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{{Short description|Association football competition in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}}
{{Infobox football tournament
| name                 = IFA Shield
| image                = IFA Shield.png
| organiser            = [[Indian Football Association]] (West Bengal)
| founded              = {{Start date and age|1893}}
| abolished            =
| region               = India ({{small|primarily}} [[West Bengal]])
| number of teams      = ''Various''
| related comps        = [[Women's IFA Shield]]
| current champions    = [[Real Kashmir FC|Real Kashmir]] (2nd title)
| most successful club = [[East Bengal FC|East Bengal]] (29 titles)
| most successful team =
| broadcasters         = 
| website              = {{URL|https://ifawb.in/}}
| current              = [[2025 IFA Shield|2025]] 
}}

The '''IFA Shield''' is a [[association football|football]] competition organized by the [[Indian Football Association]], the [[association football|football]] governing body in the [[India]]n state of [[West Bengal]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://olympics.com/en/news/calcutta-football-league-history-winners-list |title=Calcutta Football League: East Bengal kings of Asia's oldest league competition — full winners list |website=olympics.com |publisher=The Olympics Football |last1=Nag |first1=Utathya |date=19 April 2023 |access-date=25 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230505071647/https://olympics.com/en/news/calcutta-football-league-history-winners-list |archive-date=5 May 2023 }}</ref> The [[Indian Football Association|IFA]] came into existence in 1893,<ref>{{Cite web|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/ifashield.html|title=List of Winners/Runners-Up of the IFA-Shield|website=indianfootball.de|publisher=Indian Football Network|language=en|access-date=20 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007084853/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/ifashield.html|archive-date=7 October 2021|url-status=dead}}</ref> and was named after the association. The IFA Shield tournament was started in the same year. It is the [[Football in India|third oldest football tournament in India]], after [[Durand Cup]] and [[Trades Cup]], and is among the [[List of oldest football competitions|oldest football competitions in the world]].<ref>{{cite web|title=FOOTBALL IN BENGAL|url=http://ifawb.com/archives.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306042849/http://www.ifawb.com/archives.php|archive-date=6 March 2016|access-date=14 January 2021|website=www.ifawb.com|publisher=The [[Indian Football Association]] (West Bengal)}}</ref>

==History==
The royal houses of [[Maharaja of Patiala|Patiala]] and [[Cooch Behar State|Cooch Behar]], A.A. Apcar of [[Armenians in India|Armenian]] Club and J Sutherland of [[Dalhousie AC]] had financially contributed for the inception of the Shield. The coveted shield was designed by Walter Locke & Co. ([[Kolkata|Calcutta]]) and made by [[Elkington & Co.|Messrs Elkington & Co.]] ([[London]]).<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-11-25|title=Nagendra Prasad Sarbadhikari — The first visionary of Indian football|url=https://www.footballparadise.com/nagendra-prasad-sarbadhikari-the-first-visionary-of-indian-football/|access-date=2021-02-26|website=Football Paradise|language=en-US|archive-date=22 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922065949/https://www.footballparadise.com/nagendra-prasad-sarbadhikari-the-first-visionary-of-indian-football/|url-status=live}}</ref> 

[[File:Mohun Bagan 1911 IFA shield winning team.jpg|thumb|[[Mohun Bagan Super Giant|Mohun Bagan]], the first all-Indian side to lift the IFA Shield.]]
During the initial years of the competition, the IFA Shield was dominated by British Army teams and the [[Royal Irish Rifles]] defeated W.D.R.A. to lift the first IFA Shield in 1893. However, their stranglehold over the Shield was broken in 1911,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sengupta|first=Somnath|title=Tactical Evolution Of Indian Football (Part One): Profiling Three Great 2—3—5 Teams|url=https://thehardtackle.com/2011/tactical-evolution-of-indian-football-part-one-profiling-three-great-2-3-5-teams/|location=Kolkata|date=29 July 2011|access-date=2021-03-16|website=thehardtackle.com|publisher=The Hard Tackle|language=en-US|archive-date=9 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211009112727/https://thehardtackle.com/2011/tactical-evolution-of-indian-football-part-one-profiling-three-great-2-3-5-teams/}}</ref> when [[Mohun Bagan Super Giant|Mohun Bagan]] became the first all-Indian side to win the IFA Shield by defeating [[East Yorkshire Regiment]] by 2–1.<ref>{{cite book |last=Majumdar, Boria |first=Bandyopadhyay, Kausik |date=1 February 2006 |title=Goalless: The Story of a Unique Footballing Nation |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=i55oAAAACAAJ |location=[[New Delhi]] |publisher=[[Penguin Books|Penguin India]] |isbn=9780670058747 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408140616/https://books.google.co.in/books/about/Goalless_the_Story_of_a_Unique_Footballi.html?id=i55oAAAACAAJ&redir_esc=y |archive-date=8 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://wbsportsandyouth.gov.in/chronology|title=Chronology of Important Sports Events — West Bengal|website=wbsportsandyouth.gov.in|publisher=Government of West Bengal – Department of youth services and sports|date=2017|access-date=25 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013092944/https://wbsportsandyouth.gov.in/chronology|archive-date=13 October 2022|location=Kolkata}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Basu |first1=Jaydeep |title=A victory for India? Why Mohun Bagan's historic 1911 IFA Shield win was purely about football |url=https://scroll.in/field/968849/why-mohun-bagans-historic-1911-ifa-shield-win-should-be-judged-purely-from-a-football-perspective#:~:text=Manchester%20Guardian%20reported%20there%20were,%2C%20however%2C%20viewed%20it%20differently. |website=Scroll |date=29 July 2020 |access-date=5 May 2022 |archive-date=5 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220505210600/https://scroll.in/field/968849/why-mohun-bagans-historic-1911-ifa-shield-win-should-be-judged-purely-from-a-football-perspective#:~:text=Manchester%20Guardian%20reported%20there%20were,%2C%20however%2C%20viewed%20it%20differently. |url-status=live }}</ref> That was a historic moment for Indian football as well the struggle for [[Independence of India|independence]], as the natives beat the Englishmen in their own game. While the [[Royal Irish Rifles]] remains the most successful [[British Army]] side with 5 titles, [[East Bengal Club]] has won the IFA Shield a record 29 times.

[[File:East Bengal FC 1949 IFA Shield.jpg|thumb|The 1949 IFA Shield won by [[SC East Bengal|East Bengal]], the most successful club in the tournament's history.]]
From 2015 to [[2018 IFA Shield|2018]], the IFA Shield was designed as an youth tournament wherein youth teams of all divisions were allowed to participate.<ref>{{cite news|title=IFA Shield now U-19 tournament|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1150110/jsp/sports/story_19317306.jsp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160127203503/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1150110/jsp/sports/story_19317306.jsp|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 January 2016|access-date=16 February 2016|work=Telegraph India|date=10 January 2015}}</ref> The decision was taken by [[Indian Football Association|IFA]] due to busy schedule of [[All India Football Federation|AIFF]] which includes [[Indian Super League]], [[I-League]], [[I-League 2nd Division]], [[State football leagues in India|State leagues]] and [[Super Cup (India)|Super Cup]] among others. In [[2020 IFA Shield|2020]], the tournament was once again organised as a senior event.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/football/2020/nov/12/ifa-shield-set-for-return-as-senior-eventfour-i-league-clubs-set-to-participate-2222947.html|title=IFA Shield set for return as senior event|date=12 November 2020|work=The Indian Express|access-date=12 December 2020|archive-date=27 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927060122/https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/football/2020/nov/12/ifa-shield-set-for-return-as-senior-eventfour-i-league-clubs-set-to-participate-2222947.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Results==
===Pre-independence era (1893–1946)===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left;"
|-
!Year
!width="270"|Winner
!Score
!width="270"|Runner-up
!Notes
|-
|1893
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[Royal Irish Rifles]]'''
| 1–0
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Western Division, Royal Artillery|W.D.R.A.]]
|
|-
|1894
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[Royal Irish Rifles]]''' (2)
| 2–0
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Rifle Brigade]]
|
|-
|1895
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[Royal Welch Fusiliers]]'''
| 1–0
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[King's Shropshire Light Infantry]]
|
|-
|1896
| {{flagicon|British India}} '''[[Calcutta Football Club|Calcutta]]'''
| 3–0
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[King's Shropshire Light Infantry]]
|
|-
|1897
| {{flagicon|British India}} '''[[Dalhousie AC|Dalhousie]]'''
| 4–0
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} 31st Field Battalion
|
|-
|1898
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[Gloucestershire Regiment]]'''
| 1–0
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[42nd Regiment of Foot|42nd Highlanders]]
|
|-
|1899
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[South Lancashire Regiment]]'''
| 2–0
| {{flagicon|British India}} Barrackpore Artillery
|
|-
|1900
| {{flagicon|British India}} '''[[Calcutta Football Club|Calcutta]]''' (2)
| 0–0; 6–0
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[Dalhousie AC|Dalhousie]]
|
|-
|1901
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[Royal Irish Rifles]]''' (3)
| 4–0
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Black Watch]]
|
|-
|1902
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[93rd (Sutherland Highlanders) Regiment of Foot|93rd Highlanders]]'''
| 3–0
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[Dalhousie AC|Dalhousie]]
|
|-
|1903
| {{flagicon|British India}} '''[[Calcutta Football Club|Calcutta]]''' (3)
| 0–0; 1–1; 2–1
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[King's Own Scottish Borderers]]
|
|-
|1904
| {{flagicon|British India}} '''[[Calcutta Football Club|Calcutta]]''' (4)
| 1–0
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster)|King's Own Royal Regiment]]
|
|-
|1905
| {{flagicon|British India}} '''[[Dalhousie AC|Dalhousie]]''' (2)
| 4–3
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[Calcutta Football Club|Calcutta]]
|
|-
|1906
| {{flagicon|British India}} '''[[Calcutta Football Club|Calcutta]]''' (5)
| 1–0
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Highland Light Infantry]]
|
|-
|1907
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[Highland Light Infantry]]'''
| 0–0; 1–0
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[Calcutta Football Club|Calcutta]]
|
|-
|1908
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[Gordon Highlanders]]'''
| 2–0
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[Calcutta Customs Club|Calcutta Customs]]
|
|-
|1909
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[Gordon Highlanders]]''' (2)
| 0–0; 3–0
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[Calcutta Customs Club|Calcutta Customs]]
|
|-
|1910
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[Gordon Highlanders]]''' (3)
| 0–0; 2–0
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[Calcutta Football Club|Calcutta]]
|
|-
|1911
| {{flagicon|British India}} '''[[Mohun Bagan]]'''
| 2–1
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[East Yorkshire Regiment]]
|{{ref|n3|3}}
|-
|1912
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[Royal Irish Rifles]]''' (4)
| 1–0
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Black Watch]]
|
|-
|1913
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[Royal Irish Rifles]]''' (5)
| 2–0
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[91st (Argyllshire Highlanders) Regiment of Foot|91st Highlanders]]
|
|-
|1914
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster)|King's Own Royal Regiment]]'''
| 1–0
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[Calcutta Football Club|Calcutta]]
|
|-
|1915
| {{flagicon|British India}} '''[[Calcutta Football Club|Calcutta]]''' (6)
| 0–0; 3–0
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[Calcutta Customs Club|Calcutta Customs]]
|
|-
|1916
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[North Staffordshire Regiment]]'''
| 2–1
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[Calcutta Football Club|Calcutta]]
|
|-
|1917
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[10th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment]]'''
| 2–0
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[List of battalions of the South Wales Borderers|Brecknockshire Battalion]]
|
|-
|1918
| {{flagicon|British India}} '''Training Reserve Battalion'''
| 1–0
| {{flagicon|British India}} Signal Service Depot
|
|-
|1919
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[Brecknockshire Battalion|1st Battalion of Brecknockshire]]'''
| 3–1
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[Calcutta Football Club|Calcutta]]
|
|-
|1920
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[Black Watch]]'''
| 2–0
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[Kumartuli]]
|
|-
|1921
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[Brecknockshire Battalion|3rd Battalion of Brecknockshire]]''' (2)
| 3–1
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[Calcutta Football Club|Calcutta]]
|
|-
|1922
| {{flagicon|British India}} '''[[Calcutta Football Club|Calcutta]]''' (7)
| 1–0
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[Dalhousie AC|Dalhousie]]
|
|-
|1923
| {{flagicon|British India}} '''[[Calcutta Football Club|Calcutta]]''' (8)
| 3–0
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[Mohun Bagan Super Giant|Mohun Bagan]]
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://mohunbagangorbo.com/mohun-bagan-ac/legends-corner/indian-players/umapati-kumar/|title=Mohun Bagan Athletic Club: Umapati Kumar|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160428162211/http://mohunbagangorbo.com/mohun-bagan-ac/legends-corner/indian-players/umapati-kumar/|archive-date=28 April 2016|access-date=26 January 2015|website=mohunbagangorbo.com|location=Kolkata}}</ref>
|-
|1924
| {{flagicon|British India}} '''[[Calcutta Football Club|Calcutta]]''' (9)
| 5–1
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} 23rd Brigade of Royal Engineers Association 
|
|-
|1925
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[Royal Scots Fusiliers|2nd Battalion of Royal Scots Fusiliers]]'''
| 5–1
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Cheshire Regiment]]
|
|-
|1926
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[Sherwood Foresters]]'''
| 5–1
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Cheshire Regiment]]
|
|-
|1927
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[Sherwood Foresters]]''' (2)
| 2–0
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[Dalhousie AC|Dalhousie]]
|
|-
|1928
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[Sherwood Foresters]]''' (3)
| 2–0
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[Dalhousie AC|Dalhousie]]
|
|-
|1929
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[Royal Ulster Rifles|2nd Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles]]''' (6)
| 2–0
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[Finance and Revenue F.C.|Rangoon Customs]]
|
|-
|1930
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[Seaforth Highlanders]]'''
| 3–0
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Royal Regiment of Fusiliers|Royal Regiment]]
|
|-
|1931
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[Highland Light Infantry]]'''
| 1–1; 2–1
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Durham Light Infantry]]
|
|-
|1932
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[Essex Regiment|2nd Battalion Essex Regiment]]'''
| 2–1
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Seaforth Highlanders]]
|
|-
|1933
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry]]'''
| 2–1
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[King's Royal Rifle Corps|King's Royal Rifles]]
|
|-
|1934
|colspan=3 style="text-align:center;"|''Tournament declared void ({{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[King's Royal Rifle Corps|King's Royal Rifles]] and {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Durham Light Infantry]]: 2–2)''
| {{ref|n4|4}}
|-
|1935
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[East Yorkshire Regiment]]'''
| 1–0
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Royal Regiment
|
|-
|1936
| {{flagicon|British India}} '''[[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]'''
| 0–0; 0–0; 2–1
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[Calcutta Football Club|Calcutta]]
|
|-
|1937
| {{flagicon|British India}} '''6th Fire Brigade'''
| 4–1
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[Kolkata Police|Police]]
|
|-
|1938
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} '''[[East Yorkshire Regiment]]''' (2)
| 1–1; 1–1; 2–0
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]
|
|-
|1939
| {{flagicon|British India}} '''[[Kolkata Police|Police]]'''
| 2–1
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[Calcutta Customs Club|Calcutta Customs]]
|
|-
|1940
| {{flagicon|British India}} '''[[Techno Aryan F.C.|Aryan]]'''
| 4–1
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[Mohun Bagan Super Giant|Mohun Bagan]] 
|
|-
|1941
| {{flagicon|British India}} '''[[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]''' (2)
| 2–0
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[King's Own Scottish Borderers]]
|
|-
|1942
| {{flagicon|British India}} '''[[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]''' (3)
|     1–0
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]
|
|-
|1943
| {{flagicon|British India}} '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]'''
| [[1943 IFA Shield Final|3–0]]
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[Kolkata Police|Police]]
|
|-
|1944
| {{flagicon|British India}} '''[[Eastern Railway FC|Eastern Bengal Railway]]'''
| 1–0
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]
|
|-
|1945
| {{flagicon|British India}} '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]''' (2)
| [[1945 IFA Shield Final|1–0]]
| {{flagicon|British India}} [[Mohun Bagan Super Giant|Mohun Bagan]]
|
|-
|1946
|colspan=3 style="text-align:center;" |''Not held''
|{{ref|n1|1}}
|}

===Post-independence era (1947–present)===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left;"
|-
!Year
!width="270"|Winner
!Score
!width="270"|Runner-up
!Notes
|-
|1947
| '''[[Mohun Bagan]]''' (2)
| 1–0
| [[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]
|
|-
|1948
| '''[[Mohun Bagan]]''' (3)
| 1–1; 2–1
| [[Bhawanipore F.C.|Bhawanipore]]
|
|-
|1949
| '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]''' (3)
| [[1949 IFA Shield Final|2–0]]
| [[Mohun Bagan]]
|
|-
|1950
| '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]''' (4)
| [[1950 IFA Shield Final|3–0]]
| [[Services football team|Services]]
|
|-
|1951
| '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]''' (5)
| [[1951 IFA Shield Final|0–0; 2–0]]
| [[Mohun Bagan]]
|
|-
|1952
|colspan=4 style="text-align:center;"|''Tournament declared void ([[Mohun Bagan]] and Rajasthan Club: 0–0; 2–2)''
|-
|1953
| '''Indian Culture League'''
| 0–0; 0–0; 1–1
| [[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]
| {{ref|n5|5}}
|-
|1954
| '''[[Mohun Bagan]]''' (4)
| 1–0
| [[Hyderabad City Police FC|Hyderabad Sporting]]
|
|-
|1955
| '''Rajasthan Club'''
| 0–0; 1–0
| [[Techno Aryan F.C.|Aryan]]
|
|-
|1956
| '''[[Mohun Bagan]]''' (5)
| 4–0
| [[Techno Aryan F.C.|Aryan]]
|
|-
|1957
| '''[[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]''' (4)
| 3–0 
| [[Eastern Railway FC|Railways SC]]
|
|-
|1958
| '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]''' (6)
| [[1958 IFA Shield Final|1–1; 1–0]]
| [[Mohun Bagan]]
|
|-
|1959
|colspan=4 style="text-align:center;"|''Abandoned due to dispute over date of finals''
|-
|1960
| '''[[Mohun Bagan]]''' (6)
| 1–0
| [[Indian Navy (football team)|Indian Navy]]
|
|-
|1961
| '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]''' (7) and<br/> '''[[Mohun Bagan]]''' (7)
| [[1961 IFA Shield Final|0–0]]
| –
| {{ref|n2|2}}
|-
|1962
| '''[[Mohun Bagan]]''' (8)
| 3–1
| [[Hyderabad City Police FC|Hyderabad XI]]
|
|-
|1963
| '''[[Bengal Nagpur Railway FC|Bengal Nagpur Railway]]'''
| 1–0
| [[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]
|
|-
|1964
|colspan="4" style="text-align:center;"|''Tournament declared void ([[Mohun Bagan]] and [[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]: 1–1)''
|-
|1965
| '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]''' (8)
| [[1965 IFA Shield Final|1–0]]
| [[Mohun Bagan]]
|
|-
|1966
| '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]''' (9)
| 1–0
| [[Bengal Nagpur Railway FC|Bengal Nagpur Railway]]
|
|-
|1967
| colspan="4" style="text-align:center;" |''Tournament declared void ([[Mohun Bagan]] and [[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]: 0–0)''
|-
|1968
|colspan="4" style="text-align:center;"|''Abandoned due to court injunction''
|-
|1969
| '''[[Mohun Bagan]]''' (9)
| 3–1
| [[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]
|
|-
|1970
| '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]''' (10)
| [[1970 IFA Shield Final|1–0]]
| {{flagicon|IRN|1964}} [[PAS Tehran F.C.|PAS Tehran]]
|
|-
|1971
| '''[[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]''' (5)
| 2–0
| [[Tollygunge Agragami]]
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kolkatafootball.com/indiafootball_news_2012/mohammedan_sporting_club_history.html|title=Mohammedan Sporting Club, Kolkata: A New Horizon|first=Kushal|last=Chakrabarty|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709182733/https://www.kolkatafootball.com/indiafootball_news_2012/mohammedan_sporting_club_history.html|archive-date=9 July 2021|website=kolkatafootball.com|publisher=Kolkata Football|date=12 July 2012|access-date=1 July 2021}}</ref>
|-
|1972
| '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]''' (11)
| 0–0; 0–1
| [[Mohun Bagan]]
| {{ref|n6|6}}
|-
|1973
| '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]''' (12)
| [[1973 IFA Shield Final|3–1]]
| {{flagicon|PRK}} [[Pyongyang Sports Club|Pyongyang]]
|
|-
|1974
| '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]''' (13)
| [[1974 IFA Shield Final|1–0]]
| [[Mohun Bagan]]
|
|-
|1975
| '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]''' (14)
| [[1975 IFA Shield Final|5–0]]
| [[Mohun Bagan]]
|
|-
|1976
| '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]''' (15) and<br/> '''[[Mohun Bagan]]''' (10)
| 0–0
| –
| {{ref|n2|2}}
|-
|1977
| '''[[Mohun Bagan]]''' (11)
| 1–0
| [[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]
|
|-
|1978
| '''[[Mohun Bagan]]''' (12) and<br/> {{flagicon|URS}} '''[[FC Ararat Yerevan|Ararat Yerevan]]'''
| 2–2
| –
| {{ref|n2|2}}
|-
|1979
| '''[[Mohun Bagan]]''' (13)
| 1–0
| [[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]
|
|-
|1980
|colspan=4 style="text-align:center"|''Tournament abandoned''
|-
|1981
| '''[[Mohun Bagan]]''' (14) and<br/> '''[[East Bengal]]''' (16)
| 2–2
| –
| {{ref|n2|2}}
|-
|1982
| '''[[Mohun Bagan]]''' (15)
| 2–1
| [[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]
|
|-
|1983
| '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]''' (17) and<br/> '''[[Techno Aryan F.C.|Aryan]]''' (2)
| 0–0
| –
| {{ref|n2|2}}
|-
|1984
| '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]''' (18)
| 1–0
| [[Mohun Bagan]]
|
|-
|1985
| {{flagicon|URU}} '''[[Peñarol]]'''
| 1–0
| {{flagicon|URS}} [[FC Shakhtar Donetsk|Shakhtar Donetsk]]
|
|-
|1986
| '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]''' (19)
| 0–0 {{Pso|4–2}}
| [[Mohun Bagan]]
|
|-
|1987
| '''[[Mohun Bagan]]''' (16)
| 1–0
| [[Punjab Police FC|Punjab Police]]
|
|-
|1988
|colspan=3 style="text-align:center;" |''Not held''
|{{ref|n1|1}}
|-
|1989
| '''[[Mohun Bagan]]''' (17)
| 1–0
| [[Tata Football Academy]]
|
|-
|1990
| '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]''' (20)
| 1–0
| [[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]
| {{ref|n7|7}}
|-
|1991
| '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]''' (21)
| 3–1
| [[Army Red (football team)|Army XI]]
|
|-
|1992
|colspan=3 style="text-align:center;" |''Not held''
|{{ref|n1|1}}
|-
|1993
| {{flagicon|UZB}} '''[[Pakhtakor Tashkent FK|Pakhtakor Tashkent]]'''
| 1–1 {{Pso|5–4}}
| {{flagicon|KAZ}} [[FC Irtysh Pavlodar|Irtysh Pavlodar]]
|
|-
|1994
| '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]''' (22)
| 2–1
| [[Mohun Bagan]]
|
|-
|1995
| '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]''' (23)
| 1–1 {{Pso|3–1}}
| {{flagicon|BAN}} [[Mohammedan Sporting Club (Dhaka)|Mohammedan Dhaka]]
|
|-
|1996
| '''[[JCT FC|JCT]]'''
| 1–0
| {{flagicon|IRQ|1991}} [[Al-Karkh SC|Al-Karkh]]
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india97.html#nfl1|title=India 1996/97 – List of Champions: 102nd IFA Shield|website=[[RSSSF]]|date=13 February 2014|first1=Arunava|last1=Chaudhuri|first2=Mikael|last2=Jönsson|first3=Josef|last3=Bobrowsky|archive-date=18 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221018092132/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india97.html}}</ref>
|-
|1997
| '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]''' (24)
| 3–2
| [[FC Kochin|Kochin]]
|
|-
|1998
| '''[[Mohun Bagan]]''' (18)
| 2–1
| [[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]
|
|-
|1999
| '''[[Mohun Bagan]]''' (19)
| 1–0
| [[Tollygunge Agragami]]
|
|-
|2000
| '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]''' (25)
| [[2000 IFA Shield Final|1–1]] {{Pso|4–1}}
| [[Mohun Bagan]]
|
|-
|2001
| '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]''' (26)
| 1–0
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras B|Palmeiras B]]
| {{ref|n8|8}}
|-
|2002
| '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]''' (27)
| [[2002–03 IFA Shield Final|0–0]] {{Pso|5–4}}
| [[Churchill Brothers SC|Churchill Brothers]]
|
|-
|2003
| '''[[Mohun Bagan]]''' (20)
| 0–0 {{Pso|5–3}}
| [[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]
|
|-
|2004
| {{flagicon|Burma|1974}} '''[[Finance and Revenue FC|Finance and Revenue]]'''
| 1–1 {{Pso|4–2}}
| [[Mohun Bagan]]
|
|-
|2005
| {{flagicon|GER}} '''[[FC Bayern Munich II|Bayern Munich II]]'''
| 5–1
| [[United Sports Club|Eveready]]
|
|-
|2006
| '''[[Mahindra United]]'''
| 1–0
| [[Mohun Bagan]]
|
|-
|2007
|colspan=3 style="text-align:center;" |''Not held''
|{{ref|n1|1}}
|-
|2008
| '''[[Mahindra United]]''' (2)
| 3–1
| {{flagicon|South Africa}} [[Santos F.C. (South Africa)|Santos]]
|
|-
|[[2009 IFA Shield|2009]]
| '''[[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]]'''
| 2–0
| [[Mohun Bagan]]
|
|-
|2010
|colspan=3 style="text-align:center;" |''Not held''
|{{ref|n1|1}}
|-
|[[2011 IFA Shield|2011]]
| '''[[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]]''' (2)
| 2–1
| [[Mohun Bagan]]
|
|-
|[[2012 IFA Shield|2012]]
| '''[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]''' (28)
| [[2012 IFA Shield Final|4–2]]
| [[United Sports Club|Prayag United]]
|
|-
|[[2013 IFA Shield|2013]]
| '''[[United Sports Club|Prayag United]]'''
| 1–0
| [[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]
|
|-
|[[2014 IFA Shield|2014]]
| '''[[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]''' (6)
| 1–1 {{Pso|4–3}}
| {{flagicon|Bangladesh}} [[Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club|Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi]]
|
|-
|2015
| '''[[United SC|United U19]]''' (2)
| 2–1
| [[SC East Bengal Reserves and Academy|East Bengal U19]]
|{{ref|n9|9}}
|-
|[[2016 IFA Shield|2016]]
| '''[[Tata Football Academy]]'''
| 3–2 ([[Overtime (sports)#Association football|a.e.t.]])
| [[AIFF Elite Academy|AIFF U19]]
| {{ref|n9|9}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2016/03/07/21068672/ifa-shield-tata-football-academy-wins-the-120th-ifa-shield|title=IFA Shield: Tata Football Academy wins the 120th IFA Shield|date=7 March 2016|access-date=14 March 2016|archive-date=10 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310135108/http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2016/03/07/21068672/ifa-shield-tata-football-academy-wins-the-120th-ifa-shield|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[2017 IFA Shield|2017]]
| '''[[FC Pune City Reserves and Academy|FC Pune City U19]]'''
| 3–0 
| [[Mohun Bagan Super Giant Reserves and Academy|Mohun Bagan U19]]
|{{ref|n9|9}}
|-
|[[2018 IFA Shield|2018]]
| '''[[SC East Bengal Reserves and Academy|East Bengal U19]]''' (29)
| 1–1 {{Pso|4–2}}
| [[Mohun Bagan Super Giant Reserves and Academy|Mohun Bagan U19]]
|{{ref|n9|9}}
|-
|2019
|colspan=3 style="text-align:center;" |''Not held''
|{{ref|n1|1}}
|-
| [[2020 IFA Shield|2020]]
| '''[[Real Kashmir FC|Real Kashmir]]'''
| 2–1
| [[George Telegraph S.C.|George Telegraph]]
| <ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-12-19|title=IFA Shield 2020 FULL MATCH Real Kashmir Make History, Beat George Telegraph In Final {{!}} The Fan Garage (TFG)|url=https://thefangarage.com/articles/17834-ifa-shield-2020-full-match--real-kashmir-make-history-beat-george-telegraph-in-final|access-date=2020-12-19|website=thefangarage.com|archive-date=22 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122083916/https://thefangarage.com/articles/17834-ifa-shield-2020-full-match--real-kashmir-make-history-beat-george-telegraph-in-final|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[2021 IFA Shield|2021]]
| '''[[Real Kashmir FC|Real Kashmir]]''' (2)
| 2–1
| [[Sreenidi Deccan FC|Sreenidi Deccan]]
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/indian-football/real-kashmir-fc-defends-ifa-shield-title-beats-sreenidi-deccan-fc-in-a-thriller/article37961449.ece|title=Real Kashmir FC defends IFA Shield title, beats Sreenidi Deccan FC in a thriller|website=sportstar.thehindu.com|publisher=[[Sportstar]]|date=15 December 2021|access-date=15 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211215143325/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/indian-football/real-kashmir-fc-defends-ifa-shield-title-beats-sreenidi-deccan-fc-in-a-thriller/article37961449.ece|archive-date=15 December 2021}}</ref>
|-
|2022
| colspan="3" rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" |''Not held''
|
|-
|2023
|
|-
|2024
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/football/news/kings-offered-co-host-ifa-shield-3220231|title=Kings offered to co-host IFA Shield|website=thedailystar.net|publisher=The Daily Star|date=13 January 2023}}</ref>
|-
| [[2025 IFA Shield|2025]]
|colspan=3 style="text-align:centre;" |
|
|}

<small>'''Notes:'''</small>
:1. {{note|n1}}<small>Tournament not held.</small>
:2. {{note|n2}}<small>Joint winners.</small>
:3. {{note|n3}}<small>An all-Indian side won the Shield for the first time.</small>
:4. {{note|n4}}<small>The final was abandoned due to a dispute between the finalists over extra time.</small><ref>{{cite news |title=Soccer Sensation |publisher=Malaya Tribune |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/maltribune19340811-1.2.112 |website=[[NewspaperSG]] |date=11 August 1934 |access-date=28 December 2022 }}</ref>
:5. {{note|n5}}<small>A scheduled fourth match was scratched and Indian Culture League were awarded the Shield as East Bengal played with an unregistered player in the third match.</small><ref name="shield"/>
:6. {{note|n6}}<small>The replay was abandoned due to torrential rain, but [[Mohun Bagan]] objected to a third match and refused to play: the third match was scratched and East Bengal were awarded the Shield.</small><ref>{{cite news |title=Indian football: Instances when the Kolkata derby got abandoned |url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/indian-football-instances-when-the-kolkata-derby-got-abandoned/1u7macomvii3q199rmaibjhwhc |website=Goal.com |last=Banerjee |first=Ritabrata |date=26 March 2020 |access-date=28 December 2022 }}</ref>
:7. {{note|n7}}<small>The final was abandoned at half-time after [[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan Sporting]] refused to continue, and East Bengal were awarded the Shield.</small><ref>{{cite news |title=It's Mohammedan Sporting vs Dhanmondi in IFA Shield final |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/its-mohammedan-sporting-vs-dhanmondi-in-ifa-shield-final/articleshow/30234725.cms |website=The Times of India |date=11 February 2014 |access-date=28 December 2022 }}</ref>
:8. {{note|n8}}<small>The final was abandoned after 35 minutes after [[Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras B|Palmeiras]] started a violent brawl, with Palmeiras fans also throwing chairs onto the pitch: East Bengal were awarded the Shield, and the IFA ordered that [[Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras B|Palmeiras]]' results be deleted from the records.</small><ref>{{cite news |title=East Bengal declared IFA Shield winners |url=https://www.rediff.com/sports/2001/oct/12ifa.htm |website=Rediff |date=12 October 2001 |access-date=28 December 2022 }}</ref><ref name="shield">{{cite web |last1=Sengupta |first1=Somnath |title=The Glorious History Of IFA Shield |url=http://www.thehardtackle.com/2011/the-glorious-history-of-ifa-shield/ |website=Thehardtackle.com |date=8 March 2011 |access-date=16 February 2016 |archive-date=9 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709181925/http://www.thehardtackle.com/2011/the-glorious-history-of-ifa-shield/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
:9. {{note|n9}}<small>Organised as an Under-19 tournament.</small>

==Performance by teams==
===Performance by Indian teams===
Though the tournament was dominated by the [[British Army]] teams during its initial years, yet [[British India|British Indian]] teams too participated representing [[India]] prior to the [[Independence of India|independence]], but very few were an all-Indian side. [[Mohun Bagan Super Giant|Mohun Bagan AC]] the first all-Indian side to win the tournament in 1911.
====Top 10 Indian teams in IFA Shield====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left;"
|-
!No.
!Team
!Championships <br>(''Latest'')
!Runner-ups
|-
|1
|[[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]]
|29 (''[[2018 IFA Shield|2018]]'')
|11
|-
|2
|[[Mohun Bagan]]
|20 (''2003'')<ref>{{cite web|website=themohunbaganac.com|publisher=Benguluru Football Club|url=https://themohunbaganac.com/trophy-room-2/ |access-date=9 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220126082005/https://themohunbaganac.com/trophy-room-2/|archive-date=26 January 2022 |title=TROPHY ROOM - Mohun Bagan Athletic Club }}</ref>
|20
|-
|3
|[[Calcutta Cricket and Football Club|Calcutta]]
|9 (''1924'')
|8
|-
|4
|[[Mohammedan SC (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]
|6 (''[[2014 IFA Shield|2014]]'')
|4
|-
|5
|[[Dalhousie AC|Dalhousie]]
|2 (''1905'')
|5
|-
|rowspan=2|6
|[[Churchill Brothers SC|Churchill Brothers]]
|2 (''[[2011 IFA Shield|2011]]'')
|1
|-
|[[United SC|United]]
|2 (''2015'')
|1
|-
|rowspan=2|8
|[[Mahindra United]]
|2 (''2008'')
|0
|-
|[[Real Kashmir]]
|2 (''[[2021 IFA Shield|2021]]'')
|0
|-
|rowspan=2|10
|[[Aryan FC|Aryan]]
|2 (''1983'')
|2
|-
|[[Kolkata Police|Police]]
|1 (''1939'')
|2
|}

===Performance by Overseas teams===
*'''Winners:'''
**{{flagicon|URS}} [[FC Ararat Yerevan]] (1978)
**{{flagicon|URU}} [[Peñarol|Club Atlético Peñarol]] (1985)
**{{flagicon|UZB}} [[Pakhtakor Tashkent FK]] (1993)
**{{flagicon|Burma|1974}} [[Finance and Revenue FC]] (2004)
**{{flagicon|GER}} [[FC Bayern Munich II]] (2005)
 
*'''Runners-up:'''
**{{flagicon|IRN|1964}} [[PAS Tehran FC]] (1970)
**{{flagicon|PRK}} [[Pyongyang Sports Club|Pyongyang SC]] (1973)
**{{flagicon|URS}} [[FC Shakhtar Donetsk]] (1985)
**{{flagicon|KAZ}} [[FC Irtysh Pavlodar|Irtysh Pavlodar FK]] (1993)
**{{flagicon|BAN}} [[Mohammedan Sporting Club (Dhaka)|Mohammedan SC Dhaka]] (1995)
**{{flagicon|IRQ}} [[Al-Karkh SC]] (1996)
**{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras B|Palmeiras B]] (2001)
**{{flagicon|SAF}} [[Santos Football Club (South Africa)|Santos FC]] (2008)
**{{flagicon|BAN}} [[Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club]] ([[2014 IFA Shield|2014]])

==Awards==
Since the [[2020 IFA Shield|123rd edition]] of the tournament, the awards for the Best Coach of the tournament, the Best Player of the tournament, the highest goalscorer of the tournament and Fair Play has been renamed in honour of India's football icons- [[P. K. Banerjee]], [[Chuni Goswami]] and [[Krishanu Dey]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mohamed|first=Farzan|date=2020-12-03|title=IFA Shield 2020|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/indian-football/ifa-shield-2020-preview-fixtures-match-timings-telecast|access-date=2020-12-20|website=www.sportskeeda.com|language=en|archive-date=9 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220709105147/https://www.sportskeeda.com/indian-football/ifa-shield-2020-preview-fixtures-match-timings-telecast|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title="Krishanu Dey Memorable Highest Scorar Trophy" for 123RD IFA Shield 2020 । পিকে-চুনীর পর এবার IFA শিল্ডে কৃশানু দে-র নামে পুরস্কার|url=https://zeenews.india.com/bengali/sports/krishanu-dey-memorable-highest-scorar-trophy-for-123rd-ifa-shield-2020_356826.html/amp|access-date=2020-12-20|website=zeenews.india.com|archive-date=27 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927060122/https://zeenews.india.com/bengali/sports/krishanu-dey-memorable-highest-scorar-trophy-for-123rd-ifa-shield-2020_356826.html/amp|url-status=live}}</ref> and renowned [[Sports photography|sports photojournalist]] – Ronojoy 'Ronny' Roy.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Shield's Fair Play trophy renamed in honour of Ronny Roy|url=https://www.aajkaal.in/news/sports/ifa-fair-play-award-goes-to-ronny-roy-name-qckh|access-date=2020-12-20|website=aajkaal.in|language=en|archive-date=6 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201206121647/https://www.aajkaal.in/news/sports/ifa-fair-play-award-goes-to-ronny-roy-name-qckh|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=123RD IFA SHIELD RESULTS 2020–21: Awards after the FINAL (VYBK)|url=https://www.kolkatafootball.com/123_ifa_shield_2020-21/shield_result.html|date=19 December 2020|access-date=2020-12-20|website=kolkatafootball.com|publisher=Kolkata Football|language=en|archive-date=21 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221121071852/https://www.kolkatafootball.com/123_ifa_shield_2020-21/shield_result.html}}</ref>
===Krishanu Dey Memorial Award===
''{{As of|December 2020}}''
{|class="wikitable", sortable=yes;
!Year
!Player
!Goals
!Club
|-
|[[2020 IFA Shield|2020]]
|{{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Lukman Adefemi|Abegunrin Adefemi Lukman]]
|5
|[[Real Kashmir FC|Real Kashmir]]
|-
|[[2021 IFA Shield|2021]]
|{{flagicon|Ghana}} [[Rahim Osumanu]]
|5
|[[Gokulam Kerala FC|Gokulam Kerala]]
|}

===P. K. Banerjee Memorial Award for the Best Coach===
''{{As of|December 2020}}''
{|class="wikitable", sortable=yes;
!Year
!Head Coach
!Club
|-
|[[2020 IFA Shield|2020]]
|{{flagicon|IND}} Ranjan Bhattacharya
|[[George Telegraph S.C.|George Telegraph]]
|}

===Chuni Goswami Memorial Award for the Best Player===
''{{As of|December 2020}}''
{|class="wikitable", sortable=yes;
!Year
!Player
!Club
|-
|[[2020 IFA Shield|2020]]
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Mason Robertson]]
|[[Real Kashmir FC|Real Kashmir]]
|-
|[[2021 IFA Shield|2021]]
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Mason Robertson]]
|[[Real Kashmir FC|Real Kashmir]]
|}

===Ronny Roy Fair Play Award===
''{{As of|December 2021}}''
{|class="wikitable", sortable=yes;
!Year
!Club
|-
|[[2020 IFA Shield|2020]]
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Real Kashmir FC]]
|-
|[[2021 IFA Shield|2021]]
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Indian Arrows]]
|}

==See also==
*[[List of oldest football competitions]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Bibliography==
*{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QbUFaAEACAAJ|title=History of Indian Football: Upto 2009–10|first=Nirmal|last=Nath|year=2011|publisher=Readers Service|isbn=9788187891963|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220722172604/https://books.google.co.in/books/about/History_of_Indian_Football.html?id=QbUFaAEACAAJ&source=kp_book_description&redir_esc=y|archive-date=22 July 2022}}
*{{cite web|url=https://ifawb.org/footballs-passage/|title=The passage of football in India|website=ifawb.org|publisher=[[Indian Football Association]]|location=Kolkata|access-date=11 September 2022|archive-date=29 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129163914/https://ifawb.org/footballs-passage/}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/team/1911ifashield.html|title=The Mohun Bagan AC winning Team at the 1911 IFA-Shield|archive-date=4 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190204000719/http://www.indianfootball.de/team/1911ifashield.html|date=2008|access-date=26 November 2016|website=indianfootball.de|publisher=Indian Football Network|url-status=dead}}

==External links==
* {{oweb|https://www.ifawb.org}} of the [[Indian Football Association]] (IFA)
* [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india-ifahist.html India – List of IFA Shield Finals] on [[RSSSF]]
* [http://www.thehardtackle.com/2011/the-glorious-history-of-ifa-shield/ The Glorious History Of IFA Shield By Somnath Sengupta], thehardtackle.com

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