[The Times of India]]|date=11 November 2019|access-date=19 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211216195452/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/msc-confident-ahead-of-gold-cup-final-vs-sikkim-himalayan-fc/articleshow/72011202.cms|archive-date=16 December 2021|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kolkatafootball.com/39th_sikkim_governors_gold_cup_2019/sikkim_gold_cup_final.html|title=39th SIKKIM GOVERNOR'S GOLD CUP 2019 SEMI-FINALS AND FINAL|website=Kolkatafootball.com|access-date=3 October 2021|archive-date=5 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191105194015/https://www.kolkatafootball.com/39th_sikkim_governors_gold_cup_2019/sikkim_gold_cup_final.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Results== List of winners and runners-up:<ref>{{Cite web|title=India — List of All India Governor's Gold Cup Winners (Sikkim)|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india-sikkimgoldcuphist.html|access-date=2021-12-16|website=[[RSSSF]]|archive-date=7 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507053015/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/india-sikkimgoldcuphist.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; width:74%" !Year !Winners !Score !Runners-up |- |1979 | '''Gangtok Municipal Corporation (GMC)''' | – | [[Border Security Force Sporting Club|Border Security Force]] (Kadamtala) |- |1980 | '''[[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan Sporting]]''' | – | Rajasthan Club (Calcutta) |- |1981 | '''Mafatlal SC (Mumbai)''' | – | [[Indian Telephone Industries Limited|ITI (Bangalore)]] |- |1982 | '''[[Punjab Police FC|Punjab Police]]''' | – | Punjab State Electricity Board |- |1983 | '''[[Punjab Police FC|Punjab Police]]''' | – |{{flagicon|Bhutan}} Thimpu XI |- |1984 | style="text-align:center;" colspan="3"|'''[[Mohun Bagan AC|Mohun Bagan]]''' and '''Jamshedpur XI''' (joint winners) |- |1985 | '''[[Mohun Bagan AC|Mohun Bagan]]''' | – | [[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan Sporting]] |- |1986 | '''[[Mohun Bagan AC|Mohun Bagan]]''' | – | [[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan Sporting]] |- |1987 | '''[[Sesa Sports Club|Sesa]]''' |0–0 {{pso|5–3}} | [[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan Sporting]] |- |1988 |{{flagicon|Nepal}} '''JCF''' | – | [[Eastern Command (India)|Eastern Command]] |- |1989 | '''[[Mohun Bagan AC|Mohun Bagan]]''' | – | [[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan Sporting]] |- |1990 |{{flagicon|Nepal}} '''Royal Nepal Airlines Club (RNAC)''' | – | [[Indian Bank Recreational Club|Bank of India]] |- |1991 | '''[[Mohun Bagan AC|Mohun Bagan]]''' |2–1 | [[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan Sporting]] |- |1992 | '''[[Mohun Bagan AC|Mohun Bagan]]''' | – |{{flagicon|Bangladesh}} [[Muktijoddha Sangsad KC|Muktijoddha Sangsad]] |- |1993 | '''[[Rising Star Club]]''' | – |{{flagicon|Bangladesh}} [[Victoria SC|Victoria]] |- |1994 | '''[[Mohun Bagan AC|Mohun Bagan]]''' | – | [[Army Red football team|Army XI]] |- |1995 | '''[[Punjab Police FC|Punjab Police]]''' | – | [[Mohun Bagan AC|Mohun Bagan]] |- |1996 | '''[[Air India FC|Air India]]''' |0–0 {{pso|4–3}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india97.html#nfl1|title=India 1996/97 – List of Champions: Sikkim Gold Cup|website=[[RSSSF]]|date=13 February 2014|first1=Arunava|last1=Chaudhuri|first2=Mikael|last2=Jönsson|first3=Josef|last3=Bobrowsky|archive-date=18 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221018092132/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india97.html}}</ref> | [[Mohun Bagan AC|Mohun Bagan]] |- |1997 |{{flagicon|Nepal}} '''[[Nepal national football B team|All-Nepal FA XI]]''' |2–1 | [[East Bengal FC|East Bengal]] |- |1998 |{{flagicon|Nepal}} '''[[Nepal national football B team|All-Nepal FA XI]]''' |2–1 | [[Army Red football team|Army XI]] |- |1999 | '''[[Army Red football team|Army XI]]''' |3–1 | [[Kerala Police FC|Kerala Police]] |- |2000 | '''[[Mohun Bagan AC|Mohun Bagan]]''' |3–0 | [[Air India FC|Air India]] |- |2001 | '''[[Mohun Bagan AC|Mohun Bagan]]''' |4–0 |{{flagicon|Bangladesh}} [[Arambagh KS]] |- |2002 | '''[[Border Security Force Sporting Club|BSF]]''' |3–0 |{{flagicon|Bangladesh}} [[Arambagh KS]] |- |2003 | '''[[Tata Football Academy]]''' |1–0 | [[Air India FC|Air India]] |- |2004 | '''[[United SC|EverReady SA]]''' |1–1 {{pso|4–2}} |{{flagicon|Nepal}} [[Nepal national football B team|All-Nepal FA XI]] |- |2005 | '''[[Border Security Force Sporting Club|BSF]]''' |1–1 {{pso|4–2}} | [[Tata Football Academy]] |- |2006 | '''[[Air India FC|Air India]]''' |2–2 {{pso|4–1}} | [[Army Red football team|Army XI]] |- |2007 |{{flagicon|Nepal}} '''[[New Road Team]]''' |2–1 |{{flagicon|Nepal}} [[Three Star Club]] |- |2008 |{{flagicon|Nepal}} '''[[Three Star Club]]''' |1–0 | [[Army Red football team|Army XI]] |- |2009 | '''Calcutta Port Trust''' |1–0 | [[Bengal Nagpur Railway FC|BNR Kolkata]] |- |2010 | '''[[ONGC FC|ONGC]]''' |3–1 | [[Bengal Mumbai FC|Bengal Mumbai]] |- |2011 | style="text-align:center;" colspan="3"| ''The tournament was not held'' |- |2012 | '''[[Border Security Force Sporting Club|BSF]]''' |0–0 {{pso|3–0}} |{{flagicon|Nepal}} [[Three Star Club]] |- |2013 |{{flagicon|Nepal}} '''[[Three Star Club]]''' |3–1 |{{flagicon|Nepal}} [[Manang Marshyangdi Club]] |- |2014 | '''[[ONGC FC|ONGC]]''' |2–2 {{pso|2–0}} |{{flagicon|Nepal}} [[Manang Marshyangdi Club]] |- |2015 | style="text-align:center;" colspan="3"| ''The tournament was not held'' |- |2016 | '''[[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]''' |1–0 |{{flagicon|Nepal}} [[Jhapa XI]] |- |2017 | '''[[Mohun Bagan AC|Mohun Bagan]]''' |1–0 | [[Calcutta Customs Club|Calcutta Customs]] |- |2018 |{{flagicon|Nepal}} '''[[Manang Marshyangdi Club]]''' |1–0 | [[Army Red football team|Army XI]] |- |2019 | '''[[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]''' |2–1 | [[Gangtok Himalayan SC|Sikkim Himalayan]] |- |[[2024 Sikkim Gold Cup|2024]] |'''[[NorthEast United FC Reserves and Academy|NorthEast United]]''' |0–0 {{pso|4–3}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=NewsDesk |first=T. N. M. |date=2024-11-25 |title=NorthEast United FC lifts 40th Governor’s Gold Cup |url=https://thenewsmill.com/2024/11/northeast-united-fc-lifts-40th-governors-gold-cup/ |access-date=2024-11-25 |website=thenewsmill.com |language=en-US}}</ref> |[[Gangtok Himalayan SC|Gangtok Himalayan]] |- |[[2025 Sikkim Gold Cup|2025]] | '''[[Rajasthan United FC|Rajasthan United]]''' |1–0 | [[Services football team|Services]] |}
==See also== *[[Sikkim Premier Division League|SFA A-Division S-League]] *[[Sikkim Premier League]] *[[Bhaichung Stadium]]
==References== {{Reflist}}
==Further reading== *{{cite web|url=http://www.indiatodayne.in/sport/story/sikkim-premier-division-league-2023-to-kick-off-on-june-21st-580729-2023-06-16|title=Sikkim Premier Division League 2023 to kick off on June 21st|first=Sujal|last=Pradhan|location=Gangtok|website=indiatodayne.in|publisher=India Today North East|date=16 June 2023|archive-date=16 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230616181450/http://www.indiatodayne.in/sport/story/sikkim-premier-division-league-2023-to-kick-off-on-june-21st-580729-2023-06-16}}
==External links== * [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india-sikkimgoldcuphist.html List of Sikkim Governor's Gold Cup Winners]
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