67th Santosh Trophy: Semifinals & Final live on DD Sports

DD Sports will telecast live the semifinals and final of the 67th Santosh Trophy from the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Kochi, Kerala. The two semifinals are scheduled on February 28 and March 1 while the final will take place on March 3, 2013.

The 67th edition of the National Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy is being co-hosted by the states of Uttar Pradesh and Kerala with matches played from February 1 to March 3. From the Quarterfinal League onwards the tournament is being played in Kerala only.

34th Federation Cup: DD Sports to telecast Semifinals & Final!

There is good news for Indian football fans then there will be coverage from the 34th Federation Cup!

The All India Football Federation has informed the media that the two semifinals on September 27 and 28 plus the final on September 30 of the 34th Federation Cup will be telecast live on Doordarshan Sports from Siliguri, West Bengal. But there will be no live coverage from the ongoing group stage of the tournament.

This positive news for fans of Indian football comes after talks of coverage from the tournament on TenAction+ had failed to yield a result and it had been feared that there could be no coverage from the tournament at all.

33rd Federation Cup: DD Sports to telecast matches from tomorrow!

From tomorrow onwards until the end of the tournament on September 29 Doordarshan Sports (DD Sports) will be showing select matches of the 33rd Federation Cup live from Kolkata and Pune. This means two match day's of the quarterfinal league along with the semifinals and final will be shown by the national broadcaster.

The AIFF has been working on a last minute arrangement and could now finally, officially announce the deal as the tournaments official regional broadcaster Brand Value Communications Limited (News Time Bangla & News Time Assam) has agreed to share the television feed with Doordarshan, so to guarantee a national coverage of India's premier league-cum-knockout tournament.

The AIFF and their marketing partners IMG-Reliance have come in for heavy criticism from clubs, ex-players and fans alike why no national coverage of the Federation Cup could be organised.


MATCHES TO BE SHOWN LIVE

Quarterfinal Group Stage - Kolkata/Pune
21-Sep-2011: East Bengal Club - Dempo SC (Group C, 16.00 IST)
21-Sep-2011: Mohun Bagan AC - Churchill Brothers SC (Group A, 19.00 IST)
22-Sep-2011: Prayag United SC - Sporting Clube de Goa (Group D, 16.00 IST)
22-Sep-2011: Pailan Arrows - Salgaocar SC (Group B, 19.00 IST)

Semifinals - Kolkata
25-Sep-2011: Group A Winner - Group B Winner (18.00 IST)
26-Sep-2011: Group C Winner - Group D Winner (18.00 IST)

Final - Kolkata
29-Sep-2011: Winner SF 1 - Winner SF 2 (18.00 IST)