The Nehru Cup (International Football Tournament) was started in 1982 and was last held in 1997.The tournament was originally on the annual basis, later on held on biannual basis.
The tournament was shelved after 1997 due to lack of sponsorship and other matters. However it was revived in 2007 mainly due to persuasion by the current coach of Indian Football team Bob Houghton.
The tournament held during 2007 will be known as ONGC Nehru Cup.
| Previous Winners of Nehru Cup | ||||
| Years | Venue | Winners | Runners-Up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Kolkata | Uruguay | China | 2-0 |
| 1983 | Cochin | Hungary | China | 2-1 |
| 1984 | Kolkata | Poland | China | 1-0 |
| 1985 | Cochin | Soviet Union | Yugoslavia | 2-1 |
| 1986 | Kolkata | Soviet Union | China | 1-0 |
| 1987 | Calicut | Soviet Union | Bulgaria | 2-0 |
| 1988 | Siliguri | Soviet Union | Poland | 2-0 |
| 1989 | Margao, Goa | Hungary | Soviet Union | 2-1 |
| 1991 | Thiruvananthapuram | Romania | Hungary | 3-1 |
| 1993 | Madras | North Korea | Romania | 2-0 |
| 1995 | Kolkata | Iraq | Russia | 1-0 |
| 1997 | Kochi | Iraq | Uzbekistan | 3-1 |
Participants of Previous Nehru Cup Tournament
1982 – Uruguay, China, South Korea, Italy, Yugoslavia, India
1983 – China, Cameroon, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Iran, India
1984 – Hungary, China, Poland , Argentina, Romania, India
1985 – Iran, China, Morroco , USSR, South Korea, Algeria, Yugoslavia, India
1986 – East Germany, USSR, South Korea, Peru, China, India
1987 – Bulgeria, Denmark, China, Syria , East Germany, USSR, Nigeria, India
1988 – USSR, Poland, Hungary, China, Bulgeria, India
1989 – Iraq, North Korea, USSR, Hungary, Poland, India
1991 – Romania, USSR, Zambia, Hungary, China, India
1993 – Bolivia, Romania, Russia, North Korea, Finland, Cameroon, India
1995 – Iraq, Russia, Thailand, Uzbekisthan, India
1997 – Iraq, China, Ghana, Uzbekisthan, India
2007 – Syria, Kyrgyzstan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India
