31. July
England Tour 2001: Leyton Orient 1-1 INDIA - Goals: 1:0 Aaron McLean (63'), 1:1 IM Vijayan.
For complete match report go to the England Tour site
LEYTON ORIENT: Ashley Bayes (Scott Barrett), Andy Harris, Matthew Joseph (John Martin, Kelechi Opara), Dean Smith (Billy Beall), Simon Downer (Kevin Stevens), Dave McGhee, Scott Oakes (Phill Hadland, Ravinder Matharu), Jeff Minton (Steve Castle, Dave Parsons), Jabo Ibehre (Aaron McLean, Jay Murray), Craig Brown (Chris Tate), Matthew Lockwood.
INDIA: Sangram Mukherjee, Surkumar Singh, Mahesh Gawli, Deepak Mondal, KV Dhanesh, Jules Alberto, Khalid Jamil, Renedy Singh, Hardip Singh Sangha, M Najeeb (IM Vijayan), Bijen Singh.
Referee: Paul Alcock.
Attendence: appro. 1,800.

Calcutta Super Division: Tollygunge Agragami 0-0 Calcutta Port Trust
Calcutta Super Division: Bhratri Sangha 1-0 Food Corporation
58th Inter-Railway Trophy - Preliminary League - Group C: Eastern Railway SC 3-0 Railway Board SC
58th Inter-Railway Trophy - Preliminary League - Group D: South Central Railway 3-1 Southern Railway
Mumbai Harwood League: Mumbai Customs 3-1 Bank of India

30. July
Guwahati Super Division: Guwahati Town Club 1-0 Rising XI

29. July
Guwahati Super Division: Assam State Electricity Board walkover Nabajyoti Club

Note-1: Veteran Olympian Sailen Manna, who was adjudged footballer of the last millennium, was today conferred the prestigious 'Mohun Bagan Ratna Award' for his contributions to football.
Bagan's star Brazilian striker Jose Ramirez Barreto was given the Dhiren Dey Award for his sparkling performance last season, while Manna and three other former greats - Chuni Goswami, Subrata Bhattacharya and Satyajit Chatterjee -- were felicitated for turning out for the club for 12 years at a stretch.
The awards were presented at a special function in the club tent during the day, which was observed as 'Mohun Bagan Day' to commemorate the club's historic maiden triumph in the IFA shield when they prevailed over East Yorkshire regiment in the final in 1911.
Tollygunge Agragami Medio Sasthi Duley was presented the Jarnail Singh award for being the best Indian football player of Bengal for the 2000-01 season. Duley and Barreto were given cheques of Rs 5000 each.
The club also felicitated members of the Bengal under-21 team which won the national championship at Duliajan, Assam.

28. July
England Tour 2001: Nottingham Forest FC 2-0 INDIA - Goals: 1:0 Eugen Bopp (18'), 2:0 Jack Lester (32').
For complete match report go to the England Tour site
NOTTINGHAM: Barry Roche (Darren Ward), Matthieu Louis-Jean (Gareth Edds), Keith Foy (Jim Brennan), Gareth Williams (Andy Johnson), Jon Hjelde (Christian Edwards), Chris Doig (Tony Vaughan), Eugen Bopp (Andy Reid, Marlon Harewood), Jermaine Jenas (Riccardo Scimeca), David Johnson (Stern John),Jack Lester (Chris Bart-Williams), David Prutton (Andy Gray).
INDIA: Sangram Mukherjee, Surkumar Singh, Mahesh Gawli, Deepak Mondal, KV Dhanesh, Jules Alberto (RP Singh), Khalid Jamil, Renedy Singh, Hardip Singh Sangha, IM Vijayan (M Najeeb), Bijen Singh (Alvito D'Cunha).
Referee: ?.
Attendence: 5,206.

Calcutta Super Division: Mohun Bagan AC 2-0 Mohammedan Sporting
Calcutta Super Division: Tollygunge Agragami 2-1 Food Corporation of India
Guwahati Super Division: Maharana AC walkover NF Railway SC

27. July
Bangalore Super Division: United Bangalore 2-0 ITI Juniors
Bangalore Super Division: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited 7-1 Karnataka State Police

Note-1: The AIFF has extended the date for registration of players for the Federation Cup by a week. The last date has now been fixed as August 7 with the tournament starting in Chennai on August 15.
Albert Colaco, general secretary of the AIFF, said from Margao that this was done as some clubs had approached the federation for an extension of time as they had not yet finalised recruitment of foreign players.
"Clubs like East Bengal had asked for an extension and some others too followed suit. So we decided to permit them to sign them and register the players before August 7," said Colaco.

26. July
Bangalore Super Division: LRDE 1-1 BEL
Bangalore Super Division: Indian Telephone Industries 1-0 CIL

Note-1: Might India get a new foreign coach soon???
The Asian Football Confederation has recommended the name of former Nepal national coach Stephen Constantine to the All India Football Federation to coach the national football team. The AIFF secretary Alberto Colaco has confirmed that Constantine's name has been recommended by the AFC, while AIFF president Das Munshi didn't even know about it.

25. July
Bangalore Super Division: Karnataka State Police 2-0 ITI Juniors
Bangalore Super Division: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited 0-0 MEG
Calcutta Super Division: East Bengal Club 1-0 Bhratri Sangha
Calcutta Super Division: BNR 0-0 Food Corporation of India
Guwahati Super Division: Rising XI walkover Assam Dynamo Club

Note-1: The Indian Women's national football team has been placed in the five-team Group A of the Asian women's football championship to be played in Chinese Taipei from December 4 to 16.
India has been drawn with hosts Chinese Taipei, Malaysia, South Korea and Thailand. While the Group B consists of North Korea, Guam, Singapore, Japan and Vietnam, holders and seven-time champions China are clubbed with Hong Kong, Uzbekistan and the Philippines in Group C.
Top team from each group and the best runners-up side will qualify for the semifinals.

24. July
England Tour 2001: Brentford FC 3-0 INDIA - Goals: 1:0,3:0 Lloyd Owusu (34',38'), 2:0 Paul Evans (34').
For complete match report go to the England Tour site
BRENTFORD: P Smith (Gottskalksson), Lovett, Anderson (Gibbs 88), Folan (Williams 56), Ingimarsson, Theobald, Evans (J Smith 69), Mahon (Hutchinson 69, Dobson 82), Owusu (O`Connor 45), Partridge (Abbey 45), Hunt (Charles 64).
INDIA: Virender Singh (Sangram Mukherjee), KV Dhanesh, Mahesh Gawli, Deepak Mondal, Daljit Singh, Jules Alberto, Khalid Jamil, Renedy Singh (RP Singh), Hardip Singh Sangha (Dipankar Roy), IM Vijayan (Bijen Singh), Baichung Bhutia.
Referee:Jay Singh.
Attendence: 3,634.

Calcutta Super Division: George Telegraph 1-0 Mohammedan Sporting Club
Guwahati Super Division: NF Railway SC 1-1 Assam State Electricity Board
Guwahati Super Division: City Police 2-0 Guwahati Town Club

23. July
Calcutta Super Division: Mohun Bagan AC 3-0 Food Corporation of India
Calcutta Super Division: BNR 2-1 SAIL

22. July
Guwahati Super Division: Maharana AC walkover Nabajyoti Club
Puttiah Memorial Trophy - Final: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited 3-0 Indian Telephone Industries

21. July
Calcutta Super Division: Tollygunge Agragami 1-0 Mohammedan Sporting Club
Puttiah Memorial Trophy - Semifinal: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited 3-0 BEL

20. July
Calcutta Super Division: Bhratri Sangha 4-2 Calcutta Port Trust
Calcutta Super Division: George Telegraph SC 2-0 Food Corporation of India
Puttiah Memorial Trophy - Semifinal: Indian Telephone Industries 5-0 LRDE

19. July
Calcutta Super Division: East Bengal 1-1 BNR
Mumbai Harwood League: Central Bank of India 2-1 Mumbai Customs

18. July
Calcutta Super Division: Mohun Bagan AC 1-0 SAIL
Guwahati Super Division: Guwahati Town Club 3-0 NF Railway SC
Puttiah Memorial Trophy - Group B: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited 5-2 United Bangalore
Puttiah Memorial Trophy - Group B: Karnataka State Police 0-0 ITI Juniors

17. July
Calcutta Super Division: Mohammedan Sporting 0-1 Calcutta Port Trust
Guwahati Super Division: Assam State Electricity Board 4-1 Assam Dynamo Club
Mumbai Harwood League: Union Bank of India 1-2 Western Railway
Puttiah Memorial Trophy - Group A: Indian Telephone Industries 4-1 ADE

16. July
Calcutta Super Division: East Bengal Club 2-0 Food Corporation of India
Calcutta Super Division: Tollygunge Agragami 1-0 George Telegraph
Puttiah Memorial Trophy - Group A: CIL 1-0 MEG
Puttiah Memorial Trophy - Group B: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited 2-1 Karnataka State Police

Note-1: The AIFF has given the green signal for conducting the Federation Cup in Chennai from August 15 to 30. The Tamil Nadu state government had assured its fullest cooperation for the successful conduct of the tournament being held after a gap of three year, AIFF President Das Munshi told a press conference in Chennai.
Das Munshi said Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalitha had assured him of all help when he met her this morning. The Chief Minister had also agreed to look into the matter of proper maintenance of the playing area and the Nehru stadium. He said the ground, where work is on a war footing to get the turf readied for the tournament, was inspected by the AIFF Secretary, Alberto Colaco and he was satisfied with it. The facilities at the stadium would be fully ready by August 10.
The Federation Cup will have 20 teams participating and Integral Coach Factory had been included in place of Tata Football Academy, leaving for Germany on an exposure tour.

Note-2: The AIFF has approved striker I M Vijayan's transfer to play for East Bengal, even as its executive committee recommended action against his former club FC Kochin for 'suppressing facts' on the player's participation in a tournament in Bangladesh last year.
"The federation has decided not to punish or spoil the career of a player. In Vijayan's case, it has been proved that he was innocent and ignorant of the rules but the executive felt that FC Kochin, the club with which Vijayan was registered earlier, had suppressed the facts," AIFF President, Das Munshi told the press.
Das Munshi said, "FC Kochin did not behave properly with the federation. Lot of facts were not disclosed by the club on Vijayan's participation in Bangladesh tournament."
Alberto Colaco, secretary of AIFF, said, "Vijayan has been asked to pay a penalty of Rs 50,000 for his error in playing for a foreign team without proper transfer certificate." He said the player had been given time for paying the amount.
This payment has been done by Vijayan's new club East Bengal, who will deduct this sum from Vijayan's salary.
Meanwhile, the suspension of Ratan Singh who was penalised for not participating in the camp to select the India team for Merdeka Cup was lifted after the player tendered an apology to the AIFF.

Note-3: Bengal Mumbai FC will forever discard jersey No. 14 as a mark of respect for Charles Esheku who died Saturday after collapsing on the field during a Mumbai Harwood League match against Income Tax at the Cooperage. The Nigerian insisted on wearing the No. 14 shirt while playing for BMFC.

15. July
Guwahati Super Division: Rising XI 3-0 Navajyoti Club
Puttiah Memorial Trophy - Group A: Indian Telephone Industries 1-1 BEL
Puttiah Memorial Trophy - Group B: LRDE 4-0 United Bangalore

Note-1: Chima Okerie, a Nigerian himself, is planning to approach the AIFF to organise a benefit match for Bengal Mumbai FC defender Charles, who collapsed and died while playing in the Mumbai Harwood league yesterday.
The star striker, who landed today in Mumbai to play for BMFC, felt the match should be played between an India XI and a team comprising Nigerian footballers playing in India. "The match could be played before the start of the Afro-Asian Games and the proceeds would go to Charles' family back in Nigeria", he said.
Speaking from Chennai, the AIFF secretary Alberto Colaco welcomed the idea and added, "Western India Football Association should take the initiative. We also have to discuss with national coach Sukhwinder Singh in this regard."

14. July
Calcutta Super Division: Mohun Bagan AC 2-1 Bhratri Sangha
Guwahati Super Division: City Police 2-0 Maharana AC
Mumbai Harwood League: Bengal Mumbai FC 1-1 Income-Tax
Puttiah Memorial Trophy - Group A: ADE 1-0 MEG
Puttiah Memorial Trophy - Group B: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited 5-0 ITI Juniors

Note-1: Sunil Warrier reports about the "Nigerian Charles collapses, dies at Cooperage" tragedy from Mumbai:
For 42 minutes on Saturday, he agonisingly watched his forwards make a mess of a plethora of chances. And when Bengal Mumbai FC finally put ball to goal in three minutes later, Charles Ocheaga Esheku was not on the field to rejoice. He had already left for the Elysian Fields.
The 25-year-old Nigerian national, playing his first match for BMFC, collapsed at the Cooperage football ground just before half-time and was declared dead shortly after being admitted to the Bombay Hospital in Marine Lines.
Around the 42.minute, Charles, of Edo state in Nigeria, fell flat on his stomach, in a completely off-the-ball incident, during BMFC's match against Income-Tax, which was also the first tie of the Haywards 2000 Harwood League of the 2001-2002 season. Referee Victor D'Souza allowed play to continue for just short of two minutes before blowing the whistle for a foul in another incident.
Some players gathered around the prostrate Charles, who tried to raise himself but collapsed as his quivering legs gave away, immediately realised the seriousness and tried to revive him by rubbing his underfeet. Charles was stretchered out and rushed to Bombay Hospital in a taxi by the medical attendant on the field, Dr. Shriyan, and two of the players' friends. Officials of the Mumbai District Football Association and the Western India Football Association as well as BMFC managing director Krishnendu Sen and manager Shabbir Ahmed also followed close behind.
"His pupils had dilated and he was already brain dead when he was brought here," said Dr Rehan Kazi, the chief medical officer on duty at Bombay Hospital, said. "A patient can be revived upto 40 minutes in such a state. We tried very hard but he was not responding at all. He died around 6 pm due to a cardiac arrest."
In the meanwhile, the match continued, and when news filtered in at Cooperage about Charles's death, barely four minutes were remaining for the end of 90 minutes. MG Suvarna, the chairman of AIFF's referees' board, rushed to stop the match but was prevented as very short time was remaining for the end of 90 minutes.
None of Charles' teammates knew about the death and were inconsolable when they came to know about it. Especially BMFC captain Adeshina Sadiq, Charles' bosom friend, who incidentally scored the goal for his side. "How could it happen all of a sudden," said Sadiq biting his lips to control his tears. "I am quite shocked. We grew up together and were very close. He is the second amongst one brother and three sisters. I don't know how I will convey the news to them."
"Charles was very fit and played in all our practice matches," said BMFC coach Jamshed Nassiri.
"He was my very good friend and this is very sad that it had to happen on the football field," said BMFC striker Jude Odegah. Added Mr Sen: "I have been following football for a number of years but I'm too stunned to witness this incident."
After a panchanama by the Azad Maidan police officials, the body was taken to GT Hospital for a post-mortem.
The thoughts of the indianfootball.com are with the family of the player and the Bengal Mumbai FC...

13. July
Calcutta Super Division: Tollygunge Agragami 3-1 SAIL
Calcutta Super Division: Mohammedan Sporting 1-0 BNR
Guwahati Super Division: Assam State Electricity Board 1-1 NF Railway SC
Puttiah Memorial Trophy - Group A: BEL 1-1 CIL
Puttiah Memorial Trophy - Group B: LRDE 3-1 Karnataka State Police

12. July
Guwahati Super Division: Navajyoti Club 2-1 City Police
Guwahati Super Division: Maharana AC 2-0 Rising XI
Puttiah Memorial Trophy - Group A: Indian Telephone Industries 6-0 MEG
Puttiah Memorial Trophy - Group B: United Bangalore 2-1 ITI Juniors

Note-1: Jaydeep Basu reports in the Hindustan Times about the preparatory camp stand-off:
The Indian team's preparations for their tour of England was thrown off gear today with the AIFF succumbing to the pressure of their Bengal unit in allowing some key footballers to skip the camp.
These footballers, according to AIFF sources, will not attend the ongoing camp at Patiala. Instead, they will join the squad straightaway in Delhi on July 18.
The AIFF, initially, released a list of 25 footballers for the 10-day camp, which started at NIS, Patiala last Sunday. But till date, according to chief coach Sukhwinder Singh, only 12 players have reported for the camp. "I have no idea about when the rest of the players will join", Sukhwinder admitted. The problems started immediately after the AIFF bosses released the names of campers and left for Argentina to attend the FIFA Congress. IFA, the parent body of Bengal football and Mumbai's Mahindra United, who have 16 players together in the camp, raised a banner of revolt against the federation. Accusing the AIFF of trying to sabotage the local leagues at Kolkata and Mumbai, both demanded that not more than three players from Mohun Bagan, East Bengal and Mahindra should be called for the camp.
While Mahindra finally relented and released their players, who might reach Patiala tomorrow, IFA stuck to their gun and even threatened to bring a court injunction against the AIFF. Backed by East Bengal, who have directed their six campers not to join the national camp, IFA has managed to extract their pound of flesh.
Under the new agreement reached between the IFA joint secretary Ranjit Gupta and AIFF president PR DasMunshi, only two East Bengak youngsters, Sangram Mukherjee and Dipankar Roy will join the camp on Tuesday.
While Jo Paul Ancheri, India's skipper in Merdeka, has pulled out because of a groin injury, the two regulars, Deepak Mondal and IM Vijayan will be selected without attending the camp.
"If Bhaichung Bhutia can join the team in England, then why not Vijayan or Mondal? After all, they are also established players of the national team", said a triumphant Ranjit Gupta. "Why should my local league which has a huge sponsorship, get depleted every year for the sake of an exhibition tour", Gupta said.
As if this is not enough, East Bengal have placed their striker Bijen Singh under suspension for defying their directive of not joining the camp. With IFA supporting the club's stand, it remains to be seen how the federation tackles this ticklish issue.
While soccer officials continue to play politics, the preparations for the tour has been spoiled. Sukhwinder said, "it is impossible to practice properly with just 12 players and with no one around to tell me when the rest will arrive.
"Last time we performed well in England and fans this time will expect us to repeat the same. But that may not be possible under the current circumstances", he rued.

11. July
Calcutta Super Division: East Bengal Club 1-1 Calcutta Port Trust SC
Puttiah Memorial Trophy - Group A: BEL 1-0 ADE
Puttiah Memorial Trophy - Group B: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited 1-0 LRDE

Note-1: The much-publicised rally to create awareness about the condition of galleries in the enclosed football grounds at the Calcutta Maidan has been called off following a government assurance that the matter will be sorted out. The decision to call off the rally was taken today after members of the IFA's core committee met West Bengal sports minister Subhas Chakraborty who gave a written commitment that work will be completed by this year end. Core committee chairman Mantoo Ghosh told reporters here that the committee was satisfied with the minister's assurance to resolve the issue which had endangered the safety of football spectators for the last three years. IFA and the leading clubs had decided to stage a rally on Thursday to whip up public awareness about the poor condition of wooden galleries in the enclosed grounds. The rally was originally scheduled for July 9 but was postponed to mobilise the support of affiliated units in the districts. Ghosh said the government had earmarked Rs 36.200.000 to construct tubular structures in the enclosed grounds and work was expected to start in October. IFA and leading clubs had expressed resentment over the "indifferent attitude" of the government in resolving the gallery issue which had led to poor turnouts for super division matches.

10. July
Calcutta Super Division: Mohun Bagan AC 2-1 George Telegraph SC
Calcutta Super Division: Bhratri Sangha 1-0 SAIL
Guwahati Super Division: Assam Dynamo Club 1-0 Guwahati Town Club
Puttiah Memorial Trophy - Group A: Indian Telephone Industries 2-0 CIL
Puttiah Memorial Trophy - Group B: Karnataka State Police 2-1 United Bangalore

Note-1: Members of Bengal IFA's core committee have been invited to meet West Bengal sports minister Subhas Chakraborty tomorrow. The minister is expected to discuss IFA's proposed rally Thursday in demand of tubular structures at the three enclosed Maidan grounds. According to an IFA source, the state government has already decided to sanction Rs 36.200.000 for the tubular structures, and that an official announcement could be made by the sports minister tomorrow.
If that is indeed the case, IFA will call off the Thursday rally.

9. July
Guwahati Super Division: Assam State Electricity Board 5-0 Nabajyoti Club
Puttiah Memorial Trophy - Group A: BEL 1-1 MEG
Puttiah Memorial Trophy - Group B: LRDE 3-1 ITI Juniors

Note-1: The selection of India team players is again and again questioned by the clubs. This time, East Bengal, Mohun Bagan and Mahindra United have shown reluctance to release players for the preparatory camp for the England tour.
In an unbelievable move, the Indian Football Association (Bengal) has appealed to its parent body, the AIFF, to pick only two players from the two Calcutta giants. In a letter addressed to the AIFF secretary Alberto Colaco the IFA has argued that with key players moving out from the two big clubs, the Calcutta Super Division League will lose much of its glamour as the teams will be contesting at half the strength. The IFA joint secretary, Ranjit Gupta said that both Mohun Bagan and East Bengal have appealed to the IFA to take up the matter with the AIFF. East Bengal has six players, while Mohun Bagan has three among the 25 probables for the national camp.
In an unbelievable statement, the IFA, citing the example of Baichung Bhutia, who will be joining the team straight from his English club Bury FC, the IFA has argued that similar condition can apply to other players also.
"What is the harm if the players from Mohun Bagan and East Bengal join the team directly. Playing for their respective clubs in Super Division League, these players too will be match-ready as is the case for Bhutia," Mr Gupta said.
The IFA said that the trip to England was just an 'exposure tour' and the AIFF can thus afford to be lenient in its approach.
One has to fear that Ranjit Gupta and others in the IFA have not learned the differences of professional European pre-season training and the monsoon-hit matches at the Calcutta Maidan.
Taking the same approach as their Calcutta counterparts, Mumbai's Mahindra United too is planning a similar appeal to the AIFF. The Mumbai team has six players in the list of 25 probables and the team management, it is learnt, has sought to go IFA's way for the sake of the Mumbai Harwood League.
Reacting sharply to a suggestion that the team was not going to take part in a tournament and was just on an exposure trip, Sukhwinder said that the team that will take part in the Afro-Asian Games will be selected keeping in view the players performances in England.
The national camp had been scheduled to be held in Patiala from today until July 17 under chief coach Sukhwinder Singh but so far only 11 players have joined the camp. Among them Renedy Singh & RP Singh (both Mohun Bagan) and Virender Singh (Mahindra United).
In the case of Bijen Singh and East Bengal things seem to go out of control...
East Bengal have decided to suspend last season's captain Bijen Singh till the striker explains his continued absence from practice. The club's general-secretary Dipak Chakrabarty said a notice would be sent to the player's Calcutta residence but that would be useless as >Bijen has reported in Patiala at the preparatory camp for the national team's tour of England.
For the players sake, East Bengal Club should recheck with the AIFF and the national team staff at Patiala.

Note-2: The Gujarat State Football Association secretary, Hardev Jadeja, has been appointed as the chef-de-mission and leader of the Indian football team delegation to England. He was appointed by the president of AIFF, PR Das Munshi. Mr Jadeja is leading a team of 22 players and seven officials.

8. July
Guwahati Super Division: Guwahati Town Club 1-0 Maharana AC
Puttiah Memorial Trophy - Group A: ADE 3-1 CIL

7. July
Calcutta Super Division: Bhratri Sangha 3-0 BNR
Guwahati Super Division: NF Railway SC 2-1 City Police

Note-1: The Sentinal Assam reports: In an unprecedented development in the football history of Assam, a promising referee Dwijen Sarma was forced to leave the Nehru Stadium during the second half of the match being played between City Police and NF Railway SC in the Super Division. Mr Sarma, who was conducting the match had to leave the playground following a verbal altercation with the players of both the teams over the issue of a penalty decision. The Guwahati Sports Association members who had organized the tournament, intervened when they saw that the verbal duel between the referee and players took a serious turn. Succumbing to the demands of the players, the GSA members replaced the referee with a lineman to conduct the match till the end. The match was halted for 19 minutes due to the incident. Several senior football referees of the state condemned the incident.

6. July
Guwahati Super Division: Assam Dynamo Club 2-0 Rising XI

Note-1: 27 players have been called to the India under-23 preparatory camp to select the India u-23 team for the SAF Games to be held in Pakistan in October. The camp will start on July 15 at SAI, Bangalore and will conclude on August 3.
PROBABLES: Bhola Dey, Ajay Diwadkar, Jose Colaco, Climax Lawrence, Levy Coelho, Alex Ambrose, Clifford Miranda, Sameer Naik (all Goa), Rajat Ghosh Dastidar, Satish Bharti, James Singh, Bungo Singh, Mohammed Rafique, Mohammed Quizar (all Bengal), Muralidharan, Shivamani, Gregory Clark, Rajendra Prasad, Jagadish Kumar, Mahendra Mani (all Karnataka), Nasim Aktar, Mir Farooq Hyder, Tomba Singh (all Mumbai), Sher Singh, Praveen Kumar (both Punjab), Asif Saheer, Anil Kumar (both Kerala). Chief coach: Syed Nayeemuddin.

5. July
Calcutta Super Division: George Telegraph SC 0-0 Calcutta Port Trust
Guwahati Super Division: Guwahati Town Club 5-0 Nabajyoti Club

4. July
Calcutta Super Division: SAIL 0-1 Food Corporation of India
Guwahati Super Division: Maharana AC 0-1 Assam State Electricity Board

3. July
Guwahati Super Division: NF Railway SC 0-0 Rising XI

Note-1: Only yesterday the probables for the England squad where named but it is likely that not all players will be able to attend the camp. Jo Paul Ancheri is very likely to pull out of the whole tour due to a groin injury which he sustained in the first match of the Merdeka Cup, while Basudeb Mondal could opt out as his father has to undergo an operation. The AIFF will only call up replacements whenever the players inform them of their inability.
East Bengal meanwhile have protested that six of its players have been called to the camp, something they did last year as well and had forced some players to miss the tour.

Note-2: 35 probables have been picked for coaching in preparation of the Indian women's football team which will participate in the Asian Women's Football Championship to be held in Taiwan from December 5 to 17.
PROBABLES: Binashori Devi, S. Kumari, KSH Geeta Devi, SH Rani Channu, O Bem Bem, Sulochana Devi, Tababi Devi, S Rani Devi, Shanti Devi (all Manipur); Ranjita Khan, Rehana Khatun, Madhvi Ghosh, Jayanti Barua, Alpana Sil, Sharmila Sapui, Sujata Kar, Sayanti Nandi, Rinku Ghosh (all Bengal); Gurmeet Kaur, Baljeet Kaur, Ranjit Kaur, Manjeet Kaur, Aarti (all Punjab); Madhu, Babita, Priyanka Kumar Swati, Anjana (all Bihar); Blanka, Maymol Rocky, (both Goa); Ranjita Mohanty, Sradhanjali Samantray (both Orissa); Preena (Kerala); Maria Rebello (Maharashtra); Mamu Gogai (Assam).

2. July
Guwahati Super Division: Assam Dynamo Club 0-4 City Police

Note-1: 25 football players have been selected for the selection-cum-coaching camp to select the India team which will be touring England and play four friendly matches. The camp will be held at Patiala from July 9-17. India leave for England on July 20.
Surprisingly Bijen Singh has been included in the probables list while RC Prakash is the notable omission along with other players from the World Cup qualifying squad: Noel Wilson, Venkatesh and Ratan Singh.
PROBABLES: Virender Singh (Mahindra United), Sangram Mukherjee (East Bengal), Narshiman Balaji (Indian Telephone Industries). Defenders: KV Dhanesh (ITI), Mahesh Gawli (Churchill Brothers), Deepak Mondal (East Bengal), Roberto Fernandes (Salgaocar), M Suresh (Mahindra), Surkumar Singh (Mahindra), Daljit Singh (JCT Mills). Midfielders: Jules Alberto (Mahindra), Jo Paul Ancheri (East Bengal), Hardeep Sangha (JCT), Basudeb Mondal (Mohun Bagan), Khalid Jamil (Mahindra), Dipankar Roy (East Bengal), Renedy Singh (Mohun Bagan), RP Singh (Mohun Bagan). Strikers: Abdul Hakeem (SBT), IM Vijayan (East Bengal), Alvito D'Cunha (Salgaocar), Hardeep Gill (JCT), Mohammed Najeeb (Mahindra), Bijen Singh (East Bengal), Baichung Bhutia (Bury FC, ENGLAND).
Chief coach: Sukhwinder Singh. Assistant coach-cum-goalkeepers' coach: Brahmanand Shankwalkar. Manager: Krishnaji Rao.

1. July
Guwahati Super Division: Maharana AC 3-1 Nabajyoti Club

Note-1: The problems facing football at the Calcutta Maidan, in view of the pathetic state of the wooden green galleries at the three enclosed grounds, seem to be coming to an end. The West Bengal state government has given the go-ahead to construct tubular structures and a budget of Rs 36.300.000 has been proposed. The work is due to begin in October.