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31. August
Bangalore Super Division: Indian Telephone Industries 2-1 Government Press - 1-0 Joseph (42'), 2-0 Vinod (73'), 2-1 Venkatesh Jr. (81').
Calcutta Super Division: Tollygunge Agragami 4-0 Peerless SC - Goals: 1-0 Tarif Ahmed (58'), 2-0 Gouranga Dutta (62'), 3-0,4-0 Dinesh Swar (85',89').
Guwahati Super Division: Assam Police Blues 1-0 Assam State Electricity Board - Goal: 1-0 Monoj Boro (36').
Assam Police Blues clinches their maiden Guwahati Super Division title!
Note-1: Baichung Bhutia operated...
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Note-2: Aloke Mukherjee met with a mishap in New Delhi...
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Note-3: The two IFA Shield semi-finals and the final will be telecasted live by ESPN.
Note-4: The IFA secretary Subrata Dutta said that the Kolkata-based National Football League teams had confirmed their participation in the U-19 championship statutorily linked with the NFL.
Note-5: The trials for the Mohammedan Sporting U-19 team began at their home ground on Monday. Sporting’s assistant coach Nigerian Chukwuama Akuneto is in charge of the junior team. Meanwhile, Mohun Bagan have informed the IFA that they are in the process of building their U-19 team for the junior league, which starts mid-September.
30. August
Bangalore Super Division: Madras Engineering Group Centre 2-0 Sports Authority of India - Goals: 1-0 Ramu (19'), 2-0 Santosh (57').
Note-1: The Kerala Football Association has expressed to the All India Football Federation its inability to conduct this year's Santosh Trophy, which was scheduled to be held in Kochi during the second half of October. Top KFA sources said the decision was taken at the Association's general body meeting in Kochi last week since it was feared that the North East monsoon would affect the smooth conduct of the prestigious tournament. The tournament was earlier scheduled to be held in May this year but was postponed due to the general elections. Sources said the newly elected KFA secretary, K.P. Sunny, was authorised by the meeting to write to the AIFF about KFA's inability to conduct the tournament and to request the National body to allot next year's tournament to Kerala. The KFA has proposed that the next tournament, if allotted to it, could be held either in March or April 2005.
Note-2: Suley Musah has officially signed once again for East Bengal Club today. This follows the surprise release of Louis Aniweta, who joined the Calcutta giants a few weeks agor from Sporting Clube de Goa. Aniweta made 13 appearances for East Bengal and scored a goal against Peerless SC.
Meanwhile IndianFootball.Com learnt, that East Bengal is trying to arrange a training camp at the Hyatt Regency Hotel from September 1. The camp is scheduled to prepare the players for the upcoming task in the AFC Cup 2004.
29. August
Calcutta Super Division: Mohammedan Sporting 0-0 Calcutta Port Trust
Calcutta Super Division: Eastern Railway SC 2-1 Railway FC
Calcutta Super Division: EverReady Association 0-0 Calcutta FC
Calcutta Super Division: George Telegraph SC 3-0 Wari AC
Calcutta Super Division: Tollygunge Agragami - Peerless SC - Goals: match abandoned; Peerless players refused to play citing bad light, while Tollygunge were leading 2-1 five minutes before the final whistle.
Goan Professional League: MPT Sports Council 2-1 Churchill Brothers SC - Goals: 1-0,2-1 Luis Fernandes (20',83'), 1-1 Joaquim Abranches (31').
Goan Professional League: Dempo Sports Club 1-1 Sporting Club de Goa - Goals: 1-0 Ranty Soleye (42'), 1-1 Sachin Gawas (83').
Goan Professional League: Cabral Sports Club 1-2 Fransa Football Club - Goals: 1-0 Joseph Ogor (68'), 1-1 Anbalath Feroze (79'), 1-2 Naushad Pari (84').
28. August
Calcutta Super Division: Mohun Bagan AC 5-0 Food Corporation of India - Goals: Dulal Biswas (3x), Dharamjit Singh, Sunil Chetri.
Goan Professional League: Salgaocar Sports Club 2-1 Vasco Sports Club - Goals: 0-1 Anthony Pereira (34'), 1-1 Marcos Pereira (52'), 2-1 Jothi Kumar (82').
Guwahati Super Division: NF Railway SC 1-5 Assam Dynamo Club - Goals: 0-1,0-4,0-5 Padum Rabha (19',45',73'), 0-2,0-3 Six Berth (28',38'), 1-5 Tapash Sinha (74').
Note-1: Baichung Bhutia to miss Japan match...
For further details on this and more infos go to the >>FIFA World Cup section
Note-2: The clubs under IFA can have two foreigners replaced any time before the November transfer window opens, it was decided at the governing body meeting of the association on Saturday, according to IFA secretary Subrata Dutta.
Athens 2004 - Olympic Games Update:
Athletics: The Indian women's 4x400m relay quartet ended up a distant seventh with a time of 3;28.51 minutes
27. August
Guwahati Super Division: Guwahati Town Club 1-3 Maharana AC
Athens 2004 - Olympic Games Update:
Athletics: Long jumper Anju Bobby George set a new national record with 6.83m, but didn't earn a medal
Athletics: The women's 4 x 400 metres athletics relay finishes third in the second heat; the quartet of Rajwinder Kaur, KM Beenamol, Chitra K Soman and Manjit Kaur established a new national record of 3 minutes, 26.89 seconds
26. August
LG Cup 2004 - Ho Chi Minh CIty, Vietnam - Semifinal: India 0-4 University Selection, Korea
For details and pictures go to the >>Indian national team section
Calcutta Super Division: East Bengal Club 1-1 Calcutta FC - Goals: 0-1 Harison (55'), 1-1 Douglas Da Silva (66').
Calcutta Super Division: Mohammedan Sporting 3-1 EverReady Association - Goals: Henry Chukukeri (2x), Raman Vijayan; Sankha Roy Chowdhury.
Calcutta Super Division: Peerless SC 0-1 Mohammedan AC - Goal: Sanjib Mishra.
Goan Professional League: Vasco Sports Club 2-2 Dempo Sports Club - Goals: Agnelo Colaco, Anthony Pereira; Johny, Levino.
Goan Professional League: Sporting Club de Goa 1-1 Salgaocar Sports Club - Goals: 0-1 Zico D’Souza (10'), 1-1 Bibiano Fernandes (90+).
Goan Professional League: Churchill Brothers SC 0-0 Cabral Sports Club - Goals: none.
Goan Professional League: Fransa Football Club 1-1 MPT Sports Council - Goals: 1-0 Sebastiao Endro (15'), 1-1 Savio Monteiro (78').
25. August
Calcutta Super Division: Mohun Bagan AC 2-0 George Telegraph SC - Goals: 1-0 Sunil Chetri (85'), 2-0 Eduardo Chacon Coelho Lacerda (89').
24. August
LG Cup 2004 - Ho Chi Minh CIty, Vietnam - Group A: India 1-2 Vietnam - Goals: 0-1 Công Vinh (21'), 0-2 Thach Bao Khanh (57'), 1-2 Climax Lawrence (87').
For details and pictures go to the >>Indian national team section
Calcutta Super Division: East Bengal Club 1-0 EverReady Association - Goals: 1-0 Syed Rahim Nabi (60').
Calcutta Super Division: Mohammedan Sporting 2-0 Eastern Railway SC - Goals: 1-0 Habib Ali, 2-0 Henry Chukwukei.
Calcutta Super Division: Tollygunge Agragami 1-1 Mohammedan AC - Goals: 1-0 Mohammad Tarif , 1-1 Amar Ganguly.
Calcutta Super Division: Food Corp. of India 0-0 Wari AC
Delhi Senior Division: Indian Nationals FC 2-0 Collegians - Goals: Ricky (2x).
Note-1: Tickets for the 2006 Germany World Cup qualifer between India and Japan on September 8 in Calcutta will finally go on sale on Monday, August 30. The delay in sale of tickets is due to the tickets not having reached the IFA and also the tickets have to get stamped by the West Bengal government. Tickets would go on sale at the IFA's office and the enclosed grounds of East Bengal Club and Mohun Bagan AC. Tickets would be sold from 2 to 6 pm every day. Tickets for Japanese fans would initially only be sold at the IFA's office at 11/1 Sooterkin Street, Kolkata-72.
For the Fan Forum that IndianFootball.Com is trying to organise for the match, the IFA has fixed ticket prices at Rs. 50 and we would be based at the Saltlake Stadium on the terrrace exactly opposite of the VIP enclosure/press box, as most TV cameras are on the main stand, so we can show our support, not only to our team but also to all watching the match. Anyone interested can be part of the cheering Indian football fans!!!
23. August
Delhi Senior Division: Simla Youngs 2-1 Shastri Club - Goals: Vikram Bhandari (2x); Tarsem.
Delhi Senior Division: Moonlight Club 5-1 Goan Sports Club - Goals: Zanthan Zula (3x), M Sharma, Budh Raj; W Shimrey.
Delhi Senior Division: Youngmen Club 1-1 Raisina Sporting Union - Goals: Gailun Kamei; Asim Das.
Delhi Senior Division: Indian Air Force 1-0 Shahdara Club
Note-1: India will miss the services of captain Baichung Bhutia in final Group A match against Vietnam tomorrow.
For further details on this and more infos go to the >>Indian national team section
22. August
LG Cup 2004 - Ho Chi Minh CIty, Vietnam - Group A: India 2-1 Myanmar - Goals: 1-0,2-1 RC Prakash (42',83'), 1-1 Win Nawng (81').
For details and pictures go to the >>Indian national team section
Calcutta Super Division: Mohammedan Sporting - Eastern Railway SC
Delhi Senior Division: Tarun Sangha 0-4 Hindustan Club - Goals: 0-1,0-2,0-3 Fiaz Alam (15',47',69'), 0-4 Lagun (71').
Delhi Senior Division: Indian Nationals FC 2-0 City Club - Goals: 1-0 Turey Singh (60'), 2-0 Manjit Singh (69').
Delhi Senior Division: Collegians 2-1 Indian Air Force - Goals: 1-0 Bhola Biswas (24'), 2-0 Sanjay Nayak (42'), 2-1 Feroz (45').
Delhi Senior Division: New Delhi Heroes 3-1 Mughals Club - Goals: 0-1 Biren Metai (15), 1-1 Lalit Singh (16'), 2-1 Anil Rawat (40'), 3-1 Palmei Pounpangei (64').
Goan Professional League: Salgaocar Sports Club 3-1 Fransa Football Club - Goals: 1-0 Thiyam Raghuveer Singh (59'), 2-0 Jothi Kumar (60'), 3-0 Felix Ibrebru (?'), 3-1 Marlanki Sutang (?').
Goan Professional League: MPT Sports Council 0-3 Sporting Club de Goa - Goals: 0-1 Muritala Subir (42'), 0-2 Sachin Gawas, 0-3 MacPherlin Dudu Omagbemi.
Goan Professional League: Dempo Sports Club 0-2 Churchill Brothers SC - Goals: 0-1,0-2 Joaquim Abranches (29',52').
Goan Professional League: Cabral Sports Club 1-1 Vasco Sports Club - Goals: 1-0 Thomas D’Cruz (83'), 1-1 K Aneesh (90'+).
Guwahati Super Division: Maharana AC 2-0 Jewel Star Club - Goals: 1-0 Jugen Dihingia (25'), 2-0 Ramen Singh Brahama (67').
21. August
Calcutta Super Division: Mohun Bagan AC 1-1 Tollygunge Agragami - Goals: 0-1 Akeem Abul Alem (2'), 1-1 Amit Das (46').
Calcutta Super Division: East Bengal Club 4-1 Food Corporation of India - Goals: 1-0,2-0 Malswam Tulunga (14',28'), 3-0 Syed Rahim Nabi (36'), 4-0 Sasthi Duley (68'), 4-1 Mriganka Sharama (82').
Calcutta Super Division: Mohammedan Sporting 6-0 Wari AC - Goals: Chukukeri Henry (2x), Raman Vijayan (2x), Siddhartha Thapa, Stanley Festus.
Calcutta Super Division: George Telegraph SC 0-0 Railway FC - Goals: none.
Calcutta Super Division: EverReady Association 2-0 Calcutta Port Trust - Goals: Earnest Jeremiah (2x).
Delhi Senior Division: Raisina Sporting 3-1 Goan Sports Club - Goals: Sameer Jung, Samir Singh, Rabin Das; A Thangal
Delhi Senior Division: Shahdara Club 0-0 Simla Youngs - Goals: none.
Delhi Senior Division: Youngmen Club 0-0 Moonlight Club - Goals: none.
Delhi Senior Division: Indian Air Force 0-0 Shastri Club - Goals: none.
Guwahati Super Division: NF Railway SC 0-4 Assam State Electricity Board - Goals: 0-1,0-3 Sanjiva Rongpi (5',78'), 0-2 Birendra Narzary (44'), 0-3 Sushil Kumar Singh (85').
Note-1: IndianFootball.Com Editor-in-Chief Arunava Chaudhuri has been appointed official incharge for international media for the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier India vs Japan Match by IFA secretary Subrata Dutta.
Athens 2004 - Olympic Games Update:
Athletics: JJ Shobha finishes 11th in women's heptathlon; Soma Biswas recorded at 24th place
Athletics: KM Binu finishes 7th in men's 400 metres semi-finals
Hockey: India loses 1-2 against New Zealand and crashes out of tournament
19. August
Calcutta Super Division: Mohammedan Sporting 0-1 Railway FC - Goal: 0-1 Suraj Mondal (60').
Delhi Senior Division: Indian Air Force 2-1 Simla Youngs - Goals: 0-1 HS Rawat (14'), 1-1 PB Sangdingliana (65'), 2-1 L Danny (67').
Delhi Senior Division: Moonlight Club 1-2 Raisina Sporting Union - Goals: Zunthanzalla; Probin Rai, Mahesh Bisht.
Delhi Senior Division: Shahdara Club 1-0 Shastri Club
Goan Professional League: Salgaocar Sports Club 2-1 Churchill Brothers SC
Goan Professional League: Cabral Sports Club 6-1 Sporting Club de Goa
Guwahati Super Division: Maharana AC 2-2 Guwahati Town Club - Goals: 1-0 RS Brahma (13'), 1-1,2-1 LR Barua (34',60'), 2-2 R Kochari (47').
Note-1: East Bengal have been told by the Asian Football Confederation that enrolment of any foreigners they wished to recruit now for their September 15 game in Kolkata would have to be formalised by September 1. "We’re trying to get the Brazilian we’ve been chasing to fetch up by 25 August so he can be put on trial," a club source said today. Paulo Roberto Da Silva better known as Carazinho who plays for Brazilian Second division side Londrina SC will arrive in Kolkata for trials at East Bengal Club.
Note-2: Mohammedan Sporting today took in a Nigerian striker, Chukukeri Henry, along with Biswarup Bishu, the medio who had played for EverReady Associatio and Tollygunge Agragami, among other teams.
Note-3: Jammu and Kashmir Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Nissar Ali will be the chef-de-mission of the Indian contingent for the second half of the Athens Olympics. Ali, who has already left for Greece, would take charge from August 22, an official spokesman said. All India Football Federation President Priyaranjan Dashmunshi is currently in Athens as the chef-de-mission.
Note-4: Mohun Bagan have decided to issue show-cause notices to Biman Mondal and Manas Das who had "made themselves scarce". Assistant general secretary Balaram Chaudhury: "If they are not okay, why do they not contact us despite several reminders, staying off practice without reporting to our own doctor?"
Athens 2004 - Olympic Games Update:
Tennis: Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi defeated by German duo Nicolas Kiefer and Rainer Schuettler 6-3, 6-3
Weightlifting: Sanamacha Chanu and Pratima Kumari tested positive for banned performance-enhancing drugs
Archery: Satyadev Prasad loses 165-167 on the last arrow against top seed Im Dong Hyun of South Korea
Hockey: India came up with a fighting display but go down 3-4 to Australia
18. August
Calcutta Super Division: East Bengal Club 4-0 Peerless SC - Goals: 1-0,3-0 Douglas da Silva (45',67'), 2-0 Louis Aniweta (48'), 4-0 Sasthi Duley (86').
Note-1: The Indian national team left for the LG Cup with lot of confidence. Captain Baichung Bhutia gave a short statement, while waiting at the Netaji Subhas Bose International Airport, Calcutta: "This is the best team that we are taking with us and hope to give a good account of ourselves. The teams are tough, but we are fit and high on morale. Winning is the only thing on our mind."
Athens 2004 - Olympic Games Update:
Tennis: Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi stormed into the semi-finals, while beatingWayne Black and Kevin Ullyet 6-4, 6-4
Weightlifting: Karnam Malleswari exits after failing to complete a single lift
Sailing: Malav Shroff and Sumeet Patel placed 18th at the end of the fourth race of the 49er
17. August
Calcutta Super Division: Mohun Bagan AC 0-1 EverReady Association - Goal: 0-1 Satyajit Bose (41').
Calcutta Super Division: Calcutta FC - Eastern Railway SC - postponed
Goan Professional League: Fransa Football Club 1-0 Dempo Sports Club - Goal: 1-0 Naushad Pari (21').
Goan Professional League: Vasco Sports Club 4-2 MPT Sports Council - Goals: 0-1 Luis Fernandes (17'), 0-2 Savio Monteiro (36'), 1-2,2-2 Anthony Pereira (50',59'), 3-2 K Aseem (63'), 4-2 Sushant Mathew (68').
Guwahati Super Division: Young Amateur Club - Assam State Electricity Board
Note-1: Tomorrow the Indian national team leaves its camp in Calcutta for Ho Chi Minh City to take part in the Vietnam LG Cup. India have been grouped with hosts Vietnam and Myanmar. India face Myanmar in our opening match on August 22, while we face Vietnam on August 24. Talking to our Editor-in-Chief Arunava in Calcutta, national chief coach Stephen Constantine said he would use the tournament to give his boys needed match practice ahead of the September 8 World Cup qualifier against Japan. Constantine thinks the competition will be tougher this time then two years ago, when India won the tournament, but hoped his boys would perform well. If given the chance by a win against Myanmar, which would mean semifinal qualification, Stephen would experiment in the second match against the hosts Vietnam, to give the younger members of the squad a chance. Missing the trip to Vietnam and the World Cup qualifier against Japan will be striker Ashim Biswas, who has been replaced by Bijen Singh.
Athens 2004 - Olympic Games Update:
Shooting: RAJYAVARDHAN SINGH RATHORE WINS SILVER MEDAL IN DOUBLE-TRAP EVENT!!! CONGRATULATIONS FROM INDIANFOOTBALL.COM!
Tennis: Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi beat Roger Federer and Yves Allegro 6-2, 7-6 (7-7)
Hockey: India rallies from a two-goal deficit to beat South Africa 4-2
Boxing: Diwarkar Prasad bt Morocco's Hamid Ait Bighrade, while Akhil Kumar goes down to Jerome Thomas of France
16. August
Calcutta Super Division: Mohammedan Sporting 2-0 Food Corporation of India - Goals: 1-0 Raman Vijayan (79'), 2-0 Stanley Festus (85').
Delhi Senior Division: Indian Air Force 1-0 City Club - Goal: Lalramzauva.
Delhi Senior Division: Mughals Club 2-0 Indian Nationals FC - Goals: Ashok Chauhan, Yogendra Sharma.
Delhi Senior Division: New Delhi Heroes 1-2 Tarun Sangha - Goals: Sanjay Sidhu; Pradyut Jana, Ram Hansda.
Guwahati Super Division: Assam Police Blues 1-0 Jewel Star Club - Goal: 1-0 Amulya Das.
Athens 2004 - Olympic Games Update:
Tennis: Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi beat Andy Roddick and Mardy Fish 7-6 (7-5), 6-3
Badminton: Nikhil Kanetkar wins first round match, while Abhinn Shyam Gupta loses
Shooting: Abhinav Bindra finishes 7th in 10m Air Rifle event
15. August
Note-1: Ashim Biswas out of LG Cup squad...
For further details on this and more infos go to the >>FIFA World Cup section
Athens 2004 - Olympic Games Update:
Hockey: India beaten by the Netherlands 1-3
Boxing: Light-welterweight (64 kg) Vijender Kumar loses on points to Mustafa Karagollu (Turkey)
Weightlifting: Sanamacha Chanu finishes fourth in the 53 kg women's weightlifting competition
Table tennis: Achanta Sharath Kamal loses his second round match
Badminton: India's challenge in the women's singles comes to an end with the exit of Aparna Popat
Shooting: Manavjit Singh Sandhu and Mansher Singh bows out in the preliminary round
Archery: Reena Kumari and Sumangala Sharma advances to the second round, while Dola Banerjee bowes out
14. August
Calcutta Super Division: East Bengal Club 0-0 Mohammedan AC - Goals: none.
Calcutta Super Division: Mohun Bagan AC 1-0 Calcutta FC - Goal: 1-0 Mehtab Hussein
Guwahati Super Division: Assam Dynamo Club 1-0 NF Railway SC - Goal: 1-0 Padum Rava (50').
Note-1: Amitava Biswas, a former IFA assistant secretary, has been selected manager of the Indian national team to tour Vietnam for the LG Cup.
Athens 2004 - Olympic Games Update:
Badminton: Aparna Popat crushes South Africa's Michelle Edwards 11-6, 11-3 to move into the round of sixteen
Weightlifting: Kunjarani Devi lifted a total of 190 kilos, but miss the bronze medal closely
Boxing: Jitender Kumar loses on technical knock-out against Ukraine's Andriy Fedchuck
Shooting: Suma Shirur finishes 8th in the 10m Air Rifle final, while Anjali Bhagwat finishes 20th
Table tennis: Achanta Sharath Kamal enters next round; Mouma Das out
13. August
Calcutta Super Division: Tollygunge Agragami 0-0 Calcutta Port Trust - Goals: none.
Guwahati Super Division: Young Amateur Club 0-2 Maharana AC - Goals: 0-1 Pratap Brahma (34'), 0-2 Biju Phukan (90').
12. August
Calcutta Super Division: Mohun Bagan AC 2-1 Peerless SC - Goals: 0-1 Henry Odogo (21'), 1-1 Abhay Kumar (68'), 2-1 Eduardo Chacon Coelho (83').
Guwahati Super Division: Assam Police Blues 3-0 Guwahati Town Club - Goals: ASEB received three goals and three points as per the rules, as GTC refused to play.
Note-1: Leading sports stars, officials and local celebrities will play a friendly football match at the Rajiv Gandhi indoor stadium, Kochi on August 16 to mobilise public opinion about HIV and AIDS-infected people. The Kerala Excise Minister K.V. Thomas and former Indian captain I.M. Vijayan will lead the two teams in the match, jointly organised by Kerala's new professional club Viva Kerala and the Kochi-based NGO, Centre for Advanced Projects and Solutions (CAPS).
11. August
Delhi Senior Division: Indian Air Force 1-0 Youngmen Club - Goal: L Danny.
Delhi Senior Division: Shastri Club 3-0 Raisina Sporting Union - Goals: Pushpender Dondiyal (2x), Jagmohan.
Delhi Senior Division: Simla Youngs 1-0 Moonlight Club - Goal: Hitender Singh Rawat.
Delhi Senior Division: Shahdara Club 2-0 Goan Sports Club - Goals: Anuj Peter (2x).
Guwahati Super Division: Assam Dynamo Club 2-1 Jewel Star Club - Goals: 1-0 Lachit Rabha (9'), 2-0 Lalmalsowma (44'), 2-1 Utpal Das (55').
Note-1: The IFA has rescheduled the two upcoming matches of Mohammedan Sporting Club. Sporting will face Food Corporation of India on Monday, while the match against Wari AC would now be held on Thursday. Both matches would be held at the East Bengal Ground as Sporting had objected against the scheduling any further matches at the Howrah Municipal Stadium.
Note-2: Mohun Bagan's Sunil Chetri has been admitted to a private city hospital. The 20-year old forward was infected with malaria during Bagan's Myanmar tour.
Note-3: Indian women referee Bentla D'Couth collected her first experiences at the Olympics today. The 35-year old Indian was the fourth official of the USA vs Greece match, which was won easily by the Americans 3-0 in front of 15.757 fans.
10. August
Calcutta Super Division: East Bengal Club 1-0 Wari AC - Goal: 1-0 Malswam Tulunga (4').
Calcutta Super Division: Eastern Railway SC 1-1 Mohammedan AC - Goals: Biswajit Gayen; Sanjib Mishra.
Delhi Senior Division: Tarun Sangha 1-0 Indian Air Force - Goal: 1-0 Sajal Das.
Delhi Senior Division: City Club 0-0 New Delhi Heroes
Guwahati Super Division: Assam Police Blues 2-0 NF Railway SC - Goals: 1-0 Kunjay Gayary (32'), 2-0 Digen Das (63').
Note-1: The Vietnam bound LG Cup squad and the upcoming 2006 World Cup qualifier against Japan on September 8 was announced today by the AIFF at the offices of the IFA in Calcutta. 20 players have been chosen to represent India in the tournament we had won two years ago in our last appearance. Five stand-byes have also been named. Making their debut in the senior Indian squad are Vasco defender Vinu Jose, Mohun Bagan midfielder Jerry Zirsanga and Mahindra United youngster Steven Dias. Back in the squad is last years player of the year Tomba Singh, who had been out of the India squad due to injury and lack of form.
From the original list of 36 probables invited to the Calcutta camp, three players - Muttath Suresh, Freddy Mascarenhas, Vimal Pariyar - could not come to the camp due to injury. Veteran Jo Paul Ancheri injured himself at the camp in a one-to-one situation against roommate Vinu Jose, while East Bengal Club's Alvito D'Cunha is now also out of the squad due to an left foot injury.
None of the named East Bengal players had joined the camp before the squad was announced and therefore East Bengal would receive a show-cause notice from the AIFF on the issue. The notice would be discussed by the AIFF executive meeting to be held ahead of the India-Japan World Cup qualifier.
INDIA SQUAD:
GK: Sangram Mukherjee (East Bengal Club), Naseem Akhtar (Mahindra United).
DF: Mahesh Gawli, Debabrata Roy (both Mahindra United), Deepak Kumar Mondal, Debjit Ghosh (both East Bengal Club), Vinu Jose (Vasco SC), Habibur Rehman Mondal.
MD: Shanmugam Venkatesh, Jatin Singh Bisht, Steven Dias (all Mahindra United), Tomba Singh, Jerry Zirsanga (both Mohun Bagan AC), Climax Lawrence (East Bengal Club), Sameer Naik (Dempo SC), Renedy Singh (EverReady Association).
FW: Baichung Bhutia (East Bengal Club - CAPTAIN), Abhishek Yadav (Mahindra United), Ashim Biswas (Mohun Bagan AC), RC Prakash (Dempo SC).
Stand-Byes: Prasanta Dora (Mohun Bagan AC), Covan Lawrence (Mahindra United, Surkumar Singh, Gouramangi Moirangtem Singh (Mohun Bagan AC), Bijen Singh (East Bengal Club).
Officials: Chief Coach: Stephen Constantine; Coach: Aloke Mukherjee; Doctor: Dr. Manab Bhattacharya.
For further details on this and more infos go to the >>FIFA World Cup section
Note-2: The AIFF is planning to serve showcause notice on East Bengal for not releasing the players for the national camp. "We consider the action of East Bengal a serious breach of discipline and will be asking the club to give sufficient reasons for such an act that goes against the national interest," said the AIFF secretary, Alberto Colaco. He added, that the camp had been greatly suffering as East Bengal held back eight players named in the list of probables announced by AIFF. He did not wish to buy the East Bengal reasoning that its was preparing for the AFC Cup and continued that the club had no authority to overrule the national body's decision.
Note-3: The IFA (Bengal body) has received a memorandum from Mohammedan Sporting Club to postpone their Super Division match against Railway FC from Thursday to Monday next week. The club has also asked the IFA to discuss with the police the happenings at the Howrah stadium on Monday last.
9. August
Calcutta Super Division: Mohammedan Sporting 1-1 George Telegraph SC - Goals: 0-1 NC Francis (44'), 1-1 Stanley Festus (80').
Guwahati Super Division: Maharana AC 1-9 Assam State Electricity Board - Goals: Raman Singh Bramha; Utpal Basumatari (5x), Sanjiba Rongpi (2x), Nitu Narzery, Pabitra Langsung.
Note-1: Jo Paul Ancheri to miss LG Cup and World Cup qualifier...
For further details on this and more infos go to the >>FIFA World Cup section
Note-2: It is fast becoming a common feature of matches involving Mohammedan Sporting - the off-the-match incidents taking centrestage. Sportings Calcutta Super Division clash with George Telegraph at the Howrah Municipal Stadium on Monday saw no exception. This time, Howrah's superintendent of police, Mihir Bhattacharya, was heckled in a melee after the match ended 1-1 and referee Ashish Chakraborty became the target of a barrage of abusing by club officials and even players. It sparked a heavy police reaction as they lathicharged and then chased club officials and supporters off the ground. A few supporters were injured, but there were no arrests, the police confirmed.
8. August
Guwahati Super Division: Assam Dynamo Club 0-3 Assam Police Blues - Goals: 0-1 Digen Das (58'), 0-2 Amulya Das (78'), 3-0 Rabijit Jigdang (89').
Note-1: The dates for the India-Pakistan football series are likely to be finalised by the Pakistan Football Federation executive committee at its meeting in Lahore on August 31. The AIFF has agreed to play six matches in Lahore, Multan, Faisalabad, Karachi, Peshawar and Quetta at the end of this year.
Note-2: Indian senior women internationals Paramjit Kaur, Gurmeet Kaur, India U19 women internationals Simranjit Kaur and Sharanjit Kaur have been felicitated by the Punjab Women's Football Association (PWFA) at a function in Phagwara. Ms Sukhwinder Kaur, a spokesperson for the PWFA, said Mr Amarjit Singh Samra, Punjab Revenue Minister, was the chief guest. He gave away cash prizes of Rs 5,000 each and a citation to the footballers.
Note-3: The AFC Disciplinary Committee decided to fine the Indonesian FA, US $ 1.000 for its failure to adhere to the prescribed AFC regulations pertaining to friendly matches with a severe warning against repeating this offence. The sanction was imposed as the Indonesian FA had failed to provide a seven-day notice on a friendly match against India on June 3.
7. August
Friendly - Yangoon, Myanmar: Myanmar 1-1 Mohun Bagan AC - MB Goal: Amit Das.
Calcutta Super Division: East Bengal Club 3-0 Calcutta Port Trust - Goals: 1-0 Douglas Da Silva (9'), 2-0 Syed Rahim Nabi (57'), 3-0 Surya Bikash Chakraborty (88').
Calcutta Super Division: Tollygunge Agragami 5-1 Railway FC - Goals: Akeem Abul Alem (2x), Gouranga Datta (2x), Dinesh Shaw; Sukhlal Bhumij.
Calcutta Super Division: Peerless SC 2-1 Food Corporation of India - Goals: Laltu Das, Okelie Odafa; Mohammed Ali.
Guwahati Super Division: Guwahati Town Club 0-0 Young Amateur Club - Goals: none.
Note-1: Baichung Bhutia injured during East Bengal training // East Bengal players to join camp tomorrow
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6. August
Guwahati Super Division: NF Railway SC 2-1 Jewel Star Club - Goals: 0-1 Rahajuddin (20'), 1-1 Kushal Rajkonwar (66'), 2-1 Munna Chetri (90').
Note-1: AIFF secretary Alberto Colaco is keen to meet Zico...
Would Indian football really improve with Zico as chief coach...?! I guess Zico answered the question himself: "Hiring reputed foreign coaches will not ensure success if the required infrastructure was not put in place!"
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Note-2: India coach Stephen Constantine said he will have the last word in deciding the final squads...
Meanwhile the camp kicked-off today, with Jo Paul Ancheri suffering an injury.
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Note-3: The battle between East Bengal and the AIFF over the release of eight club players for the ongoing preparation camp of the Indian national team continued on Friday...
Give them a hand and they will try to take everything... East Bengal, is this really helping Indian football?! The AIFF allowed two extra days - more than ANY federation in the world would do!
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Note-4: Long jumper Anju Bobby George will carry the Indian flag in the opening ceremony of the Athens Olympics beginning August 13, Indian Olympic Association Suresh Kalmadi announced here today. Anju is the first Indian to win a bronze medal at the World Athletics meet in Paris and considered the brightest medal prospect for the country at Athens. Tennis star Leander Paes, the winner of bronze medal at Atlanta edition of the Games in 1996, was India's flag-bearer at Sydney in 2000. India is sending a 75-strong contingent to the four-yearly games.
Note-5: New Delhi Heroes celebrates the 65th anniversary of their existence in the Delhi football scene. Six times champions of the Delhi football league from 1953 to 1956 and, after an year's gap, in 1958 and 1959, the Heroes have put their past problems, including loss of their Talkatora ground, in the perspective and now look forward to better times. The men in green and yellow shirts had won every local tournament during their glory years. As Delhi champions, they represented the country in the Afghan independence celebrations at Kabul in 1954.
Note-6: Mohammedan Sporting have signed Nigerian striker Stanley Festus, who last season had been with Chennai's Indian Bank and then had gone to Vietnam.
5. August
Friendly - Yangoon, Myanmar: Myanmar U21 0-1 Mohun Bagan AC - Goal: 0-1 Malswama (5').
Calcutta Super Division: Mohammedan Sporting 4-2 Mohammedan AC - Goals: 0-1 Subroto Guha (9'), 0-2 Benjamin (16'), 1-1 Naushad Moosa (30'), 2-1 Danny Muinro (36'), 3-1 Raman Vijayan (49'), 4-1 Jiten Rai (59').
Guwahati Super Division: Assam Dynamo Club 1-2 Assam State Electricity Board - Goals: 0-1 Sushil Kumar Singh (11'), 1-1 Bappa Roy (15'), 1-2 Vizakhole (70').
Note-1: The preparation camp for the India probables for the LG Cup 2004 and the FIFA World Cup qualifier against Japan got mired in controversy on the opening day itself, with national selector Prasun Banerjee leaving in anguish after the players and the chief coach did not turn up at the SAI ground for training.
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Note-2: East Bengal will not allow their players to join the national camp till August 11. Club officials said they want the players to work with English physical trainer Peter McNight, whose six-week contract gets over on August 11. The East Bengal team returned to the city in the early hours of Wednesday from England where they took part in the Leicester City 120th anniversary celebrations tournament. "We have informed the AIFF of our decision," said an official. AIFF secretary Alberto Colaco said he is yet to receive East Bengal's letter. "I have to read it first before giving my reaction."
Note-3: FIFA Women Referee Bentla D'Couth is counting down the days to officiate at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games. She will be the first Indian referee to officiate at the Olympics. Bentla is currently preparing for the Games at her residence in Ponnarimangalam (near Kochi), while getting classes and fitness preparation from Michael Andrews, a former FIFA referee from Kerala. Bentla on the upcoming task: "I'm not overawed. Seeing the huge media coverage, I just feel that I have to prove my competence at Athens, where the top ten teams in the world will fight it out. It's true that the speed of European soccer can deceive the officials from Asia, who have lesser exposure, but experience has toughened my resolve."
Note-4: East Bengal and India midfielder Alvito D'Cunha is nursing a kneee injury. Alvito is set to miss the upcoming matches, not only for his club but also the country.
4. August
India climbed up one place in the latest FIFA World Rankings released today. India are now ranked 142 and can go further ahead if the national team performs well at the LG Cup later this month. We are now sandwiched between Maldives and Sri Lanka.
Calcutta Super Division: Tollygunge Agragami 1-1 EverReady Association - Goals: 0-1 Surojit Chakraborty (68'), 1-1 Dinesh Shaw (78').
Guwahati Super Division: Assam Police Blues 5-0 Maharana AC - Goals: Digen Das x2, Amulya Das, Baldev Bhumiz, Kunjoy Gayari.
Puttiah Memorial League - Final: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited SC 1-1,6-4 ADE [on penalties] - Goals: 0-1 Sanjeeth (56'), 1-1 Rajendra Prasad (82').
Note-1: Japan coach Zico is would be interested to coach India...
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Note-2: India U17 midfielder Vachhawng Lalchhuanmawia impressed the LCFC Academy during the India U17 England tour. The youngster was even given a chance to play for the LCFC Academy in a match against the juniors of Liverpool FC. So it seems like there's another big talent coming up...
Note-3: According to information IndianFootball.Com received, East Bengal will officially unveil Suley Musah early next week, after undergoing medical tests. The Ghanaian defender was set to leave the NFL champions, but decided to sign once again for the Calcutta outfit.
Meanwhile East Bengal's physical trainer Peter McKnight will return to Calcutta after a short stint in Thailand.
3. August
Friendly - Yangoon, Myanmar: Myanmar 4-0 Mohun Bagan AC
Guwahati Super Division: Jewel Star Club 6-1 Young Amateur Club - Goals: 0-1 Bipul Rabha (7'), 1-1,4-1,5-1,6-1 Utpal Das (22',60',62',76'), 2-1,3-1 Rahajuddin Ahmed (40',42').
Note-1: Mahindra United received a tremendous response at their first endeavour at the Khalsa College yesterday. Manager Henry Menezes: "The reception given to us by the students was unbelievable. It proved their tremendous interest for the game. All of us were thrilled by the response." The Mahindra players trained with the Khalsa College players at their Matunga sports complex. Suhas Nair, director of the college is sure, that this visit will be a big boost for the interest towards football: "Meeting their heroes was a dream-come-true for our players, and this kind of interaction is great for the game. The youngsters will now identify with the players and the team. Some of the players will surely take the game seriously and make a career out of it. They are in the impressionable age and their attitude towards the game will change. I could feel it within a day."
Note-2: Indian junior captain Gouramangi Singh signed up for Mohun Bagan AC, but the IFA has made it clear that this signing isn't the final word on the player's availability for the club. The state body will forward the issue to the AIFF since Mangi's inter-state transfer was after August 16, the last date for inter-state transfers.
Note-3: The Guwahati Sports Association has decided to donate the proceeds of the Super League matches from August 5 to 9 to the flood-affected people in the state. The association's secretary Benoy Medhi said every spectator, including GSA and tournament officials, will have to donate Rs. 5 towards flood relief for the next five matches.
2. August
Guwahati Super Division: NF Railway SC 0-1 Assam State Electricity Board - Goal: 0-1 Sushil Kumar Singh (60').
Puttiah Memorial League - Semifinal: ADE 0-0,2-1 SAI, Bangalore [on penalties] - Goals: none.
Note-1: According to Mohun Bagan AC former TFA cadet Gouramangi Singh would be soon joining the Calcutta Maidan giants on the verdict of Calcutta's City Civil Court that his transfer from TFA to Goan side Dempo SC was illegal as the players had taken an advance from Mohun Bagan. But what makes the story so complicated is that Mangi had been granted an Inter-State transfer to Dempo by the AIFF. So now Mangi would have to get papers sorted and Bagan send in documents to prove to the AIFF that Mangi can play for them. Mangi is taking no risks as the Indian junior captain does not want to jeopardise his career.
Note-2: It's the time of the season where Indian clubs get foreign players on trials, someone even test them, to see if they would strengthen their side.
Since the departure of Brazilian Jose Barreto midway through the last season, Mohun Bagan have been searching for a replacement. They now have a Brazilian forward in Regis but the clubs wants to add a third foreigners besides also having Brazilian defender Eduardo. Four African - three Nigerians and a Ghanian - are said to come for trials this week, but with the Bagan team away in Rangoon, Myanmar for friendly matches, the players would have to wait until the coaching staff is back.
Meanwhile Maidan rivals Mohammedan Sporting Club, who are languishing on a relegation spot in the Calcutta Super Division, are looking to strengthen their team with foreigners, but with limited finance the club cannot be choosy with their foreigners. So now with the team in dire need to be strengthened the club wants to sign Africans Henry and Michael Ajai. The needed papers have been called for.
Also on the lookout for a foreign player are champions East Bengal. With Nigerian striker-cum-midfielder Mike Okoro not set to return to the club, East Bengal are on the lookout for a capable striker. The name of Brazilian Jose Barreto, who had been with archrivals Mohun Bagan in the past, was one of the names being discussed.
1. August
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PEPSI MAX CHALLENGE - Walkers Stadium, Leicester - 3rd Place Playoff: East Bengal Club 0-3 CS Maritimo Madeira - Goals: 0-1 Eusebio Souza (12'), 0-2 Selwyn Fernandes (32', own Goal), 0-3 Gustavo Manduca (69').
After an impressive performance against Leicester City, East Bengal took the field with confidence against the Portugese outfit CS Maritimo Madeira. However any chances of repeating Saturday's performance was put aside, when a cross from Maritimo's right hand side found striker Eusebio Souza, who comfortably converted the chance in the 12' minute. East Bengal were caught many times especially from the righ hand side on fast breaks. Also poor passing didn't help the cause either.
In the 32' minute, East Bengal failed to clear the ball inside the penalty box. As a result the ball ended in back of net when Selwyn Fernandes tried to clear the ball from Souza. The first half was dominated by the Portugese, who played to their attacking best. East Bengal lost too many balls in midfield and didn't retain possession.
Though the second half could be termed as even with East Bengal playing much better in terms of control and possession, they failed to covnvert the possession into any clear chances except few close runs by India captain Baichung Bhutia. Gustavo Manduca took advantage of a set piece - a freekick from the edge of the box to send in a good shot into the goal in the 69' minute. After that, Maritimo looked happy to defend. The match ended in a 3-0 defeat to East Bengal. CS Maritimo Madeira finished third in the competition.
The Leicester City FC 120th Anniversary tournament was a great experience for East Bengal, while playing some of the better European sides. CS Maritimo Madeira have been in top half of Portugese league and have consistently played in the UEFA Cup. Leicester City are one of well-known sides in England, although relegation from the Premier League last season.
PEPSI MAX CHALLENGE - Walkers Stadium, Leicester - Final: Leicester City FC 4-2 Real Mallorca - Goals: 0-1 Marcos Vales Llanes (9'), 1-1 David Connolly (11'), 2-1 James Scowcroft (17'), 3-1 Jordan Stewart (72'), 4-1 Gareth Williams (76'), 4-2 Arnold Bruggink (88', pen).
Calcutta Super Division: Mohun Bagan AC 3-0 Mohammedan Sporting Club - Goals: 1-0 Ashim Biswas (14'), 2-0 Mehraj Din Wadoo (53'), 3-0 Sunil Chetri (65').
Guwahati Super Division: Guwahati Town Club 0-4 Assam Police Blues - Goals: 0-1 Sanjoy Brahma (49'), 0-2 Laxman Gayari (66'), 0-3 Amulya Das, 0-4 Digen Das (88').
Puttiah Memorial League - Semifinal: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited SC 1-0 CIL - Goal: 1-0 Kenneth Onu (17).
Note-1: Have you heard about a project called "Football to the Summit"?
If not, then you surely will hear more about in the coming month's in the international media and also on IndianFootball.Com.
"Football to the Summit" held it's first press conference at the Taj Palace Hotel, New Delhi on Friday to kickoff their Indian campaign to promote the project. The project is one of the world's greatest peace and developments initiatives, since Live Aid 20 years ago for Africa and will take place in south Asia - India and Nepal. Combining football, mountaineering, children and national tourism; Football to the Summit will demonstrate the global conveying power of football as a tool to promote peace and friendship throughout the world.
So far the project has been endorsed by the United Nations, and the Asian Football Confederation and supported by FIFA and the footballing nations of the world, while it would also get support from Great Britain. The Indian sports minister Sunil Dutt has been informed about the project and the Government of India will support the project.
The epic 32 stage trek from Kanyakumari in southern India to Kathmandu led by Bhuvanesh Joshi with teams of Youth Ambassadors from 32 countries representing participating in the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The "Youth Ambassadors" will be joined by local Indian "Youth Ambassadors" to introduce and exchange their respective cultures and customs, and their own ideas on global peace. Bhuvanesh Joshi will be joined on the trek through India and the subsequent ascent of Mount Everest by Tashi Tenzing, grandson of Tenzing Norgay.
The concept and vision of young Mr Bhuvanesh Joshi, born in India in 1974 in Baroda, Gujarat, but who grew up in London is to lead the Expedition to demonstrate to the world how children have a natural ability to deal with the world's problems through play. This expedition will view the world through the eyes of our children and will provide them with a platform on which to voice there concerns and opinions on peace, friendship, cultural unity and tolerance
The ball, which will be used for the trek, will be handed to FIFA on the opening ceremony for the 2006 World Cup in Germany. Also the project has the aim to promote football across India and help India get closer to participate in the football World Cup in future.
Note-2: As per the latest infos, the 110th IFA-Shield will be held in Calcutta from September 30. The tournament would be a six team affair this year with the Maidan Big Three (East Bengal, Mohun Bagan, Mohammedan Sporting) and three foreign teams going to be seen in action. A team from Myanmar seems to be sure, plus two other foreign teams.