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2008 AFC Challenge Cup
The 2008 AFC Challenge Cup football tournament was organised by AFC and was hosted by India. The tournament was played from 30 July – 13 August 2008. India won the final against Tajikistan. India was also the winner of the fair play award and the India captain Bhaichung Bhutia won the most valuable player award. Chinese Taipei was originally designated the host, but could not guarantee it would meet the AFC's standards for hosting the tournament. Thailand was first chosen as host but withdrew due to lack of time to prepare. The Philippines also was to take over as host with matches to be played in Bacolod in May 2008 but the plan failed to materialized. The winners of the 2008 and 2010 competitions will qualify directly for the 2011 Asian Cup. As a result, India qualified for the AFC Asian Cup, the first time since 1984. This competition is exclusive to members of the ''emerging nations'' class of the AFC. However, in the previous edition, Bangladesh and India were invited ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pak Song-chol (footballer Born 1987)
Pak Song-chol (; born 24 September 1987) is a North Korean professional footballer who plays for Visakha. Pak has appeared for the Korea DPR national football team in the 2010 FIFA World Cup rounds. He also played at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup The 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the 16th edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup (formerly called the FIFA World Youth Championship), hosted by Canada from 30 June to 22 July 2007. Argentina defeated the Czech Republic in the title game by the scor .... Career statistics International ''Statistics accurate as of match played on 18 January 2015'' Goals for senior national team References External links * * 1987 births Living people North Korean men's footballers North Korea men's international footballers North Korean expatriate men's footballers Rimyongsu Sports Club players Visakha FC players Cambodian Premier League players 2015 AFC Asian Cup players Footballers at the 2010 Asian Games North Korean expatriate sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Korea National Football Team
The North Korea national football team (North Korean standard language, Munhwaeo ; McCune–Reischauer#North Korean variant, North Korean romanisation: Josŏn minjujuŭi inmin konghwaguk kukka chonghap thim; recognized as Korea DPR by FIFA) represents North Korea in men's international Association football, football and it is controlled by the DPR Korea Football Association, the governing body for Football in North Korea. The team represents both FIFA and Asian Football Confederation (AFC). North Korea’s national team made its FIFA World Cup debut in 1966 FIFA World Cup, 1966, reaching the quarter-finals and defeating Italy national football team, Italy in the group stage, becoming the first men's Asian team in history to advance beyond the group stage. During the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC), 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, controversy arose when the team's supporters rioted over the teams failure to qualify, interfering with the opposing team’s exit from the st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Standard Time
Indian Standard Time (IST), sometimes also called India Standard Time, is the time zone observed throughout the Republic of India, with a time offset of UTC+05:30. India does not observe daylight saving time or other seasonal adjustments. In military and aviation time, IST is designated E* ("Echo-Star"). It is indicated as ''Asia/Kolkata'' in the IANA time zone database. History The Indian Standard Time was adopted on 1 January 1906 during the British era with the phasing out of its precursor Madras Time (Railway Time), and after Independence in 1947, the Union government established IST as the official time for the whole country, although Kolkata and Mumbai retained their own local time (known as Calcutta Time and Bombay Time) until 1948 and 1955, respectively. The Central observatory was moved from Chennai to a location at Shankargarh Fort in Allahabad district, so that it would be as close to UTC+05:30 as possible. Daylight Saving Time (DST) was used brief ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ambedkar Stadium In Delhi At Morning
Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (Bhīmrāo Rāmjī Āmbēḍkar; 14 April 1891 – 6 December 1956) was an Indian jurist, economist, social reformer and political leader who chaired the committee that drafted the Constitution of India based on the debates of the Constituent Assembly of India and the first draft of Sir Benegal Narsing Rau. Ambedkar served as Ministry of Law and Justice (India), Law and Justice minister in the First Nehru ministry, first cabinet of Jawaharlal Nehru. He later renounced Hinduism, converted to Buddhism and inspired the Dalit Buddhist movement. After graduating from Elphinstone College, University of Bombay, Ambedkar studied economics at Columbia University and the London School of Economics, receiving doctorates in 1927 and 1923, respectively, and was among a handful of Indian students to have done so at either institution in the 1920s. He also trained in the law at Gray's Inn, London. In his early career, he was an economist, professor, and lawyer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
