The second Narendra Singh Kharola memorial All India football tournament, the Doon Cup 2013 will have 12 teams from across India participating in it.
Indian football legend IM Vijayan will also be visiting this tournament. The tournament will be held in Dehradun’s Pavilion Ground from October 20 to 27. Office bearers of the Narendra Singh Kharola Memorial Sports Promotional Society informed the media that Kharola had started his sporting career with the Vijay Cantt Sporting Club Dehradun, and due to his dedication and hard work he progressed and later joined the East Bengal football club, Kolkata.
The dozen teams participating in the tournament this year include Titanium Football Club, Kerala, Uttarakhand Police, Mahilpur United from Punjab, Garhwal Heroes from New Delhi, Union Bank team from Mumbai, FCI HQ team from New Delhi, Kerala Police team, Northern Railway team from Moradabad, Air Force team from New Delhi, Delhi United, DFA Dehradun and Vijay Cantt Sporting Club from Dehradun. ONGC is also assisting in the organisation of this football tournament.