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The Bandodkar Trophy, currently known as the Bhausaheb Bandodkar Memorial Trophy, is an Indian football tournament held in Goa and organized by Goa Football Association. It was also known the Bandodkar Gold Trophy till the 2016 edition, when the tournament was revamped in a new format for the subsequent editions. The tournament was first started in 1970 and to showcase the Goans' capabilities to organise an All-India football tournament.

History

The Bandodkar Gold Trophy was the first major cup tournament hosted by GFA, which was aided by the then Chief Minister Dayanand Bandodkar, who being a sports aficionado donated the trophy. This enabled the GFA to showcase its organisational skills. Apart from some top clubs from Goa, clubs from other Indian states, also have participated in this competition. Dempo SC has won the tournament for a record eight times, while Salgaocar FC won the last major edition held in 1992.

In 2016, the historic tournament was revived as an invitational u-21 Men's football tournament and was held at Duler Stadium in Goa. The edition was won by FC Pune City (R) defeating the local side Dempo SC.

In 2024, the GFA announced that the tournament is scheduled to be revived in the 2024 season with backing from the Government of Goa.

**Indien - Bandodkar Trofæ**

Velkommen til den prestigefyldte Indien - Bandodkar Trofæ, en af Indiens mest anerkendte fodboldturnering for ungdomshold. Turneringen blev oprettet i 1955 og er opkaldt efter den tidligere Chief Minister of Goa, Dayanand Bandodkar, som var en ivrig fortaler for sport i staten.

Bandodkar Trofæ er en årlig begivenhed, der tiltrækker de bedste ungdomshold fra hele Indien. Holdene er opdelt i aldersgrupper, der spænder fra under 14 til under 19, og turneringen spilles over flere uger.

Turneringen er kendt for sit høje niveau af konkurrence og har set nogle af de største talenter i indisk fodbold vokse frem. Mange tidligere deltagere i Bandodkar Trofæ er gået videre til at repræsentere det indiske landshold på internationalt plan.

Årets Bandodkar Trofæ lover at blive endnu en spændende begivenhed. Holdene vil kæmpe hårdt for at vinde det eftertragtede trofæ og bevise sig selv som det bedste ungdomshold i Indien.

Gå ikke glip af denne fantastiske mulighed for at opleve verdensklassefodbold og heppe på morgendagens stjerner!