Tribhuvan Challenge Shield

The Tribhuvan Challenge Shield is Nepal's 2nd oldest association football tournament, founded in 1948 by King Tribhuvan.[1]

Tribhuvan Challenge Shield
Founded1948
RegionKathmandu, Nepal
Most successful club(s) Mahendra Police Club (8 titles)

History

In 1947 (2004 BS), Tribhuvan Challenge Shield was introduced by late H. M. King Tribhuvan for the development of this football game which was organized at Tudikhel in front of Haribhavan. In that tournament Naresh XI led by Nar Shumsher secured first position and N. R. T. team secured second position. In the same year Shree 3 Padma Shumsher introduced the Ram Janaki cup which was continuously won thrice by Police Force team. The same cup was again introduced but was renamed as Martyr's Memorial league football and hence League matches were introduced in Nepal.

In the year 1951 (2008 BS), Tribhuvan Challenge Shield knock-out football tournament was organized in which the team of Jaleshwor-11 bagged the shield. Police force team secured 1st position and N. R. T. second in the Marty's Memorial League tournament organized in the same year. Balsakha Dal introduced a new shield called Devi Maya Memorial Shield in the year 1952 (2009 BS) and in 1953 (2010 BS) Sankata Boys Sports team won the shield. Other tournaments of football were played in Singh Durbar itself up to the year 1953 (2010 BS). Although the construction of Dasharath Stadium had started just before the coronation of H. M. King Mahendra but football match was played there too on the occasion of coronation of H. M. King Mahendra.

Dasarath Rangasala tragedy
Main article: 1988 Kathmandu stadium disaster

On 12 March 1988, at least 93 people were killed and 100 more injured in a stadium crush at Dasarath Rangasala Stadium in Kathmandu, Nepal. The Tribhuvan Challenge Shield Cup match, between a team from Kathmandu and one from Bangladesh drew 30,000 fans. However the events spiralled out of control when a storm broke over the city, bringing lightning, 50-mph wind and hailstones.[2]

Nepal often experiences significant hailstorms during early spring, but the stadium only had one covered grandstand. Spectators panicked in their efforts to escape the pelting hail, and rushed to the sheltered west stand. When police pushed them back, they turned toward the exits. All but one of the stadium's eight exits were locked, and witnesses reported that most of the deaths occurred there as fans found the other gates closed.

Table
Year Winner Runner-up
1948 King's XIUnknown
1949Not Held
1950
1951
1952 Jaleshwor XIUnknown
1953 Nepalese Police
1954 Defence XI
1955 Indian Army
1956 Indian Army
1957 Armed Police Force
1958 Nepal Army Club
1959 Nepal Police Club
1960 Nepal Army Club
1961 Education Exercise Association
1962 Education Exercise Association
1963 Education Exercise Association
1964Not Held
1965
1966 Koshi XIUnknown
1967 Birpur
1968 Thamel CI
1969 Brothers Club
1970 Mahabir XI
1971Not Held
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976 Boys Union Club
Mahendra Police Club		Unknown
1977 Boys Union Club
1978 Mahendra Police Club
1979 Sankata Boys Sports Club
1980 Mahendra Police Club
1981 Mahendra Police Club
1982 Bangalore XI
1983 Mahendra Police Club
1984 Punjab Electricity Board
1985 Friends Club New Road Youth
1986 Friends Club Thimpu XI*
*Thimpu refused to participate in penalty shoot-out[3]

See also

References
  1. "Nepal - List of Champions and Cup Winners". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  2. "Football's worst tragedies". BBC News. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  3. Mayne-Nicholls, Harold (September 2006). One Day In September (PDF). FIFA Magazine. p. 61. Retrieved 7 July 2014.

 

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