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finals as a result of the withdrawal of all of their scheduled opponents. But the governing body AIFF decided against going to the World Cup, being unable to understand the importance of the event at that time. Reason shown by AIFF was that there was the cost of travel, although FIFA agreed to bear a
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The AIFF wants to create a definitive competitive pyramid with a concrete club progression pathway. This is aimed to give even the smallest of clubs an opportunity to get promoted all the way to the first division. They are encouraging member associations to create more competitions at the state and
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as Indian head coach. The Indian senior team defeated Qatar 2–1 in an international friendly game. India went on to lose the following World Cup qualifying encounter by 5–2 on aggregate over two legs, having contentiously suffered two red cards and two converted penalties in the first 23 minutes of
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which they hosted. India beat both
Indonesia and Afghanistan 3–0 to reach the final where they beat Iran 1–0. In 1952, India continued their form by winning the Colombo Quadrangular Cup held in Sri Lanka. This is called as the Golden time of Indian football. As four years earlier, many of the team
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Football Federation (AIFF) with immediate effect due to undue influence from third parties, which constitutes a serious violation of the FIFA Statutes.” 11 days later FIFA lifted the
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India won gold medals in the SAF Games of both 1984 (in Dhaka) and 1987 (Calcutta). They won the inaugural SAARC Cup in 1993 in Lahore, and finished runner-up in
Colombo two years later. By 1997 the competition had been renamed as the SAFF Cup, and India won it in both 1997 and 1999 edition, when
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in early 2023. The long-due roadmap hopes that in the country’s centenary year of independence, India will also emerge as a new powerhouse of Asian football. The football governing body also conceded that the women’s football ecosystem needed specific solutions to help increase participation and
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scoring. Then on 18 January 2011 India played their final match of the tournament against South Korea where they again lost 4–1. Sunil
Chhetri was the goal scorer for India which meant that he scored the most goals for India in the tournament with two goals in three matches.
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Stephen Constantine was sacked. The LG Cup win in Vietnam under Stephen Constantine was one of the few bright spots in the early part of the 2000s. It was India's first victory in a football tournament outside the subcontinent since 1974. India defeated hosts
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had been held for players under 19 years of age, between the teams representing state associations. The tournament was instituted by the AIFF in 1962, with the Indian
Football Association presenting the trophy in the memory of former West Bengal Chief Minister
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in Tokyo, Japan where they finished fourth, and the Merdeka Cup 1959 in Malaysia finishing second. The side started off 1960 with Asian Cup qualifiers in which they failed to qualify. India went on to win the
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entry. Clubs promoted from the I-League will not be required to pay any participation fee, as approved by the AIFF and the AFC, but they must meet Premier One club licensing requirements to become eligible.
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on 17 September, India registered their first win by a margin of 4–1. However, the Australians defeated India in the next two matches held at Sydney and Melbourne with a score of 5–4 and 3–1 respectively.
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the opening leg, which the UAE won by 3–0. The Indian national team went on a friendly tour to the Caribbean Islands, which turned out to be very unsuccessful. Recently they were beaten 2–1 by
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was founded as the fourth oldest trophy in the world. Calcutta, then capital of British India, soon became the hub of Indian football. Sarada FC was the oldest Indian football club.
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in technical support with the All India Football Federataon was held in Goa from 15 April to 12 May 2022. It has therefore provided valuable replacement for the discontinued
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was later appointed coach of the team in 2006. Under Houghton, India saw a huge revival in World Football. In August 2007, the Indian national team won the
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district level, with the main objective to attract more youngsters into the sport by giving them a dream to reach the very top of Indian football pyramid.
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1097:Institutional League
888:AFC Champions League
493:1948 London Olympics
485:1948 London Olympics
204:improve this article
193:to meet Knowledge's
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2418:History of football
2009:Indian Super League
1702:www.sportskeeda.com
1673:. 27 January 2018.
1482:kolkatafootball.com
1053:Reliance Foundation
876:Indian Super League
698:Stephen Constantine
517:1950 FIFA World Cup
1828:on 13 October 2022
1736:The Times of India
1328:The Times of India
1215:on 7 November 2020
1074:Bidhan Chandra Roy
1061:AIFF Elite Academy
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721:2007 AFC Asian Cup
581:1964 AFC Asian Cup
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1651:on 13 August 2012
1537:. 13 March 2015.
1458:on 13 August 2012
1394:on 25 August 2012
1359:independent.co.uk
985:South Asian Games
892:Tampine Rovers FC
828:Jewel Raja Shaikh
622:FC Ararat Yerevan
505:Sarangapani Raman
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739:4–1 to lift the
717:Syed Nayeemuddin
667:East Bengal F.C.
632:East Bengal F.C.
601:1970 Asian Games
593:1966 Asian Games
577:1962 Asian Games
572:1958 Asian Games
552:held in Manila.
550:1954 Asian Games
542:1951 Asian Games
538:Syed Abdul Rahim
483:On their way to
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