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2008–09 I-League
The 2008–09 I-League season began on 26 September 2008 and finished on 16 April 2009 with a break in December for the Federation Cup and Durand Cup. Most games this season were played on Saturday's and Sunday's to attract larger crowds. After a successful first season for the I League, the second season featured 12 teams from four cities – again this would be expanded in the 2009–10 season to 14 teams. The champion in the I-League qualified for the AFC Champions League 2010 qualifying playoffs in 2010, while the bottom two teams were relegated to I-League 2nd Division for the next season. Gallery Image:Abhishek_Yadav_of_Mumbai_FC_Samir_Naik_of_Dempo_SC_I-league_Goa_13_Feb_2009.jpg , Abhishek Yadav of Mumbai FC and Samir Naik of Dempo during I-League match at Fatorda Stadium Goa Image:India_football_Sayed_Rahim_Nabi.jpg , Sayed Rahim Nabi of East Bengal and Daniel of Chirag United during at 2008–09 I-League at Salt Lake Stadium Image:I_League_Daniel_of_Chirag_Unite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Churchill Brothers SC
Churchill Brothers Futebol Clube de Goa (simply known as Churchill Brothers) is an Indian professional football club based in Margao, Goa, that competes in the Indian Super League, alongside the Goa Professional League (reserves). Founded in 1988, the club usually participated in the National Football League, then top tier of the Indian football league system. The club has won the I-League title thrice and has secured a position among the top three teams on nine other occasions in the national league. It has also won eight Goa League Champions Cups, three Durand Cups, and a Federation Cup. Churchill Brothers emerged as fourth ranked Indian team, and 648 universally, in the international rankings of clubs during the first ten years of the 21st century (2001–2010), issued by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics in 2011. History 1988–2009 Churchill Brothers FC were founded in 1988 as Varca Sports Club. After one season, they were renamed Brother ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingfisher East Bengal FC
East Bengal Football Club, commonly referred to as East Bengal, is an Indian professional association football, football club based in Kolkata, West Bengal. The club competes in the Indian Super League, the top flight of the Indian football league system. The club is one of the most successful in the country, having won three national league titles in addition to 40 state league titles, a record by a long shot. The club has enjoyed significant success in domestic cup competitions as well, including Federation Cup (India), Federation Cup and Super Cup (India), Super Cup trophies, making it List of Indian football champions#Total titles won, one of the most decorated football clubs in India. It is one of the big three clubs of Kolkata, and participates in the well-renowned Kolkata Derby, Kolkata derby against its eternal rivals Mohun Bagan Super Giant, Mohun Bagan. The club also plays in the mini Kolkata derby with Mohammedan SC (Kolkata), Mohammedan. Founded in August 1920, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mumbai
Mumbai ( ; ), also known as Bombay ( ; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial capital and the most populous city proper of India with an estimated population of 12.5 million (1.25 crore). Mumbai is the centre of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, the seventh-most populous metropolitan area in the world with a population of over 23 million (2.3 crore). Mumbai lies on the Konkan coast on the west coast of India and has a deep natural harbour. In 2008, Mumbai was named an alpha world city. Mumbai has the highest number of billionaires out of any city in Asia. The seven islands that constitute Mumbai were earlier home to communities of Marathi language-speaking Koli people. For centuries, the seven islands of Bombay were under the control of successive indigenous rulers before being ceded to the Portuguese Empire, and subsequently to the East India Company in 1661, as part of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SC De Goa
Sporting Clube de Goa (simply known as Sporting Goa and abbreviated as SCG) is an Indian professional football club based in Panaji, Goa. The club competes in the I-League 2, the third tier of the Indian football league system and the Goa Football League. They previously competed in the I-League, then the top domestic flight. The club was built on the lines of Portuguese club Sporting CP and adopted a similar club crest. Sporting Clube de Goa won its first Goa Football League in 2006. Since then it has clinched the title in 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020 and 2021. Sporting Goa is the only club to have won the Super Cup without winning the league or Federation Cup. The club pulled out of 2016–17 I-League, citing AIFF bias against some clubs. History Origins Sporting CG, nicknamed "The Flaming Orange", was founded in 1999 as Cidade de Goa. "Cidade de Goa" (; the original name for Panaji) was purchased by Sporting CG's former owner Peter Vaz later and it was renamed Sporting Clube ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Churchill Brothers FC Goa
Churchill Brothers Futebol Clube de Goa (simply known as Churchill Brothers) is an Indian professional football club based in Margao, Goa, that competes in the Indian Super League, alongside the Goa Professional League (reserves). Founded in 1988, the club usually participated in the National Football League, then top tier of the Indian football league system. The club has won the I-League title thrice and has secured a position among the top three teams on nine other occasions in the national league. It has also won eight Goa League Champions Cups, three Durand Cups, and a Federation Cup. Churchill Brothers emerged as fourth ranked Indian team, and 648 universally, in the international rankings of clubs during the first ten years of the 21st century (2001–2010), issued by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics in 2011. History 1988–2009 Churchill Brothers FC were founded in 1988 as Varca Sports Club. After one season, they were renamed Brother ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohun Bagan Super Giant
Mohun Bagan Super Giant, commonly referred to as Mohun Bagan, is an Indian professional football club based in Kolkata, West Bengal. Founded in 1889, it is one of the oldest football clubs in Asia. The club competes in the Indian Super League, the top tier of Indian football league system. The club is most notable for its victory over the East Yorkshire Regiment in the 1911 IFA Shield final, playing with bare feet. This victory made Mohun Bagan the first all-Indian club to win a championship over a British club and was a major moment during India's push for independence. The club was founded as Mohun Bagan Sporting Club in 1889, which was later changed to Mohun Bagan Athletic Club and often shortened to just Mohun Bagan. From 1998 to 2015 the club took on the name McDowell Mohun Bagan due to sponsorship reasons. In 2017 Mohun Bagan Football Club (India) Pvt Ltd was created as the legal footballing entity of Mohun Bagan Athletic Club. On 16 January 2020, it was announced that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United SC
The United Sports Club () is a professional football club based in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. United SC was founded in 1927. The club competes in the I-League 2, as well as the Calcutta Football League, the oldest football league in Asia. United SC soon emerged as one of the most successful teams from the state in 2010s, after Mohun Bagan and East Bengal. The club previously participated in I-League, which was then top flight of Indian football league system. The club mostly uses Kalyani Stadium as home ground. History 1927–2009 United SC was originally established in 1927 as Eveready Association Club. Since then, they participated in fewer editions of the Calcutta Football League. The club has a tradition of bringing up local and unknown talents from various parts of Bengal. In 2003, they lifted their first trophy All Airlines Gold Cup, defeating Mohun Bagan 2–1. In 2004, they emerged victorious in the Sikkim Governor's Gold Cup, defeating ANFA XI in final by 4–2 in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football In Kolkata
Football is one of the most popular sports in Kolkata, West Bengal. East Bengal, Mohun Bagan and Mohammedan are the heart of Kolkata football. The rivalry between Mohun Bagan and East Bengal, originating from the Calcutta Football League as the Kolkata derby, is one of the fiercest in the world and considered among the flagship events in the Indian footballing calendar. Kolkata is known to be the ''Mecca of Indian football'', with the two most supported teams in the city of Kolkata – Mohun Bagan and East Bengal, whereas Mohammedan Sporting having a pan India fan base. The city is also home to the biggest football stadium in India, the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, which as of 2015 has a capacity of 85,000. The record attendance of 131,781 came in a match between the said two teams in the semifinal of the 1997 Federation Cup. Notable footballers who have visited Kolkata Because it is often called India's football capital, many international footballing personalit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guru Nanak Stadium
Guru Nanak Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Ludhiana, India. It hosts football matches and athletic competitions. It is used as one of the home grounds of the Indian Super League team Punjab FC. With seating capacity of 30,000 spectators. The adjacent indoor stadium has been used for the National Basketball Championship. Other events It had the privilege of hosting 31st National Games in 2001. Kabaddi Stadium has hosted some domestic kabaddi Kabaddi (, ) is a contact team sport played between two teams of seven players. It is one of the traditional games of South Asia. In this game, a raider enters the opposing half of the court to touch defenders and attempt to return within 30 ... matches. It also hosted matches of Kabaddi World Cup. See also * Tau Devi Lal Athletic Stadium (Panchkula) References Basketball venues in India Football venues in Punjab, India Sports venues in Punjab, India Buildings and structures in Ludhiana Punjab FC Year of establis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
JCT FC
Jagatjit Cotton & Textile Football Club (formerly known as JCT Mills FC; abbreviated as JCT FC, or simply JCT) is an Indian association football, football academy based in Phagwara, Punjab, India, Punjab. Founded in 1971, the club was sponsored by JCT Limited, Jagatjit Cotton and Textile Mills under the leadership of Samir Thapar and participated in the National Football League (India), National Football League which was later rebranded as I-League. The club currently participates in Punjab State Super Football League after disbanding their senior squad in 2011. Nicknamed "The Millmen", JCT have won many tournaments and brought laurels to the State of Punjab. They won the inaugural edition of the National Football League (India), National Football League in 1996. They were one of the benchmark teams in North Punjab along with Border Security Force (football team), Border Security Force and Punjab Police FC, Punjab Police, winning prestigious state level tournaments. It was the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sporting Clube De Goa
Sporting Clube de Goa (simply known as Sporting Goa and abbreviated as SCG) is an Indian professional association football, football club based in Panaji, Goa. The club competes in the I-League 2, the third tier of the Indian football league system#Men's, Indian football league system and the Goa Football League. They previously competed in the I-League, then the top domestic flight. The club was built on the lines of Portuguese club Sporting CP and adopted a similar club crest. Sporting Clube de Goa won its first Goa Football League in 2006. Since then it has clinched the title in 2013–14 Goa Professional League season, 2014, 2015–16 Goa Professional League, 2016, 2017–18 Goa Professional League, 2018, 2019–20 Goa Professional League, 2020 and 2020–21 Goa Professional League, 2021. Sporting Goa is the only club to have won the Indian Super Cup (1997–2011), Super Cup without winning the league or Federation Cup (India), Federation Cup. The club pulled out of 2016� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahindra United
Mahindra United Football Club (formerly known as Mahindra & Mahindra) was an Indian professional football club based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Founded in 1962, the club competed in the I-League, then top tier of Indian football league system, before closing down at the end of 2009–10 season. Affiliated with Mumbai Football Association, the club participated in both the National Football League, and MDFA Elite League. Nicknamed "Jeepmen", the club was popularly referred as India's MU after the English Premier League powerhouse Manchester United. It was one of the most popular football clubs in the country and was known for its consistent good performance in the last four decades of its existence. The club had won many major tournaments in India, and also clinched an international tournament, 2003 POMIS Cup in the Maldives. History Formation and journey The club was founded in 1962 as the "Mahindra & Mahindra Allied Sports Club" under the patronage of Mahindra Group. Being p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
