The Federation Cup was instituted as a tournament for champion clubs in 1977. The tournament did not provide entry for the champion teams of all the AIFF affiliates, for that would have not only brought in too many weak teams, but also would have meant only one team from Bengal, Goa, Maharashtra, Punjab and Kerala. So over the years the format changed and changed. It has not been held since 2017; since 2018, the Super Cup, contested between clubs from the I-League and the ISL, has succeeded the Federation Cup as the main knock-out tournament in the country.
Year Venue Final
1977 Ernakulam Indian Telephone Industries 1-0 Mohun Bagan
1978 Coimbatore East Bengal 0-0 0-0 Mohun Bagan [shared]
1979 Guwahati Border Security Force 2-2 3-0 Mafatlal Mills
19801984 Triuchirapalli Mohammedan Sporting 1-0 East Bengal
1985 Bangalore East Bengal 1-0 Mohun Bagan
1986 Srinagar Mohun Bagan 0-0 East Bengal [5-4 pen]
1987 Cuttack Mohun Bagan 2-0 Salgaocar
1988 Delhi Salgaocar 1-0 Border Security Force
1989 Coimbatore Salgaocar 2-0 Mohammedan Sporting [aet]
1990 Thrissur Kerala Police 2-1 Salgaocar
1991 Kannur Kerala Police 2-0 Mahindra & Mahindra [aet]
1992 Calcutta Mohun Bagan 2-0 East Bengal
1993 Kozhikode Mohun Bagan 1-0 Mahindra & Mahindra
1994 Margao Mohun Bagan 0-0 Salgaocar [3-0 pen]
1995 Calcutta JCT Mills 1-1 East Bengal [7-6 pen]
1995 Kannur JCT Mills 1-1 East Bengal [5-3 pen]
1996 Calcutta East Bengal 2-1 Dempo [asdet]
1997 Calcutta Salgaocar 2-1 East Bengal [asdet]
1998 Calcutta Mohun Bagan 2-1 East Bengal
1999 not played
2000 not played
2001 Chennai Mohun Bagan 2-0 Dempo
2002 not played
2003 Calcutta Mahindra United 1-0 Mohammedan Sporting
2004 Bangalore Dempo 2-0 Mohun Bagan
2005 Goa Mahindra United 2-1 Sporting Clube de Goa [aet]
2006 Calcutta Mohun Bagan 1-1 Sporting Clube de Goa [aet, 3-1 pen]
2007 Ludhiana East Bengal 2-1 Mahindra United
2008 Calcutta Mohun Bagan 1-0 Dempo
2009 Guwahati East Bengal 0-0 Shillong Lajong [aet, 3-0 pen]
2010 Cuttack East Bengal 1-0 Mohun Bagan
2011 Calcutta Salgaocar SC 3-1 East Bengal
2012 Siliguri East Bengal 3-2 Dempo [aet]
2014 Kochi Churchill Brothers 3-1 Sporting Clube de Goa
2015 Margao Bengaluru FC 2-1 Dempo
2016 Guwahati Mohun Bagan 5-0 Aizawl FC
2017 Cuttack Bengaluru FC 2-0 Mohun Bagan [aet]
Number of Wins (40 (2 shared); lost finals (36) between brackets)
14 (6) Mohun Bagan AC (Calcutta) [2 shared]
8 (8) East Bengal Club (Calcutta) [2 shared]
4 (3) Salgaocar Sports Club (Goa)
2 (3) Mahindra United (includes Mahindra & Mahindra) (Mumbai)
2 (3) Mohammedan Sporting (Calcutta)
2 Bengaluru FC
2 Jagajit Cotton & Textile Mills (Phagwara)
2 Kerala Police (Thiruvananthapuram)
1 (5) Dempo Sports Club (Goa)
1 (1) Border Security Force (Jalandhar)
1 Churchill Brothers (Goa)
1 Indian Telephone Industries (Bangalore)
(3) Sporting Clube de Goa (Goa)
(2) Mafatlal Mills (Mumbai)
(1) Aizawl FC
(1) Shillong Lajong
Thanks to Hans Schöggl and Sunil Warrier
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