Nehru Cup

Nehru Cup
The new Nehru Cup trophy being unveiled by then Minister for Civil Aviation, Praful Patel, in New Delhi, August 6, 2009.
Organising bodyAIFF
Founded1982 (1982)
Abolished2012 (2012)
RegionIndia
Number of teams5 (2012)
Related competitionsTri-Nation Series
Intercontinental Cup
Last champions India
(3rd title)
Most successful team(s) Soviet Union
(4 titles)

The Nehru Cup was an international football tournament organised by the All India Football Federation (AIFF), named after the 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 in 1997, it was reinstated only in 2007 before officially being held last in 2012 and was replaced in 2017.


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