30. September
49th Bordoloi Trophy - Semifinal: Tata Football Academy 8-0 Guwahati Town Club - Goals: 1:0 Nabi Hassan (22'), 2:0,3:0,4:0,5:0,6:0 Krishna Tudu (36',42',58',61',62'), 7:0 Avinash Thapa (75'), 8:0 Akbar Singh (81').
Goan Professional League: Vasco SC 3-0 MPT Sports Council - Goals: 1:0 Peter Rodrigues (58'), 2:0 Gregory Clark (67'), 3:0 Luis Nickson (89').
Mumbai Harwood League - Super 5: Air India 1-0 Western Railway - Goal: 1:0 Khambiton Singh.

29. September
49th Bordoloi Trophy - Quarterfinal: Guwahati Town Club 4-1 Assam Regimental Centre - Goals: 1:0,3:0 Manoj Boro (21',50'), 2:0 Lalsana Darlong (28'), 3:1 Zoula (63'), 4:1 Durga Chetri (65').
Mumbai Harwood League: Bombay Customs 4-0 Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilisers

28.September
49th Bordoloi Trophy - Semifinal: 2nd Assam Special Reserve Force 1-0 NF Railway SC - Goal: 1:0 Rabiram Musahary (63').
Goan Professional League: Dempo SC 2-1 Sporting Clube de Goa - Goals: 0:1 Wilson Fernandes (5'), 1:1 Sameer Naik (76'), 2:1 Levy Coelho (80').
52nd Independence Day Cup - Final: Indian Nationals FC 1-1,3-1 Assam Regimental Centre (after penalties) - Goals: 1:0 Pushpinder Singh (9'), 1:1 Sansel Koireng (74').
Mumbai Harwood League - Super 5: Mahindra United beat Central Railway

27.September
Goan Professional League: Vasco SC 1-2 Salgaocar SC - Goals: 1:0 Khashimov Awaz (62'), 1:1 Lawal Gbenga (80'), 1:2 Climax Lawrence (89').

26. September
16th Airlines Gold Cup - Final: Mohun Bagan 2-0 Tollygunge Agragami - Goals: 1:0 Jose Barreto (22'), 2:0 Joao dos Santos (66').
49th Bordoloi Trophy - Quarterfinal: Tata Football Academy 2-0 Williamson Magor Academy - Goals: 1:0 Malswam Tulunga (32'), 2:0 Akbar Singh (66').
Goan Professional League: MPT Sports Council 0-5 Churchill Brothers - Goals: 0:1 Edison de Crasto (22'), 0:2 Jose Colaco (29'), 0:3,0:4,0:5 Francis Silveira (34',88',89').
Mumbai Harwood League - Super 5: Union Bank of India 1-0 Western Railway - Goal: 1:0 Francis Pereira (11').

25. September
49th Bordoloi Trophy - Pre-Quarterfinal: Assam Regimental Centre 3-0 City Police - Goals: 1:0,3:0 Sansel (19',65'), 2:0 Lalmachouna (50').

24. September
16th Airlines Gold Cup - Round Robin League: Tollygunge Agragami 3-1 Nepal XI
49th Bordoloi Trophy - Quarterfinal: 2nd Assam Special Reserve Force 2-0 Assam State Electricity Board - Goals: 1:0 Robiram Musahary (66'), 2:0 Dwipen Teron (84').
49th Bordoloi Trophy - Quarterfinal: NF Railway SC 1-1,4-1 Oil India Limited (after penalties) - Goals: 1:0 Khokan Sarkar (57'), 1:1 Jatin Das (75').
Goan Professional League: Dempo SC 0-0 Vasco SC - Goals: none.
Mumbai Harwood League - Super 5: Air India 1-1 Central Railway - Goals: 0:1 Asif Jamal, 1:1 Tomba Singh.

23. September
16th Airlines Gold Cup - Round Robin League: Mohun Bagan 5-1 George Telegraph
49th Bordoloi Trophy - Pre-Quarterfinal: 2nd Assam Special Reserve Force 2-1 Shillong Sports Association - Goals: 1:0 Munindra Basumatary (6'), 2:0 Joy Dev Rabha (19'), 2:1 Edmund Kharkhongar (75').
Goan Professional League: MPT Sports Council 0-4 Salgaocar SC - Goals: 0:1,0:4 Jules Alberto (10',89'), 0:2 V.K. Harish (44'), 0:3 Climax Lawerence (88').
Mumbai Harwood League: Bengal Mumbai FC 1-1 Bank of India

22. September
16th Airlines Gold Cup - Round Robin League: Tollygunge Agragami 0-0 George Telegraph - Goals: none.
49th Bordoloi Trophy - Pre-Quarterfinal: Williamson Magor Academy 2-0 Maharana AC - Goals: 1:0 Sushil Katrok (42'), 2:0 Hemant Roy.
Calcutta Super Division - Relegation Round: Salkia Friends 2-1 Food Corporation of India
Calcutta Super Division - Relegation Round: BNR 1-0 Eastern Railway - Goal: 1:0 Partha Mitra.
Goan Professional League: Sporting Clube de Goa 1-1 Churchill Brothers - Goals: 0:1 Noel Wilson (34'), 1:1 Elvis Lopes (38').

21. September
Today the AIFF held it's first press conference at the Taj Bengal, Calcutta on the upcoming Millenium Super Soccer Cup. As I am in Calcutta and was invited by journalists to come over for the event, I just went and had a look.
The organisers, the AIFF and sponsors Studio 2100 touted the tournament as Asia's most prestigious international soccer tournament, with 16-teams playing in four groups in Goa, Kochi and Calcutta.
The Competition will be held between January 10 and 25, 2001 with the winners getting $ 150,000 and the runners-up $ 100,000. The third team will be richer by $ 50,000. The team winning the fair play award will bag $ 25,000. Tickets will be priced between Rs 30 and 150. The opening match, semifinals and the final are likely to be held in Calcutta.
The organisers unveiled Raja, the elephant logo-cum-mascot of the tournament and showed a recorded video clipping where the Inter Milan and Chile striker Zamorano identified Calcutta as the city of Mother Teresa and confirmed his participation, though I think that Inter Milan will not release their striker in the middle of the season. Another recorded statement was shown of Antonio Samendi, coach of the Uruguay B team, while a message from Roger Milla was read out regretting his inability to make it today, owing to commitments at the Sydney Olympic's.
15 teams have already confirmed, the organisers said. The teams are Japan, Jordan, Iraq, Qatar, Uzbekistan, Hong Kong (all from Asia), Chile, Uruguay, Colombia (from South America), Cameroon, South Africa (both from Africa), Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago (both from Caribbeans), New Zealand (Oceania) and the host India.
The organisers were also trying to get two teams from Europe to participate. Requests have been send to Germany, Holland, Portugal, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Turkey, Czech Republic and Greece but I believe that none of the top nations will come.

16th Airlines Gold Cup - Round Robin League: Mohun Bagan 3-1 Nepal XI - Goals: 1:0 RC Prakash (20'), 2:0 Joao dos Santos (25'), 3:0 Nepal own goal, 3:1 Nilangan Ray Mahji.
49th Bordoloi Trophy - Pre-Quarterfinal: NF Railway SC 5-4 SAI Sports Club (after penalties)

20. September
16th Airlines Gold Cup - Round Robin League: George Telegraph 4-2 Nepal XI
49th Bordoloi Trophy - Round 1: Shillong Sports Association 2-1 Rising Eleven - Goals: 1:0 Joyful Hazel (28'), 1:1 Champa Brahma (55'), 2:1 Aibokiang Kharkhram (66').
49th Bordoloi Trophy - Round 1: Maharana AC 3-2 State Bank of India NE Circle (after penalties)
Mumbai Harwood League: Mahindra United 2-0 Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilisers
Mumbai Harwood League: Central Bank of India 0-0 Bombay Customs - Goals: none.

19. September
16th Airlines Gold Cup - Round Robin League: Mohun Bagan 1-1 Tollygunge Agragami - Goals: 1:0 Joao dos Santos (61'), 1:1 Sasthi Duley (82').
Calcutta Super Division - Relegation Round: Eastern Railway 1-1 Salkia Friends

18.September
49th Bordoloi Trophy - Round 1: City Police 3-2 Chamata Anchalik Krira Sangha - Goals: 0:1 Jitu Pathak (30'), 1:1 Dayal Rabha (33'), 2:1 Jayanta Das, 2:2 Prasenjit Haloi (65'), 3:2 Jugamohan Bordoloi (86').
Goan Professional League: Vasco SC 2-1 Sporting Clube de Goa - Goals: 0:1 Elvis Lopes, 1:1 Zabirov Rustam, 2:1 Caetano Pinho.

17. September
Goan Professional League: Churchill Brothers 1-0 Salgaocar SC - Goals: 1:0 Ajay Singh (54').
Mumbai Harwood League: Air India 4-0 Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilisers
Mumbai Harwood League: Mahindra United 2-0 Central Bank of India

16. September
Goan Professional League: Dempo SC 5-1 MPT Sports Council - Goals: 1:0,2:0,3:1,4:1 Levy Coelho (4',8',60'76'), 2:1 Minguel Fernandes, 5:1 Clifford Miranda (77').
106th IFA Shield - Final: East Bengal 1-1,4-1 Mohun Bagan (after penalties) - Goals: 1:0 Chandan Das (26'), 1:1 Jose Barreto (78').

15. September
Hello Everyone! I'm off to Calcutta today. I'm there for a four week holiday and will be flying back to Germany again on October 15. I do not know how often I will be able to update the site but will try to do my best to give you the best possible service as you know...

Calcutta Super Division - Relegation Round: Eastern Railway 1-0 Food Corporation of India - Goal: 1:0 Nanda Pradhan (81').
Calcutta Super Division - Relegation Round: BNR 0-0 SAIL - Goals: none.

14. September
Calcutta Super Division - Relegation Round: Salkia Friends 0-0 SAIL - Goals: none.
Goan Professional League: Churchill Brothers SC 4-3 Vasco SC - Goals: 0:1 Riston Rodrigues (10'), 1:1,2:1 Francis Silveira (29',45'), 2:2 Zabirov Rustam (60'), 2:3 Khashimov Awaz (70'), 3:3 Andre Requena (77'), 4:3 Stephen Abarowei (90').
106th IFA Shield - Semifinal: Mohun Bagan 1-0 JCT Mills - Goal: 1:0 Basudeb Mondal (42').

Note-1: Chima Okerie will endorse and promote Nike's football Geo Merlin, which costs a whopping Rs. 7,000, for the Indian market. Chima, who has settled in Talkie, England; is now in India to promote his online retail shop 'Shoppe Chima'. He will be in Calcutta next week. I will try to meet him...

13. September
Calcutta Super Division - Relegation Round: BNR 1-0 Food Corporation of India - Goal: 1:0 Tulsi Rao.
Goan Professional League: Salgaocar SC 0-0 Dempo SC - Goals: none.
106th IFA Shield - Semifinal: East Bengal 1-0 Tollygunge Agragami - Goal: 1:0 Surkumar Singh (32').

12. September
Goan Professional League: MPT Sports Council 0-2 Sporting Clube de Goa - Goals: 0:1,0:2 Elvis Lopez (24',82').
106th IFA Shield - Group A: Calcutta Port Trust 0-2 JCT Mills - Goals: 0:1 Jaswinder Singh (55'), 0:2 Ram Pal (58').

11. September
106th IFA Shield - Group B: Tollygunge Agragami 1-1 Mohun Bagan - Goals: 1:0 Bhabani Mohanty (14'), 1:1 Jose Barreto (79').
Mumbai Harwood League: Union Bank of India 2-1 Bengal Mumbai FC
Mumbai Harwood League: Bombay Customs 1-1 Bank of India

Note-1: Goa, Kochi and Calcutta have been chosen as the three venues for the high-profile Millennium Cup Super Soccer Tournament to be held from January 10 to 25. Altogether 16 teams will be taking part in the tournament to be held on a league-cum-knock out basis.
The venues and the number of teams to take part in the tournament were decided after a detailed discussion between AIFF president DasMunshi and KS Juneja, Managing Director of Studio 2100, event managers for the tournament.
The 16 teams who have confirmed participation are Bahrain, Cameroon, Colombia, Chile, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Japan, Jamaica, New Zealand, Qatar, South Africa, Trininad and Tobago, Uruguay and Uzbekistan. The sources said that six of the participating teams - Cameroon, Colombia, Chile, Japan, Jamaica and South Africa had taken part in the 1998 World Cup in France.
The 16 teams will be divided into four groups and the top two teams from each group will qualify for the quarterfinals. The sources said that the preliminary group matches will be staged in the three venue. While Kochi will host two of the quarterfinal matches Calcutta and Goa will host a match each.
Calcutta's Saltlake Stadium will not only host the inaugural match, but also the two semifinals and the final on January 25. The sources said the first press conference for the high-profile tournament will be held in Calcutta on September 21 where a number of top officials of the participating teams will be present. AIFF officials will visit Kochi and Goa to inspect the facilities, the sources added.

10. September
Goan Professional League: Churchill Brothers 1-1 Dempo SC - Goals: 1:0 Stephen Abarowei (68'), 1:1 Mario Soares (75').
106th IFA Shield - Group A: East Bengal 3-0 Calcutta Port Trust - Goals: 1:0 Bijen Singh (4'), 2:0,3:0 Dipendu Biswas (66',73').
106th IFA Shield - Group A: BNR 1-5 JCT Mills - Goals: 0:1 Jaswant Singh (19'), 0:2 Jaswinder Singh (22'), 1:2 Tulsi Rao (38'), 1:3 Prabhjot Singh (49'), 1:4 Hardip Gill (63'), 1:5 Jasbir Singh (69').
Mumbai Harwood League: Central Railway 0-0 Central Bank of India - Goals: none.
45th Sohanlal Dugar Shield - Final: Assam State Electricity Board 1-0 NF Railway SC - Goal: 1:0 Kamakhya Basumatary (10').

9. September
Goan Professional League: Vasco SC 0-1 MPT Sports Council - Goal: 0:1 Vishant Pednekar (73').
Guwahati Super Division: Assam Dynamo Club 2-1 Guwahati Town Club - Goals: 0:1 Manoj Boro (23'), 1:1 Ifeanyi Ojeogu (35'), 2:1 Moses Owira (78') - Assam Dynamo Club won their third league title in a row!
106th IFA Shield - Group B: Mohun Bagan 3-0 George Telegraph - Goals: 1:0 Jose Barreto (25'), 2:0 R.C. Prakash (61'), 3:0 Satyajit Chatterjee (70').
106th IFA Shield - Group B: Tollygunge Agragami 1-1 State Bank of Travancore - Goals: 1:0 Sasthi Duley (35'), 1:1 Abdul Naushad (88').
Mumbai Harwood League: Mahindra United 2-1 Union Bank of India
Mumbai Harwood League: Bank of India 1-0 Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilisers - Goal: 1:0 M.K. Karumughilan (55').

8. September
Goan Professional League: Salgaocar SC 1-1 Sporting Clube de Goa - Goals: 0:1 Wilson Fernandes (37'), 1:1 Bruno Coutinho (44').
Guwahati Super Division: Maharana AC 1-0 Young Amateur Club - Goal: 1:0 Mantu Sonowal (90').
106th IFA Shield - Group A: East Bengal 3-0 JCT Mills - Goals: 1:0,2:0 Dipendu Biswas (8',43'), 3:0 Bijen Singh (85').

Note-1: The IFA has found Mohammedan Sporting's injury cases to be genuine. The club had pulled out of the IFA Shield citing injuries to nine players as the reason. A team of three doctors examined the nine - Aslam Parvez, Inshan Ali, Tej Bahadur, Shakil Akhtar, Joy Kabui, Ohidul Islam, Bastab Roy, Alauddin Rehman and Kasif Jamal - and their medical certificates. "Eight of them are unfit while Kasif Jamal has been admitted to hospital with a broken leg," IFA joint secretary Ranji Gupta said.

7. September
Bangalore A Division: SAI Centre 3-1 WAP - Goals: 1:0 Sadath Ali Khan (62'), 2:0 Ismail (76'), 2:1 Sriram (79'), 3:1 Daniel (89').
Bangalore A Division: MEG 0-0 AGORC - Goals: none.
106th IFA Shield - Group A: BNR 3-3 Calcutta Port Trust - Goals: 0:1,2:2 Pradip Indu (17',45'), 1:1 Jayanta Ghosh (21'), 2:1 Subhashish Chakraborty (41'), 3:2 Robin Chowdhury (56'), 3:3 Sujit Dey (83').
106th IFA Shield - Group B: Tollygunge Agragami 0-0 George Telegraph - Goals: none.
Mumbai Harwood League: Western Railway 2-1 Bengal Mumbai FC
Mumbai Harwood League: Union Bank of India 2-0 Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilisers

6. September
Guwahati Super Division: NF Railway SC 3-1 Nabajyoti Club - Goals: 1:0 Sibendra Gayari (33'), 2:0 Khokon Sarkar [own goal] (38'), 2:1 Khagen Saikia (42'), 3:1 Basanta Teron (44').
106th IFA Shield - Group B: Mohun Bagan 3-1 State Bank of Travancore - Goals: 1:0 Paul Anthony [own goal] (16'), 1:1 Sylvester Ignatius (21'), 2:1,3:1 Jose Barreto (59',73').

Note-1: Eight Mohammedan Sporting players will have to appear before an Indian Football Association medical board Friday afternoon. The club pulled out of the IFA Shield today, citing injury and illness-related problems. Calcutta Port Trust have been picked as replacements and will meet BNR in a group A match tomorrow.
New Mohammedan Sporting secretary Suleiman Khurshid said the players will appear before the medical board with their medical certificates and reports. "It’s not possible for us to take part in the Shield as most of our frontliners, including four defenders, are in no condition to play," Khurshid said. The secretary said nine, not eight, players are unfit. They are: captain Aslam Pervez, Insaan Ali, Tej Bahadur Singh, Shakil Akhtar, Joy Kabui, Ohidul Islam, Bastab Roy, Alauddin Rehman and Kasif Jamal.

5. September
Goan Professional League: Churchill Brothers 8-0 MPT Sports Council - Goals: 1:0,4:0,5:0 Francis Silveira (8',44',57'), 2:0,6.0 Stephen Abarowei (14',64'), 3:0,8:0 Edson T. Crasto (48',85'), 7:0 Andre Requena (65').
Guwahati Super Division: Assam State Electricity Board beat Assam Dynamo Club
Guwahati Super Division: Maharana AC beat Rising XI
106th IFA Shield - Group A: East Bengal 1-0 BNR - Goal: 1:0 Bijen Singh (75').
106th IFA Shield - Group B: George Telegraph 1-1 State Bank of Travancore - Goals: 0:1 V.P. Shaji (27'), 1:1 Swarup Chatterjee (47').
Mumbai Harwood League: Air India 4-2 Central Bank of India
Mumbai Harwood League: Central Railway 0-0 Bombay Customs - Goals: none.

Note-1: Mohammedan Sporting have decided to pull out of the IFA Shield. According to club secretary Suleiman Khurshid with eight of their main-line players on the injury list, it has become impossible for them to field a team. Mohammedans had, in a letter to the IFA today morning, requested to be exempted from the Shield. IFA secretary Ranjit Gupta had, however, approached club president Kalimuddin Shams to intervene and persuade the officials to field a team.

4. September
Bangalore A Division: Government Press 2-0 WAP - Goals: 1:0 Vijay Babu (17'), 2:0 Venkatesh Junior (67').
Bangalore A Division: United Bangalore 1-1 ITI (Jrs) - Goals: 0:1 Vijay Kumar (44'), 1:1 Sendhil Kumar (55').
Calcutta Super Division: Mohammedan Sporting 1-0 Tollygunge Agragami - Goal: 1:0 Nazimul Haque (2').
Goan Professional League: Dempo SC 0-1 Sporting Clube de Goa - Goal: 0:1 Pascoal Pereira (85').

3. September
Bangalore A Division: Hindustan Aeronautics SC 4-2 CIL - Goals: 1:0,2:0 Sunil (39',42'), 3:0 Jagadish (44'), 3:1 Rama Kumar (79'), 4:1 Riaz (80'), 4:2 Raghu (90') - Hindustan Aeronautics SC won their first league title in 10 years.
Bangalore A Division: BEL SC 3-0 LRDE - Goals: 1:0,2:0 Arun Kumar (15',66'), 3:0 C. Prakash (67').
Goan Professional League: Salgaocar SC 3-0 Vasco SC - Goals: 1:0 Venancio Gonsalves (24'), 2:0 Climax Lawrence (65'), 3:0 V.K. Harish (89').
Mumbai Harwood League: Bengal Mumbai FC 1-1 Centra Railway

2. September
Calcutta Super Division: East Bengal 1-1 Mohun Bagan - Goals: 1:0 Surkumar Singh (24'), 1:1 Jose Barreto (53') - East Bengal won their third back-to-back Calcutta Super Division title!
Guwahati Super Division: Assam State Electricity Board 2-0 NF Railway SC - Goals: 1:0 Sanjiba Rongpi (10'), 2:0 Candid Maring (30').

Note-1: Sub-juniors aged between 11-14 years and juniors of the 15-17 years category from across the country will be seen in action at the Subroto Mukherjee Cup Football Tournament 2000, which begins on September 6. The opening match will be played between defending champions Government Boys High School, Shillong (Meghalaya) and Mamta Modern School, Vikaspuri, Delhi. Indian Air Force officials expect 32 and 28 teams to participate in the junior and sub-junior categories respectively. Invitiation for this year's tournament has been extended to the champion school teams of Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh. However, the confirmation from the respective teams is awaited. Besides trophies to be awarded to the winners and runner-up in both the groups, the championship cups, fairplay trophies, cash prizes and society scholarships will also be awarded. This year's fairplay trophy for the sub-junior group has been named in the memory of late Lt Sandeep Loomba, who died in a mountaineering expedition at Abhigamain peak. Fairplay trophy for the junior group, medals and certificates for both the age groups, will be provided by the Subroto Society. The cash prizes for the winners and the runners-up in the junior group are Rs 15,000 and Rs 10,000 respectively, while that for the sub-juniors are Rs 10,000 and Rs 6,000.

Note-2: Ace football player IM Vijayan has been issued with a show cause notice by his employer --Kerala Police --for his unauthorised absence from duty and indiscipline. Vijayan, an assistant sub inspector with the fifth battalion of the Kerala Armed Police, has been asked to give a reply by September 15 on why action should not not be initiated against him for his unauthorised absence from August 20, 1991. The charges against Vijayan, notified in the form of a press advertisement, included his refusal to receive the charge memo and keeping himself away from the investigating officer when he was playing for the Mohun Bagan in West Bengal. Vijayan was undergoing training under the Kerala Police central sports officer till August 1991. The show cause notice said Vijayan was indiscipline and had committee serious dereliction of duty by abstaining from duty without the knowledge of his superiors.

1. September
Calcutta Super Division: Mohammedan Sporting 1-0 George Telegraph - Goals: 1:0 Abdul Khalique (65').
Guwahati Super Division: Guwahati Town Club 4-0 Young Amateur Club - Goals: 1:0,4:0 Manoj Boro (21',58'), 2:0 Navajyoti Baruah (30'), 3:0 Hariswar Rabha (35').
Mumbai Harwood League: Mahindra United 3-1 Bank of India

Note-1: West Bengal minister for food and civil supplies Kalimuddin Shams has taken over as president of Mohammadan Sporting club. The former general-secretary of the club, Mir Mohammad Omar, has been sentenced to life imprisonment in a murder case. An emergency meeting of the club’s executive body decided to hand over the reins of the club to Shams, as the incumbent president Suleman Khurshid resigned and was nominated the club’s new general-secretary.
The dramatic development took place after Supreme Court sentenced Omar along with five others to life imprisonment for murdering a city businessman in 1986. Omar has been running the affairs of Mohammadan Sporting for nearly two decades, during which the club experienced a steady decline from the status of one of the most powerful teams in the country in the 1980s.
The news of Omar's conviction came a day after Sporting suffered one of their worst defeats: going down 0-5 to Mohun Bagan in the Calcutta Super Division soccer championship. Confirming his election as president of the club, Shams said that his priority was to restore the club to their former status. Omar has been untraceable since the Supreme Court verdict. He was not even seen during the club's crucial match against Mohun Bagan.