List of National and International Cups and Trophies and Related Sports:

Here is a list of important national and international cups and trophies related to major sports played around the world. Generally questions related to national and international cups and trophies and sports are asked in competitive exams and will be asked further. If you are preparing for various competitive exams like: IAS, Teacher, UPSC, PCS, SSC, Bank, MBA and other government jobs, then you must be aware of these National and International Cups and Trophies and related sports required .

International Cups and Trophies and their related major sports:

Names of Cups and Trophies Name of Game Established in the year
Hopman Cup Tennis 1989
Azlan Shah Cup Hockey 1983
Asia Cup Cricket, Hockey 1984
The Ashes Cricket 1882–83
Australian Open Tennis Tournament Lawn Tennis 1905
ICC Champions Trophy Hockey/ Cricket 1998
Corbillion Cup Table Tennis (Women's) 1933
Davis Cup Lawn Tennis 1900
Uber Cup Badminton (Women) 1956
Thomas Cup Badminton (Men) 1949
Sharjah Cup Cricket 1984
Derby Horse Race 1780
French Open Lawn Tennis 1891
Fifa world cup Football 1991
Johar Cup Hockey 2011
Merdeka Cup Football 1957
Ryder Cup Golf 1927
President's Cup Golf 1994
Solheim Cup Golf 1990
American Cup Yacht Racing 1851
Colombo Cup Football 1952
Davis Cup Tennis (Men) 1900
Fed Cup Tennis (Women's) 1963
Jules Rimet Trophy World Football (Soccer) 1930
Ryder Cup Golf (Men) 1927

Key facts related to Sports Cup and Trophy:

  • The Wightman Cup was last played in 1989.
  • Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron won the American Cup in 2019. The 36th edition of the US Cup of Cup Championships has been held between 6 March -15 March 2021.
  • Colombo Cup was last played in the year 1955. Out of the four tournaments of Colombo Cup, India won 3 titles and Pakistan captured one.
  • The Corbillon Cup and Swethling Cup are played for the World Table Tennis Championships.
  • The 2019 Davis Cup winner is Gokulam Kerala. The 2020 final is scheduled to take place between 22 and 28 November 2021.
  • The Jules Rimet Trophy was awarded in the FIFA World Cup Championship. It was made in Italy by the Stabilimento Artistico Bertoni company. The trophy was introduced in 1930 and awarded to Uruguay.

National Cups and Trophies and their related major sports:

Names of Cups and Trophies Name of Game Established in the year
Ezra Cup Polo 1880
Aga Khan Cup Hockey 1958 - 1981 (ended)
CK Naidu Trophy Cricket ---
Deodhar Trophy Cricket 1973-74
Duleep Trophy Cricket 1961-62
DC. M Cup Football 1962
Durand Cup Football 1888
Dhyan Chand Trophy Hockey 2002
Gavaskar Seema Trophy Cricket 1996–97
Irani Cup Cricket 1959-60
Rangaswamy Cup Hockey 1928
Lal Bahadur Shastri Cup Hockey 1950
Rovers Cup Football 1891
Santosh Trophy Football 1941
Singer Cup Cricket 1995–96
Sahara Cup Cricket 1998
Subroto Cup Football 1960
Vijay Merchant Trophy Cricket 2002-03
Wellington Trophy Rowing 1874
Wills Trophy Cricket 1991
MCC Trophy Hockey ---
Nehru Trophy Cricket 1982
Ranji Trophy Cricket 1934
Rohinton Baria Trophy Cricket 1935

Sports trophies and cups facts:

  • The Beighton Cup was initially organized by the Football Association of India until the introduction of the Calcutta Hockey League in 1905.
  • To celebrate 150 years, the Calcutta Polo Club organized the Ezra World Cup from 18 December to 25 December 2011 at the Pat Williamson Ground, Kolkata.
  • The first to receive the Dhyan Chand Award were Shahrukh Birajdar (boxing), Ashok Dewan (hockey) and Aparna Ghosh (basketball), which were awarded in 2002.
  • The BC Roy Trophy is an Indian football tournament for players under the age of 19. This competition is organized every year between the Under-19 teams representing the states of India. Current champion is Mizoram (2018-2019)
  • The Dhurandh Cup is a football competition in India that was first held in 1888 at Annadale, Shimla.
  • The first edition of the Rangaswamy Cup tournament was won by United Provinces who defeated Rajputana 3–1 in the final held in Calcutta.
  • The Ranji Trophy was donated by Bhupinder Singh, the Maharaja of Patiala. The first match was held on 4 November 1934 between Madras and Mysore at the Chepauk Ground in Madras.
  • The 1st Worcester Regiment was the winner of the Rovers Cup 1891.

Various sports and their associated major cups and trophies

Hockey:- Cup and trophy related to hockey game hockey

  1. Aga Khan Cup
  2. Begum Rasool Trophy (Women)
  3. Maharaja Ranjit Singh Gold Cup
  4. Nehru Trophy
  5. Scindia Gold Cup
  6. Murugappa Gold Cup
  7. Wellington Cup
  8. Indira Gandhi Gold Cup
  9. Baton cup
  10. Lady Ratan Tata Trophy (Female)
  11. Guru Nanak Championship (Women)
  12. Dhyan Chand Trophy
  13. Rangaswamy Cup

Football:- Cup and trophy related to football game

  1. Durand Cup
  2. Rovers Cup
  3. D.C.M. Trophy
  4. V.C. Roy Trophy (National Championship)
  5. Santosh Trophy (National Championship)
  6. IFA Shield
  7. Subroto Mukherjee Cup
  8. Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee Trophy
  9. Merdeka Cup

Cricket:- Cup and trophy related to cricket game

  1. Duleep Trophy CK Nayudu Trophy
  2. Rani Jhansi Trophy
  3. Deodhar Trophy
  4. Ranji Trophy (National Championship)
  5. Irani Trophy
  6. GD Birla Trophy
  7. Rohinton Baria Trophy

Table Tennis:- Cup and trophy related to table tennis game

  1. Banville Cup (Men)
  2. Jai Laxmi Cup (Women)
  3. Princess Challenge Cup (Jr. Women)
  4. Ramanuja Trophy (Junior Men)

Badminton:- Cup and trophy related to badminton game

  1. Narang Cup
  2. Chadha Cup
  3. Amrit Diwan Cup

Basketball:- Cup and trophy related to basketball game

  1. Bangalore Views Challenge Cup
  2. Nehru Cup
  3. Federation Cup

Bridge:- Cup and trophy related to bridge game

  1. Ram Niwas Ruia
  2. Challenge Gold Trophy
  3. Holkar Trophy

Polo:- Cup and trophy related to the game of polo

  1. Azar cup
  2. Prithvipal Singh Cup
  3. Radha Mohan Cup
  4. Classic cup

Golf:- Cup and trophy related to the game of golf

  1. Ryder Cup
  2. Skit cup
  3. In Hill Cup
  4. walker cup

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