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Sait Nagjee Football Tournament
The Sait Nagjee All India Football Tournament is one of the most prestigious football Tournaments held in Kozhikode, Kerala, India. The tournament was very popular from the beginning & attracted large crowd since 1952. The tournament played until 1995 regularly though with stoppages a couple of times. In 1995, the tournament was won by JCT Mills. Since 1995, there was a gap of 21 years during which the tournament was not held. Due to various reasons including the predominance gained by cricket, lack of support from the government and the escalation of real estate costs made football less popular. The tournament was revived again in 2016 with clubs from different parts of the world and Argentina U-23 national team. Brazilian footballer Ronaldinho is the brand ambassador for the tournament. FC Dnipro Reserves won the trophy beating Atlético Paranaense Reserves in the final. Stadium All the matches of the tournament are being played in the EMS Stadium which is located in the h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calicut
Kozhikode (), also known in English as Calicut, is a city along the Malabar Coast in the state of Kerala in India. It has a corporation limit population of 609,224 and a metropolitan population of more than 2 million, making it the second largest metropolitan area in Kerala and the 19th largest in India. Kozhikode is classified as a Tier 2 city by the Government of India. It is the largest city in the region known as the Malabar and was the capital of the British-era Malabar district. In antiquity and the medieval period, Kozhikode was dubbed the ''City of Spices'' for its role as the major trading point for Indian spices. It was the capital of an independent kingdom ruled by the Samoothiris (Zamorins). The port at Kozhikode acted as the gateway to medieval South Indian coast for the Chinese, the Persians, the Arabs and finally the Europeans. According to data compiled by economics research firm Indicus Analytics in 2009 on residences, earnings and investments, Kozhikode w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sesa Football Academy
Sesa Football Academy (SFA) is a football academy based in Sanquelim, Goa. Originally founded in the 1960s as Sesa Sports Club, its football team competes in the Goa Professional League, and previously participated in NFL II and I-League 2nd Division. SFA is a unit of Sesa Community Development Foundation, which is promoted by Vedanta Limited with the objective of service to the community in its operational areas. SFA began functioning in June 1999. All expenses including the academic studies are taken care of by the academy. Sesa Football Academy was the champion of the Goa First Division League in the 2018–19 season, and gained automatic promotion to the Goa Professional League, where they will play in the 2019–20 season. History Sesa Football Academy is the successor of ''Sesa Sports Club'', which was originally founded during the 1960s. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Border Security Force SC
Border Security Force Sporting Club is an Indian institutional multi-sports club known for its football team. The club is based in Jalandhar, Punjab, and currently competing in the Punjab State Super Football League. They are one of the dominating teams in Independence Cup of Assam. History The team is well known for winning the prestigious Durand Cup on seven occasions during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. Legendary player Sukhwinder Singh represented the club from 1974 to 1978. The team also spent one season in the old National Football League during the 1999–2000 season. They were relegated after finishing in 11th place. Rivalries As one of the renowned clubs from the state of Punjab, Border Security Force nurtured rivalries with numerous local sides including Leaders Club, Punjab Police, JCT Mills, in the state leagues. Honours League * National Football League II **Champions (1): 1998–99 *Punjab State Super Football League **Champions (5): 1985–86, 1988, 2000 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasco S
Vasco may refer to: * Basque language, called ''vasco'' in Spanish * ''Vasco'' (album), a two-part EP by Ricardo Villalobos * Vasco da Gama, Portuguese explorer * Vasco da Gama, Goa, a city in India, often called simply Vasco * Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama, a Brazilian football club * Vasco SC, a Goan football club * × ''Vascostylis'' or Vasco, an orchid genus * Vasco Data Security International, a corporate security firm now known as OneSpan * Vietnam Air Services Company, a regional airline in southern Vietnam - subsidiary of Vietnam Airlines People with the name * André Vasco (born 1984), Brazilian actor and television presenter * Grão Vasco (Vasco Fernandes) (1475–1540), Portuguese painter * María Vasco (born 1975), Spanish race walker * Maurizio Vasco (born 1955), American television presenter * Vasco da Gama Fernandes (1908–1991), Portuguese politician, Chairman of the Portuguese Parliament * Vasco Gonçalves, Prime Minister of Portugal from 1974 to 1975 * Vasco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Bengal F
East or Orient is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from west and is the direction from which the Sun rises on the Earth. Etymology As in other languages, the word is formed from the fact that east is the direction where the Sun rises: ''east'' comes from Middle English ''est'', from Old English ''ēast'', which itself comes from the Proto-Germanic *''aus-to-'' or *''austra-'' "east, toward the sunrise", from Proto-Indo-European *aus- "to shine," or "dawn", cognate with Old High German ''*ōstar'' "to the east", Latin ''aurora'' 'dawn', and Greek ''ēōs'' 'dawn, east'. Examples of the same formation in other languages include Latin oriens 'east, sunrise' from orior 'to rise, to originate', Greek ανατολή anatolé 'east' from ἀνατέλλω 'to rise' and Hebrew מִזְרָח mizraḥ 'east' from זָרַח zaraḥ 'to rise, to shine'. ''Ēostre'', a Germanic goddess of dawn, might have been a personification ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Army Corps Of EME
The Corps of Electronics and Mechanical Engineers (EME) is an arms and service branch of the Indian Army. The Corps has varying responsibilities related to the design, development, trial, inspection and refit of weapon systems and equipment. They also provide technical advice to units and conduct recovery operations in peace and war. History The British Army formed the Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME) on 1 October 1942, in order to put the responsibilities of repairing and maintaining all British Army equipment under one unit. Previously, this was done by different corps like the Royal Army Ordnance Corps, the Corps of Royal Engineers and the Royal Army Service Corps. Soon, the need for an equivalent of the REME was felt in British Indian Army too. Accordingly, the Commander-in-Chief of British forces approved the raising of the Indian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (IEME). On 1 May 1943, the Mechanical Engineering Directorate at General Headquarters w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punjab Police FC
Punjab Police Football Club (commonly known by its nickname "The Policemen"), is an Indian institutional football club based in Jalandhar, Punjab, and affiliated with the Punjab Football Association, that competes in the Punjab State Super Football League. History FC Punjab Police, governed by the Punjab Police, have an extremely proud past record of enjoying high status in sports and have produced talented players that have played in the National Team as well as the Indian football league. The club in 1965, reached the final of India's oldest football tournament Durand Cup, but went down 2–0 to Jarnail Singh led Mohun Bagan. They have won lot of regional and state tournaments. Their first win was the Sait Nagjee Football Tournament in 1962 and most recent win was the Delhi Lt. Governor's Cup in 2006. However, the club's most cherishable win was the 1994–95 Punjab State Super Football League. In 2003 and 2005, they emerged as runners-up of the Guru Gobind Singh Trophy. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madras Engineer Group
Madras Engineer Group (MEG), informally known as the Madras Sappers, is an engineer group of the Corps of Engineers of the Indian Army. The Madras Sappers draw their origin from the erstwhile Madras Presidency army of the British Raj. This regiment has its HQ in Bengaluru. The Madras Sappers are the oldest of the three groups of the Corps of Engineers. The Madras Sappers were the only regiment of the Madras Presidency Army to survive unscathed the extensive reorganisations that took place between 1862 and 1928. The ''thambis'', as the troops of the Madras Sappers are popularly known, with their hallmark Shakos have distinguished themselves in many battlefields around the world for more than 200 years. The Bangalore torpedo, a mine clearing explosive device, was invented in the Centre at Bengaluru in the early years of the Twentieth Century. Timeline * 1780 – Created ''Madras Pioneers'' from two company of Pioneers (On 30 September 1780 at Madras Patnam) * 1831 – Rena ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andhra Pradesh Football Team
The Andhra Pradesh football team is an Indian football team representing Andhra Pradesh in Indian state football competitions including the Santosh Trophy. They have appeared in the Santosh Trophy finals 6 times, and have won the trophy thrice. Prior to 1959, the team competed as Hyderabad football team. They have failed to qualify for the final rounds of 69th Santosh Trophy (2015). Current squad Honours State ; Hyderabad * Santosh Trophy ** Winners (2): 1956–57, 1957–58 ** Runners-up (2): 1949–50, 1950–51 ; Andhra Pradesh * Santosh Trophy ** Winners (1): 1965–66 ** Runners-up (1): 1963–64 * B.C. Roy Trophy ** Winners (2): 1965–66, 1975–76 ** Runners-up (6): 1964–65, 1967–68, 1972–73, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1992–93 * Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy ** Runners-up (1): 1994–95 Others * DCM Trophy ** Runners-up (1): 1954 * Sait Nagjee Football Tournament The Sait Nagjee All India Football Tournament is one of the most prestigious f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastern Railway FC
Eastern Railway Football Club (formerly known as both the East Bengal Railway FC and Eastern Bengal Railway FC) is an Indian institutional football club based in Kolkata, West Bengal. Founded in 1882, the club currently competes in the CFL Premier Division B. It previously participated and enjoyed success in the highest division of Calcutta Football League. History Founded as "East Bengal Railway Sports Club" in 1882, Eastern Railway has played in many top tournaments in India like the IFA Shield – where they won the then top tournament in 1944. The club later won All-India Railway Championship thrice. They clinched Calcutta Football League title in 1958, and became the first team outside the ''Big Three'' of Calcutta to win it. The club used to also be a force in the Durand Cup, making it into the finals of the 1927 tournament. They also won the Bordoloi Trophy in 1967. Eastern Railway was relegated from the CFL super division in 1985 after gaining thirteenth position. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hyderabad City Police FC
Hyderabad City Police FC, also known as City Afghans, were the most famous team in the Hyderabad Football Association. They were associated with the Hyderabad City Police during the reign of the Nizam of Hyderabad. The club was one of power houses of Indian football, praised for producing some of country's legendary players like Sayed Khwaja Aziz-ud-Din, Muhammad Noor, Syed Nayeemuddin, and Anthony Patrick, and Syed Shahid Hakim. In the 1950s, the club achieved success with their 2–3–5 formation. History Hyderabad City Police had enjoyed a series of endless achievements in the pre-Independence era, the first non-Kolkata club to do so. The first major success came in 1943 when the team win Ashe Gold Cup final against Bangalore. The club established its legendary performance on national level when it won the prestigious Durand Cup against Mohun Bagan, the cup was held after a break of 8 years and first time after Indian Independence; it won total 4 Durand Cups, including on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
