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GCDA annuls KCA’s attempt to increase the lease period of Kochi JN stadium

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Kochi_stadiumThe overwhelmingly efficient and financially sound Kerala Cricket Association is wanting to lease major stadiums in Kerala. In a request to Greater Cochin Development Authority (GCDA), KCA had expressed interest to least out Kochi Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium for 30 years.

However, their interest to lease out the stadium for another 30 years has been annulled for the time being by the executive committee of GCDA. If reports in Malayalam media are anything to go by, there was a stiff resistance from members in the executive committee of GCDA against this move.

GCDA decided not to take the request forward and reports suggest that GCDA would review KCA’s request once the current lease tenure is over. KCA has currently leased out the stadium till 2015. They  inked a Kerala_Cricket_Association_Logodeal with GCDA in 2010, on an agreement that they will pay 10 lakhs per year for the total control of the stadium.

Reports also suggest that Kerala may host the 2014 Nehru Cup and Kochi would be the only suitable venue for the competition in Kerala. Earlier this year, when Santosh Trophy took place in Kerala, the conflict of interest between KCA and Kerala Football Association had reared its ugly head. It was amicably resolved and Santosh Trophy was held in the stadium.

Cricket Associations of other states in India have their exclusive stadiums. While in Kerala, KCA’s pursuit of a cricket only stadium has met with numerous road blocks. Earlier this year KCA had expressed interest to lease out Kozhikode Corporation stadium which resulted in a lot of opposition from other sports associations and the football crazy crowd in Kozhikode.

We at Football News India believe that no city  in Kerala should lease out stadiums to a particular sporting body as it could create monopolistic practices that would eventually be detrimental to other sports. We are hoping that GCDA would not ink a deal to lease out the stadium to KCA for 30 years.

Update : A report in Malayala Manorama dated 25th September reports that GCDA is planning to open a Facebook page and conduct a poll among the public seeking their opinion on handing over the stadium to KCA for 30 years.

Kerala in fine form at the 49th Junior National Football Championship

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The 49th Junior National Football Championship is currently underway in Jharkhand. Except score update on the AIFF website, there is hardly any news coming through from the championship.

Kerala being led by Anantha Murali from Thrissur who was earlier selected to train in Germany through the Bajaj – Allianz  football camp is in fine form so far. I don’t expect to jinx Kerala’s journey  in the tournament but their form deserves to be mentioned.

In their first group match, they mauled Jammu & Kashmir 12-0, with Anantha Murali scoring five times. The second match against Rajasthan also saw a huge score line. Kerala walloped Rajasthan 10-0.

The last time i wrote about Kerala’s appearance in Junior National Football Championship was in 2010. Unlike today, Kerala was in tatters at that time.  They lost to Mizoram (4-0) and Chandigarh (6-0) in the group stages. I did not even bother to check the score line for other matches then on.

However, this time around the Kerala team looks to be in good nick. There is long way to go in the championship. Hope the winning streak continues and they win the championship.

Kerala will take on a formidable opposition in Arunachal Pradesh tomorrow and that result should give us a idea about our chances in the championship.

Results so far :

Kerala 12 -0 Jammu & Kashmir

Kerala 10 – 0 Rajasthan

Upcoming  Group D fixture : Kerala Vs Arunachal Pradesh, 24th September

Top Scorer : Anantha Murali with 7 goals so far.

Results from 49th Junior National Football Championship

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500px-India_FA.svgI-league has been garnering all the attention of Indian football fans so far and rightly so. However, young footballers from across India is fighting out in Jharkhand in the 49th Junior National Football Championship for BC Roy Trophy.

The tournament has been on for the last two days and there has been no coverage at all the media. It is rather very unfortunate that any coverage eludes this tournament where the upcoming football stars of this country fight it out.  The following are the results so far from the championship.

The competition has entered the semifinal phase for the two tiers – I & II.  In the first semifinal of Tier I that happened today (25th – Sep), Sports Authority of India (SAI) defeated Maharashtra by a solitary goal.

In the second semi-final taking place tomorrow, Kerala will take on Chandigarh.

Keep a watch here, we will bring you the semi final and final results.

Finals Tier I  : 

29-Sep

Mizoram Vs Assam

  6-1

Finals Tier I I :

28-Sep

SAI Vs Kerala

  5-2

 Semifinals Results Tier I I :

27-Sep

Punjab Vs Mizoram

  1-3

27-Sep

Madhya Pradesh vs Assam

  6-7(Pen)

Semifinals Results Tier I :

26-Sep

Chandigarh Vs Kerala

  0-3

25-Sep

Maharshtra vs SAI

  0-1

Group Stages results :

Date
 Matches
Results
25-Sep Mizoram  Vs Orissa
 1-0
25-Sep Uttar Pradesh Vs Haryana
 2-0
25-Sep Goa Vs Meghalaya
 1-0
25-Sep Karnataka Vs Punjab
 0-5
25-Sep Madhya Pradesh Vs UttaraKhand
 1-0
25-Sep West Bengal Vs Manipur
 1-1
24-Sep Tamilnadu Vs Delhi
 1-1
24-Sep Jharkhand Vs Assam
 1-5
24-Sep Arunachal Pradesh  Vs Kerala
0-1
24-Sep Jammu & Kashmir Vs Rajsthan
 0-3
24-Sep Sikkim Vs Tripura
6-4
24-Sep Chandigarh Vs Gujarat
3-1
23-Sep Madhya Pradesh  Vs West Bengal
 1-1
23-Sep Haryana Vs Mizoram
0-9
23-Sep Uttar Pradesh Vs Orissa
0-0
23-Sep Bihar Vs Nagaland
1-2
23-Sep Himachal Pradesh Vs SAI
1-4
22-Sep Kerala Vs Rajasthan
 10-0
22-Sep Tamil Nadu Vs Assam
0-0
22-Sep Orissa Vs Haryana 
 2-1
22-Sep Delhi Vs Jharkhand 
 1-4
22-Sep Tripura Vs Gujarat 
 0-3
22-Sep Sikkim Vs Chandigarh 
 `1-3
22-Sep Arunachal Pradesh  Vs Jammu & Kashmir
 6-1
21-Sep West bengal Vs Uttarakhand
 0-4
21-Sep Punjab Vs Meghalaya
 2-1
21-Sep Madhya Pradesh Vs Manipur
 2-0
21-Sep Karnataka Vs Goa
 2-2
21-Sep   Mizoram Vs Uttar Pradesh
 5-2
21-Sep   Nagaland Vs Maharashtra
 0-2
21-Sep   Chhattisgarh Vs Himachal Pradesh
 0-0
20-Sep Assam Vs Delhi
  4-0
20-Sep Jharkhand Vs Tamil Nadu  7-1
20-Sep Chandigarh Vs Tripura  6-0
20-Sep Gujarat Vs Sikkim
  3-1
20-Sep Jammu & Kashmir Vs Kerala  0-12
20-Sep Rajasthan Vs Arunachal Pradesh  0-8
19-Sep Maharashtra Vs Bihar  3-2
19-Sep Sports Authority of India (SAI) Vs Chattisgarh  6-0

Will a Kerala team participate in Federation cup?

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Fed_CupWith Kerala being the hosts for the next Federation Cup, the big question is will a Kerala team get to participate?

With no team in the fray for I-league and no team reaching the final stages of I-league second division last time around, technically there is no place for any Kerala team in the Federation Cup.

If Malayalam media reports are to go by, Kerala FA will be placing a request to AIFF to include a Kerala team for Federation Cup. Kerala Police, SBT and Eagles FC are the names that are being touted. AIFF’s indifference towards departmental clubs means, if a slot is allowed, Eagles FC has a fair chance to make it.

Eagles_FC_Kerala

 

Manjeri, in Malappuram district would be the venue if the ongoing stadium construction gets completed by the time of the championship.

Kerala coach laments the lack of time for preparation

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Kerala team for the 49th Junior National Football Championship will leave Kochi for Bokaro on Tuesday.  However coach T.G. Purushothaman lamented the lack of time for preparing the team for the junior national championship.

“We had only 10 days for the state camp. I wish I had received a little more time to set the team for the nationals. However, I am happy talent wise and hope for a good start. The players, who are training in Kochi, will leave for Jharkhand on Tuesday,“  he said.

Kerala is grouped in Tier-II along with Rajasthan, Arunachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir.  Kerala plays Arunachal Pradesh in their first match on September 24th.

The above mentioned quote is from the following article in Deccan Chronicle : Anandu Murali to lead Kerala

Kerala announces team for the 49th Junior National Football Championship

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Ananthu Murali who was earlier voted as the best player form Kerala in the Bajaj-Allainz football camp will lead the Kerala team for the 49th Junior National Football Championship – Dr. B.C.Roy trophy to be held in Bokaro, Jharkhand.

Team :  Goal keepers : C.P. Shine Khan (Palakkad), R. Robinson (Trivandrum), Thomoson Davis (Thrissur).

Defenders: P.C Reneesh, K.B. Sooraj (Thrissur), Muhammed Nasser (Malappuram) Bibin Ajayan, Namrith varghese Thomas (Ernakulam), S. Christopher (Alappuzha), V.Shinoy (Kannur)

Midfielders : P. Aneesh (Trivandrum), Manuprasad (Thrissur), Muhammad Parakkotil (Palakkad), Neto Benni (Idukki), Jishnu Balakrishnan (malappuram)

Strikers : Abhishek V. Nair (palakkad), Muhammed Ashik (Malappuram), Sufaid Ali (Kottayam), Sanju Britto (Trivandrum), Anathu Murali (Thrissur)

Coach : T.G. Purushothaman Manager : Thomas Varghese

 

Kerala FA plans residential football academy

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KFAKerala football Association is planning to set up a residential football academy in Kochi as part of their five-year plan to revamp grassroot football in the state. UK club Reading FC will assist Kerala FA by providing their academy syllabus which the Kerala FA residential academy will follow.

The academy will be set up in association with the sole I-league second division team from Kerala – Eagles FC.  KFA is also planning to host an annual football festival for kids in the age-group of 6-2.

Kerala FA comes up with three new schemes to improve grassroot football

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KFAKerala football association has devised three new schemes to improve grassroots football in the state. KFA will partner FIFA, U.K club Reading FC and Kerala sports Council in implementing these schemes.  The now scrapped Vision India scheme will be revamped with the help of Kerala Sports council, football coaching scheme overseen by FIFA and football school in partnership with Reading FC and a tournament for Academies across the state are part of the grand plan.

We will have to wait and see how much of this will materialize.

Read more about the plan (Content in Malayalam) : ഫുട്‌ബോളിനെ കൈപിടിച്ചുനടത്താന്‍ കെ.എഫ്.എ.യുടെ ത്രിതല പദ്ധതി 

 

 

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