The two day celebrations of the AFC Grassroots Day organised by Minerva Punjab FC in association with the AIFF Grassroots Department and Chandigarh Football Association concluded today, May 15. On Day 1 – Sunday, May 14 around 200 boys and girls upto the age of 15 years, from all parts …
Read More »Around 400 Grassroots Centres have been established across India in last 4 years!
The All India Football Federation has always shown its keen interest towards reaching out to more kids which will, eventually, lead to nurturing more talents to strengthen the Indian Football Ecosystem. Grassroots Football which AIFF started in 2013 has since grown from strength to strength. On the eve of May …
Read More »Bengaluru FC request AIFF to postpone Federation Cup final if they qualify!
Former I-League and Federation Cup champions Bengaluru FC in a letter from their CEO Parth Jindal to the AIFF General Secretary Kushal Das has requested the national federation to consider to reschedule the final of the ongoing 38th Federation Cup, if BFC reach the final. The request has been made …
Read More »AIFF U-16 boys beat Ozone FC in Goan Super Cup opener!
The AIFF U-16 team start the Goa Super Cup Elite tournament with flying colours as they took Ozone FC by storm in the opener at the Cuncolim Ground in Goa earlier today. Bekey (2′), Rohit Danu (62′), Givson (81′), Harpreet (89′) scored for the AIFF U-16 team and they were …
Read More »Over 120 Academies attend AIFF’s Academy Accreditation workshops across India!
The workshop tour for Academy Accreditation for 2017/18 conducted by All India Football Federation concluded on Tuesday in which more than 120 non-I-League clubs and standalone Academies participating. The Academy Accreditation program is in its third year and has seen changes made for the upcoming season. The workshops were conducted …
Read More »ISL – I-League merger off for now, confusion regards to future structure of Indian club football!
After the meeting of the AIFF president Praful Patel and the Kolkata giants East Bengal and Mohun Bagan, the imminent merger of the Indian Super League and the I-League seems to be off the agenda for the next few years with a proposal on the table to run both ISL …
Read More »AIFF president Praful Patel meets East Bengal & Mohun Bagan representatives in Mumbai!
The All India Football Federation President Praful Patel on Saturday, May 6 met representatives of the Kolkata giants Mohun Bagan AC and East Bengal Club in Mumbai. Mr. Patel informed the club representatives that the revised roadmap of India football has not yet been finalised and before a final decision …
Read More »IFA (West Bengal) threatens new tournament if ISL – I-League merger runs into troubled waters!
The Honorary Secretary of the Indian Football Association (West Bengal) Utpal Kumar Ganguli has upped the ante in regards to the merger of the Indian Super League and I-League by offering a solution to disgruntled I-League clubs by offering to organise a new tournament with teams, who have not been …
Read More »India’s Sports Minister Vijay Goel promises to look into Aizawl FC issues with AIFF on ISL – I-League merger!
The Indian Sports Minister Vijay Goel on Friday said he will speak to the All India Football Federation on the issue of I-League champions Aizawl FC threatening a fast unto death if they are left out of a proposed unified new top tier league in India. “As far as the …
Read More »Aizawl FC threaten ‘fast unto death’ if not allowed into new top tier Indian Super League!
Only last Sunday, Aizawl FC created history by becoming the new I-League champions, but after all the celebrations in Shillong and then in Aizawl; the club, their owners, management and fans have realised that for the coming years it might have been a once only experience due to the planned …
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