Football Sports Development Limited (FSDL), which runs the Indian Super League (ISL) has rolled out its second most ambitious project – the ISL Children’s League. Conceptualised by FSDL Chairperson Nita Ambani, the ISL Children’s League initiative was earlier announced in August 2019 ahead of ISL season 2019-20. Following the announcement, …
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Meghalaya clinched the Sub-Junior National Football Championship 2019-20 title, after they beat Arunachal Pradesh by 3-0 in the final played at the Kalyani Stadium in West Bengal today, December 3. Incidentally, Arunachal Pradesh lost the final in the penalty shootout to Odisha last season before going down to their neighbouring …
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The Sub-Junior National Football Championship 2019/20 finale is upon us, as Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh get set to face each other in the summit clash at the Kalyani Stadium in West Bengal on Tuesday, December 3. Both Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh have played some exhilarating football over the course of …
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The second edition of Golden Baby League in Meghalaya was launched at the State Convention Centre in Shillong on Tuesday, August 5. The event was marked with the unveiling of the MBL 2019 Trophy by the Chief Minister, Conrad Sangma and Banteidor Lyngdoh, Sports and Youth Affairs Minister, Meghalaya. Swati …
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Twenty-one coaches, from the states of Mizoram, Meghalaya, Manipur, Assam, Sikkim, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh, formed part of the AIFF Grassroots Leaders Course organized by the Meghalaya Football Association (MFA) in Shillong. AIFF Head of Grassroots and Instructor Anju Turambekar led the course whereas Arki Nongrum, CEO of Meghalaya Football …
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A Grassroots Leader Course set up by the All India Football Federation was completed today, May 21 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Sports Complex in Shillong, Meghalaya. Four Mizo coaches attended the course which had started on May 18. A total of 21 coaches signed up for the course under AIFF …
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The Meghalaya Football Association (MFA), the governing body of football in Meghalaya, is set to organise the first module of the AFC ‘B’ License Coaching Course in Shillong from June 12 to 18, 2019. Eligible for the AFC ‘B’ License Coaching Course are AFC ‘C’ Coaching degree holders with the …
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The Bhaichung Bhutia Football Schools (popularly known as BBFS), one of India’s largest football training organisation, is set to hold trials in Meghalaya for the 2019-20 batch of its football residential academy – BBFS Residential Academy situated in Greater Gurgaon, India. The details of the Meghalaya trials are as under: …
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The Meghalaya Baby League, the first of its kind in India, garnered plenty of headlines across the country during its inaugural season in 2018, but grassroots football development has, behind the scenes, been making impressive progress in Meghalaya. The biggest grassroots football tournament in the state is the U-12 Chief …
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The final round of the 2018-19 Santosh Trophy kicked-off at the Guru Nanak Stadium in Ludhiana, Punjab on Monday, April 8. The Qualifiers, which were held across five zones from around the country, saw as many as 10 teams make it to the finals. Interestingly, both of last year’s finalists …
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