[1][2] The tournament was very popular from the beginning and attracted large crowd since 1952.

The tournament played until 1995, though with stoppages a couple of times.

The tournament was revived again in 2016 with clubs from different parts of the world and Argentina national under-23 football team.

Brazilian footballer Ronaldinho was the brand ambassador for the tournament.

[5] All the matches of the tournament are played in the EMS Stadium, which is located in Calicut.