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JAMSHEDPUR FC'S POINT DEDUCTED BY AIFF
20.03.2024: An Important decision taken by All India Football Federation regarding Matchweek 18, match played on March 8, 2024 -Jamshedpur FC vs Mumbai City FC.

• Mumbai City FC lodged a formal protest with the AIFF on March 8th in Jamshedpur, citing Jamshedpur FC's failure to field a minimum of 7 domestic players on the pitch at all times during their match.

• After reviewing the said protest in compliance with the ISL 2023-24 League Rules, the AIFF Disciplinary Committee has sided with Mumbai City FC in their decision.

• Basis this judgement, the Match shall result in a forfeiture for Jamshedpur FC, with the revised scoreline being a 0-3 loss to them.

• The league standings have been adjusted to reflect the outcome of the match, as per the ruling.

News Source: ISL MEDIA

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FOOTBALL CALENDER 2024-25 ANNOUNCED
THE AIFF COMPETETIONS CALENDER: 2024-25
Durand Cup: July 26 - August 31, 2024.
I-League 3: August 1 - September 30, 2024.
AIFF Youth Leagues (U13/U15/U17): September 1, 2024 - May 31, 2025.
Indian Super League: September 14, 2024 - April 30, 2025.
I-League: October 19, 2024 - April 30, 2025.
Indian Women's League: October 25, 2024 - April 30, 2025.

IWL 2: January 25 - April 30, 2025.
I-League 2: January 15 - April 30, 2025.
Super Cup: October 1, 2024 - May 15, 2025.
Junior Boys National Football Championship Tier 1 and Tier 2: July 15 - July 31, 2024.
Junior Girls National Football Championship Tier 1 and Tier 2: July 15 - July 31, 2024.
Sub-Junior Boys National Football Championship Tier 1 and Tier 2: August 5 - August 31, 2024.
Sub-Junior Girls National Football Championship Tier 1 and Tier 2: August 5 - August 31, 2024.
29th Senior Women's National Football Championship Group Stage: September 1 - September 15, 2024.
29th Senior Women's National Football Championship Final Round: October 1 - October 15, 2024.
78th National Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy Group Stage: November 5 - November 15, 2024.
78th National Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy Final Round: December 1 - December 15, 2024.
National Beach Soccer Championship: February 1 - February 20, 2025.
AIFF Men's Futsal Club Championship: May 1 - May 20, 2025.

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EAST BENGAL FC SIGNED TWO FOREIGNERS IN THE SQUAD
1.02.24: East Bengal FC strengthen their squad by signing the Spanish attacking midfielder Victor Vazquez and the national team striker from Costa Rica Felicio Brown Forbes for the remaining matches of Indian Super League and other upcoming tournaments.

Meanwhile the Spanish midfielder of East Bengal FC, Broja Herara and striker Javier Severio were sent on loan to FC Goa and Jamshedpur FC for the remaining matches of the season.

Felicio Brown, the Berlin born striker from Costa Rica had the experience of playing in top clubs Europian League and Asian football. He scored more than 20 goals in the recently concluded Chinese Super League.
Victor Vazquez is a product of FC Bercelona, played a number of matches with the legendary footballer Lionel Messi, Gerard Pique and Cese Fabregas. Vazquez had the experience of playing in UEFA Chamipons League and Belgian Pro League.

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KOLKATA GIANTS WILL START THE ISL CAMPAIGN WITH THE DERBY
25.01.24: Indian Super League (ISL) today announced the fixtures for the second phase of the season, which resumes on Wednesday, January 31, 2024, being played between Jamshedpur FC and NorthEast United FC at the JRD Tata Sports Complex, Jamshedpur.

The Kolkata giants will start their campaign with the Derby match on 3rd February at Yuba Bharati Kriangan, Kolkata.
The match schudule is given below:

MOHUN BAGAN SUPER GIANT ISL FIXTURE
1) 03.02.24: MOHUN BAGAN SG VS EAST BENGAL FC (VYBK-KOLKATA-7.30PM)
2) 10.02.24: MOHUN BAGAN SG VS HYDERABAD FC (VYBK-KOLKATA-7.30PM)
3) 14.02.24: FC GOA VS MOHUN BAGAN SG (JLN STADIUM-GOA-7.30PM)
4) 17.02.24: MOHUN BAGAN VS NORTH EAST UNITED (VYBK-KOLKATA-7.30PM)
5) 24.02.24: ODISHA FC VS MOHUN BAGAN SG (KALINGA STADIUM-BBSR-5.00PM)
6) 01.13.24: MOHUN BAGAN SG VS JAMSHEDPUR FC (VYBK-KOLKATA-7.30PM)
7) 10.03.24: EAST BENGAL FC VS MOHUN BAGAN SG (VYBK-KOLKATA-7.30PM)
8) 13.03.24: KERALA BLASTERS FC VS MOHUN BAGAN SG (JLN STADIUM-KOCHI-7.30PM)
9) 31.03.24: MOHUN BAGAN SG VS CHENNAIYIN FC (VYBK-KOLKATA-7.30PM)
10)06.04.24: PUNJAB FC VS MOHUN BAGAN SG (JLN STADIUM-NEW DELHI-5.00PM)
11)11.04.24: BENGALURU FC VS MOHUN BAGAN SG (SREE KANTIVERA-BENGALURU-7.30PM)
12)14.04.24: MOHUN BAGAN SG VS MUMBAI CITY FC (VYBK-KOLKATA-5.00PM)

EAST BENGAL FC ISL FIXTURE
1) 03.02.24: MOHUN BAGAN SG VS EAST BENGAL FC (VYBK-KOLKATA-7.30PM)
2) 10.02.24: NORTH EAST UNITED VS EAST BENGAL (IGAS-GUWAHATI-5-00PM)
3) 13.02.24: EAST BENGAL FC VS MUMBAI CITY FC (VYBK-KOLKATA-7.30PM)
4) 17.02.24: HYDERABAD FC VS EAST BENGAL FC (G.M.C-HYDERABAD-7.30PM)
5) 22.02.24: JAMSHEDPUR FC VS EAST BENGAL FC (JRD STADIUM-7.30PM)
6) 26.02.24: EAST BENGAL FC VS CHENNAIYIN FC (VYBK-KOLKATA-7.30PM)
7) 29.02.24: ODISHA FC VS EAST BENGAL FC (KALINGA STADIUM-BBSR-7.30PM)
8) 06.03.24: FC GOA VS EAST BENGAL FC (JNL STADIUM-GOA-7.30PM)
9)10.03.24: EAST BENGAL FC VS MOHUN BAGAN SG (VYBK-KOLKATA-7.30PM)
10)03.04.24: KERALA BLASTERS FC VS EAST BENGAL FC (JLN STADIUM-KOCHI-7.30PM)
11)11.04.24: EAST BENGAL FC VS BENGALURU FC (VYBK-KOLKATA-7.30PM)
12)10.04.24: PUNJAB FC VS EAST BENGAL FC (JLN STADIUM-NEW DELHI-7.30PM)

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KALINGA SUPER CUP: EAST BENGAL SQUAD ANNOUNCED
13.01.24: East Bengal FC announce a thirty member squad for Kalinga Super Cup.

GOALKEEPERS: Kamaljit Singh, Prabshukan Singh Gill, Aditya Patra, Ranjit Sarkar.
DEFENDERS: Jose Pardo, Hijaji Maher, Lalchununga, Md Rakip, Nishu Kumar, Gursimrat Singh Gill, Tingku Kanjugam.
MIDFIELDERS: Ajay Chetri, Edwin Sedney Vanspaul, Saul Crespo, Broja Herara, Souvik Chakraborty, Deep Saha, Tanmoy Das, Vanlalpeka Guite, Gunraj Singh Grewal, Naoram Mahesh Singh.
FORWARD: Cleiton Silva(Captain), Nandhakumar Sekhar, V.P. Suhair, Aman C.K, Jesin T.K, P.V.Vishnu, Sayan Banerjee, Javier Severio.
HEAD COACH: Carles Cuadrat.



KALINGA SUPER CUP: FULL FIXTURE OF THE TOURNAMENT
06.01.2024: East Bengal FC to play the inaurgural match of the Kalinga Super Cup 2024, against Hyderabad FC at the Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar on the 9th of January. While Mohun Bagan Super Giant will play the second match of the day against the I-League team Sreenidi Deccan FC.

A number of sixteen teams will fight for the honour in Four Group at the initial stages of the competition. The details of the fixtures are here under:

GROUP A TEAMS: East Bengal FC, Mohun Bagan SG, Hyderabad FC, Sreenidhi Deccan FC
GROUP A FIXTURES
January 9, 2024 : East Bengal FC vs Hyderabad FC (Kalinga Stadium 2PM)
January 9, 2024 : Mohun Bagan Super Giant vs Sreenidhi Deccan FC (Kalinga Stadium 7.30PM)
January 14, 2024: Mohun Bagan Super Giant vs Hyderabad FC (Kalinga Stadium 2PM)
January 14, 2024 : East Bengal FC vs Sreenidhi Deccan FC (Kalinga Stadium 7.30PM)
January 19, 2024 : Hyderabad FC vs Sreenidhi Deccan FC (Kalinga Stadium 2PM)
January 19, 2024 : Mohun Bagan Super Giant vs East Bengal FC (Kalinga Stadium 7.30PM)

GROUP B TEAMS: Kerala Blasters FC, Jamshedpur FC, North East United FC, Shillong Lajong FC
GROUP B FIXTURES
January 10, 2024 : Kerala Blasters FC vs Shillong Lajong FC (Kalinga Stadium 2PM)
January 10, 2024 : NorthEast United FC vs Jamshedpur FC (Kalinga Stadium 7.30PM)
January 15, 2024 : NorthEast United FC vs Shillong Lajong FC (Kalinga Stadium 2PM)
January 15, 2024 : Kerala Blasters FC vs Jamshedpur FC (Kalinga Stadium 7.30PM)
January 20, 2024 : Jamshedpur FC vs Shillong Lajong FC (Kalinga Stadium 2PM)
January 20, 2024 : Kerala Blasters FC vs NorthEast United FC (Kalinga Stadium 7.30PM)

GROUP C TEAMS: Mumbai City FC, Chennaiyin FC, Punjab FC, Gokulam Kerala FC
GROUP C FIXTURES
January 11, 2024 : Mumbai City FC vs Gokulam Kerala FC (Kalinga Stadium 2PM)
January 11, 2024 : Chennaiyin FC vs Punjab FC (Kalinga Stadium 7.30PM)
January 16, 2024 : Chennaiyin FC vs Gokulam Kerala FC (Kalinga Stadium 2PM)
January 16, 2024 : Mumbai City FC vs Punjab FC (Kalinga Stadium 7.30PM)
January 21, 2024 : Punjab FC vs Gokulam Kerala FC (Kalinga Stadium 2PM)
January 21, 2024 : Mumbai City FC vs Chennaiyin FC (Kalinga Stadium 7.30PM)

GROUP D TEAMS: FC Goa, Odisha FC, Bengaluru FC, Inter Kashi
GROUP D FIXTURES
January 12, 2024 : FC Goa vs Inter Kashi (Kalinga Stadium 2PM)
January 12, 2024 : Odisha FC vs Bengaluru FC (Kalinga Stadium 7.30PM)
January 17, 2024 : FC Goa vs Bengaluru FC (Kalinga Stadium 2PM)
January 17, 2024 : Odisha FC vs Inter Kashi (Kalinga Stadium 7.30PM)
January 22, 2024 : Bengaluru FC vs Inter Kashi (Kalinga Stadium 2PM)
January 22, 2024 : FC Goa vs Odisha FC (Kalinga Stadium 7.30PM)

SEMI FINAL
January 24, 2024 :(SEMI FINAL 1) Winner of Group A vs Winner of Group B (Kalinga Stadium 7.30PM)
January 25, 2024 :(SEMI FINAL 2) Winner of Group C vs Winner of Group D (Kalinga Stadium 7.30PM)

FINAL
January 28, 2024 :(FINAL) Winner of Semi-Final 1 vs Winner of Semi-Final 2 (Kalinga Stadium 7.30PM)

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AIFF PRESIDENT LOOKS FOR THE POSSIBILITIES OF 'AVAR' IN INDIA
AIFF MEDIA RELEASE - 06.01.24: All India Football Federation (AIFF) has written to IFAB to explore the possibility of India participating in the trial of the ‘Additional Video Review System’ (AVRS).

The President's recommendation aims to consider the extension of the existing technical infrastructure to accommodate an 'on-demand' video review request from the referees through a multi-angle, multi-camera broadcast feed.

Mr. Chaubey said, “Our prime objective here is to reduce the margin of error by empowering match officials with the technology to assist in their decision-making. While we will continue to work to implement VAR, I feel that, to begin with, AVRS can be a great option for a country like India. AVRS would help us study the impact of the technology, train our match officials with the new concept, and assess its adaptation by players, coaches, and clubs alike.”

Currently, the mass adoption of VAR is limited due to financial and infrastructure requirements set out in FIFA’s Implementation Assistance and Approval Programme (IAAP). “Only about 30 percent of the 211 football-playing nations—mainly in Europe and South America—currently have VAR subscriptions for either full domestic seasons or selective stages.

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JUAN FERRANDO RESIGNS, ANTONIO HABAS IN CHARGE OF THE MARINERS
03.01.2024: Mohun Bagan Super Giant finally bid a farewell to the Spanish Head Coach Juan Ferrando Fenoll. This was officially intimated by the club in a press note today.

The experienced Spanish Coach Antonio Habas Lopez will be in charge of Mariners in the up coming Super Cup and the remaining matches of Indian Super League.

Juan Ferrando was quite successful in managing the club as he was in charge of team since 2021. ATK Mohun Bagan won the Indian Super League and qualified to play the Asian competitions. Mohun Bagan won the Durand Cup in the year 2023 under his leadership.

Antonio Lopez Habas is an experienced Spanish coach won the inargual edition of ISL in the 2014 when ATK defeated Kerala Blasters FC in the final by a solitary goal. Antonio Habas won the third edition of ISL in the year 2016 when ATK won against Kerala Blasters by tie-breaker.

The Spanish Coach Antonio Habas was in charge of Pune City FC in the year 2016-17, and rejoin ATK in 2019. He was in charge of ATK Mohun Bagan in 2019, but left the club midway in the year 2021, when Juan Ferrando took the charge of the club from FC Goa.


INDIA FIXTURE IN AFC ASIAN CUP QATAR 2023
30.12.2023: A 26 member squad for the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023 was announced by the Head Coach of Indian national team Igor Stimac today. This will be India's fifth appearance in the Asian Cup. India are placed at GROUP B along with Australia, Uzbekistan and Syria.

FIXTURE OF INDIA'S MATCHES
13.01.24: India vs Australia at Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium (Al Rayyan 5.30 PM IST)
18.01.24: India vs Uzbekistan at Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium (Al Rayyan 8.00 PM IST)
23.01.24: India vs Syria at Al Bayt Stadium (Al Khor 5.30 IST)

THE STADIUMS MENTIONED ABOVE WERE THE VENUE OF THE FIFA WORLD CUP 2022. THE AL BYAT STADIUM AT AL-KHOR WHERE INDIA WILL PLAY AGAINST SYRIA IS THE VENUE OF THE SEMI FINAL MATCH BETWEEN ARGENTINA AND CROATIA.

India's 26-member squad for the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023

Goalkeepers: Amrinder Singh, Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Vishal Kaith.
Defenders: Akash Mishra, Lalchungnunga, Mehtab Singh, Nikhil Poojary, Pritam Kotal, Rahul Bheke, Sandesh Jhingan, Subhasish Bose.
Midfielders: Anirudh Thapa, Brandon Fernandes, Deepak Tangri, Lalengmawia Ralte, Liston Colaco, Naorem Mahesh Singh, Sahal Abdul Samad, Suresh Singh Wangjam, Udanta Singh.
Forwards: Ishan Pandita, Lallianzuala Chhangte, Manvir Singh, Rahul Kannoly Praveen, Sunil Chhetri, Vikram Partap Singh.

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KALINGA SUPER CUP GROUPS ANNOUNCED
18.12.2023: The Kalinga Super Cup will kick off at Bhubaneswar on 9th of January during the international break. The tournament will feature 16 teams (12 from the Indian Super League and four from the I-League) divided into four groups of four teams each. The final will be played on 28th of January.

Five I-League teams confirmed their participation in the Kalinga Super Cup – Gokulam Kerala FC, Sreenidi Deccan FC, Shillong Lajong FC, Inter Kashi, and Rajasthan United FC. The top three of these teams, as per the I-League 2023-24 standings after the matches on December 24, 2023, will qualify directly for the Kalinga Super Cup group stage as I-League 1, I-League 2, and I-League 3, respectively. The bottom two teams will contest a single-leg qualifying play-off on January 9 to determine the fourth and final I-League team in the group stage.

The top-ranked team from each group will be qualified to play the semi-finals. The winners to play the final on 28th of January at Bhubaneswar.

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KALINGA SUPER CUP TO START FROM 9TH JANUARY
29.11.2023: The Kalinga Super Cup will be organised in Odisha starting from January 9, 2024, the All India Football Federation announced on Wednesday, November 29, 2023. The matches are planned to be held in two different venues in Odisha.
Both Indian Super League and I-League teams have been invited to take part in the annual tournament. The format of the tournament will consist of four groups of four teams each, who will play single leg matches amongst themselves. The group winners will qualify for the semi-finals followed by the final to be played on January 28, 2024.
The I-League teams will play the qualifiers to get into the group stage of Kalinga Super Cup where four slots have been reserved for them in the group stage.
The Champions of Kalinga Super Cup will be nominated to play in the ACL 2 Preliminary Stage of AFC 2023-24 season.

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ARSENE WENGER VISIT TO INDIA TO UNLOCK COUNTRY'S PROTENTIAL
FIFA MEDIA RELEASE-24.11.2023: FIFA Chief of Global Football Development Arsène Wenger has visited India to kick off the ground-breaking Talent Development Scheme (TDS) in the world’s most populous nation, a significant moment in FIFA’s efforts to grow the game and raise standards around the world.
The four-day tour included a visit to the new training academy in Bhubaneswar in the state of Odisha, which is part of a wider national initiative to identify and develop the best young talents in the country.
In India, FIFA will be deploying full-time FIFA Talent Coach Sergi Amezcua and has appointed the High-Performance Specialist Ged Roddy to provide day-to-day guidance and expertise on the overall planning and implementation of the talent pathway. The TDS will complement the All India Football Federation’s (AIFF) Vision 2047 in partnership with the Indian Super League, the I-League, leading clubs, academies and the regional state associations.
The FIFA delegation, which included former international footballers and High Performance Specialists Phillipe Senderos and Ryan Nelson, began their visit in New Delhi where they met the AIFF senior management and took part in a two-day workshop with local talent identification specialists.
AIFF President Kalyan Chaubey thanked Wenger for his visit. “His guidance, leadership, technical plan and strategy will help India dream. Let’s take a small step and qualify for the FIFA U-17 World Cup on merit, and soon for the senior FIFA World Cup,” he said. “I have high expectations that through the AIFF-FIFA Talent Academy, we will get our best U-17 team in the next three years.”

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RONALDHINHO UNVEILS THE CHAMPION TROPY OF CFL & FELICIATED BY EMAMI GROUP
16.10.2023: The Brazilian Super star Ronaldinho Gaucho in a two day visit is now at the 'Macca of Indian Football' Kolkata.

In a ceremonial function he unveiled the Champion Trophy of Calcutta football league 2023, in a city hotel at Kolkata. He was greeted and honoured by the IFA Secretary, Anirban Dutta and other officials and the sponcers of the Calcutta Football League. The trophy was sponsored by Satyendra Sattoo.

Earlier, the Brazilain icon attended several inaugural programme of Durga Puja festival in different parts of the city.

The World Cup winner, Ronaldinho felicitated in a Brand Promotion programme of Emami Group. Brazilian World Cup winner Ronaldinho Gaúcho added to the pre-Durga Pujo euphoria in Kolkata as he tried out Bengali cuisine and interacted with Emami East Bengal FC in an event organised by Emami Healthy & Tasty this evening.

As Ronaldinho was interacting with the Head Coach of Emami East Bengal, Carles Cuadrat said, " Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo can sustain themselves till the next edition of the sport’s pinnacle tournament."

The former FC Barcelona, AC Milan and PSG footballer met with the chief minister of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee at her residence, where the officials of East Benga, Mohammedan Sporting and Mohun Bagan Super Gaint presented their club jersey to the Brazalian football icon.

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ISL 10TH EDITION: KOLKATA DERBY DEFERRED
ISL PRESS RELEASE -05/10/23 : Indian Super League announces some important changes in the fixtures:

Matchweek 4: East Bengal FC vs FC Goa, originally scheduled to be played on October 21 in Kolkata, has been shifted to Bhubaneswar, and will now be played at the Kalinga Stadium on the same date, kickoff time - 5.30 PM.
Matchweek 5: Mohun Bagan vs East Bengal FC, scheduled to be played on October 28, at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata, has been deferred to a later date. Details of the revised fixture shall be communicated by the league at a later date.
Matchweek 5: Mumbai City FC vs Hyderabad FC originally scheduled to kick-off at 5:30 p.m. on October 28 at the Mumbai Football Arena, will now kick-off at 8 p.m.

All other fixtures remain unchanged.
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ISL 10TH EDITION: MEDIA DAY AT BENGALURU AND KOLKATA
13.09.23: As the teams are busy in the final phase of the pre season training for the 10th edition of Indian Super League, FSDL organised MEDIA DAY at Bengaluru and Kolkata on 12th and 13th of September.

It was a huge response from the Media Houses of the country when they were introduced by the participating team coaches and some of the leading footballers.

It is expected to be a more competitive season ahead which was endorsed by Sergio Lobera of Odisha FC, Owen Coyle of Chennaiyin FC, and Carles Cuadrat East Bengal FC, along with 2022-2023 ISL League Shield winner Des Buckingham of Mumbai City FC and 2022-2023 ISL Cup winner Juan Ferrando Mohun Bagan Super Giant in the two days meeting while answering questions from the media.

While answering to the media, the Head coach of East Bengal FC, Carles Cuadrat said, “It will be an interesting ISL because we will meet a lot of coaches who have been champions in india, be it the champions of the ISL, Federation Cup, Super Cup etc. They already know how to be competitive in that environment, so,that’s great for ISL to have so many champion coaches in the competition. “We’ve been in the ISL for three seasons and things haven’t gone well for the club. We’re here to try to change the dynamics. We have a lot of supporters and a huge legacy to this club. The supporters are having bad times in the last three seasons so it’s hard work for us to improve the performance and to try to get the positive results for the supporters.”

Juan Ferrando , the Head coach of the defending champion Mohun Bagan Super Gaint said, “It’s difficult for the players, staff, when you have only two days between matches. But, I am in a big club so when you are the head coach in big clubs and important clubs, you have this problem. You play a lot of matches and try to win the trophies. I prefer to work with the team and train but at this moment I am happy because I am working in a big club and this is very important to be able to prepare for another match within one day. So, it’s a balance.”

Indian captain Sunil Chetri in his massage said, “I do not like to sit on the bench. I want to be in the first XI of the table tennis, badminton, carom board, chess, I just want to play, So, don’t change it, please! The one who is going to decide that is sitting over here (Simon Grayson). Don’t change it, please.”

This is for the first time ever that a team from I League promoted to ISL. The champion of I League Punjab FC will participate in the league as the 12th team of the 10th edition of the competetion.
The 10th edition will kick off on 21st of September when Kerala Blasters FC will play against Bengaluru FC at Kochi.


INDIAN SUPER LEAGUE : 10TH EDITION FIXTURES OF MOHUN BAGAN SG & EAST BENGAL FC
FSDL today announced the fixture of the 10th edition of Indian Super League. The opening match will be played between Kerala Blasters and Bengaluru FC at Kochi.

MOHUN BAGAN SUPER GAINT MATCH SCHUDULE
1) 23rd September : MBSG VS PUNJAB FC (KOLKATA-8PM)
2) 27th September : MBSG VS BENGALURU FC (KOLKATA-8PM)
3) 7th October : CHENNAIYIN FC VS MBSG (CHENNAI-8PM)
4) 28th October: MOHUN BAGAN SUPER GAINT VS EAST BENGAL FC (KOLKATA-8PM)
5) 01st November: JAMSHEDPUR FC MBSG (JAMSHEDPUR-8PM)
6) 02nd December: HYDERABAD FC VS MBSG (HYDERABAD-8PM)
7) 06th December: MBSG VS ODISHA FC (KOLKATA-8PM)(
8) 15th December: NORTH EAST UNITED VS MBSG (GUWAHATI-8PM)
9) 20th December: MUMBAI CITY VS MBSG (MUMBAI-8PM)
10) 23nd December: MBSG VS FC GOA (KOLKATA-8PM)
11) 27th December: MBSG VS KERALA BLASTERS (KOLKATA-8PM)

EAST BENGAL FC MATCH SCHUDULE
1) 25th September : EBFC VS JAMSHEDPUR FC (KOLKATA-8PM)
2) 30th September : EBFC VS HYDERABAD FC (KOLKATA_8PM)
3) 4th October: BENGALURU FC VS EBFC (BENGALURU_8PM)
4) 21st October: EBFC VS FC GOA (KOLKATA-8PM)
5) 28th October: MOHUN BAGAN SUPER GAINT VS EAST BENGAL FC (KOLKATA-8PM)
6) 04th November: EBFC VS KERALA BLASTERS FC (KOLKATA-8PM)
7) 25th November: CHENNAIYIN FC VS EBFC (CHENNAI-5.30PM)
8) 04th December : EBFC VS NORTH EAST UNITED FC (KOLKATA 8PM)
9) 08th December : EBFC VS PUNJAB FC (KOLKATA-8PM)
10) 16th December: MUMBAI CITY VS EBFC (MUMBAI-8PM)
11) 22nd December: EBFC VS ODISHA FC (KOLKATA-8PM)

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ALL FIXTURE UPTO DECEMBER 2023
Thursday, 21 September 2023: Kerala Blasters FC V/S Bengaluru FC; 8 pm IST - Kochi.
Friday, 22 September 2023: Hyderabad FC V/S FC Goa; 8 pm- Hyderabad.
Saturday, 23 September 2023: Odisha FC V/S Chennaiyin FC; 5:30 pm - Bhubaneshwar.
Saturday, 23 September 2023: Mohun Bagan Super Giant V/S Punjab FC; 8 pm- Kolkata.
Sunday, 24 September 2023: North East United FC V/S Mumbai City FC; 8 pm - Guwahati.
Monday, 25 September 2023: East Bengal FC V/S Jamshedpur FC; 8 pm- Kolkata.
Wednesday, 27 September 2023: Mohun Bagan Super Giant V/S Bengaluru FC; 8 pm- Kolkata.
Thursday, 28 September 2023: Odisha FC V/S Mumbai City FC; 8 pm - Bhubaneshwar.
Friday, 29 September 2023: NorthEast United FC V/S Chennaiyin FC; 8 pm - Guwahati.
Saturday, 30 September 2023: East Bengal FC V/S Hyderabad FC; 8 pm- Kolkata.

Sunday, 1 October 2023: Kerala Blasters FC V/S Jamshedpur FC; 8 pm - Kochi.
Monday, 2 October 2023: FC Goa V/S Punjab FC; 8 pm - Goa.
Wednesday, 4 October 2023: Bengaluru FC V/S East Bengal FC; 8pm - Bengaluru.
Thursday, 5 October 2023: Jamshedpur FC V/S Hyderabad FC; 8 pm- Jamshedpur.
Friday, 6 October 2023: Punjab FC V/S North East United FC; 8pm - Delhi.
Saturday, 7 October 2023: FC Goa V/S Odisha FC; 5:30pm - Goa.
Saturday, 7 October 2023: Chennaiyin FC V/S Mohun Bagan Super Giant; 8 pm - Chennai.
Sunday, 8 October 2023: Mumbai City FC V/S Kerala Blasters FC; 8 pm- Mumbai.

Saturday, 21 October 2023: East Bengal FC V/S FC Goa; 5:30 pm- Kolkata.
Sunday, 22 October 2023: Jamshedpur FC V/S Punjab FC; 8 pm- Jamshedpur.
Monday, 23 October 2023: Hyderabad FC V/S Chennaiyin FC; 8 pm- Hyderabad.
Wednesday, 25 October 2023: Bengaluru FC V/S FC Goa; 8 pm - Bengaluru.
Thursday, 26 October 2023: North East United FC V/S Jamshedpur FC; 8 pm - Guwahati.
Friday, 27 October 2023: Kerala Blasters FC V/S Odisha FC; 8 pm - Kochi.
Saturday, 28 October 2023: Mumbai City FC V/S Hyderabad FC; 5:30 pm- Mumbai.
Saturday, 28 October 2023: Mohun Bagan Super Giant V/S East Bengal FC; 8 pm- Kolkata.
Sunday, 29 October 2023: Chennaiyin FC V/S Punjab FC; 8 pm - Chennai.
Tuesday, 31 October 2023: Odisha FC V/S Bengaluru FC; 8 pm - Bhubaneshwar.

Wednesday, 1 November 2023: Jamshedpur FC V/S Mohun Bagan Super Giant; 8 pm - Jamshedpur.
Thursday, 2 November 2023: Mumbai City FC V/S Punjab FC; 8 pm - Mumbai.
Friday, 3 November 2023: Odisha FC V/S North East United FC; 8 pm - Bhubaneshwar.
Saturday, 4 November 2023: Hyderabad FC V/S Bengaluru FC; 5:30 pm - Hyderabad.
Saturday, 4 November 2023: East Bengal FC V/S Kerala Blasters FC; 8 pm - Kolkata.
Sunday, 5 November 2023: Chennaiyin FC V/S FC Goa; 8 pm - Chennai.
Tuesday, 7 November 2023: Punjab FC V/S Hyderabad FC; 8 pm - Delhi.
Saturday, 25 November 2023: Chennaiyin FC V/S East Bengal FC; 5:30 pm - Chennai.
Saturday, 25 November 2023: Kerala Blasters FC V/S Hyderabad FC; 8 pm - Kochi.
Sunday, 26 November 2023: North East United FC V/S Bengaluru FC; 8 pm - Guwahati.
Monday, 27 November 2023: FC Goa V/S Jamshedpur FC; 8 pm - Goa.
Wednesday, 29 November 2023: Kerala Blasters FC V/S Chennaiyin FC; 8 pm - Kochi.
Thursday, 30 November 2023: Bengaluru FC V/S Punjab FC; 8 pm - Bengaluru.

Friday, 1 December 2023: Jamshedpur FC V/S Odisha FC; 8 pm - Jamshedpur.
Saturday, 2 December 2023: Hyderabad FC V/S Mohun Bagan Super Giant; 8 pm - Hyderabad.
Sunday, 3 December 2023: FC Goa V/S Kerala Blasters FC; 8 pm - Goa.
Monday, 4 December 2023: East Bengal FC V/S North East United FC; 8 pm -Kolkata.
Wednesday, 6 December 2023: Mohun Bagan Super Giant V/S Odisha FC; 8 pm -Kolkata.
Thursday, 7 December 2023: Jamshedpur FC V/S Chennaiyin FC; 8 pm - Jamshedpur.
Friday, 8 December 2023: Bengaluru FC V/S Mumbai City FC; 8 pm - Bengaluru.
Saturday, 9 December 2023: East Bengal FC V/S Punjab FC; 8 pm -Kolkata.
Sunday, 10 December 2023: North East United FC V/S Hyderabad FC; 8 pm - Guwahati.
Tuesday, 12 December 2023: FC Goa V/S Mumbai City FC ; 8 pm - Goa.
Wednesday, 13 December 2023: Chennaiyin FC V/S Bengaluru FC; 8 pm - Chennai.
Thursday, 14 December 2023: Punjab FC V/S Kerala Blasters FC; 8 pm - Delhi.
Friday, 15 December 2023: North East United FC V/S Mohun Bagan Super Giant; 8 pm - Guwahati.
Saturday, 16 December 2023: Bengaluru FC V/S Jamshedpur FC; 5:30 pm - Bengaluru.
Saturday, 16 December 2023: Mumbai City FC V/S East Bengal FC; 8 pm - Mumbai.
Sunday, 17 December 2023: Odisha FC V/S Hyderabad FC; 8 pm - Bhubaneshwar.
Monday, 18 December 2023: Punjab FC V/S Chennaiyin FC; 8 pm - Delhi.
Wednesday, 20 December 2023: Mumbai City FC V/S Mohun Bagan Super Giant; 8 pm - Mumbai.
Thursday, 21 December 2023: Hyderabad FC V/S Jamshedpur FC; 8 pm - Hyderabad.
Friday, 22 December 2023: East Bengal FC V/S Odisha FC; 8 pm -Kolkata.
Saturday, 23 December 2023: Mohun Bagan Super Giant V/S FC Goa; 8 pm -Kolkata.
Sunday, 24 December 2023: Bengaluru FC V/S North East United FC; 5:30 pm - Bengaluru.
Sunday, 24 December 2023: Kerala Blasters FC V/S Mumbai City FC; 8 pm - Kochi.
Tuesday, 26 December 2023: Punjab FC V/S Odisha FC; 8 pm - Delhi.
Wednesday, 27 December 2023: Mohun Bagan Super Giant V/S Kerala Blasters FC; 8 pm -Kolkata.
Thursday, 28 December 2023: Mumbai City FC V/S Chennaiyin FC; 8 pm - Mumbai.
Friday, 29 December 2023: Odisha FC V/S Jamshedpur FC; 5:30 pm - Bhubaneshwar.
Friday, 29 December 2023: NorthEast United FC V/S FC Goa; 8 pm - Guwahati.



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MUMBAI CITY FC IN GROUP D IN AFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE


24.08.2023: Mumbai City FC have been drawn in Group D of the 2023-24 AFC Champions League along with Al Hilal SFC (Saudi Arabia), Nassaji Mazandaran (Iran) and Navbahor (Uzbekistan) at the Group Stage Draw that took place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Thursday, August 24. 40 teams were drawn in 10 groups of four teams each at the draws, with five groups (A-E) in the West Region and five groups (F-J) in the East Region.
Mumbai City FC secured their second appearance in Asia’s biggest club football competition after lifting the 2022-23 Indian Super League Winners’ Shield and then subsequently defeating 2021-22 ISL Shield Winners Jamshedpur FC 3-1 in a single-leg playoff in April 2023.
The Islanders created history in their maiden AFC Champions League appearance in April 2022 after finishing second in Group B behind Saudi Arabian club Al Shabab, narrowly missing out on a spot in the knockout rounds. Des Buckingham’s side secured two wins in the process – both against Iraq’s Air Force Club – and became the first Indian club to win a game at the AFC Champions League.
Fixtures will be announced by the AFC shortly.


MOHUN BAGAN SUPER GIANT ARE IN GROUP D OF AFC CUP


24.08.2023: Mohun Bagan Super Giant are placed in the Group D of the AFC 2023-24, which is expected to start from the 18th of September. This was finalised after the conclusion of official Group Stage Draw at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

The other teams of Group D will involve India's Odisha FC, Bashundhara Kings of Bangladesh,Maldives' Maziya Sports & Recreation Club and second Indian side Mohun Bagan Super Giant.

The matches will be played in home and away basis between the teams of each Group. The top team of the Group will be qualified for the next stage.

The winners of the ASEAN Zone will move on to the Inter-zone Semi-finals, where they will be joined by the winners of Groups D, E and I; a Knockout Stage draw will be conducted to determine the two ties for this stage.

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SAHAL SAMAD JOINS THE MARINERS, PRITAM KOTAL SIGNS FOR KERALA BLASTERS


14.07.23: Mohun Bagan Super Giant strengthen their midfield by signing Sahal Abdul Samad from Kerala Blasters FC. Sahal who was an integral part of Kerala Blasters FC since 2017, joined the Mariners by an agreement of transfer in exchange of center back Pritam Kotal on a undiscloded transfer fees.

After a long discussion, the Indian international midfielder signed the agreement with Mohun Bagan Super Giant on a five years deal.

After an initial training at the Al Ittihad club of United Arab Emirates, Sahal joined Kerala Blasters FC in the year 2017. Sahal played 92 matches for the senior team of Kerala, scoring 10 important goals. Sahal scored 3 goals for the Indian national team in his 30 appreance.

After signing to Mohun Bagan Super Giant in a discussion with the club media, Sahal said, he is proud to sign in favour of the hundred years old club. Sahal said that he is eagarly waiting to play and win the Derby against East Bengal in front of the packed stadium.

Pritam Kotal, the experienced Indian international defender signed for Kerala Blasters FC from Mohun Bagan Super Giant. The signing is confirmed by Kerala Blasters FC in their social media.


PRABHUSUKHAN GILL JOINS RED AND GOLD ON A LONG TERM DEAL


12.03.23: East Bengal FC confirms the joining of 22 years old young and talented goalkeeper Prabhusukhan Singh Gill from Kerala Blasters FC on a three years deal.The deal may be extend upto two more years. Gill was the youngest Indian goalkeeper to win the GOLDEN GLOVES award in Indian Super League in the2021-22 at the age of twenty.

Prabhushkhan Gill was in the target of East Bengal since long. After a long discussion with Kerala Blasters FC the Red and Gold finally wins the deal by paying a transfer fee of INR 1.2 crore. Incidentally Gill is now the highest paid Indian goalkeeper as East Bengal is paying a good amount of money as salary apart from the transfer fees.

A product of the Chandigarh Football Academy, Gill played for I League club Indian Arrows and ISL clubs like Bengaluru FC and Kerala Blasters FC. Gill was in the squad of U-17 World Cup in the 2017 which was hosted by India.


THE GROUPS OF DURAND CUP ANNOUNCED


10.07.23: The Groups of the 132nd Durand Cup football tournament announced by the organisers today. A number of 24 teams are divided into six groups. The matches of Group A, B and C will be played at the multiple stadiums in Kolkata. While the remaining Group D, E and F matches are scheduled to be played at Guwahati and Kokrajhar.

GROUP A: Mohun Bagan Super Giant, East Bengal FC, Round Glass Punjab FC, Bangladesh Army

GROUP B: Mumbai City FC, Mohammedan Sporting, Indian Navy, Jamshedpur FC.

GROUP C: Bengaluru FC, Kerala Blasters FC, Gokulam Kerala FC, Indian Air Force.

GROUP D: FC Goa, North East United FC, Shillong Lazong FC, another team to join the group.

GROUP E: Chenniyin FC, Hyderabad FC, Tribhuvan Army, Delhi FC.

GROUP F: Odisha FC, Rajastan United FC, Indian Army, Bodoland.

The winners of the six Groups and the two best second placed team will be qualified for the knockout stages. Kokrajhar's SAI center the new venew of the tournament will host 9 matches including a quarter final. The final will be played on 3rd of September at the Vivekanand Yubabharati Kriangan, Kolkata.

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AIFF ANNOUNCED THE NAME OF FIVE NEW CLUBS FOR I LEAGUE


0307023: In a meeting at Bengaluru the executive committee of All India Football Federation chaired by the President Kalyan Chaubey declared the names of the five new clubs who will going to participate in the forth coming I League with a vision expanding the competition to a stronger league.

Five entities had placed their respective bids for corporate entries into the Hero I-League – YMS Finance Pvt Ltd (Varanasi,Uttar Pradesh), Namdhari Seeds Pvt Ltd (Bhaini Sahib Village, Punjab), Nimida United Sports Development Pvt Ltd (Bengaluru, Karnataka), Concatenate Advest Advisory Pvt Ltd (Delhi),and Bunkerhill Pvt Ltd (Ambala,Haryana).

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TWENTY FOUR TEAMS TO PARTICIPATE IN DURAND CUP


30.06.23: The 132nd edition of the Asia's oldest and world's third oldest football tournament DURAND CUP will going to start from the 3rd of August. The tournament organised by Indian Armed Forces will feature 24 teams, who will battle for supremacy in six venews of the country. The final will be played at Yubabharati Kriangan, Kolkata on the 3rd of September.

In a press release the Durand Committee announced the name of the participating clubs which includes three teams from the neighoubring countries.

The Teams are : Bengaluru FC, Mumbai City FC, Mohun Bagan Super Giants, East Bengal FC, Jamshedpur FC, Kerala Blasters FC, North East United, Odisha FC, Hyderabad FC, FC Goa, Chenniyin FC, Round Glass Punjab, Gokulam Kerala, Mohammaden Sporting Club, Rajastan United, Shillong Lazong, Delhi FC, Boroland FC, Indian Army, Indian Air Force, Indian Navy, Bangladesh Services, Bhutan Services and Nepal Services.

The 24 teams will be divided into six group. The top teams from each Group and the top two second best teams will be qualified for the knock out stages. The matches will be played at Yubabharati Kriangan, Kishore Bharati Kriangan and Naihati stadium in Kolkata and at Guwahati, Shillong and Kakrajhor in the North Eastern states.


I WILL BE SUCCESSFUL WEARING MY DREAM JERSEY: ANIRUDDH THAPA


23.06.23: Mohun Bagan Super Giants announces the joining of central midfielder Aniruddh Thapa for the upcoming season. The graduate of the AIFF Elite Academy Aniruddh Thapa joins the Mariners from Chenniyin FC on a five years contract. Thapa is an important member of the Indian National team had an impressive performance for Chenniyin FC in the recent years.

While talking to the club media, after signing for Mohun Bagan Super Giants, Aniruddh Thapa said," When I was young everyone used to say you need to be star and have to play in the Kolkata Derby. Finally that dream will come true. I still cannot believe that I will play in front of thousands of fan who will come with green and maroon flags and banners. I am hopeful that I will be successful wearing my dream Jersey."


PLAYERS FOR HUMANITY WILL HONOUR THE EXCEPTIONAL FOOTBALLERS OF CFL


23.06.23: Players for Humanity is an organization established in the year 2017 by forty renowned current and former footballers. The main target is to support and assist the individuals who are facing adversity in the society. Moreover the organization is committed to the development of the young and talented footballers.

Players for Humanity in a press conference at Kolkata declared they will honour the footballers who will perform exceptionally in their respective positions from the 26 clubs of the Kolkata Premier Division Football League. The respective positions are'Best Coach','Best Player','Best Goalkeeper','Top Goal Scorers'and 'Three best emerging footballers'. A group of judge will finalise the talents.

Footballers like Sandip Nandy, Abhijit Mondal, Subrata Paul, Dipak Mondal, Sayed Rahim Nabi, Arnab Mondal, Subhasish Roy Choudhury,Abhra Mondal, Dipankar Roy, Md Rafiq are involved in the organization.


SPANISH FOOTBALLERS SIVERIO AND CRESPO JOINS EAST BENGAL


17.06.23: East Bengal FC announced the joining of striker Javier Siverio and midfielder Saul Crespo on free transfer for the upcoming season.

Javier Siverio joined Red and Gold from Hyderabad FC. The 25 years old Spanish striker was a product of Ud Las Palmas academy, In his maiden appearance in the year 2021-22 he helped Hyderabad FC to win Indian Super League tittle, scored 12 goals in forty five matches. In the recently concluded season (2022-23) Siverio scored 9 goals in ISL for Hyderabad FC.

Saul Crespo played an important role in Odisha FC's midfield last season. The 26 years old midfielder scored 3 goals and 2 assist in the 26 matches he played for his in all competitions last year.


ANTONIO HABAS JOINS THE MARINERS AS HEAD COACH


16.03.23: Mohun Bagan Super Giants appoints Antonio Lopez Habas as the Technical Director of the club ahead of the upcoming season.

The 66 years old Spanish coach Antonio Habas proved himself as one of the most successful coach in the history of Indian Super League. Habas won Indian Super League as the coach of ATK in the year 2014 and 2019. He managed ATK Mohun Bagan as Head coach in the year 2020-21.

Mohun Bagan Super Giants are not only concentrating to make a strong first team, but they are building up a strong youth and Development side. The Development side will participate in the Kolkata CFL league. According to the club sources Antonio Habas will be in charge of all the sides as Technical Director.


HOLICHARAN NARZARY JOINS BENGALURU FC


Bengaluru FC today announced the joining of Indian international winger Holicharan Narzary from Hyderabad FC. Holicharan joined the Blues in a three years deal.

Apart from Hyderabad FC, the 29 years old Holichran Narzary represented FC Goa, North East United, Kerala Blasters FC and Chenniyian FC in Indian Super League. A product of Pailan Arrows in 2010, Holicharan played for I League clubs, DSK Shivajians and Dempo Sports club. Holicharan represented India in U-19, U-23 and 27 matches for senior national team.


NISHU KUMAR JOINS EAST BENGAL ON A LOAN DEAL


East Bengal FC announces the joining of defender Nishu Kumar from Kerala Blasters FC. Nishu Kumar joined Red and Gold on a loan deal which will last for one year. This was intimated by East Bengal FC in a press note.

The 25 years old Nishu Kumar was a part of Bengaluru FC which won Indian Super League tittle in the year 2018-19 under Carles Cuadrat, who was the Head Coach of Bengaluru FC in that year. Nishu played for Kerala Blaster FC since 2020-21. Kerala Blasters finished the competition as runners up in 2020-21.


WE ARE EXPECTING MORE SUCCESS AND TROPHY FROM FERRANDO: SANJEEV GOENKA


13.06.23: The Spanish coach Juan Ferrando to continue as the coach of Mohun Bagan Super Giants for the upcoming season. This was intimated by the club in a press note. It was expected that Ferrando will continue as the coach of Mohun Bagan Super Giants after the Mariners won the Indian Super League under his guidance in the recently concluded season.

While talking to the club media Dr Sanjeev Goenka said, We are pleased to extend the contract of Juan Ferrando. We are expecting more success and Trophy from him in the coming season."

Meanwhile, the club management announced that from 15th of July Juan Ferrando will start the practice session for the 2023-24 season. Mohun Bagan Super Gaints will start the season with AFC Cup followed by Kolkata CFL and Durand Cup. The fixture of the AFC cup are yet to release.


BROJA HERRARA JOINS RED AND GOLD


12.03.23: The Spanish midfielder Broja Herraea joins Red and Gold from Hyderabad FC. In a press release East Bengal FC intimated that the 30 years old midfielder joins the club in one year contract.

The Spanish midfielder had an impressive performance with Hyderabad FC in his maiden appearance last year. Broja Herrara scored 5 goals in Indian Super League with 5 assist and created 32 chances for his team. Apart from 22 matches of ISL, Broja played in 5 matches in Durand Cup and 3 matches in Super Cup.


NANDHAKUMAR SEKAR JOINS RED AND GOLD IN A THREE YEARS CONTRACT


10.6. 23: East Bengal FC officially announced the joining of NandhaKumar Sekar from Odisha FC for the upcoming season. In a Press release issued by the club it is mentioned that 27 years old striker joined the club in a three years contract.

NandhaKumar had an eventful performance, played a vital role for Odisha FC in the recently concluded season. He featured in almost 95% matches for Odisha FC, scored 11 goals with 15 assist. NandhaKumar become the third highest scorer in the Indian Super League 2022-23 and the leading scorer in Hero Super Cup.

NandhaKumar Sekar is the first signing for East Bengal FC for the forth coming season, though they are retaining a number of footballers. The details of which are yet to release by the club. Earlier East Bengal FC released eleven footballers who played in 2022-23 season.


IFA ANNOUNCED THE CFL PREMIER GROUPS


CFL PREMIER GROUPS

05.06.23 : IFA today declared the Groups of CFL Premier Division football league.

GROUP : 1 Mohun Bagan Super Gaints, Mohammeddan Sporting Club, Tollygunj Agragami, Southern Samity, FCI, Dalhousie AC, Peerless, Kalighat Milan Sangha, Army Eleven, Diamond Harbour Football Club, United Pathachakra Group.

GROUP : 2 East Bengal FC , Bhownipore, Police AC, Eastern Railway, Khidderpore, Customs, West Bengal police, BSS club, Aryan, George Telegraph, Railway Football Club, Wari AC.

The match of the Premier division will start from 25th of June. Though Mohun Bagan Super Gaints, East Bengal FC and Mohammeddan Sporting Club will start their schudule matches from first week of July.


MOTARDA FALL JOINS ODISHA FC ON A MULTIPLE YEAR CONTRACT


5.6.23: Odisha FC announces the joining of the Senegalese defender Motarda Fall to bolster OFC's defensive line and provide valuable experience to the team. Fall's signing comes after an impressive stint in the Hero ISL, where he has showcased his abilities time and again as a top-class defender.

Motarda Falls achievement that makes him of scoring 17 goals to his name, he holds the title of the highest-scoring defender in the history of the Hero ISL.

Before joining Odisha FC, Fall enjoyed a successful spell with FC Goa under the guidance of coach Sergio Lobera. Together, they achieved significant milestones, including winning the Hero Super Cup and the Hero ISL League Winners Shield.

He continued his winning streak after moving to Mumbai City FC, where he clinched the League Shield and the Hero ISL title. Mourtada's experience and leadership qualities have been evident in how he marshals the defense and organizes his teammates, making him a vital player for any team aiming for success.


EAST BENGAL FC RELEASED A NUMBER OF FOOTBALLERS


3.6.23: East Bengal FC released a number of footballers who played in the recently concluded season.

In a press note East Bengal FC intimated that Jerry Lalrinzuala, Alex Lima, Charalambos Kyriacou, Semboi Haokip, Sumit Passi, Jake Jervis, Jordan O'Doherty, Suvam Sen, Naveen Kumar, Amarjit Singh Kiyam and Himanshu Jhangra are released from the club with immediate effect.

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AHMED JOHOUH JOINS ODISHA FC, FALL LIKELY TO JOIN


31.5.23: Odisha FC confirms the joining of Ahmed Jahouh on a two year deal. The Moroccan midfielder Ahmed Jahouh was an integral of Mumbai City FC since last couple of years decided to chance his club after his agreement ends with Mumbai City FC. the experienced midfielder Ahmed Jahouh had an impressive record in India football which includes two Hero ISL League Winner's Shields, one with FC Goa and another with Mumbai City FC. He won the Hero ISL title dawning the Mumbai City FC colour.

Meanwhile Mumbai City FC released midfielder Raynier Fernandez, Gursimrat Gill and deep defender Motarda Fall. Sources reveal that the Senegalese defender Motarda Fall likely to join Mumbai City FC.


SURESH WANGJAM EXTEND HIS DEAL WITH BENGALURU FC


31.5.23: The 2020-21 AIFF Emerging Player of the year, Suresh Wangjam has signed a new deal with the Indian super League club Bengaluru FC. In a press release Bengaluru FC confirms the extension of deal will last for five years.

The 22-year-old, who has picked up 17 caps for the Indian National Team, was an integral part in the Blues’ 2022 Durand Cup win and their eventual run to two other finals in the 2022-23 season. Suresh was also part of the India U17 squad that took part in the 2017 FIFA U17 World Cup.


AMHED JAHOUH TO JOIN A NEW ISL CLUB


30.5.23: Mumbai City FC announces the release of their Moroccan midfielder Ahmed Jahouh, after his three years contract comes to end on 31st of May. It is likely that the 34 years old midfielder likely to join Odisha FC in the forth coming season.

Amhed Jahouh was a vital asset once again as Mumbai City FC went on to create further history. Mumbai City FC broke as many as 15 all-time league records, including an 18-match unbeaten run, leading Jahouh and the Islanders to a second League Winners’ Shield in three years. As he so often did, Jahouh came clutch in his 70th and final appearance for the club, scoring from the penalty spot in a 3-1 win against Jamshedpur FC to secure a place in the Group Stage of the 2023-24 AFC Champions League.


FC GOA RELEASES SEVEN FOOTBALLERS


30.5.23: FC Goa confirms the release of seven footballers following the end of their contracts with the Club on May 31, 2023.

The seven footballers are Anwar Ali, Redeem Tlang, Makan Chothe, Hernan Santana, Marc Valiente, Lenny Rodrigues and Nongdamba Naorem. These footballers are now free footballers as they have the option to join other clubs in the forth coming transfer window.


THE TICKET OF HERO INTERCONTINENTAL CUP INAUGURATED BY NAVEEN PATNAIK


30.5.23: Bhubaneswar to host the 3rd edition of the prestigious Hero Intercontinental Cup –2023 in the month of June at the Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar. The four-team Hero Intercontinental Cup will be played in the FIFA International Window from June 9th to 18th.

Apart from India, the host the other countries to participate in the tournament are Lebanon, Mongolia and Vanuatu. The first Offline Ticket was inaugurated by Hon’ble Chief Minister of Odisha Shri Naveen Patnaik in the presence of Dr Shaji Prabhakaran (Secretary General, AIFF), Mr R.Vineel Krishna (Commissioner cum Secretary,(DSYS),Indian captain Sunil Chhetri and Head coach Mr Igor Stimac.

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I AM PROUD TO BE APPOINTED AS HEAD COACH OF EAST BENGAL: CARLES CUADRAT


25.4.23 East Bengal FC appoints CARLES CUADRAT as the new Head coach of the team. This was officially intimated by the club in a Press Release. The agreement will last with the Spanish coach for a span of two years.

The 54 years old Carles Cuadrat, had an impressive record in Indian football as the coach of Bengaluru FC. He joined Bengaluru FC as an assistant coach in 2016. During 2016-2018, Bengaluru FC won the Federation Cup followed by the inaugural edition of the Hero Super Cup and became the first Indian team to reach the AFC Cup final.

Carles Cuadrat deputed as the head coach of Bengaluru FC in 2018-19 season. In 2018, Bengaluru FC had the distinction of winning their maiden Indian Super League under the managerial ship of Carles Cuadrat. Bengaluru FC topped the League in 2018 and qualified for the play off in the year 2019.

After leaving India in the 2020-21 season, Mr Cuadrat joined the Cypriot Club Aris Limassol as an Assistant Coach and helped them reach the playoffs after being promoted to Cyprus’ first division. He was most recently working as an Assistant Coach at the Danish Superliga side FC Midtjylland.

In an interview with the club media, Carles Cuadrat said, "I am very proud to have been appointed as the Head Coach of Emami East Bengal for the next 2 years. It’s very exciting that a Club with so much history that has won so many trophies in Indian football has given me the opportunity to drive the Club’s vision forward. I am delighted to return to India, a country that I love dearly and where I have had many happy moments. I will work with all my might to create new moments of happiness with the huge fan base of the Club across the globe and hope to witness the stands at the stadiums filled with red & gold."

Earlier in a Press note Emami East Bengal stated regarding the part away with Stephen Constantine, who was in charge of the team in the recently concluded season.


EAST BENGAL FC ANNOUNCED THE NAME OF FOOTBALLES FOR HIWL


22.4.23 The winners of Kanyasree Cup 2022, East Bengal FC today announces their squad for the first Hero Indian Women's League. In a Press release East Bengal FC announces the name of 23 footballers as the team will managed by Sujata Kar, the former international footballer.

EAST BENGAL FC SQUAD

Goalkeepers: Gurubari Mandi, Melody Chanu and Jambalu Tayang.
Defenders: Bandana Roy, Devajani Debi, Mini Roy, Anita Oraon, Ratna Halder and Mamata Singh
Midfielders: Sashwati Sarkar, Trisha Mallick, Kabita Saren, Neelu Tirkey, Rimpa Haldar, Naocha Debi, Barnali Karar and Giani Mara.
Forwards: Sushmita Bardhan, Tulsi Hembram, Mousumi Murmu, Singo Murmu, Mamata Mahata and Sulanjana Raul (subject to availability).

ROUND GLASS PUNJAB - The 26-member RoundGlass Punjab FC squad comprises:


Goalkeepers: Kiran Kumar Limbu (Nepal), Ravi Kumar, Jaskarenvir Singh

Defenders: Aleksandar Ignjatovic (Serbia), Khaiminthang Lhungdim, Tekcham Abhishek Singh, Deepak Devrani, Shankar Sampingiraj, Hmingthanmawia, Suresh Meitei, Naocha Singh, Mohammed Salah

Midfielders: Freddy Lallawmawma, Samuel Lalmuanpuia, Brandon Vanlalremdika, Ajay Chhetri, Ashis Pradhan, Maheson Singh, Manglenthang Kipgen, Juan Carlos Nellar (Argentina), Juan Mera (Spain)

Forwards: Krishnananda Singh, Pranjal Bhumij, Aphaoba Singh, Daniel Lalhlimpuia, Luka Majcen (Slovenia)

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BENGALURU FC COACH - Simon Grayson Names 30-Man Roster Ahead Of Trip To Kozhikode for Hero Super Cup 2023


Goalkeepers: Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Amrit Gope, Lara Sharma, Sharon Padattil

Defenders: Sandesh Jhingan, Parag Shrivas, Aleksandar Jovanovic, Naorem Roshan Singh, Prabir Das, Namgyal Bhutia, Wungngayam Muirang, Robin Yadav, Biswa Darjee

Midfielders: Bruno Ramires, Jayesh Rane, Suresh Wangjam, Javi Hernandez, Rohit Kumar, Pablo Perez, Ashish Jha, Lalremtluanga Fanai, Thoi Singh, Damaitphang Lyngdoh, Shreyas Ketkar

Strikers: Sunil Chhetri, Sivasakthi Narayanan, Roy Krishna, Harmanpreet Singh, Leon Augustine, Udanta Singh

Credits: Bengaluru FC Media

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Mumbai City FC announce all-Indian squad for the upcoming Hero Super Cup


Mumbai City FC have been named in Group D, along with Chennaiyin FC and NorthEast United with either Real Kashmir or Churchill Brothers set to take the last spot in the group. The Islanders will start their Super Cup campaign against either Real Kashmir or Churchill Brothers on April 11 at the Payyanad Stadium in Manjeri, Kerala with the game set to kick-off at 5.00pm IST.

Goalkeepers: Phurba Lachenpa, Mohammad Nawaz, Bhaskar Roy, Ahan Prakash

Defenders: Rahul Bheke (captain), Amey Ranawade, Mehtab Singh, Sanjeev Stalin, Mandar Rao Dessai, Vignesh Dakshinamurthy, Gursimrat Singh Gill, Halen Nongtdu, Hardik Bhatt

Midfielders: Rowllin Borges, Vinit Rai, Asif Khan, PC Rohlupuia, Apuia Ralte

Forwards: Vikram Partap Singh, Lallianzuala Chhangte, Gurkirat Singh, Bipin Singh, Ayush Chhikara, Gyamar Nikum

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EAST BENGAL FC ANNOUNCES THE SQUAD FOR SUPER CUP


6.7.23:
A 24 member East Bengal FC squad left for Kerala this afternoon to participate in the upcoming Hero Super Cup.

The squad was declared today before the team left for Manjeri at Kerala.

GOALKEEPERS: Kamaljit Singh, Pawan Kumar and Suvam Sen
DEFENDERS: Mohamad Rakip, Sarthak Golui, Ivan Gonzalez, Pritamkumar Singh, Jerry Lalrinzuala, Lalchungnunga, Charalambos Kyriacou, Tuhin Das, Athul Unnikrishnan.
MIDFIELDERS: Mobashir Rahman, Souvik Chakrabarti, Sumeet Passi, Alex Lima, Naorem Mahesh Singh, Jordan O'Doherty, Amarjit Singh Kiyam, Himanshu Jangra.
FORWARDS: Cleiton Silva, Jake Jervis, Semboi Haokip, VP Suhair


East Bengal FC are placed in Group B and will play against Odisha FC in their tournament opener on Sunday, April 9, Hyderabad FC on April 13,and the winner of the third qualifier between Aizawl FC and TRAU FC on April 17.

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THE SCHUDULE OF HERO SUPER CUP


GROUP : A

April 8: Bengaluru FC vs Sree Nidhi Deccan FC, EMS Corporation Stadium, Kozhikode
April 8: Kerala Blasters FC vs RoundGlass Punjab FC, EMS Corporation Stadium, Kozhikode
April 12: Sree Nidhi Deccan FC vs Kerala Blasters FC, EMS Corporation Stadium, Kozhikode
April 12: RoundGlass Punjab vs Bengaluru FC, EMS Corporation Stadium, Kozhikode
April 16: RoundGlass Punjab vs Sree Nidhi Deccan FC EMS Corporation Stadium, Kozhikode
April 16: Bengaluru FC vs Kerala Blasters FC, EMS Corporation Stadium, Kozhikode

GROUP : B
April 9: Hyderabad FC vs Aizwal FC, Payyanad Stadium, Manjeri
April 9: Odisha FC vs East Bengal FC, Payyanad Stadium, Manjeri
April 13: Aizawl FC vs Odisha FC, Payyanad Stadium, Manjeri
April 13: East Bengal FC vs Hyderabad FC, Payyanad Stadium, Manjeri
April 17: East Bengal vs Aizwal FC, Payyanad Stadium, Manjeri
April 17: Hyderabad FC vs Odisha FC, Payyanad Stadium, Manjeri

GROUP : C
April 10: ATK Mohun Bagan vs Gokulam Keral FC, EMS Corporation Stadium, Kozhikode
April 10: FC Goa vs Jamshedpur FC, EMS Corporation Stadium, Kozhikode
April 14:Gokulam Kerala FC vs FC Goa, EMS Corporation Stadium, Kozhikode
April 14: Jamshedpur FC vs ATK Mohun Bagan, EMS Corporation Stadium, Kozhikode
April 18: Jamshedpur FC vs Gokulam Kerala FC, EMS Corporation Stadium, Kozhikode
April 18: ATK Mohun Bagan vs FC Goa, EMS Corporation Stadium, Kozhikode

GROUP : D
April 11: Mumbai City FC vs Winners Q4, Payyanad Stadium, Manjeri
April 11: Chennaiyin FC vs NorthEast United FC, Payyanad Stadium, Manjeri
April 15: Winners Q4 vs Chennaiyin FC, Payyanad Stadium, Manjeri
April 15: NorthEast FC vs Mumbai City FC, Payyanad Stadium, Manjeri
April 19: NorthEast United FC vs Winners Q4, Payyanad Stadium, Manjeri
April 19: Mumbai City FC vs Chennaiyin FC, Payyanad Stadium, Manjeri

SEMI FINALS
April 21: Winners Group A vs Winners Group C, EMS Corporation Stadium, Kozhikode
April 22: Winners Group B vs Winners Group D, Payyanad Stadium, Manjeri

FINAL

April 25: Winners Semi-Final 1 vs Winners Semi-Final 2, (EMS Corporation Stadium, Kozhikode).

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EMAMI EAST BENGAL BOARD DECIDED TO APPOINT A NEW COACH FOR THE UPCOMING SEASON


23.3.23: At a Board meeting of Emami East Bengal held this afternoon at Kolkata some important decisions were taken unanimously.
1. It was decided to build a better and stronger team for the next season and invest appropriately.

2. The target is to create a conducive environment for the game so that the team can perform to it's best potential.

3. It was decided to appoint a new coach for the upcoming season. Stephen Constentine will be in charge of the team in Super Cup. According to a source, Spanish coach Josep Gombau are in the race to be the new Head coach of the team.

4. The Board is going to write a letter to FSDL to allow ISL to organise a drafting process again so that the club can have the opportunity to choose Indian footballers, as maximum of the Indian footballers are already contracted with other clubs. A drafting was done in 2017 whwn Bengaluru FC and Jamshedpur FC joined ISL.

The Board will seat shortly do decide the next course of action.

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THE AWARDS OF INDIAN SUPER LEAGUE 2022-23


17.3.23: The Winners of Indian Super League will receive a cash award of a prize money of INR 6 crore along with the Hero ISL trophy and the with the runners-up receiving INR 2.5 crore . The awards will be given in a ceremonial function after the final between ATK Mohun Bagan and Bengaluru FC at Goa.

Apart from the winners and runners up awards the top performing players and clubs of the season will be recognized. The season’s best overall player will be awarded the Hero of the League to be presented for the Golden Ball for outstanding individual contributions to his team’s performances.

The top scorer of the tournament will be awarded with Golden Boot .

One of the most prestigious award will be the Emerging Player of the League award. This trophy and cash award will recognize the league’s best young player for showing promise and potential over the course of the season.

he Hero ISL this season saw the emergence of more than 100 Under-23 players, and tying into this commitment to India’s future heroes will be the Grassroots Award . This award will be presented to the club that has made a significant contribution to the development of Indian football at the grassroots level through their development programs, along with a cash prize to further their efforts to raise the standards of India’s football in the next decade.

The Jindal Panther Golden Glove award will be given to the goalkeeper who has kept the most clean sheets through the season. The winner of this award will receive a trophy and cash prize for his exceptional goalkeeping skills.

The Best Pitch award will also be part of the line-up and will recognise the ground crew for their outstanding maintenance of the playing field over the course of the season. The winner of this award will receive a trophy and cash prize for their efforts in ensuring their venue was in excellent condition for each match and raised the standard of the game.

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ROUND GLASS, THE FIRST I LEAGUE TEAM PROMOTED IN ISL


16.3.23: Round Glass Punjab FC is the first team to get promoted to Indian Super League after being the Champions of Hero I-League 2022-23. Though they have to fulfill the club licensing criteria.

RGPFC had a different feel and energy before the beginning of the I-League season. There was a strong desire to be the title winners, and with this goal they set out on the journey which turned out to be one for the history books. They were representing the state of Punjab which boasts of a rich sporting history and had to follow the path of teams such as JCT Mills who have won the League before them. RGPFC are also the first and only representative of Punjab in the ISL.

The list of awards won by RGPFC players and coaches this I-League season:
· Syed Abdul Rahim Award for the Best Coach of the Season – Staikos Vergetis, Head Coach.
· Top Scorer of the League with 16 goals – Luka Majcen
· Hero of the League – Luka Majcen
· Best Midfielder of the League – Juan Mera
· Best Goalkeeper of the League (11 clean sheets) – Kiran Kumar Limbu

Round Glass Punjab FC completed their tally with 52 points from 22 matches, Churchill Brothers still maintaining the record of earning 55 points in 26 matches, which they created in the year 2012-13 edition.

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GIANNI INFANTINO REELECTED AS PRESIDENT IN 73RD CONGRESS


16.3.23: Gianni Infantino will serve a second term as FIFA President after being re-elected unopposed to lead global football’s governing body for another four years, during the 73rd FIFA Congress in Kigali, Rwanda.

In an interview with FIFA media Gianni Infantino said, “Being FIFA President is an incredible honour, an incredible privilege, and it is also a great responsibility. I am truly humbled and touched by your support, and I promise you that I will continue serving FIFA, serving football all over the world and serving all 211 FIFA member associations.”

The FIFA President Infantino stressed FIFA’s role to organise competitions and to develop football. President Infantino also referenced impending changes to the FIFA Under-17 World Cups at boys’ and girls’ level, which will see those tournaments played on an annual basis, as well as the launch of the FIFA World Series and the revised 32-team FIFA Club World Cup.

The FIFA President assured that FIFA would maintain its position as a leading global force in ensuring the power of football is used to effect positive social change.

AFC Competitions 2023-24 Slots for India announced


AIFF PRESS RELEASE - 14.03.2023 : The Qualifiers for the AFC Competitions 2023-24 for the Indian clubs are to be played between April 4 to May 3, 2023, the Federation announced on Tuesday, March 14.

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has allocated three slots to India — one in the AFC Champions League Group Stage, one in the AFC Cup Group Stage, and one slot for the AFC Cup Qualifiers.

Slot 1: AFC Champions League, Group Stage

The winners of the Hero Indian Super League Shield 2021-22 (Jamshedpur FC) and winners of the same in the 2022-23 season (Mumbai City FC) will fight it out in a one-off match on April 4, 2023. The match will be played between the matches of the Hero Super Cup, with further details to follow in later updates.

The winners of the game will get a direct slot in the AFC Champions League 2023-24 Group Stage.

Slot 2: AFC Cup, Group Stage

This slot will be determined between the winners of the Hero I-League 2021-22 (Gokulam Kerala FC) and the winners of the Hero Super Cup 2023 (TBD).

If the winners of the Hero Super Cup 2023 have already qualified for Slot 1, then Gokulam Kerala FC will get an automatic spot in the AFC Cup 2023-24 Group Stage.

If Gokulam Kerala FC win the Hero Super Cup 2023, then they will secure their qualification for the AFC Cup 2023-24 Group Stage.

The qualifying match for Slot 2, should it be required, will be played on April 29, 2023.

Slot 3: AFC Cup Preliminary Round

This slot will be decided between the winners of the Hero ISL 2021-22 Trophy (Hyderabad FC) and the Hero ISL 2022-23 Trophy (Bengaluru FC or ATK Mohun Bagan FC).

If Hyderabad FC have already qualified for Slot 2, then a qualification match for Slot 3 will not be required, and the winner of the Hero ISL 2022-23 Trophy will take the slot in the AFC Cup 2023-24 Preliminary Round.

If the winners of the Hero ISL Trophy 2022-23 have already qualified for Slot 2, then a qualifying match for Slot 3 will not be required, and Hyderabad FC would automatically play the AFC Cup 2023-24 Preliminary Round.

The Qualifying match for Slot 3, should it be required, will be played on May 3, 2023, or as decided by the AIFF.

Note: All above-mentioned slot allocations are subject to fulfilment of relevant AFC Regulations (as applicable).

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KERALA BLASTERS PROTEST DENIED BY DICIPLINARY COMMITTEE OF AIFF


07.03.23: The AIFF Disciplinary Committee, which met on Monday, March 6, 2023, under chairperson Mr Vaibhav Gaggar, and has rejected the protest lodged by Kerala Balsters FC in connection with the Hero Indian Super League match against Bengaluru FC played on Friday March 3, 2023 at the Kanteerava Stadium, in Bengaluru.

In its Protest, Kerala Blasters FC, who disputed a goal scored by Bengaluru FC off a free-kick, and which was declared legitimate by the referee, the club management said, “The Referee allowed a player from the BFC to take a free-kick without blowing a whistle.”

The Kerala Blasters also sought reliefs on two counts, saying, the match should be replayed and strict action should be taken against the said Referee.

After considering the Protest and going through the Laws of the Game as well as the reports by the officials, the Committee said that it is of the view that the “Protest is not maintainable in law, as the conjoint comprehensive and holistic reading of the League Rules and the Code clearly provides that no protest can be entertained against a Referee’s decisions, since the said decisions are final and binding.”

It further stated, “The facts of the present case depict that the incident does not even fall within the exception carved out in Article 70.5 of the Code. Thus, the present Protest letter/report/petition is dismissed.”

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EMAMI EAST BENGAL ARE IN THE PROCESS OF BUILDING UP A GOOD TEAM


6.3.23: Emami East Bengal FC are in the process of building up a strong team for the forth coming season. East Bengal FC ended 10th in the group league stages in Indian Super League.

In a press statement issued today states, Emami East Bengal are in the process of reviewing the names of the footballers as well as the name of the coaches in the wish list send by East Bengal club last evening. The final appointment will be made only after detailed deliberation and technical advice. In the press statement Emami East Bengal mentioned that they will take all the necessary steps to form a good and competitive team for the forth coming season.

"We also have been requesting for a date from East Bengal Club for quite some time for our Board Meeting, which couldn’t be held due to the Club’s inability to indicate any date. We hope to hold the Board Meeting before the end of March 2023."

It is likely that a Board Meeting will be held shortly to review and discuss the issues.


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CLEITON SILVA EXTEND CONTRACT WITH RED AND GOLD


02.03.23: Emami East Bengal FC extend contract with the Brazalian striker Cleiton Silva for the upcoming season. This was initimated by the club in a press release.

The 36 years old Brazalian striker joined Emami East Bengal FC from Bengaluru FC. Cleiton Silva proved himself as one the rare successful footballers for Red and Gold in the Indian Super League and Durand. Even his club ended in the 10th position in the group league stages out of the 11 participating teams.

After scoring 2 goals against Mumbai City FC in the Durand Cup 2022, Cleiton Silva scored 12 goals in 20 Indian Super League matches. He won the maximum number of 'Hero of the Match Award' in the Group league stages.

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THE RECORDS OF KOLKATA DERBY


23.02.23: The ISL Derby between the arch rivals of Indian football East Bengal FC and ATK Mohun Bagan to be played at Yubabharati Kriangan, Kolkata on Saturday evening.

Though ATK Mohun Bagan won all the five Indian Super League Derbies, but these two top teams in Indian football had an impressive records in the last 102 years.

HEAD TO HEAD
TOTAL MATCHES: 383
EAST BENGAL WIN : 132
MOHUN BAGAN WIN : 126
DRAWN : 125

HEAD TO HEAD IN ISL
TOTAL MATCHES: 5
EAST BENGAL WIN : 0
MOHUN BAGAN WIN : 5
DRAWN : 0

ISL DERBY RESULTS:
Friday, 27 November, 2020: SC EAST BENGAL 0-2 ATK MOHUN BAGAN
Friday, 19 February, 2021: ATK MOHUN BAGAN 3-1 SC EAST BENGAL
Saturday, 27 November, 2021: SC EAST BENGAL 0-3 ATK MOHUN BAGAN
Saturday, 29 January, 2022: ATK MOHUN BAGAN 3-1 SC EAST BENGAL
Saturday, 29 October, 2022: ATK MOHUN BAGAN 2-0 EAST BENGAL FC

TOP SCORERS IN KOLKATA DERBY:
BHAICHUNG BHUTIA - 19 goals (East Bengal 13 goals, Mohun Bagan 6 goals)
JOSE RAMIREZ BARETO - 17 goals (All goals scored for Mohun Bagan)
CHIMA OKORIE - 16 goals (East Bengal 10 goals, Mohun Bagan 6 goals)
SISIR GHOSH - 11 goals (East Bengal 3 goals, Mohun Bagan 8 goals)
MOHAMMAD HABIB - 10 goals (All goals scored for East Bengal )
TOP GOAL SCORING DERBIES
East Bengal 5-0 Mohun Bagan (1975, IFA SHEILD FINAL)
Mohun Bagan 4-2 East Bengal (1944, COOCH BIHAR CUP FINAL)
East Bengal 3 - 4 Mohun Bagan (2007, CFL MATCH)
East Bengal 3 - 5 Mohun Bagan (2009, I LEAGUE MATCH)

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FSDL ANNOUNCES THE DATES AND FORMAT OF KNOCKOUT STAGES


3.2.23: FSDL today announced the dates and format of the knockout matches as well as the date of the FINAL.

The top two teams at the end of the league stage will automatically qualify for the semi-finals.

This is for the first time in the history of India Super League 6 teams will have a chance to qualify for the next round. Teams finishing 3rd to 6th will feature in a single-leg play-off to determine the other two semi-finalists.

Format / Dates of playoffs as per the positions in League table

Knockout 1: 3rd March – 4 (Home team) vs 5 (Away Team)
Knockout 2: 4th March – 3 (Home team) vs 6 (Away )

Semi-final 1 – 1st leg: 7th March – 1 (Home team) vs Winner of Knockout 1
Semi-final 2 – 1st leg: 9th March – 2 (Home team) vs Winner of Knockout 2
Semi-final 1 – 2nd leg: 12th March – Winner of Knockout 1 (Home team) vs 1
Semi-final 2 – 2nd leg: 13th March – Winner of Knockout 2 (Home team) vs 2

FINAL: 18th MARCH 2023.

The venews of the matches will be notified by FSDL in due time.

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JAKE JERVIS SIGNS FOR EAST BENGAL FC


27.1.23:
East Bengal FC confirms the signing of British striker Jake Jervis for the ongoing 2022-23 season. Jervis was a free footballer, recently played for Finnish top tier club SJK.

Jervis is an experience footballer played for Plymouth Argyle, Birmingham City and Elazigspor. The inclus>ion of Jake Jervis in Red and Gold squad will be value with Cleiton Silva in the remaining matches of the season.



JOSEBA BEITIA JOINED NORTH EAST UNITED


26.1.23: NorthEast United FC added strength with the signing of Spanish midfielder Joseba Beitia on Wednesday. This was officially announced by the club.

The Spaniard who is no stranger to Indian football having featured in the Hero I-League for over three seasons will look to have an instant impact at the Highlanders who are looking to end the season on a high under new head coach Vincenzo Annese.

Having signed for Mohun Bagan in 2019, he went on to win the Hero I-League with the Kolkata club before representing RoundGlass Punjab and Rajasthan United in the Hero I-League.



EAST BENGAL FC'S TRANSFER BAN LIFTED BY FIFA


26.1.23: The Transfer ban which was imposed on East Bengal FC due to some specific issues was lifted by FIFA finally. This was announced by East Bengal FC in a press release. The decision was communicated to the club at 2 PM on 26th January after the issues were settled amicably between all parties.

The transfer ban was imposed after Umed Singh, the Iranian footballer register a complain for non receipt of payment from the club.

With the lifting of the transfer ban East Bengal FC will now be able to register new footballers for the ongoing Indian Super League and upcoming Super Cup.



HIRA MONDAL JOINS NORTH EAST UNITED


AIFF ROADMAP: VISION 2047

7.1.23- AIFF MEDIA RELEASE: The All India Football Federation unveiled its strategic roadmap with ‘Vision 2047’ in the presence of various members of the media in New Delhi on Saturday, January 7, 2023. The long due roadmap, ‘Vision 2047’, hopes that in the country’s centenary year of independence, India will also emerge as a new powerhouse of Asian football.

‘Vision 2047’ has been broken down, for diligent implementation, into six four-year strategic plans. The first of these will look to cover the period till 2026. “Vision 2047 paints a picture of where we want to position Indian Football at the outset of a hundred years of our nation’s independence,” AIFF President Mr Kalyan Chaubey said at the event.

“At a time when India’s role is becoming increasingly prominent on the world stage, we embark on a journey as ambitious as our nation itself. However, this is not a journey for the Federation alone, but one that will be traversed together by every entity that is connected to Indian Football.

“With a shared vision and by sharing responsibility, we can implement targeted programmes to address key areas identified in this roadmap and help build capacity for the football ecosystem,” Mr Chaubey said. “I dream of reviving the glory days of Indian Football as it was in the 1950s and 60s and becoming a powerhouse of Asian football once again. It is our right to dream and our duty to do everything it takes to fulfil that dream. Together, we can aspire to take Indian Football to peaks never scaled before.”

One of the key aspects of the roadmap is to ensure increased access to competition and games for players plying their trade in the country. By 2047, the Federation wants to ensure players will be able to play at least 55 matches across different competitions every season.

“Transformation will begin at home through a reform of the organisational culture,” Secretary General Dr Shaji Prabhakaran said, referring to a need for better governance of the game across the country. “A restructuring exercise will be carried out to streamline current operations and develop a team which adopts the industry’s best practices and is transparent in its dealings.”

"By 2036, the centenary of the Federation," Dr Prabhakaran said, "India will be among the top seven countries in Asia, and a strong contender to qualify for the World Cup on merit."

The Federation recognises that growth in modern sport requires a business outlook. The Federation will dedicate an entire division — Business and marketing — to develop, cultivate and invite investment and partnerships in Indian Football.

In lieu of the same, the Federation will support Member Associations with capacity building and help them rise in the Football Pyramid by providing highly relevant ‘Support Solutions’. This support will enable them to be self-sufficient by 2027 and in turn help the ecosystem thrive.

The Federation observed that at the grassroots, the beautiful game, currently, has low participation relative to its size and population. There is a huge gender disparity in participation, and a lack of facilities and playfields in urban areas where children can come out and play. A lack of cohesion and focus between different stakeholders has led to significant gaps in funding.

The AIFF’s 2026 target is to reach 35 million children through grassroots programmes and implement village grassroot programmes across 100 villages throughout India. The flagship grassroots project will also aim to register 1 million registered players and provide football education to 25 million children through Football for Schools.

The Federation recognised that while women’s football has been growing rapidly across the world, it has previously received very little attention in India. The weak ecosystem needs specific solutions to help increase participation and competency across the pyramid. Some of the proposed solutions include better adoption of women’s football by clubs across different levels, incentivising the role of coaches, referees and match commissioners for women, as well as providing a minimum salary to women’s players.

By 2026 — the period of the first strategic plan — the Federation will ensure the creation of a four-level league table pyramid, the top of which will be occupied by the Indian Women’s League (featuring 10 teams), followed by the 2nd Division (8 teams). In addition, there will be five zonal leagues with eight teams each. In addition, a new women’s youth league structure has been proposed, which will see players across different age groups play a minimum of 14 matches. The Federation will ensure that a minimum of 20 states implement the new women’s youth structures by 2027.

On the men’s side, the current strategic plan will ensure the creation of a three-tier national league pyramid with 40 teams. The Hero Indian Super League and Hero I-League will boast of 14 teams each while the Hero I-League 2nd Division will consist of 12 teams. A state championship structure will see city and district leagues feed into the state championships. A revamped men’s youth league structure will see the local state youth league and elite youth leagues will run simultaneously. Clubs and academies will participate in both with the winners of the state youth leagues qualifying for the Elite youth league.

One of the cornerstones of the roadmap is the creation of a national playing philosophy, which will be developed over time after consultation, observation and exploration. Subsequently, the ‘Coach Education Program’ structure will be developed in line with our ‘Indian National Football Philosophy’. The improvement of footballing quality at all levels of the ecosystem demands better coaching and with that in mind, the roadmap targets creating 50,000 active coaches — almost 4,500 with a minimum AIFF C License — across the country.

The Federation observed that the talent development ecosystem is currently informal, with clubs and Federation bodies all largely working in silos without a systematic or uniform approach. The AIFF proposes to change this by creating a data driven scouting structure from the Elite Youth League System for its National Teams. Clubs will drive talent identification at grassroots unto the Elite Youth structure.

An increased focus will be put on utilising the FIFA windows across age groups to provide exposure to players in the national teams, with mega camps (two or more age groups) scheduled at least twice a year. Qualification for the FIFA U17 World Cups for Both Men and Women on merit is a key part of the agenda. Infrastructure is key to achieving many long-term goals. The Federation has observed that there has, over the past decades, been a reduction in playgrounds in urban areas. Many top professional clubs do not yet own football infrastructure. The Federation plans to conduct a pan-India infrastructure census by 2025. Subsequently, it will put in place policy interventions that will incentivise government authorities, football clubs, corporates, and private investors to invest in infrastructure. A grading and licensing criteria will be in place by 2024, and a mega football park will be formalised by 2026. The AIFF National Centre of Excellence will be fully functional by 2026. A key focus of the Strategic Roadmap, Dr Prabhakaran said, is on “increasing the commercial viability by creating economic value for all our stakeholders, especially players.” The Federation will create effective feedback mechanisms that will ensure it is among the best government sports organisations in the country. The roadmap also lists creation of new assets in football, futsal and beach soccer to engage sponsors and diversify target audiences to broaden the reach of Indian Football.



HIRA MONDAL JOINS NORTH EAST UNITED


4.1.23: NorthEast United FC, on Wednesday, confirmed the signing of defender Hira Mondal on a free transfer. Hira was earlier a part of Bengaluru FC but parted ways with the club in November by mutual consent and has been without a team since then. Hira had an impressive performance with East Bengal despite the club ended the tournament at the bottom of the table. He made 16 appearances for the team and made an impact at both ends of the pitch.



ATK MOHUN BAGAN SIGNED FEDRICO, PUITEA AND U-20 FOOTBALLERS


31.12.22: ATK Mohun Bagan confirms the signing of Fedrico Gallego from Sud America, a premier division club of Uruguay in a six months deal. He joined the Mariners in place of injured Joni Kauko.The Uruguan attacking medio had the experience of playing in Indian Super League. He played for North East United FC from 2019-22. Fedrico scored 5 goals for in his 25 appreance for the North Eastern club. It is likely that Fedrico will be in the squad from the upcoming matches in January.

Lalthathanga Khawlhring better known as Puitea joined Mariners in a long term deal. In a Press Release ATK Mohun Bagan confirms the deal is for three and a half years. Puitea played for Kerala Blasters FC for last two years. ATK Mohun Bagan had paid a transfer fee for the midfielder from Miroram. Though the amount is not known.

ATK Mohun Bagan also signed some young footballers with an aim to build up their squad for the future in order to play in ISL Development League, IFA Shield and other all India football tournaments. . The footballers are Taison Singh (winger), Suhail Bhat (forward), Sibajit Singh (midfeider). Sayed Zahid (goalkeeper), Ptitam Meetai and Amandeep Singh (wing back). These six footballers were in the squad of AFC U-20 Asian Cup.



EMAMI EAST BENGAL TO SIGN LALCHUNGNUNGA ON A LONG TERM DEAL


25.12.22: Emami East Bengal FC finally agreed to sign the central defender Lalchungnunga from Sreenidi Deccan FC on a long-term deal. The permanant deal will effect from the start of the 2023-24 season and will last till the end of the 2025-26 season. This was officially announced by Emami East Bengal in a press statement.

Lalchungnunga had an impressive performance since he joined Red and Gold. Emami East Bengal roped in the promising defender on a one-year loan deal. On August 22, he made his senior competitive debut for the Red & Gold Brigade against Indian Navy in a Durand Cup Group B fixture at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan.




EMAMI EAST BENGAL LEFT FOR IMPHAL TO PLAY U-17 YOUTH CUP


23.12.22: A 22 member squad of Emami East Bengal U-17 for the Hero U-17 Youth Cup left for Imphal this afternoon. Emami East Bengal are in Group D along with Gauhati Town Club, Jamshedpur FC, Shillong Lajong FC and Classic Football Academy.

THE 22 MEMBER SQUAD FOR EMAMI EAST BENGAL ARE:

Goalkeepers: Nur Alam Gazi, Rangan Bhattacharya and Arijit Das.

Defenders: Irfan Sekh, Lakshman Hembram, Prajjal Saha, Haru Roy, Md Yusuf, Sudipta Mondal, Ashish Roy.

Midfielders: Tuhin Das, Md Yasin, Rakesh Mali, Ranit Das, Gopal Das, Md Afjal.

Forwards: Ajay Sahani, Mocha Irom, Roktim Jana, Miraj Mullick, Biki Santra, Debojit Roy.

Head Coach: Tarun Dey.

Emami East Bengal will play their first match against Gauhati Town Club on 25th December. The other matches will be played on Jamshedpur FC (December 27), Shillong Lajong (December 29) and Classic Football Academy (December 31).



CENTRAL DEFENDER SLAVKO DAMJANOVIC JOINS ATK MOHUN BAGAN


21.12.22 ATK Mohun Bagan confirms the joining of Serbian central defender Slavko Damjanovic in January transfer window. He joined the Mariners from the Serbian Super League club Novi Pazar.


Slavko Damjanovic had the experience of playing in Indian Super League for Chennaiyin FC in the year 2021-22. Slavko played an important role for Chennaiyin FC played nineteen matches in their favour.

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BABU MANI LEFT INDIAN FOOTBALL FOR THE FINAL JOURNEY


19.11.22: A sad news in Indian football. Indian international BABU MANI passed away this evening at a Private Hospital in Kolkata at the early age of 59 years. Mani was suffering from acute Liver disorder since last few months. He was survived by his wife and only son.

One of the finest winger of Indian football Babu Mani came to Kolkata from Bengaluru from Indian Telephone Industries. He was spotted at the Santosh Trophy at Trissur and finally joined Mohammedan Sporting Club of Kolkata in the early eighties at the age of eighteen. He was one of the important member of Mohammedan Sporting in the year 1983 when the Black Panthers won Bordoloi Trophy and DCM. Mohammedan Sporting was one of the strongest team in the country with the Iranian stars Majid Baskar and Jamshed Nasiri was in their squad.

Mani, the skillful and speedy winger scored the only goal for Mohun Bagan in the year 1984 in the CFL Kolkata Derby against East Bengal at Eden Gardens after he joined the Mariners in the year 1984. He later joined East Bengal and proved himself as one of the important footballer since 1994. He was forced to play for Food Corporation of India at the flag end of his football carrier unlike the other stars Krishanu Dey, Bikash Panji and Aloke Mukherjee.

Babu Mani was selected by Ciric Milovan in the India national squad in the year 1984 to play in Nehru Gold Cup. He was a regular member of the Indian national team in Pre Olympic, Asian Games, Pre World Cup and Nehuru Gold Cup from 1984 -1989. He was the member of the Indian squad in the 1985 which won the SAAF Cup.

After his retirement from football Babu Mani decided to stay in Kolkata as he was posted in the city working for FCI. We pray for the departed soul of Babu Mani to rest in peace.




GIANNI INFANTINO URGES THE WORLD TO UNITE AHEAD OF FIFA WORLD CUP


19.11.22: On the eve of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, the President of FIFA has urged the global community to seize the unique opportunity the tournament provides to unite – despite differences – over its shared passion of football; and under the banner of tolerance, understanding and respect, use the global game as its vehicle to connect, rather than divide.

Speaking at a press conference in front of more than 400 accredited members of the global media, Gianni Infantino said that now – more than ever – was the time to speak about the positives the FIFA World Cup™ brings to the lives of millions of people in Qatar, and across the world.

“The only thing I’m asking you. Engage. Help. Don’t divide, try to unite,” President Infantino said during his opening address at the media conference. “The world is divided enough. We are organising a FIFA World Cup, we’re not organising a war. We organise a FIFA World Cup where people who have many problems in his or her life try to come and enjoy.”

Mr Infantino called on those already in Qatar, those planning to visit and those covering the tournament for the global media to look to the joys the 29-day festival of football will bring. The President also emphasised that how - despite differences in background, religion, gender or sexuality - for the first time in FIFA World Cup history supporters of all 32 nations will be able to gather in one place, and bond to bond over one shared passion.

“Look at the city, it’s beautiful, it’s geared up. People want to celebrate,” Mr Infantino continued. “We have to spread understanding. FIFA is a global football organisation. We have 211 countries which are a part of FIFA. Every association is the same because we are football people. We want to be football people; we don't want to be politicians or whatever else. And football brings people together – in spite of everything, because only engagement can bring real change.”


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MOHAMMEDAN SPORTING ANNOUNCES THEIR SQUAD FOR I LEAGUE


9.11.22: Mohammedan Sporting Club announces their squad ahead of I League, 2022-23 edition. This edition of the competition expected to be much more competitive as the top place team will have the opportunity to participate in the Indian Super League.
GOALKEEPERS: Zothanmawia, Mithun Samamta, Sankar Ray.
DEFENDERS: Saiful Rahaman, Vanlalzuidika, Osmane N'Diaye, Shaher Shaheen, Wayne Vaz, Dipu Halder (U-22), Abash Thapa, Abhishek Ambekar.
MIDFIELDERS: Nuruddin Davranov, Nikola StoJanovic, Milan Signh, Abhishek Halder, Faslu Rahaman, Christy Davis.
FORWARDS: Sk Faiaz, Pritam Singh, Kean Luwis, Gopi Singh, Ridge Demello (U-22), Marcas Joseph, Azharuddin Mullick, Adedeji Dauda.

HEAD COACH: Andrey Chernyshov.

ASSISTANT COACH: Joseph Naik.

GOALKEEPER COACH: Sandip Nandy.

PHYSIOTHERAPIST: Soumya Bhattacharjee, Ankan Roy Choudhury.

Mohammedan Sporting will play the first match against the defending champions Gokulam Kerala FC on 12th of November at an away encounter.



BRAZALIAN LEGEND CAFU, IN A FOUR DAYS VISIT TO KOLKATA


1.11.22: Marcos Evangelista de Morais, better known as CAFU one of the legendary icon of Brazil football will be at the The City Of Joy from 4th November to 7th November in a four day visit to India.

Mr Satadru Dutta, the man who has arranged the programme of Cafu in India said, "Cafu will travel to Kolkata on behalf of the presenting Sponsor Bengal Peerless and will inaugurate the Kolkata Police Friendship Cup and play a charity match between Bengal Peerless All Stars Eleven & Kolkata Police All Stars Eleven featuring several sports personalities & celebrates. The Champion Captain, Cafu, will also be having a football workshop with budding young talents. "

Cafu will be a part of a chat show and will hand over a jersey to the Hon’ble Chief Minister of West Bengal, Ms Mamata Banerjeeand a football boot to the cricketing legend Mr Sourav Ganguly.

Cafu represented Brazil from 1990-2006, participated in 142 international matches. During this time Brazil won FIFA World Cup in the year 1994 and 2002. He is among the rare footballer to participate in three World Cup final matches.

The details of Cafu's visit to Kolkata coming soon.



SAURAV GANGULY REJOIN ATK MOHUN BAGAN AS DIRECTOR


25.10.22: Saurav Ganguly, the former President of BCCI are now all set to rejoin ATK Mohun Bagan as Director shortly. This was announced at a press meeting at the Mohun Bagan club tent today.

One of the successful captain of Indian cricket team and ex BCCI President, Saurav Ganguly came to the Mohun Bagan club tent today afternoon and had a discussion with General Secretary Debasish Dutta and other club officials. He was associated with ATK as the Director since the start of Indian Super League in 2014.

The Prince of Kolkata will be present at Yubabharati Kriangan on 29th October to witness the Derby between ATK Mohun Bagan and East Bengal FC of Indian Super League.

Sourav Ganguly had to leave his position of ATK, now ATK Mohun Bagan after he joined BCCI as President.


I LEAGUE TO START FROM 12TH NOVEMBER


17.10.22: The All India Football Federation is pleased to announce that the 2022-23 edition of the Hero I-League will start on November 12, 2022. Twelve teams are slated to participate in the league.

PATICIPATING TEAMS: Aizawl FC, Churchill Brothers, Gokulam Kerala FC, Kenkre FC, Mohammedan Sporting Club, NEROCA FC, Round Glass Punjab FC, Rajastan FC, Real Kashmir FC, Sreenidhi Deccan FC, Sudeva Delhi FC, TRAU FC.

While the fixtures of the Hero I-League are ready, its official declaration is being held back subject to resolving certain issues. As the league is back to its usual format of Home and Away matches this season, six Hero I-League clubs are facing various infrastructural issues and are getting ready to host matches on identified venues.

At the same time, the AIFF is currently in active discussion with its marketing partners to finalise the official broadcasters, which will enhance the value of viewing experience and help taking the Hero I-League to every nook and corner of the country. The AIFF hopes to settle the key issues at the earliest before announcing the fixtures.


INDIA AND SAUDI ARABIA ARE THE CONTENDERS TO HOST AFC ASIAN CUP 2027


India and Saudi Arabia are the contenders to host AFC Asian Cup 2027. While, Qatar Football Association will host the AFC Asian Cup 2023. This was confirmed after a meeting of the AFC Executive Committee.

Qatar are the reigning AFC Asian Cup champions and will be hosting the Continent’s most prestigious men’s tournament for the third time after staging the 1988 and 2011 editions.

The AFC Executive Committee stated the bidding proposals for the AFC Asian Cup 2027 are shortlisted. The All India Football Federation and the Saudi Arabian Football Federation as the final two bidders with the hosting decision to be taken by the AFC Congress at its next meeting in February 2023.

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1,20,000 KIDS TO WATCH WOMEN'S WORLD CUP


17.10.22: In the opening week of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup India 2022™, the tournament has already attracted a lot of warmth from football fans in the country.

The presence of a special set of fans seen consistently cheering from the stands - young boys and girls - has been facilitated by a special community engagement initiative undertaken jointly by the tournament's Local Organising Committee and FIFA. Thousands of young children across the three venues have enjoyed some world-class footballing action, and many more will get a chance to do the same in the coming days.

For Jaime Yarza, Director of Tournaments, FIFA, the sight of the children having fun in Navi Mumbai's DY Patil Stadium are a stand-out moment. "The matches where the kids are dancing, celebrating, and laughing created the ‘pictures of the day’ for me," he said.

The joy of watching the tournament take-off is even sweeter for him because of the uncertainty that surrounded its fate due to the pandemic. "It was a hard time for a lot of people, especially for those who were here for the FIFA U-17 World Cup in 2017,” continued Yarza.

Nandini Arora, who is one of the Project Directors of the tournament, also spoke about the initiative. She said, "Through this tournament, we want to promote the ideas of equality and inclusion. We want these boys and girls to come and see how well these young women can play."

A number of people have been working behind the scenes to make this initiative a success. “We must thank the local Municipal bodies in each of the host cities, the police and the teachers accompanying these children for helping us pull off this wonderful initiative, that in total will see close to 120,000 kids get to watch a match from a stadium,” said Arora.

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A WIN AGAINST KERALA BLASTERS WILL BOOST OUR MORALE BEFORE THE DERBY: PRITAM KOTAL


ATK Mohun Bagan will play the second match of the competition against the defending champions Kerala Blasters FC. After the practice session on Friday evening the Mariners will leave for Kochi to play their second and one of the tough match in the League.

ATK Mohun Bagan lost the first match against Chennaiyin FC by a margin of 2-1 at home inspite of a good start. The Mariners are determined to earn full point against Kerala Blasters. Kerala Blasters defeated East Bengal in their first match by a marin of 3-1 at home.

Pritam Kotal, one of the senior member of ATK Mohun Bagan in a discussion with the club media said a win before the Derby against East Bengal is important for us. Our prime target is to earn full points in our second match. Kerala Blasters is a strong side and the defending champions. We played some competitive matches against them in the past. We are ready to give one hundred percent on Sunday in order to get full points before the Derby.

Pritam Kotal said we lost the first match against Chennaiyin FC in our first match. We had a lot of positive chances in the first half. We had a better records in ball possession and passing than Chennaiyin FC but eventually we lost due to lack of our concentration at the later half of the match.

We had a specific plan and strategy against Kerala Blasters. A win against on Sunday will boost our morale before the Derby at Kolkata.


EAST BENGAL FC ANNOUNCES THE NAMES OF THEIR CAPTAINS


6.10.22: East Bengal FC announces the name of their captains ahead of the first match in the 9th edition of Indian Super League.

In a press release it is stated Goalkeeper Kamaljit Singh, Defender Ivan Gonzalez, Midfielder Souvik Chakraborty, Sumeet Passi and striker Cleiton Silva will lead East Bengal FC in the upcoming tournament.


AIFF EXTEND CONTRACT WITH IGOR STIMAC


4.10.22: All India Football Federation today signed an extension agreement with India Men’s Senior National Team head coach Igor Stimac at Football House, New Delhi. The extension period of the contract will remain valid till the end of the AFC Asian Cup 2023.

The decision to extend the contract was recommended by the AIFF's Technical Committee last month, and was subsequently ratified by the Executive Committee in their respective meetings in Kolkata last month. The Executive Committee also accepted the recommendations of the Technical Committee that should India make it to the quarterfinals of the Asian Cup, the coach’s contract should be automatically renewed.

Igor Stimac was managing the Indian Senior National team 2019. This is second successive AFC Asian Cup qualification as India topped Group D of the Third Round qualifiers.


ISL FIXTURE CHANGES


ISL MEDIA - 2.10.22: Hero Indian Super League announces the following changes in the 2022-23 fixtures:

Matchweek 6: Jamshedpur FC vs Hyderabad FC scheduled on November 12, 2022 will now be played on November 9, 2022 at 7:30 p.m. at the JRD Tata Sports Complex, Jamshedpur

Matchweek 16: Jamshedpur FC vs Bengaluru FC to be played on January 21, 2023 has been rescheduled to January 18, 2023 at 7:30 p.m. at the JRD Tata Sports Complex, Jamshedpur

Matchweek 22: Odisha FC vs Jamshedpur FC scheduled on February 25, 2023 will now be played on February 22, 2023 at 7:30 p.m. at the Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar


ALMOST 131 PEOPLE DEAD IN A STADIUM AT INDONESIA


2.10.22: Violence and Roit in football ground once again. It is reported by Indonesia's National Pollice chief Listyo Sigit Prabowo, a number of 125 people including 2 Policemen are dead following a viloence and Chaos after the end of a league match in the East Jawa provience in Indonesia on Sunday.

In a match between the two top rated teams Arema FC and Persebaya Surabaya at Malanag a town in East Jawa, the incident occured at the end of the match. Arema FC won the match by a margin of 3-2. According to the reports, the violent supporters of the losing team came down to the pitch in numbers. The supporters in the home team colour, Red and Blue rushed inside the playing arena and clashed with the Indonesian Security force. To control the situation Police fired tear gas to the fans which led to cases of suffocation. FIFA advised not to use tear gas in football stadium.

According to the governer of East Jawa provience the death toll are 131 and more than 300 people are injured. The smoke of tear gas causes lack of oxygen and shortness of breath led to world's deadliest stadium disasters.

The President of Indonesia, Joka Widodo instructed to suspend all the League Liga 1 matches till the investigation were completed. While addressing the President of Indonesia said, he requested Police chief to investigate the case.

Gianni Infantino, the President of FIFA said, " A dark day for all involved in football and a tragedy beyond comprehension." FIFA advised not to use tear gas in football stadium.


ATK MOHUN BAGAN EXTEND CONTRACT WITH THREE FOOTBALLERS


1.10.22: ATK Mohun Bagan extended the contracts with three of their ace footballers Liston Colaco, Manvir Singh and Deepak Tangri. In a press release today ATK Mohun Bagan stated the deal with Liston Colaco and Manvir Singh will end 2027, while with Deepak Tangri the contract will last till the end of 2026.

Liston Colaco had an impressive season last year after joining from Hyderabad FC. Liston scored eight important goals with five assist in 22 matches he played in Indian Super League. Liston was successful in the AFC Cup for the Mariners by scoring four goal and two assist including a hatrik against the Basundhara Kings of Bangladesh.

Though Manvir Singh does not have a decent season last year, but he proved himself in some of the important matches with Roy Krishna last year.

The teen age midfielder Deepak Tangri was almost a regular member in the ATK Mohun Bagan squad in ISL and AFC Cup.


EMAMI EAST BENGAL UNVEILS THE JERSEYS AHEAD OF ISL


29.9.22: Emami East Bengal today unveils New Jersey ahead of the forth coming Indian Super League. On the day of 'Charturti' in the premises of a Durga Puja Pandal in South Kolkata the new jerseys - Home, Away, Third kit and Goalkeeper jerseys were introduced in front of eminent dignities, marquee East Bengal footballers and Head coach of East Bengal's Head coach Stephen Constantine.

HOME KIT: The home kit was introduced by Souvik Chakraborty and Manoranjan Bhattacharjee. The home kit is a re creation of the 1996 jersey when Emami was the principle sponcer of East Bengal. This re creation of that yesteryear jersey design aims to infuse the energy of what winning streak in the team with Emami Group now becoming the primary investor of the club.

AWAY KIT: It is symbolic gesture of respect and acknowledgement to all the stars and trophies won by the Club in its centenarian legacy. The clean star-spangled white jersey will ensure the club stands out strongly while playing away games. The away kit jersey was introduced by Prasanta Banerjee and Cleiton Silva.

THIRD KIT: The third kit was introduce by Bikash Panji and VP Suhair. It represents what sets the team apart. The passion and fire that burns within to achieve the best and the hand that nurtures this fire creates a distinct identity of the club. The blue and white jersey with the with self design of the 'MASHAL' symbol in its self design print stands apart in its look and feel.

Emami East Bengal will playthe first match against Kerala Blaster FC at Kochi with their away jersey.


FC GOA ANNOUNCES THEIR SQUAD FOR ISL


26.9.22: FC Goa in a Press statement confirm the squad for the upcoming 2022-23 edition of the Hero Indian Super League. Brandon Fernandez to lead FC Goa in the upcoming tournament while Carlos Pena who was a member of the team in 2019 will be in charge of the team as head coach.

As per ISL guidelines, FC Goa’s squad for the season features six overseas signings, one of whom is from an AFC member nation. While the league regulations mandate a minimum of four U23 players to be present in clubs’ squads.

FC SQUAD FOR ISL 2022-23
Goalkeepers: Dheeraj Singh, Arshdeep Singh, Hrithik Tiwari
Defenders: Sanson Pereira, Anwar Ali, Fares Arnaout, Leander D’Cunha, Marc Valiente, Seriton Fernandes, Saviour Gama, Aibanbha Dohling, Lesly Rebello
Midfielders: Brandon Fernandes (Captain), Princeton Rebello, Ayush Chhetri, Phrangki Buam, Makan Chothe, Redeem Tlang, Edu Bedia, Glan Martins, Brison Fernandes, Muhammed Nemil, Lalremruata HP
Forwards: Noah Sadaoui, Devendra Murgaokar, Iker Guarrotxena, Alvaro Vazquez
Coaching Staff: Carlos Pena (Head Coach), Gouramangi Singh (Assistant Coach), Gorka Azkorra (Assistant Coach), Joel Dones (Strength and Conditioning Coach), Eduard Carrera (Goalkeeping Coach)

FC Goa includes six footballers from their Devolopement team. They are Hrithik Tiwari, Leander D’Cunha, Saviour Gama, Lesly Rebello, Princeton Rebello and Lalremruata HP.

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IFA TIED UP WITH SISTER NIVEDITA UNIVERSITY AS TITTLE SPONCER


21.9.22: The 124th edition of Calcutta Football league is now SNU Calcutta Football League. At a press conference in Kolkata a deal was signed between IFA Secretary Anirban Dutta and Chancellor of SNU University Satyam Ray Chowdhury. This is the second consecutive year when a deal as 'Tittle Sponcer' being signed between SNU and IFA. The IFA and Sister Nivedita University officials were present at the meeting.

Sister Nivedita University is not the "Tittle Sponcer" of CFL. Man of the Match and Emerging player of the match award will be sponcered by SNU in all the matches of Super Six. SNU will give Medical Support to IFA from Techno Global Hospital in the matches organised by IFA.




THE FIXTURE OF SUPER SIX YET TO FINALISE BY IFA


17.9.22: The teams of the Super Six in CFL Premier Division League is finalised. Apart from the top three teams of Kolkata, ATK Mohun Bagan, Emami East Bengal FC and Mohammedan Sporting Club the other three teams are Bhawnipur Club, Khidirpur FC and Aryan club.

The three teams Bhawnipur Club(23 points), Khidirpur FC(18 points) and Aryan Club(18 points) are finalised in Super Six on the basis of their points and goal difference in the Premier League matches. While, ATK Mohun Bagan, Emami East Bengal FC and Mohammedan Sporting Club are qualified directly in the Super Six.

IFA is yet to finalise the fixture of the Super Six matches. The two ISL teams ATK Mohun Bagan, Emami East Bengal FC will participate in the competetion, and Mohammedan Sporting in I League. ISL will start from 7th of October while I League are expected to start from 26th October. The representive of ATK Mohun Bagan mentioned that FSDL will not allow to participate in other tournaments during ISL. So they require a permission from FSDL for their participation in CFL during Indian Super League.

It will be a hard task for IFA to complete all the matches of Super Six within a short period as the Festival season is about to start and the Kolkata maidan will be closed temporarily from 1st to 15th of October.
The decision regarding the announcement of Fixture and the matches of Super Six are likely to finalise after a discussion with AIFF and FSDL.

STIMAC ANNOUNCED THE NAME OF THE FOOTBALLERS FOR VIETNAM FREINDLIES

16.9.22: Indian Head Coach Igor Stimac, announced the name of 23 players ahead of the two-day camp to be held in Kolkata from September 18, 2022. A 23-member Indian team will travel to Vietnam on September 20 to play two FIFA friendly matches against Singapore and Vietnam to be held on September 24 and 27, respectively.

The list of 23 players called for the camp:
Goalkeepers: Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Dheeraj Singh Moirangthem and Amrinder Singh.
Defenders: Sandesh Jhingan, Roshan Singh Naorem, Anwar Ali, Akash Mishra, Chinglensana Singh Konsham, Harmanjot Singh Khabra and Narender.
Midfielders: Liston Colaco, Muhammed Ashique Kuruniyan, Deepak Tangri, Udanta Singh Kumam, Anirudh Thapa, Brandon Fernandes, Yasir Mohammad, Jeakson Singh Thounaojam, Sahal Abdul Samad, Rahul Kannoly Praveen and Lallianzuala Chhangte.
Forwards: Sunil Chhetri and Ishan Pandita.

The three-team meet has been named as the Hung Thinh Friendly Football Tournament with hosts Vietnam and Singapore taking on each other in the opening match on September 21. While the champions of the round robin meet will receive a prize money of $ 30,000, the runners-up side will take home $ 20,000. The third place too carries a prize money of $ 10,000.

KALYAN CHAUBEY ANNOUNCED HIS PLANS:U-17 WOMEN'S LEAGUE & DEVOLOPEMENT FROM STATE LEVEL TO START

8.9.22: The newly elected President of All India Football Federation, Kalyan Chaubey today in a media interaction at Kolkata announced his plans which his team will going to implement in the coming days. The officials of AIFF, Dr.Shaji Prabhakaran(Secretary General) , Avijit Paul (Member, Executive Committee) and Sunando Dhar (Deputy Secretary General), were also present on the occasion.

The AIFF President wants the devolopement should start from the state level. He said, "A lot of importance would be given in future to Santosh Trophy and other inter-state championships. Over the years, some of the best names of Indian football have risen from these meets. We will continue to nurture these tournaments."

AIFF will soon start a under-17 women’s league in India in association with the Sports Authority of India. AIFF president added, the federation has the plan to introduce a minimum salary cap for the players in the Indian Women’s League. Kalyan Chaubey said, “It is not right that honorariums of footballers should have huge differences at men’s and women’s levels. All efforts should be made to restore a balance.”

AIIF is planning to devolope the game right from the school level. While interacting Kalyan Chaubey said, “Our aim is to take the game through the schools. In India, there are 16 lakhs Government schools with 25 crores students. Most of these schools have a football ground each. If we can tap that area, and attach our licensed coaches with the physical trainers at the school, then a lot can be done without wasting energy and resources.”

While answering to a question Kalyan Chaubey said Federation would send the names of its nominees for the Padma Shri and Arjuna awards by September 15.

Kalyan Chaubey pointed out that misuse of funds in football should be stopped and dealt with in the strictest possible manner. The technical committee of AIFF will meet together to finalise several issues like coaching, scouting and selections of players, the AIFF President said a balancing act between the interest of the National team and the clubs needs to be maintained since both are important for taking Indian football forward together.

KNOCKOUT STAGES FIXTURE OF DURAND CUP RELEASED

5.9.22: The knockout stages of 131st Durand Cup will start from 9th of September at the two venues at Kolkata. After a sea saw battle between twenty teams divided in the four groups in Kolkata, Imphal and Guwahati eight teams are now qualified to play the quarter final stages.

Durand Committee finalised the fixtures of the knockout stages.

QUARTER FINAL STAGE:
09th   September:   Md Sporting Club      vs     Kerala Blasters FC (VYBK 6PM)
10th September: Bengaluru FC vs Odisha FC (KBK 6PM)
11th September: Mumbai City FC vs Chennaiyin FC (VYBK 6PM)
12th September: Rajastan United FC vs Hyderabad FC (KBK 6PM)

SEMI FINAL STAGE:
14th September: Winner of QF 1 vs Winner of QF 3 (VYBK 6PM)
15th September: Winner of QF 2 vs Winner of QF 4 (VYBK 6PM)
FINAL
18th Septamber: Winner of SF 1 vs Winner of SF 2 (VYBK 6PM)

In the quarter final 2 teams from I League and 6 ISL teams will participate.


SHAJI PRABHAKHARAN NOMINATED AS SECRETARY GENERAL OF AIFF

3.9.22: New-elected All India Football Federation President Mr. Kalyan Chaubey chaired an AIFF Executive Committee meeting at the headquarters of Indian football, the Football House, earlier today.

Besides vice President Mr. NA Haris, Treasurer Ajay Kipa, all other newly elected Executive Committee members, and the six eminent footballers co-opted in the Committee, except Mr. Bhaichung Bhutia, were present in the meeting.

Welcoming the members, the AIFF President said: “This is the first time that six former eminent players are part of the Committee as per the order of the Honourable Supreme Court. We need to work together, and at no time should any personal ego come as a roadblock on our endeavour to take Indian football forward together.

The President proposed Dr. Shaji Prabhakaran’s name as the new Secretary General of the All India Football Federation, which was unanimously approved by all the members. “Dr. Shaji’s previous experience as FIFA Regional Development Officer will bring in new and fresh ideas which will provide the much-needed fillip to Indian Football,”Kalyan Chaubey said.

The Committee, as per the AIFF President’s proposal, also unanimously appointed Mr. Sunando Dhar as the new Deputy Secretary General of the AIFF.

The Committee decided to appoint IM Vijayan as the Chairman of the new AIFF Technical Committee. Eugeneson Lyngdoh, Climax Lawrence, Harjinder Singh, Arun Malhotra and Ms. Pinki Bompal will be the other members of the AIFF Technical Committee.

Meanwhile, former India captain Shabbir Ali was unanimously named as the Chairman of the Advisory Committee.

EMINENT FOOTBALLERS AND STAKE HOLDERS TO INVOLVE: AIFF PRESIDENT

2.9.22: Kalyan Chaubey elected as the new President of All India Football Federation in a General Elections as per the order of the Honourable Supreme Court of India on Friday, September 2, 2022 at the Football House in New Delhi.

Kalyan Chaubey was voted the President in an Electoral College of 34 State Associations. While Mr. Chaubey polled 33 votes, his only rival in the fray, Mr. Bhaichung Bhutia received one vote.

While interacting with the AIFF media, the newly elected President said, "We will engage with all stakeholders to take Indian Football Forward Together.”

While answering to a question Kalyan Chaubey said, “I want to involve all eminent footballers to work on the different challenges Indian football is facing today, and to realise the dreams of the respective states. After 100 days, we plan to unveil the roadmap for Indian Football and take the next step.” Kalyan Chaubey wants to concentrate in grass root level. He said, “We plan to reach out to various schools to extend our outreach at the grassroot level. Hence, we will also have detailed discussions with Sri Anurag Thakur ji (Minister of State for Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, and Minister for Information and Broadcasting), Shri Dharmendra Pradhan-ji, and the HRD Ministry.”

Kalyan reieved a call from the FIFA President Mr. Gianni Infantino, who wants the AIIF President to meet him soon at Doha or Zurich.

KOLKATA DERBY TO BE PLAYED ON OCTOBER & FEBRUARY

FSDL has announced the Fixtures of the 2022-23 edition of Indian Super League. The top two clubs of the country ATK Mohun Bagan and Emami East Bengal will face against each other in India's biggest Derby on 29th October 2022 and 25th February 2023 at Vivekananda Yubabharati Kriangan, Kolkata.

ATK Mohun Bagan will play the home match on 29th October, while Emami East Bengal's home match against their arch rival are scheduled on the 25th of February.

FSDL published the fixtures of all the Group League matches. The fixtures of the knock out stages are yet to announce.

The schedule matches of Emami East Bengal and ATK Mohun Bagan in ISL.

EAST BENGAL

HOME MATCHES:
12th October: EAST BENGAL VS FC GOA
04th November: EAST BENGAL VS CHENNAIYIN FC
18th November: EAST BENGAL VS ODISHA FC
16th December: EAST BENGAL VS MUMBAI CITY FC
30th December: EAST BENGAL VS BENGALURU FC
13th January: EAST BENGAL VS JAMSHEDPUR FC
20th January: EAST BENGAL VS HYDERABAD FC
03rd February: EAST BENGAL VS KERALA BLASTERS FC
08th February: EAST BENGAL VS NORTH EAST UNITED FC
25th February: EAST BENGAL VS ATK MOHUN BAGAN
All the home matches to be played at Kolkata.

AWAY MATCHES:
07th October: EAST BENGAL VS KEARALA BLASTERS FC (KOCHI)
20th October: EAST BENGAL VS NORTH EAST UNITED FC (GUWAHATI)
29th October: EAST BENGAL VS ATK MOHUN BAGAN (KOLKATA)
11th November: EAST BENGAL VS BENGALURU FC (BENGALURU)
27th Novenber: EAST BENGAL VS JAMSHEDPUR FC (JAMSHEDPUR
09th December: EAST BENGAL VS HYDERABAD FC (HYDERABAD)
07th January: EAST BENGAL VS ODISHA FC (BHUBANESWAR)
26th January: EAST BENGAL VS FC GOA (MARGAO)
12th Februay: EAST BENGAL VS CHENNAIYIN FC (CHENNAI)
19th Februry: EAST BENGAL VS MUMBAI CITY FC (MUMBAI)
ATK MOHUN BAGAN

HOME MATCHES:
10th October: ATKMB VS CHENNAIYIN FC
29th October: ATKMB VS EAST BENGAL
10th November: ATKMB VS NORTH EAST UNITED FC
26th November: ATKMB VS HYDERABAD FC
08th December: ATKMB VS JAMSHEDPUR FC
28th December: ATKMB VS FC GOA
14th January: ATKMB VS MUMBAI CITY FC 28th January: ATKMB VS ODISHA FC
05th February: ATKMB VS BENGALURU FC
18th February: ATKMB VS KERALA BLASTERS FC
All the home matches to be played at Kolkata.

AWAY MATCHES:
16th October: ATKMB VS KERALA BLASTERS FC (KOCHI)
06th November: ATKMB VS MUMBAI CITY FC (MUMBAI)
20th November: ATKMB VS FC GOA (MARGAO)
03rd December: ATKMB VS BENGALURU FC (BENGALURU)
15th December: ATKMB VS ODISHA FC (BHUBANESWAR)
24th December: ATKMB VS NORTH EAST UNITED (GUWAHATI)
21st January: ATKMB VS CHENNAIYIN FC (CHENNAI)
09th February: ATKMB VS JAMSHEDPUR FC (JAMSHEDPUR FC)
14th February: ATKMB VS HYDERABAD FC (HYDERABAD)
25th February: ATKMB VS EAST BENGAL (KOLKATA)

All the league matches will start at 7.30 PM.


INDIAN SUPER LEAGUE TO KICK OFF ON 7TH OCTOBER AT KOCHI

1.9.23: Emami East Bengal to play the opening match of the Indian Super League against Kerala Blasters FC at Kochi on 7th of October. Kerala Blasters FC were the runners up while East Bengal were at the bottom of the league table in the last edition of the competition.

The defending champions Hyderabad FC will face Mumbai City FC on 9th of October.

This year the matches will be played between Thursday and Sunday bringing the ISL in line with the top Global football leagues.

FSDL has introduced a new play off format from this year onwards which will make the tournament much more competitive. The top two teams at the end of the league will be qualified for the semi final. The teams ranked between 3rd to 6th in the league stages will play in the Elimination round to decide the other two semifinalist.

NEW ISL FORMAT:

Eliminator 1: 3rd team vs 6th team.
Eliminator 2: 4th team vs 5th team.
The winners will play in the semi final with the 1st and 2nd ranked team.

The play off matches as well as the Semifinal and Final matches will be played on March 2023.

HIMANSHU AND JORDAN JOINS EMAMI EAST BENGAL

24.8.22: Emami East Bengal confirmed the signing of Australian midfielder Jordan O Doherty and young Indian striker Himanshu Jangra in a Press release.

Jordan O Doherty, the Australian midfielder joined Red and Gold as a footballers of Asian Quota. Jordan made 18 appreance for A League side New Castle Jets in the year 2021-22. Jordan played for Australia U-23 team and one of the youngest overseas footballer in India.

The 18 years old Himanshu Jangra is one of the promising youth footballer in the country. He joined Emami East Bengal as a loan footballer from Delhi FC. Himanshu scored three goals out of five outings in the recently concluded U-20 SAAF tournament. He is second Indian footballer to be included in the Guardian's 60 next generation Players.

CAPTAIN OF 1956 OLYMPIC SAMAR BANERJEE PASSES AWAY


20.8.22: The captain of 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne Samar Banerjee (Badru) breathed his last at round 2 am today at SSKM Hospital, Kolkata. He was 92 years. He was admitted in this hospital since last one month with multiple ailments, including Alzheimer’s, high blood pressure and azotemia.

BRIEF HISTORY OF BADRU BANERJEE:

FULL NAME: Samar Banerjee.
DATE OF BIRTH: 30/01/1930.
POSITION: Striker.
FIRST CLUB: Bally Prativa - 1948.
OTHER CLUBS: B.N.R - 1949., MOHUN BAGAN : 1952 - 1959.

CAPTAIN OF MOHUN BAGAN: 1958.
CAPTAIN OF INDIA: 1956 ( Captain of India in 1956 Olympics, India ended 4th).
TROPHY WON: Durand Cup: 1953,
CFL: 1954, 1955, 1956, 1959. IFA SHEILD: 1952, 1954,1956. Rovers Cup: 1959.
COACHING CARRIER: Managed Barisha Sporting, Bengal team in Santosh Trophy.
WON SANTOSH TROPHY AS THE COACH OF BENGAL IN 1961.
MOHUN BAGAN RATNA: 2009.

He was a regular football commentrater in All India Radio since long.

ATK MOHUN BAGAN ANNOUNCES THE NAME OF FOUR CAPTAIN FOR THE UPCOMING SEASON

19.8.22: ATK Mohun Bagan announces a twenty seven member squad for the upcoming (2022-23) season as well as for the Durand Cup. This was announced by the club in a press release.

Moreover, the name of Pritam Kotal, Florentine Pogba, Subhasish Bose and Joni Kauko was announced as the captain of the team for 2022-23 season.

The 27 member squad is given below:

GOALKEEPER : Vishal Kaith, Arsh Anwar, Debnath Mondal, Abhilash Paul.
DEFENDERS: Florentine Pogba, Brandon Hamil, Pritam Kotal, Asish Rai, Subhasish Bose, Deepak Tangri, Sumit Rathi, Ravi Rana.
MIDFIELDERS: Jony Kaoka, Karl McHugh, Hugo Boumous, Pranay Halder, Lenny Rodrigues, Lalrinlina Hamte, Abhishek Surjabanshi, Riki Sabang, Elmon Singh.
STRIKERS: Liston Colaco, Dimitri Petratos, Manvir Singh, Asique Kurnian, Fardin Ali Molla, Kiyan Nasiri Giri.

ODISHA FC ANNOUNCES A 26 MEMBER SQUAD FOR DURAND CUP

16.8.22: ODISHA FC announces a 26 member squad for their maiden appreance in Durand Cup.
The squad includes:
GOALKEEPERS : 28-Lalthuammawia Ralte, 31-Dylan da Silva

DEFENDERS : 3-Narender Gahlot, 4-Nikhil Prabhu, 5-Carlos Delgado, 6-Osama Malik, 15-Shubham Sarangi, 27-Sebastian Thangmuansang, 30-Y. Denechandra Meitei, 36-Sahil Panwar, 39-Lalruatthara

MIDFIELDERS :8-Paul Ramfangzuava, 10-Raynier Fernandes, 21-Saul Crespo, 24-Thoiba Singh Moirangthem, 32-Victor Rodriguez, 48-Isaac Vanmalsawma

STRIKERS : 7-Pedro Martin, 9-Diego Mauricio, 11-Nandakumar Sekhar, 12-Akshunna Tyagi, 17-Jerry Mawihmingthanga, 19-Isak Vanlalruatfela Ralte, 23-Michael Soosairaj

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KERALA BLASTERS FC ANNOUNCES A 26 MEMBER SQUAD FOR DURAND CUP

16.8.22: KERALA BLASTERS FC announces a 26 member squad for their maiden appreance in Durand Cup.
The squad includes:
GOALKEEPERS : SACHIN SURESH, MUHAMMED MURSHED, MUHAMMED JASEEN

DEFENDERS : MUHAMMED BASITH, TEJAS KRISHNA S, ADHIL ASHRAF, SHERIN SALARI, MUHAMMED SAHEEF, MARVAN HUSSAIN, ABHIRAM K, ARITRA DAS.

MIDFIELDERSRS : MUHAMMED AZHAR, MUHAMMED JASIM, VIBIN MOHANAN, ALKESH AS, GOURAV KANKOKAR, ROSHAN GIGI, EBINDAS YESUDASAN.

STRIKERS : MUHAMMED AJSAL, MUHAMMED AIMEN, SUBHA GHOSH.

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MUMBAI CITY FC ANNOUNCES A 26 MEMBER SQUAD FOR DURAND CUP

15.8.22: Mumbai City FC announces a 26 member squad for their maiden appreance in Durand Cup. Mumbai City FC reached Kolkata after a month long pre season trainning at Dubai.

The squad includes:
GOALKEEPER: Phurba Lachenpa, Mohammad Nawaz, Bhaskar Roy.
DEEP DEFENDERS: Rahul Bheke,Mehtab Singh,Amey Ranawade, Sanjeev Stalin, Mandar Rao Dessai Rostyn Griffiths, Vignesh Dakshinamurthy, Serigne Mourtada Fall, Huidrom Naocha Singh.
MIDFEILDERS: Alberto Noguera, Ahmed Jahouh, Rowllin Borges,Vinit Rai, Greg Stewart, Asif Khan, PC Rohlupuia, Apuia Ralte.

STRIKERS: Vikram Partap Singh, Lallianzuala Chhangte, Gurkirat Singh, Ayush Chhikara,Bipin Singh Thounaojam, Jorge Pereyra Díaz.

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SUNIL CHETRI LEAD BENGALURU FC IN DURAND CUP


15.8.22: Sunil Chetri to lead Bengaluru FC in the forth coming 131st edition of Durand Cup. Bengaluru FC announced their 25-man squad for the 131st edition of the Durand Cup, set to begin with a clash against Jamshedpur FC at the Kishore Bharati Krirangan, in Kolkata, on Wednesday.

The squad incudes:

Goalkeepers: Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Lara Sharma, Amrit Gope.
Defenders: Alan Costa, Namgyal Bhutia, Parag Shrivas, Wungngayam Muirang, Prabir Das, Hira Mondal, Sandesh Jhingan, Aleksandar Jovanovic.
Midfielders: Bruno Ramires, Jayesh Rane, Suresh Wangjam, Danish Farooq, Rohit Kumar, Biswa Darjee, Javi Hernandez.
Strikers: Sunil Chhetri (C), Prince Ibara, Udanta Singh, Sivasakthi Narayanan, Leon Augustine, Roy Krishna, Faisal Ali.
Coach: Simon Grayson.

Meanwhile, in a press note Bengaluru FC confirm the joining of Sandesh Jhingan, the centre back from ATK Mohun Bagan in one year deal.
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MOHAMMEDAN SPORTING ANNOUNCES THEIR SQUAD AHEAD OF DURAND CUP


15.8.22: Mohammedan Sporting Club announces their squad ahead of their first match of the season. The Black Panthers will face aginst FC Goa in an important match of Group A on Tuesday evening.

GOALKEEPER: Mithun Samanta, Sankar Roy, Md Rafiq Ali Sardar, Zothanmawia.
DEFENDERS: Safiul Rahaman, Vanlalzudika, Abash Thapa, Abhishek Ambekar, Dipu Halder(u-22), Sairuatkma, Warne Vaz, Osmame N'Diaye, shaher Shaheen.
MIDFIelders: Milan Singh, Abhishek Halder, Faslu Rahaman, Christry Davis, Nuriddin Davronov.
WINGERS: Kean Lewis, Sk Faiaz, Pritam Singh, Ridge Demello (U-22), Dauda, Gopi Singh.
STRIKERS: Abiola Duada, Marcus Joseph, Rahul Paswan, Azharuddin Mullick.

CHIEF COACH: Andrey Chernyshov.
ASSISTANT COACH: Joseph Naik.
GOALKEEPER COACH: Sandip Nandy.
TEAM MANAGER: Dipendu Biswas.


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EMAMI EAST BENGAL ANNOUNCES THE SIGNING OF FIVE OVERSEAS FOOTBALLERS


12.8.22: Emami East Bengal announces the signing up of five international players in a press release today. Though the footballers signing will be finalised subject to some regulatory processes.

The five footballers are Charalambos Kyriakou, the versatile defender from Cyprus will be the first international player of Emami East Bengal to arrive in the city tomorrow.

Charalambos Kyriakou: 32-year-old Cypriot versatile defender has played 11 times for the Cyprus national football team and has won all domestic honours in Cyprus.

Ivan Gonzalez: 32-year-old Spanish central defender played 36 of FC Goa's 42 games in the last two ISL seasons. The former Real Madrid youth player won the Durand Cup with Goa last year.

Alex Lima: 33-year-old Brazilian versatile midfielder played 41 of Jamshedpur's 42 games in the last two ISL seasons providing four assists and winning the 2021-22 League Winners Shield.

Cleiton Silva: 35-year-old Brazilian forward scored 16 goals and 7 assists in 37 matches for Bengaluru FC in the last two ISL seasons. He is the first ever foreign player to score 100 goals in Thailand.

Eliandro: 32-year-old Brazilian forward has won silverware in Lithuania and Malta besides having played for several clubs in Thailand where he has scored 23 goals in the last two and half seasons.


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EMAMI EAST BENGAL ANNOUNCES THE SIGNING OF THREE DOMESTIC FOOTBALLERS


11.8.22: Emami East Bengal today announces the signing of three domestic footballers for the upcoming season.

Goalkeeper Kamaljit Singh joined Red and Gold after he was released from Odisha FC. Kamaljit made 12 appreance for Odisha FC out of 44 appreance he made in Indian Super League. The goalkeeper from Panjab had the experience of playing in ISL clubs, Hyderabad FC and FC Pune City. Emami East Bengal are in search of an experienced goalkeeper after the signing of Subhasish Roy Chowdhury and Pawan Kumar.

Sumeet Passi who had the experience of playing in Indian national team joined the squad from the I league club Round Glass Punjab FC. Earlier, Passi played for Jamshedpur FC 3 goals in the 32 appreance in Indian Super League.

Lalchugnunga, the 21 years old defender joined on loan from I league club Sreenidhi Deccan FC. This is his first ISL club though he had an impressive performance in I League. The Mizo defender played a number of matches for Aizawl FC in I league.


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FC GOA ANNOUNCED SQUAD FOR DURAND CUP


10.8.22: The defending champions FC Goa announced 26 member squad for the forthcoming Durand Cup at Kolkata.

FC Goa will play the inaurgual match of the tournament on the 16th of August against Mohammedan Sporting club at Yubabharati Kriangan, Kolkata.

The full squad is as follows:
Goalkeepers: Hrithik Tiwari, Hansel Coelho, Bob Jackson
Defenders: Delzan Passanha, Rayan Roger Menezes, Lesly Rebello (captain), Aditya Salgaonkar, Mallikjan Kalegar, Deeshank Kunkalikar, Salman Faris.
Midfielders: Lalremruata HP, Velroy Fernandes, Delton Colaco, Malsawmtluanga, Davis Fernandes, Rayan Menezes, Anthony Fernandes, Ayush Chhetri, Muhammed Nemil, Shannon Viegas. Forwards: Vasim Inamdar, Phrangki Buam, Mevan Dias, Jovial Dias, Salgeo Dias, Jordan Borges.

The defending champions are placed in Group A with Mohammedan SC, Bengaluru FC, Jamshedpur FC and Indian Air Force.


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EMAMI EAST BENGAL ANNOUNCES THE SIGNING OF FOOTBALLERS


3.8.22: Emami East Bengal today officially announces the signing of 13 domestic footballers for the upcoming season.

GOALKEEPER: Pawan Kumar (Joined from Jamshedpur FC)
DEFENDERS : Mohammad Rakip (Joined from Mumbai City FC), Ankit Mukherjee (Renew contract), Sarthak Golui (Joined from Bengaluru FC), Jerry Lalrinzuala (Joined from Chennaiyin FC), Pritam Singh (Joined from Hyderabad FC).
MIDFEILDER: Souvik Chakraborty (Joined from Hyderabad FC), Mobashir Rahaman (Joined from Jamshedpur FC), Angousana Luwang ( Renewed contract).
FORWARD: Aniket Jadhab (Joined from Hyderabad FC), Naorem Mahesh Singh (Joined from Kerala Blasters FC, last year played as a loan footballer), VP Suhair (Joined from North East United FC).

Meanwhile the Head Coach of Emami East Bengal Stephen Constantine will reach Kolkata on Thursday morning totake charge of the team.


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EMAMI EAST BENGAL FC START A NEW JOURNEY


2.8.22: The leading FMCG and Health Care company in India, Emami Group are now tied up with East Bengal as their new investor. The deal was announced by Emami and East Bengal at a function in Kolkata in presence of Emami and East Bengal officials, the ex footballers of East Bengal and a host of dignitaries. The name of the newly formed team is Emami East Bengal FC.

It was announced that Emami Group will enjoy 77 percent share while East Bengal club will have 23 percent of share. The newly formed company will have 7 Board members from Emami and 3 from East Bengal club. Though the name of the Board members are yet to finalise.

The Director of Emami Group Aditya Agarwal in his address said," Our brand over the years have been associated with many great name in Indian Sports as Brand Ambassadors in differeent disciplines. We have had a very successful association with East Bengal Club during mid-90’s as a sponsor. Through our new Joint Venture, Emami East Bengal, we are excited to re-partner once again and contribute towards the development of one of the best football properties of the country."

Kalyan Majumdar, the General Secretary of East Bengal looked excited as he said, “We are happy and excited with this partnership with the Emami Group and together, as Emami East Bengal, we are hopeful of building one of India’s best Football team. The association with Emami is promising and we believe that this partnership is right for both the partners marking a new beginning full of exciting possibilities.The sporting activities of the club will gather pace now with efforts to join all tournaments including ISL as well as to enhance the player base, training capacity and infrastructure required to achieve more sporting successes."

While interacting with the media Debabrata Sarkar, the official of East Bengal said that club had already finalised the Indian footballers. Though the overseas footballers are yet to finalise. Mr Sarkar is hopeful to finalise the footballers shortly. The name of the footballers will be announced once the Head coach Stephen Constantine reach Kolkata.


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REVISED FIXTURE OF DURAND CUP 2022


30.7.22: The Durand Cup committee revised the fixture of the forthcoming tournament. The matches will be played at Yubabharati Kriangan and Kishore Bharati stadium at Kolkata, Indira Gandhi Atletic stadium at Guwahati and Khuman Lampak stadium at Imphal. The Debry match between the arch rival ATK MOHUN BAGAN and EMAMI EAST BENGAL to be played on 28th August>

The opening match will be played between the defending champion FC Goa and Mohammedan Sporting club at the Yubabharati Kriangan, Kolkata.

THE MATCHES OF ATK MOHUN BAGAN IN GROUP STAGES:
20.8.22: ATK MOHUN BAGAN VS RAJASTAN UNITED FC (VYBK) 6PM
24.8.22: ATK MOHUN BAGAN VS MUMBAI CITY FC (VYBK) 6PM
28.8.22: ATK MOHUN BAGAN VS EAST BENGAL (VYBK) 6PM
31.8.22: ATK MOHUN BAGAN VS INDIAN NAVY (KISHORE BHARATI) 6PM

THE MATCHES OF EMAMI EAST BENGAL IN GROUP STAGES:
22.8.22: EAST BENGAL VS INDIAN NAVY (VYBK) 6PM
26.8.22: EAST BENGAL VS RAJASTAN UNITED FC (KISHORE BHARATI) 6PM
28.8.22: EAST BENGAL VS ATK MOHUN BAGAN (VYBK) 6PM
03.9.22: EAST BENGAL VS MUMBAI CITY FC (KISHORE BHARATI) 6PM

THE MATCHES OF MOHAMMEDAN SPORTING IN GROUP STAGES:
16.8.22: MD SPORTING VS FC GOA (VYBK) 7PM
21.8.22: MD SPORTING VS JAMSHEDPUR FC (KISHORE BHARATI) 6PM
27.8.22: MD SPORTING VS INDIAN AIR FORCE (KISHORE BHARATI) 3PM
02.9.22: MD SPORTING VS BENGALURU FC (VYBK) 6PM


BINO GOERGE TOOK CHARGE OF RED & GOLD


30.7.22: Emami East Bengal to start their preparation for Durand Cup and Kolkata CFL early in the next week at the club ground. This was intimated by the club after Bino George, the Assistant coach of Emami East Bengal took charge of the team and had a introduction with the footballers who already signed. Bino, had a close view of the club ground and the infrastructure of the club. The assistant coach of the club is deeply impressed with the modern infrastructure and the truf of the club.


STEPHEN CONSTANTINE JOINED EMAMI EAST BENGAL AS HEAD COACH

27.7.22: Stephen Constantine, the former chief coach of Indian national team joined Emami East Bengal as the Head coach of the club for the upcoming 2033-23 football season. This was intimated by Emami East Bengal in a Press release.

Stephen Constantine joined East Bengal from Pafos FC of Cyprus. The 59 years old British coach Stephen Constantine was the chief coach of Indian national team from 2002-05 and from 2015-19. Stephen had the experience of managing national teams of Nepal, Sudan, Jamica and Rwanda.

After signing in East Bengal, Stephen Constantine in his social media said, " Delighted and very excited at being made Head Coach of Emami East Bengal. Cannot wait to get over there and get to work."

Stephen will reach Kolkata shortly to take charge of Red and Gold.

Meanwhile, Bino Goerge is likely to reach Kolkata on Thursday. He will be in charge of the team in Durand Cup and CFL and will assist Stephen Constantine in Indian Super League.


SPANISH DEFENDER JOINED FC GOA


FCG MEDIA - 27.7.22: FC Goa have completed the signing of defender Marc Valiente, the Club can confirm. Having penned a 1-year deal with the Gaurs, the Spaniard will represent them till the summer of 2023.

Born in Barcelona, Marc Valiente took his baby steps into football at FC Barcelona. He spent over eight years at their famed academy ‘La Masia’, being club captain for most of its youth sides.

During this stint he played alongside the likes of Lionel Messi, Andres Iniesta, Thiago Motta, Giovanni van Bronckhorst, Victor Valdes, Sergio Busquets, Pedro and FC Goa head coach Carlos Pena among others.

His first team debut happened in November 2006, when Barca took on CF Badalona in the Copa del Rey. During this period, he was also playing regularly in the Segunda Division (second tier of Spanish football) with Barcelona B.

In 2008, the centre-back moved to Sevilla and played for their B team in Segunda B (Spanish third tier) in his first season with them. Soon, the first team came calling for him and he made his LaLiga debut on November 21, 2009 in 2-1 win over CD Tenerife.

Sevilla also gave Valiente his first taste of club silverware, with him winning the Copa del Rey 2009-10 title with them.

The same year, he reunited with Carlos Pena at Real Valladolid. The duo played together at the club for five seasons, also earning a promotion from the Segunda Division to LaLiga in their second year together.

Stints at Maccabi Haifa (Israel), KAS Eupen (Belgium) and Partizan Belgrade (Serbia) followed for Valiente, who also lifted the Israel State Cup (with Maccabi) and the Serbian Cup (with Partizan) in the process. In 2019, he returned to Spain and signed with Sporting Gijon.

Having clocked close to 5000 minutes in LaLiga, Marc Valiente is an experienced defender who has performed consistently well in the Spanish top-flight. He was a part of the Real Valladolid side that famously beat Barcelona and drew against Real Madrid in the 2013-14 season, and has played 438 matches overall in his 16-year-old senior club career.

The 35-year-old is also a former Spain junior international, having won the UEFA U19 EURO in 2006 with his country.


BENGALURU FC & KERALA BLASTERS TO FACE PREMIER LEAGUE TEAMS IN UK


ISL MEDIA RELEASE- 25.7.22: Bengaluru FC and Kerala Blasters FC reserve squads have arrived in the United Kingdom to participate in the Next Generation Cup, 2022 hosted by the Premier League.

The tournament is part of the longstanding partnership between Premier League and Football Sports Development Limited (FSDL) to support the development of football in India. The youth squads of the two Hero Indian Super League clubs had qualified to compete in the international tournament by virtue of finishing in the top two in the inaugural Reliance Foundation Development League (RFDL) held earlier this year.

MATCH SCHEDULE
Wednesday, July 27, 2022
Next Gen London (Group B)
Tottenham Hotspur vs Kerala Blasters FC 3:30 PM IST / 11 AM BST
Next Gen Midlands (Group A)
Leicester City FC vs Bengaluru FC 9:30 PM IST / 5 PM BST

Saturday, July 30, 2022 Next Gen London (Group B)
3rd/4th place & Final 3 PM IST / 10:30 AM BST & 6 PM IST / 12:30 PM BST
Next Gen Midlands (Group A)
3rd/4th place & Final 2:30 PM IST / 10 AM BST & 5:30 PM IST / 1 PM BST

The eight-team Next Generation Cup features five Premier League club youth teams and one academy side from South Africa alongside Bengaluru FC and Kerala Blasters FC. The teams will be divided into two groups and play their first match on July 27 in London and the Midlands.

During the tournament, the Premier League and its clubs will also provide knowledge sharing workshops to best support the ISL clubs involved. In addition, it will provide a chance for the young Indian footballers to experience playing in the UK and competing against academy sides from the most followed football league in the world.

Four Indian officials are also present in England, signalling the latest positive step of the Premier League and Professional Game Match Officials Limited’s (PGMOL) relationship with the Indian Super League (ISL) and All India Football Federation (AIFF). This comes as result of an extensive period of collaboration which has also seen PGMOL deliver a number of referee development courses in India as part of the Premier League’s Premier Skills programme and wide-ranging support for match officials, their coaches and observers.


MUMBAI CITY LEFT FOR DUBAI FOR PRE SEASON CAMP


24.7.22: As a part of the First Team’s preparations for the 2022-23 season, the Mumbai City squad along with the staff will travel to Dubai to take part in a pre-season training camp.

The Islanders will fly out on the 24th of July to the United Arab Emirates and will set up their base in Jebel Ali, Dubai in a 19-day training camp starting from 25 July until 12 August.

Des Buckingham’s Mumbai City ended the 2021-22 season by creating history at the 2022 AFC Champions League, becoming the first Indian club to win a game in Asia’s premier club competition. Building on, the Islanders are eager to kickstart their pre-season training to prepare for what will be the longest season in recent times in the Indian footballing calendar.

The preparations will focus on getting the team ready for the 131st Durand Cup, set to begin on August 16, which will mark the start of the new domestic football season in India. Drawn in Group B, Mumbai City FC will square off against ATK Mohun Bagan, East Bengal, Indian Navy and Rajasthan United in what will be the Islanders’ maiden appearance in Asia’s oldest football competition.


BINO AND CONSTANTINE LIKELY TO TAKE CHARGE OF EAST BENGAL


23.7.22: Bino George, the experienced coach of the defending I League champion Golkulam Kerala FC and Kerala Santosh Trophy team are all set to join East Bengal as the coach for Kolkata CFL and Durand Cup. He will be the Assistant coach of Red and Gold in Indian Super League. Bino will reach to Kolkata to take charge of the team within 28th of July.

The former Indian national team coach Stepen Constantine likely to join East Bengal as the Head coach. Sources said that the discussion between the club and former Indian national team coach are almost at the final stage. Stepen was quite successful in managing the Indian national team in the recent past.

After forming a new company as Emami East Bengal FC Private Limited, East Bengal and Emami are likely to sign the agreement within this week. East Bengal and Emami are detetmind to build up a strong and competetive team for ISL and other competetions. The recruitment team of the newly formed club and now busy in discussing regarding the agreement with the footballers as well as their agents. It is likely they will announce the name of the footballers after the signing of agreement between East Bengal and Emami group.


DURAND CUP GROUP STAGE FIXTURE RELEASED


20.7.22: The 131st edition of Durand Cup will kick off with the Derby between the two arch rivals ATK Mohun Bagan and East Bengal at Yubabharati Kriangan, Kolkata on the black day of 16th of August. It was tragic day for Indian football as sixteen ill fated football lovers lost their life during a CFL Derby at Eden Gardens, Kolkata.

The organisers of Durand Cup today released the fixture of Group stages of the tournament. The three top clubs of Kolkata ATK Mohun Bagan, East Bengal and Mohammedan Sporting will play their matches at Yubabharati Kriangan, Kishore Bharati Stadium and Naihati Stadium.

THE MATCHES OF ATK MOHUN BAGAN IN GROUP STAGES:
16.8.22: ATK MOHUN BAGAN VS EAST BENGAL (VYBK-TBD)
20.8.22: ATK MOHUN BAGAN VS RAJASTAN UNITED FC (NAIHATI STADIUM-6PM)
24.8.22: ATK MOHUN BAGAN VS INDIAN NAVY (KISHORE BHARATI STADIUM-6PM)
28.8.22: ATK MOHUN BAGAN VS MUMBAI CITY FC (VYBK-6PM)

THE MATCHES OF EAST BENGAL IN GROUP STAGES:
16.8.22: EAST BENGAL VS ATK MOHUN BAGAN (VYBK-TBD)
22.8.22: EAST BENGAL VS MUMBAI CITY FC (VYBK-6PM)
26.8.22: EAST BENGAL VS RAJASTAN UNITED FC (NAIHATI STADIUM-6PM)
03.9.22: EAST BENGAL VS INDIAN NAVY (VYBK-6PM)

THE MATCHES OF ATK MD SPORTING IN GROUP STAGES:
19.8.22: MD SPORTING VS FC GOA (VYBK-6PM)
25.8.22: MD SPORTINF VS BENGALURU FC (VYBK-6PM)
31.8.22: MD SPORTING VS JAMSHEDPUR FC (VYBK-6PM)
04.9.22: MD SPORTING VS INDIAN AIR FORCE (NAIHATI STADIUM-6PM)

The organisers are yet to finalise the time of the opening match of the tournament . It will be declared in due course.


131ST DURAND CUP TO START WITH THE DERBY AT KOLKATA


19.7.22: The 131st edition of Durand Cup will going to kick off at Kolkata on the 16th of August with the Derby match between the arch rivals of Indian football ATK Mohun Bagan and East Bengal. This edition Durand Cup to be played in three venews, Kolkata, Guwahati and Imphal with twenty teams divided in four groups at the initial stages.

Eleven teams from Indian Super League, five teams from I League and four teams from the Defense force will play for the honour in 47 matches with both Guwahati and Imphal hosting 10 games of group C and group D each. The seven knockout games are being held in three West Bengal venues from 16th August to 18th September.
GROUP A : (KOLKATA: Yubabharati Kriangan, Naihati Stadium, Kishore Bharati Stadium) Bengaluru FC, FC Goa, Jamshedpur FC, Mohammedan Sporting, Indian Air Force.
GROUP B: (KOLKATA: Yubabharati Kriangan, Naihati Stadium, Kishore Bharati Stadium) ATK Mohun Bagan, Mumbai City FC, Rajastan United, East Bengal, Indian Navy.
GROUP C: (MANIPUR: Kumar Lampak Stadium) Hyderabad FC, Chennaiyin FC, TRAU, Neroca FC, Army Red.
GROUP D: (GUWAHATI: Indira Gandhi Stadium) Kerala BlastersFC, Odisha FC, North East United FC, Gokulam Kerala FC, Army Green.

Today at the Army Head quater at Kolkata a four city Trophy tour of the 131st edition of Durand Cup was inargurated by Arup Biswas, the Sports Minister of West Bengal in presence of Lt. Gen. R.P. Kalita, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Command and Lt. Gen. K.K. Repswal, SM, VSM, Chief of Staff, HQ Eastern Command and Chairman, Durand Organising Committee.

The three Trophies presented to the winners of the tournament, the original prize of The Durand Cup,The President’s Cup and The Shimla Trophy will first reach Guwahati in Assam on July 21st, then move to the Manipur capital Imphal on July 24th and further proceed to Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan on July 27th, before travelling back to Kolkata on 02nd Aug 2022, where it will be received in front of the statue of the legendary footballer of yesteryears, Gostha Pal.

The final fixture of the matches are yet to be released.


GREG STEWART JOINS MUMBAI CITY


19.7.22: Mumbai City FC confirm the arrival of Greg Stewart. The Scottish attacking midfielder joins the Islanders after putting pen to paper on a two-year deal that will keep him at the club until May 2024.

The 32-year-old was the cynosure of Jamshedpur FC’s ISL League Winners’ Shield triumph in the 2021/22 campaign – his first foray outside the Great Britain. Stewart was directly involved in 20 out of the 43 goals registered by Jamshedpur (10 goals and 10 assists) and was the leading assist maker last season. The versatile footballer was also voted as the ‘Hero of the League’ in his debut ISL campaign.


MOROCCAN WINGER JOINS FC GOA


19.7.22: FC Goa have completed the signing of winger Noah Sadaoui, the Club can confirm. Having penned a two-year deal with the Gaurs, the Moroccan international will represent them till the summer of 2024.

Born in Morocco, Sadaoui took his baby steps into football at the youth ranks of Wydad Casablanca, one of the biggest clubs in the country. At the age of 11, he emigrated to the USA with his family and went on to join the academy of Major League Soccer side New York Red Bulls.

The forward began his senior career with Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Haifa. Stints at Liga Leumit (Israeli second-tier) outfits Hapoel Kfar Saba and Hapoel Nazareth Illit followed, before he moved to South Africa to join Ajax Cape Town (currently known as Cape Town Spurs).

Cape Town Spurs gave Sadaoui his first taste of silverware, as he helped them win the 2015 MTN 8, South Africa’s biggest cup competition thanks to his three goals in three matches.

His next destination was Miami United, with whom he won the 2016 National Premier Soccer League.

The 28-year-old then went on to feature for Real CD Espana (Honduras), Al-Kaburah and Mirbat SC (both Oman), ENPPI SC (Egypt), MC Oujda, Raja Casablanca and AS FAR Rabat (all Morocco).


AUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONAL JOINED ATK MOHUN BAGAN


ATK Mohun Bagan rope in Australian international striker Dimitri Petratos for the upcoming season. This was intimated by the club in a press release. ATK Mohun Bagan was in search of a striker after Roy Krishna left the club. Dimitri Petratos joined the Mariners from the top club of A League Western Sedney Wanderers.

Dimitri Petratos was in the squad of Australia in the Russia World Cup. He joined the ISL club ATK Mohun Bagan as the sixth overseas footballer. Dimitri played as a striker and as an attacking midfielder for Australian national side and in professional club football.

The 29 years old Australian striker had the experience of playing in clubs like Brisbane Roar, New Castle Jets and Al Wehda club of Saudi Arabia. Dimitri played for Australia U-17, U-20, U-23 apart from the senior national team.


ATK MOHUN BAGAN TO PLAY INTER ZONAL SEMIFINAL AT KOLKATA

14.7.22: ATK Mohun Bagan will play the inter zonal semifinal of the AFC Cup on 7th of September at Vivekananda Yubabharati Kriangan, Kolkata. This was finalised after the draw, which was organised by AFC at Kuala Lampur Malaysia. This is for the first time an inter zonal semifinal match to be played at Kolkata.

ATK Mohun Bagan will meet the champions of ASEAN champions, the matches of which are schuduled on 6th and 7th September respectively. The zonal semifinal matches of the Asean Group to be played between four teams. On 9th of August PSM Makassar of Indonsia will play against Kedah Darul Aman of Malaysia and on 10th August, Vittel FC of Vitenam will meet Kuala Lampur City FC of Malaysia for a berth in the final of Asean Group. The winners of the matches will play in Asean final on 24th August. The Group champions will qualify to play against ATK Mohun Bagan in the inter zonal semifinal at Kolkata.
ATK Mohun Bagan topped from Group D, with six points and qualified for the inter zonal semifinal. Last year ATK Mohun Bagan face a defeat against FC Nasaf of Uzbekistan by a margin of 0-6 in inter zonal semifinal match.


MUMBAI CITY FC ROPE IN SANJEEV STALIN FROM KERALA BLASTERS

14.7.22: Mumbai City FC confirm that the club has agreed a deal with Kerala Blasters FC for the transfer of defender Sanjeev Stalin for an undisclosed transfer fee. The 21-year-old joins the Islanders on a four-year contract until May 2026.

A product of Chandigarh Football Academy, Stalin rose through the ranks of the AIFF Elite Academy and went on to represent India at the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup. He also represented India at the U-20 level.

Thereafter, he featured for I-league side Indian Arrows, making 28 appearances in two seasons. He then moved to Portugal in 2019, where he played for Deportivo Aves U-23 side and had a loan stint with the third division club Sertanense.

The Bengaluru-born player joined Kerala Blasters in March 2021 and made his debut for the club at the 2021 Durand Cup. He made eight appearances in his debut ISL campaign in the 2021-22 season.


ATKMB APPOINTS SPANISH COACH FOR YOUTH DEVOLOPEMENT

13.7.22: ATK Mohun Bagan signs Spanish coach Josep Roma Gibert as the head coach of U 13 and U 15 team. Gibert is an experienced coach worked successfully in different parts of world. He joins ATK Mohun Bagan from the U 13 team of Al Hilal of Saudhi Arabia.

ATK Mohun Bagan are in the process of devoloping their youth team. The main target is to include the successful footballers from the Youth Development in the senior team in future. ATK Mohun Bagan arranged for a trail at Kolkata where thousand of enthusiatic youths participated.

ATK Mohun Bagan are in the process of devoloping their youth team. The UEFA A lisense coach Gibert, worked for almost 19 years as a Youth Devolopement coach and in many leading universities. Gibert had the experience of working in clubs like RCD Espanyol (2002-2011), Hristo Stoichkov (2011-2015), CF Badalona (2015), Al Taraji (2016), Tianjin Quanjian (2017), Ue Sant Andreu (2018), Air FC (2019) and Al Hilal (2021-22).

After signing to ATK Mohun Bagan, Josep Gibert told the club media, " I'm very exited to come to such a big club. I can't wait to live in Kolkata and devolop young Indian footballers. The aim is alaways to bring players for the first team. With time and patience we will."


GOURMANGI SINGH JOINS FC GOA AS ASSISTANT COACH


13.7.22: FC Goa announces the joining of Gourmangi Singh as the Assistant coach of the team for the upcoming season.

An AIFF A License holder, Gourmangi Singh is a product of Tata Football Academy, played for some of the biggest football clubs in the country during his 15-year-long career. He is also one of the most decorated Indian footballers since the turn of the millennium, having won nearly every club trophy in India.

While at Dempo SC, Singh lifted the National Football League (NFL) and the Federation Cup in the 2004-05 season. The following year, he repeated the feat with Mahindra United. Between 2007 and 2012, the centre-back played for Churchill Brothers, with whom he won an I-League (2008-09), two IFA Shields (2009 and 2011) and two Durand Cups (2009 and 2011). He was also adjudged the Best Defender of the I-League in their title-winning season.

In 2010, Gouramangi Singh was named AIFF’s Best Men’s Player of the Year. Four years later, he made his ISL debut with Chennaiyin FC.

In 2018, Singh turned to coaching full-time after hanging up his boots. An AIFF A License holder since 2019, the 36-year-old worked as the assistant coach of Bengaluru United in the past three seasons.


GAUTAM SARKAR AND SWAPAN SENGUPTA TO BE HONOURED BY EAST BENGAL


12.7.22: East Bengal to honour two eminant footballers of the past Gautam Sarkar and Swapan Sen Gupta by 'Life Time Achievement' Award on 1st of August on the Foundation Day of the club. This was announced by Debabrata Sarkar, Executive member of the club at Kolkata after an important Executive Committee meeting on Tuesday evening.It was in the year of 1920, East Bengal Club was founded by Suresh Chowdhury.

Gautam Sarkar nick named as Indian Beckenbauer was the captain of Red and Gold in the year 1976-77. While Swapan Sen Gupta had the honour of leading the club in 1973-74.

East Bengal will organise a blood donation camp and free Health check up at the club premises on 1st of August. Though the other programmes are yet to finalise.

Meanwhile, East Bengal sent their 'No Objection' to their proposed investor Emami Group to finalise the deal. While interacting Debabrata Sarkar said it will take few days to sign the agreement and complete the procedures with Emami Group.


VINIT RAI EXTEND HIS TERM WITH MUMBAI CITY FC


12.7.22: Mumbai City FC are delighted to confirm that the Club has agreed with Odisha FC an extension to the loan spell of Vinit Rai. The 24-year-old midfielder will continue with the Islanders until the end of the 2022-23 season.

The Assam-born player, who joined from fellow ISL outfit Odisha FC on loan in January 2022, made 10 appearances for the Islanders in the 2021-22 ISL season. He was also part of the club’s historic second-place Group Stage finish at the 2022 AFC Champions League, where he featured in five of the Islanders’ six games at Asia’s premier club competition earlier in April.

A product of the Tata Football Academy, Vinit started his ISL career in 2016 and has played a total of 79 league games so far featuring for Kerala Blasters, now defunct Delhi Dynamos and Odisha FC.


ODISHA FC TO START THEIR PRESESSON ON 11TH JULY


10.7.22: The club will kick-off its preseason activities on the 11th of July, Monday in Bhubaneswar. The first part of the preseason will be a boot camp for the Indian boys which will last for approximately two weeks.

Josep Gombau, his international coaching staff, and the foreign players will arrive towards the end of July. The entire team will start preparations for the upcoming season following their arrival.

Clifford Miranda will be in-charge of the Indian players' training camp.

TRANSFER UPDATES :
Domestic Arrivals: Nikhil Prabhu (Permanent Transfer from HFC), Michael Soosairaj, Narender Gahlot, Raynier Fernandes (On Loan from MCFC), Denechandra Meitei (On Loan from KBFC)
Foreign Arrivals: Carlos Delgado, Osama Malik, Saul Crespo, Diego Mauricio, Pedro Martin.


BRITISH COACH JOINS JAMSHEDPUR FC


10.7.22: Jamshedpur FC has signed Adrian Neil Boothroyd as their new Head Coach ahead of 2022-23 Indian Super League (ISL) campaign.

The Englishman, who is fondly known as Aidy, comes with an illustrious record with various top clubs in England and most recently worked with The Football Association (TheFA) to manage the English Youth Teams whom he led to various honors and was instrumental in player development.

Boothroyd began his managerial career when his first breakthrough came in March 2005 as he was appointed by Watford at the age of 34. The Englishman enjoyed immediate success as The Hornets secured promotion to the Premier League in the 2005-06 season. His success with Watford made Boothroyd regarded as one of the best young managers in England. After 3 memorable seasons with Watford which included a semi-final spot in the FA Cup in 2007, Boothroyd managed Colchester United, Coventry City and Northampton Town before taking over the role at The FA to manage the English Youth Teams.

Boothroyd was instrumental in developing various players for the England National Team with players like Ben Chilwell, Calum Hudson-Odoi, Trent Alexander Arnold, Tammy Abraham, Mason Mount, Jordan Pickford, Aaron Wan-Bissaka - all coming through the ranks after featuring under Aidy Boothroyd’s teams. The players developed from the youth teams were also instrumental in England's successful FIFA World Cup 2018 and UEFA Euro 2020 campaigns. His attacking minded philosophy was for all to be seen as his England U21 team had a 65% win ratio, an average of 58% possession and leaped to 2nd place in the UEFA U21 Coefficient Ranking.


A LEAGUE DEFENDER JOINS MUMBAI CITY FC


MCFC PRESS RELEASE - 10.7.22: Mumbai City FC are delighted to announce the signing of Rostyn Griffiths. The 34-year-old joins the Islanders from fellow City Football Group side and A-League outfit Melbourne City FC after putting pen to paper on a one-year contract, until the end of the 2022/23 season.

The central defender reunites with head coach Des Buckingham after spending four seasons at Melbourne City, where Buckingham was the assistant coach between 2020 and 2021. The experienced Englishman won the A-League Premiers and Championship double in the 2020/21 season and also featured in the club's debut continental campaign at the 2022 AFC Champions League, before getting his hands on a second consecutive Premiers in 2021/22 with the Melbourne-based club.

Born in Stoke-on-Trent, England, Griffiths started his career with then-Premier League side Blackburn Rovers before moving to Australia to ply his trade. He made his A-league debut with Adelaide United and went on to represent North Queensland Fury and Central Coast Mariners, where he had a very successful spell, winning the Premiers in the 2011/12 season.

Griffiths then featured for China's Guangzhou City and the Dutch club Roda JC before returning to A-league with Perth Glory, where he spent two seasons with the club.

Prior to joining Melbourne City, he turned out for Uzbek side Pakhtakor Tashkent in the 2017/18 Uzbekistan Super League.

The former Australian u17s international has a total of 321 appearances and 23 goals to his name in his club career so far.


CFL PREMIER A MATCHES TO START FROM LAST WEEK OF JULY


9.7.22: The matches of CFL Premier A likely to start from the last week of July. This was decided by the officials of IFA after the meeting with the representatives of the Premier A clubs.

Except ATK Mohun Bagan, all the Premier A clubs including East Bengal and Mohammedan Sporting were present at the meeting. IFA officials discussed the format and other relevant issues of the tournament with the Premier A clubs in the meeting.

The IFA Secretary, Anirban Datta while talking with the media after the meeting said that he is hopeful that ATK Mohun Bagan will participate in the CFL. He added, IFA will talk with ATK Mohun Bagan regarding their participation in the tournament shortly.


VISHAL KAITH JOINS ATK MOHUN BAGAN


8.7.22: ATK Mohun Bagan confirms the signing of Vishal Kaith on a three years deal from Chennaiyin FC. Vishal is the second goalkeeper after Arsh Anwar Sheik who signed for the Mariners.

ATK Mohun Bagan will send Vishal Kaith and Arsh Anwar, their goalkeepers to Spain for three weeks for pre season training under goalkeeper coach Javier Pindado and chief coach Juan Ferrando.

This was intimated by ATK Mohun Bagan in press release.


KERALA BLASTERS ROPE IN APOSTOLOS GIANNOU


8.7.22: Kerala Blasters FC rope in Greek-Australian International striker, Apostolos Giannou, for the upcoming Indian Super League season. Apostolos joins the ISL side Kerala Blasters from A league team Macarthur FC on one year deal.

In a press statement Kerala Blasters FC stated, Apostolos Giannou, is our first foreign signing for this season. The signing remains subject to a medical, which will be completed in due course.

Apostolos Giannou has 12 appearances with the Australian senior national team, scored 2 goals and 4 assists. He played one match for the Greek national team.

After joining to Kerala Blasters Apostolos Giannou said, "I’m really excited to be signing for Kerala Blasters. I will put my all for the team to achieve the goals it has for this year."


SPANISH STRIKER PEDRO MARTIN JOINS ODISHA FC


8.7.22: Odisha FC confirms the signing of Spanish forward Pedro Martin for the upcoming season on a one year deal.

The Spaniard has more than 340 career appearances for a range of clubs in Spain, 126 appearances in LaLiga 2, 12 appearances in the prestigious Copa Del Rey, and 3 appearances in the UEFA Europa League, as well as winning it in 2011-12.



IKER GUARROTXENA JOINS FC GOA


8.7.22: FC Goa have completed the signing of Iker Guarrotxena, the Club can officially confirm. Having penned a two-year deal with the Gaurs, the Spaniard will wear their iconic Orange till the summer of 2024.

Guarrotxena spent last season in the colours of UD Logrones in the Primera Division RFEF (Spanish third-tier) where he was the fourth-highest goal-scorer in the league with 14 strikes that included a hat-trick and two braces. With 17 goal contributions in all (including three assists), the Spaniard’s play helped Logrones secure a place in the promotion play-offs.

After signed for FC Goa, the Spanish striker said, “It’s an honour to be a part of FC Goa. The Club has only a few foreigner players and I’m proud to be among the chosen few. FC Goa showed confidence in me, and hence, I’ll try my best to take them to new heights. Except Goa, I had options from clubs from different countries as well as in Spain. When I spoke with Goa, I was very clear that I wanted to join a project where I could win something. I wanted to win a title, a league. And for me, FC Goa was the best chance of winning something this season. And that's why I joined FC Goa."



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LISTON COLACO, KIYAN NASIRI & SHYAM THAPA TO BE HONOURED ON MOHUN BAGAN DAY


7.7.22: Eminent striker and ex Indian International SHYAM THAPA to be awarded with 'MOHUN BAGAN RATNA' on Mohun Bagan Day on the 29th of July, while Balai De, goalkeeper will be awarded with 'LIFE TIME ACHIVEMENT'Award. This was announced by the General Secretary of Mohun Bagan Debasish Dutta in a press conference at Kolkata today.

It was a historic day in Indian football in pre independence era when Mohun Bagan won the IFA Shield tournament in 1911 as the first Indian club defeating East Yorkshire Regiment in the final. Since then Mohun Bagan celebrate the day and honoured sports person every year in memory of their heros of 1911.

Kiyan Nasiri Giri and Liston Colaco had an impressive season for the Mariners in Indian Super League and AFC Cup in the recently concluded season. Kiyan Nasiri, son of Jamshed Nasiri created history when he scored a hatrik in his first Derby against East Bengal in ISL. KIYAN NASIRI GIRI to be honoured as the 'BEST FORWARD IN FOOTBALL' Award in the memory of SUBASH BHOWMICK.

Liston Colaco proved himself as one of the key footballer of ATK Mohun Bagan in the recently concluded season. Liston can be rated as one of the promising footballer of the country. 'LISTON COLACO' to be honoured with 'BEST FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR' Award in the memory of Shibdas Bhaduri.

CARL MACHUGH EXTEND HIS CONTRACT WITH THE MARINERS


5.7.22: Irish midfielder Carl Machugh extend his contrct with ATK Mohun Bagan. In a Press statement this was confirmed the agreement will last for two years by ATK Mohun Bagan.

Carl Mchugh played an important role in ATK Mohun Bagan's midfield and central defense in the previous years he played.

HIRA MONDAL JOINS BENGALURU FC


5.7.22: Bengaluru FC today announces the joining of Hira Mondal from East Bengal on a two years deal. Hira Mondal had an impressive performance for East Bengal in Indian Super League in his inargual year.

Hira is the fifth signing for Bengaluru FC after Prabir Das, Javi Hernandez, Faisal Ali and Amrit Gope.

Named in the I-League’s Team of the Season for 2020-21 following a string of stellar performances for Mohammedan SC, Mondal signed a one-year deal with SC East Bengal in 2021.

After signing to Bengaluru FC, Hira Mondal said, “I’m really thankful to the management and staff for believing in my abilities. Last season was my first in the ISL, and I had never imagined that I would get an opportunity to move to a club like BFC so soon. I am also very eager to meet the West Block Blues, who are a fan club that everyone knows. I’ve heard much about them, and to play in front of them will be a great feeling,”



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GHANIAN STRIKER JOINS CHENNAIYIN FC


2.7.2022: Chennaiyin FC announced the signing of Ghanaian striker Kwame Karikari for the upcoming season.
Karikari played for Nakhonratchasima Mazda in Thailand league scored 13 goals in 29 league matches.
The Ghanian scored 75 goals in 268 matches for different clubs in lat 15 years, while he has never played for Ghana national team, besides just representing the U-20 side twice.
Karkari played in different clubs across Asia, Europe and Africa as his longest term is with AIK in Swedish league.

FC GOA SIGNS SYRIAN DEFENDER


1.7.2022: FC Goa have completed the permanent signing of Syrian international centre-back Fares Arnaout on a one-year deal. The 25-year-old becomes the Club’s third new arrival after Alvaro Vazquez and Arshdeep Singh.
The defender was part of the Syrian squad that played in the 2019 Hero Intercontinental Cup where he started against India in a 1-1 draw.
During this spell he also starred in Al Jaish’s AFC Cup campaigns, making 15 appearances over 3 seasons in the continental competition where the Syrian side would make it to the West Asia Zonal Semi-Finals in 2019. After three successful seasons with the 17-time Syrian champions, he moved to Bahrain’s Al Muharraq in February 2021. At Al-Muharraq, more success awaited Arnaout as he helped the side win the AFC Cup in 2021. He was last contracted with Bahranian side Manama Club, for whom he played the 2021/22 season. On the international front, the youngster has 10 caps to his name after making his debut in the 2019 Hero Intercontinental Cup in India. His latest outings for his country came in June 2021 in the FIFA Arab Cup.

FAISAL ALI JOINS BENGALURU FC


1.7.22: Bengaluru FC, announced the signing of youngsters Amrit Gope and Faisal Ali, on two and three year deals respectively. Amrit Gope, who most recently turned out for TRAU FC, has signed on a deal that will see him at the club until 2023-24 and former Mohammedan Sporting winger Faisal Ali’s deal runs through until the end of the 2024-25 campaign.
Amrit Gope, who joined TRAU in 2021, played for Jamshedpur FC Reserves between 2018 and 2019, making 12 appearances in the 2nd Division I-League. Ahead of the 2019-20 campaign, the 22-year-old was promoted to the senior team, where he was part of the Red Miners’ Indian Super League squad. Since his move to TRAU, Gope made a further 16 appearances across two seasons in the I-League.
While Faisal Ali, meanwhile, started his senior football journey in 2018 with Southern Samity, and transferred to Bhawanipore FC only two years later. The 23-year-old made the move to Mohammedan SC in 2020, and finished sixth in the 2020-21 I-League season. The following year, Ali was part of the Black Panthers squad that finished runners up at the 2021 Durand Cup, and was on target three times as they finished runners up in the 2021-22 I-League.


LAXMIKANT KATTIMANI EXTEND HIS STAY IN HYDERABAD FC


1.7.2022: The 33 years old goalkeeper from Hyderabad FC, Laxmikant Kattimani, has signed a two-year contract extension.
Kattamani has 81 ISL appearances, 42 of them in Yellow and Black, where he registered 14 clean sheets (9 for HFC) and has always been a popular figure in his hometown.
A two-time I-League winner, a Super Cup winner, and now an ISL Champion, Kattimani was a part of the Blue Tigers that recently secured qualification to the AFC Asian Cup 2023 and is one of the most experienced players in his role in the country.



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EAST BENGAL AND EMAMI ARE HAPPY WITH THE FINAL DRAFT


29.6.22: The agreement between East Bengal Club and Emami will be signed within a few days.
In a joint statement after the meeting East Bengal and Emami stated:

"The officials of both Emami and East Bengal Club met today for a discussion on the draft agreement. The meeting was fruitful. While most of the points were already cleared between both the parties, today's meeting helped to clear the remaining points positively.
The lawyers of both parties will now jointly prepare final draft of the agreement for execution as soon as possible. Both Emami and East Bengal Club will also make efforts to put together a good and strong team asap. Emami and East Bengal are happy to inform that everything is on the right track and will progress very fast."


EMAMI IS INTERESTED FOR A LONG TERM DEAL WITH RED & GOLD


28.6.22: Emami will join hands with East Bengal as an investor within a few days. Emami is looking forward for a mutually acceptable agreement.

The new investor of East Bengal, Emami is interested for a long term contract with East Bengal. In a press statement issued by Emami stated. " We are entering into a long term contract. It is alaways better that both sides clarifies all points now rather than debating over them later every now and then.
The progress of reaching to a mutually acceptable is in the right direction. God, willing, you here good news soon. We are trying our best.

In response East Bengal official Debabrata Sarkar said "We are also looking for a good agreement which will help us to build up a strong team in future. We want the agreement in favour of East Bengal Club as well as for Emami. We are expecting the deal to be signed with a very short time.


LALLIANZUALA CHHANGTE SIGNED FOR MUMBAI CITY FC


MFC MEDIA RELEASE 28.6.22: Mumbai City FC announce the permanent signing of Lallianzuala Chhangte following his six-month loan spell. The 25-year-old winger joins the Club after putting pen to paper on a three-year contract with the Islanders.

After initially signing on loan from fellow ISL side Chennaiyin FC in January 2022, the Mizoram-born player turned out for the Islanders on seven occasions in the 2021-22 ISL season. He was also an integral part of the Club's historic campaign at Asia’s premier club competition, the 2022 AFC Champions League, where he featured in the all six Group Stage matches for Des Buckingham’s side.

Chhangte made his ISL debut in 2016 when he featured for NorthEast United, coming on as a substitute against the Islanders in the third edition of the ISL. Since then, Chhangte has 97 ISL appearances to his name and is the third-highest Indian goalscorer in the league’s history with 20 goals.


LEON AUGUSTINE & NAMGYAL BHUTIA EXTEND CONTRACT WITH BENGALURU FC


28.6.22: Bengaluru FC, on Tuesday, announced that young winger Leon Augustine and wing-back Namgyal Bhutia had signed extensions on their existing contracts that will see them further their stay at the club. While Leon signs on for an additional two seasons, Bhutia’s new deal will see him play for Bengaluru till the end of the 2025-26 season.

Leon, who was selected to join the club through trials in 2016, and was part of the Bengaluru FC’s first Residential Academy squad, moved his way up the ranks and made his first-team debut in the 2018 AFC Cup. He scored his debut first-team goal in the 2019-20 Indian Super League campaign against Hyderabad, and also featured for the Blues in their Durand Cup run of 2021.

Bhutia, a product of the AIFF Academy, joined Bengaluru FC in 2017 and spent his first season on loan with Indian Arrows in the I-League. On his return, the 22-year-old went on to represent the Blues in the I-League 2nd Division and was later selected as part of the club’s first team squad for the 2020 AFC Cup.



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EAST BENGAL AND EMAMI LIKELY TO TIE UP SOON


26.6.22: Emami Group is likely to join East Bengal as the new investor of the club within a very short time.

In a press statement signed by Rupak Saha, Assistant Secretary of the 100 years old club stated, the legal advisors of East Bengal Club after verifying the details of the agreement sent by Emami Group, forwarded back the agreement to their probable investor to finalise the deal.

East Bengal Club and Emami Group will discuss the issue only after 1st of July to finalise and complete the deal.


NURIUDDIN DAVRONOV JOINS MD SPORTING CLUB


26.6.22: Nuriddin Davronov, the 31 years old midfielder from Tajikistan joined the Mohammedan Sporting Club for the upcoming season. Nuriuddin last played for FK Istiklo a top tier club of Tajikistan .

Nuriddin who played more than 50 matches for the national team of Tajikistan is ranked among the top defensive midfield in last four seasons. He played in the top tier league in Serbia, Bulgaria, Indonesia and Tajikistan. Nuriuddin played in AFC Champions League for FK Istiklo in the recntly concluded season.


ATK MOHUN BAGAN ROPE IN FLORENTINE POGBA


24.6.22: ATK Mohun Bagan completed an important signing by including Guinea international defender Florentine Pogba in their squad in a two years deal. Eventually, the 31 years old central defender is the elder brother of Paul Pogba who was in the squad of the World Cup winning French national team and former Manchester United midfeilder.

Florentine is the second signed overseas central defender signed by the Mariners after Brendan Hamill.

The 31 years old central defender from Guinea joined ATK Mohun Bagan from French Ligue 2 for FC Sochaux-Montbeliard. Florentine played 62 matches for Sochaux-Montbéliard after signing up for them in the summer of 2020. Florentine has also played for French Ligue 2 club Saint-Etienne and American club Atlanta United.

The central defender also has the experience of playing for the junior French national team before moving to Guinea to play at the senior level. Florentine Pogba has 31 international caps for Guinea which includes six national cap in 2021 after making his debut in 2010.


BRENDAN HAMILL JOINED ATK MOHUN BAGAN


23.6.22: The Australian central defender Brendan Hamill joined ATK Mohun Bagan from Melborne Victory, the runners up club of 'A League' in the recently concluded sesson. In a press release ATK Mohun Bagan stated Brendan joined as a footballer of Asian Quota and the deal will last for two years.

Brendan is an experienced central defender played in 'A League' as well as in South Korean League. Before joining Melborne Victory, Brandon Hamill played in clubs like Western Sedney Wanderers and Western Wonders, while in 'K League the Australian defender played at Saongame. Brendan Hamill was an important member of Melborne victory that won the FFA cup in the year 2021 and AFC Champions League for Western Sedney Wanderers in 2014, the first Australian team to win the tittle.

The 29 years old central defender Brendan Hamill joined the Mariners as their forth foreign recruit.


I AM EAGAR TO PLAY FOR ATKMB AT KOLKATA: ASHIQUE

20.6.22: ATK Mohun Bagan completes the signing of midfielder Ashique Kuruniyan from Bengaluru FC and wing back Asish Rai from Hyderabad FC for the upcoming season. In a press release ATK Mohun Bagan confirm the deal will remain for next five years.

A product of the Pune Academy, Ashique Kuruniyan proved himself as one of the important member of the Indian squad which finished as Group leader in the recently concluded AFC Cup qualifiers at Kolkata. While Asish Rai played an impressive football for Hyderabad FC in the Indian Super League.

After the signing to his new club the 25 years old midfielder from Kerala, Ashique Kuruniyan told the club media, " I played in Europe in junior level. I am impressed by the infrastructure in Kolkata. It is a dream for any footballer to play for a Kolkata club. I saw the passion for football in Kolkata while playing for the national team during the AFC Cup matches. I am eager to play in Kolkata dawning the ATK Mohun Bagan jersey."


PRABIR DAS SIGNED FOR BENGALURU FC


20.6.22: Bengaluru FC, on Monday, announced the signing of right-back Prabir Das from ATK Mohun Bagan on a three-year-deal. A product of the Pailan Arrows Youth Academy, Prabir Das brings with him the experience of having played for a number of clubs, and has won the Federation Cup and Indian Super League.

After signing the deal with his new club Prabir Das said, "Bengaluru FC, on Monday, announced the signing of right-back Prabir Das from ATK Mohun Bagan on a three-year-deal set to run until the end of the 2024-25 season. Das, a product of the Pailan Arrows Youth Academy, brings with him the experience of having played for a number of clubs, and has won the Federation Cup and Indian Super League."

Prabir Das has been capped at the National level, having made his debut for the India U19s in the 2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers against Turkmenistan. In 2015, he made his India U23 debut against Syria in an AFC U23 Championship qualifier.


MD RAFIQUE JOINED CHENNAIYIN FC


16.6.22: Indian Super League club Chennaiyin FC rope in Mohammed Rafique from East Bengal on a two years deal. Rafique is one of the rare footballer who played in all the edition of ISL. In the inargual edition of ISL Mohammed Rafique scored the winning goal for Atletico De Kolkata as a substitute footballer at the 90th minute of the match.

Mohammed Rafique is an proved himself as an utility footballer after he joined United Sports Club in the year 2010. He joined East Bengal in the year 2014 and played for Atletico De Kolkata as a loan footballer. Later Rafique played for Indian Super League clubs, Kerala Blasters FC, Mumbai City FC and in the 2020-22 for SC East Bengal.


AFC PRESIDENT CONGRATULATES THE QUALIFIERS OF THE AFC CUP

16.6.22: The President of Asian Football Confederation, Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa has congratulated the 11 Asian sides who confirmed their position after the end of the AFC Asian Cup 2023 Qualifiers Final Round on Tuesday.

A total of 24 teams fought in 36 matches over three Match Days in six centralised venues and finally Bahrain, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Kyrgyz Republic, Malaysia, Palestine, Tajikistan, Thailand and Uzbekistan confirmed their passage to the Continent’s biggest tournament.

The 11 qualified teams have joined 2015 champions Australia, China PR, Islamic Republic of Iran, Iraq, four-time champions Japan, Korea Republic, Lebanon, Oman, defending champions Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria and the United Arab Emirates and Vietnam in the Final Round.

In his massage AFC President added: “We must also extend our heartfelt gratitude to the six centralised host Member Associations for successfully staging the final round of the qualifiers, as well as the seven centralised hosts of the preceding round held last year.There is no doubt that these qualifiers will be remembered as the most challenging in Asian football history and our ability to rise above adversity is a tribute to the resilience and solidarity of our Member Associations.”



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KERALA BLASTERS SIGNED BRYCE MIRANDA

15.06.22 : Kerala Blasters FC today confirmed that it has reached an agreement for the transfer of Bryce Miranda from Churchill Brothers FC for an undisclosed fee. The 22-year-old has penned a multi-year deal that keeps him in the club until 2026.

“It feels amazing to join Kerala Blasters. It is a club that I have wanted to be a part of for a while. It has the best fans in the country. I can’t wait to be in Kochi and meet my new teammates and play in front of The Yellow Army.” said a thrilled Bryce Miranda upon signing with his new club.

CHENNAIYIN FC ANNOUNCED THEIR HEAD COACH - THOMAS BRDARIC

14.6.22 : Chennaiyin FC today announced their head coach Thomas Brdaric for the upcoming season. 47 year old German International Forward Brdaric represented his national team and also played for several top German Bundesliga side like VfL Wolfsburg, VfB Stuttgart, Bayer Leverkusen.

In his coaching career he managed several teams like VfL Wolfsburg II, FSV Mainz 05 II. In last two season he managed Albanian side KF Vllaznia Shkodër.

"This will be a great experience and a challenge where we will push further as one team. I am ready to move forward with Chennaiyin FC. I can't wait to get started." - Said head coach Brdaric.


FC GOA RETAINS EDU BEDIA FOR 6TH CONSECUTIVE SEASON

14.6.22 : FC Goa Press Release FC Goa confirm that Edu Bedia has extended his stay with the Club by putting pen-to-paper on a new contract that will see him don the iconic Orange of the Gaurs till the summer of 2023.

Bedia, who has been a part of the FC Goa first team since the 2017-18 season, hence moving on to his sixth successive season with the Club. In nearly five years, the Spanish midfielder has made 102 appearances for FC Goa across all competitions, notching 13 goals and as many assists during this period.

“FC Goa has been my home since 2017. It is more than just a Club in my career. Goa and the fans have been an important part of my life. I am delighted to be back with the team,” Edu Bedia told fcgoa.in after signing on the dotted line.

“It has been a pleasure for me to complete various personal milestones and also to win laurels with the Club. However, I believe this coming season will be my most important at the Club and I fully believe we will be back amongst the top teams in the ISL.”


SIMON GRAYSON JOINED BENGALURU FC AS HEAD COACH

8.6.22: Bengaluru FC, on Wednesday, in a Press Release announced the joining of Simon Grayson as the club’s Head Coach ahead of the 2022-23 season, on a two-year contract.<,br>
The fifty-two-year-old British coach said he was impressed by the little he’s managed to see of the team from last season, and is confident that the blend of youth and experience in the Blues’ ranks will serve as a good base from where the club can build.

While talking to the Bengaluru FC media, Grayson said, BFC have some very good young players coming through from the academy and hopefully they’ve learned from their minutes in the first team last season. I truly believe that they can be a massive asset to the football club, and coupled with the players who join, I think this is the perfect opportunity for me, especially because it will be a football season with the supporters. I’m coming not just to spend a period of time learning football in a different country. I’m coming here to win trophies at what is a fantastic football club."



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PRITAM AND SUBHASISH FEELS YUBABHARATI WILL BE THE BIG ADVANTAGE FOR AFC MATCHES


5.6.22: The AFC Asian Cup Final Round qualifiers Group D matches will start from the 8th of June at the centralised venew at Kolkata. India will play three important matches in the Group against Cambodia , Afghanistan, and Hong Kong.

Two important members of the Indian squad Pritam Kotal and Subhasish Bose expressed their views with the AIFF media before the start of the tournament.

PRITAM KOTAL
"It’s a big advantage for us to play in front of our fans. Especially because we have not been able to play in front of our own fans for a long time due to COVID. So, I would like to encourage all the fans to come ahead and support us in these three games. We will try to give our best – together we can. It’s absolutely crucial for us as a nation to qualify for the AFC Asian Cup, and all of us in the team are completely focused on that. We will try our best and hopefully will make it to the tournament proper. We need to take it match by match, and we must do well in all the three games ahead of us.”

SUBHASISH BOSE
Kolkata is the Mecca of Indian Football. The fans here are great. So many clubs have dedicated fans here, and the great thing is that they all come together to cheer for India when we play as a nation in this city. I hope there is a lot of noise from the stands. That will boost all of us. From our end, we need to pay them back with a qualification for the AFC Asian Cup.It was an amazing feeling in the UAE. So many Indian fans had come to the ground there, it was great. We tried our best back then, but we could not make it to the knockout rounds. Of course, we would love to go one better in the next edition -- but first, we need to qualify – and for that, we need to do well in these three upcoming matches.”

India will play the first match against Cambodia on 8th June at 8.30pm.


ATK MOHUN BAGAN AND ROY KRISHNA PART AWAY

3.6.22: ATK Mohun Bagan and the Fijian international Roy Krishna finally decided to part away after a number of fruitful and memorable matches in Indian Super League and AFC Cup in the last two years.

ATK Mohun Bagan today announced the news of parting away with Roy Krishna in their social media network.

In the last two years Roy Krishna played 45 matches in ISL, scored 24 goals and 13 assist for ATK Mohun Bagan. Roy Krishna started his journey in Indian football when he joined ATK in the year 2019-20. He was the top scorer for ATK in that season, scored 15 goals and joined the newly formed ATK Mohun Bagan in the subsequent year.

According to the sources Roy Krishna are in talks for the upcoming season with a number of ISL clubs which includes Bengaluru FC and East Bengal.


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EAST BENGAL FINDS EMAMI GROUP AS NEW INVESTOR

25.5.22: East Bengal Club are now tied up with Emami Group as their new investor. In a Press Conference at Nabanna this was announced by the Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee.

Emami is the new investor after Sree Cement parted away with Red and Gold. East Bengal are in search of an investor since last few months, had discussions with a number of corporates which includes Basundhara Group of Bangladesh.

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee called the officials of East Bengal and Emami Group today at the West Bengal Secretariat Nabanna, and after a discussion between them the deal was finilised.


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DAVID WILLAMS TO JOIN IN MUMBAI CITY, PRABIR DAS IN BENGALURU FC


20.5.22: The Australian striker of ATK Mohun Bagan, David Willams likely to join Mumbai City FC for the forth coming season as a footballer of Asian quota. Sources said David Willams already signed a pre contract with Mumbai City. The Australian are now playing for ATK Mohun Bagan in the AFC Cup at Kolkata.

The wing back of ATK Mohun Bagan Prabir Das are in talks with Bengaluru FC though the deal is yet to finalise. The midfielder of Bengaluru FC Ashique Kurian are in advance talk with ATK Mohun Bagan.


ATK MOHUN BAGAN TO FACE GOKULAM KERALA IN THE FIRST MATCH OF AFC CUP


15.5.22: After winning the two qualifying matches at Kolkata against Blue Star(5-0) of Sri Lanka and Abahani Limited (3-1) of Bangladesh, ATK Mohun Bagan have secure a berth in the Group D of the AFC Cup. ATK Mohun Bagan will play the first match of Group D against the I League champions on 18th of May.

The other teams of Group D are GOKULAM KERALA FC (INDIA), BASUNDHARA KINGS (BANGLADESH) and MAZIYA SPORTS AND RECREATION (MALDIVES). This is the first occasion when all the matches of a Group will be played at a centralise venew at Yubabharati Kriangan, Kolkata from 18th May to 24th May.

THE SCHUDULE OF THE MATCHES ARE:
18th MAY (WEDNESDAY):
ATK MOHUN BAGAN VS GUKULAM KERALA FC (4.30PM)
BASUNDHARA KINGS VS MAZIYA SPORTS & RECREATION (8.30PM)

21ST MAY (SATURDAY)
ATK MOHUN BAGAN VS BASUNDHARA KINGS (4.30PM)
GOKULAM KERALA FC VS MAZIYA SPORTS & RECREATION (8.30PM)

24TH MAY (TUESDAY)
BASUNDHARA KINGS VS GOKULAM KERALA FC (4.30PM)
ATK MOHUN BAGAN VS MAZIYA SPORTS & RECREATION (8.30PM)

The other Indian team of Group D, Gokulam Kerala FC will face the first match of the AFC Cup on the 18th against ATK Mohun Bagan. Gokulam after winning the their second I League tittle on Saturday evening are quite confident for a good start in the AFC Cup. ATK Mohun Bagan incidentally were the Group champions in last edition of the tournament at Maldives. The Mariners are preparing themselves under Juan Fernando since last few weeks at the practice ground of Yubabharati Kriangan.

The other two teams of the Group, Basundhara Kings of Bangladesh and Maziya of Maldives are already in the city for the tournament.


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CFL PREMIER A TO START FROM JUNE


11.5.22: The matches of Kolkata CFL Premier Group A matches are expected to start from the last week of June. This was declared by IFA after a meeting at the IFA office with the officials of Premier Division clubs.The officals of East Bengal, Mohammedan Sporting along with the other Premier Division club officials were present at the meeting. But, ATK Mohun Bagan did not attend the meeting. So their participation is still to confirm.

This year East Bengal will going to participate in the CFL Premier A matches. East Bengal official Dipankar Chakraborty was present at the meeting and confirm the participation of Red and Gold. East Bengal did not play in last years tournament. The decision of the meeting finally intimated to AIFF and Durand Committee.
It is likely that the matches of Premier A will be completed within the end of August.


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EAST BENGAL ROPE IN MOBASHIR RAHMAN FROM JAMSHEDPUR FC


30.5.22: East Bengal Club in a press statement today announces the signing of 24 years old winger, Mobashir Rahman from Indian Super League teamJamshedpur FC in a three years deal.
A product of the Chandigarh Football Academy, Mobashir Rahman made 53 appearances for Jamshedpur FC which includes 13 matches in its 2021-22 Shield-winning campaign.


IVAN GONZALEZ AGREED TO JOIN RED & GOLD


28.4.22: East Bengal club confirm the pre contract signing of Spanish defender Ivan Gonzalez from FC Goa. The agreement will last till the end of 2024. Ivan Gonzalez is the first foreign footballer for the upcoming season with whom East Bengal finalise a deal. Ivan's contract with FC Goa will end on 31st of May.

Ivan Gonzalez played a key role in FC Goa for the last two season.FC Goa were the of Indian Super League semifinalist for the year 2020-21 season. Ivan played 36 matches out of 42 matches during his tenure with FC Goa, scored three goals with two assists. The Spanish defendern played in the AFC Champions league with FC Goa.

Ivan Gonzalez is a product of youth team of Real Madrid at the age of 12 in the year 2002. He played for Deportivo B, UB Conquense, Cultural Leonesa and racing Ferrol before he joined the Indian Super League team FC Goa.


JUAN FERNANDO IS GIVING RESPECT TO THE TEAMS OF AFC CUP


26.4.22: The dream of Juan Fernando, the Head coach of ATK Mohun Bagan is to qualify for the knock out stages of the AFC Cup. After winning the two important matches against Blue Star of Sri Lanka and Abahani Limited of Bangladesh at the qualifying stages the Mariners start their preparation for the Group D League matches from Tuesday evening. All the 27 footballers except Roy Krishna were present at the practice session. Roy Krishna was at Fiji, busy for the last rights of his father.

Juan Fernando watched the video clips of different matches of the participating teams in Group D during the week long rest after the qualifying round. He concentrated on sequence practice during the two hour long session at the practice ground of Yubabharati Kriangan. Apart from ATK Mohun Bagan, Gokulam FC, Basundhara Kings and Majiya SR are in Group D. I League team Gokulam FC had an impressive record of not losing 18 successive matches.

In an interview with ATK Mohun Bagan media, Juan Fernando said, " I watched the last three matches of Gokulam Kerala. They are playing I League now and most importantly they did not lost last 18 matches. Gokulam FC is a strong side with two good foreign footballers in their squad. Our focus is to play a positive game in our first match against Gokulam FC."

Regarding Basundhara Kings Fernando said, " Though Basundhara Kings won the last two matches but the teams they played against are not so competitive. Basundhara Kings played a number of times in the AFC Cup with a successful track record. Basundhara is one of the strongest team of Bangladesh. So, we have to plan accordingly before we play against the."

While answering a question regarding Maziya SR, Juan Fernando said, " Maziya is strong team with comprises of good foreign footballers. The side has a compact defense as well as good attacking force. Moreover Maziya SR is an experienced side in AFC Cup."

Meanwhile the officials of the AFC and AIFF had a close investigation of the stadium today. The matches of Group D are expected to start from 18th May. ATK Mohun Bagan will play the first two matches at 5 PM, while the last match will start at 9 PM.


EAST BENGAL ARE IN THE PROCESS OF BUILDING UP A NEW SIDE


25.4.22: East Bengal are in the process of building up a strong team which will participate in the forth coming Kolkata CFL. The former investor Sree Cements officially handed over the Sporting Rights to the club. East Bengal officials are in search of a new investor and it is expected to be finalise within a short period.

East Bengal are in advance talk with a list of young footballers for the upcoming 2022-23 season.

GOALKEEPER: Suresh Jaisawal, Aditya Patra, Pawan Kumar.
DEFENDERS: Subhankar Adhikary, Tuhin Das, Niranjan Mondal, Subhendu Mandi, Arpan Polley, Mohammed Rakip
MIDFEILDERS: Mohitosh Roy, Nabi Hossain Khan, Tanmay Das, Sanjib Ghosh, Vivek Singh, Bishal Das.
STRIKERS : Bishnu TM, Altaf Alam, Subham Bhowmick.

The list includes footballers from the Bengal Santosh Trophy squad and footballers like Pawan Kumar and Mohammed Rakip from the ISL teams.

In a press conferrence some days back official and Executive Committee member Debabrata Sarkar conveyed East Bengal will participate in tournaments like Kolkata CFL, IFA Sheild, Durand Cup and in Indian Super League.


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ATK MOHUN BAGAN TO FACE GOKULAM IN THE FIRST MATCH OF AFC CUP


20.4.22: After winning the two qualifying matches at Kolkata against Blue Star(5-0) of Sri Lanka and Abahani Limited (3-1) of Bangladesh, ATK Mohun Bagan have secure a berth in the Group D of the AFC Cup.

The other teams of Group D are GOKULAM KERALA FC (INDIA), BASUNDHARA KINGS (BANGLADESH) and MAZIYA SPORTS AND RECREATION (MALDIVES). The matches will be played at a centralised venew at Yubabharati Kriangan, Kolkata from 18th May to 24th May.

THE SCHUDULE OF THE MATCHES ARE:
18th MAY (WEDNESDAY):
BASUNDHARA KINGS VS MAZIYA SPORTS & RECREATION
ATK MOHUN BAGAN VS GUKULAM KERALA FC

21ST MAY (SATURDAY)
GOKULAM KERALA FC VS MAZIYA SPORTS & RECREATION
ATK MOHUN BAGAN VS BASUNDHARA KINGS

24TH MAY (TUESDAY)
ATK MOHUN BAGAN VS MAZIYA SPORTS & RECREATION
BASUNDHARA KINGS VS GOKULAM KERALA FC

ATK Mohun Bagan will start preparation for the tournament at Kolkata shortly.


MARINERS ARE CONFIDENT OF A WIN AGAINST ABAHANI


17.4.22: ATK Mohun Bagan will face the strong challange of Dacca Abahani in the ultimate play off match on Tuesday evening in order to qualify for the Group Stages of AFC Cup. Dacca Abhahani reached Kolkata on Saturday morning.

The Mariners dominated and won the last play off match against the Blue Star of Sri Lanka by a margin of 5-0, but the Head coach of ATK Mohun Bagan, Juan Fernando feels that the match against Abahani of Dacca will be tough and competetive. Juan Fernando is concentrating on passing football, positional game and penalty shoot out. Juan has selected some footballers for penalty shoot out. If the match ends with equal number of goal, then the match will be decided in tie breaker.

Sandesh Jhingan, the central defender will be out of the squad due to injury and inclusion of Roy Krishna in the are not yet confirm.

Prabir Das the wing back of ATK Mohun Bagan had an impressive performance against Blue Star, while Joni Kauko and Manvir Singh scored against the Sri Lankan, Blue Star in the last match of the AFC playoff at Kolkata.

In an interview with the ATK Mohun Bagan media, Joni Kauko said, "Except some of the matches of Dacca Abahani which we have seen in You Tube, we hardly have any idea regarding the strength of our oppornant. We have seen a match of Blue Star against the Nepalese side which helped us a lot to plan our stategy. We analysed the teams performance in ISL before we play against them, but Abahani of Dacca is an unknown team to us. Though we know Dacca Abahani is a strong team with some good foreign footballers in their side. All the matches are equally important to me as I played a number of matches in Euro Cup and in different Leagues. I am determined to perform at the peak in the match against Abahani and our target is to finish the match within 90 minutes."

Manvir Singh scored a brace and an assist in the last playoff match against Blue Star. While interacting with the club media he said," Abahani of Dacca is a much stronger team than Blue Star. I scored against Blue Star in the last match and will like to score in the forth coming match of the AFC Cup. It is alaways an inspiration to score in the international matches. We are preparing to win against the match against Abahani. The supporters of ATK Mohun Bagan are our main strength as we are targeting to win in our home ground."

While Prabir Das is confident to win the match against Abahani. In his massage the Prabir said," Abahani plays a compact football and a much more stronger team than Blue Star of Sri Lanka. I think it will be a close finish. The score is likely to be 3-2 or 2-1 in our favour.

The match will start at 7.30 PM at Vivekananda Yubabharati Kriangan.


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EAST BENGAL WILL PLAY ISL WITH A NEW INVESTOR


13.4.22: The two years reletionship between Sree Cement Foundation and East Bengal came to an end now. Sree Cement on Tuesday handed over the Sporting Rights to Red and Gold which ultimately came to the close of their relationship.

In a Press Conference at the Club premises, Executive Member and East Bengal offical Debabrata Sarkar in presence of Club President Dr Pranab Dasgupta, Secretary Kalyan Majumdar and a host ex footballers declare the end of two year relationship with Sree Cement. East Bengal executive committee thanks Sree Cement for their financial support to Red and Gold for the last two years.

East Bengal are in search of an new investor and are quite confident to participate in the forth coming Indian Super League.

The association with Sree Cement and East Bengal was quite controversial and as a result of which the Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee had to involve herself to resolve the issue. East Bengal executive committee refused to sign the final agreement owing to discrepancies.

While answering to the questions from the media representatives regarding new investor Debabrata Sarkar said that talks with Basudhara Group of Bangladesh are positive though final decision is now depend upon the concent of the Prime Minister of Bangladesh.

East Bengal are now facing a transfer ban for non payment of salary to the footballers. The amount is roughly around 2.5 crores for eleven footballers. While answering Debabrata Sarkar said, big company like Sree Cement who has invested a huge amount of money for the last two years will pay the amount to withdraw the transfer ban.

East Bengal will play in Kolkata CFL, Durand Cup, IFA Sheild as well as in Indian Super League in the forth coming season.


PRITAM KOTAL IS EXPECTING A TOUGH MATCH AGAINST BLUE STAR


9.4.22: ATK Mohun Bagan are at the final stage of their preparation for the AFC Cup at the practice ground of Yubabharati Kriangan. The Sri Lankan club Blue Star FC likely to arrive at Kolkata on Sunday.

The Head coach of the Mariners Juan Fernando are consulting with the video analyst to finalise his stategies against Blue Star FC. ATK Mohun Bagan will play the important qualifying match on Tuesday evening in front of their home crowd after a gap of two years. The tickets of the match are avialable online as well as offline from Mohun Bagan club ground and other counters in and around the city.

One of the important member of ATK Mohun Bagan, Pritam Kotal feels that this year the competetion is quite tough, though we played directly in the group stages last year. In an interview with the ATK Mohun Bagan media he said, "Blue Star plays a compact football and rely on the counter attacks. The entire team come down to defend in front of the continous attack of the oppornant." Pritam added that it will be a tough match against Blue Star on Tuesday evening.

While Liston Colaco, who scored eight goals in ISL are now ready to play after recovering from injury in his nose. Liston played some important matches spear heading some goods attacks for the Mariners in Indian Super League. In an interction with the club media, Liston said," I scored goals last year in AFC Cup and this year in ISL I scored eight goals with five assist. If we can perform well in AFC Cup then undoughtly we will complete a successful season."

JUAN FERNANDO IS RELUCTANT UNDERESTIMATE BLUE STAR IN AFC CUP


7.4.22: ATK Mohun Bagan will play against Sri Lankan Club Blue Star SC in the pre-qualifying match of the AFC Cup at Kolkata. The Head coach of ATK Mohun Bagan Juan Ferrando is highly impressed about the performance of the Sri Lankan side after hec watched their performance Nepal's Machhindra FC.

In an interview with the ATK Mohun Bagan media, the Spanish coach said, "There is no reason to underestimate Sri Lanka's Blue Star. The passing of the team is very good. Sometimes the team plays pressing football. After playing slow football for a while, the team suddenly starts to attack. And that creates the chances of the goals. We have to be careful because the game is ninety minutes long. The fate of the match will be decided within that time. Blue Star did not play well in the last ten minutes. For this reason, many people think that the team is not too good. I refuse to accept that. After the two goals, they probably didn't want to give extra effort thinking about the next match."

Juan Fernando had a close obsevetion of the Sri Lanka team Blue Star FC. He measured the strengths and weaknesses of his oppornant along with video analysts of the club have recorded the entire match. While answering to a question Juan Fernando said, "The Sri Lankan club is always trying to send the ball over the head of the opposition. Their center-back Chameera’s game is a lot like our Carl McHugh. He is good at defending and also able to increase the correct pass. We have to remember that one of the best clubs of their country is coming to play and we have to play with respect. That's how we are getting ready."

Juan Fernando was asked that how he consider his teams chance in the tournament. The Spanish coach said, "I believe progress happens match by match. Now only ninety minutes of the Blue Star SC match are in my head. We have to get success at that time." The Green Maroon coach said, "I hope the Mariners will come to watch our game, filling the gallery. The support of the Green Maroon members on the field will inspire us. I promise they will not have to return home disappointed. You can enjoy the joy of football by watching my team’s game."

The match will kick off at Yubabharati Kriangan at 7.30 PM on 12th April.

SEVEN ISL CLUBS TO JOIN IN RELIANCE FOUNDATION DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE


7.4.22: The inaugural edition of Reliance Foundation Development League (RFDL) is expected to start in Goa from April 15 to May 12. Seven clubs from the Hero Indian Super League (ISL), Bengaluru FC, Chennaiyin FC, FC Goa, Jamshedpur FC, Kerala Blasters FC, Mumbai City FC and Hyderabad FC have confirmed their participation for this first of its kind initiative in India. This was intimated by FSDL in a press note today.

The top two teams of the league will be given the chance to participate at the Next Gen Cup to be hosted in the United Kingdom for the first time later this year. The Next Gen Cup will be hosted by the Premier League (PL) as part of its longstanding partnership with the ISL to support the development of football in India. The top two teams from the RF Development League will be joined by selected PL Club youth teams.

The Reliance Foundation Development League will be played on a single round robin basis, allowing each team to feature in seven matches. To ensure playing standards are maintained, the schedule will permit two full days of rest between games and a four day window of no matches halfway through the competition. The matches will be played at two grounds in South Goa, with three training grounds available to the teams to prepare for their encounters. The teams are expected to arrive in Goa by April 12 and train for the next two days before the tournament commences.

IFA ANNOUNCED FUTSAL ACADEMY ACROSS WEST BENGAL



06/04/2022: IFA and it's state associations has given due importance to FUTSAL since 2019. Though FUTSAL is new in India, but FUTSAL first introduced in URUGUAY way back in the 1930. In his massage IFA secretary Joydeep Mukherjee said " We are serious about promoting FUTSAL in Bengal in a professional dimension."

IFA will going to open new FUTSAL Acedemy in and around Kolkata. The upcoming 10 centers of FUTSAL ACADEMY will be at Ramp No 17 VYBK Stadium, Baishakhi Mall, Saltlake, Chinar Park, Howrah, New Alipur, Garia, Dumdum, Minto Park, EM Bypass, Action Area 3 Newtown.

FUTSAL is a new concept in Bengal as well as in Indian football. FUTSAL is a Spanish Methodology for skill development.

The Students of the Academy will be benifitted in various ways. IFA FUTSAL ACADEMY will participate in IFA approved youth football tournament. Participants can be scouted in U 13 youth league or IFA U 13 Nursery league. Talented U 16 and above footballers can be sent for trail in Football clubs under IFA.

IFA is likely to associate some international coaches Michael Petro of Iran, Lino Gomes of Bahrain, Martin Perciavalle of Ireland and Silvio Crisari of Norway to develope FUTSAL in Bengal. This international coaches will act as mentor in the IFA Acedemies.

FUTSAL was organised in Delhi successful two years ago. The footballers of North Eastern states are playing football since long. Though it is a new concept but it can devolope football in true sense.


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CFL TO START FROM LAST WEEK OF MAY


4.4.22: The prestigious and one of the oldest football tournament of the country Kolkata CFL will going to start from 25th of May. Except the Premier Division Group A, the other divisions of CFL were suspended for the last two years owing to COVID 19 pandemic.

In a meeting with the officials of different clubs from Forth division, Fifth division Group 'A' and Group 'B' on Monday, IFA secretary Jaydeep Mukherjee declared that the matches from Premier to fifth division will be played again from this year onwards. Though the final schudule is yet to publish.

From this year onwards IFA decided to implement age groups in Forth and Fifth divisions. In Forth division footballers within 18 years, in Fifth division Group 'A' age Group of footballers are within 17 years and in Fifth division Group 'B' footballers from below 16 years of age are allowed to participate only.

It is also finalised that the financial grants and prize money will be increased in all the divisions. In Forth as well as in Fifth division the clubs should appoint coach with a minimum qualification of holding a 'D' licence degree. IFA is ready to help the clubs to appoint 'D' Licence coaches if required.


KIYAN NASIRI'S TARGET TO SCORE AN INTERNATIONAL GOAL


3.4.22: After scoring a Hatrik against SC East Bengal in his first ever Derby in Indian Super League, Kiyan Nasiri's target is to score in the upcoming AFC Cup matches. Kiyan Nasiri is the youngest footballer in ATK Mohun Bagan squad preparing for the AFC Cup under Spanish coach Juan Fernado at the practice ground of Yubabharati Kriangan.

Kiyan's father Jamshed Nasiri, the star Iranian striker had a number of memorable goals at Yubabharati Kriangan. While talking to the club media, Kiyan said, "Though I have scored goals in ISL, but I am yet to score a goal in the international matches. So my prime target is to score a goal for my team in the AFC Cup. It is a honour to play for a team like ATK Mohun Bagan and I will be playing for one of the best team of the country even in the next session. I am eager to play for ATK Mohun Bagan at Yubabharati in the coming days."
ATK Mohun Bagan will play the AFC Cup match on 12th April at Kolkata.


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QATAR TO FACE EQUADOR IN THE OPENING MATCH OF FIFA WORLD CUP 2022


The Groups for the preliminary stages of the FIFA World Cup Qatar announced by the organisers at Doha Exhibition and Convention Center in front of almost 2000 dignitaries. Out of the 32 participating teams 29 have been qualified so far, as two intercontinental play-off and a European playoff match will take place on 13th and 14th June. The host country Qatar are placed in Group A after a direct entry in the competition.

The programme start with the official theme song of FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Hayya Hayya and welcome address of FIFA President Gianni Infantino. The 32 teams are divided in eight groups.

GROUP A: Qatar, Senegal, Netherlands, Equador.
GROUP B: England, Iran, USA, European Playoff.
GROUP C: Argentina, Poland, Mexico, Saudi Arabia.
GROUP D: France, Denmark, Tunisia,Intercontinental Playoff Winner 1.
GROUP E: Spain, Germany, Japan, Intercontinental Playoff Winner 2.
GROUP F: Belgium, Croatia, Morocco, Cabnada.
GROUP G: Brazil, Swizerland, Serbia, Cameroon.
GROUP H: Portugal, Uruguay, Korea Republic, Ghana.

The draw presented by Carli Lloyd, Jermaine Jenas and Samantha Johnson , assisted by the Cafu of Brazil, Lothar Matthaus of German), Adel Ahmed MalAllah of Qatar, Ali Daei of IR Iran, Bora Milutinovic of Serbia/Mexico, Jay-Jay Okocha of Nigeria, Rabah Madjer of Algeria and Tim Cahill of Australia.


ATK MOHUN BAGAN STARTS THEIR PRACTICE FOR AFC CUP


1.4.22: ATK Mohun Bagan starts their practice for the upcoming AFC Cup matches at the practice ground of Yubabharati Kriangan, Kolkata. The Spanish coach Juan Fernando reached Kolkata early on Friday morning and had a close door discussion regarding the stategy and planning with his team in the evening.

ATK Mohun Bagan will play the AFC Cup match at Kolkata on 12th April at Kolkata. Though the oppornant will be finalise on 5th April after the match between Blue Star FC of Sri Lanka and Machinda FC of Nepal.

Juan Fernando mainly concentrated on physical fitness on the first day and later his footballers had a short session with the ball. It is expected that ATK Mohun Bagan will going to start hard and long session in the practice feild from Saturday onwards.


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LEGENDARY FOOTBALLER & COACH SUBASH BHOWMICK PASSES AWAY


22.1.22: The Legendary footballer and Coach, Subash Bhowmick passes away at a Hospital in South Kolkata this morning at 3.30am after a prolonged illness at the age of 72. Bhowmick was under Dialysis for the last three months had to admitted in the Hospital after he was infected by Covid.

Born in English Bazar, Malda in 1950, Subash Bhowmick joined East Bengal from a Kolkata 1st Division club Rajastan in the year 1969 and proved his class as a striker over the decades in the top two clubs of Indian football, East Bengal and Mohun Bagan. He was awarded the East Bengal 'Lifetime Achievement Award' in 2017.

SUBASH BHOWMICK' CAREER AS A FOOTBALLER
1969–1970 : East Bengal
1970–1973 : Mohun Bagan
1973–1976 : East Bengal
1976–1978 : Mohun Bagan
1978–1979 : East Bengal
INDIAN NATIONAL TEAM : 1970–1985

Though Subash Bhowmick had a short international carier, but he is one of the rare footballer of India who scored a hatrik at the international level. Bhowmick made his national team debut on July 30 1970 in the Merdeka Cup against Farmosa. He represented India in 24 matches and scored 9 goals which includes a hat-trick against the Philippines in the Merdeka Cup in 1971. India won the match by a margin of 5-1.

SUBASH BHOWMICK' CAREER AS A COACH/TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
1999–2000 : East Bengal
2002–2005 : East Bengal
2006-2007 : Mohammedan
2007–2008 : Salgaocar
2008–2009 : East Bengal
2010–2011 : Mohun Bagan
2012–2013 : Churchill Brothers

Subash Bhowmick was a successful Technical Director and coach was responsible for East Bengal's LG Asean Club Cup in Jakarta in 2003. East Bengal won San Miguel Cup in Kathmandu in 2004, the National Football League in 2002-03 and 2003-04 under his leadership. East Bengal won Kolkata Football League from 2002-2004, IFA Shield in 2002, the Independence Day Cup in 2002, and the Durand Cup in 2002 under the guidence of Subash Bowmick.

Bhowmick worked as a Technical Director at Mohun Bagan, Mohammedan Sporting and Churchill Brothers of Goa. Churchill Brothers won I League in 2012-13 under his leadership. Mohun Bagan won Sikkim Gold Cup in 1992 under his coaching.



QATAR WORLD CUP: 1.2 MILLONS REQUEST WITHIN 24 HOURS


FIFA MEDIA - 21.1.22: The start of ticket sales for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ has generated huge demand around the world. More than 1.2 million tickets have been requested by fans worldwide in the first 24 hours of the initial sales period.

The highest demand came from fans from Qatar, followed by Argentina, Mexico, the USA, the United Arab Emirates, England, India, Saudi Arabia, Brazil and France.

More than 140,000 tickets have been requested for the final due to take place on 18 December 2022 at Lusail Stadium, and over 80,000 for the opening match.

Given the remarkable interest from all over the world, FIFA would like to remind all football fans that FIFA.com/tickets is the only official and legitimate website on which to apply for FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 tickets.

All successful, partially successful and unsuccessful applicants will be duly notified of the outcome of their applications by Tuesday, 8 March 2022, along with the steps to follow and the deadline by which to pay for allocated tickets.


ATK MOHUN BAGAN & KERALA BLASTERS MATCH POSTPONE, ODISHA MATCH RESCHEDULED


ISL MEDIA - 19.1.22: Hero Indian Super League (ISL) has decided to postpone Match No. 66 between Kerala Blasters FC and ATK Mohun Bagan scheduled to be played on Thursday, January 20, 2022, at Tilak Maidan Stadium, Vasco, as Kerala Blasters FC are unable to field a team and safely prepare for and play the match.

Match No. 53 between ATK Mohun Bagan and Odisha FC has been rescheduled to Sunday, January 23, 2022, at the PJN Stadium, Fatorda. Kick-off is at 9:30 PM IST. The match was originally scheduled for Saturday, January 8, 2022.




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