30. June
Chennai Senior Division: Southern Railway 2-1 State Bank of India - Goals: 1-0,2-1 Tamilalagan (34',74'), 1-1 Manivannan (57').
Mumbai Super Division: Bank of Baroda 0-2 Union Bank of India - Goals: 0-1 Ryan D'Souza (13'), 0-2 Avinash Puthran (61').

Friendly Match - Shillong: Lajong SSC 1-2 Assam State Team

Note-1: One of Assam's strongest teams Oil India Limited from Duliajan had entered the new season without a coach so far. The OIL management wants to change that as soon as possible and a suitable coach seems to have been found in Bidhan Das, Assam directorate of sports football coach. And here might lie the problem as Das has also been sought by the Assam FA to coach the state women's team later this year in the National Games. If the AFA doesn't want or need Das, only then could be become OIL coach.

29. June
Chennai Senior Division: Chennai Customs 3-0 Octopus Marine SC - Goals: 1-0 Frederick (23'), 2-0 Vijayakumar (36'), 3-0 Rajan (77').
Mumbai Super Division: Central Bank of India 1-3 Akbar Travels - Goals: 1-0 Nelson Cardoz (8'), 1-1 Siraj Kanjode (53'), 1-2,1-3 Dhanraj Sumesh (71',72').

2005 FIFA Confederations Cup - Final: Brazil 4-1 Argentina
2005 FIFA Confederations Cup - Semifinal: Germany 3-3,1-0 Mexico [extratime]
Detailed information and more are available at the >>IndianFootball.Com 2005 Confederation Cup special.

Note-1: At a press conference at the IFA offices in Calcutta today, the IFA secretary Subrata Datta informed the media that the Khadim's Trades Challenge Cup would be held from July 1 to 16. In the initial league stage 40 teams (Premier League, Super Division & first Division Group A and B) have been divided into 10 groups with the matches to be held across the districts of Howrah, Hooghly, Nadia, South 24-Parganas and North 24-Parganas. The group winners would move into the knockout stage to be held in Calcutta. The champions would be richer by Rs 30,000, while the runners-up would get Rs 15,000.

Note-2: In the Transfers today Dipendu Biswas signed for Mohun Bagan at the IFA offices from Mahindra United today. Bagan also gained talented midfielder Sankha Roy Chowdhury from EverReady SA.
Yesterday Syed Rahim Nabi had resigned for East Bengal Club.

Note-3: The MDFA committee met and decided to award the match Bank of Baroda - Dena Bank to the former Bank of Baroda team 3-0 as Dena Bank hadn't turned-up at the match venue on June 27. In future, when matches are abandoned, meaning not postponed but cancelled, the winning team will be given the 3-0 scoreline.

28. June
Chennai Senior Division: Indian Bank 2-2 SAI, Chennai - Goals: 1-0,2-2 Ramesh (19',64'), 1-1,1-2 Elamurugan (52',55').
Mumbai Super Division: Mumbai Port Trust - ONGC = match has been postponed as ONGC hasn't registered all of their players yet

Note-1: Is Derrick Pereira going to be the new Mahindra United coach?
Rumours in Mumbai suggest that the former Vasco SC coach is the most likely candidate to takeover the hot seat with the Mumbai Jeepmen. But as of now no final decision has been taken by the club's top brass as Mahindra is said to be talking to at least one other coach.

Note-2: Pakistan Football Federation technical director Mujahidullah Khan told "The News" newspaper in Pakistan, "The All-India Football Federation is likely to invite us next year." This would mean the continuation of the Indo-Pak Football Series. next year and that the tour could become a yearly event in the calendar of both the AIFF and the PFF. Further the PFF was in favour making the series a five match series, so more fans could watch the neighbours play football against each other.

27. June
IndianFootball.Com and Soccerex have signed an official media partnership, which will see both sides working together to promote the game of football. Soccerex is the world's largest Business-to-Business football convention.
Soccerex is now in it's 9th year and has established itself as the only global convention dedicated to the professional b2b football environment. As such it is the only platform of its kind giving exhibitors and delegates the opportunity to network with suppliers, manufacturers, key buyers and decision makers within international football.
Soccerex 2005 will take place from November 13 to 15, 2005 at Dubai's Madinat Jumeirah Hotel and will be under the Patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Crown Prince of Dubai. With more than 2.000 professional and 100 exhibitors expected from more than 75 countries, Soccerex 2005 is sure to be the place to network, collaborate, learn and do business.
IndianFootball.Com will be travelling to Dubai to Soccerex 2005 and we will be promoting the cause of Indian football to the professional football world.

Chennai Senior Division: Netaji SC 0-0 AGORC - Goals: none.
Mumbai Super Division: Central Railways (Mumbai Division) 2-1 Sea View SC - Goals: 1-0,2-1 Dhilip Kumar (3',19'), 1-1 Dinesh Bhunu (6').
Mumbai Super Division: Bank of Baroda - Dena Bank = the match was cancelled as Dena Bank team was absent

1st Nripendra Narayan Bhattacharjee Trophy - Final: SAI-Guwahati 1-1,5-6 Assam State Electricity Board [penalties] - Goals: 1-0 Vikazo (90'), 1-1 Nitu Narzary (90+2').

Note-1: On June 24 FIFA had released the latest Women World Rankings. Our INDIAN women moved-up a spot into 57th place amongst 122 women national teams, while we remained 10th in Asia.

26. June
2005 FIFA Confederations Cup - Semifinal: Mexico 1-1,5-6 Argentina [penalties]
Detailed information and more are available at the >>IndianFootball.Com 2005 Confederation Cup special.

Note-1: The executive committee of Tollygunge Agragami met today and the club has appointed Krishnendu Roy as their new coach. Krishnendu had already been coach of Tollygunge in the past.

Note-2: Former Tata Football Academy cadet Mohammed Riazuddin died at his home in Varanasi when he accidentally came in contact with electric current. 28 year old Riazuddin was employed with Diesel Locomotive Works, whom he had represented in a number of Inter-Railway Trophy tournaments over the last few years. He had lived in the Kakarmatta locality of Varanasi.

Note-3: The 29th Sub-Junior Assam Inter-District Football Championship will be played from July 3 at Silapathar.

25. June
Today's Mumbai Super Division match between Income Tax-Rizvi Mumbai Muslims was postponed indefinitely due to heavy Monsoon rains in the Maharashtra state capital. If the rains continue this way, then further matches are likely to be postponed. The postponed matches will only be rescheduled after the next batch of scheduling is formulated.

2005 FIFA Confederations Cup - Semifinal: Germany 2-3 Brazil
Detailed information and more are available at the >>IndianFootball.Com 2005 Confederation Cup special.

Note-1: The first of the two exhibition matches between the President's XI and Outsiders XI at the Khuman Lampak Main Stadium, Imphal ended 2-1 in favour of the Outsiders XI, Manipuri players playing outside the state. The home team of President's XI took the lead through T Narendra Singh, while Chitrasen Chandam Singh and Jotin Singh replied for Outsiders XI to clinch the match. Tomorrow the two sides would face each other again.
The matches are being held to raise money for the Manipur Bowling Association.

24. June
1st Nripendra Narayan Bhattacharjee Trophy - Semifinal: Royal SC 0-0,4-5 Assam State Electricity Board [penalties] - Goals: none.

Note-1: The AIFF today released a list of 35 probables for the INDIA U23 team, which will travel to the pacific island of Fiji in August 2005 to play three matches there, two of them against the Fiji national team. The selection camp would be held in Bangalore under the supervision of national coach Sukhvinder Singh from July 12 onwards.
INDIA U23 Probables: Goalkeepers: PV Satish Kumar (Dempo SC), Subhashish Roy Chowdhury (East Bengal Club), Amit Nandy (EverReady SA), Souvik Mondal (Bengal); Defenders: Arun Malhotra, Debabrata Roy, Surkumar Singh, Manju Nanjangud Shivananju (all Mahindra United), Valeriano Rebello, Raju Singh (both Dempo SC), Habibur Rehman Mondal, Syed Rahim Nabi (East Bengal Club), Subhas Mondal (JCT Mills), Mehraj Din Wadoo (Mohun Bagan AC), NP Pradeep (State Bank of Travancore), Gurjinder Singh (Tata Football Academy), Shaji D'Silva (Goa); Midfielders: Sukhwinder Singh, Sukhjinder Singh, Manjit Singh (all JCT Mills), Shylo Malswam Tulunga, Subhas Chakraborty (both East Bengal Club), Bernard Pires, Rocus Lamare (both Salgaocar SC), Jerry Zirsanga, Mehtab Hussain (both Mohun Bagan AC), Moirangthem Gouramangi Singh (Dempo SC), Sankha Roy Choudhury (EverReady SA); Forwards: Marlanki Suting, Sampath Kumar Kuttimani (both Fransa FC), Ashim Biswas, Sunil Chetri (both Mohun Bagan AC), Surojit Bose (Tollygunge Agragami), Vimal Pariyar (Tata Football Academy), Samuel H Thuanga (Mizoram).

Note-2: Mridul Benerjee has been named coach of the INDIA U16 team which will travel to Portugal in September 2005 for an exposure trip. 25 probables have been named for a first 11 day camp in Goa from July 25.
INDIA U16 Probables: Goalkeepers: Sunder Reddy (Assam), S Augustin (Tamil Nadu), Naveen Singh (Uttaranchal); Defenders: Sukhwinder Kumar, Ravinder Singh (both Chandigarh), Pintu Manna (West Bengal), Jyotish Basumatry (Assam), Velukho Rhako (Nagaland), Lallanmzuala (Mizoram), Nitin Kr Choudhury (Uttaranchal) , B Satish Kumar (Andhra Pradesh); Midfielders: Lalram Luaha, Malsawmzuala (both Mizoram), Hiralal Chetri (Tata Football Academy), J Satish Kumar (Karnataka), Nirmal Chetri (Sikkim), Sunil Kr Yadav (Uttaranchal), Rishanskhem Lynshing (Meghalaya), Jibon Singh (Jharkhand), Mintu Boro (Assam); Forwards: Arjun Tudu (Bihar), Azmir H Lashkar (Assam), Malsawmdawgliana (Mizoram), Mohammed Moazzam (Andhra Pradesh), KT Singh (Manipur).

Note-3: Five Indian coaches will be participating in the Futura III FIFA coaches' Training Course. They are Dempo SC coach Armando Colaco, former International midfielder Prasanta Banerjee, women's coach Ekendra Singh, Marcus Pacheco and Birbal Singh.

Note-4: The Manipur Bowling Association is now organising two exhibition matches on June 25 and 26 at the Khuman Lampak Main Stadium, Imphal between President's XI and Outsiders XI. Both the matches will kickoff at 14.30 IST. While President's Xi will be represented by players from local clubs NEROCA, Eastern Sporting Union and YWC, Thambalkhong; the Outsiders XI will be made-up of Manipuri players playing across India.
OUTSIDERS XI: Narendra Meetei, Shanta Singh, Uttam Singh, Napoleon Singh, Stephen Hmar, Hringlal Thomte (all Air-India); James Singh, Lolendra Singh, Ratan Singh, Chitrasen Chandam Singh, Bungo Singh (all Churchill Bros); Manitombi Singh, Dharamjit Singh, Tomba Singh, Sushil Kumar (all Mohun Bagan); Rajesh Meetei, Samananda Singh, Jotin Singh (all Sporting Clube); Ajit Singh, Zenith Tangkhul, Shanta Singh (all Fransa); Raju Singh, Gouramangi Singh (both Dempo); Samson Singh, Ragui Singh (both Salgaocar); Bijen Singh (East Bengal); Renedy Singh (JCT Mills); Ratan Singh (Mohammedan Sporting); Santosh Singh (Tollygunge Agragami); Give (Vasco SC); Ibungobi Singh (Services).

23. June
1st Nripendra Narayan Bhattacharjee Trophy - Semifinal: Jewel Star 1-2 SAI-Guwahati - Goals: 0-1 Jayanta Basumatary (2'), 1-1 Rahaj Uddin Ahamed (38'), 1-2 Jerold Toppo (76').

Note-1: Talking to IndianFootball.Com today, Mahindra United manager Henry Menezes said that the club has still not decided on who will be their new coach for the 2005/06 season. A final decision is still awaited. Further the club has signed young defender Samson Fernandes from Cabral SC, Goa, who had played in the NFL on loan to Vasco SC and then also in the U21 Goa team, where he impressed in the West Zone finals as the central defender against hosts Maharashtra.

Note-2: The Transfer of IM Vijayan from Churchill Brothers SC to East Bengal Club looked a sheer formality, but that doesn't seem to be the case now. Churchill Brothers have objected to the transfer as Vijayan is supposed to owe the club money and they would not release him until he repays them.
Meanwhile it is clear that Churchill Brothers will not close down or disband their team, even if they in all likelihood will have to play in the 2.Division NFL. Sanjay Parte and Subhashish Roy Chowdhury have left for Mohun Bagan, while seasoned Ratan Singh has joined Air-India. Churchill Brothers is said to have signed Amjad Hussain and Danny Muinaro (both Mohammedan Sporting), Niyas Rehman (Mohun Bagan), K Naushad (Indian Bank) and Mohammed Shafeeq (Kerala). On the foreigners front a little confusion prevails as the club is said to have retained all three foreigners. Ghanians Osumanu Husseini and Yakubu Yusif and Brazilian Marcos Pereira. If Churchill plays 2.Division they can only keep two of the foreigners and then there have been talks between Yakubu and Mahindra United, while Marcos talked to JCT Mills.
In Calcutta meanwhile Muttath Suresh signed again for East Bengal Club today, while earlier Madhab Das had left East Bengal to sign for Mohammedan Sporting.

Note-3: Former IFA secretary Ranjit Gupta has rejected a place in the IFA professional league sub-committee as he sees no logic in the new pro league to be launched. Another reason might be that Gupta was initially in the running for the chairmanship of the sub-committee but then we would have only been part of the sub-committee as a member.

22. June
Mumbai Super Division: Central Bank of India 1-2 Bank of Baroda - Goals: 0-1,0-2 Arshad Ansari (42',46'), 1-2 Phillip D'Souza (62').
1st Nripendra Narayan Bhattacharjee Trophy - Quarterfinal: Young Amateur Club 0-6 Assam State Electricity Board - Goals: 1-0,2-0,4-0 Sanjiva Rongpi (10',24',53'), 3-0 Manikanta Bramha (52'), 5-0 Arunjit Bramha, 6-0 Nitu Narzary.

2005 FIFA Confederations Cup - Group B: Japan 2-2 Brazil
2005 FIFA Confederations Cup - Group B: Greece 0-0 Mexico
Detailed information and more are available at the >>IndianFootball.Com 2005 Confederation Cup special.

Note-1: The capital New Delhi will host the national inter-school Subroto Cup Football Tournament 2005 at the Ambedkar Stadium from September 14 onwards.
The tournament would be held in the Sub-Junior (U-14) and Junior (U-17 years) categories with the finals slated for October 14. In total 56 teams would be seen in action in the two categories with invitations having been extended to Combodia, Myanmar, Malaysia, Thailand, Afghanistan, Nepal, Bangladesh and Singapore to send teams.
More foreign participation in the premier national school football tournament is wanted by the organisers to give the Indian school boys tougher competition.

Note-2: At an IFA governing body meeting today, it decided on the composition of the 29 sub-committees who are there to look into the development of football across the state.
While East Bengal secretary Kalyan Majumdar was named chairman of the professional league sub-committee, Mohun Bagan assistant secretary Balaram Chowdhury was named as IFA-Shield sub-committee chairman and Mohammedan Sporting secretary Sultan Ahmed was named chairman of the technical sub-committee.

21. June
We at IndianFootball.Com are this year organising ours fourth annual IndianFootball.Com Awards!
The selection round ended yesterday and now the final round is open, where the top 5 in each category choosen by you, will be offered again for voting, were you can choose your favourites for the IndianFootball.Com Awards 2005.
The final round is open for the next three weeks until July 15, 2005.
To vote go to the >>IndianFootball.com Awards 2005 section .

14.Dutta Ray Trophy (Under-21) Trophy - Final: Tamil Nadu 1-1,3-4 West Bengal [penalties] - Goals: 0-1 Tarif Ahmed (40'), 1-1 Mukesh (90').
West Bengal won their fifth U21 Nationals title!

Mumbai Super Division: Income Tax 6-0 Sea View SC - Goals: 1-0 Russel Campus (15'), 2-0,3-0,4-0,6-0 Camilo Noronha (27',36',63',80'), 5-0 Neil D'Costa (75').
1st Nripendra Narayan Bhattacharjee Trophy - Quarterfinal: FCI-Guwahati 0-0,3-5 Royal SC [penalties] - Goals: none.

2005 FIFA Confederations Cup - Group A: Argentina 2-2 Germany
2005 FIFA Confederations Cup - Group A: Australia 0-2 Tunisia
Detailed information and more are available at the >>IndianFootball.Com 2005 Confederation Cup special.

20. June
It's the last day of the IndianFootball.Com Awards 2005 selection round. Cast your votes for your favourites today.
To vote go to the >>IndianFootball.com Awards 2005 section .

AFC Women's Championship 2005 Qualifiers - Hanoi - Quarterfinal: Thailand 3-2 INDIA - Goals: 0-1,0-2 Sujata Kar (11',17'), 1-2 Wiphakonwat Suthonthip (23'), 2-2 Sukunya Peangthem (72'), 3-2 Pitasamal Sornsai (83').

Mumbai Super Division: Central Railways (Mumbai Division) 4-3 Akbar Travels - Goals: 1-0 Mohammed Khan (14'), 2-0 Ammiruddin Ansari (20'), 2-1 Vijesh P Vijayan (24'), 3-1 Chirag Shaikh (27'), 3-2 Pradeep Kumar (39'), 4-2 Mohammed Imran (60'), 4-3 Salim Parekkad (89').
1st Nripendra Narayan Bhattacharjee Trophy - Quarterfinal: SAI-Guwahati 4-1 Northern-Frontier Railway SC - Goals: 1-0,4-0 Jayanta Boro (37',63'), 2-0,3-0 Jerold Toppo (44',61'), 4-1 Kushal Rajkonwar (76').
Thiruvananthapuram District Super Division: Kerala State Electricity Board 3-1 Titanium XI - Goals: 1-0,3-1 Anil Kumar (17',62'), 2-0 Din Raj (20'), 2-1 Ebin Rose (58').

Note-1: Bangalore's Hindustan Aeronautics Limited SC captain Dayanand, who was only 26, committed suicide today due to personal reasons. Dayanand, who had been having an affair with his 21 year old sister-in-law Reetu, jointly committed suicide with her. The two took the extreme step by consuming poison (the pesticide Endosulfan) as Reetu was set to be married-off by her parents. Dayanand had married Reetu's older sister Rashmi, a PE instructor at a school, out of love and Reetu lived with the couple and their two year old son at the HAL colony, Bangalore.
The last rites of the footballer will likely be carried out at Shimoga. Dayanand is survived by his parents and brother besides his wife and son.
At HAL the team management and team mates were shocked when they heard the news of the death of their captain.
The suicide of Dayanand is not only a loss to HAL and Bangalore, but also to Indian football as Dayanand was a potential Indian national team candidate.

Note-2: East Bengal Club today confirmed of having made an offer to 24 year old Pakistan striker Muhammad Essa. The Maidan giants have offered Essa a short-term contract to see if the player can adjust to conditions in Calcutta, but all would depend first of all on clearances from Government agencies. But the idea of signing Essa has come in for criticism from some quarters as it is thought it could rather have more PR and sponsorship value than footballing ones.
Further on the foreigners front East Bengal hope to bring back Nigerian Mike Okoro for the new season. Things are said to be good.
Meanwhile East Bengal and Mahindra United are battling it out for the best defenders in the country. Mahindra continue to say that they have a waterproof contract with Covan Lawrence, East Bengal have taken the stand to deny Deepak Kumar Mondal his clearance, if Covan isn't allowed to switch to the red-and-gold. Deepak had a two year contract running until 2006, but under request of the player East Bengal decided to allow Deepak to leave. Now with Covan not being allowed by Mahindra to join them, East Bengal are blocking Deepak's move across the other way.

19. June
14.Dutta Ray Trophy (Under-21) Trophy - Semifinal: West Bengal 3-0 Services - Goals: 1-0 Sheikh Habeeb Ali (3',31'), 2-0 Lal Kamal Bhowmick (8').

1st Nripendra Narayan Bhattacharjee Trophy - Quarterfinal: Assam Dynamo Club 1-1,3-4 Jewel Star [penalties] - Goals: 1-0 Lipok Sashi (57'), 1-1 Sanju Sehi (89').
Thiruvananthapuram District Super Division: St. Mary's FC 3-1 Keltron FC

2005 FIFA Confederations Cup - Group B: Greece 0-1 Japan
2005 FIFA Confederations Cup - Group B: Mexico 1-0 Brazil
Detailed information and more are available at the >>IndianFootball.Com 2005 Confederation Cup special.

Note-1: After the decision of the AIFF to allow state FAs to decide for themselves whether to allow foreigners to play in their local leagues and tournaments or not, in Maharashtra WIFA/MDFA at a meeting in Mumbai has decided not to allow any foreigners to play in leagues/tournaments organised by them or district FAs in the state of Maharashtra.

Note-2: 24 year old Pakistan striker Muhammad Essa, who top scored in the just concluded first-ever Pakistan-India Football Series has himself said to have an offer from Calcutta Maidan giants East Bengal Club to join them for their Calcutta Football League campaign. If Essa would join East Bengal isn't known yet.

Note-3: Coming Sunday, the Manipur Bowling Association, Mapal Kangjeibung (not a joke, it's true) will organise an exhibition football match between Outsider XI and President XI. The Outsiders XI would be made-up for Manipuri players playing across India. 29 probables have been named for the camp ahead of the match.
The probables are: James Singh, Lolendra Singh, Ratan Singh, Chitrasen Chandam Singh, Bungo Singh (all Churchill Bros); Narendra Meetei, Shanta Singh, Uttam Singh, Napoleon Singh, Stephen Hmar, Hringlal Thomte (all Air-India); Manitombi Singh, Dharamjit Singh, Tomba Singh, Sushil Kumar (all Mohun Bagan); Ajit Singh, Zenith Tangkhul, Shanta Singh (all Fransa); Raju Singh, Gouramangi Singh (both Dempo); Rajesh Meetei, Jotin Singh (both Sporting Clube); Samson Singh, Ragui Singh (both Salgaocar); Bijen Singh (East Bengal); Renedy Singh (JCT Mills); Ratan Singh (Mohammedan Sporting); Santosh Singh (Tollygunge Agragami).

18. June
International Friendly - Lahore: Pakistan 3-0 INDIA - Goals: 1-0 Muhammad Essa (2'), 2-0 Tanveer Ahmed (45+'), 3-0 Arif Mehmood (46').
In the third match of the first-ever Pakistan-India Football Series, named the 'National Bank Football Cup 2005', the hosts Pakistan trashed their guests India 3-0 at the floodlit Punjab Football Stadium, Lahore. The series ended one-all after three matches, with both sides winning one match each after the opening match had ended in a draw.
PAKISTAN: 1-Jaffar Khan; 15-Muhammad Shahid (64' 2-Naveed Akram), 5-Tanveer Ahmed, 14-Mohammad Imran, 4-Ijaz Ahmed; 7-Zahid Hameed, 6-Atiqur Rehman (75' 19-Yasir Sabir), 9-Abdul Aziz (34' 3-Mehmood Khan), 13-Farooq Shah (78' 21-Shabbir Hussain); 10-Muhammad Essa, 26-Safi Ullah (45' Arif Mehmood).
INDIA: 21-VP Satish Kumar; 17-Surkumar Singh, 14-Mahesh Gawli, 3-Manju Nanjangud Shivananju, 5-Habibur Rehman Mondal; 11-Jatin Singh Bisht (46' Bibiano Fernandes), 6-Shanmugam Venkatesh, 16-Climax Lawrence (74' Surojit Bose), 9-Clifford Miranda (46' Syed Rahim Nabi); 10-Sunil Chetri (66' 15-Abhishek Yadav), 19-MA Abdul Hakkim.
REFEREE: Muhammad Asif Kiyani (Pakistan).
ASSISTANT REFEREES: Rana Naseer Ahmed, Khalid Khan (both Pakistan).
FOURTH OFFICIAL: Rauf Bari (Pakistan).
Detailed infos are available at the >>IndianFootball.Com/FootballPakistan.Com Indo-Pak Series 2005 Special.

14.Dutta Ray Trophy (Under-21) Trophy - Semifinal: Tamil Nadu 1-0 Karnataka - Goal: 1-0 Muthuswamy (48').

Thiruvananthapuram District Super Division: Kerala State Electricity Board 1-2 State Bank of Travancore - Goals: 0-1,1-2 AG Mohammed Aslam (35',71'), 1-2 Anil Kumar (58').
State Bank of Travancore have won the Thiruvananthapuram District Super Division with an all win record!

Have a look at the latest pictures from the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup as we (Arunava & Chris) went to an official reception of the City of Cologne, where we amongst others met German football legend Franz Beckenbauer!
2005 FIFA Confederations Cup - Group A: Germany 3-0 Tunisia
2005 FIFA Confederations Cup - Group A: Argentina 4-2 Australia
Detailed information and more are available at the >>IndianFootball.Com 2005 Confederation Cup special.

17. June
Thiruvananthapuram District Super Division: St.George's FC 1-1 Coastal Club

13th Narayanmal Garodia Gold Cup, Dibrugarh - Final: Oil India Limited 2-3 Assam State Electricity Board - Goals: 1-0 Mrinal Boro (32'), 1-1,2-2 Nitu Narzary (36',73'), 2-1 Bhim Kanta Sonowal (61'), 2-3 Sanjiva Rongpi (75').

Note-1: AIFF president Priya Ranjan Das Munshi and general secretary Alberto Colaco met with the AFC top brass led by AFC president Mohamed bin Hammam at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur. As part of the Vision India programme the meeting was held to update the AFC from the AIFFs side on what was happening with the development programme. The AFC was informed that the AIFF was recruiting staff as per the initial recommendations of the Vision Asia team to strengthen their administrative base.
A key element of the Vision India project is the development at the grassroot level and youth football, for this cause the AIFF plans to identify 250 schools, who would be turned into football Centres of Excellence as part of the pilot project. The chosen schools will be linked to clubs and State FAs.
Further a Vision India taskforce will be formed consisting of representatives from AFC, the Indian government, the Sports Authority of India and the AIFF, to spead-up the development. Similar task forces will be formed in the two pilot State FAs of Delhi and Manipur.
Delhi is likely to host a workshop from July 20 to 22, 2005 for representatives of the Delhi Soccer Association and the All-Manipur FA, which will discuss and agree the Strategic Football Development plan for both pilot project FAs and set out the implementation time-frame. This is the next step after the Vision Asia team visited the states in April to assess the football scenario there.

Note-2: The Indian Women are in the quarterfinals of the AFC Women's Championship 2005 Qualifiers in Hanoi, Vietnam as the second-placed team of the three team Group C after Chinese Taipei hammered Guam 11-0. India's opponents will be on Monday Thailand, the winner of Group D, who won their final group match today.

Note-3: The boys from the Mohun Bagan-SAIL Football Academy, which is based in Durgapur, will play for Calcutta Football League side City AC, who play in the first Division Group A league (third division from top), in the upcoming season. For the boys it will be excellent exposure and a tough league campaign in the Calcutta Maidan is a good preparation for the future.

16. June
International Friendly - Peshawar: Pakistan 0-1 INDIA - Goal: 0-1 MA Abdul Hakkim (67').
In the second match of the first-ever Pakistan-India Football Series, named the 'National Bank Football Cup 2005', the hosts Pakistan were beaten by their guests India by a lone goal scored by substitute striker MA Abdul Hakkim at the floodlit Qayyum Stadium, Peshawar. After two matches now, India lead 1-0 in the series.
PAKISTAN: 1-Jaffar Khan; 2-Naveed Akram (85' 15-Muhammad Shahid), 14-Muhammad Imran, 5-Tanveer Ahmed, 4-Ijaz Ahmed, 3-Mahmood Khan (56' 17-Abdul Nasir, 72' 13-Farooq Shah); 7-Zahid Hameed, 6-Attique ur Rehman, 9-Abdul Aziz (59' 26-Safi Ullah); 10-Muhammad Essa, 12-Imran Hussain (46' 11-Arif Mehmood).
INDIA: 21-VP Satish Kumar; 17-Surkumar Singh, 14-Mahesh Gawli, 3-Philip Gomes (59' 4-Manju Nanjangud Shivananju), 5-Habibur Rehman Mondal; 2-Syed Rahim Nabi (46' 11-Jatin Singh Bisht), 6-Shanmugam Venkatesh, 16-Climax Lawrence, 9-Clifford Miranda (71' 12-Sukhwinder Singh); 10-Sunil Chetri (82' 20-Surajit Bose), 15-Abhishek Yadav (63' 19-MA Abdul Hakkim).
YELLOW CARDS: -
REFEREE: Imtiaz Ali Shah (Pakistan).
ASSISTANT REFEREES: Hidayatullah, Muhammad Saleem Khan (both Pakistan).
FOURTH OFFICIAL: Muhammad Ali (Pakistan).
Detailed infos are available at the >>IndianFootball.Com/FootballPakistan.Com Indo-Pak Series 2005 Special.

14.Dutta Ray Trophy (Under-21) Trophy - Group B: West Bengal 2-0 Goa - Goals: 1-0,2-0 Suraj Mondal (12',73').

Thiruvananthapuram District Super Division: St.Mary's FC 0-0 Coastal Club - Goals: none.
Thiruvananthapuram District Super Division: State Bank of Travancore 1-0 Titanium XI - Goal: 1-0 AB Kabeer (57').

2005 FIFA Confederations Cup - Group B: Japan 1-2 Mexico
2005 FIFA Confederations Cup - Group B: Brazil 3-0 Greece
Detailed information and more are available at the >>IndianFootball.Com 2005 Confederation Cup special.

Note-1: The AFC today released the statictics for attendences for AFC Champions League and AFC Cup matches. Though our Indian clubs didn't have a too good season in the AFC Cup, the Indian club attendences were the highest in the competition. Overall 156,000 attended the matches with more than 40,000 coming to East Bengal's three home matches while another 12,000 came to see Dempo SC in action in their two home matches. The highest single match attendence was for the East Bengal-Mukti Joddha match with 30,000 fans at the Saltlake Stadium.

Note-2: 34 year old defender Naushad Moosa has decided to hang-up his boots. The last asignment of the former international defender was the 2.Division National League, where he helped Mohammedan Sporting Club to get promoted to the Premier Division of the NFL. Moosa had represented India between 1995 and 1998, while he played for top Indian sides like East Bengal Club, Churchill Brothers SC and Air-India. He had started his career with Bombay Muslims in 1990.

Note-3: As per the Guwahati Sports Association the season-opening first Nripendra Narayan Bhattacharjee Trophy (former MM Choudhury Trophy) will now be held from June 19 to 26. So far eight teams have confirmed their participation, for the local Guwahati season-opener.
But the dates for the much more prestigious Bordoloi Trophy remains undecided and a final decision is likely to be only taken in six to eight weeks time, when it becomes clearer when the National Games will be held in Guwahati. If the Games are held as per schedule, then they would open on November 12, but it is expected that the Games could only be held a month or two later due to unfinished construction work. For the GSA, who organise the Bordoloi Trophy, the problem is Guwahati's Nehru Stadium, Assam's only suitable football venue for the tournament, which would be renovated for the National Games.

Note-4: As part of their plans to develop football in Manipur, the All-Manipur FA now has an own AMFA Football Development Programme. As part of this programme the DSA - Bishnapur along with the AMOFA - Moirang will organise a training camp from June 20 for district footballers aged between 12 to 14 at the Moirang Multi-Purpose Higher Secondary School ground. The AMFA have deputed Bhuvaneswor Sharma and Shyam Singh as coaches, while for the following Churachandpur programme N Tomba Singh and W Khogen Singh have been named as coaches.

15. June
In the latest FIFA world rankings released today the world football governing body, INDIA remain 135th in the world and 26th in Asia. Only next month any movement in the rankings could be expected, depending on the scores in Pakistan. Pakistan meanwhile moved-up two placed into 175th position, while our next opponent Fiji dropped a place into 139th.

14.Dutta Ray Trophy (Under-21) Trophy - Group A: Tamil Nadu 3-0 Punjab - Goals: 1-0 Muthuswamy (23'), 2-0 Ranjit Singh (28', own Goal), 3-0 E Durairaj (51').

Thiruvananthapuram District Super Division: St. George's FC 0-1 St.Mary's FC - Goal: 0-1 Jaison Joseph (57').

13th Narayanmal Garodia Gold Cup, Dibrugarh - Semifinal: Oil India Limited 4-1 2nd ASRF - Goals: 1-0 Mrinal Boro, 2-0 Bhim Kanta Sonowal (23'), 3-0 Dhananjoy Boro, 3-1 Bolen Rmachiary, 4-1 Tridip Khound (78').

2005 FIFA Confederations Cup - Group A: Argentina 2-1 Tunisia
2005 FIFA Confederations Cup - Group A: Germany 4-3 Australia
Detailed information and more are available at the >>IndianFootball.Com 2005 Confederation Cup special.

Note-1: In the latest local transfers in Calcutta, East Bengal duo defender Debjit Ghosh and midfielder Sandip Das both resigned for the red-and-red brigade. Meanwhile Mohammedan Sporting retained former international striker Raman Vijayan, while Praveen Rawat has resigned for Mohun Bagan AC.
The objection of Mahindra United to defender Covan Lawrence joining East Bengal was known, only it was confirmed by WIFA as they informed their IFA counterparts that Covan was registered with them as a Mahindra player.
East Bengal meanwhile have objected to the transfer of their goalkeeper Sangram Mukherjee to Salgoacar SC. East Bengal say, Sangram still has a contract with them.

14. June
AFC Women's Championship 2005 Qualifiers - Hanoi - Group B: INDIA 1-2 Chinese Taipei - Goals: 0-1 Lan Mei-Fen (19'), 1-1 Oinam Bem Bem Devi (36'), 1-2 Lin Yu-Hui (46').
Report courtesy of the AFC: Chinese Taipei overcame a spirited Indian challenge 2-1 in a Group B match of the AFC Women's Championship qualifying round at the My Dinh Stadium here on Tuesday.
Now, Indian hopes of a qualification for the quarterfinals hinge on Chinese Taipei defeating Guam in the last group match on Thursday. Even if Chinese Taipei are upset, India's superior goal difference after the 10-0 defeat of Guam on the opening day is expected to stand the team in good stead. Two teams from each of the four groups qualify for the quarterfinals.
Chinese Taipei went ahead in the 19th minute through Lan Mei-Fen but India restored parity through Oinam Bem Bem Devi nine minutes from half time. Lin Yu-Hui supplied the winner a minute into the restart and Chinese Taipei managed to keep the lead till the end.
"One of our important players was down with injury and we are hoping that she recovers for our next match," said Indian coach Harjinder Singh. "We lost to a very strong team with a good strategy." "India has made rapid strides and their improvement is amazing," said Chou Tai-Ying, coach of Chinese Taipei. "They played a great game."

14.Dutta Ray Trophy (Under-21) Trophy - Group B: Karnataka 3-1 Mizoram - Goals: 1-0,3-0 D Raju (8',68'), 2-0 Joseph Daniel (25'), 3-1 Samson Ramengmawia (75').

Thiruvananthapuram District Super Division: Kerala State Electricity Board 1-0 Keltron FC - Goal: 1-0 Ramesh (80').
Thiruvananthapuram District Super Division: Titanium XI 2-0 St. George's FC - Goals: 1-0 Boniface (26'),2-0 Ebin Rose (36').

13th Narayanmal Garodia Gold Cup, Dibrugarh - Semifinal: Assam State Electricity Board 3-0 Tinsukia Railway - Goals: 1-0,2-0 Sanjiba Rongpi (5',13'), 3-0 Aronjit Brahma (78')

Note-1: Earlier reports suggested that IM Vijayan could be signing for his former club JCT Mills and go back to play for the Sukhvinder Singh coached Phagwara Millmen, but Vijayan today confirmed to IndianFootball.Com that he will be signing for Calcutta giants East Bengal Club for the new season. East Bengal have further retained Chandan Das, who had held talks with Mohammedan Sporting about a possible Maidan switch, and the club also signed goalkeeper Abhra Mondal from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited. Meanwhile Nitin Pradhan, joining Mohammedan Sporting, along with Madhab Das, Sujoy Dutta and Bhola Prasad were released. East Bengal are also taking a wait-and-watch approach on foreigners. If needed the local season would be played without foreigners and the club is trying to bring back Nigerian Mike Okoro, but he is said to be demanding a hefty salary.
Meanwhile Mohun Bagan AC assistant secretary Balaram Chowdhury left for Nigeria to secure the services of Nigerian sharpshooter Ranty Martins Soleye. Having initially shown interested to sign for Bagan, Ranty has increased his demand exorbitantly, but still Bagan are trying to sign him. With Brazilian defender Eduardo Chacon Coelho Lacerda retained for the moment, a striker from Nigeria seems what Bagan want for the local season. For the NFL a readjustment might be taken.
Relegated NFL side Tollygunge Agragami retained keeper Proloy Datta and midfielder Suman Datta besides signing Amar Deb from City AC.
It looks like finally clubs are watching who they are signing as foreigners.

Note-2: The AFC is set to launch a new competition for emerging national teams, the AFC Challenge Cup. That was decided in the Organising Committee for AFC Competitions for the Emerging Countries today in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The first AFC Challenge Cup to be held in 2006 is a competition for national teams of 17 emerging nations with invitations also to be extended to India and Bangladesh, who are actually in the developing nations bracked. The south Asian duo would be invited to give them continental competition, which they otherwise do not get.
The 17 emerging nations are: Afghanistan, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, Chinese Taipei, Guam, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Macau, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Timor Leste.
How many teams would finally take part isn't known yet, but expectations are that some teams will pull out.
All expenses would be paid by the AFC for the competition.

Note-3: Captain of the 1956 Olympic Indian football team Samar Banerjee was hospitalised today in Calcutta. Badru as Samar is called was a striker for Mohun Bagan in his prime.

Note-4: The Assam state football team will go on a 10 day trip to neighbouring Meghalaya to play friendly matches against Shillong-based sides Lajong SC and Assam Regimental Centre as part of their third phase preparation. The 30 probables would be accompanied by chief coach Gautam Sarkar and assistant coach Pradip Brahma.

13. June
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