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16 time winner Bengal lost to Haryana in Final of U - 19 National Championship
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30.11.2007:Hosts Haryana lifted the 44th Junior National Football Champi
onship Dr BC Roy Trophy for 1st time in the history.They defeat sixteen times
Champion Bengal by a solitary goal in the Final played at Devi Lal Sports Complex ,
Gurgaon today. The only goal came in the 15 minute of the first half which was
scored by Tushar Chowdhury. AIFF President Mr. Priyo Ranjan Dasmunsi,AIFF Goal
Project Director Mr. Shaji Prabhakaran were present to witness the match and
later gave away the prizes to the winner and runners Boys.
VISIT FULL RESULT OF THE TOURNAMENT
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JCT 2nd Victory in away match
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30.11.2007 : Nabarun Mukherjee:East Bengal tasted their maiden defeat in the hands off JCT when they were
routed by the mill men 3-1 in a one-sided match today here at Salt Lake Stadium,
Kolkata. The mill-men, who were leading by a solitary goal in the first half
converted two more in the second half, while the consolation goal of East Bengal
was scored by Edmilson through a penalty.
In one of one of the worst matches that East Bengal has played so far in this
season, Coach Subrata can be sure of having such similar nightmares,
(if not more!) when they will face the Goan teams in their home turf in the next
month, if some overhauling of the defence is not done immediately. With both
Suresh and Surukumar out of the match due to injury problems, both Debabrata
and Madhab looked too brittle to resist the onslaught of Edu, Marcos and Sunil
Chettri, who with their speed and superior physical endurance ripped through the
East Bengal defence time and again.
Both teams started cautiously not to concede goal at the first instance, but JCT
utilizing their wings gradually gained control over the midfield. Visibly more fit and
strong, JCT surely had territorial advantage over their rivals in the first session.
That the foreign recruits of JCT viz Edu, Julius and Marcos are far superior than
their counterparts were amply proved when in the 43rd minute of the first half,
Brazilian Edu blissfully put the ball inside the nets from a free kick taken by Marcos
from just outside the box. (0-1).
East Bengal tried to come back in the game in the second half, but except for a
few moves did little to mend the mistakes. It was on a counter attack that they
got their maiden goal when Edmilson, getting a ball from fellow teammate, while
racing towards the goal was wrongfully tackled by Julious Akpale, rightly to be
awarded a penalty. This time Edmilson did no mistake to put the ball inside the
nets (1-1). Just as every body hoping for an East Bengal comeback, in the 59th
minute of the game, a frikick off Marcos from near the rival penalty box found
unguarded Edu, who wasted little time to put it into the nets, as the entire
defence including goalkeeper Abhra looked spellbound at the sudden speed of
the event (1-2). Truly, a goal treat to watch.
East Bengal, by bringing in Mukasi and Meheraj in places of Dipankar and Mehetab
respectively tried a last fightback, but perhaps today was not their day. The last
nail was placed in their coffin by non other than Edu himself, when Sunil Chettri
beautifully dodged out Bolaji and essayed a measured cross to Edu ,who beat
Madhab and Abhra and placed it into the nets (1-3).
East Bengal:Abhra Mondol,M.Bolaji,Debabrata Roy,Rahim Nabi,Dipankar Roy,
Alvito,Jayanta Sen,Mehtaab Hossain(Mehrajuddin),Asim Biswas, Edmilson,Madhab
Das
JCT:Karanjit Singh,Jaspal Singh,Anwar,Julius Akpele,Baljit Sahani,Eduardo,
Sunil Chettri,Daljit Singh,Baldeep Singh,Marcos,Gurwinder Singh
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India and Portugal today sign MOU to develop Football
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30.11.2007:All Indian Football Federation and the Liga Portuguesa de
Futebol Profesional have signed a Protocol in New Delhi to enhance the
development and improvement of Indian Football which will further improve
Profesional Football in the country.
The Protocol was signed by the Vice President of the Portuguese Profesional League Mr. Ricardo Castanheira and
the General Secretary of the All India Football Federation Mr. Alberto Colaco, in
the presence of the AIFF President and Union Minister , Mr. Priya Ranjan
Dasmunsi and M. Laurentino Dias, Minister of Youth and Sports of Portugal.
Speaking on the occasion Mr Dasmunsi , welcomed the signing
of the Protocol and thanked the Portugues League for the opportunity given to
the Indian National Team to practice and play friendly matches in Portugal last
July. Mr. Dias thanked the President of the All India Football Federation for
making it possible to sign the protocol.
The protocol involves development of Coaches and Referees, Sports Medicine, technical and logistic
interchange for the U-19 and U-16 teams, best practices to set up academies
and training centers. An agenda has been set up for the year 2008
which includes a seminar in development of sports infrastructure , courses for
referees, training camp and friendly matches for various Indian National teams
and a match between a Portuguese Leaugue team and an AIFF team.
Courtesy:www.the-aiff.com
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AFC awards 2007
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30.11.2007:Iraq, who defeated Saudi Arabia 1-0 in the final to become the Asian champions
for the first time, were rewarded with the National Team of the Year award, while
AFC Champions League winners Urawa Red Diamonds took the Club Team of the
Year prize.
The captain of Korea DPR's U-20 side, Kim Kum-Il, who was so impressive at the
FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007, was named the Youth Player of the Year,
while Uzbekistan coach Rauf Inileev pocketed the Coach of the Year honour.
Iran swept the indoor football category, as Vahid Shamsaee was voted the Futsal
Player of the Year with the Asian champions named the Futsal Team of the Year.
AFC Annual Awards 2007
AFC Player of the Year: Yasser Al Qahtani (Saudi Arabia)
AFC Youth Player of the Year: Kim Kum-Il (PRK)
AFC Futsal Player of the Year: Vahid Shamsaee (IRN)
National Team of the Year: Iraq
Club Team of the Year: Urawa Red Diamonds (JPN)
Futsal Team of the Year: Iran
Coach of the Year: Rauf Inileev (UZB)
Referee of the Year: Mark Shield (AUS)
Assistant Referee of the Year: Mohammed Hamad Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)
Association of the Year: China
Fair Play Association of the Year: Japan
Diamond of Asia: Lennart Johanson (SWE)
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2nd Successive defeat of Mohun Bagan in I - League
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29.11.2007 - Nabarun Mukherjee:Mohun Bagan conceded their second successive defeat in the
1st I-League as they were humiliated by the new entrant Viva-Kerala by a clear
margin of 3 goals to 1, here at Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata today. Playing in 3-5-2
formations for the first time in the season, perhaps Mohan Bagan played one of
their worst matches with the entire team looking fragmented and confused from
the very start of the match. The forwards lacked cohesion, the midfielders tried
in vain to take control of the mid-field and the less we talk about the defence,
the better. Though most of the fans lost their faith in Odafa and Douglas, one
wonder why they are still in the good books of the coach!
From the very beginning of the game Viva Kerala looked more composed and using
their wings carried out repeated attacks at the opponent citadel. Both of their
foreign recruits - Babatunde and Wisdom Abbey successfully switched flanks and
the vulnerable Mohun Bagan defence looked helpless in repelling their onslaught,
resulting the away team taking a clear 2-0 lead within the first half, courtesy
Babatunde and Wisdom Abbey.
Mohun Bagan did try to come back in the game in the second session but the
weak midfield combination coupled with occasional defensive lapses stood in their
way to comeback. Carlos tried every available weapon in his hand, but it was
once more proved that his team lacks a match winner except Barreto- whose
absence was so dearly felt by the Mohun Bagan fans. Except for some occasional
chances, one of which was converted to goal by Isfak Ahmed- who came in the
field in place of Dharamjit in the early minutes of the second session, there was
hardly any positive move by the Mohan Bagan forwards that came near to scoring.
Rather in the 40th minute of the second session a structured move by Viva Kerala
saw Birua Bimal floating in a beautiful cross from the right with agile Wisdom
Abbey nodding the ball into the nets even more elegantly (3-1).
With no win from two consecutive matches, Mohun Bagan are in perilous state
and must have to improve upon their results to stay in the league.
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Mohun Bagan:Shilton Paul,Dharamjeet Singh (Isfaq Ahmed),N.Mohanraj,Peter odafe,
Lalkamal Bhowmick,Douglas De Silva,James Singh,S.Venkatesh(Tapan Maity),Sanjeev Maria,
Baichung Bhutia(C),P.C.Lalampuiea(Ayan Chowdhury)
Viva Kerala:25-M.V.Nelson,02-Ebin Rose,03-I.Khemba Singh(C),04-Tutu Gedrge,
06-Tabia Othalo,07-Bimal Birua,08-S James Singh,10-B.Baba Tunde,? Akshay Das,
17-Wisdom Abbey,22-K.V.Lalu
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AIFF & Liga Portugese de Futebol Professional Protocol Sign
29.11.2007:The All India Football Federation (AIFF) will sign a sports
protocol with Liga Portugese de Futebol Professional at Meeting Hall ,Sixth Floor
Shastri Bhawan,New Delhi tomorrow.Antonio Carlos, president of the Portugal Football
Federation (FPF), will sign the protocol with AIFF president Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi.
Carlos, is part of the Portuguese delegation, headed by Prime Minister Jose
Socrates, which is in the national capital for the India-European Union summit.
The AIFF has a similar tie-up to promote soccer with Deutsche Futball Liga (DFL),
of Germany.
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JCT stunned Mohun Bagan in I - League beginning
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26.11.2007:Nabarun Mukherjee :
Kolkata League Champions Mohun Bagan received a nasty blow from the Mill-
men when they were beaten by 2-1 by the Punjab Lions - JCT, in their inaugural
match here at Salt Lake Stadium today. The match proved dear to the Mohun
Bagan not only in terms of lost points, but at the same time, their most
dependable teammate – Barretto got injured and will be out of the match for quite
some time.
JCT drew first blood in the 13th minute of the game when from a free kick from
around 15 yards away from the goal line; Eduardo Dsilva cunningly swerved a right
footer inside the nets ( 1 - 0). Had the goalkeeper have been more agile, perhaps Mohun
Bagan would not conceded the goal.
Thereafter Mohun Bagan tried to come back in the match, but the weak midfield
combination stood in their way to success. Douglas was far from his hey days,
and Dharamjit, Venky and substitute Lalkamal faltered to gain control of the
midfield. Moreover with virtually no wing play, and both Baretto and Baichung
controlled with zonal marking, JCT coach Sukhwinder, a veteran of many wars,
surely scored over Carlos, resulting Mohan Bagan never gaining full control of the
game through the match.
The Mohun Bagan defence, too stood to its reputation of faltering at crucial
moments and taking full advantage of their weakness, Eduardo Dsilva, in the 32
minutes of the second session scored his second goal from a rebound off goal
keeper Shilton ( 2 - 0), virtually sealing the fate of Mohun Bagan for a come back.
Mohan Bagan got a consolation goal ( 2 - 1 ) through S.Venkatesh in the extra minutes
(90+3) of the second session but that was too late for the Mohan Bagan
supporters to go home happily.
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Mohun Bagan:Shilton Paul,Rauf Khan(Isfaq Ahmed),Peter odafe,Bijay Basfore
(Lalkamal Bhowmick),Douglas De Silva,James Singh,S.Venkatesh,Dharamjeet singh,
Baichung Bhutia(C),Barreto(Lalampuiea)
JCT: Karanjit Singh,Jaspal singh,Anwar,Julius Akpele(C),Baljit Singh Saini,
Eduardo Dasilva Escober,Sunil Chettri,Daljeet Singh(Balceep Singh Jr.),Marcos Pereira,
Gurwinder Singh
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MUPC U -15 India Final 08 kicks off
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25.11.2007 : :This is the 3rd year Nike is conducting the Under-15 tournament in association with the All India Football Federation.
Over 50 teams from across the country will participate in the Indian leg of Manchester United Premier Cup (MUPC)
for 2008 which will start from November 28 to January 20, 2008.
The finals will be held in Duler Stadium, Goa between Jan 16th to 20th. The winners of the India round will
qualify for South East Asia to participate in the South East Asian regional finals of the tournament.
Some of the participating teams of India are East Bengal FC ( India And South East Asian regional Champion 2007),
Mohun Bagan A.C ( India And South East Asian regional Champion 2006) alongwith Mahindra United FC, JCT, Dindigul District
Youth Academy, Pune FC, Viva Kerala, Salgaocar Sports Club, Sporting Club De Goa, etc.
The group stage matches of the tournament will be held in two centres - South and West Zone
(Chennai Qualifier) at J N Stadium, Chennai from Nov 28th to December 1 and The East and North Zone
(Chandigarh Qualifier) at Sector 17, Chandigarh between December 12 to 17, 2007 while the MUPC India finals 2008
will be held in Duler Stadium, Goa between January 15 to 20th 2008.
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East And North Zone Probable Participating Teams:
1.JCT Football Club - Punjab
2.St.Stephens Football Academy - Punjab
3.SBHS Football Academy - Delhi
4.Hindusthan Football Academy - Delhi
5.Simla Youngs football Club - Delhi
6.New Delhi Heors Sports Club - Delhi
7.DDA Football Academy - Delhi
8.Mohun Bagan AC - Bengal (India & South East Asia Champion - 2006)
9.East Bengal F.C - Bengal (India & South East Asia Champion - 2007)
10.Chirag United F.C - Bengal
11.Eastern Sporting Union - Manipur
12.Youth Organisation Sporting Club - Manipur
13.Silchar Footbll academy - Assam
14.Sikkim Football Academy - Sikkim
15.Lajong Sports Club - Meghalaya
16.One Mizoram and U.P Club
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East Bengal starts winning race in I - league
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25.11.2007 :Nabarun Mukherjee :As the early evening mist began to settle on the ground amidst the sky blushing
in the tender beams of full moon, it is the sheer experience of the kolkata giant
East Bengal that prevailed over the youthful exuberance of Viva- Kerala, as they
wrapped up three important points from their first match by defeating their rival
by a brace of goals here at Vidyasagar Krirangan, Barasat.
That is what the match is in a nutshell. But if we go a deep into the match, it is
one move of the East Bengal Coach Subrata - replacing Mukasi by Ashim in the
21st minute of the second session, that not only saved the match for his team,
but, perhaps, had put an end, at least for the time being, to some unpleasant
queries about the much talked about internal dispute amongst the footballers of
the team.
East Bengal started the match in style with the wings steadily supplying the balls
to the forwards and the medios gradually taking over the control of midfield. Nabi
had a wonderful match today, and so did Jayanta also, who took extra load to
keep the supply line active from the very beginning. However it was the star
attraction Mukasi, who disappointed the crowd that had gathered in hordes to
watch the glimpses of ‘world –class’ football from him! Although coach Subrata
preferred Mukasi to play in the forward, he struggled throughout the match to
find his ideal position resulting in Edmilson finding him alone in the goalmouth.
Moreover, strongly marked by Viva-Kerala’s Ebin Rose, Edmilson too found it
difficult to open the goalmouth only to increase the worries of the East Bengal
coach and fans.
Viva Kerala with their limited resources played positive football and never looked
to be down with the name of their fancied opponent. Unlike the other smaller
teams who seems happy to clinch a point from their away match, Sreedharan’s
players tried to put some good shows and had their share of chances especially
in the early minutes of the second session when East Bengal had a close shave
as Abhra faltered to clear a long ranger from Wisdom Abbey.
With the introduction of Dipankar Roy in place of injured Surukumar and Mehatab
in place of Meherajuddin in the second half, East Bengal attack gathered
momentum. Alvito, who wasn’t that bright in the Ist session, gradually began to
blossom in style and so was Ashim- who with his penetrative football began to
disturb the Kerala defence at regular intervals. It was from one such move, Ashim
getting on to a loose ball in the midfield beautifully swerved a cross inside the box
and as the goal keeper missed the flight, Edmilson, following the ball like an eagle ,
made no mistake to put it inside the nets (1-0). Hardly three minutes had past
and the East Bengal spectators were settling in after their rejoice, they stood
testimony to a Alvito beauty, whose powerful left foot-in swing shot taken at
least 25 yards away from the goal entered the nets from the extreme top – right
of the post much to the dismay of the goalkeeper (2-0) - a goal for which one
can come to the field even after walking for a thousand miles!
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East Bengal :Abhra Mondol,Surkumar Singh (Dipankar Roy),Debabrata Roy,M.Bolaji,Madhab Das,
S.Rahim Nabi,Merajuddin(Mehtaab Hossain),Jayanta Sen,Alvito D' Counha (C),Edmilson,Mcdonald Mukansi(Asim Biswas)
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Viva Kerala:25-M.V.Nelson,02-Ebin Rose,03-I.Khemba Singh(C),04-Tutu Gedrge,
06-Tabia Othalo,07-Bimal Birua,08-S James Singh,10-B.Baba Tunde,12-P.Sajhes,
17-Wisdom Abbey,22-K.V.Lalu
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Satyam Computer's Limited of India signs up as a
FIFA World Cup Sponsorer for 2010 & 2014
24.11.2007:FIFA announced today that Satyam, a leading global
consulting and information technology services provider, has become the first
Indian company to sign up as a FIFA World Cup Sponsor. This historic agreement
awards Satyam global rights for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, the
2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil and the two FIFA Confederations Cups which fall
within the 2007-2014 period. The partnership, sealed by FIFA President Joseph S.
Blatter and Satyam chairman and founder B. Ramalinga Raju at a signing
ceremony on the eve of the Preliminary Draw for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South
Africa in Durban, represents the first major sponsorship deal the IT services
company has entered into - a further indication of the enduring appeal of football.
"I am very proud that Satyam has chosen the FIFA World Cup for this historic
move. Satyam's commitment is a testimony to the immense appeal of FIFA as a
superior marketing platform for transporting a brand around the world. It is a big
advantage for all those involved in the events to have such an experienced IT
service partner on board," said the FIFA President. "We look forward to working
with such a dedicated partner who shares our ideals and identifies with our
mission to use football as a tool to touch the world and build a better future."
As the Official IT Services Provider to the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups,
Satyam, which already enjoys a business relationship with FIFA, will play a crucial
role in developing the core IT event management system for FIFA and its service
partner for IT, accommodation and hospitality - MATCH AG, as well as local
organising committees during the next seven years. With a presence in more than
57 countries, Satyam can fully leverage its global expertise and therefore enable
FIFA not only to deliver world-class events but also focus on generating a long-
lasting legacy for the host countries through hiring and educating local event staff.
Satyam is a significant investor in South Africa and leads a skills development
initiative for South Africans under the Joint Initiative for Priority Skills Acquisition
(JIPSA) programme. Currently, more than 80 South African students are enrolled
in the year-long technical training programme at the company's campus in
Hyderabad, India.
Satyam is the fourth company - after Anheuser-Busch, McDonald's and MTN - to
join the proposed six-member FIFA World Cup Sponsor line-up under FIFA's
commercial hierarchy, which comprises six FIFA Partners, six FIFA World Cup
Sponsors and six National Supporters. FIFA has already signed contracts with
adidas, Hyundai, Sony, Coca-Cola, Visa and Emirates Airline as FIFA Partners. In
addition, Telkom SA was recently announced as the second National Supporter of
the 2010 FIFA World Cup after FNB.
News Courtesy:www.fifa.com
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ONGC I-League :Starting from 24th Nov
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21.11.2007::All India Football Federation and Zee Sports today announced
that Public Sector Oil Major ONGC will sponsor the First Edition of ONGC I LEAGUE,
event to be called ONGC I LEAGUE. All India Football Federation President Priya
Ranjan Dasmunsi will inaugurate the inaugural edition of ONGC I LEAGUE in presence
of Mr Digambar Kamat ,Hon’ble Chief Minister of Goa and Mr R S Sharma, CMD
ONGC. To enthrall the audience during the opening ceremony, troupe of L ‘LTL
Champs Sa Re Ga Ma Pa will perform LIVE before the audience apart from
performances by Goan Dance Troupe.
The inaugural match of ONGC I LEAGUE will be played between Dempo Sports Club
and Salgoacar Sports Club on November 24, 2007 at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium,
Fatodra, Margao. First edition of ONGC I LEAGUE will be played at Goa, Kolkata,
Mumbai, Ludhiana and Kerala. Zee Sports, will telecast up to 45 matches of the
ONGC I LEAGUE, LIVE and Exclusive starting November 24, 2007. Zee Sports will
cover matches from Goa, Kolkata, Mumbai, Kerala and Ludhiana / Delhi. Ten
Sports India will simultaneously telecast 15 LIVE games, Ten Sports Middle East
will be telecasting 30 LIVE games and Zee Sports USA will be telecasting 30 LIVE
games.
Expressing a sense of satisfaction and confidence Mr Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi
President All India Football Federation said this is a historic moment in the history
of All India Football Federation. It is a beginning of a new journey we have
undertaken to recapture the lost glory of football in India The process for which
has started with India winning the ONGC Nehru Cup He further added that with a
very strong and ambitious line up respective clubs and the various incentives
which are being provided to clubs participating in ONGC I LEAGUE we expect this
year's event to be a big draw and a challenging encounter for dazzling and
entertaining display of football than before
Mr R S Sharma, CMD ONGC said that ONGC felt proud to be associated with the
progress and success of Indian Football in recent years. AIFF deserves credit for
the action oriented programmes launched by them.
First edition of the I LEAGUE is being sponsored by ONGC . I LEAGUE is one the
richest domestic sports tournament. The break up of the prize money is as
follows: -
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• The winner of the tournament will take home Rs. 50 lakh
• Runners up will win Rs.28 lakh.
• Winner of third place will take home Rs. 20 lakh.
• Winner of round robin match will win Rs. 35000.
• Prize money of Rs.1 lakh for Fair Play award.
• Man of the match Rs. 5000.
• Highest Goal scorer of the tournament gets prize money of Rs.50000
To promote the game and make the league more professional All India Football
Federation have announced various incentives which are as follows:-
• Subsidy of Rs. 2.5 lacs for fielding a team in the U 19 I League and a
further subsidy of Rs. 2.5 lacs for appointing administrative staff.
• To promote greater attendance and improve the revenues of the Clubs,
AIFF has adopted the policy where 90% of the gate collection will go to club after
deducting the stadium hire charges. The club will be responsible to sell the tickets.
• To increase the revenues of the club, they will be given two perimeter
boards , six fence level boards and six boards at the first tier level.
• Clubs have been allowed to register four foreign players instead of three
at present. However only three foreign players can be fielded in a match.
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Commenting on the launch of ONGC I LEAGUE Mr. Gary Lovejoy, Chief Operating
Officer, Zee Sports said," It is heartening to see detailing and hard work put in
over the last three years is taking shape. From this year onwards football fans
will enjoy an exciting league being brought to them at viewer friendly times with
in depth analysis, world class graphics, world class commentary and world class
telecast LIVE and exclusively on Zee Sports.
Courtesy:www.the-aiff.com
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Chelsea Football Club officials call on AIFF President and Hon. Speaker
of Lok Sabha
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19.11.2007:Mr. Peter Kenyon, Chief Executive and Mr. Simon Greenberg,
Communications and Public Affairs Director of the Chelsea Football Club, London,
called on the AIFF President and Hon. Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Mr. P. R.
Dasmunsi, at his office in Parliament House today.
Chelsea Football Club is at present working with the Asian Football Confederation
in the Vision China project. Mr. Dasmunsi informed Mr. Kenyon that the AFC
President, Mr. Mohammed Bin Hammam had requested him to brief them about
various activities of the AIFF including the Vision India Programme.
It was decided that AIFF and Chelsea officials would meet again soon to discuss
various possible areas of cooperation.
The Chelsea officials also called on the Hon. Speaker of Lok Sabha Mr. Somnath
Chatterjee. Mr. Chaterjee showed keen interest in the performance of Chelsea
Football Club and wished them good luck in the English League and the European
Champions League. The Chelsea officials are in India as part of a delegation led by the Mayor of the
City of London.
Source:AIFF Media
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PIFA International football camps in India, a great success
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17.11.2007:Premier India Football Academy organized football camp in
India conducted by International coaches.Premier India Football Academy invited
FA/ UEFA licensed coaches Gary Lewis and Peter Tickle from Inspire Academy, England to conduct sessions at 3 venues in
India. Both coaches have great experience training youth academies such as BCSSA
& Everton FC Youth Academy. This was Peter Tickles second visit to India and he
was impressed by the progress that the children from the academy have made.
He feels it will not be long before our boys will be able to compete with the
European youth teams.
At each of these camps, the children were trained like they would at the Everton
FC Youth academy and were given talks on nutrition, fitness & football psychology
. Their football knowledge was also quizzed. All participants competed in a skills
contest. The winner won a Nike Football amongst other things. All participants
were given a t-shirt, cap and an information file.
The first camp held on 29 October to 1 November 2007 was an all girls’ camp held
at the Unison World School. Forty-Eight girls benefited from the training program
the first in Dehra Dun. The final day was quite sad, as the girls had formed a
bond for the PIFA team. They tearfully bid the coaches & PIFA director Anjali
Shah farewell, each of the girls gave the coaches a hand made card.
The second camp was held in South Mumbai at the Karnataka Sports ground from
3rd to 6th November 2007. PIFA Director joined the camp after retuning from
England on completion of his UEFA B license course. There were 52 participants
that enrolled of which Dr Francis Saldanha of USA, sponsored 10 children for the
camp that finished top in the PIFA Skills contest held in October at St Xavier’s
ground, Parel. The skills winner for this camp was Aryaan Sood with 760 points
The third and final camp was held in North Mumbai at the St Andrews School
form 7th to 10th November 2007. The camp sold out with in a week. Three girls
participated in the camp along with forty-four boys. The skills winner was Calvin
Lobo with 770 points. The camps ended with PIFA Director Nirvan Shah felicitating the 2 boys of India
U-16 team Harshad Meher & Ajith Bhoir with a cheque for Rs 5,000 each from
PIFA Foundation. They returned from the AFC championship tournament in Saudi
Arabia, unbeaten. Both boys are from PIFA.The camps were all sold out. PIFA is now planning camps to Spain, Italy & England
in the summer.
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AIFF ONGC first Pro League (I League) to Kick Off 24th Nov at Goa
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16.11.2007:The ONGC I League will kick off at the Jawaharlal Nehru
Stadium, Fatorda, Margao, Goa on 24th November. In the opening match
defending champion Dempo S. C. will face Salgoacar S. C.Both teamws are from Goa.
In first I League the club will allow to register 4 Nos foreign players
instead of three at present. But they can filded only 3 three foreign players
in a match.
While winners of each match will gate Rs. 35000.00 and Winner and Runners prize
money will 50 Lakhs and 28 lackh respectively.
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Mohun Bagan Win Kolkata Premier Divn. football League Title 2007
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14.11.2007:Mohan Bagan ensured their 27th Kolkata Premier league title
by defeating Peerless S.C 2-0 here Wednesday before their last match against another
Giant Team Mohammedan S.c which will be played on 18th at Salt lake Stadium.
P. Lalampuia Scored 1st goal for Team in 27th minute and India Captain Baichung
Bhutia scored for Mohun Bagan in 2nd Half 66th Minute. Baichung Scored his only Goal
for Mohun Bagan today in Premier League 2007 . With todays victory Mohun Bagan
points tally to 33 from 13 matches which cannot be overtaken by their
nearest arch rival East Bengal, who have 25 points from 12 matches so far.
After ending the match Mohun Bagan supporters shouting slogans for their
Heros "Baichung and Barretto" and expode huge crackers in the gallery.
Bagan coach Carlos Perriera and Captain Baichung Bhutia both are very
happy and dedicated the title to the club supporters.'
The Year of Winning
Champions in:1939,1943, 1944, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965,
1969, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1997, 2001, 2005,
2007
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EPL Titan Chelsea Delegates will come to India for Promotion of Football
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13.11.2007:Hon'ble Mayor of London Ken Livingstone
and some delegates from English premier League Titan "CHELSEA F.C" will visit
India to promete Indian Soccer.Chelsea F.C has been invited to join the Mayor on
his visit to India that starts from Sunday, November 18th.
True BLUE Public Affair Director Mr. Simon Greenberg ,former player Graeme Le Saux, Chelsea Life Member
Lord Sebastian Coe alongwith Chelsea Chief executive Peter Kenyon leading the
delegation for promotion of English Premier League in India and helping to promote
Indian Football.
Kenyon said on the club’s website that “Chelsea's roots and heritage are set in
our location in the capital, and if this can assist in promoting London in India
then we are very happy to do that. We are also excited by the opportunity to
help promote Indian football and the English Premier League on this visit.
“The Indian community is the largest minority ethnic community in London and
Chelsea has some interesting plans about engaging with them and encouraging
them to get involved in football more.”
Chelsea has already a good relationship with AFC and a major partner with them
to promote grassroot Football in the Continent.Last 6 years Chelsea has hosted
the Asian Cup Final match at their own Stadium Stamford Bridge.
During the visit the visiting team will be mee senior Indian football officials in Delhi.
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AIFF will include more Teams for Professional I-League from 2008 season
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13.11.2007: This years AIFF I-League will witness a 10 teams fight for the
crown from November 24 to 30th March 2008 probably .Format of the
league remain same like lasrt years NFL. Prize money is also likely to be hiked
from last year's 40 Lakhs to 50 Lakhs and Runners - up from 22 Lakhs to 28 Lakhs.A final decision will only be taken in the
executive committee meeting in Delhi on 16th Nov.
From the next season (2008-09), the I-league will witness 12 teams and in
2009-10 season it would be 14 teams as per FIFA demands.
In I-league every professional club needed to register 14 contracted players from
this season with the number increasing by 2 from next season onwards with the
aim of reaching 20 by 2010. AIFF also wants the clubs participating in I-league to
have U-15 and U-19 youth teams and a school adoption programme with the
number of youth teams per club to be increased to four in 2010.With in 2010
the coaches have been asked to attain A-license certificates .
The clubs must have their home stadiums with a minimum capacity of 6000 for
the 2007-08 and at least 10,000 its third edition.The clubs to have their own
stadiums in the future along with a full fledged gymnacyum.
AIFF has finalized a main venue and an alternate venue for this
season’s I-league. In Goa, Nehru stadium will be the first choice and Duler
is as stand-by. In Kolkata Salt Lake will be the prime venue while Barasat
will be the alternate venue. Cooperage grounds will host Mumbai matches
while Bangalore and Chennai have been shortlisted as neutral venues. Calicut
will host most I-league ties down south.
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Indian 1st Professional League Seminar at Goa By AIFF
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12 Nov 2007:The All India Football Federation (AIFF) conducted a day
long seminar on the new Indian Professional National Football League (I-League)
for the participating clubs and state associations in Goa today.
Presentations were made on the Rules and Regulations of the I-League, National
Team development and alignment with the I-League, Marketing & Media aspects,
Club Licensing policies, Refeering matters, Event Management and Scheduling for
the I-League. Mr Alberto Colaco (General Secretary), Mr Bob Houghton (National
Coach), Mr Anil Kamat (Asst. Director – Competitions), Mr Satyajit Sadanandan
(Director – Projects) and Mr Anthony John d’Costa (AFC Referees Instructor)
and Mr. Satish Menon of Zee Sports conducted sessions on these topics.
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The topics discussed at the workshop were
1. Objectives, Event Management and Scheduling (Alberto Colaço).
2. Importance of a Strong League in the Development of the
National Team: ( Bob Houghton).
3. League Regulations: ( Anil Kamat).
4. Marketing and TV: (Satish Menon).
5. Requirements for Club Licensing: (Satyajit Sadanadhan).
6. Refereeing Matters: (Anthony J. D’costa)
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The seminar was inaugurated by Mr. Joaquim Alemao, President of Goa Football
Association and Urban Development Minister, Govt. of Goa. Mr. Shivanand
Salgaocar, AIFF Treasurer was also present.
The following clubs participated in the seminar:
Air India (Mumbai)
Churchill Brothers (Goa)
Dempo Sports Club (Goa)
JCT Phagwara (Punjab)
Kingfisher East Bengal (Kolkata)
Mahindra United (Mumbai)
McDowells Mohun Bagan (Kolkata)
Salgaocar Sports Club (Goa)
Sporting Clube de Goa (Goa)
and Viva Kerala (Kerala)
The following attended:
1. Goa Football Association: Mr. Jaju Fernandes and Mr. John Dias.
2. WIFA: Mr. Azhar Hussain and Mr. Wali Mohammed.
3. Punjab F. A.: Mr. Shivtar singh Bajwa and Mr. Vijay Bali.
4. Kerala F. A.: Dr. A. M. Najeeb and Mohanan.
5. IFA (West Bengal): Mr. Utpal Gangully.
6. Sporting Clube: Mr. Victor Fernandes and Mr. Angelo Albuquerque.
7. Dempo S. C.: Mr. Armando Colaço.
8. Churchill Bros.: Mr. Churchill Alemao, Mr. Denzie Ferrao and
Mr. Macario Rodrigues.
9. East Bengal: Mr. Kalyan Majumdar and Mr. Swapan Ball.
10. Mohun Bagan: Dr. Arun Chakraborthy and Mr. Prince Rufus.
11. Mahindra United: Mr. R. Natarajan and Mr. Derrick Pereira.
12. Air India: Mr. Subir Sinha and Mr. Joe Lobo.
13. JCT: Mr. Sukhwinder Singh
14. Viva Kerala Mr. P. Bhaskaran.
15. Salgaocar S. C. Mr. Rosario Gomes and Mr. Leopoldo Fernande.
Courtesy: www.the-aiff.com
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I League 2007 - 08 will start from November 24
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12.11.2007:The new Indian Professional Football League, also known as the I - League, is the
new football league in India started by the All India Football Federation.
Last 11 years All Indian Club Football Tournament was called National Football League
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The 2007/2008 season will be the first for the I League. The first season of the
I League will begin November 24 probably at Nehru Stadium Goa by Dempo -
Salgaocar Match while Churchill and Sporting Clube clash the following day at
the same venue.
In the first season, the league will consist of two divisions, the I League 1st
Division and I League 2nd Division. The 1st Division will consist of 10 teams
from five different State cities of India.
In this I-League 10 teams will Fight for the I-league crown from November 24
to March 30 with the format of the league to remain the same which was in
existence during the erstwhile NFL, disclosed Mr Alberto Colaco, AIFF general secretary. Prize money
is also likely to be hiked from last year's 40 Lakhs to 50 Lakh.
From the next season (2008-09), the I-league will witness 12 teams in action and
eventually in the 2009-10 season the I-league will accommodate 14 teams as per
FIFA demands.
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1ST DIVISION TEAMS
Dempo Sports Club - Goa
JCT - Punjab
Mahindra United - Mumbai
Churchill Brothers - Goa
East Bengal F.C - Kolkata
Sporting Clube de Goa - Goa
Air India - Mumbai
Mohun Bagan A.C - Kolkata
Salgaocar S.C - Goa
Viva Kerala - Kochin (Promoted from 2nd Divn last year)
Salgaocar SC - Goa (Promoted from 2nd Divn last year)
2ND DIVISION TEAMS
Mohammedan Sporting Club - Kolkata
HAL - Bangalore
Chirag United S.C - Kolkata
Vasco Sports Club - Goa
Army XI -?
ONGC - Mumbai
Mumbai F.C - Mumbai
New Delhi Heroes F.C - Delhi
Pune Football Club - Maharashtra
More teams are to be added to the 2nd Division before its start in January, 2008.
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:Brazil won FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2007
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12.11.2007: Brazil won the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup - 2007
after beating Mexico by a score of 8:2 in the final at the Copacabana Beach Río
de Janeiro, BRAZIL. Mexico as they reached the finals of a FIFA men’s tournament for the first time
since the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
FINAL SCORE: Brazil 8 - 2 Mexico
Scorers:BRAZIL:Ricardo VILLALOBOS 14’; Morgan PLATA 36’ – ANDRE 9’,
28’; BRUNO 11’, 16’; BENJAMIN 14’; BURU 19’;
MEXICO:BETINHO 22’; JUNIOR NEGAO 36’
The first ten editions from 1995 to 2004 were unofficial. Since
2005, it is organised by FIFA and the tournament official.
| Year | Winners | Runners-Up | Third Place | |
| 1995 | Brazil | USA | England | |
| 1996 | Brazil | Uruguay | Italy | |
| 1997 | Brazil | Uruguay | USA | |
| 1998 | Brazil | France | Uruguay | |
| 1999 | Brazil | Portugal | Uruguay | |
| 2000 | Brazil | Peru | Spain | |
| 2001 | Portugal | France | Argentina | |
| 2002 | Brazil | Portugal | Uruguay | |
| 2003 | Brazil | Spain | Portugal | |
| 2004 | Brazil | Spain | Portugal | |
| 2005 | France | Portugal | Brazil | |
| 2006 | Brazil | Brazil | Uruguay | |
India U -19 Team beat Pakistan U -19 today
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11.11.2007:India U - 19 Football Team beat Pakistan U - 19 football team
today in 36th AFC U19 Youth Championship at Tehran's Pass Stadium, Iran on
today
In the first half of the match India lead 3 - 0 .First Goal came through a penalty
at the 5 minutes of the match and Sushil Kisku netted for India. Then Sathyan Sabeeth
and K.Thoi Singh scored for India in 15 and 19 Minutes respectively.
In the 2nd half 82 Minutes Sushil Kisku again scored for India and last goal came
through Malswamdawqliana 2 minutes before ending the match.
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India Team : Laxmikant Kattimani, Shahin Lal Meloli, Jagroop Singh,
Venkatesh Chetan Kumar,Raju Eknath Gaikwad, Nallappan Mohanraj, Rajiv Ghosh,
Jagdeep Singh, Pradep Mohanraj, Amarwant Singh, Sushil Kisku, Saikat Saha Roy,
Minto Boro, Jewel Raja Shaikh, Hiralal Cherte, Malsawmkima Chhangte, Subodh
Kumar, Khangembam Jibon Singh, Jagtar Singh,Khangembam Thoi Singh, Sathyan
Sabeeth, Malsawmdawgliana, Lalpekhlua.
Pakistan : Zaid Arif, Jehangir , Muhammad Jalil, Alamgir Khan, Rai Akmal
Shahzad, Mohsin Shah, Badshah Gul, Sohaib Akram, Shahid Zamir, Muhammad
Tauseef, Irfan Khan , Usman Hussain, Umar Farooq Javed, Muhammad Mehdi,
Rashid Ali, Khurram Shahzad, Haroon Ishaq, Kaleem Ullah, Muhammad Ashfaq,
Adnan Butt.
Pele Joins Sheffield United's 150 Years Anniversary Celebration Friendly Match
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09.11.2007:Sheffield FC are widely regarded as the oldest club in the
history of the beautiful game, having been founded on October 24, 1857.
In order to mark the occasion a special friendly match has been organised between
the club and the Inter Primavera squad.
The game on Thursday night will be played at Sheffield Utd's Brammal Lane ground,
the oldest major stadium in the world still hosting professional football matches.
Brazilian legend Pele, who won three World Cups in 1958, 1962 and 1970, will kick
off the match between the two teams.
Marco Materazzi has been added to Vincenzo Esposito's Inter Under-19 squad in a
bid to boost his fitness. The 34-year-old has not played this season since picking
up a freak thigh injury in a friendly for Italy in August.
Fellow first-team squad player Vitor Pele will also play in the game and will get the
chance to meet his more famous namesake.
Inter Primavera squad for Sheffield FC friendly:
Goalkeepers: Vid Belec (1990, Slovenia), Paolo Branduani (1989).
Defenders: Francesco D'Angelo (1990), Nicolas Desenclos (1989, France),
Dennis Esposito (1988), Ivan Fatic (1988, Montenegro), Marco Filippini (1988),
Fabio Perissinotto (1989) + Marco Materazzi.
Midfielders: Attila Filkor (1988, Hungary), Renè Krin (1990, Slovenia), Ibrahim
Maaroufi (1989, Morocco), Saverio Macrì (1988), Daniele Pedrelli (1988),
Salvatore Papa (1990), Giorgio Schiavini (1990), Luca Siligardi (1988) +
Vitor Pele.
Strikers: Mario Balotelli (1990), Alberto Gerbo (1989), Gianluca Litteri (1988),
F.Mancini (1990), Aiman Napoli (1989), Goran Slavkoski (1989, Sweden).
News Courtesy: www.goal.com
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India team qualify for AFC U -16 Championship
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07.11.2007:India U-16 football team beat Bhutan in thie last match in C
Group.Asish Chettri Scored first for India in 34 Minute. then rising striker ob Bengal Abhisek Das scored
the 2nd for India after 2 mitutes.Akshay Vimal Kumar Mall's brace in 68 and 83
minutes confirms India's Win.
AIFF President Mr. P.R.Das Munsi announced a cash incentive of Rs 20,000 for each
member of India U -16 team
India in Group 'C' played 5 matches and got 13 points and placed 2nd the group
after Iraq. India Scored 28 Goals against 2 only.
| Team | Match | Points |
| Iraq | 5 | 13 |
| India | 5 | 13 |
| Saudi Arabia | 5 | 9 |
| Lebanon | 5 | 6 |
| Sri Lanka | 5 | 3 |
| Bhutan | 5 | 0 |
16 FINALISTS: Syria, Yemen, Iran, Bahrain, Iraq, India, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan,
China, Singapore, Japan, Indonesia, DPR Korea, Australia, Korea Republic,
host country (to be determined).
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India Team:
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Gurpreet Singh Sandhu; Ashish Chetri, Deepak Devrani, Arashpreet Singh, Vishal
Kumar;Akshay Vimal Kumar Mall, Ralte Lalrindika [C], Tirthankar Sarkar, Bikramjit
Singh (72' Shilton Sydney D'Silva); Malaswamfela (40' Vivek Kumar), Abhishek Das
(66' L Prem Kumar).
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:Churchill Brothers lift 120th Durand Cup 2007
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07.11.2007:Churchill Brothers of Goa defeated 2 Times Durand champions
Mahindra United of Mumbai 1-0 in the final of 120th Osian's Durand Cup football
tournament at the Ambedkar Stadium,New Delhi today.In 2001 Final they lost to
Mahindra by 0 - 5 goals.
In the 11th minute of the match a solitery goal scored by the Captain of Churchill
Odafe Okolic Onyeka who also was the top scorer of 11th NFL with 18 goals.
Odafe also scored 11 Goals in this Tournament only in Four matches.
Man of the Match: Odafa Okolie(Churchill Brothers - Won Rs.5000.00 Cash Prize)
Man of the Tournament: Gourmangi Sing(Churchill brothers -Won Rs.20000.00 Cash Prize)
Best Coach: Savio Madaira (Salgaocar S.C - Won Rs. 20000.00 as Cash Prize)
Golden Boot:Odafa Okolie (Churchill Brothers - Won Rs. 20000.00 as Cash Prize)
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Churchill Brothers: Vinay Singh (goalkeeper), Robert Lathlamuan, Govin,
Naoba Singh, Raju D. (Khan Tang Paite, 71), Eanglias Da Silva, Reisangmi Vashum,
Odafe Onyeka Okolic, Mboyo Iyomi, Gourimangi Singh, Bernard Pires, Lalit Thapa
Mahindra United: Sandip Nandy (goalkeeper), Sushant Matthew, Harpreet
Singh, Yusuf Yakubu, Ajayan Nair (Andrews Mensah, 80th), Dharanraj Ravanan,
Arata Izumi (Mohammed Rafi, 51), Sunil Kumar, Sukhwinder Singh (Manjit Singh, 65)
, Djidja Pierre, Steven Dias
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NRT NEPAL Football Team wins 29th All India Sikkim Governors' Gold Cup 2007
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07.11.2007:New Road Team (NRT) of Nepal defeated Nabil Three Star Club
also from Nepal by 2-1 and first time lift the title of prestigious 29th All India
Sikkim Governors Gold Cup Football tournament in Gangtok, Sikkim on Wednesday.
Nepal National striker Nirajan Rayamajhi scored an opening goal for NRT in the 19th
minute but Jumanu Rai of Three Star Nepal leveled the score in 32th minute.Gopal
Shahukhala scored the match winning goal at 59th Minute to help NRT Nepal to
grab the prestigious title for first Time
Mohun Bagan : the winner of India's No.1 Derby
Sahara IFA Kolkata Premier Divn. return League
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06.11.2007: NABARUN MUKHERJEE:As the East Bengal players hastily
pushed their way towards the dressing room after the match amidst the cacophony
of the Mohan Bagan fans who had gathered in mass and rejoicing in ecstasy after
avenging their defeat in the hands of their arch rival in the recent Federation Cup,
one was wondering whether Dewali had arrived a few days earlier here at Salt
Lake Stadium, Kolkata. Such was the electrifying mood of the Mohan Bagan fans
- and so they deserve certainly, as the Carlos brigade more or less clinched the
Sahara Premier League title 2007 when they defeated East Bengal by a brace of
goals-courtesy one and the only –Barretto.
Mohan Bagan, who were rightly rewarded for holding on to their nerves in this
tense encounter, now are at the top of the table with 30 points from 12
matches with the nearest rival East Bengal racing behind with 25 points from
equal number of matches.
East Bengal, however, made a decent start and hardly five minutes have passed,
Edmilson wasted a golden opportunity as his shot went straight in the hands of
the keeper Shilton. Shilton had a memorable day beneath the bars, as he carried
out quite a crucial saves, which, if otherwise, would have paid dear to his team.
Gradually the East Bengal medios, revealing greater ability to pace their game,
took control of the midfield but found faltering as usual when it came to scoring .
The wings were also maneuvering in a rhythmic manner as East Bengal consolidated
its territorial advantage over their rivals. But just as Surukumar started to become
effective, much to the comfort of the Mohan Bagan fans he unfortunately injured
himself while going for a flying header near his own goalmouth, only to be replaced
by Soumik Dey. (36 min)
Mohan Bagan relied mostly on counter attacks in the 1st session of the game, and
did get some chances, but that was more due to the mistake of their rivals than
their own credit. Mohan Bagan midfield never looked comfortable in the earlier part
of the game and lack of combination between Venkatesh and Douglas virtually
disrupted supply of balls to Barretto and Baichung, thus rendering them mere
spectators in the Ist session of the game.
With the exit of Surukumar, Mohan Bagan gradually came back into the game in
the second session playing with lot more maturity and application of mind.
Stretching the game to the flanks, which, until, they were not, Mohan Bagan
played some penetrating football and the rival defence was unable to keep check
of Baretto, who with his sudden mobility and intelligent positional football rattled
the opponent defence. In the 50th minute of the game, one such cross at the
goalmouth from near the midfield by Dharamjit, saw Barretto forcing in to make
some space between Suresh and Bolaji and blissfully placing the ball inside the
nets (1-0).
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Back by the solitary goal, East Bengal never came back into the game as Mohan
Bagan steadily increased numbers in their defence and midfielder Venkatesh taking
the extra initiative followed by the forward line showing more determination near
the rivals goalmouth.
Edmilson had an unassuming game today except that of a few goal-bound shots
and crucial misses. East Bengal had their best chance in the second half, when a
shot by Edmilson from a close range was brilliantly saved by Shilton in the 80th
minute of the game. As the game drifted to its end, much against the pace of the game, in the extra
minutes, Baichuing showing sheer opportunism caught hold of a loose ball from
the midfield and as he braced towards the rival goal, he was wrongfully obstructed
by keeper Subrata Paul, to be rightfully awarded a penalty by Referee S.Suresh,
who had full control of the game throughout the match. Baretto, much to the joy
of Mohan Bagan fans made no mistake to convert the penalty (2-0).
In the first leg of the league Mohun Bagan had won 4-3.
East Bengal
Subrata Paul,Surkumar singh,M.Suresh,M.Bolaji, Debabrata Roy
Jayanta sen,Alvito D Counha,Mehrajuddin,Rahim Nabi
Edmilson Pardal, Asim Biswas
Sub:Soumik Dey,Dipankar Roy,Dipendu Biswas
MOHUN BAGAN :
Shilton Paul,N.S.Manju,Sanjeev Maria,Subhasish Roychowdhury,Habibur Rahaman Mondol
James Singh,Douglas d silva, S.Venkatesh,Dharamjeet Singh
Barreto, Baichung Bhutia
Sub:Anit Ghosh,Lalkamal Bhowmick
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Mahindra United will Face Churchill Brothers In 120th Durand Cup Final
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05.11.2007:Two-time champions Mahindra United,the team from Mumbai
will face Churchill Brothers of Goa in the final of the 120th Durand Cup football
tournament .
In the 2nd Semi Final match in Ambedkar Stadium today Mahindra United defeated
Salgaocar by 4-2 through Tie-Breaker. Ghanian Yusif Yakubu, Harpreet Singh, Sunil
Kumar and Djiaja Pierre scored the goals for Mahindra
For Salgaocar, Felix Chimaokwu and Joe Rodrigues netted but captain Rocus
Lamare and Shylo Malswatluanga failed to score.
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Mahindra United: Sandip Nandy (goalkeeper), Sushant Matthew,
Mohammed Rafi, N.P. Pradeep, Harpreet Singh, Gautam Debnath, Sukhwinder
Singh, Steven Dias, Ajayan Nair, Yusif Yakubu, Djidja Pierre
Sporting Clube de Goa: Luis Barreto, Harmanjot Khabra, N. Singh, Felip Gomes,
Micky Fernandes, Wilton Gomes, Joesph Pereira, Olushola Ogundare, Denzil
Franco, Mathew Gonsalves, Eze Isiocha Referee: Deepak Singh
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In the First Semi Final Match between Churchill brothers of Goa and Air India of Mumbai
the Goan team beat the Mumbai team by 3- 2.The goals from Nigerians Mboyo
Iyomi, Odafe Okolic and India international Gourmangi Singh helped Churchill book
the ticket for final .hanachandra Singh and Santosh Koli struck for Air India to
reduce the margin for Air India in the 3rd oldest Tournament of the World
So we have to wait to see the battle between Mumbai and Goa, who will win the
Title of 120th Durand Cup
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Manchester United Excited About India
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05.11.2007: Manchester United are excited about the prospect of getting
involved with Indian football.As revealed by Goal.com last month, the English Premier League champions are to
open a pilot training scheme in Goa, one that could be extended throughout the
rest of the nation. Assuming it is successful, the club could establish Manchester United Soccer
Schools (MUSS) all over India.
Academy boss and former player Brian McClair believes there is massive potential.
"In India there has been massive investment in sports like cricket and hockey for
years,” McClair told The Independent On Sunday.“Sport is a way of life in India, and now there are signs that football can also be a
big part of it too. It will grow, I am hopeful eventually we could have Indian
players in the Premiership, although this could take five to 10 years."Goa is one of
the most football-crazy parts of India and like elsewhere in Asia, there is huge
interest in the Premier League in the former Portuguese colony.
"You see the majority of youngsters - and a lot of adults too - walking around in
football shirts. Not just Manchester United but other top clubs and other countries,
notably Portugal, but the Premiership is by far the most popular," McClair said.
"Obviously the skills we evaluate are quite basic, but football is played in schools,
and I visited a couple where there was quite skilful manipulation of the ball. They
seem to have a natural balance and flair."Historically, youngsters in India, and to some extent those from the Asian
communities in Britain, have focused on other sports. But over the next decade
this is likely to change."
McClair’s comments were echoed by Dale Hobson, MUSS’s international
development director."If you had just one Indian in the Premier League, football would go into the s
tratosphere there. The scope of Indian football could be colossal,” Hobson said.Print Sto
Courtesy: www.goal.com
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India U - 16 Team beat Saudi Arabia U - 16 3 - 0 today
in AFC Asian Qualifying Match
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04.11.2007:After beating Lebanon in the last match by 3 - 0 the Boys of Sanjoy Sen
again won against the host of AFC Asian Qualyfying Matches Saudi Arabia today.
Malswamfela scored twice (42',50') and R.Lalrindica (65') scored for India.India's
Last match against Bhutan on 7th November.India is now 10 Points in 4 match in
Group C.
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India U-16 Team
Goal:Gurpreet Singh Sandhu
Defender:Asish Chettri,Deepak Devrani,Visal Kumar,Tonmoy ghosh
Half:R.Lalrindica,Milan Singh,Thirthankar Sarkar,Bikramjeet Singh
Forward:Avisekh Das,Malsawmfela
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Churchill will face Air India & Salgaocar with Mahindra
in
120th Durand Cup Semi Final
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03.11.2007:Defending Champion Dempo S.C out from Duand Cup main stream while they lost 1 - 2
to Mumbai based Air India today in the Pre Quarter Final match.Sanju Pradhan
(3') and Santosh Koli (75') struck for Air India while Nicholau Borges scored the
lone goal for the Dempo in the (43') minute. Now Air India Will Face Churchill Brothers
in Semi Final on Monday.
In The 1st Match Churchill Brothers Nigerian Striker Odafe Onyeka Okolic single
handedly demolished the Central Railways, as he scored in five goals (13', 40',
54', 58', 82') while substitute Thangjam Singh struck in the last four minutes to
complete the rout. Odafa Scored his 2nd Hattrick in the Tournament.Kasif Jamal
scored the lone consolation goal for Central Railways in the seventh minute of the
match.
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Match 2
Air India Team: Raju Ekka (goalkeeper), Napolean Singh, Nirmal Chettri,
Dhanchandra Singh, Uttam Singh, Santosh Koli, Sanju Pradhan, Hringsolal, Thomte,
Paresh Shivalkar, Samson Singh, Bashiru Abbas
Dempo Team: Sathish Kumar, John Dias, Cresson Antao, Valeriano Rebello,
Nascimento Silveira, Beto, Nicolau Borges, Chidi Edeh, Mahesh Gawli, Samir Naik,
Ranty Martins
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Match 1
Churchill Brothers Team:Vinay Singh (goalkeeper), Robert Lalthlamuan, Gourmangi Singh, Govin, Naoba Singh,
Raju D, Eanglias Da'Silva, Chandam Singh, Reisangmi Vashum, Odafe Onyeka Okolic,
Mboyo Iyomi
Central Railways Team: Raghuvir Khanol Kar (goalkeeper), Agnelo Fernandes, Prabash
Janardhan, Revelino Fernandes, Nasir Jamal, Safique P., Sumesh K.S., Soccor Velho
, Kasif Jamal, Arun E.K., Denis George
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India U - 19 Football team for AFC U-19 Qualification Competition in Iran
03.11.2007:A 23 member India Under 19 Football team will leave Mumbai
for IR Iran on Sunday ,4th Nov 2007 to participate in the AFC Under 19 Qualificatio
n Competion being held at Tehran from 6th to 17th Nov 2007.The team will be
accompanied by six officials.
Fixtures of India Under 19 Team
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06.11.2007: India Vs Lebanon
09.11.2007:India Vs Bahraine
11.11.2007:india Vs Pakistan
14.11.2007: India Vs Oman
17.11.2007:India Vs Iran
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India Team
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Laxmikant Kattimani (GK), Shahin Lal Meloli (GK), Jagroop Singh(GK),
Venkatesh Chetan Kumar (Def),Raju Eknath Gaikwad (Def) ,Nallappan Mohanraj
(Def) Rajiv Ghosh (Def), Jagdeep Singh (Def), Pradep Mohanraj (Def), Amarwant
Singh (Def), Sushil Kisku (Def) , Saikat Saha Roy(Def),Minto Boro (Mid) , Jewel
Raja Shaikh (Mid), Hiralal Cherte (Mid), Malsawmkima Chhangte (Mid), Subodh Kumar (Mid ), Khangembam Jibon Singh (Mid),Jagtar Singh (Fwd),Khangembam Thoi Singh (Fwd) , Sathyan Sabeeth (Fwd), Malsawmdawgliana (Fwd), & Lalpekhlua(Fwd).
Officials
Thomas Joseph (Coach) ,Jude Tiofilo Barreto (Coach) ,Mridul Kanti
Banerjee (Coach) ,Chandru Jayaraman (Physiotherapist) ,Jose Manuel Savio
Messias ( Manager ) & Colm Joseph Toal (Chief Coach – will join the team in Iran)
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Mahindra United will face Sporting Goa in the Quarter Final of Durand Cup
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02.11.2007:Mumbai Big Team Mahindra United will face famed Goanese
outfit Sporting Clube de Goa in the Durand Cup quarterfinal on 4th November(Sunday)
after registering wins in their respective matches today.
In the main round matches Friday, Sporting Clube de Goa defeated 2005 Winner Bangalore-
based Army XI 2-1.Nigerian Olushola Ogundare and midfielder Bibiano Fernandes scored for the
Goan Team while M.G. Ramachandran scored the olny goal for Army XI.
while Mahindra United defeated BSF 1-0 under lights at the Ambedkar Stadium in
the 120th Osian's Durand Cup football tournament.In that second match of the
day, 2 times Durand champion Mahindra booked a quarterfinal berth through a
penalty strike from Nigerian Yusif Yakubu in the 87th minute.
The quarterfinals begin tomorrow with Churchill Brothers taking on Central Railways
and Air India facing defending champions Dempo Sports Club.The next day will
have the Mahindra-Sporting clash as well as Salgaocar Sports Club taking on JCT.
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Dempo and Air India reach in the Qr. Final of Durand Cup
01.11.2007:1st Match : Dempo S.C 5 - 0 Indian Air Force
Scorers:DEM:Ranti Martins 6',Beto 21',71',Chidi Edeh 45',75'
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Dempo S.C Team: V.P. Sathish Kumar (goalkeeper), Dominic Noronha, John
Dias, Cresson Antao, Valeriano Rebello, Anthony Pereira, Nascimento Silveira, Beto,
Nicolau Borges, Chidi Edeh, Ranty Martins
Indian Air Force Team: A. Bandopadhyay (goalkeeper), R.K. Singh, G.S.
Sandhu, R.S. Bisht, Kiran Kanwar, Stephen, W.P. Singh, S. Thapa, S. Thapliyal,
Kalyan Pal, Anil Kumar
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01.11.2007:Match 2:Air India 3 - 1 New Delhi Heros
Scorers::AI: (Bashiree Abbas 18',64',Samson Singh 71') ::::: NDH: (Malswama 48')
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Air India Team: Raju Ekka (goalkeeper), Napolean Singh, Nirmal Chettri,
Dhanchandra Singh, Uttam Singh, Santosh Kohli, Sanju Pradhan, Hringsolal Thomte,
Paresh Shivalkar, Samson Singh, Bashiru Abbas
New Delhi Heroes Team: Rashid (goalkeeper), Stanley, Reza, Prashant,
Amjad, Mani Tombi, Harrison, Bhuvan, Krispin Chettri, Harvinder Jr., Gyan
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India U-16 Boys registered a 3-0 win against Lebanon U - 16
Scorers:IND:Deepak Devrani 9',59',Manandeep 47'
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01.11.2007:in their third Group C match of the AFC U-16 Championship
Qualification Competition 2007 match played on Thursday evening at
Prince Mohammed Bin Fahad Stadium ,Dammam ,Saudi Arabia . India beat Lebanon
3 - 0 (Half Time lead 1 - 0 ).Deepak gave India an early lead in the ninth minute
with Manandeep adding a goal in the 47th. Deepak scored his second in the 64th
minute.
India now have 7 points from 3 matches in Group C having beaten Sri Lanka 6-0
and drawn with Iraq 2-2 in their previous matches. Now India will face next match against Saudi Arabia on November 4 and Bhutan
on November 7 in a bid to qualify for the AFC U-16 championship to be held next
year.
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