Twelve teams, divided into two groups of six each, will play in a single round-robin format, with the top two teams from each group advancing to the semi-finals. The 12 teams in the final round consist of six group stage winners, three best runners-up and three direct entrants West Bengal (h
Before this, India had participated in the Asian Youth Championship nine times, but could never go beyond the group stage. Till the 'Class of '74' came along
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 29: LaLiga has brought its grassroots football development programme to India with a view to train young and budding footballers through their methodology, which has produced some of the finest Spanish talent to grace the global stage. The programme has b
Manipur, the winners of Group A, and Telangana, the winners of Group H, had an even start to the game in front of a big crowd at the Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama Ground, and to everyone's surprise, it was the lesser-fancied Telangana that shot into the lead. A free-kick swung in by Sahil Tama
The Liverpool-born defender becomes only the second foreigner to be retained by the club in four years after Rafael Crivellaro. Edwards was named club captain for the 2023/24 season and made 25 appearances in all competitions including two goals and an assist
The SUFC camp will allow kids from all backgrounds, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience state-of-the-art facilities and the top-notch coaching that SUFC is renowned for, all under the supervision of Terry Phelan, an expert at developing grassroots talent
Indian football has recorded a historic 138 per cent surge in women's player registration for the last two years, indicating a healthy growth in the popularity of the sport as well as an increase in young female athletes opting for football, professionally.
All India Football Federation (AIFF) president Kalyan Chaubey has called the introduction of I-League 3 a bridge for semi-professional clubs to turn pro by competing for national honour
Formed as recently as 2022, SC Bengaluru's instant success story is one to take note of. It all started with their title-winning campaign in the 2022-23 Bangalore Super Division, their debut season in the league. As a result, they were eligible to participate in the 2023-24 I-League 3 and we
Youths from unsurveyed Abujhmad, the area that is being considered a stronghold of naxals in the worst insurgency-hit Narayanpur district in Chhattisgarh, are all set to shine, shock and motivate several others with their skills with football during the tournament being hosted by Ramkrishna
The home side had secured their second position in the points table behind champions Mohammedan Sporting even before they took the field to play their concluding match. Yet they displayed a sense of urgency and picked up two goals within 16 minutes.
The largest cheer of the night was reserved for the crowning moment, as Mohammedan Sporting captains Samad Ali Mallick, Zodingliana Ralte and Joseph Adjei hoisted the coveted I-League trophy into the Kolkata sky. Now begins the next chapter in the history of this 133-year-old club