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Coaching Camp for National Games for Kerala State Men’s Team

December 19, 2014 footballnewsindia Leave a comment

Coaching Camp for the State Mens Team for participation in the forthcoming National Games to be held at Kozhikkode started today ( 19^th December 2014) onwards at LNCPE Campus, Thiruvananthapuram. Players selected from different districts of Kerala will undergo training under Chief Coach P K Rajeev and Asst Coach Binu George.

Sl	Name	District	Sl	Name	District
1	AKHIL SOMAN	KOTTAYAM	21	JOBI JESTIN	TRIVANDRUM
2	FERNANDEZ CJ	THRISSUR	22	USMAN ASHIK	MALAPPURAM
3	MIDHUN V	KANNUR	23	ALEX M	TRIVANDRUM
4	ABDUL SALAM P	MALAPPURAM	24	MOHAMED IRSHAD	MALAPPURAM
5	AFSAL PA	IDUKKI	25	SHIJU M	KASARAGOD
6	MOHAMMED SHAREEF	PALAKKAD	26	MATHEW M P	ERNAKULAM
7	SURJITH VV	THRISSUR	27	MOHAMED RASHID	KOTTAYAM
8	SAJITH T	KASARAGOD	28	SALMAN	KOTTAYAM
9	SRENATH B	PATHANAM’TTA	29	SHANID WALAN	KOTTAYAM
10	SADIQALI VP	MALAPPURAM	30	SARATH TS	PATHANAM’TTA
11	VIPIN THOMAS	TRIVANDRUM	31	ARUN KJ	IDUKKI
12	SAJIN D	ERNAKULAM	32	FAIZAL RAHMAN	PALAKKAD
13	JIJO GEROME	IDUKKI	33	SUHAIR VP	PALAKKAD
14	JOHNSON N	TRIVANDRUM	34	SURJITH V R	THRISSUR
15	JIYAD HASSAN	KANNUR	35	JITHIN RAJ P	THRISSUR
16	SHINU DAS S	KOLLAM	36	MOHAMMED RAZI	KASARAGOD
17	NIYAZ NAZAR	ERNAKULAM	37	MOHAMMED M	KASARAGOD
18	SAJESH M	KANNUR	38	VYSAK S	KOTTAYAM
19	DEEPAK B	KANNUR	39	NAZARUDEEN C	MALAPPURAM
20	SHIBIN LAL VK	KOZHIKODE	40	MUNEER K	ERNAKULAM
Head Coach: Mr. PK Rajeev			Asst. Coach: Bino George

Bengal down Jharkhand, Mizoram beat Meghalaya in Zonal finals

December 18, 2014 footballnewsindia Leave a comment

West Bengal, Mizoram, Jharkhand, Meghalaya, Chandigarh and Haryana are the six teams so far to have qualified for the Final Round of the Sub-Junior CocaCola Cup.

First-half goals from Arnab Negi and Abhijit Mondal in the 18^th and 36^th minute respectively helped West Bengal – who qualified from East Zone Group B with maximum points – down gritty Jharkhand who until the final match had plundered no less than 19 goals in two matches. According to the rules, Jharkhand also qualified for the final round as the second team from East Zone.

Mizoram on the other hand rode on a second-half brace from Jerry Laldinpuia either side of a strike from Larry Lalrinalawma to beat Meghalaya by three goals and make the cut. Meghalaya similarly qualified as the second team.

In the North Zone, Chandigarh and Haryana will fight it out for the Zonal finals, with both teams booking their places in the final round.

Report: AIFF Media.

AFC goalkeeping certificate course in Maharashtra

December 17, 2014 footballnewsindia Leave a comment

According to reports from Manipur, AIFF will be conducting an AFC Goalkeeping Level 1 Certificate Course from February 15 to 20 in Maharashtra.

Candidate can apply online by logging onto AIFF Website within December 31 and register for the course.

Source : AFC goalkeeping certificate course

FIFA Team Inspects Kochi JN Stadium and Training Grounds for 2017 U-17 World Cup

December 11, 2014 footballnewsindia Leave a comment

Mr.Constantin Weiland FIFA Official along with AIFF officials Mr.Javier Ceppi , Mr.Shaji Prabhakar, Mr.Vijay Parthasaradhy, Ms.Roma Khanna conducted Inspection at JNI Stadium, Kaloor today in the presence of KFA President KMI Mather and General Secretary Anilkumar P. The team checked the infra structure and facilities at the Stadium. They have also visited the proposed training venues at KUFOS Ground, Fort Kochi Veli Ground, Govt: Boys Higher Secondary School Ground, Panampilly Nagar and Maharajas College Ground in the morning.

“As the Stadium is made of Natural Turf the training grounds also must be of the same “, the team conveyed to Mr. Mather. They will be sharing the report within another few days. The team left for Bombay by evening, expressing their hope to furnish the training grounds and the Stadium renovation work up to the FIFA standards within the time frame.

An article in Deccan Chronicle about the visit throws more insight. FIFA stipulates having four training grounds in a World Cup hosting city. Javier Ceppi the tournament director appointed by AIFF was quoted in DC saying :

2017, FIFA, U-17, World Cup, India, Football, Soccer

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“We need four training grounds that is the minimum. The grounds have to be ten times better than the current pitch”

He also emphasized on the need of bucket seats in the stadium for it to qualify for hosting the 2017 U-17 World cup. The second tier in Kochi JN stadium currently don’t have bucket seats installed.

It is also mentioned in the report that a confirmation on whether Kochi will be hosting the tournament would be available by January 2015.

With Kochi registering an average crowd of 47000 for ISL, the city has gathered attention from the authorities in terms of attracting crowd. If our local authorities wake up and work towards this goal, we will see Kochi hosting 2017 U-17 World Cup.

With inputs from KFA press-release

Delhi Announce Squad for Sub Junior National Football Championship

December 11, 2014 footballnewsindia Leave a comment

Defender Aniket Singh Thakur will lead a 20- member Delhi State Sub-Junior Football team in the National Football Championship scheduled to be held in Sunder Nagar, Himachal Pradesh from December 12 to 19. Delhi will be playing their inaugural match on 12th against Uttarakhand.

Defender Aniket Singh Thakur will lead a 20- member Delhi State Sub- Junior Football team for participation in the National Football Championship for Coca – Cola scheduled to be held from December 12 to 19 in Sunder Nagar, Delhi will be playing their inaugural match against Uttrakhand on December 12 followed by Haryana on Dec. 14 and hosts-
Himachal Pradesh on Dec.16. Mid- fielder Ayush Adhikari was named as vice-captain of the team which was announced by DSA selection committee consisting of Chairman – Magan Singh Patwal, Convenor- Bhola Nath Karmakar, Coaches – Uttam Negi and Imran Ahmed Khan after conclusion of a fifteen days selection – cum – coaching camp held at DDA Jasola Camp and Modern School, Barakhamba Road. The team members selected are as :

Goal Keepers :

Dhurav Kumar, Lakshay Ranwan, Yathaarth Kansal

Defenders :

Aniket Singh Thakur (Captain), Mehul Verma, Naman Sharma, Surya Mann, Mukal

Midfielders :

Chirag Narang, Ankit Rawat, Ayush Adhikari (Vice-captain), Dyujoty Majumdar, Kabir Gujral, Sanel Biswas, Allan Chaoudahry

Forwards :

Harhal Pandey, Naman Malhotra, Vishal Bhardwaj, Ritesh Saraf, Arsh Diman

Stand Byes :

Gagandeep, Jai Karan Singh, Suryanshu, Lakshay

The officials accompanying the team are : Bhola Nath Karmakar- Manager, Uttam Singh Negi – Coach, Imran Ahmed Khan – Goal-keeper coach

Manjeri to host South Zone Sub Junior National Championship 2014-15‏

December 8, 2014 footballnewsindia Leave a comment

Its raining football in Manjeri. The district is high on a win in the inter-district football championship that took place at the Kottapady stadium. Football is back again and this time it is to Manjeri, the venue for last year’s Federation cup that saw huge turn out.

South Zone Sub Junior National Championship for Coca Cola Cup 2014-15 will be conducted at Malappuram District Sports Council Ground at Manjeri from 12^th to 22^nd December 2014. 5 teams including Kerala, Tamil Nadu , Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh & Pondicherry will be competing in the championship.

Fixture will be as follows :

Date	Team A	Team B
12/12/2014	Tamil Nadu	Karnataka
12/12/2014	Kerala	Andhra Pradesh
14/12/2014	Pondicherry	Karnataka
14/12/2014	Tamil Nadu	Andhra Pradesh
16/12/2014	Kerala	Pondicherry
16/12/2014	Karnataka	Andhra Pradesh
18/12/2014	Tamil Nadu	Pondicherry
18/12/2014	Karnataka	Kerala
20/12/2014	Andhra Pradesh	Pondicherry
20/12/2014	Tamil Nadu	Kerala

FINALS
22/12/2014	Group Winner	Group Runner Up

New Professional Football Club unveiled in Assam – FC Guwahati

December 8, 2014 footballnewsindia Leave a comment

Axom Sports Enterprose Pvt Ltd is proud to present Guwahati’s own football team, FC GUWAHATI. For a long time it was felt that it was imperative for Axom to have its own Professional club football to bring our past glory back. FC Guwahati is the answer to this aspiration of football loving public of Axom. This initiative will give impetus to talented footballers of Axom who can aspire to play professional football for their own ‘Axomi Moromi’ team. FC Guwahati is co-owned by individuals who by their own right have achieved in their respective fields. They have combined together to create a platform for aspiring footballers of Axom. FC Guwahati plans to play top-level professional football in the years to come.

The co-owners are

Sanjive Narain
Jayanta Baruah
Bipul Saikia
Capers Investments ( Assam) Private Limited
Zubin Garg
Dudul Choudhary
Kamal Chandra Das
Pulak Goswami

Today we are unveiling the logo of FC GUWAHATI, which expresses the vibrancy of the game of football played in Axom, meanwhile co-owner Zubin Garg is giving the finishing touches to FC GUWAHATI’s anthem-song and the kits of players will be formally released during the launching ceremony.

The process to select a professional management team is currently on. For the coaching positions foreign coaches have been short-listed and we will finalize them very soon.

Currently we are on a talent-sourcing endeavour to create the first batch of players of FC GUWAHATI. We are chalking out an integrated and comprehensive football development plan to nurture the talent of footballers of Axom. We will share on this once the plan is ready. This will include a football academy with own grounds, a swimming pool, a gymnasium, a hostel among others.

.FC GUWAHATI will be formally launched in a gala-ceremony playing a foreign football team in an exhibition match. Many personalities from Bollywood and sports fraternity will be invited, & this mega event will precede the exhibition match.

We have requested Assam Football Association (AFA) and Guwahati Sports Association (GSA) for all their support to make this team a success which they have also assured to do wholeheartedly.

Press Note : Axom Sports

Sub-Junior National Football Championship for Coca Cola Cup 2014-15

December 7, 2014 footballnewsindia Leave a comment

Sub-Junior National Football Championship for Coca Cola Cup 2014-15 will kick off on December 8th.

This tournament which will act as a platform for scouting for the upcoming 2017 U-17 World Cup that will take place in India is conducted on a zonal basis.

Jharkhand emerge champions of 36th Sub Junior Nationals

Update :

Jharkhand has been stripped of the title because of age fraud. AIFF found out that some players in the Jharkhand team is over aged.

Jharkhand walloped Goa 8-3 in the final to emerge champions.

FinalSemi Final

Final Round Table Group A

Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Goa	4	3	0	1	9	3	9
Chandigarh	4	2	2	0	5	3	8
West Bengal	3	1	0	2	4	3	3
Karnataka	4	0	2	2	4	10	2
Meghalaya	3	0	2	1	3	6	2

Final Round Table Group B

Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Jharkhand	4	4	0	0	16	6	12
Kerala	4	2	1	1	14	10	7
Mizoram	4	2	0	2	8	8	6
Maharashtra	3	0	1	2	8	15	1
Haryana	3	0	0	3	3	10	0

Fixtures of Final Round :

Teams that have qualified for the final rounds are divided in to two groups, A & B.

Group A

Chandigarh, Karnataka, Goa, West Bengal, Meghalaya

Group B

Maharashtra, Kerala, Haryana, Jharkhand, Mizoram

Fixtures :

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Update:

Ten teams have qualified for the final round of the Coca Cola Cup. Zonal winners and runners make up these.

North Zone

Winners : Chandigarh

Runners Up : Haryana

South Zone

Winners : Karnataka

Runners Up : Kerala

West Zone

Winners : Maharashtra

Runners Up : Goa

East Zone

Winners : West Bengal

Runners Up : Jharkhand

North-East Zone

Winners : Mizoram

Runners Up : Meghalaya

Mode of Competition

The Championship will be played on basis of the following system:

Zonal Round : North, South, East, West & North East

Depending upon the number of participants, the teams will be divided into
different/single group/s and the matches will be played on a single leg leaguecum knock-out basis in their respective zones.
The two (2) teams qualifying for the zonal finals from each zone will qualify
for the final competition, ten teams

Final Round:

Ten (10) teams qualified from the Zonal round will be divided into two (2) groups of five (5) teams each
Matches will be played on a single leg league basis and top two (2) teams from each group will qualify for the semi-finals
The semi-finals and the final will be played on knock-out basis. The winnersof the semi-final matches will play in the final.

Zones in the tournament

South Zone

Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry, Andhra Pradesh

West Zone

Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Goa, Daman & Diu

EAST ZONE GROUP A

Sikkim, Jharkhand, Orissa

EAST ZONE GROUP B

SAI , Bihar, West Bengal, Chattisgarh

NORTH EAST ZONE GROUP A

Nagaland, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram

NORTH EAST ZONE GROUP B

Meghalaya , Tripura, Manipur

NORTH ZONE GROUP A

Haryana , Himachal Pradesh, Delhi , Uttarakhand

NORTH ZONE GROUP B

Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Chandigarh

Zone Wise Finals

North Zone

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South Zone

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West Zone

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East Zone

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North East Zone

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Schedule according to match day for Zonals:

Bookmark this page! Results will be updated here!

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Bharat FC lands Kris Bright, New Zealand International

November 27, 2014 footballnewsindia Leave a comment

Newly formed I-league club Bharat FC has signed their first player Kris Bright. Bright is a much traveled New Zealand international. Football News India had earlier revealed about this transfer.

#NewZealand footballer Kris Bright is going to join the new #ileague team from #Pune #Indianfootball @brighty9 pic.twitter.com/i5YWXDsTXm

— football news india (@fni) November 9, 2014

Before landing in India, Kris Bright has played in Netherlands, Norway, Greece, England , Hungary, Malta and Finland. He has also earned six caps for the New Zealand national team and scored one goal.

Kris Bright’s Career Snapshot – Wikipedia

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Amit Kalyani, Executive Director of the Kalyani Group and Managing Director of Bharat FC, believed that it was Bright’s sharpness and awareness in front of goal that drew the club towards him. “Kris is a prolific goal-scorer and someone who can ably lead the line as we aim to start our first season strongly. He has managed to score in every country that he has played in and I am sure his Indian stint will be full of goals too,” he said.

The 28-year-old Kiwi said that the chance of leading the line at a new club and the responsibility of driving his side’s attacking endeavours were the main reasons that he agreed to the move. “I was very excited about coming to India after speaking to Stuart (Watkiss) and getting to know more about the project. Leading the line is something that I immensely enjoy and I hope to perform really for Bharat FC. Also, I would get a chance to interact with the young Indian players and pass on a few things that I have learnt over my career,” he said.

Stuart Watkiss, Bharat FC’s head-coach said he was impressed by Bright’s imposing presence and his eye for goal. “I have watched Kris a few times in England and it is apparent that he is a very fine striker. He manages to get into good positions, is very strong aerially and is sharp in front of goal. I am sure he will be a profitable asset for us in the I-League,” he said.

With inputs from Bharat FC’s press note.

I-league to Kickoff on January 17, 2015 in Bengaluru

November 24, 2014 footballnewsindia Leave a comment

Following are the main decisions of the I-League and Federation Cup Committee meeting that took place today.

I-league

To kick-off on January 17th in Bengaluru
75 out of the 110 league matches to be telecast by Ten Sports.
Web streaming of the matches to be available.
Registration of players will be done centrally through states associations.
Further discussions will be held on whether Goal Keeping coach can be seated on the bench during the match.
AIFF will monitor practice sessions of I-league Clubs.
Only A-License holders will be allowed to conduct coaching and training.
Coaches without A-license will not be allowed sit on the bench or even enter the dressing room on a match day.

U-15 League

To be a 16 team affair that would kickoff in the next calendar year.
Teams from 10 I-league clubs, 4 other academies and two AIFF academies will take part in the tournament.
Coca-Cola would be a sponsor for the tournament.

I-league 2nd Division

To take place in two venues which are not yet finalised.
8 participating teams Clubs are
- Aizawl FC
- Chanmari FC
- United Sports Club
- Mohammedan Sporting
- PIFA Sports
- Kenkre Sports
- Hindustan FC
- Lonestar Kashmir FC.

I-league U-19

To kick-off in 2nd week of December.

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