Bengaluru boy Shreyas makes his way to the India U-19 set-up

FCBU Media 

Little did Shreyas Ketkar know that a trip to a football ground in Bengaluru a little over a decade ago would transform his life forever. So drawn was he to the game of football that was being played that he decided to make the sport his own. Since then, Ketkar has taken massive strides on the football field. Today, the FC Bengaluru United midfielder is all set to practice with the India U-19 squad, as and when on ground training sessions resume. 

Shreyas is undoubtedly "excited" at the opportunity and hopes this will be a step forward towards his ultimate goal. "I am very excited to train with the India U-19 squad, but my goal is to not only play for the India U-19 team but to definitely play for the Indian Senior Team one day. However, I have to take one step at a time. Hopefully, I can do well here and eventually move into the Senior Team. My immediate goal is to make it to the India U-19 squad for the U-19 AFC Cup in 2022." He got his first taste of the I-League (Senior Teams) when he played for FC Bengaluru United from October 2020 to January 2021. Shortly after playing for Bengaluru United in the second division last year, Ketkar impressed the selectors during the trials held by first division I-League team Indian Arrows and moved to the side on loan.

Shreyas is quick to acknowledge the role of the "coaches and staff and players" at FC Bengaluru United in helping him grow and learn as a player. "They [the coaches] gave a chance to everyone, even young players like me. We got a chance to play and compete in the second division. I learnt a lot about the game in a different way," says the 17-year old. "The training is very different at FCBU. It's intense and we have to be focused, disciplined and switched on all the time. It helps you to keep your focus. The coaches are always there to help, and the players can speak to them anytime about their games. One can go and have a chat with them about how to improve as a player," he added. 

Shreyas has already achieved many milestones in his budding career. They include winning the Khelo India Youth Games in 2019 as Captain of the Karnataka team and being Karnataka State Captain for U-14, U-16 and U-17 sides. The young midfielder has seamlessly moved up the ranks of Indian football and now is all geared up for a crack at the international stage.

 

State selection trials for Junior National Dr. BC Roy Trophy

Trials for Karnataka state team for Junior National U-19 Dr. BC Roy Trophy Tier I will be held on Wednesday, November 8, at Bangalore Football Stadium. 

Junior National Championship, Dr. BC Roy Trophy will be held from December 5 to 15, 2017 at Hoshiarpur, Punjab.

Players born on or after January 1, 2001 and not later than December 31, 2002 are eligible. 

Players attending trail should bring original Birth Certificate issued by Panchayat/Municipal Authorities/Registrar of Births. The date of registration of birth mentioned in the certificate should be within one year of the actual date of birth of the concerned player or school leaving certificate (other than play school) from the first attended recognized school that is clearly indicating the date of birth of the concerned player and also any original photo ID Proof. 

Players have to report on November 8, 11:30 am at Bangalore Football Stadium with any of the above mentioned certificate. 

You may contact KSFA-080-25512996 or AD Nagendra, Chairman of the selection committee 9980276551. 

[NOTICE] U-19 State Junior Girls Trial cum Coaching Camp

Karnataka State Football Association (KSFA) will be conducting a Trial/Coaching Camp for the state junior women's football Team. The team will be participating in the National Junior Girl's Football Championship 2017-18 to be held at Cuttack, Odisha from 26th July 2017 to 10th August 2017. 

Players born between 1st January 2000 and 31st December, 2003 are eligible for trial which will be held at the Bangalore Football Stadium from Friday, 7th July 2017 from 07:00 A.M. to 09:00 A.M. up to 24th July 2017.

Players are requested to report at the Bangalore Football Stadium on Friday, 7th July 2017 by 07:00 A.M.  

For more information, please contact Shri.A.D.Nagendran at 9980276551.

Karnataka boys reach finals of Tier II U19 Nationals

Karnataka state boys defeated Services in the semi-final of Dr. BC Roy Junior National Championship at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack today. 

Playing an attacking game, Karnataka took lead in the 15th minute from a Sudeer Kotikela goal. Team extended lead in the 38th minute, scorer Surya S.  Sudeer scored another goal in the second half, finishing with a 3-0 scoreline. 

Team will meet Meghalaya at the Tier II final 4 pm, Thursday, May 4. 
Last time Karnataka reached final was seven seasons back at Mandya where they eventually emerged champions.

This team coached by former HAL player Ravi Kumar, who meticulously prepared the boys for 30 days. Interestingly, as a player and captain, Ravi Kumar won the same trophy at the same city in the 80s. 

Rudra to captain Karnataka in Junior National BC Roy Trophy

Pic: indianetzone.com

Karnataka will play the Junior National (U-19) Dr. BC Roy Trophy at Cuttack. Grouped in Tier II along with Gujarat, Manipur, Chandigarh, the boys will start their campaign on Tuesday, April 25. 

Team 

Rudra Ved Moola (Captain), Arvind Babu G (Vice Captian), Bill Clinton, Arun H, Nidhish R, Pavan S, Surya V, Suraj Kumar.R, Surya S, Shiva Kumar N, Rupesh Kumar KR, Arun Kumar D, Sudeer Kotikela, Mohith Mangaladevi, Krishana Kanth Pratap, Gokul Krishna C, Jones M, Tharun S, Tanith P, Balakrishna Gowda SM  
Coach - C Ravi Kumar, Manager -Vijaya Suvarna, Asst.Manager - MG Chandra Shekar

Tier II Karnataka fixtures: 

• April 25: Karnataka 3 (Sudheer Kotikal-45', 45'+1', 76') Vs Manipur 0 
• April 27: Karnataka 1 (Rudra Ved Moola-90'+3') Vs Chandigarh 0 
• April 29: Karnataka 1 Vs Gujarat 1
• May 2: SF - Karnataka 3 (Sudeer Kotikela-15', 75', Surya S-38') Vs Services 0 
• May 2: Final - Karnataka 0 Tie Breaker 2 (Gokul Krishna C, Shiva Kumar N) Vs Meghalaya 0 Tie Breaker 3 (Stephanson Pale, Banskam Almng Man Long, Mawih Mangthanga)   

Bengaluru FC beat India U-19 in similar margin

Bengaluru FC Media  

Goals from Len Doungel, Kim Song Yong, Sunil Chhetri, Alwyn George and CK Vineeth saw Bengaluru FC produce a dominant second half display to overcome a 1-0 deficit and register a 5-2 win over the India under-19 team in the second pre-season friendly between the two sides at the Bangalore Football Stadium, on Wednesday. The Blues had beaten the under-19s with an identical scoreline at the same venue on Saturday.

The U19 side took the lead in the 37th minute and against the run of play with a deflected shot from Vinit Rai finding the net. Bengaluru’s best chance of the half came when Chhetri’s header from a Beikhokhei Beingaichho cross was tipped away by U19 ’keeper Sukhdev Patil.

Ashley Westwood rung in three changes at half time, sending on Doungel, Kim and George to add to the Blues’ attack. It didn’t take long for the substitutes to have their say with Doungel slotting home five minutes from the hour mark. A volleyed effort from Kim saw the North Korean grab his first goal for the club, giving Westwood’s men the lead just a minute later. A calm run and finish from Chhetri saw him grab his second in as many pre-season games in the 66th minute.

The under-19s reduced the deficit with Lalhlimpuia, who collected a cross from the left and found the net from close to make it 3-2. Despite the Indian Colts’ best efforts to equalize, Alwyn George rose high to head home a parry by Patil to restore the Blues’ two goal advantage. CK Vineeth then became the Blues’ fourth substitute to score on the day when he collected a pass from George to slot home and make it 5-2 to the Blues.

Bengaluru win in friendly against India under-19

BengaluruFC Media 

Goals from Sunil Chhetri, Alwyn George, NS Manju, an on-trial Ericson Lyngdoh and Robin Singh saw Bengaluru FC register a 5-2 win over the India under-19 team in a pre-season friendly played at the Bangalore Football Stadium, on Saturday.  

The game, that had a sizeable crowd for a friendly and national coach Stephen Constantine in audience, saw goals from Daniel Lalhimpuia and a free-kick from Bidyananda give the under-19s a 2-1 lead at half time before a dominant second half show from the Blues.

Karnataka team for 49th Junior National Dr. B C Roy Trophy

The Karnataka State Football Association (KSFA) today announced a 21-member team for 49th U-19 Dr. B C Roy Trophy. This year's edition will be played at Ranchi, Jharkhand, from September 19 to 29. 

Karnataka will be playing in Tier-I (qualifying rounds) with 15 other teams. They are placed in Group D, a difficult group along with Punjab, Goa, and, Meghalaya. 

Until now, Karnataka has won the Dr. B C Roy Trophy title four times - 1979, 1991, 2002, and 2010.

• September 21, 2013: Karnataka 2 Vs Goa 2  
• September 21, 2013: Punjab 2 Vs Meghalaya 1 
• September 23, 2013: Karnataka 3 Vs Meghalaya 2 
• September 23, 2013: Goa 2 Vs Punjab 4
• September 25, 2013: Karnataka 0 Vs Punjab 5 
• September 25, 2013: Goa 1 Vs Meghalaya 0

Team

Kabir T (Bangalore Mars), Sanadep Kumar S (Southern Blues), N Boinao Singh (ASC), Praveen R (DYSS), U Robinson Singh (ASC), Saran A (Dharmaraja Union), D Mark Anthony (Bangalore Mars), C Samananda Singh (ASC), Vignesh Srinivas (DYSS), Shahib SA (Coorg District) Magesh (DYSS), Anil Kumar (Dharmaraja Union), Goutam Singh (ASC), Md. Razak Ahamed (ASC), Anto Roshith  S (Captain-Bengaluru FC), Shelton Nickson (Bengaluru FC), W Niraj Singh (ASC), Paheen Riame (VVMP), Kaviarasan (ADE), M Karan Raj (South India FC), Shiva kumar P (Bangalore Independents)

Coach - R Mohan
Manager - Venkata Ramadu

Anto suffers shinbone fracture, out for three months

India junior international and ADE striker Anto Xavier was seriously injured today owing to a horrible challenge from South United defender Barun Oraon. Referee straightaway gave a marching order to Barun. 

Anto was immediately rushed to HOSMAT hospital for treatment.
 
X-Ray confirmed shinbone fracture, Anto will undergo a surgery on Tuesday. Anto has represented India in several age groups, U-16 team during South Africa tour, U-19 tours, Asian Cup.
 
He was all set to join the Indian junior team camp in Goa next month, now he’s out of action for three months.

Chitra Gangadharan to coach U-19 national girls

The national coaching camp for the U-19 girls national team got started from Monday, September 10. The camp will conclude next month, Thursday, October 18. This Camp is aimed at preparing players for the upcoming U-19 AFC Asian Cup, which is commencing on October 20, 2012. 

The Camp is attended by 45 girls who will train under Shukla Dutta, Coach, Priya PV, asst. coach) and Chitra Gangadharan, goalkeeper coach. 

The trials for selections took place from August 3 to September 9. Likewise, national coaching camp of U-16 Girls, for the preparation of AFC U-16 Asian Cup 2013, Qualifiers Round1 from 6th to 10th November 2012 at Sri Lanka, will be starting from 16th September to 4th of November 2012 at SAI Centre, Gandhi Nagar. 

Coaching/selection camp for U-19 Nationals

The Karnataka State Football Association (KSFA) is conducting coaching-cum-selection

camp to finalize the Karnataka State U-19 team. The Karnataka State team will be participating in the U-19 junior national, Dr. B. C. Roy Trophy 2Oll-12.

The coaching-cum-selection camp will be held at the Bangalore Football Stadium from December 2, 2011, 7.30 AM to 9.30 AM.

Players born on or after January 1, 1995 are eligible to participate in the coaching-cum-selection camp.

Two city footballers in the U-19 National squad

Rookies from the Garden City, Anto Xavier and Edwin have been included in the U-19 Indian squad. The juniors will represent their country in the U-19 Weifang Cup in Shandong, China.

Anto Xavier

Defender Edwin is a product of the DYSS, Bangalore. Anto Xavier hails from Austin Town and plays in the midfield position. Anto has represented BDFA B Division team Southern Blues.

Exactly a year ago, Anto represented India U-16 team in an exposure trip, Coca-Cola International 2010 football camp in Tuks village, Pretoria, South Africa. 

The team leaves for Shanghai on July 10 for the preparatory camp and will then travel to Shandong for the U-19 Weifang Cup, which kicks-off on August 1.

FC Benfica, FC Guadalajara Chivas, China’s U-19 National Team, and FC Chunna Dragons have already confirmed their participation in the tourney.
 
Squad
 
Goalkeeper: Kamaljit Singh, Albino Gomes, Nitin Meel
 
Defender: Bikramjit Singh, Sonu, Arijeet Singh, Pawan Kumar, Akashdeep Singh, Pritam Kotal, Edwin, Narayan Das
 
Midfielder: Sehnaj Singh, Prabir Das, Pronoy Halder, Brandon Fernandes, Johny Chand Singh, Sunny, Anto Xavier
 
Striker: Holicharan Narzary, Sumit Passi, Rajinder Kumar, Malswamfela, Pankaj Sona, Lalnunmawia
 
Coach: Colm Toal
 
Assistant Coach: Francisco Bruto da Costa, Shabir Pasha, Feroze Sheriff (Goalkeeping)
 
Physio: Vijayan Inian Lenin

The U-19 squad defeated Sesa Football Academy 10-0 in their last practice match today. Rajinder Kumar scored a hat trick, Sumit Passi scored a brace while Pronoy Halder, Yumnam Meetei, Malswamfela, Brandon Fernandes and Souvik Das scored one apiece.

47th Dr. B C Roy Trophy: Karnataka thulp Rajasthan

The state juniors registered a back to back win by crushing Rajasthan 13-0 in their 2nd match of Cluster I in the ongoing under-19 nationals. Last Saturday, the lads defeated Chhattisgarh 14-0.

Sitting pretty with 2 large wins, Karnataka tops the points table, they only need a point to cleanly qualify for the next round. They will play their last group match against Meghalaya on Wednesday, June 9. Meghalaya won their first match against Rajasthan 6-0 and later today they won their second match against Chhattisgarh 4-1.

Lokesh pumped 5 goals and did the bulk of scoring. Prakash Majumdar, who scored 6 goals against Chhattisgarh on the other day, fired 3 goals today. Scoring 9 goals from 2 matches, Majumdar is a real threat to opponents' defense.

Match Result

• Karnataka 13 (Lokesh-5',29',55',85',and 88', Rajkiran-14', Shankar-32', Sridhar-33' and 83' and Prakash Majumdar-49', 65', and 67')
  Mathew-82') Vs Rajasthan
• Meghalaya 4 Vs Chhattisgarh 1