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Sreekuttan V. S.
Sreekuttan Viruthiyil Santhosh (born 13 September 1998) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Indian Super League club Jamshedpur FC. Club career FC Kerala and ARA FC Sreekuttan signed his first senior contract with the then I-League 2nd Division club FC Kerala in the 2019–20 I-League 2nd Division, and then joined ARA FC for the 2020 I-League Qualifiers and made four appearances for ARA in the competition before leaving the club for Kerala Blasters' reserve side in 2020. Kerala Blasters FC In 2020, he was signed by the reserve side of the Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters FC for the 2020–21 Kerala Premier League season. Even though the reserves failed to qualify for the knockout stages, Sreekuttan's performance in the tournament earned him a promotion to the senior side of the Kerala Blasters for the pre-season of the 2021–22 season. Sreekuttan was one among the six players from the reserve side that was called-up for t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thrissur
Thrissur (), formerly Trichur, also known by its historical name Thrissivaperur, is a city and the headquarters of the Thrissur district in Kerala, India. It is the third largest urban agglomeration in Kerala after Kochi and Kozhikode, and the 21st largest in India. The city is built around a hillock called the Thekkinkaadu Maidaanam which seats a large Hindu Shiva Temple. It is located central of the state, and north-west of the state's capital city, Thiruvananthapuram. Thrissur was once the capital of the Kingdom of Cochin, and was a point of contact for the Assyrians, Greeks, Persians, Arabs, Romans, Portuguese, Dutch and English. Thrissur is also known as the Cultural Capital of Kerala because of its cultural, spiritual and religious leanings throughout history. The city centre contains the Kerala Sangeetha Nadaka Academy, Kerala Lalithakala Akademi and Kerala Sahitya Academy. The city hosts the Thrissur Pooram festival, the most colourful and spectacular temple festi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Durand Cup
The Durand Football Tournament, commonly known as Durand Cup, is an annual domestic football competition in India which was first held in 1888 in Shimla. Hosted by the Durand Football Tournament Society (DFTS) and All India Football Federation (AIFF), the tournament is the oldest existing club football tournament in Asia and the fifthThere are numerous claims in the list of oldest football competitions, which are grouped as per leagues, cups, regional cups, youth competitions etc. Here the competition is listed as per national cup competitions, following FA Cup (1871), Scottish Cup (1874), Welsh Cup (1877) and Irish Cup (1881). oldest national football competition in the world. The most successful teams are currently East Bengal Club and Mohun Bagan AC, accounting for 32 cup victories over the years, with 16 wins each. Since the inception of Federation Cup, succeeded by Super Cup, it became merely an exhibition tournament with invitational participations, but from 2022–23 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kolkata
Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, commercial, and financial hub of Eastern India and the main port of communication for North-East India. According to the 2011 Indian census, Kolkata is the seventh-most populous city in India, with a population of 45 lakh (4.5 million) residents within the city limits, and a population of over 1.41 crore (14.1 million) residents in the Kolkata Metropolitan Area. It is the third-most populous metropolitan area in India. In 2021, the Kolkata metropolitan area crossed 1.5 crore (15 million) registered voters. The Port of Kolkata is India's oldest operating port and its sole major riverine port. Kolkata is regarded as the cultural capital of India. Kolkata is the second largest Bengali-speaking city after Dhaka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sportstar
''Sportstar'' is an Indian monthly Sports magazine, sports magazine published in India by the publishers of ''The Hindu''. Its headquarters is in Chennai. History and profile ''Sportstar'' was established in 1978. The magazine covers international sports, including the FIFA World Cup, UEFA European Football Championship, UEFA Euro and the Summer Olympic Games, Olympics. It covers sports in India, including coverage of cricket, a widely popular sport in India. Additional coverage of sports includes football, tennis and Formula One Grand Prix motor racing, Grand Prix. From the 28 January 2006 issue, the magazine changed its name from ''The Sportstar'' to ''Sportstar'' and moved from magazine to tabloid (newspaper format), tabloid format. In 2012 the magazine was redesigned. The new online avatar of ''Sportstar'' was launched on 26 October 2015 at the Madras Cricket Club. It has its own mobile app named Sportstar - Live Sports & News. References 1978 establishments ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammedan SC (Kolkata)
Mohammedan Sporting Club is an Indian multi-sports club based in Kolkata, West Bengal. Its association football, football team competes in I-League, the Indian football league system, second-tier of Indian football, as well as in Calcutta Football League (CFL), the List of oldest football competitions, oldest football league in Asia. Formed in February 1891, it is one of the oldest active football clubs in the country. It was over three decades later since the foundation, the club became affiliated with the Indian Football Association (IFA) to play in the second division of CFL before earning promotion to the premier division of CFL in 1933 and a year later, Mohammedan became the first Indian team to win the league and in 1938 became the first team to win it for five consecutive times. After the Indian independence movement, independence of India, Mohammedan became the first Indian club to win a football tournament on foreign soil by lifting the Aga Khan Gold Cup in 1960. In 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luka Majcen
Luka Majcen (born 25 July 1989) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Indian Super League club Punjab. Club career Early career Majcen started his senior career with Interblock. Churchill Brothers In 2020, Majcen moved to India and signed with Churchill Brothers in the I-League. He was the second best goalscorer of the 2020–21 I-League season with 11 goals in 15 matches. Bengaluru United In August 2021, Majcen moved to I-League 2nd Division side Bengaluru United. He made his debut on 6 September in a 1–0 win against Central Reserve Police Force in the group stage of the 2021 Durand Cup, but their journey ended with a 4–2 defeat to Mohammedan Sporting in the semi-finals. With Bengaluru United, he won the 2021–22 Bangalore Super Division title, in which he emerged as the league's top scorer with thirteen goals. Gokulam Kerala On 9 January 2022, it was announced that I-League defending champions Gokulam Kerala have signed Majcen for the re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RoundGlass Punjab FC
RoundGlass Punjab FC is an Indian professional football club from Mohali in Punjab that competes in the Punjab State Super Football League and I-League. Founded as ''Minerva Academy FC'', in 2005, the club name was rebranded to ''Minerva Punjab'' after being accepted into I-League, and in 2019 the club was again rebranded as Punjab FC. In April 2020, owner of ''Minerva Academy'' Ranjit Bajaj sold the football club to RoundGlass Sports Pvt Ltd, and hereafter it is recherished as RoundGlass Punjab. The club has won I-League title once, in 2017–18, their second season in the league. History The team was established in 2005 as ''Minerva Academy'', and has both the football and cricket sections. Initially, the team took part in its first major tournament at the national level, the I-League 2nd Division, and were the runners up for the season. They lost to five-time I-League champions Dempo SC in the final. They were promoted to I-League after an impressive stint at the 2nd Divis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ngangom Ronald Singh
Ngangom Ronald Singh (born 4 February 1997) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a forward for FC Bengaluru United in the I-League 2. Career Born in Manipur, Singh began his career with NEROCA when they were in I-League 2nd Division. He was part of the NEROCA side that earned promotion from the 2nd Division during the 2016–17 season. On 9 December 2017, Singh made his professional debut with NEROCA in the I-League against Gokulam Kerala. He came on as an 87th-minute substitute and proceeded to score NEROCA's third goal in the 96th minute as the club won the match 3–0. In NEROCA's next match, on 15 December, Singh would again come off the bench and score. He came on as a 77th-minute substitute during their match against Chennai City and then scored the winning goal two minutes into stoppage time to give NEROCA a 2–1 victory. Career statistics Honours NEROCA * I-League 2nd Division: 2016–17 Gokulam Kerala * I-League: 2020–21 The dash i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NEROCA FC
NEROCA FC is an Indian professional association football, football club based in Imphal, Manipur, that competes in the I-League. The club made its I-League 2nd Division debut in the 2015–16 I-League 2nd Division, 2015–16 season. The club won the 2016–17 I-League 2nd Division and secured promotion to the I-League. NEROCA is the only club from Northeast India to reach the final of the coveted Durand Cup. The club also competes in the Manipur State League. History Formation and early years North Eastern Re-Organising Cultural Association (NEROCA) was established in 1965 with the hope of improving quality in the field of cultural activities and sports in the Indian state of Manipur. It was registered under the Manipur State co-operative Society Registration Act bearing registration No. 1016 of 1972. NEROCA is a registered football club of ''Imphal East District Football Association'' and affiliated with All Manipur Football Association (AMFA). NEROCA has participated in the M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021–22 I-League
The 2021–22 I-League (also known as Hero I-League for sponsorship reasons) is the 15th season of I-League, last as the top tier of Indian football league system, since its establishment in 2007. All the matches are hosted in a bio-secure bubble in West Bengal due to COVID-19 pandemic in India. After the commencement of the first match-week of the league on 27 December, the tournament got suspended on 29 December for an uncertain period due to reports of numerous COVID-19 cases among the players and staff. Changes from last season Number of clubs The total number of clubs participating increased from 11 in the previous season to 13 in this season. In 2020 the All India Football Federation (AIFF) issued an invitation to accept bids for new clubs from non I-League cities, like Delhi, Gangtok, Ranchi, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Mangalore, Bhopal, Lucknow, Kanpur, Ahmedabad and Calicut among many others, to join the league from 2020 onwards. The invitation mentioned that the entity which w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I-League
The I-League (known as Hero I-League for sponsorship ties with Hero MotoCorp) is the second-tier men's professional football competition of the Indian football league system. It is currently contested by 12 clubs across the country with the winners getting promotion to play in the premier division, the Indian Super League. The competition was founded in 2007 as the successor to the National Football League, with the first season starting in November 2007. The league was launched as India's first ever top-tier professional football league with the aim to increase the player pool for the India national team. I-League operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the I-League 2 and at first only promotion system with the Indian Super League, from the 2022–23 season. Since the inception of the I-League, a total of seven clubs have been crowned champions. Dempo have won the most titles in league history, being crowned champions three times. Churchill Brothers, Mohu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdul Hakku Nediyodath
Abdul Hakku Nediyodath (born 6 October 1994) often called as Hakku, is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for I-League club Gokulam Kerala. Club career Early career and DSK Shivajians Born in Kerala, Hakku spent five youth years in the Sports Academy Tirur (SAT) before signing with DSK Shivajians, along with four other players. While with the youth team, Hakku played in various competitions with the club. On 26 January 2016, Hakku made his professional debut for DSK Shivajians in the I-League against East Bengal. He played the full-match and earned a yellow card as DSK Shivajians lost the match 1–0. Fateh Hyderabad In December 2016, Hakku signed for 2nd division club Fateh Hyderabad for 2nd division I- League season. He scored his first senior team goal with the club in the 2016–17 I-League 2nd Division season. NorthEast United In July 2017, Northeast United FC picked Abdul Hakku in 2017–18 ISL Players Draft as their 12th pick. He won the '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
