The Junior National Football Championship,
also known as BC Roy Trophy, is an
Indian
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football tournament held for players under 19 years of age. The competition is held every year between the teams representing
state associations of India under AIFF. The tournament was instituted by the AIFF in 1962, with the
Indian Football Association
The Indian Football Association, abbreviated as IFA, is the organisation that administers association football in the state of West Bengal, India. It is the oldest Football Association in India and was founded in 1893. Among the founders was form ...
presenting the trophy in the memory of former West Bengal Chief Minister
Bidhan Chandra Roy
Bidhan Chandra Roy (1 July 1882 – 1 July 1962) was an Indian physician, educationist, and statesman who served as Chief Minister of West Bengal from 1948 until his death in 1962. Roy played a key role in the founding of several institutio ...
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Results
The following is the list of winners and runners-up:
See also
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Elite League
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Reliance Foundation Development League
The Reliance Foundation Development League is India's first developmental football league organised by the Reliance Foundation in technical support with the All India Football Federation. A total of eight teams participated in the first tournam ...
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Football in India
Football in India has historically been among the top 3 most popular sport in terms of players participation and TV viewership, together with long time number one cricket and re-emerging kabaddi. India's current top domestic football league is ...
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Indian football league system
The Indian football league system is the league structure of football club competitions in India. The highest level of men's club football competition in India is the Indian Super League. Indian Women's League, founded in 2016, is the highest l ...
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State football leagues in India
References
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Football cup competitions in India
Youth football in India
Youth football competitions