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Subhash Singh
Singam Subhash Singh (born 1989) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a winger for indian club Sagolband United. Youth career Subhash had to choose between football or weight-lifting as a career option, his father preferred him to follow the latter, but his family backed him to become a footballer after impressive performances in village tournaments as a kid. He would join the Sports Authority of India at Manipur in 2005 at 15 and spend two years honing his skills before playing for ESU, a Manipuri football club. Senior career Air India It was soon after his first year with his club in Manipur that his cousin Samson Singh recognizing the potential Subhash had, invited him for a trial with Air-India. The striker impressed the Pilots and was soon signed by the club for their senior team. He enjoyed great success in his two-year stint with the Mumbai-based club and even finished as second top scorer amongst Indians in his second season at the I-League club. Eas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manipur
Manipur () is a state in northeastern India with Imphal as its capital. It borders the Indian states of Assam to the west, Mizoram to the south, and Nagaland to the north and shares the international border with Myanmar, specifically the Sagaing Region to the east and Chin State to the southeast. Covering an area of 22,330 square kilometers (8,621 mi²), the state consists mostly of hilly terrain with the 1813-square-kilometre (700 mi²) Imphal Valley inhabited by the Meitei (Manipuri) community, historically a kingdom. Surrounding hills are home to Naga and Kuki-Zo communities, who speak Tibeto-Burman languages. The official language and lingua franca, Meitei (Manipuri), also belongs to the Tibeto-Burman family. During the days of the British Raj, Manipur was one of the princely states. Prior to the British departure in 1947, Manipur acceded to the Dominion of India, along with roughly 550 other princely states. In September 1949, the ruler of Manipur signed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
India National Under-23 Football Team
The India national under-23 football team represents India in international under-23 association football, football and is controlled by the All India Football Federation (AIFF). A member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), the team is eligible to compete in the Football at the Summer Olympics, Summer Olympic Games, the AFC U-23 Asian Cup, and the Football at the Asian Games, Asian Games, subject to qualification. Since only allowing under-23 sides to compete in the Olympic Games in 1992, India have never qualified for the summer games. The under-23 side have also never participated in the AFC U-23 Asian Cup while at best only making it to the round of 16 in the Asian Games. History Asian Games 2002 Busan Games The under-23 side participated in their first ever tournament during the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea. They were put into a group with China national under-23 football team, China, Turkmenistan national under-23 football team, Turkmenistan, and Banglades ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uilliams
Uilliams Bomfim Souza (born 17 January 1989), commonly known as Uilliams, is a Brazilian footballer who played as a striker for Shillong Lajong in the Indian I-League The I-League is the men's second professional football division of the Indian football league system behind the Indian Super League. Administered by the All India Football Federation, it is currently contested by 13 clubs. It operates as a s .... Career On 8 September 2013 it was announced that Uilliams has signed with Shillong Lajong References External links * Brazilian men's footballers 1989 births Living people Footballers from Bahia Expatriate men's footballers in India I-League players Shillong Lajong FC players Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in India Men's association football forwards People from Santo Antônio de Jesus 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen Brazilian expatriate men's footballers {{Brazil-footy-forward-1980s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duler Stadium
Duler Stadium, officially Duler Football Stadium, is a football stadium in Mapusa, Goa, India. Dempo, Salgaocar, and Sporting Goa were the most notable venue users. It also serves as home ground for other Goa Professional League clubs. History Kingfisher sponsoring In 2009, the Goa Football Association agreed to a deal with giants Kingfisher to rename the Duler Stadium to the Kingfisher Stadium, but in January 2009, the land owners protested, as the stadium belongs to the Mapusa Communidade. Renovation In 2012, the Goa Football Association approved revamping the Duler Stadium by adding a new AstroTurf. On 10 June it was announced that FIFA had officially approved the move, as part of the ''Win in India with India'' program. See also * List of football stadiums in India *Lists of stadiums The following are lists of stadiums throughout the world. Note that horse racing and motorsport venues are not included at some pages, because those are not stadiums but sports venues. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dempo S
Dempo Mining Corporation Limited is a prominent mining company from the western Indian state of Goa. The mineral business was founded by Vasantrao S. Dempo in 1941, along with his younger brother Vaikuntrao Dempo. Vasantrao was the founding chairman of the company, succeeded by his son Vasudeva V. Dempo. Currently, Shrinivas V. Dempo, son of Vasudeva, is the chairman of Dempo Group. In June 2011, Vedanta Limited acquired Dempo Group's mining assets for . Holding of Dempo House Dempo has divested its mining assets and entered different businesses. The following are the companies which are fully or partially owned by the House of Dempo: Hindustan Foods This Dempo Group company, established in 1988 as a joint venture with Glaxo, manufactures cereal-based food products including baby foods. The range encompasses instant porridge, breakfast cereals and health drinks. The Vanity Case Group, led by Sameer Kothari, acquired a majority stake in 2013. The company is responsible for man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I-League
The I-League is the men's second professional football division of the Indian football league system behind the Indian Super League. Administered by the All India Football Federation, it is currently contested by 13 clubs. It operates as a system of promotion and relegation with the Indian Super League (ISL) and the I-League 2. 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 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 ISL, from the 2022–23 season. Since the inception of the I-League, a total of ten clubs have been crowned champions. Dempo have won the most titles in league history, being crowned champions three times. Churchill Brothers, Mohun Bagan, Bengalu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shillong Lajong FC
Shillong Lajong Football Club (founded as Lajong SC) is an Indian professional Association football, football club based in Shillong, Meghalaya. The club is currently competing in the I-League, the second tier of the Indian football league system, following Promotion and relegation, promotion from the 2022–23 I-League 2. Shillong Lajong also takes part in regional competitions. Shillong Lajong was incorporated in 1983, with the prime objective of improving the declining standard of football in the state, and to spot, train and nurture local talent. In the local Khasi language, ''Lajong'' translates to "our own". Nicknamed "the Red Dragons", Shillong Lajong briefly participated in I-League until their relegation in 2017, then top flight Indian football. They also appeared in the Indian Super Cup in 2018 and reached semi-finals. They were nominated for 2022–23 I-League 2 qualifiers. Headquartered in Shillong, Lajong has access to the largest student population in the North-Eas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derrick Pereira
Derrick Pereira (born 17 March 1962) is an Indian association football manager and former player, who managed then I-League 2nd Division club FC Goa Reserves and the India national under-23 football team. He serves as the technical director of Indian Super League club FC Goa. Playing career Pereira's story began in the late 1970s when he started playing for local Goa clubs as a Child (Antao Brothers). His first move to a top club was with Salgaocar SC in 1980 where he stayed on till 1983. Later he moved on to Tata Football Academy and then back to Salgaocar SC in 1985. He stayed on at Salgaocar till the end of his career in 1999. Amongst the highlights of his career were leading Goa to victory in the 1980 Junior National Championship. Another highlight was leading Salgaocar to a win in the 1990 Rovers Cup which the team won after downing Dempo SC in the final. He was also part of the senior India side from 1984 to 1991. He was also the part of national team which features in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010–11 I-League
The 2010–11 I-League was the fourth season of the I-League, which was the highest football league competition in India during the time. It ran from 3 December 2010 to May 2011. Dempo are the defending champions. On 30 May 2011 Salgaocar won the title by beating JCT 2–0 in the final match of the season. Teams Sporting Clube de Goa and Shillong Lajong FC were relegated at the end of the 2009–10 season after finishing in the bottom two places of the table. They were replaced by 2010 Second Division champions ONGC FC and runners-up HAL SC. In other team changes, Mahindra United were disbanded at the end of the 2009–10 season to concentrate on youth football. They were replaced by Indian Arrows, a newly founded team under the auspices of the AIFF. Managerial changes League table Results Top goalscorers Updated on 10 April 2015. Hat-tricks * Mandjou Keita was the first Hat-trick scored by a Pune player in I-League for their franchise. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pune FC
Pune Football Club was an Indian professional football club based in Pune, Maharashtra. The club competed in I-League, then top flight of Indian football league system. The club was one of the most professional clubs in Indian football history, known mainly for their focus on fanfare, professional playing set-up, and focus on youth development. Pune was owned by Ashok Piramal Group. Founded in 2007, the club managed to gain promotion to the I-League in 2009. In their first season in the I-League, the club managed to finish in a very surprising third place before having their best ever season during the 2012–13 season in which they finished in second place. Pune formerly participated in Chennai Football League. The club used to have a rivalry with fellow Maharashtra club Mumbai FC, with whom it contested the "Maha derby". The club was nicknamed "red lizards". They pulled out of I-League earlier 2015–16 season. The main club shut down its operations while Pune F.C. Academ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salgaocar FC
Salgaocar Football Club (formerly Salgaocar Sporting Club) is an Indian professional football club based in Vasco, Goa. Being one of the country's most successful clubs, it is currently operating youth teams. Until the disfunction of its senior team in June 2023, Salgaocar competed in the Goa Professional League. Salgaocar previously competed in the I-League, then top-flight of the Indian football league system. Founded in 1956, and nicknamed "The Greens", the club is owned by V. M. Salgaocar Group of Companies. Salgaocar has won 21 Goa championships, 4 Federation Cups, 3 Durand Cups, 3 Rovers Cups, 2 Indian Super Cups and the National Football League in 1999, and the I-League in 2011. They became the first Goan side to win the National Football League, under the guidance of coach Shabbir Ali. It is also the first Goan club to win the following: Goa Super Division, Federation Cup, Goa Professional League, Durand Cup and the former Indian Super Cup. Salgaocar pulled out ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Bengal
East Bengal (; ''Purbô Bangla/Purbôbongo'') was the eastern province of the Dominion of Pakistan, which covered the territory of modern-day Bangladesh. It consisted of the eastern portion of the Bengal region, and existed from 1947 until 1955, when it was renamed as East Pakistan. East Bengal had a coastline along the Bay of Bengal to the south, and bordered India to the north, west, and east and shared a small border with Burma (presently known as Myanmar) to the southeast. It was situated near, but did not share a border with Nepal, Tibet, the Kingdom of Bhutan and the Kingdom of Sikkim. Its capital was Dacca, now known as Dhaka. The Partition of India, which Partition of Bengal (1947), divided Bengal along religious lines, established the borders of the Muslim-majority area of East Bengal. The province existed during the reign of two monarchs, George VI and Elizabeth II; and three Governor General of Pakistan, governors-general, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Khawaja Nazimuddin and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
