New Delhi, Aug. 27 -- NorthEast United FC, which scripted history by becoming the first team to defend its Durand Cup title in over three decades, was conferred with the prestigious President's Cup by President Droupadi Murmu, in a special ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Wednesday.
The Durand Cup, Asia's oldest club competition, presents three trophies to its winners: the Durand Cup (instituted in 1888), the Shimla Trophy (donated by the citizens of Shimla in 1903), and the President's Cup, instituted in 1956 by then President, Dr. Rajendra Prasad.
This marked the first occasion since its institution that the President of India invited the winning team to the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
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