Border Security Force Sporting Club
ClubnameBorder Security Force Sporting Club
FullnameBorder Security Force Sporting Club
GroundGuru Gobind Singh Stadium
Capacity22,000
OwnerBorder Security Force
MgrtitleHead coach
LeaguePunjab State Super Football League[1]
Pattern la 1_whiteborder
Pattern ra 1_whiteborder
Leftarm 1DC343B
Body 1DC343B
Rightarm 1DC343B
Shorts 1DC343B
Socks 1DC343B
Pattern b 2_bluesleevelinesandsides
Leftarm 2FFFFFF
Body 2FFFFFF
Rightarm 2FFFFFF
Shorts 2FFFFFF
Socks 2FFFFFF

Border Security Force Sporting Club is an Indian multi-sports club, best known for its football section. The club is based in Jalandhar, Punjab, and currently competing in the Punjab State Super Football League.[2][3][4] They are one of the dominating teams in Durand Cup and Independence Day Cup of Assam.[5]

BSF's corporate team competed in All India Public Sector tournament.[6]

History

The team is well known for winning the prestigious Durand Cup on seven occasions during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s.[7] Legendary player Sukhwinder Singh represented the club from 1974 to 1978.[8] In June 1970, the All Nepal Football Association organized a tournament to celebrate the 50th birth anniversary of King Mahendra, where the team ultimately lost 2–0 to the East Pakistan football team in the title-deciding game, which was held in a round-robin league format. They later tied the second-place game with Mahabir Club, finishing as joint runners-up.[9][10][11]

The team also spent one season in the old National Football League during the 1999–2000 season. They were relegated after finishing in 11th place.[12]

Rivalries

As one of the renowned clubs from the state of Punjab, Border Security Force nurtured rivalries with numerous local sides including Leaders Club, Punjab Police, JCT Mills, in the state leagues.[13][14][15][16]

Ownership

Main article: Border Security Force

Honours

League

Cup

Other departments

Field hockey

Border Security Force has a field hockey team[41] that participated in Beighton Cup, one of the oldest field hockey tournaments in the world.[42][43] They also appeared in Bombay Gold Cup.[44]

Honours

Basketball

BSF has been operating both men's and women's basketball teams, and competing in Punjab State Annual Basketball League.[54]

Honours

  • Punjab State Annual Basketball League
    • Runners-up (1): 2005[54]

See also

References

  1. ^ Siraj Chatterjee (10 December 2020). "Punjabi Football on a Roar!". footballindia.co.in. Football India. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  2. ^ "28th JCT Punjab State Super Football League starts today". MSR Sports News. Archived from the original on 1 November 2014. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
  3. ^ "A quick look at the latest #PunjabFootballLeague table 📈 #chakdephatte". No. 1046003829039353856. 29 September 2018. Archived 3 December 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  4. ^ "28th Punjab State Super Football League — Legend Inder Singh to kick-off". kolkatafootball.com. Kolkata Football. 23 August 2014. Archived 1 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
  5. ^ Sarkar, Dhiman (25 March 2018). "India's football past gasping for survival". hindustantimes.com. Kolkata: Hindustan Times. Archived 6 January 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  6. ^ Khan, M. M. Jafar (8 March 2016). "Departments' League — A solution to many problems". englisharchives.mathrubhumi.com. Kochi: Mathrubhumi. Archived 4 August 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Durand Cup". RSSSF. Archived 29 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  8. ^ "Squad Management: Sukhwinder Singh". JCT Official Website. Archived 19 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  9. ^ "Pakistan Observer, 1970.06.21 — South Asian Newspapers". gpa.eastview.com. Archived 2025-03-31 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  10. ^ "Pakistan Observer, 1970.06.23 — South Asian Newspapers". gpa.eastview.com. Archived 2025-03-31 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  11. ^ Pakistan Year Book. 1971. p. 79.
  12. ^ "NFL 1999–2000". RSSSF. Archived 22 October 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  13. ^ "Football in Punjab". punjab.football/about.php. Punjab Football Association. Archived from the original on 22 August 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  14. ^ Manashi Pathak (22 June 2018). "All you need to know about the football league structure in Punjab". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 5 July 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  15. ^ Gandam, J. S. "The game hooks Phagwara youth, JCT a Mecca for players". www.jctfootball.com. JCT Mills FC. Archived 16 November 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  16. ^ "28th JCT Punjab State Super Football League starts today". mrssportsnews.com. MSR Sports News. 25 August 2014. Archived from the original on 1 November 2014. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
  17. ^ Arunava Choudhary. "National Football League Second Division". indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  18. ^ Chaudhuri, Arunava (2008). "List of Champions of the Punjab Football League". indianfootball.de. Indian Football Network. Archived from the original on 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  19. ^ Chaudhuri, Arunava. "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Durand Cup". Indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  20. ^ List of Durand Cup tournament winners and runner-ups Archived 29 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine. rsssf.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  21. ^ "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Federation Cup". IndianFootball.de. Archived 15 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  22. ^ Chaudhuri, Arunava (2008). "List of Champions of the Punjab State Senior Football Championships". indianfootball.de. Indian Football Network. Archived from the original on 3 September 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  23. ^ Chaudhuri, Arunava. "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Sait Nagjee Trophy". www.indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  24. ^ "Sait Nagjee Trophy". RSSSF. Archived 16 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
  25. ^ Arunava Chaudhary. "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Airlines Gold Cup". Indianfootball.de. Indian Football Network. Archived 24 October 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  26. ^ "India – List of All India Governor's Gold Cup Winners (Sikkim)". Rsssf.com. Archived 7 May 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  27. ^ Arunava Chaudhuri. "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Sikkim Governor's Gold Cup". indianfootball.de. Indian Football Network. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  28. ^ "Gokulam Kerala lift 71st Independence Day Cup". assamtribune.com. Assam Tribune. Archived 24 October 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  29. ^ Arunava Chaudhuri. "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Gurdarshan Memorial Football Tournament: Punjab". indianfootbal.de. Indian Football Network. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  30. ^ Chaudhuri, Arunava (2008). "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the B. N. Mullick Police Cup". indianfootball.de. Indian Football Network. Archived from the original on 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  31. ^ Chaudhuri, Arunava. "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Mammen Mappillai Trophy: Kottayam, Kerala". indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  32. ^ "Roll of Honour at Sir Churachand Singh, KCSI, CBE Memorial Football Tournament — From 1950". e-pao.net. E-Pao News Manipur. 20 December 2015. Archived 9 July 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  33. ^ "14th All India Darjeeling Gold Cup: PREVIOUS WINNERS". kolkatafootball.com. Kolkata Football. Archived 13 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  34. ^ "DFA Udaipur enter finals of the MKM National Football Tournament for the first time in 43 years". udaipurtimes.com. Udaipur Times. 29 January 2023. Archived 29 January 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  35. ^ Chaudhuri, Arunava (2008). "List of Shaheed-e-Azam Sardar Bhagat Singh Memorial Trophy winners and Runner-ups". IndianFootball.de. Indian Football Network. Archived 2 August 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  36. ^ Chaudhuri, Arunava. "2005/06 Season in Indian Football:". indianfootball.de. Indian Football Network. Archived from the original on 9 January 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  37. ^ Chaudhuri, Arunava. "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Sri Guru Gobind Singh Trophy". indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  38. ^ Chaudhuri, Arunava. "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Bandodkar Gold Trophy: Goa". indianfootball.de. Indian Football Network. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  39. ^ Chaudhuri, Arunava (2008). "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Delhi Lt. Governor's Cup". indianfootball.de. Indian Football Network. Archived from the original on 3 September 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  40. ^ "Mohammedan Sporting win Steel Express Cup crown!". arunfoot.com. 28 February 2018. Archived 2 January 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  41. ^ "Big-Time Domestic Hockey Returns with Surjit Hockey Tourney". hockeypassion.in. Kolkata: Hockey Passion. 20 October 2021. Archived 19 October 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  42. ^ "PSB lifts Beighton Cup". The Hindu. 11 April 2006. Archived 1 October 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2007-04-13.
  43. ^ "Indian Airlines lift Beighton Cup". The Hindu. 2007-04-11. Archived from the original on 2007-10-01. Retrieved 2007-04-13.
  44. ^ D'Souza, Dilip (19 December 2015). "Indian hockey: The curious case of the Bombay Gold Cup". LiveMint. Archived 25 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  45. ^ "Teams with Most Wins in Prestigious Beighton Cup". hockeypassion.in. Hockey Passion. 2 November 2022. Archived 2 November 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  46. ^ "BEIGHTON CUP WINNERS AND RUNNERS-UP (1895—2019)". www.hockeybengal.org. Kolkata: Hockey Bengal. Archived 23 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  47. ^ "Bombay Gold Cup: BOMBAY GOLD CUP HOCKEY TOURNAMENT | GURU TEGH BAHADUR GOLD CUP HOCKEY TOURNAMENT". www.mumbaihockey.org. The Mumbai Hockey Association. Archived 11 April 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  48. ^ "Surjit Hockey Tournament: Year Winners — Runners-ups". hockeypassion.in. Kolkata: Hockey Passion. 21 October 2021. Archived 21 October 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  49. ^ "Roll of Honour — Senior Nehru Hockey Tournament". gnsht.in. Gooncha Group. 2022. Archived 22 October 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  50. ^ "Roll of Honour — SENIOR NEHRU HOCKEY TOURNAMENT". New Delhi: nehruhockey.com. Archived 22 October 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  51. ^ "Senior Nehru Hockey Tournament — All Winners". hockeypassion.in. Hockey Passion. 19 November 2021. Archived 22 October 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  52. ^ "Punjab lifts 72nd All India Police Hockey title". Jammu: All India Football Federation. 9 February 2024. Archived 22 July 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  53. ^ "Punjab Retains All India Police Hockey Trophy". statetimes.in. Jammu: The State Times News. 9 February 2024. Archived 12 April 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  54. ^ "Punjab Police men, Jalandhar eves win titles". tribuneindia.com. The Tribune India. Tribune News Service. 19 September 2005. Archived 26 September 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 26 September 2023.

Further reading