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2023–24 Indian Super League Playoffs
The 2023–24 Indian Super League playoffs was the 10th playoffs series of the Indian Super League. The playoffs began on 19 April 2024 and concluded with the final on 4 May. The top two teams in regular season, Mumbai City and Mohun Bagan automatically qualified for the semi-finals. Teams finishing 3rd to 6th featured in a single-leg play-off to determine the other two semi-finalists, with Goa and Odisha advancing. The semi-finals was played over two legs whilst the final was a single-legged match which took place at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan Stadium in Kolkata, eventually won by Mumbai City against Mohun Bagan. Season table Teams ;Automatically qualified for semi-finals * Mohun Bagan * Mumbai City ; Qualified for the knockout play-offs * Goa * Odisha * Kerala * Chennaiyin Chennaiyin Football Club is an Indian professional Association football, football club based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The club competes in the Indian Super League, the top ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohun Bagan SG
Mohun Bagan Super Giant (commonly referred to as Mohun Bagan) is an Indian association 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. 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 is commonly referred to as Mohun Bagan, and had several sponsored names. In 2020, the company that owned ATK, took an 80% stake in the football division of Mohun Bagan. The footballing division of Mohun Bagan was merged with ATK and was renamed as ATK Mohun Bagan FC. In 2023, the team was rebranded as Mohun Bagan Super Giant after continuous protest from the fans. Till now the club has won the top-flight football league a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fedor Černych
Fedor Ivanovič Černych (russian: Фёдор Иванович Черных, links=yes; born 21 May 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward Forward is a relative direction, the opposite of backward. Forward may also refer to: People * Forward (surname) Sports * Forward (association football) * Forward (basketball), including: ** Point forward ** Power forward (basketball) ** Sm ... for AEL Limassol. Born in Russia, he plays for the Lithuania national football team, Lithuania national team. Career Černych was born in Moscow into a Russian family of Lithuanian descent. When his parents broke up, he went to live in Vilnius, Lithuania with his maternal grandparents. He started his career at , which then played in the II Lyga, LFF II league, South zone. In 2009, Černych signed a contract with FC Dnepr Mogilev, Dnepr Mogilev. Černych was loaned in 2012 to FC Naftan Novopolotsk, Naftan Novopolotsk when FC Dnepr Mogilev, Dnepr Mogilev was relegated to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vikram Partap Singh
Vikram Partap Singh Sandhu ( pa, ਵਿਕਰਮ ਪ੍ਤਾਪ ਸਿੰਘ ਸੰਧੂ; born 16 January 2002) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Indian Super League club Mumbai City. Club career Earlier career Singh started his youth career at the Chandigarh Football Academy and progressed to the senior set-up in 2018. He later moved to Indian Arrows and participated in I-League, where he played until 2020 and scored 5 goals in 27 matches.Mumbai City FC signs India U-20 striker Vikram Partap Singh ''sportstar.thehindu.com''. Retrieved 17 September 2021 Mumbai City In October 2020,[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lallianzuala Chhangte
Lallianzuala Chhangte (born 8 June 1997) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger for Indian Super League club Mumbai City and the India national team. He won the 2022–23 AIFF Men's Player of the Year award. Career Youth career Lallianzuala was picked up by DSK Shivajians's Liverpool International Football Academy in 2014 to play for their under-18 team's debut season in the 2014-15 I-League U19 season. He finished the season as the top scorer in the league with 16 goals and helped his team qualify for the final round, where they finished in the 7th position. Impressed with his form, India U19's coach Lee Johnson called him up to represent the AIFF in the 2015 Asia U18 Champions Trophy, where the team reached the semi-finals before losing to Japan's Kashima Antlers over two legs. He was retained by DSK to play in the re-formatted 2015–16 I-League U18, where he helped his team qualify for the final round again with 9 goals in his name f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boris Singh Thangjam
Boris Singh Thangjam (born 3 January 2000) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Indian Super League club Goa. He has represented India at various youth international levels. Career Born in Manipur, Thangjam was part of the AIFF Elite Academy batch that was preparing for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup to be hosted in India. After the tournament, Thangjam was selected to play for the Indian Arrows, an All India Football Federation-owned team that would consist of India under-20 players to give them playing time. He made his professional debut for the side in the Arrow's first match of the season against Chennai City. He started and scored the third and final goal in the 90th minute for the Indian Arrows as they won 3–0. International Thangjam represented the India under-17 side which participated in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup The 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup was the 17th FIFA U-17 World Cup, a biennial international football tournament contest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manvir Singh (footballer, Born 1995)
Manvir Singh (born 6 November 1995) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Indian Super League club Mohun Bagan SG and the India national team. Early life Manvir Singh was born in Duhre (Duhra) village of Sangrur district of Punjab to his father Kuldip Singh. He has one sibling, a brother named Harkamal Singh. Manvir was inspired by his footballer father to take up the football. His father used to play in Punjab for JCT FC and represented Punjab in Santosh Trophy, but could not fulfill his dream of playing for the national team after he lost his arm in an accident and became wheelchair bound for life. Monvir took up the football and fulfiled his father's dream to play for India's national team. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy Krishna
Roy Krishna (born 30 August 1987) is a Fijian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Indian Super League club Bengaluru FC and the Fiji national team. Club career Early career Krishna joined the New Zealand Football Championship (NZFC) side Waitakere United from Fijian local outfit Labasa FC in January 2008. In May 2008, he spent two weeks training with the Wellington Phoenix, but was not offered a contract. In March 2009, it was reported that PSV Eindhoven was interested in signing him. However he said professional football in New Zealand with the Phoenix was his preferred option because he was not ready to move to Europe as he was still learning English and was not ready for another language. Later, in June 2013, Krishna was offered a one-month trial by EFL Championship club Derby County; however, he was unable to attend due to restrictions imposed upon him due to his recent obtainment of New Zealand permanent residency. In his 6 seasons with Waitakere United, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos Delgado (footballer, Born 1990)
Carlos Javier Delgado Rodríguez (; born 22 April 1990) is a Spanish professional association football, footballer who plays as a centre-back for Indian Super League club Odisha FC, Odisha. Club career Early years and Sparta Born in Puerto Real, Province of Cádiz, Cádiz, Andalusia, Delgado joined Málaga CF's youth system at the age of 15. In early 2008, he rejected a new contract and went on trial with Eredivisie club Sparta Rotterdam, finally signing in January 2009 but failing to make a single appearance, subsequently returning to his country and joining Real Valladolid, who assigned the player to Real Valladolid Promesas, their reserves. In summer 2010, Delgado signed with another reserve team, UD Almería B. In January of the following year, after playing only five matches in the Segunda División B, he returned to the Netherlands and Sparta on loan. He made his debut for the latter – who now competed in Eerste Divisie – on 28 January, against RBC Roosendaal (4–1 h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margao
Margao or Madgaon is the commercial capital of the Indian state of Goa. It stands on banks of the Sal river and is the administrative headquarters of Salcete sub-district and South Goa district. It is Goa's second largest city by population after Vasco. Etymology ''Margão'' is the Portuguese spelling, with (''Madgao'') being used in Konkani. The etymology of the name has been debated, with theories ranging from the name having evolved from the pre-colonial Mahargao (“village of Mahars”, a large community of weavers) to being derived from the Sanskrit (''Maṭhagrāma'') which means "a village of monasteries" owing to the shrines of Matsyendranath and Gorakhnath in ''Ravanphond'', now a suburb of Margao. Alternatively Margão may be derived from Mharuganv, “village of demons”, or Maravile, Portuguese for “marvellous village.” History Margao in pre-Portuguese times was one of the important settlements in Salcete and known as ''Matha Grama'' (the village of M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
A Pandit ( sa, पण्डित, paṇḍit; hi, पंडित; also spelled Pundit, pronounced ; abbreviated Pt.) is a man with specialised knowledge or a teacher of any field of knowledge whether it is shashtra (Holy Books) or shastra (Weapons) in Hinduism, particularly the Vedic scriptures, dharma, or Hindu philosophy; in colonial-era literature, the term generally refers to Brahmins specialized in Hindu law. Pandits (Brahmins) is the highest varna or class of sanatan dharma. Brahmins are both martial and preacher community. This community inculdes many surnames like Tyagi, Bhumihar, Mohyal, Chibber etc. Pandits can do agriculture also as they are among the biggest Zamindar (landlord) communities of India. Whereas, today the title is used for experts in other subjects, such as music. Pundit is an English loanword meaning "an expert in a particular subject or field who is frequently called upon to give their opinions to the public". Ustad is the equivalent title for a Mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lazar Ćirković
Lazar Ćirković ( sr-Cyrl, Лазар Ћирковић; born 22 August 1992) is a Serbian professional footballer who play as a centre-back for Indian Super League club Chennaiyin. Club career Ćirković started his professional career with Serbian SuperLiga club Rad in the 2010–11 season. He was also loaned to Serbian League Vojvodina club Palić in the 2011–12 season. On 20 August 2014, Ćirković signed a four-year contract with Partizan. He made his official debut for the club in a UEFA Europa League game against Tottenham Hotspur on 18 September 2014. International career Ćirković made his competitive debut for the Serbia national under-21 team in a 3–1 home win over Northern Ireland on 15 October 2013. He was a member of the team at the 2015 UEFA Under-21 Championship. Honours ;Partizan * Serbian SuperLiga: 2014–15, 2016–17 * Serbian Cup The Serbian Cup ( Serbian: Куп Србије, Kup Srbije) is the national football cup of Serbia. The winner of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brandon Fernandes
Brandon Fernandes (born 20 September 1994) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Indian Super League club Goa, which he captains, and the India national team. Club career Early career Born in Margao, Goa, Fernandes started playing competitive football at age six when his parents got him into the youth set-up at Fransa-Pax. After Fransa-Pax disbanded, he moved to the youth set-up at Velsao Pale Sports Club where he played for the club's under-14 side as an eight year old. After spending time with Velsao Pale, Fernandes moved to the Goa United Football Academy before being signed by Salgaocar to join their under-14 side. During his time at Salgaocar, he represented the team at the under-14, under-16, and under-19 levels. After impressive performances for both Salgaocar and the India under-20 side, Brandon was enrolled into the ASD Football Academy in Cape Town, South Africa. While with ASD, Fernandes attracted many scouts from around Eu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
