The Sub Junior National Football Championship,[1] also known as Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy, is an Indian football tournament for players under 16 years of age. The competition is held every year between the under-16 teams representing states of India. The tournament was started in 1977 for boys under the age 15 years. The tournament was constituted at the Darjeeling meeting of the AIFF on 12 June 1976.[2] AIFF donated the trophy in the memory of former President of Karnataka State Football Association, Mir Iqbal Hussain.
From the 2009–10 season onwards, the championship has been sponsored by Coca-Cola and was rechristened as the Coca-Cola MIHT for a period of three years. This also saw a change in the format of the tournament where there are three different levels before the selection of national team. At national level, a total of 12 state teams compete to decide the national winner state.[citation needed]
The 32nd edition of Sub-junior National Football Championship was conducted in 2009 with the new format. Subsequently, tournament has been held from last three years with similar format.[citation needed]
The three levels of the tournament are as explained 1. District Level The district football association would select a team of 16 players from among all the young footballers to represent the state at zonal level tournament. This would be done through Inter-School competitions conducted between participating school teams in each district. 2. Zonal Level All the state teams will be divided into 5 zones. The state teams from each zone would play in a tournament at a zonal level. The top 2 teams will qualify for the National finals. 3. National Level Total 12 teams - 10 teams (2 from each zones) plus the last years winners and the home team would compete at the National finals. Each team would then play in a round robin format. The top four teams with the maximum points would advance to the Semi-Final stage, two of them would progress to the Final Stage. The winning team would be rewarded the Coca-Cola Mir Iqal Hussain Trophy. At the National Finals, AIFF would identify and select 40 of the most promising football talent. These 40 footballers would be groomed by AIFF to become the Official National Under-16 Sub-Junior Team.
ResultsEdit
The following is the list of winners and runners-up:[3]
^"Hero Sub Junior NFC". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
^Basu, Jaydeep (8 September 2019). "The tournament where stars are born: Subroto Cup burns bright". Sports Lounge. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
^. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
External linksEdit
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The Sub Junior National Football Championship 1 also known as Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy is an Indian football tournament for players under 16 years of age The competition is held every year between the under 16 teams representing states of India The tournament was started in 1977 for boys under the age 15 years The tournament was constituted at the Darjeeling meeting of the AIFF on 12 June 1976 2 AIFF donated the trophy in the memory of former President of Karnataka State Football Association Mir Iqbal Hussain Sub Junior National Football ChampionshipFounded1977 46 years ago 1977 RegionIndiaNumber of teams36Current championsMeghalaya 3rd title Most successful team s West Bengal 12 titles Television broadcastersIFA TV YouTube WebsiteHero Sub Junior NFC2023 24From the 2009 10 season onwards the championship has been sponsored by Coca Cola and was rechristened as the Coca Cola MIHT for a period of three years This also saw a change in the format of the tournament where there are three different levels before the selection of national team At national level a total of 12 state teams compete to decide the national winner state citation needed The 32nd edition of Sub junior National Football Championship was conducted in 2009 with the new format Subsequently tournament has been held from last three years with similar format citation needed Contents 1 Conduct and format 2 Results 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksConduct and format EditThe three levels of the tournament are as explained 1 District Level The district football association would select a team of 16 players from among all the young footballers to represent the state at zonal level tournament This would be done through Inter School competitions conducted between participating school teams in each district 2 Zonal Level All the state teams will be divided into 5 zones The state teams from each zone would play in a tournament at a zonal level The top 2 teams will qualify for the National finals 3 National Level Total 12 teams 10 teams 2 from each zones plus the last years winners and the home team would compete at the National finals Each team would then play in a round robin format The top four teams with the maximum points would advance to the Semi Final stage two of them would progress to the Final Stage The winning team would be rewarded the Coca Cola Mir Iqal Hussain Trophy At the National Finals AIFF would identify and select 40 of the most promising football talent These 40 footballers would be groomed by AIFF to become the Official National Under 16 Sub Junior Team Results EditThe following is the list of winners and runners up 3 Season Host Winner Score Runner up1977 Ernakulam Bengal and Manipur joint winners 0 01978 Coimbatore Karnataka 6 0 Uttar Pradesh1979 Guwahati Assam 1 0 Karnataka1980 Calcutta Assam 1 0 Uttar Pradesh1981 Madras Assam and Kerala joint winners 0 0 1 11982 Calicut Kerala 1 0 Assam1984 Tiruchirappalli Bengal and Tamil Nadu joint winners 0 01985 Mysore Karnataka 1 0 Manipur1986 Jammu Jammu and Kashmir 5 4 p Bengal1987 Cuttack Goa 5 4 p Bengal1988 Dhanbad Bengal 3 0 Punjab1989 Margao Goa 3 2 p Punjab1991 Kota Rajasthan 3 0 Goa1992 Malda Bengal 3 0 Orissa1993 Hyderabad Bengal 4 3 p Andhra Pradesh1994 Daltonganj Bihar 1 0 Punjab1995 Midnapore Bihar 0 0 4 3 p Bengal1996 Allahabad Bihar 2 0 Mizoram1997 Delhi Bengal 1 0 Bihar1998 Delhi Bengal 1 0 Tamil Nadu1999 00 Midnapore Bengal 2 0 Orissa2000 01 Tirunelveli Bihar 1 1 5 4 p Bengal2001 02 Shillong Bengal 1 0 Mizoram2002 03 Neyveli Bengal 2 0 Manipur2003 04 Aizawl Mizoram 2 0 Meghalaya2004 05 Goa Mizoram 2 1 West Bengal2005 06 Jabalpur Mizoram 2 1 West Bengal2006 07 Chennai Bengal 3 0 Mizoram2007 08 Haldwani Bengal 2 1 Uttar Pradesh2008 09 Mahilpur Mizoram 1 0 Punjab2009 Haldwani Uttar Pradesh 2 1 West Bengal2009 10 Gurugram Jharkhand 1 0 Karnataka2010 Mahilpur Mizoram 1 0 Punjab2010 11 Kolkata Jharkhand 2 1 Mizoram2011 12 Margao Assam 2 0 Chandigarh2012 13 Pune Meghalaya 1 0 Orissa2015 16 Delhi West Bengal 1 0 Odisha2016 17 Calicut Mizoram 1 0 Meghalaya2017 18 Hoshiarpur Meghalaya 1 1 3 1 p Sports Authority of India2018 19 Naharlagun Odisha 0 0 5 4 p Arunachal Pradesh2019 20 Kalyani Meghalaya 3 0 Arunachal PradeshSee also EditList of football clubs in India India national football team India women s national football team India national under 19 football team India national under 20 football team India national under 23 football team M Dutta Ray Trophy BC Roy TrophyReferences Edit Hero Sub Junior NFC www the aiff com Retrieved 5 December 2021 Basu Jaydeep 8 September 2019 The tournament where stars are born Subroto Cup burns bright Sports Lounge Retrieved 12 December 2022 List of Winners Runners Up of the Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy Under 15 Archived from the original on 22 October 2020 Retrieved 8 January 2022 External links Edithttps web archive org web 20110716215106 http www the aiff com pages tournament tournament event php tournamentdetail 53 Retrieved 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