Colombo Cup
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The Colombo Cup was an annual football tournament first held in Colombo, Ceylon. It was also known as Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament. Established in 1952 by the Ceylon Football Association as a part of the Colombo Fair, teams from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka (formerly known as Ceylon) and Burma played each other in a round robin tournament. The tournament was last played in 1955. In 1953 it was hosted in Rangoon, Burma, in 1954 at Calcutta, India, and finally at Dacca, Pakistan.[1][2]
| Organising body | Ceylon Football Association |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1952; 72 years ago |
| Abolished | 1955; 69 years ago |
| Number of teams | 4 |
| Most successful team(s) |  India (4 titles) |
| Year | Host | Winner | Runner-up | 3rd Place | 4th place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 Details |
Colombo, Ceylon | India Pakistan (Trophy shared)[3] |
None | Ceylon Burma |
None |
| 1953 Details |
Rangoon, Burma[4] | India |
Pakistan |
Burma |
Ceylon |
| 1954 Details |
Calcutta, India | India |
Ceylon |
Pakistan |
Burma |
| 1955 Details |
Dacca, Pakistan | India |
Pakistan |
Burma |
Ceylon |
| Team | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 4 (1952, 1953, 1954*, 1955) | ||
| Pakistan | 1 (1952) | 2 (1953, 1955) | 1 (1954) |
| Sri Lanka | 1 (1954) | 1 (1952) | |
| Burma | 3 (1952, 1953, 1954) |
- * = host
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- ^ "The Indian National Team at the Colombo Cup". www.indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 2003-06-13.
- ^ "History in Timeline of Indian Football". All India Football Federation. Archived from the original on 8 March 2020. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
- ^ "Quadrangular Football: India's Win". The Indian Express. Rangoon, Burma. 25 October 1953. p. 9. Archived from the original on 13 May 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.