Which one of the following is the oldest football tournament of Asia ?
- A.Federation Cup
- B.Santosh Trophy
- C.Durand Cup
- D.Rovers Cup
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Explanation
The correct answer is C, Durand Cup. First held in 1888, it is the oldest football tournament in Asia and one of the oldest in the world.
The tournament was started at Shimla, then the summer capital of British India, and is named after Sir Henry Mortimer Durand, the Foreign Secretary of India who also drew the Durand Line with Afghanistan. In its early years it was played mainly among British army regiments; Indian clubs began to take part later, and Mohan Bagan and East Bengal are among its most successful sides. It is still organised with the help of the Indian armed forces and is now played in Kolkata and the north-east. Its winners receive three trophies: the Durand Cup, the Shimla Trophy and the President's Cup.
Option A is wrong because the Federation Cup began only in 1977. Option B is wrong because the Santosh Trophy, the national championship for state teams, began in 1941. Option D is wrong because the Rovers Cup of Mumbai began in 1891, three years after the Durand Cup.
Exam tip: Durand Cup 1888 (Shimla), Rovers Cup 1891, Santosh Trophy 1941, Federation Cup 1977.
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