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2023–24 In Indian Football
The 2023–24 season was the 136th competitive association football season in Football in India, India. The domestic season begins in August 2023, while the national team season commences in July 2023. National teams Indian national football team Results and fixtures Friendlies 2023 SAFF Championship 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification / 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification 2023 AFC Asian Cup U-23 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers 2022 Asian Games U-20 2023 SAFF U-19 Championship U-17 Friendlies 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup 2023 SAFF U-16 Championship Indian women's national football team 2022 Asian Games 2024 Olympic qualifiers 2024 Turkish Women's Cup U-20 2024 SAFF U-19 Women's Championship U-17 2024 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup qualifiers Round 2 Indian national futsal team Friendlies 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup qualification Interna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023–24 Indian Super League
The 2023–24 Indian Super League was the 10th season of the Indian Super League (ISL) and the 28th season of the top-tier in Indian football. It commenced on 21 September 2023 and concluded with the ISL Cup final on 4 May 2024. Mumbai City were the defending champions whilst Mohun Bagan were the defending cup winners. Mohun Bagan became champions by winning their first ISL title and sixth Indian title overall by topping the league table with a record 48 points. Mumbai City won their second ISL Cup, defeating Mohun Bagan 3–1 in the final. Changes from last season *This was the first season where the promoted I-League winner competed, thereby increasing the number of participating teams to 12. Punjab FC was promoted to the Indian Super League by winning the 2022–23 I-League. *The league was played around eight months for the first time, primarily due to the breaks taken during the 2023 AFC Asian Cup and 2026 World Cup qualification matches. *As per the new AFC Club C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Association Football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular field called a Football pitch, pitch. The objective of the game is to Scoring in association football, score more goals than the opposing team by moving the ball beyond the goal line into a rectangular-framed Goal (sport), goal defended by the opposing team. Traditionally, the game has been played over two 45-minute halves, for a total match time of 90 minutes. With an estimated 250 million players active in over 200 countries and territories, it is the world's most popular sport. Association football is played in accordance with the Laws of the Game (association football), Laws of the Game, a set of rules that has been in effect since 1863 and maintained by the International Football Association Board, IFAB since 1886. The game is pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aymen Hussein
Ayman Hussein Ghadhban Al-Mafraje (; born 22 March 1996), nicknamed Abu Tubar (), is an Iraqi professional footballer who plays as a striker for Qatar Stars League side Al-Wakrah, on loan from Al-Khor, and the Iraqi national team. A prolific goal-scorer, he is currently Iraq's 5th all time top goal scorer. Club career In 2009, Hussein was spotted as a gifted teenager with his local team and it was because of a local resident who was also a board member at the Al-Alam SC who recommended the player to his club. He played for youth Al-Alam in the provincial league, and for the first team and then moved to Tuz FC, and with no club from Kirkuk in the top divisions in the Iraqi league, Aymen took the unorthodox route in his attempts into getting into a top flight of the Iraqi Premier League by signing for Gas Al-Shamal a club which was then in the second tier of the Kurdistan League, a division formed of primarily reserve players from the top Kurdish clubs. Duhok At the end of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ali Al-Hamadi
Ali Ibrahim Karim Ali Al-Hamadi (; born 1 March 2002) is an Iraqi professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Ipswich Town and the Iraq national team. Early and personal life Ali was born in Maysan, Iraq, on 1 March 2002. In 2003 during the early stages of the Iraq War, at the age of one, he and his family moved from Iraq to Toxteth, Liverpool, where they would settle and he would grow up. Al-Hamadi's father, Ibrahim, who was studying to become a lawyer at that point, was part of a peaceful protest against the dictatorship of Saddam Hussein and he ended up being jailed. His wife was pregnant, and with his father's help, was released and made his way to the UK. Like most Iraqis fleeing the war, Ali initially went to Jordan with his mother before they reunited with his father in Britain. The first time he met his father he was one-year and four-months old. Al-Hamadi is a Muslim. Club career Early career In 2015, Al-Hamadi was selected to play for Liverpool Schoolboy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 King's Cup
The 2023 Annual King's Cup Football Tournament (), also referred to as 2023 Thailand King's Cup, was the 49th King's Cup, the annual international men's football tournament organized by Football Association of Thailand. As hosts, Thailand participated automatically in the tournament; they were joined by the AFC teams Iraq, Lebanon and India. Iraq became the champions after defeating Thailand by 5–4 on penalties in the final. With two goals, Aymen Hussein of Iraq was the top scorer of the tournament. Participating teams The following teams participated in the tournament: *1 FIFA Ranking as of 20 July 2023. Squads A final squad of 23 players (three of whom must be goalkeepers) needed to be registered. Venue Matches Match rules * Penalty shoot-out after a draw in 90 minutes * Maximum of five substitutions Bracket Semi-finals ---- Third place play-off Final Winners References External links Football Association of Thailand– FAT officia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football Association Of Maldives
The Football Association of Maldives (FAM), founded in 1982, is the governing body of football (soccer), football in the Maldives. The association under the guidance of the Government of the Maldives, Ministry of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment is responsible for all regulatory aspects of the sport in the Maldives. In 1986, FAM became a member of Asian Football Confederation, AFC and FIFA respectively. ''For the full history, statistics and records of the senior team, see Maldives national football team.'' Organization The FAM has an executive committee of five members under the president, in addition to a senior vice president, vice president and general secretary. It is located in the ''FAM House'' in Malé, which was constructed with funding from the FIFA "Goal" Project. While FIFA and AFC required their members to constitute elected governance, FAM first had an appointed governance by the government of Maldives, which was reshuffled by the Ministry of Youth in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhutan Football Federation
The Bhutan Football Federation (Dzongkha: འབྲུག་རྐང་རིལ་ཚོགས་སྡེ) is the governing body of football in Bhutan, controlling Bhutan national football team, Bhutan women's national football team and Bhutan national futsal team. It is also responsible for organising Bhutan Premier League, ''BPL Qualifiers'', Women's National League (Bhutan), women's league and qualifiers, Dzongkhag (District) leagues, Women's National League, as well as various youth and recreational tournaments. History The Bhutan Football Federation was founded in 1983 as part of the Bhutan Olympic Committee. It has been a member of FIFA since 2000 and the Asian Football Confederation since 1993. The Bhutan national football team was considered "the worst football team" up until 2015 when it won a World Cup qualifying game against Sri Lanka national football team, Sri Lanka. In 2016, the BFF introduced Club Licensing Regulation to bring basic standards to the football ec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunil Chhetri
Sunil Chhetri (, born 3 August 1984) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Indian Super League club Bengaluru and captains the India national team. He is the all-time top scorer in Indian Super League history. He is known for his link-up play, goal scoring abilities, and leadership. He is the fourth-highest international goalscorer, and is also the most-capped player and the all-time top goalscorer of the India national team. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest Indian football players of all time. Chhetri began his professional career at Mohun Bagan in 2002, moving to JCT where he scored 21 goals in 48 games. Sunil was part of Delhi team in the 59th edition of Santosh Trophy held at Delhi. He scored six goals in that tournament including a hat-trick against Gujarat. Delhi lost to Kerala in the quarter-finals and he scored in that match too. He signed for Major League Soccer side Kansas City Wizards in 2010, becoming the third player fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football Association Of Thailand
The Football Association of Thailand, under the Patronage of His Majesty the King (), or FA Thailand (FAT) for short, is the governing body of association football, futsal and beach soccer in Thailand. It was founded on 25 April 1916. The association joined FIFA on 23 June 1925 and the AFC in 1954. History In 1916, King Vajiravudh founded "The Football Association of Thailand under Patronage of His Majesty the King" after that the association joined the FIFA in 1925 and AFC in 1954. Thailand national football team joined Olympic Games first time in Australia in 1956. The first football stadium, Supachalasai Stadium, was built in 1935. King's Cup, the first football cup was introduced in 1968. And then two years later, Queen's Cup, a national cup competition, started in 1970. Thai football competitions Leagues and tournaments League competitions in Thailand include : * Thai League 1 * Thai League 2 * Thai League 3 * Thailand Semi-Pro League * Thailand Amateur League ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhubaneswar
Bhubaneswar () is the capital and the largest city of the States and territories of India, Indian state of Odisha. It is located in the Khordha district. The suburban region, especially the old town, was historically often depicted as ''Chakra Khetra'' and ''Ekamra Khetra'' (Area adorned with a mango tree). Bhubaneswar is dubbed the "Temple City", a nickname earned because of many temples which are standing there. In contemporary times, the city is a hub of sports, tourism and IT in the country. Although the modern city of Bhubaneswar was formally established in 1948, the history of the areas in and around the present-day city can be traced to the 1st century BCE. It is a confluence of Hinduism, Hindu, Buddhism, Buddhist and Jainism, Jain heritage and includes several Kalinga architecture, Kalingan temples, many of them from 6th–13th century CE. With Puri and Konark, it forms the "Swarna Tribhuja" (), one of Eastern India's most visited destinations.Ramesh Prasad Mohapatra, ''A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalinga Stadium
The Kalinga Stadium is a Multi-purpose stadium, multi-purpose international sports complex in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. Its foundation stone was laid by then chief minister of Odisha Biju Patnaik in 1978. It is best known as the home ground of the Indian Super League club Odisha FC since its inception in 2019–20 Indian Super League season, 2019. It was the home ground of the I-League club Indian Arrows from 2018–19 I-League, 2018 until 2021–22 I-League, 2022. It is situated in the heart of Bhubaneswar near Nayapalli area. It has facilities for Sport of athletics, athletics, association football, football, field hockey, tennis, table tennis, basketball, volleyball, Climbing wall, wall climbing and Swimming (sport), swimming. Other features of the stadium include an 8-lane synthetic athletics track, high performance centres, and India's first Olympic standard pink and blue water-based AstroTurf. History The Government of Odisha gained widespread reputation for the succe ... [...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 winger for the Indian Super League club Mumbai City, which he captains, and the India national team. Chhangte began his professional senior career with DSK Shivajians. In 2016, he was loaned out to NorthEast United. In 2017, he joined Delhi Dynamos, where he rose to prominence. He signed for Chennaiyin in 2019. He joined Mumbai City on loan in January 2022 and later signed a permanent contract in June. Chhangte won his first Indian Super League title and Player of the League in the 2022–23 season. He was an integral part of Mumbai City's 2023–24 ISL Cup win with 16 goal contributions. Chhangte made his international debut in 2015. He won the 2022–23 AIFF Men's Player of the Year award. Club 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
