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The Colombo Cup was an annual football tournament first held in Colombo, Ceylon. Established in 1952, teams from India, Pakistan, Ceylon and Burma played each other in a round robin tournament. The tournament was last played in 1955. In 1953 it was hosted in Rangoon, Burma, in 1954 at Calcutta, India, and finally at Dhaka, Pakistan. (Dhaka was capital of East Pakistan (Now Bangladesh))
Year Host Winner Runner-up 3rd Place 1952
DetailsColombo, Ceylon India
Pakistann/a Ceylon
Burma1953
DetailsRangoon, Burma
India
Pakistan
Burma1954
DetailsCalcutta, India
India
Pakistan
Ceylon1955
DetailsDhaka, East Pakistan, Pakistan
India
Pakistan
BurmaTotal Wins
Wins Nations Year 4 times India 1952 (Joint), 1953, 1954, 1955 1 times Pakistan 1952 (Joint) See also
Categories:- Asian football competition stubs
- International association football competitions in Asia
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