Diamond Harbour FC became the first side to secure promotion to the I-League 2025-26 on Friday, April 11, 2025. The West Bengal side defeated Sports Academy Tirur 2-1 in Manjeri and are assured of a top two finish in the 2024-25 I-League 2 season. Still unbeaten after 14 matches, Diamond …
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The fixtures for the Kalinga Super Cup 2025 were announced on Monday, April 7, 2025. The tournament, which will be played in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, from April 20 to May 3, will see participation from 16 clubs (13 from the Indian Super League and three from the I-League), in a single-elimination …
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The Super Cup 2025 will be played in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, from April 21, 2025, the All India Football Federation announced on Wednesday, March 5, 2025. The 16-team premier club competition will be played in a knock-out format. Thirteen Indian Super League clubs and three I-League clubs will participate in the …
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The All India Football Federation signed a commercial rights agreement for its premier competitions (I-League, I-League 2, IWL, Senior National Football Championship for Santosh Trophy and Senior Women’s National Football Championship for Rajmata Jijabai Trophy) with Shrachi Sports Endeavour Private Limited for producing and broadcasting 338 matches in the 2024-25 …
Read More »The 2024-25 season of the I-League is less than a month away, as the action kicks off on November 22, 2024. It’s a double-header on day one of the I-League, as Sreenidi Deccan FC take on Gokulam Kerala FC at the Deccan Arena in Hyderabad at 4.30 pm IST, while …
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The All India Football Federation League Committee meeting was held virtually on Tuesday, May 28, 2024. The meeting was chaired by the Deputy Chairperson of the League Committee, Mr. Arif Ali. Other members of the committee, including Dr. Caitano Fernandes, Mr. Anirban Dutta, Dr. Sangrang Brahma and Dr. Kiran Chougule, …
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Dempo Sports Club are back in the I-League. Nine years following their relegation from the I-League, the Golden Eagles sealed their return after a 3-1 comeback win over Sudeva Delhi FC on the final matchday of the 2023-24 I-League 2 at their very own Ella Ground on Saturday, April 27, …
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The journey of any footballer is strewn with struggles aplenty. Many have to grind it out in the academies and lower leagues before they get their due opportunities at the professional level. Inter Kashi’s Gyamar Nikum, however, has had a meteoric rise through the ranks in the last three years. …
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Only a year back, goalkeeper Padam Chettri was guarding the citadel of a club, who failed to save themselves from relegation. His then club, Mumbai Kenkre FC, managed only three wins and conceded 40 goals from 22 matches in the 2022-23 I-League season, and lost the rights to play the …
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Approximately a decade ago, Muhammad Hammad, then a skinny teenager from Kashmir, was harbouring dreams of becoming a professional cricketer. However, providence had different plans for him. In the I-League 2023–24, which was essentially his comeback season, Hammad not only donned the captain’s armband for his hometown club, Real Kashmir …
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