Punjab's premier outfit, JCT, continued their unbeaten run in the ONGC Indian Professional League, defeating Sporting Clube de Goa 4-2 in the seventh round.
Two-time National Football League winners Subhas Bhowmick (East Bengal), Subroto Bhattacharya (formerly with Mohun Bagan) and Armando Colaco (Dempo) have been named among the five all-time best coaches of the National Football League from 1996-2007.
East Bengal started their AFC Cup campaign with a 0-1 loss to Lebanon's Safa Sporting Club.
Sunil Chettri pipped Dempo duo of Mahesh Gawli and Climax Lawrence to emerge as the AIFF Player of the Year for his excellent performances for his club and country.
Despite coming up with the better chances, Air India failed to take off and were held by fancied JCT to a goalless draw in an I-League encounter at the Cooperage on Wednesday.
The I-League kicks-off on November 24 at the Nehru stadium in Goa, with champions Dempo Sports Club taking on promoted Salgoacar in a local derby.
Churchill Brothers' Nigerian sharp shooter Odafe Onyeka Okolie may have failed to win the inaugural I-League title for his side, but his enormous contribution to the campaign was enough to get him three individual awards.
Birmingham drew 2-2 with Arsenal after James McFadden equalised with a late penalty in the EPL tie.
East Bengal rallied from an early deficit to beat the defending champions in the semi-final of the Federation Cup.
Mohun Bagan moved up to the third spot with a solitary goal victory over wooden spooners Salgaocar Sports Club, who put up a good fight, in an I-League engagement in Kolkata on Monday.
Mohun Bagan were held to a goalless draw by a determined Air India team in the 13th round of the I-League.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
Dudu Omagbemi, Edeh Chidi and Adewusi Adebayo scored a goal each as Sporting Clube de Goa won 3-2.
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