Colombo Cup

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]

Colombo Cup
Organising bodyCeylon Football Association
Founded1952 (1952)
Abolished1955 (1955)
Number of teams4
Most successful team(s) India (4 titles)

Results
YearHostWinnerRunner-up3rd Place4th 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

Medal table
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

See also

References
  1. "Asian Quadrangular Tournament (Colombo Cup) 1952-1955".
  2. "The Indian National Team at the Colombo Cup". www.indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 2003-06-13.
  3. "History in Timeline of Indian Football". All India Football Federation. Archived from the original on 8 March 2020. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  4. "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.


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