Tribhuvan Challenge Shield
| Founded | 1948 |
|---|---|
| Region | Kathmandu, Nepal |
| Most successful club(s) |
 Mahendra Police Club (8 titles) |
The Tribhuvan Challenge Shield is Nepal's 2nd oldest association football tournament, founded in 1948 by King Tribhuvan.
In 1947 (2004 BS), Tribhuvan Challenge Shield was introduced by late H. M. King Tribhuvan for the development of this football game which was organized at Tudikhel in front of Haribhavan. In that tournament Naresh XI led by Nar Shumsher secured first position and N. R. T. team secured second position. In the same year Shree 3 Padma Shumsher introduced the Ram Janaki cup which was continuously won thrice by Police Force team. The same cup was again introduced but was renamed as Martyr's Memorial league football and hence League matches were introduced in Nepal.
In the year 1951 (2008 BS), Tribhuvan Challenge Shield knock-out football tournament was organized in which the team of Jaleshwor-11 bagged the shield. Police force team secured 1st position and N. R. T. second in the Marty's Memorial League tournament organized in the same year. Balsakha Dal introduced a new shield called Devi Maya Memorial Shield in the year 1952 (2009 BS) and in 1953 (2010 BS) Sankata Boys Sports team won the shield. Other tournaments of football were played in Singh Durbar itself up to the year 1953 (2010 BS). Although the construction of Dasharath Stadium had started just before the coronation of H. M. King Mahendra but football match was played there too on the occasion of coronation of H. M. King Mahendra.
...
Wikipedia