U-16 Airtel Rising Stars - Karnataka fixture

Bangalore

Played at the Bangalore Football Stadium and conducted by Bangalore District Football Association 

September 7, 2013 

• 10 am: Parikrma Vs Veda Vignana Maha Peeta  
• 11 am: Govt. Sports School, Vidyanagar Vs Boys Sports Coy, ASC

September 6, 2013 

• 10 am: Govt Sports School, Vidyanagar (loosing Semifinalist Bangalore leg) 4 (Shravan Kumar-9', 29', Mohd Juned-32', Magesh S-35') Vs Kanachur Public School, Mangalore 0
• 11 am: Parikrma 2 (loosing Semifinalist Bangalore leg) (Chiranjeevi-35', 44') Vs MahaBodhi School, Mysore 1 (Mangal Madhu-32') 
• (Final Bangalore Leg) 3.30 pm: Veda Vignana Maha Sabha 1 (Tranhok-8') Vs Boy’s Spors Coy, ASC 4 (Niraj Singh-6', 20', 28', Samananda Singh-50'+3')
  

September 3, 2013 - Semi Final 

• 10 am: Government Sports School, Vidyanagar 0 [1] (tie-breaker - Magesh) Vs Veda Vignana Maha Sabha 0 [4] (tie-breaker - Thranghok, Kamshon, Azad, Ribhalang) 
• 11 am: Parikrma 0 Vs Boy’s Spors Coy, ASC 2 (Boinao Singh-24', Samananda Singh-52')

September 2, 2013 - Quarter-Final 

• 10 am: Government Sports School, Vidyanagar 1 (Solomon-19') Vs Vidyashilp Academy 0 
• 11 am: Veda Vignana Maha Sabha, Kanakapura Road 5 (Kyremein-7', Thranghok-21', Ribhalong-36', Wanpynshngain-46', Bashilang-48') Vs Army Public School, Kamaraj Road 0 
• 12.15 pm, Parikrma, Sahakaranagar 4 Vs DPS (South) 1 (Amarjit-12', Fayaz-17', Sanjay-30', 38' Prahalad-49')
• 1 pm: Boy’s Sports Coy, ASC 3 (Pranav Subba-3' Niraj Singh-35',  Samananda Singh-49') Vs DPS (North) 1 ( Pranav Satish-8')

September 1, 2013 

• [Pre-QF] DPS (North) 4 (Pranv Satish-11', 28', Charan Rangantahan-32', Sai Krishna Raman-35') Vs St. Aloysius High School, Cox Town 1 (Praveen R-16')

August 31, 2013 

• [Pre-QF] Army Public School, Kamaraj Rd 5 (Arjun Raj Gopal-4', Jaidev-8', Shivan-20', Sudeir-30', Ashok-48') Vs National Centre for Excellency 0
• [Pre-QF] Parikrma 2 (Amarjit-19', Fiaz-21') Vs Presidency Church 1 ( Baithung GH-11')
• [Pre-QF] St.Thomas English School 0 Vs DPS (South) 1 (Saifuddin-15')
• [Pre-QF] Lake Mount Fort 1 (Balaji T-32') Vs Boys Sports Coy, ASC 6 (Samananda-11',15', 20', Niraj-25', Goutham-29',  Prabin-35') 

August 30, 2013 

• Lake Montfort 2 (Vignesh-28', Suraj-35') Vs Government High School, Cox Town 1 (Vinod-2')
• RNS Vidya Niketan 0 Vs Boys Sports Coy, ASC 3 (Niraj-3', Rajesh-8', Samananad-14')
• Presidency School, RT Nagar 0 Vs DPS (North) 2 (Hakshit-11', Steve Antony-18')
• Jindal, Tumkur Road 0 Vs St. Aloysius High School, Cox Town 5 (Shimreyo-4', 8', 35', Nandakumar-11', Shasidaran-39')
• [Pre-QF] Govt Sports School, Vidyanagar 2 (Magesh-10', S Kumar-12') Vs Greenwood International 0 
• [Pre-QF] Vidyashilp Academy 1 (Vishart-7') Vs Baldwins High School, Hosur Rd. 0   
• [Pre-QF] Veda Vignana Maha Sabha 2 (Kamshon Khngmalai-5', Synsharlang-24') Vs BGS International, Kumbalgud 0  

August 29, 2013 

• BGS International School 3 (Rupal Chamka-30', Manav CJ-33', Rishab Deep Singh-38') Vs Acahraya Pathashala 1 (Abiram-8') 
• Army Public School, Kamaraj Rd 2 (Jaidev J-8', Sivam Jaiswal-33') Vs DPS (East) 0 
• National Centre for Excellency 2 (Chidroop-6', 24') Vs St. Francis High School, Hongasandra 0
• Parikrma Centre for Learning 3 (Amarjith-9', Appu-34', Sanjay-36') Vs Maria Niketan 0 
• Presidency Church 3 (Solomon-14', Wilson-19') Vs Sri Kumaran Children Home 0
• Cadambi Vidyaniketan 0 Vs St. Thomas English School 2 (Prasad-14', Arvind-30')
•  DPS South 2 (Kiran Kumar-4', Krishnakant-38') Vs PSBB LL Academy 1 (Arjun Anand-30')

August 28, 2013 

• Sudarshan Vidhya Mandir 0 Vs Jindal High School, Tumkur Road 4 (Hardik-3', 8', Umesh-10', 28')
• Purna Smruthi, Shampura 0 Vs St. Aloysius High School, Cox Town 4 (Rakesh-7', 31', Praveen-15', Shimreiyo-24')
• Government Sports Hostel, Vidhyanagar 2 (Magesh-1', 28') Vs Inventure Academy 1 (Mahashi Kishore-16')
• GreenWood International School 7 (Siddarth-12', 30', Karan-18', Varun-20', 23', Rishabh-35', Josh-38') Vs Deens Academy, Whitefield 0
• Devaraj Urs International School, Kodikehalli 0 Vs Vidhyashilp Academy 8 (Nishant-2', 12', 45', Prajay-7', 31', 35', 40', Aneesh-17')
• Baldwn High School, Hosur Road 7 (Moinuddin-3', 13', 33', Tinku-38', 41', Sachit-43', 45') Vs Santhi Children School 0 
• St. Joseph Indian Middle School, Grant Rd 0 Vs Veda Vignana Maha Sabha 5 (Kyuramein-8', 25', Thranghok Khongsni-31', Kamshan Khongmalai-34', Rahev-36') 

August 27, 2013

• PSBB Learning Leadership Academy W/O Presidency, Bilekahalli (did not turn up) 
• Lake Montfort School 11 (Thomas-6', Thirumeeesh-8',19',35', Sanjo-12',24',28', Arokiya-16', 29', Joel-17',Vignesh-32') Vs Auden Institute of Education 0 
• Oxford Senior Secondary School 1 [2] (Rishab -14, tie-breaker-Waseem, Tejas) Vs Government High School, Cox Town 1 [3] (Sunil-6' tie-breaker-Pradeep, Satish, Kiran) 
• RNS Vidyaniketan W/O Sri Sri Ravishankar Vidyalaya (did not turn up) 
• Boys Sports Coy, ASC 5 (Waniraj Singh-3', Rajak Ahmed-8', Prabin Subba-10', Goutham Singh-17', Samandad Singh-34') Vs Cathedral High School 0 
• School Vivekananda 1 (Shadab-34') Vs Presidency, R.T.Nagar 3 (Paras S-12', Waeez Ahmed-24', Vishal B-32')
• DPS (North) 4 (Sai Krishna Raman-4', 27', Pranav Satish-9',16') Vs Benhur High School 0 

August 26, 2013

• 9 am: Sri Chaitanya Tech School 0 Vs Presidency Church School 2 (Santhosh-5', Samuel-14')
• 10 am: Sri Kumaran Children Home 4 (Prithvi-4',13', Madav-19', Rishik-27') Vs HAL Pubic School 0 
• 11 am: S Cadambi Vidya Kendra W/O St. Anthony’s High School (did not turn up)
• 12 pm: St.Thomas English School 1 (Suresh-8')Vs Army Pubic School, JC Nagar 0 
• 1 pm: DPS (South) W/O Pristine Public School (did not turn up) 
• 2 pm: Parikrma Centre for Learning 6 (Chiranjiv-4', Amarjith-11', 15', Fiaz-25',27', Sanjay-29') Vs St.Francis High School, Koramangala 0

August 25, 2013

• 9 am: DPS (East) 7 (Gavin-2', 9',15', Akshay-17', Rishikesh Magh-27', 29', Aditya Singh-39') Vs Cecilia English School 0 
• 10 am: National Centre for Excellency 2 (Kamaran-30', 35') Vs Living Hope Education Trust 0 
• 11 am: SSM English School, Chennammankere 0 Vs St. Francis High School, Hongsandra 1 (Tejas Jayan-5')
• 1 pm: Sri Vani Education Centre, Magadi Road 0 Vs Maria Niketan Institute, De’costa Layout-1 (Dhanashekar-15') 

August 24, 2013

• 9 am: East West 0 Vs Shanti Children 5 (Sandeep-8',10',30', Luke-18', Karthick-19')
• 10 am: Bishop Sargent High School 0 Vs Veda Vignan Maha Sabha 6 (Wanpowlang-7',9',35',  Azad-10', Kyramen-14',45') 
• 11 am: BGS International, Kumbalgud W/O SSM Vidya Niketan (Did not turn up) 
• 12 pm: Sri Vani Education Centre, Rajajinagar 0 Vs Acahrya Padashala Public School 1 (Subash Chandra-50'+1')
• 1 pm: Army Public School, Kamaraja Road 2 (Sudir-13', Jaidev-28') Vs Akash International School, Yelhanka 0

August 23, 2013

• 9 am: Kensri High School, Mariappanapalya 0 Vs Inventure Academy 3 (Abhay Rao-4', Rahul Nath-8', Pranav-19') 
• 10 am: Bangalore International Acdademy, Jayanagar 0 Vs GreenWood International, Sarjapur Rd. 10 (Kiran-4', Karun N-9', Sidharth N-11',  Vanan N-12', 31', Rishabh A-13',  Josh M-23', 24', 34', Pranav C-28')
• 11 am: Deens Academy, Whitefield W/O Indus International School, Sarjapur Rd. (did not turn up)
  12 pm: Vidyashilp Academy 7 (Nishant-3', 4', 13', 23',  Yaseen-12', 17', Prajayt Shand-18') Vs Venkat International Public School, Rajajinagar 0
• 1 pm: PSBB Learning Leadership Academy 0 Vs Baldwin High School, Hosur Road 2 (Moin-6', Bilal-9') 

Mangalore

Played at Nehru Maidan and conducted by Dakshina Kannada District Football Association, Mangalore 

22th August, 2013

• Yenepoya School 1 Vs Bhagavati High School 0,
• Barathi English Medium School 4 Vs Govt High School, Kasbah Bengere 1 (penalty shootout)
• St Alosiyus, College 3 Vs Badriya High School 1 (penalty shootout)
• Joyland 5 Vs Padav High School 6 (penalty shootout)
• Kanachur Public School 1 Vs DPS MRPL School 0
• St. Joseph High School 2 Vs Bearys Public Scool 0

20th August, 2013

• Badriya High School 5 Vs Hazarath, Ullal 4 (penalty shootout)
• St Joseph 1 Vs Lourdes School 0
• Kerala Samajam 1 Vs Uchil 0
• DPS MRPL School 1 Vs Manipal High School 0
• Kanachur Public School 2 Vs Govt High School, uchil 0
• Padav High School 1 Vs St. Sebastian 0
• Milagres 4 Vs Rosario High School 3 (penalty shootout)
• Bearys Public Scool 2 Vs Joyland, Kolya 1 (penalty shootout)

Airtel Rising Stars postponed indefinitely

Call it an over-dependence of one ground or paucity of quality decent grounds, the annual U-16 Airtel Rising Stars (ARS) Bangalore leg, which was slated for tomorrow, Tuesday, August 20, has been postponed. 

As many as 58 teams were participating in this inter school event, accordingly the ground was reserved for this event, from August 20 thru September 5. However, the schedule is clashing with JSW Sports, who using the same ground for the senior team as well as for setting up their academy. 

BDFA has postponed this event for now, they are going to meet the KSFA committee members tomorrow afternoon to find out a solution. 

There is no entry fee for this tournament and unlike last year, this year’s ARS will be played in a different format (inter-school), which will include players from Mangalore and Mysore. 

Watch out for this space for the new schedule!

Winners of ARS 2012

BDFA to conduct trials for Airtel Rising Stars 2013

Indian telecom giant Airtel has entrusted BDFA to conduct trials for the Bangalore leg of Airtel Rising Stars Football Championship 2013. 

In the last edition, a total of 52 players were shortlisted from 16 cities. The final round was played at the Bangalore Football Stadium.
Read the full report here - http://www.gcsstars.com/2012/09/manchester-united-bound-boys-for.html  

There is no entry fee for this tournament and the children from the Bangalore schools are eligible to participate. 

Also, this edition of Airtel Rising Stars is being played at the other cities of Karnataka - Mysore and Mangalore. The selected players from these cities will join the Bangalore players for the qualification stage. 

Details

• Age: 16 - date of birth on or after July 1, 1997
• Last date of receiving entry: August 8, 2013
• Date: August 20, 2013 onwards
• Venue: Bangalore Football Stadium, Ashok Nagar

Contacts 

• Telephone:  080-25506591, +91.8197096461, or +91. 9916681397
• Email: bdfafootball@gmail.com or chikkufootball@gmail.com

Manchester United-bound boys for training

Surely going to be a lifetime experience for the 12 kids who toiled hard to bag the coveted Manchester United  Airtel Rising Stars (ARS)!

52 shortlisted players from 16 cities were put through their paces by four Manchester United coaches - Michael McClean, Mick Bennett, Andrew Cunningham, and Kevin O’Connell. The players were divided into four teams of 12 each and were tested on some specific parameters - physical attributes, individual skills, match situations and their performances in actual matches before 12 of the best players were chosen to travel to Manchester United for a week and to train alongside the Manchester United Academy team. 

The 5-day camp was a culmination of the three month long talent hunt that was conducted across 16 cities with the support of the respective state and district associations. 

Selected players

• Mukul Mohindra (GK) – New Delhi
• Kartikeya Swarup – New Delhi
• Russel Lyndoh (Defender) – Shillong
  Favorite team: Barcelona
  Favorite international player: David Luiz (Chelsea)
  Favorite player in India: Kareem Omolaja (Royal Wahingdoh)

• Remitri Thama (Midfielder)– Shillong
  Favorite team: Barcelona
  Favorite international player: Christiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
  Favorite player in India: Eugenson Lynghoh (Shilong Lajong FC)

• Ashish Sharma – Mumbai
• Porus F Shroff  – Mumbai
• Jijo –  Kochi
• Rahul – Kochi
• Afdal – Calicut

• Krishanu Santra (Defender) – Kolkata
  India U-13, -14 international, Mohun Bagan U-15
  Favorite team: Manchester United
  Favorite team in India: Mohun Bagan
  Favorite international player: Rio Ferdinand (Manchester United)

• Teja Pawan Kumar – Hyderabad

• Rushabh Dhere (Midfielder)– Pune
  Pune FC U-17, Krida Prabodhini
  Favorite international player: Christiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
  Favorite Indian player: Sunil Chettri (Sporting Clude de Portugal)

Team selected four boys as standbys in case of injury, illness or Passport/Visa problems should occur to any of the selected players. 

• Md Shafi (GK) – Calicut
• Jordan Fernandes – Pune
• Akeraj Martins – Pune
• Joel Fernandes– Goa

Bryan Robson: To develop a country, you need a good youth development program

Manchester United legend and former FIFA World Cup captain for England Bryan Robson was right here at the Garden City. 

Robson, the Global Brand Ambassador of Man U came to the city to inaugurate the final leg of the Airtel Rising Stars (ARS), which will be conducted by the Manchester United (Man U) coaches. 

Robson devoted some good time with the journos, who like many were quite ecstatic to see the living England and Manchester United football legend! 

To be continued... 

This was Bryan Robson when he came to India two years back as the coach of the Thailand national team to play a friendly match against Thailand in Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi
 

 

Airtel Rising Stars to train with Manchester United coaches

The final lot of 52 U-16 Airtel Rising Stars (ARS) will undergo a rigorous 5-day long training under the watchful eyes of the four Manchester United (Man U) coaches – Michael McLean, Mick Bennett, Andrew Cunningham, and Kevin O’Connell. 

Their training will commence from tomorrow, Tuesday, September 11, at the Bangalore Football Stadium.

These players will be divided into 4 teams and will be tested on various footballing parameters. The final 12 selected players will get a lifetime opportunity to travel to Man U for a week to train together with the Man U academy team.

Airtel Rising Stars in the Garden City

Airtel Rising Stars (ARS), India’s largest under-16 soccer talent hunt will kick off with a bang in Bangalore on Saturday, August 25th, 2012. With more than 2500 talented footballers registering for the three-day auditions to be held at the Bangalore Football Stadium.

ARS, an initiative by Bharti Airtel, in association with Manchester United, one of the best soccer clubs in the world, is a rigorous scouting program that will cover 16 cities across India and choose 12 talented footballers, who will get the chance-of-a-lifetime to attend a week long training camp at Manchester United Soccer Schools. 

• ARS to bring alive young India’s soccer dreams
• ARS is India’s largest under-16 soccer talent 
  
• More than 2500 participants for Bangalore trials
• Giving 12 promising youngsters the chance-of-a-lifetime to train with Manchester United Soccer School and kick-off a career in professional football
• Bangalore Leg starts from August 25th, auditions August 25 and 26, and final announcement on 27th August.

Day 1 and 2 will see in action participants from around 40 invited schools who are expected to send in their best teams of 12 players each through Sports School Association.

In addition to this, on 26th August 2000 players who have registered online www.facebook.come/airtelsoccer for the selection trials will go through the auditions.

The boys who turn up for the auditions will be put through the paces under the guidance of five coaches-cum-selectors, who will then pick 120 of the most talented players to advance to the next phase. These players will be selected according to criteria based on the aspects mentioned in the Manchester United Scouting Guidelines.  These aspects will dwell on the technical and tactical skills, the physical and mental strengths, the social skills, besides focusing on attitude, behavior, communication, discipline, enthusiasm and fair play.

The shortlisted 120 players will be informed of their status as well as the venue and timing of the second phase of selections on completion of the first phase. The best three players will be picked from the 120, who will then join their counterparts from the other 15 centres to participate in the six-day final selection trials, scheduled for September.

The ARS talent hunt will be conducted in 16 cities - Lucknow, Mumbai, Delhi, Goa, Kolkata, Bangalore, Calicut, Chandigarh, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Kochi, Shilong, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Pune, and Jaipur with the support of the respective State and District Football Associations.

The unique format of ARS program will ensure that every player gets an equal opportunity to showcase his skills and playing acumen through a series of selection criteria, overseen by renowned and officially certified coaches in each centre. The best three players from each city will then be picked to attend final six-day camp-cum-selection trials by coaches from Manchester United. The 48 players will be divided into four teams of 12 each and will be tested on all parameters, including physical attributes, individual skills, match situations and their performances in actual matches, before 12 of the best players are chosen to travel to Manchester United for a week and to train alongside the Manchester United Academy team.

In 2009, Bharti Airtel had announced its tie-up with Manchester United to bring a variety of benefits for Airtel’s football loving customers in India.

Video: Airtel Rising Stars - Indian TVC

Another Indian TV commercial of Airtel Rising Stars.

This U-16 Soccer Talent hunt will run in sixteen Indian cities, Bangalore leg is scheduled at Bangalore Football Stadium on August 25 and 26.

Read more about ARS from from here...

Video: Airtel Rising Stars - Sunil Chhetri's footballing dreams

Senior India captain and Sporting Clube de Portugal B player Sunil Chhetri's journey from playing in the fields of Kolkata to the massive stadiums of Europe. 

This U-16 Soccer Talent hunt will run in sixteen Indian cities, Bangalore leg is scheduled at Bangalore Football Stadium on August 25 and 26.

Read more about ARS from from here...