Mohammedan Sporting and defending champions Mahindra United kick-off the second phase of the National Football league in Kolkata on Saturday.
Mohammedan Sporting and defending champions Mahindra United kick-off the second phase of the National Football league in Kolkata on Saturday.
Bhaichung Bhutia scored the solitary goal as Mohun Bagan beat East Bengal 1-0 in their eighth outing of the I-League football tournament.
JCT defeated Viva Kerala 2-0 in the eighth round of the ONGC I-League at the Corporation Stadium in Kozhikode on Saturday to join Dempo Sports Club at the top of the points table.
Bashiru Abbas gave Air India the lead in the 32nd minute while Yakubu Yusif found the equalizer for Mahindra Unuted in a 1-1 draw, in the I-League derby in Mumbai.
The 'I-League' will kick-off in Margao, Goa, on November 24 with a match between NFL champions Dempo and Salgaocar, and end on March 30, 2008.
Goa's Dempo did more than enough to lay claim to the tag of champions for the second time.
The defending champions' quest towards retaining the NFL crown suffered a setback after a goalless draw.
After four rounds and 20 matches, and the teams so well matched, it's hard to pick a clear favourite in the National Football League.
JCT's Sunil Chetri has been adjudged the best player of the 11th National Football League.
Fed Cup winners Mohun Bagan thrashed NFL champions Dempo Sports Club 4-0 in the Super Cup.
Bhaichung Bhutia has been adjudged the Best Player of the 10th ONGC National Football League
Indian Super League side FC Goa, which was slapped a Rs 11 crore fine and their co-owners Shrinivas Dempo and Dattaraj Salgaocar banned for two and three seasons respectively, has challenged the order of the tournament's regulatory commission.
On the verge of scripting history, Bengaluru FC will seek to become the first Indian club to enter the final of AFC Cup when they lock horns with defending champions Johor Darul Takzim in the semi-final of the premier event in Bengaluru, on Wednesday.
The Brazilian died of cardiac arrest following over-exertion and excitement, the final post-mortem report confirmed, a top police official said.
The Mohun Bagan goalkeeper claimed innocence saying he had no intention to hurt Cristiano Junior.
Minutes after the club bowed out of the Federation Cup with a 0-1 quarter-final loss to Dempo Sports Club, East Bengal fans went on the rampage abusing the coach and officials.
The post-mortem report revealed that Dempo striker Cristiano Junior died following an cardiac arrest.
A 5-4 scoreline in the penalty shoot-out, after extra-time ended goalless, gave the armymen a berth in the final of the Durand Cup.
East Bengal regained the top spot in the NFL by defeating State Bank of Travancore 2-0.
The highlight of their 3-1 victory in the National Football League was a fine brace by Rodrigo Almeida.
The All India Football Federation named Mahindra United's Shanmugam Venkatesh as the player of the year.
Mahindra United moved to the third place in the National Football League with a 3-1 victory over Sporting Clube de Goa.
The tenth edition of the National Football League, featuring the ten best teams of the country, kicks-off on, January 10.
According to the Asian Football Confederation statistics, Indian fans turned out in larger numbers than those in other countries.
Salgaocar consolidated their position atop the I-League table with a thrilling 3-2 victory over East Bengal in a Round 8 match in Kalyani on Friday.
GFA shoots down AFC claim, says no evidence
Dudu Omagbemi, Edeh Chidi and Adewusi Adebayo scored a goal each as Sporting Clube de Goa won 3-2.
Six Goa teams will be in action in the 16-team, 12-day inter-club tournament, from October 19.
Dudu Omagbemi's hat-trick helped Sporting Clube de Goa score an emphatic 4-1 victory over Fransa in the eighth round of the NFL.
East Bengal will open their campaign with a home match against Muktijoddha of Bangladesh on March 9.
All India Football Federation decided to treat him leniently as he is a young player.
Dempo officials have disputed the autopsy report, which said there were no signs of injury, external or internal, in Cristiano Junior's body.
Indian soccer officials will launch an inquiry into the death of Dempo SC striker Cristiano Junior during the final of Federation Cup on Sunday.
Earnest Jeremiah's goal gave the defending champions a 1-0 victory in the National Football League match.
The Kolkata giants take on the Bangladesh side in the AFC Cup Group A league match on Wednesday.
The fixtures for the first phase of the tournament, which gets underway on November 28.
He scored both goals in a 2-0 victory over Dempo in the National Football League.
