In a first in Indian football, Indian Super League franchise Jamshedpur FC midfielder Carlos Calvo has been suspended by the AIFF Disciplinary Committee for three matches and fined INR 300,000 (3 lakhs) for racism. In an ISL-5 match between Jamshedpur FC and Delhi Dynamos, Carlos Calvo racially abused Delhi Dynamos …
Read More »AIFF suspends Kerala Blasters midfielder Zakeer Mundampara for 6 months!
Indian Super League franchise Kerala Blasters midfielder Zakeer Mundampara has been suspended by the AIFF Disciplinary Committee for six month. Zakeer Mundampara on December 16, 2018 in a match against his former side Mumbai City FC had received two yellow cards by referee Umesh Bora in the first session and …
Read More »Odisha to organise an AFC ‘C’ License Coaching Course in Cuttack in February!
The Football Association of Odisha (FAO), the governing body of football in Odisha, is set to organise an AFC ‘C’ License Coaching Course in Cuttack from February 16 to 28, 2019. Eligible for the AFC ‘C’ License Coaching Course are AIFF ‘D’ Coaching degree holders with eight to 12 months …
Read More »AIFF thanks Constantine for his contribution!
The All India Football Federation president Praful Patel thanked Stephen Constantine for his contribution to Indian Football. Constantine who had taken over as the Head Coach of the Senior Men’s Indian National Team in February 2015, announced his decision step down after India bowed out of the 2019 AFC Asian …
Read More »Stephen Constantine steps down as India head coach!
Englishman Stephen Constantine has announced his resignation as the Indian national team head coach following the Blue Tigers exit from the 2019 AFC Asian Cup. India lost their final Group A match against Bahrain today and bowed out of the continental championship. “I have been here for four years. My …
Read More »AIFF condoles former India international Zulfiqaruddin death!
The All India Football Federation condoles the death of former India international Zulfiqaruddin. Zulfiqaruddin made his International debut for India in 1959 at the Merdeka Cup against Singapore. He represented India in three International matches, and scored one goal. Despite being a 17-year old, he was part of the Indian …
Read More »Second Division League set to kick-off on January 12!
With the two top-division leagues already half-way through, the Second League is all set to kick-off with local rivals Mohammedan Sporting Club and ATK Reserves facing off against each other at the Kalyani Stadium on Saturday, January 12. This season, the Second Division League is set to see 16 teams …
Read More »AIFF to conduct Academy Accreditation workshops across 11 cities!
The AIFF will be conducting one-day workshops in eleven (11) cities across India for the revised Academy Accreditation program launched earlier in December 2018. The workshops are being conducted to clarify and explain the Academy Accreditation procedure and its regulations, which will help clubs/academies in understanding the guidelines and processes …
Read More »AIFF Academy Accreditation Workshop to be held in Aizawl!
An AIFF Academy Accreditation Workshop will take place for the state of Mizoram in Aizawl on Tuesday, January 15, 2019. Football club owners from all over the state as well as football academy and grassroots football administrators are requested to take part in the workshop. The workshop will highlight the …
Read More »Blue Tigers come together to light up Blind Football!
In a gesture to light up blind football in India, the Blue Tigers have decided to donate a sum of Rs. 50,000 from monetary sanctions gathered for breach of discipline to the Indian Blind Football Federation to buy footballs to them to play. The sanctions which have been prevalent over …
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