Merry Christmas...All my Friends...!!!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Mates...Enjoy...Cheers...!!!

Football Grounds in Vadodara...!!!

These are some of the grounds in Vadodara where you can play Football...!!!

• M.S.University Pavilion

          Fatehgunj

• Reliance (IPCL) Sports Complex

          Reliance Township

• ONGC Sports Ground

          ONGC Township

• Akota Stadium

          Akota

These are the main grounds in Vadodara where you can find Football...though there are numerous other grounds other than the above stated...!!!

Indian Football Hub on Hubpages...!!!

Hey guys check this out...one and only Hub on Indian Football...!!!


Indian Football Hub

Please visit and give your reviews and comments...Cheers...!!! 

FIFA World Rankings: India got 134th spot out of 207 nations overall...!!!

India gained one spot up in the FIFA World Rankings which were released recently. India got from 135th to 134th in the Rankings.

Spain is still on the top stop ahead of Brazil, Netherlands, Italy, Portugal and Germany with no changes in the top six spots.

Russia has also got one spot up above Greece.

India is still ranked 23rd in Asia ahead of Maldives and Bangladesh.

Sunil Chhetri: Best Indian Footballer as well as People's Choice Footballer of the year

It was the first time that FPAI(Football Players Association Of India) organized a Football Awards ceremony. The ceremony was a grand success. Indian International and Dempo striker has been rewarded by two prestigious awards. Sunil Chhetri gets the award for the Best Indian Footballer as well as People's Choice Footballer of the year 2009. Congratulations to Sunil Chhetri.

R.C.Saxena All Gujarat Football Tournament 2008-09 by ONGC(Vadodara)

The 32nd R.C.Saxena Memorial All Gujarat Football Tournament 2008-09 was held at ONGC Football Ground, Vadodara. Rangers F.C. has won the title of the prestigious All Gujarat R.C.Sacsena Memorial Tournament organized by ONGC at the ONGC Football ground. Rangers F.C. won by a margin of 1-0 against YCSA(Ahemdabad) in the finals. This was the first ever R.C.Sacsena Memorial Trophy for Rangers F.C. Congratulations to all the members of Rangers!!! Congratulations to all the supporters and team members of Rangers FC.

INDIA have won the SAFF Championship 2009...!!!

Arindham(GK), saves the day for India...India have won the SAFF Championship by 3-1 in penalty shootout....HURRAY...!!!

India and Maldives battle goes into extra-time...!!!

After no score by neither team till 90 mins, the match goes into 30 mins of extra time. The score is 0-0.

SAFF Championship 2009 Grand Finale...!!!

Its time for the final showdown of the SAFF Championship 2009...!!!

Who will grab the trophy...!!!???

 

  INDIA U23               VS             MALDIVES

• 13th December 2009

• Kick-Off time: - 12:00 GMT
  

India in the SAFF finals...!!!

India made its place in the SAFF Champioship 2009...!!!
India is playing against Maldives, the defending champions...!!!

India vs Bangladesh

Half time score: - India : Bangladesh..... 0:0

Latest Baroda League Fixtures and Results...!!!

Latest fixtures and results from the Baroda League:-

• Baroda FC - Young Boys............................................ 6-0
• Rangers FC - Dodgers FC........................................... 10-0
• XYZ FC - ACI........................................................... 1-1
• Dodgers - BFC.......................................................... 1-0

The All Famous F.P.Gaekwaad Baroda League is in Action...!!!

Guys its December time and hunt for the Baroda League Title is on. All the top teams in the Football loving city of Baroda are clashing head on for the ultimate price, The Baroda League Title. Lets see who will come out as victor. Latest results will be posted here so do visit and feedbacks are always welcomed.

Thanks  you very much.

Whats holding back Indian Football?

Every Football lover in India has one common question in his/her mind: "whats holding back Indian Football?"

Well you can find the answer for this question in the BBC report by Mike Geddes.

BBC Report about Indian Football and whats holding back  Indian football.

Amazing facts and achievements: Indian Football

Some of the achievements amazing facts about Indian Football that not people are aware of: - 

• Football in India was spread during the days of the British Empire 
• The first recorded game in India took place between ‘Calcutta Club of Civilians' and ‘The Gentlemen of Barrackpore' in 1854
• Calcutta FC was the first club to be established in 1872.
• Mohun Bagan Athletic Club, West Bengal (1889) became the first Indian team to lift the IFA shield(Indian Football Association) in the year 1911 defeating Eastern Yorkshire Regiment with the final score of 2-1.
• The Indian Football Association (IFA) was established once again in Calcutta in 1893, but did not have a single Indian on its board until the 1930s.
• Indian national team qualified for the 1950 World Cup finals in Brazil, but could not appear as they still played bare feet at the time.
• The Indian team won gold medals in football at the 1951 and 1962 Asian Games, and finished fourth at the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne.
• In August 2007, Indian national team won the Nehru Cup for the first time in its history beating Syria 1-0.
• In August 2008, India defeated Tajikistan 4-1 to lift the AFC Challenge Cup and in turn qualified for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar.
• In 2009 August India again won the Nehru Cup beating Syria in penalty(6-5).
• India is ranked 135th according to FIFA rankings (November 2009).
• League football was being played in India, Calcutta long before Real Madrid or the world governing body Fifa even existed.

What wikipedia says about Indian Football...!!!???

Association football is India's second most popular sport, and is said to rank first in popularity in states like West Bengal, Goa, Kerala and the entire northeast India . Football is played in almost all schools in India. Football is also said to be the top sport in the states of Manipur, Mizoram and Sikkim.

Once Asian champions, the standards of Indian football have decreased due to a lack of investment. As other Asian nations, in which football is the most popular sport, received large investment and ushered professionalism into their system, Indian football was largely neglected in preference to cricket, where the Indian national cricket team is among the top three countries in the world. In September 2006, India and Brazil signed an agreement formalise a scheme to train Indian footballers and coaches. Kolkata (formerly Calcutta), in the state of West Bengal, is considered to be the home of Indian football. The city contains the two most famous Indian teams East Bengal Club and Mohun Bagan AC. Derbies between these two clubs are popular events in Kolkata. Recently Goan clubs have been doing very well in the I-league. Dempo FC are the defending champions.

SAFF 2009 Standings

Top four teams: -

• India
• Bangladesh
• Maldives
• Sri Lanka

India In The Semis...!!!

Regardless of their defeat against the defending champions Maldives, India has made its way to the semi-finals of the SAFF Championship 2009, Bangladesh.

SAFF Championship 2009 Bangladesh

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AIFF All India Football Federation

On the 23rd June 1937 at the Army Headquarters, Simla, the All India Football Federation was formed at a meeting of the representatives of football associations of six regions where the game was very popular in those days. The six regions which attended that historic meeting were Indian Football Association (IFA) the ruling body of the game in Bengal, Army Sports Control Board, United Provinces, Bihar, North West India Football Association and Delhi.
After several acrimonious meetings and intensive deliberations, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) came into existence in the summer of 1937.After Independence, the AIFF sought affiliation to the world body FIFA. So eleven years after being founded, the AIFF joined FIFA in 1948.
The AIFF has played an active role in promoting football, not only in the country but also in Asia. India was one of the founder members of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) in 1954. The AFC was formed when several Asian delegates met during the 2nd Asian Games in Manila in 1954.

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