FIFA Live Your Goals - girls grassroots football festival at Bangalore

In an attempt to pull in more young female players across a greater diversity of regions and cultures to football, FIFA has introduced the Live Your Goals program. Over the past few week’s nations as diverse as Dominican Republic, Cameroon and Malta all conducted events, thus providing just a small sample of the program’s broad reach.

A similar grassroots football program was conducted at the Bangalore Football Stadium today morning. Nearly 60 girls of 6 to 12 years of age from various corner of the Bangalore including the rural fringes took part in the program. 

AIFF conducts Grassroots session ahead of FIFA Live Your Goals

AIFF Media 

The All India Football Federation conducted a two day informative Grassroots Session on June 26-27, 2015 at the new look Cooperage in Mumbai, Maharashtra, building up to the FIFA Live Your Goals, which is slated to kick-off on Sunday. (June 28, 2015)

Members of the Indian Women’s National Team and local participants from WIFA enthusiastically engaged in the session, which aims to extend the outreach of Women’s Football, whilst spraying the expertise of veterans like Bembem Devi and Bala Devi amongst the young crop, enabling them to learn from the very best.

All India Football Federation’s Technical Director Scott O’ Donell, who played a vital role in organizing this imperative workshop for Women’s Football opines that the influence of veterans will not only enable kids to learn the minute details of the game, but will also motivate them in the process.

Talking exclusively to www.the-aiff.com, O’Donell said, “We have engineered this workshop to inspire the young crop. And that can be only done if their role models teach them. We have aimed at just that”

“It is imperative for Women’s Football to develop and extend its outreach. This Session alongwith the FIFA Live Your Goals, is one the many positive steps taken in that direction”

“It is not only satisfying but encouraging to see interest foster amongst young girls”, O’Donell added.

The 26 Participants, learn the basic fundamentals of Grassroots Football in their theory sessions. And then, emulate and spread them out for the young kids to learn, whilst engaging them with several Footballing activities.

“We are as excited as the kids to engage in this Grassroots Session”, expressed the legendary Bembem Devi to www.the-aiff.com.

“Conducting a Grassroots Session is very new to me, but I am loving the engagement with the kids. This new initiative by AIFF is bound to bloom”.

Over a course of two days, 126 girls participated in the Grassroots Session, indicating that interest is starting to foster amongst the Women of our country.

“It is always a pleasant sight to see young girls engage in Footballing activities”, opined Bala Devi.

“This is a start of something positive and something new, which will take Women’s Football in India to new heights”, she concluded. 

KSFA to host grassroots football tournament

To uplift football at the grassroots-level and encourage community feeling, state association, KSFA is going to organize U14 football tournament. 

The tournament is named in the memory of AT Vijayarangam (Winners Cup) and KH Lakshminarayana (Runners up Cup) and will be played between teams from different areas within Bangalore. 

The tournament will be carried on a league-cum-knockout basis, and will be played at the National College Ground, Baswangudi from 1 pm, May 16 onward. 

Teams

Austin Town  Shanthi Nagar  Pillana Garden Frazer Town Kormangala  Murphy Town Vijayanagar Lingarajpuram Basavanagudi  Roots Sports

Sriramapuram Rajajinagar Gouthpuram Vyalikaval  Jalahalli West  Periyar Nagar Yelahanka  Ashoknagar Banaswadi Jeevanahalli

Materazzi wows Bangalore Football, might take part in ISL

The first FIFA World Cup and Champions League winner to step up on the Garden City, Marco Materazzi wowed a sizeable number of crowd who came to watch him at the Bangalore Football Stadium. 

Inter Milan believes in developing football in new markets. So along with Barbara Biggi, Head of Marketing and International Business, Marco’s purpose of visit is to announce the start of the AVA INTER Milan Football Academy, which will be functional from June 1, at Hosur.  

He is quite knowledgeable, when it comes to Indian football - follows I-League, aware that a team from Bangalore has won the recently concluded I-League. Also, he is well informed about India Super League (ISL) as he was contacted last year, and he might take this opportunity to join ISL.  

Talking to the press, he opined that the development of the game will grow to be at par with cricket in India, and the initial steps have already been taken.  
“Looking at the smile of the kids at the stadium, the passion for football at the grassroots pretty apparent, it is important to carry on forward!” said the scorer of the FIFA 2006 World Cup final. 

And what are the chances of Italy in the FIFA WC in Brazil? 

“Not easy for my team, the first match against England is important for us. But then we are Italy, winner of four times FIFA World Cup champions, we’ll play to achieve the best!”, he adds, “So far no European team have won World Cup in Latin America, at least this has been the tradition, hopefully, we’ll break the tradition!” 

Speaking about Italy notoriety in the game inside the country, which had never affected their World Cup campaign so far. Quick comes a philosophical reply from the Azzurri. 

“When you are born, you come to the world with a dream, to play the World Cup, to win it, and so on. I might not even have the technical qualities like the other players that have won the World Cup, but I had a strong passion and commitment for the game, to win the World Cup. If there is passion, corruption, bad governance, etc., on does not influence the game!” 

Barbara Biggi, Head of Marketing and International Business who doubled up as Materazzi’s interpreter answered the question on how they are planning to make inroads to India, considering Football as a business in this country is not a viable choice. 

"We have no plans to create an Inter Milan team that would take part in ISL, like Atletico Madrid, but we have plans to create players for future.” 

“India is a sleeping giant, we know that football is taking a very important position in the country. We got a strong grassroots program, per UEFA ours is the best. Along with our partners, we would like to grow the level of grassroots here, and create and spread the passion for football in the country.” 

She adds, “We believe there is a good environment to invest sports for kids, spread the Inter-way  of playing football, and off course to increase out fan base, starting from Bangalore.”

FIFA World Cup winner Marco Materazzi to visit Bangalore Football Stadium tomorrow

We might remember the former member of Azzurri for the infamous headbutt incident at the FIFA World Cup final 2006, but this World Cup winner is on a different mission. 

For the first time in the history of Karnataka, a FIFA World Cup winner and Inter Milan legend Marco Materazzi will be at the Bangalore Football Stadium at 4:45pm to add glory to the BDFA Super division game between MEG and ADE.

This is an initiative from Inter Milan to support the KSFA and BDFA in developing the game of football. 

Around 1500 passes are available at NIKE Stores on first come first serve basis across Bangalore through the following outlets:

• NIKE Store, Brigade Road
• NIKE Store, Indiranagar
• NIKE Store, Mantri Mall - First floor
• NIKE Store, Orion Mall – Ground Floor
• NIKE Store, Garuda Mall – Second Floor

 In addition to these passes the BDFA will also issue tickets to the interested football fans which are prices at just INR 50 and INR 10. The total capacity for the Stadium is 10000.

Also, Marco Materazzi will be accompanied by first team coach, Stefano Rapetti and a top official of the club, Ms. Barbara Biggi, Head of Marketing & International Business.

Marco Materazzi, Stefano Rapetti, and Barbara Biggi are here to announce the start of the AVA INTER Milan Football Academy. The AVA Inter Academy will be functional from 1st June 2014. Marco  amd Inter officials will fly on 24th May morning to Mumbai for the scouting through the NIKE Tournament to select the 1st batch of talent. 

Special Events

Special events are planned at the Bangalore Football Stadium - Marco Materazzi will interact with the fans at the stadium, show his skills with the other footballer and few lucky ones will get Nike Football signed on spot by Marco in addition to these there will be 20 lucky winners selected for a meet and greet with Marco.  

The personally signed footballs will be kicked by Marco towards the stand for the lucky ones to grab. 

Ryan International School lifts 3rd Parikrma Champions League Equality Cup

Two schools from the Garden City, Inventure Academy and Ryan International School played an exciting match at the finals of the Parikrma Champions League. Both the teams scored a goal each in the regulation time. The extra time of 10 minutes yielded no results and finally the winner was decided on tie-breaker. 

In the Penalty shootout, Ryan International School scored all 5. 
A friendly game was played for the CEO’s of different organisations such as Invneture, Embassy, Identity, Adobe etc. against Parikrma All-stars team which included a mix of students from the participating schools of the tournament. 

Parikrma Champions League had the closing ceremony after the finals with a grand performance by the students of Parikrma Humanity Foundation. Different forms of dance from Kathakali to freestyle to hula hoop, it was a delight to watch them shake their legs. To give away prices at the ceremony we had special guests from the sports fraternity like Indian Football Captain, Sunil Chetri, sports commentator, Charu Sharma, and KSFA/BDFA officials. 

• Player of the tournament: Tej Veer Rehki
• Best coach: Jenny Freddy
• Best playmaker: Prashant Eshwar, Parikrma Centre for Learning
• Best defender: Haas Krishna, Ryan International School
• Fairplay award: St.Micheal’s School, Kerala

Winner of 3rd Parikrma Champions League - Ryan International School 

I believe in Indian Football, but I-League Second Division is the child AIFF never wanted: Loko Char

South United Football Club (SUFC) pulling out from I-League seems to be most inauspicious for Football in Bangalore. Until the recently formed Jindal Group-backed football team, SUFC was the only ray of hope for the Garden City, the city, which has a rich heritage of football. 


With Bangalore-based Public Sector and Institutional teams showing apathy towards the beautiful game, here was one privately owned professional club ventured in Football in Bangalore. 

My association with the young and dynamic owner of the club, Loko Char goes much before the formation of the club. Loko touch based with my Football in Bangalore Facebook page. He was looking to invest in football, and some wise friend advised him that Bangalore is the ideal city for his endeavor! 

He was looking for some guidance, which I tried to provide with my minimal knowledge. Eventually, he acquired a club, hired a group of young local talents and the best possible technical staff. The journey of SUFC began on August 17, 2012. 

South United fared reasonably well in BDFA Super Division, missed championship closely, and came second. The results in local league encouraged them to play in I-League Second Division qualifier. With an average age of their players being 24 and playing without any foreigners, they finished at the middle of the table (7 points from 7 games). 

Loko seems to be annoyed owing to lack of support from AIFF, as he rightly puts, I-League Second Division is the child AIFF never wanted! Bet be still believes in Indian football and working towards it. 

Let us hear from the young entrepreneur, about the latest developments, going forward with SUCF. Bet you don’t want to miss this!

GCSStars.com: Why did you take this decision so late - the fact that the clubs would require to pay for their travel and stay during Second Division qualifying round was one of the items discussed in AIFF's Emergency Committee meeting in New Delhi on May 27?
Loko: Yes, the discussions have taken place. Then again there have been discussions on many-many things, how many of them are actually in place? 
I am not one to take things into account based on discussions. I only react when there is a concrete decision, hence my resulting actions. Furthermore, I am also new to the football world here in India, SUFC is not even a year old and neither am I. So before all I had to go on was people's advice, now I have my experience of the I-League 2, and weighing it with this decision is one thing I got to do which lead to me auditing the value and deciding to look at what I personally think is best.

GCSStars.com: When were these conditions - clubs paying on their own and a participation fee of Rs. 1,00,000 carried to you - immediately after the Emergency Committee meeting or much later? 
Loko: I was informed a little later through verbal and written communication to my team members from the association. 

GCSStars.com: Above reasons look apparent, any other reasons behind this decision?
Loko: As I said, auditing my first season and our investments in the sport, I realized there is a huge demand for the sport, however, very few people actually investing in imparting the sport in the right way to younger kids from various backgrounds.
Grassroots is highly neglected in India and my real drive is to give as many kids as I can the opportunity to play this wonderful sport, no matter where they are. Re-directing funds to this area can have a huge impact in spreading the sport of football to all our kids. 
I have also spent a lot of time with experts from the UK, Germany, and Spain and all have them have told me if you are really serious about making a difference in football start with introducing U-8s to the sport, develop skills once they reach their teens, and work on their footballing brain. This will happen only with competitive exposure, hence we have now committed SUFC to be that vehicle a team of kids and If these kids take us places I will be happy to go along. 

GCSStars.com: Are you still retaining the same team or releasing players having better offers? 
Loko: How can I stop players from developing, as we all know a lot of my players are good enough for National football and they want to play against and with the best? Why should I stop them because of my own philosophies? They are looking for new challenges, however, we’ve kept few of the real raw talents.

GCSStars.com: The focus of SUFC is now shifted to the basics of football - grassroots and investing consciously towards developing youth footballers. Please elaborate your plan? 
Loko: As mentioned earlier, we have committed ourselves to bring the sport of football to as many kids as possible - that is our aim.  We have trained 1000 kids through soccer schools and camps last year, I want that to increase substantially. Also, I want to create an academy system that produces all my first team players. 
We are now in the process of re-structuring our organization towards that goal – India internationals - Raman Vijayan and Noel Wilson along with Gopal Gowda will remain with us to drive towards this goal. Once we complete re-structuring, I can elaborate more on our plans.

GCSStars.com: Do you have a plan or a vision with a number in mind. Like how many wards within a set number of years coming out from soccer schools will be playing for State, Country, so on? 
Loko: I am superstitious, so I don’t like to reveal my dream number! But let’s just say SUFC should solely supply with players from our systems and SUFC should be a national league team ON MERIT!

GCSStars.com: The latest being yesterday - Hindustan FC is pulling out of I-League. Just 4 days after SUFC took this decision. With clubs like Green Valley, Samaleshwari Sporting, Aizwal FC, Luangmual, Kohima Komets coming from the fringe areas without any support from sponsors, do you think the list will go longer? 
Loko: I would not like to comment on other clubs and their decisions, however I will say this, clubs like Laungmual won my heart over! The fans are so passionate, the players so in love with the game. It would be really bad for I-League, for Indian football, if they do pull out. That is the true home of Indian football, as through thick and thin without much support they passionately follow and participate in Indian football. 

GCSStars.com: Supposing AIFF rolls back the decision, will you reconsider your decision?
Loko: No, our focus remains on a bottom up approach!

Mahindra Youth Football Challenge Finals from Saturday

Third edition of Mahindra Youth Football Challenge Finals will commence from Saturday, April 13 at Bangalore Football Stadium. The winners from six cities across India will participate in round robin format and will go on till April 26. 

The teams will be from Bangalore, Kolkata, Mumbai, Goa, Kerala, and Delhi. Greenwood International won the Bangalore leg played in October last year - http://www.gcsstars.com/2012/11/mahindra-youth-football-challenge-2012.html.

All the matches will be played along with ongoing Final round of I-League 2^nd Division. The timings of the matches are adjusted accordingly to facilitate the I-League 2^nd Division teams. 

Match days and timings 

April 15 to April 22 - 8am, 9am, 10am


Participating teams

• Greenwood International, Bangalore 
• Delhi Public School, Vasntkunj, Delhi 
• Don Bosco High School, Matunga, Mumbai 
• Ashoknagar Vidyasagar Banibhaban High School, Kolkata 
• Don Bosco High School, Panjim, Goa 
• St.Joseph High School, Calicut, Kerala 

Mahindra Youth Football Challenge 2012-13: Greenwood International wins the Bangalore leg

Greenwood International School won the Bangalore leg of the Mahindra Youth Football Challenge (MYFC). Playing a hard game against much tougher opponent, this school from Sarjapur road defeating Government Sports School 2-0. 

Both the goals were scored in the later half – diminutive midfielder  Aryaman opened the account for Greenwood in 34th minute, Rishab scored the second goal via penalty in 48th minute and sealed the fate for the Government Sports School.
Earlier in the third place classification match, St Aloysius beat Veda Vignana Maha Peeta 2-1. 

Pavan from Greenwood bagged the Player of the Final award and Prasanth from Government Sports School took away the Player of the Tournament trophy. 

Prashanth from Government Sports School was adjudged as the Player of the Tournament

The final match was witnessed by two former Bangalore-based international players, Ilias Pasha and M Rajasekar. 


Star performers of knock-out round

• Final – Pavan (Greenwood)
• 3rd place – James (St.Aloysius, Cox Town)
• 2nd -Semi-Final- Azad (Veda Vignana Maha Peeta)
• 1st-Semi-Final – Anthony (Goalkeeper Greenwood)
• 4th Q/F – Prasanth (Govt. Sports School)
• 3rd Q/F – Kamshow (Veda Vignana Maha Peeeta)
• 2nd Q/F – Mangmulam (Parikrma)
• 1st Q/F- Match – Akshay (Magic Bus India Foundation)

Sunfeast Dream Cream Roots Football League - A football league for kids

With the thrust given to the grassroots football, the beautiful game has been barely taken seriously in India. Where do you find a Football League for kids played in the Garden City?

But the beautiful game is on the rise in India. It needs to be nurtured very carefully to realize the full potential in a nation where cricket is considered a religion. 

Game On Sports Management, which runs football training programmes for kids looks at grassroot football seriously, and in an attempt to take this to the next level, they are organizing Sunfeast Dream Cream presents Roots Football League (RFL). 

RFL is conceptualized as a platform where the junior and youth football players can participate in a competitive playing environment. The league, played over weekends, will span over a period of three months where all the teams will play against each other in a round robin format. The format is designed to offer maximum exposure to participants. 

RFL has partnered with Sunfeast, which has always been proudly associated with sporting events of such nature – World 10K Marathon, Sunfeast Open, etc.

 
Just like any other major leagues across the globe, EPL, La Liga, and so on, performance statistics for the weekend with league standing will be the talking point for the week to sustain the enthusiasm throughout the season.

RFL will also provide an opportunity for individuals to play in a team environment. The registered players will be distributed among teams based on skill and age to ensure the teams are balanced. Each team will have a distinct team name and team colour to develop an identity among the kids with their team. 

RFL, in partnership with Sunfeast, aspires to create a football movement among kids and parents – the League will encourage more children in the age group to play football, thus broadening the base of football in our community. The league would encourage parents’ active involvement in the form of Parent Coaches and Managers. An exclusive orientation session is scheduled by qualified coaches of Roots Football School to inculcate Football coaching and managerial skills among the parents.

Sunfeast Dream Cream presents Roots Football League Format 

• Age group: Boys and Girls in 7-15 age bracket – U11, U13, and U15
• Duration: 3 months – November 2012, December 2012, and January 2013
• Match day: Sundays 
• Team: Max of 8 teams in each group 
• Number of matches: minimum of 7 matches per team for each age group

How do you register for Sunfeast Dream Cream presents Roots Football League?

• Individual player registers for a fee through the website SunfeastRootsFL.com
• Website has all the details regarding the league and will serve as one-point contact for match fixtures, updates, and forum for sharing feedback about Sunfeast Dream Cream presents Roots Football League. 
• Complimentary football kits will be provided for the registered participants.

 

Inter-area U-14 boys tournament

BDFA is organizing an inter-area tournament for the U-14 boys. 23 teams across various localities within Bangalore city will be playing this tournament. This tourey is BDFA's attempt to develop gross roots football and grooming local talent.

This tournament is named after late KH Lakshmi Narayana, ex-AGORC  player and former Secretary of BDFA and KSFA.

The tournament will be played at the Bangalore Football Stadium, it is starting on this Thursday, October 11 and go on till next Tuesday, October 16. 

The teams are divided into 8 group and the top team from each group then qualifies to the knock-out stage. 

 

Cluster I Austin Town  MS Nagar  Uday Nagar	Cluster II  Murphy Town  Srirampuram  Malleswaram
Cluster III  Banaswadi  Jeevanahalli  CV Raman Nagar	Cluster IV  Indira Nagar  Vyali Kaval  Gowthamapuram
Cluster V  Richmond Town  Pottery Town  Lingarajpuram	Cluster VI  Yelahanka  Frazer Town  Periyar Nagar
Cluster VII  Halasaru  Jayanagar  Vasanthnagar	Cluster VIII  Ashoknagar  Pillana Garden

Group stage 

• Thursday, October 11, 2012, 8 am: Austin Town Vs MS Nagar
• Thursday, October 11, 2012, 9.15 am: Murphy Town Vs Srirampuram
• Thursday, October 11, 2012, 10.30 am: Banaswadi Vs Jeevanahalli
• Thursday, October 11, 2012, 11.45 am: Indira Nagar Vs Vyali Kaval
• Thursday, October 11, 2012, 1 pm: Ashoknagar Vs Pillana Garden
• Thursday, October 11, 2012, 2 pm: Richmond Town Vs Pottery Town
• Thursday, October 11, 2012, 3.15 pm: Yelahanka Vs Frazer Town
• Thursday, October 11, 2012, 4.30 pm: Halasaru Vs Jayanagar
• Friday, October 12, 2012, 8 am: Austin Town Vs Uday Nagar
• Friday, October 12, 2012, 9.15 am: Murphy Town Vs Malleswaram
• Friday, October 12, 2012, 10.30 am: Banaswadi Vs CV Raman Nagar
• Friday, October 12, 2012, 11.45 am: Indira Nagar Vs Gowthamapuram
• Friday, October 12, 2012, 2 pm: Richmond Town Vs Lingarajpuram
• Friday, October 12, 2012, 3.15 pm: Yelahanka Vs Periyar Nagar
• Friday, October 12, 2012, 4.30 pm: Halasaru Vs Vasanthnagar
• Saturday, October 13, 2012, 8 am: MS Nagar Vs Uday Nagar
• Saturday, October 13, 2012, 9.15 am: Srirampuram Vs Malleswaram
• Saturday, October 13, 2012, 10.30 am: Jeevanahalli Vs CV Raman Nagar
• Saturday, October 13, 2012, 11.45 am: Vyali Kaval Vs Gowthamapuram
• Saturday, October 13, 2012, 2 pm: Pottery Town Vs Lingarajpuram
• Saturday, October 13, 2012, 3.15 pm: Frazer Town Vs Periyar Nagar
• Saturday, October 13, 2012, 4.30 pm: Jayanagar Vs Vasanthnagar

Quarter final

• Group A - Sunday, October 14, 2012, 8.30 am: Cluster I Vs Cluster VIII
• Group B - Sunday, October 14, 2012, 10.00 am: Cluster II Vs Cluster VII
• Group C - Sunday, October 14, 2012, 2 pm: Cluster III Vs Cluster VI
• Group D - Sunday, October 14, 2012, 4 pm: Cluster IV Vs Cluster V

Semi final

• Monday, October 15, 2012, 2.30 pm: Group A Vs Group B
• Monday, October 15, 2012, 4.30 pm: Group C Vs Group D

Final - Tuesday, October 16, 2012, 3.30 pm 

FIFA FUTURO III Grassroots program commence in Bangalore

FUTURO III Grassroots course, FIFA’s initiative on educating the football instructors at grassroots-level commenced today at Bangalore. The seminar, concentering South Asian countries will go on from Monday September 24 thru Saturday, September 28.

FUTURO III primarily focuses on educating the member association instructors in coaching, refereeing, administration and management and sports medicine. 

Grassroots course is a driving force and key element of the governing body’s football development efforts. This program is aimed at getting as many people as possible involved in the game, instilling human values and, above all, bringing enjoyment to all simply by letting them take part.

FIFA FUTURO III Grassroots course will be headed by FIFA instructor Vincent Subramaniam, former National coach of Singapore and AFC instructor Chan Hiu Ming from Hong Kong.

The inauguration program was attended by Rob Baan, Technical Director, AIFF, Kushal Das, General Secratory, AIFF, Shaji Prabhakaran, FIFA Development Officer, plus several officials from the state (KSFA) and district football association (BDFA).

FIFA Development Officer, Shaji Prabhakaran said that FIFA is committed to strengthen the hands of AIFF, and fortunate that the program is happening in Bangalore, which boasts the artificial turf under FIFA's Win in India with India initiative. 

This Grassroots program would be a four-day course for the instructors, followed by a football festival for the children – both boys and girls between 6 and 12 years. The last day of the event reserved for the football festival.

Participants

• Afghanistan: Eltafuddin Kahimi, Hayatullah
• Bangladesh: Bayazid Alam Zubair Nipu, Qazi Altaful Huq
• Bhutan: Ugyen Dorji, Chokey Nima
• India: John Kenneth Raj, Kundan Chandra, Surinder Singh, Hilal Rasoolparray, Tarun Roy, Maymol Rocky,
• Maldives: Ibrahim Shafiu, Ahmed Shareef
• Nepal: Kumar Thapa, Madhu Karki
• Sri Lanka: Damodaram Chandrasiri, Don Gamini Nihal Madurawala
• Fifa Instructor: Vincent Subramaniam (Singapore)
• AFC Instructor: Chan Hiu Ming (Hong Kong)

Logo courtesy: FIFA 
    

L - R
Standing - Surender Singh (India), Don Gamini Nihal Madurawala (Sri Lanka), Maymol Rocky (Ind), Ahmed Shareef (Maldives), Ibrahim Shafiu (Maldives), Tarun Roy (Ind), Madhu Karki (Nepal), KumarThapa (Nepal), Bayazid Alam Zubair Nipu (Bangaladesh), Chokey Nima (Bhutan), Qazi Altaful Haq (Bangaladesh), C John Kenneth Raj (AIFF)

Rear Standing - Hayatullah (Afghanistan), Eltafuddin Rahimi (Afghanistan), Ugyen Dorji (Bhutan), Hillal Rassol Parray (Ind), Kundan Chandra (Ind)

Seating - M P Swami (Chairman BDFA), Shaji Prabhakaran (FIFA Development Officer), E Krishna Narayana (Gen Secretary KSFA), A R Khaleel (President KSFA), Kusahal Das (Gen Secretary AIFF), Vincent Subramaniam (FIFA Instructor)