Border Security Force (football team)

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Border Security Force SC
Full nameBorder Security Force Sporting Club
OwnerBorder Security Force
LeaguePunjab State Super Football League[1]

Border Security Force Sporting Club is an Indian institutional football club based in Jalandhar, Punjab, which currently competes in the Punjab State Super Football League.[2][3]

History

The team is well known for winning the prestigious Durand Cup on seven occasions during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s.[4] Legendary player Sukhwinder Singh represented the club from 1974 to 1978.[5]

BSF players (in red) during the Durand Cup at the Ambedkar Stadium in 2008.

The team also spent one season in the old National Football League during the 1999–2000 season. They were relegated after finishing in 11th place.[6]

Honours

BSF players (in red) in action against ONGC FC in 2008 Durand Cup at Ambedkar Stadium in New Delhi.

League

Cup

Other departments

Field hockey

Boarder Security Force have its hockey team[20] that participated in Beighton Cup, one of the oldest field hockey tournaments in the world.[21][22] They also appeared in Bombay Gold Cup.[23]

Honours

  • Beighton Cup
    • Champions (5): 1971, 1996, 1998, 2003, 2005[24]
    • Runners-up (4): 1997, 2001, 2006, 2007
  • Guru Tegh Bahadur Gold Cup[25]
    • Champions (1): 2000

See also

References

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