Kolkata Police Friendship Cup Football Tournament

Kolkata Police Friendship Cup Football Tournament is a football tournament organised by Kolkata Police every year for the local clubs of Kolkata. Over 500 clubs participate in this three-tier tournament.^[1]

It is an initiative of the Chief Minister of West Bengal Buddhadeb Bhattacharya and is aimed at improving public-police interface by striking the soccer sentiments of the city.

ESPN Star Sports are sponsors of the tournament and advertised in lines of the FA Premier League. They will fly five participants from the tournament for a tour of London football grounds.

The slogan is Para football at its best.

The 2006 Cup started on July 24. 2006.

References

↑ "The Telegraph - Calcutta : Metro", The Telegraph article on the Cup, by IMRAN AHMED SIDDIQUI, July 3, 2006

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National teams	Men India U-23 U-19 U-17 Women India U-19

League system	Men I-League I-League 2nd Division Indian Super League Women Women's Championship

International tournaments	Nehru Cup

Nationwide competitions	Federation Cup Durand Cup Santosh Trophy IFA Shield

Youth competitions	I-League U18 I-League Youth U15 B.C. Roy Trophy Dutta Ray Trophy Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy Azad Trophy Subroto Cup

State cups	Kolkata Police Friendship Cup Football Tournament Goa Governor Cup Goan Super Cup Mullick Police Cup Sikkim Gold Cup Faria Gold Cup Traders Cup Lt. Governors Cup ATPA Shield Garodia Gold Cup Bordoloi Trophy I'Day Cup OIL Gold Cup All Airlines Gold Cup

Defunct competitions	NFL Rovers Cup AIFF Super Cup

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District leagues	Mumbai Football League Pune Football League

Member associations

States	Andaman and Nicobar Islands Andhra Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh Assam Bihar Chandigarh Chhattisgarh Daman & Diu Delhi Goa Gujarat Haryana Himachal Pradesh Jammu & Kashmir Jharkhand Karnataka Kerala Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram Nagaland Odisha Puducherry Punjab Rajasthan Sikkim Tamil Nadu Telangana Tripura Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand West Bengal

Organisations	Railways Services

Association teams

States	Andaman and Nicobar Islands Andhra Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh Assam Bihar Chandigarh Chhattisgarh Daman & Diu Delhi Goa Gujarat Haryana Himachal Pradesh Jammu & Kashmir Jharkhand Karnataka Kerala Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram Nagaland Odisha Puducherry Punjab Rajasthan Sikkim Tamil Nadu Telangana Tripura Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand West Bengal

Organisations	Railways Services

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