Defending champions Dempo kick-off their campaign in the second edition of the I-League on September 28. This I-League will commence on September 26, with East Bengal taking on debutantes Chirag United at Barasat Stadium and Sporting Clube de Goa meeting Vasco in Goa.
East Bengal and Lebanon's Safa FC played out a goalless draw in a dull and drab AFC Cup Group B encounter in Kolkata on Wednesday.
India got back to winning ways when they beat Indonesia 1-0 to end their campaign in the AFC Cup Under-16 Championship in Tashkent.
Hamze Aboud scored the only goal of the match following a corner to give the Lebanese side a 1-0 victory in the first leg of the AFC Cup semi-final at the Sports City Stadium, in Beirut, on Tuesday.
Dempo are looking to maintain their good run when they take on their West Asian rivals in the first leg of the AFC Cup semi-final at the Sports City Stadium in Lebanon on Tuesday.
India brightened its chances of qualifying for the AFC Under-16 football championship by beating Lebanon 3-0 at Dammam in Saudi Arabia on Thursday.
I-League champions Dempo let in a late goal and were held 1-1 by Lebanese giants Al Ansar in their penultimate Group A league match of the AFC Cup in Beirut. Nigerian import Ranti Martins Soleye put Dempo ahead in the 29th minute against the run of play and stunned the Ansar supporters at Beirut Sports City stadium on Thursday night before Ansar defender Mohamad Hammoud scored the equalizer six minutes from the end in a match largely dominated by the hosts.
An injury time goal by Yusif Yakubu guided Mahindra United to a solitary goal victory over New Radiant of Maldives in their Group 'E' home match of the AFC Cup tournament, at the Nehru stadium in Margoa, Goa, on Tuesday.
East Bengal paid a heavy price for inept defending and went down 2-4 to Jordan's Al Wihdat in an action-packed AFC Cup Group B outing in Kolkata on Wednesday. Riding high after two successive wins, the red and gold brigade's quarter-final hopes hit a speed breaker as the Jordanians avenged their April 2 loss in Amman.
AFC Cup semi-finalists East Bengal suffered a jolt ahead of their big match next week as they were beaten by former champions Dempo 3-1 in Kalyani on Thursday.
East Bengal brought their AFC Cup campaign back on track with a 1-0 victory over Yemen's Ahli Sana'a in a Group D league match in Kolkata on Tuesday. Edmilson Marquis slotted in a spectacular half-volley to ensure full points for the Kolkata giants, who now have three points from two outings.
In a series of tweets, Bajaj lashed out at the AIFF for getting the permission to use the stadium cancelled.
Mohun Bagan maintained their unbeaten record after a goalless draw against Thailand club Osotspa M-150 in the Group F encounter of the AFC Cup football tournament, in Bangkok, on Tuesday.
Mahindra United failed to capitalise on chances that came their way and went down 1-2 to Lebanon's Al Nejmeh club in the first leg of the AFC Cup quarter-final.
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Star striker Sunil Chhetri is among a 28-strong Indian probable squad announced for the 2018 soccer World Cup preliminary qualifying round matches against Iran and Turkmenistan.
Mohun Bagan beat Thailand's Osotpa M-150 FC 1-0 in the AFC Cup Group F match.
Bob Houghton's team was thrashed 7-1 in the Asian Cup football qualifying match.
Andrews Pomeyie scored a brace in the second half to guide Mahindra United to a fluent 3-1 victory over Happy Valley of Hong Kong in the Group E AFC Cup home match in Goa on Tuesday.
Dempo revived their chances of making it to the knockout phase of the AFC Cup with a 2-1 victory over Bahrain league champions Al Muharraq in their Group A match at the National Stadium near Manama on Wednesday. It was sweet revenge for the I-League champions, who lost 0-4 at home to the same opponents on April 2. They now have six points from four matches.
Sushant Mathew's goal enabled the Mumbai side snatch a 1-1 draw with the Bahrain giants in the AFC Cup football tournament.
The teams played a goalless draw in their opening match of the AFC Cup.
Mahindra United were beaten 2-4 by Dhoffar Club of Oman in their second leg match of the Asian Football Confederation Cup.
The Mumbai champions did well to snatch a point against the Syrian side in the in the AFC Cup football championship match.
Dempo scored a convincing 6-1 win over Merw of Turkministan to record their maiden victory in the AFC Cup
A 6-1 victory enabled the Goa team round off their AFC Cup campaign on a winning note.
The Mumbai champions lost their AFC Cup match to the Bahrain team 0-1.
Cristiano Junior scored a brace as the Indian club strolled to an easy win.
Two goals down, the Mumbai snatched a 2-2 draw in the AFC Cup match in Beirut.
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According to the Asian Football Confederation statistics, Indian fans turned out in larger numbers than those in other countries.
Nigerian striker Ernest Jeremiah scored a fine hat-trick as East Bengal beat Turkmenistan's Nebitchi FC in their concluding AFC Cup match.
The Indian Super League will be expanded to 10 teams this season with the organisers on Monday announcing two more franchises after a bidding process, with Bengaluru FC set to ply in the three-year-old ISL by leaving I-League.
A second half strike by substitute Hassan Maatouk gave the Lebanese club a 1-0 victory over the Goa side in the AFC Cup match.
The Kolkata giants were beat 0-1 by the Jordanian side in their second leg AFC Cup meeting at home.
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Peter Rodrigues' late goal gave the Goa side a 1-0 victory over the defending champions in the National Football League.
The Jordanian side beat India's Federation Cup champions 3-0 in the AFC Cup first leg match.
The Kolkata giants take on the Bangladesh side in the AFC Cup Group A league match on Wednesday.
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