Independence Day Football Tournament

Independence Day Football Tournament
	1965 Independence Day Tournament winners, Mohammedan SC
Organising body	East Pakistan Sports Federation
Founded	1948
Abolished	1970
Region	East Pakistan
Number of teams	8 (1970)
Last champions	EPIDC (3rd title)
Most successful team(s)	Mohammedan (6 titles)

The Independence Day Football Tournament, alternatively known as the Pakistan Day Football Tournament or the Azadi Day Football Tournament was a knock-out men's association football tournament held in Dhaka, East Pakistan by the East Pakistan Sports Federation (EPSF). The final was held annually on 14 August, the Pakistan's Independence Day. Following the Independence of Bangladesh, the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) introduced the tournament's successor in 1972, the Bangladesh Independence Cup, held to kick off domestic football following the Liberation War.

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Edition	Year	Champion	Runners-up	Score
1st	1948	N/A
2nd	1949	Dhaka University	Dhaka City XI	2–1
3rd	1950	Dhaka City XI	East Bengal Railway	1–0
4th	1951	N/A
5th	1952	N/A
6th	1953	Dhaka University	East Bengal Railway	2–1
7th	1954	I.G. Police XI	Dhaka City XI	1–0
8th	1955	Dhaka Wanderers Club	I.G. Police XI	2–0
9th	1956	Dhaka Wanderers Club	East Pakistan Ansar	1–0
10th	1957	Dhaka Wanderers Club & Police AC (shared)		1–1
11th	1958	Mohammedan SC	Dhaka University	2–1
12th	1959	Azad SC & Police AC (shared)		0–0
13th	1960	Mohammedan SC	Dhaka Wanderers Club	1–0
14th	1961	Mohammedan SC & Victoria SC (shared)		2–2
15th	1962	Victoria SC	Mohammedan SC	2–0
16th	1963	Dhaka Wanderers Club & Mohammedan SC (shared)		1–1
17th	1964	Victoria SC	Mohammedan SC	1–0
18th	1965	Mohammedan SC	Victoria SC	3–0
19th	1966	Dhaka Wanderers Club & Mohammedan SC (shared)		1–1
20th	1967	EPIDC	Mohammedan SC	4–0
21st	1968	EPIDC	Mohammedan SC	2–0
22nd	1969	EPIDC	Dilkusha SC	3–2
23rd	1970	Final abandoned due to riots		^[a]

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