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Santosh Trophy 2017 : Final Round – Groups, Fixtures & Results

March 14, 2017 footballnewsindia Leave a comment

Santosh Trophy 2017 : Final Round is held Goa.

Venue:

Matches will be played at Navelim ground, Tilak Maidan and GMC Bambolim grounds in Goa.

Group A: Services, Goa, Meghalaya, West Bengal, Chandigarh

Group B: Kerala, Maharashtra, Mizoram, Railways, Punjab

Matches Group A :

Date	Schedule			Results
Mar. 12	Chandigarh	vs	West Bengal	0-1
Mar. 12	Meghalaya	vs	Goa	1-2
Mar. 14	West Bengal	vs	Services	1-0
Mar. 14	Chandigarh	vs	Meghalaya	2-1
Mar. 16	Services	vs	Chandigarh	1-0
Mar. 16	Goa	vs	West Bengal	0-0
Mar. 18	Goa	vs	Chandigarh	1-1
Mar. 18	Meghalaya	vs	Services	2-0
Mar. 20	West Bengal	vs	Meghalaya
Mar. 20	Services		Goa

Points Table Group A :

Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Points
West Bengal	3	2	1	0	2	0	+2	7
Goa	3	1	2	0	3	2	+1	5
Chandigarh	4	1	1	2	3	4	-1	4
Meghalaya	3	1	0	2	4	4	0	3
Services	3	1	0	2	1	3	-2	3

Matches Group B :

Date	Schedule			Results
Mar. 13	Mizoram	vs	Maharashtra	3-1
Mar. 13	Punjab	vs	Railways	2-1
Mar. 15	Railways	vs	Kerala	2-4
Mar. 15	Punjab	vs	Mizoram	0-0
Mar. 17	Kerala	vs	Punjab	2-2
Mar. 17	Maharashtra	vs	Railways	0-1
Mar. 19	Maharashtra	vs	Punjab
Mar. 19	Mizoram	vs	Kerala
Mar. 21	Railways	vs	Mizoram
Mar. 21	Maharashtra	vs	Kerala

Points Table Group B :

Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Points
Punjab	3	1	2	0	4	3	+1	5
Kerala	2	1	1	0	6	4	+2	4
Mizoram	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2	4
Railways	3	1	0	2	4	6	-2	3
Maharashtra	2	0	0	2	1	4	-3	0

Semi final :

Date	Schedule			Results
Mar. 23	Win. Group A	vs	Run. Group B
Mar. 2	Win. Group B	vs	Run. Group A

Final :

Date	Schedule			Results
Mar. 26	Win Semi 1	vs	Win Semi 2

Santosh Trophy 2017 : South Zone Qualifiers – Groups & Fixtures

December 25, 2016 footballnewsindia Leave a comment

South Zone qualifiers for Santosh Trophy 2016 will be held in EMS Stadium in Kozhikode starting from January 5. Teams in the south zone are divided into two groups.

Champions of the respective groups will qualify for the final round.

Group A : Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra, Puducherry

Group B : Services, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Lakshadweep

Date	Schedule			Results
Jan 5	Kerala	vs	Puducherry	3-0
Jan 5	Karnataka	vs	Andhra Pradesh	1-2
Jan 6	Services	vs	Telangana	7-0
Jan 6	Tamil Nadu	vs	Lakshadweep	2-0
Jan 7	Puducherry	vs	Karnataka	0-3
Jan 7	Kerala	vs	Andhra Pradesh	0-3
Jan 8	Telangana	vs	Tamil Nadu	0-4
Jan 8	Lakshadweep	vs	Services	0-4
Jan 9	Puducherry	vs	Andhra Pradesh	0-0
Jan 9	Kerala	vs	Karnataka
Jan 10	Telangana	vs	Lakshadweep
Jan 10	Services	vs	Tamil Nadu

Matches : 2.30 pm and 4.30 pm

Kerala announce 40 probables for Santosh Trophy Camp

November 17, 2016 footballnewsindia Leave a comment

Kerala Football Association has announced 40 probables for Santosh Trophy. Preliminary rounds of the competition is expected to start in December. Former Indian international and State Bank of Travancore football coach V.P Shaji is the head coach for the team.

The team is as follows :

Goalkeepers: S. Hajmal (Palakkad), Midhun (Kannur), Shahinlal (Kozhikode), K. Pranav (Kannur), Robinson (Trivandrum), Sherin Stephen (Idukki)

Defenders: V.V. Surjith (Thrissur), S. Lijo (Trivandrum), B.T. Sarath (Kollam), Rahul V. Raj (Thrissur), Sreerag (Kottayam), Sherin Sam (Ernakulam), Rijohn Jose (Kottayam), Akhil J. Chandran (Idukki), Safvan (Malappuram), Ajas S. Sajeev (Kottayam), Vishnu Vinod (Thrissur), A.V. Deepak (Kozhikode)

Midfielders: Jijo Joseph (Thrissur), Shibinlal (Kozhikode), Mohammed Rafi (Wayanad), Praveen Kumar (Kasaragode), V.S. Ashkar (Malappuram), Netto Benny (Idukki), Mohammed Parakkottil (Palakkad), Jishnu Balakrishnan (Malappuram), F. Jijo (Trivandrum), T. Sohail (Malappuram), Asharudheen (Malappuram), K. Abhijith (Kottayam)

Forwards: Jipson (Trivandrum), K. Firose (Malappuram), Sumesh (Thrissur), Seeason (Trivandrum), V.P. Suhair (Palakkad), Shijimon (Trivandrum), Subi (Ernakulam), Anwarsha (Kollam), Sahal Abdu Samad (Kannur), Ibrahim Sulaiman (Kasaragode).

Kerala – Just Play Project Manager Applications invited

February 22, 2016 footballnewsindia Leave a comment

The Australian Football Federation with the support of Australian Govt along with the Oceania Football Confederation have with the approval of AIFF decided to implement the award winning grassroots football development program “JUST PLAY” in Kerala on a pilot project basis.

The “JUST PLAY” program will be implemented by a Project Manager which will be a full time position based in Kochi. The Kerala Football Association on behalf of “JUST PLAY” invites applications from candidates who are interested to take up the posting.

The Project Manager will co-ordinate with the KFA as well as the Oceania Football Confederation to implement the program, he/she will also be responsible for expanding the program across the state, consult and work the state government, monitor and evaluate the program and report the same.

The candidate must be a Master’s Degree holder in Program Management/MBA/Economics/ Social Science and have 2 years professional experience in Program Management.

Selected candidate will be trained by Oceania Football Confederation and provided competitive remuneration package based on Skills and experience.

Applications must be mailed to KFA office by post or email on fakerala@rediffmail.com by latest Feb 25th evening.

Job Description & How to apply :

From the Street to Santosh trophy – Inspiring Story of Bibin Ajayan, Jharkhand’s Santosh Trophy player

February 9, 2016 footballnewsindia Leave a comment

When Bibin’s mother Vasantha left their home, with her toddlers after persistent harassment from her husband, she would have never imagined what lay in store for her son, Bibin.

Her misery did not end after leaving home either – She was brutally attacked by some people on the street in Kochi in June 2006 and was shifted to a near-by hospital. She left her four kids including Bibin in Janaseva Sisubahavan in Aluva, a care-home for street children.

Bibin learned the basics of football from the Janaseva sports academy under the guidance of former Kerala Santosh trophy player Soly Xavier. He then went on to captain Ernakulam district team and then the Kerala state team. In 2014, Bibin was selected to the SAIL football academy in Bokaro. Since then he has been training with the academy in Jharkhand.

Now, his talent has been recognized and is being rewarded as he got selected to represent Jharkhand in the 2016 Santosh Trophy East Zone qualifiers taking place in Kolkata. Bibin is only 17 and is probably one of the youngest players ever to play in Santosh Trophy. He has a long career ahead and we wish him all the best!

Kerala announce team for Santosh Trophy 2016

February 4, 2016 footballnewsindia Leave a comment

Kerala has announced the 20 member squad for the Santosh Trophy South Zone qualifying rounds which is to be held at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium from February 9 to 14. Shibin Lal of State Bank of Travancore will lead the team.

Squad :

Goalkeepers : Hajmal S, Mithun, Shahin Lal

Defenders : Surjith V.V, Lijo S, Sarath B.T, Rahul V Raj, Sreerag, Sherin Sam

Midfielders: Jijo Joseph, Shibin Lal, Muhammed Rafi, Praveen Kumar, Ashkar V.S

Forwards : Jipson, Firoz K, Sumesh, Seesan, V.P Suhair, Shaijumon

Chief Coach: Narayana Menon

coaches: Haary Benny and Firoz Sherif

Physician: Shijin TT

Academy League Kicks off in Kerala

February 1, 2016 footballnewsindia Leave a comment

In a first of it’s kind, Kerala Football Association is conducting a academy league in which football academies across the state will be competing. Fourteen teams competing in the league are divided in to four groups. The winner from each group will enter the semi finals of the the competition.

Group A:

Talent FA (Palakkad); Falcon (Wayanad); MSP (Malappuram); St. Mary’s Arakkulam (Idukki).

Group B:

Kickers FA (Kannur); St. George Academy; Kaippuzha (Kottayam); Chavara FA (Kollam); Red Star FA (Thrissur).

Group C:

New Soccer Academy (Kozhikode); Eravil Coaching Cenre (Kasargod); SCA Academy (Pathanamthitta).

Group B:

Janaseva Athani (Ernakulam); Santos FA; Ochira (Alappuzha); SBFA, Poovar (Thiruvananthapuram).

Fixtures:

Kovalam FC on a fine run in the U-15 Youth League

January 28, 2016 footballnewsindia Leave a comment

Kovalam FC, the sole participant from Kerala in the ongoing U-15 Youth League is on a fine run. With one more match to go, Kovalam is currently the toppers of Group F : Rest of India II.

After going down to Fateh Hyderabad 2-1 in a closely contested opening match, Kovalam FC came back strongly to defeat Boca Juniors Football academy from Bangalore 7-1 in their second match. From then on there has been no looking back for Kovalam FC. In the subsequent matches, Kovalam defeated Mahogany FC 4-1(Chennai) and overcame Ozone FC (Bengaluru) 2-1.

Kovalam FC will play their final match on 30th vs Bengaluru FC. Kovalam will have to at least manage a draw from their last match, if they have to maintain their chances to qualify for the final round of the U-15 league. Two teams from each group would qualify to the next stage where they would be divided into two groups. Subsequently Top two teams will get the nod to semi-finals and eventual final will decide the maiden winner of U-15 Youth League.

Kovalam FC’s story is a typical rags to riches one. After a modest beginning in 2009 with 20 footballers, Kovalam FC has one of the finest grassroots set up in Kerala with over 100 players training with the team now.

Do check out this interview we did with Ebin Rose (former Kerala & I-league player), who is the chief coach and dons the all-in-all role at Kovalam FC:

Interview : Kovalam FC’s Ebin Rose on Grassroots Development and More

Goal 2016 – Inter-Collegiate football tournament is underway in Kerala

January 28, 2016 footballnewsindia Leave a comment

Believe it or not, The New Indian express conducts an Inter-collegiate football tournament in Kerala – Goal 2016, that offers a prize money of 2 Lakhs for the winners, 1 lakh for the runner-up team and ten TVS Apache bikes are given off for the best ten players in the tournament.

The latest edition of the tournament is currently underway in the Sports Council Stadium, Kottappady, Malappuram. Here are the fixtures of the tournament. The final match of the tournament will be aired Asianet Cable vision.

Group A Fixtures

Group B fixtures

Kerala FA announce Kerala Super League

November 9, 2015 footballnewsindia Leave a comment

Kerala Football Association has announced an ISL styled Kerala Super league that will start in Jan-Feb 2016 time frame in the state. KFA has also signed an 8 year contract with Kolkata based Celebrity Management Group for conducting the league. CMG was involved in the recently concluded Assam Premier League which was a great success.

A minimum of eight or twelve teams will compete in the league on home and away basis. Each teams will have a mandate to play U-23 and U-20 players in the team. There will also be a marquee player in each squad.

Ruud Gullit to be Brand Ambassador

Former Chelsea and AC Milan player have been approached by KFA to be the brand ambassador of the tournament. KFA president was quoted in the New Indian Express saying “Talks are in advanced stage with former AC Milan and Chelsea midfielder Ruud Gullit to be the brand ambassador of KSL”

Corporates to bid for teams

Malayalam media is reporting that corporates who have a turn over of 10 cr per year or 25 crores over the last three years will be eligible for a bid. KFA is looking for teams from Kasaragode, Wayanad, Kannur, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Thrissur, Ernakulam, Kottayam, Idukki and Thiruvananthapuram. KFA will also entertain more than one team from a district. Interested parties can download the bid document from KFA’s website starting from November 16th. A pre bid meeting for interested owners will be held in KFA’s office on November 22nd.

Peter Shilton to announce KSL teams:

United Nations in partnership with KFA is conducting a school football tourney in Kerala. Legendary British Goal Keeper Peter Shilton will be the chief guest for the final match of the UN @70 Trophy to be held in Kozhikode. Peter Shilton will announce the names of the franchises taking part in KSL.

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