All India Football Federation President Kalyan Chaubey, on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, felicitated the players of the 1974 India Youth National Team in Kolkata, who were the joint champions of the AFC Youth Championship 50 years ago. In a packed media conference in the city, the AIFF President presented mementoes …
Read More »1974 Asian Youth Championship: The Golden Jubilee of the Golden moment!
Fifty years ago, on April 30, 1974, India created history when they won the Asian Youth Championship title jointly with Iran. In this article, we look back at the tournament where India remained unbeaten in six matches on the trot and the initiative of the AIFF President Mr. Kalyan Chaubey …
Read More »Shabbir Ali: Team spirit the foundation for India’s success in 1974 AFC Youth Championship!
Fifty years ago, on April 30, 1974, India created history when they won the Asian Youth Championship title jointly with Iran. Starting today, AIFF Media will run a series of articles on this momentous achievement. In this article, the team captain Shabbir Ali spoke about the mental fortitude with which …
Read More »CC Jacob: The man who braved a storm and immortalised the title!
Fifty years ago, on April 30, 1974, India created history when they won the Asian Youth Championship title jointly with Iran. Starting today, AIFF Media will run a series of articles on this momentous achievement. In this article, the renowned wing-back CC Jacob has spoken about his treasured experience as …
Read More »A bloodless India U-19 coup that left our rivals bleeding!
Fifty years ago, on April 30, 1974, India created history when they won the Asian Youth Championship title jointly with Iran. Starting today, AIFF Media will run a series of articles on this momentous achievement. The opening piece has been written by winger Harjinder Singh, known as the Man with …
Read More »From gate-crashers to joint winners: India’s journey at the Asian Youth Championship Bangkok 1974!
Time flies. The Asian Youth Championship 1974 still seems like yesterday to me. It was the AFC U-21 Championship, and we finished joint winners with pre-tournament favourites Iran, and it all happened on the same date as today – April 30, 1974 – exactly 46 years back. We camped in …
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