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title: "Which is the oldest football club of india ?"  
description: "Which is the oldest football club of india ?"  
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published: 2018-07-22  
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# Which is the oldest football club of india ?

Which is the [oldest football](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/48166/which-is-the-oldest-football-tournament-in-india) club of [india](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/23266/how-rooftop-solar-can-benefit-india-s-healthcare-industry) ?\
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## Answers

### Answer by Harshal Vispute

In the **mid-nineteenth century**, **British soldiers brought football to India.** **Nagendra Prasad Sarbadhikari's** efforts helped it spread. \
**Mortimer Durand**, then **India's Foreign Secretary, launched the Durand Cup in Shimla, India, in 1888**. After the **FA Cup** and the **Scottish Cup**, **the Durand Cup is the third [oldest](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/4758/top-10-oldest-trees-in-the-world-and-their-stories) football competition.** \
The first edition of the cup was won by the **Royal Scots Fusiliers**, who defeated **Highland Light Infantry 2–1** in the final. The **IFA Shield was established in 1893** and is the **world's fourth oldest trophy.** \
**Calcutta, the British India capital** at the time, quickly became **the center of Indian football**. **Sarada FC was India's first [football club](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/48145/to-which-country-does-the-football-club-benefica-belong).** \
**The first club, Calcutta FC, was founded in 1872**. **The Dalhousie Club, Traders Club, and Naval Volunteers Club were among the first clubs established. Mohun Bagan A.C., India's oldest existing team, was founded in 1889 as 'Mohun Bagan Sporting Club.'** The army took control of this club for the first time. It featured **Hindus and Muslims** as participants. Several football clubs were founded in Calcutta during the **1890s, including Calcutta FC, Sovabazar, and Aryan Club. Around this time, tournaments such as the Gladstone Cup, Trades Cup, and Cooch Behar Cup began.** \
The **R B Ferguson Football Club was founded in Thrissur, Kerala, on February 20, 1899, and was the first football club in the southern portion of India.** **R B Ferguson, the Kochi Police Superintendent**, was honored with the club's name. Y**oung Men's Football Club was the club's moniker**, and it was instrumental in establishing football in Kerala in the early **1900s.** \
The Indian Football Association, the first Indian federation, was created in 1893, although it did not have a single Indian on its board of directors.


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