AIFF to organise prospective I-League Investors meeting in Dubai on Saturday

After a successful first of its kind AIFF organised Open House Meeting for induction of two new I-League Clubs in New Delhi on March 5, a follow-up meeting for prospective foreign investors and European clubs will be held in Dubai on Saturday, April 6.

AIFF president Praful Patel after the first meeting was extremely confident that a minimum of two corporate-backed clubs will help raise the standard of the I-League significantly in place of PSUs (public sector units) teams ONGC and Air India, who will be relegated at the end of the season due to not fulfilling the AFC Club Licencing criteria for several seasons.

AIFF General Secretary Kushal Das told Gulf News that an attempt to "attract corporates with football vision" was being made to revive the game in India and provide the sport with a much-needed shake-up.

The Dubai prospective I-League investors meet was originally planned for last weekend, but it was postponed and will now be held on Saturday, April 6 at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in DIFC from 4 to 6pm local Dubai time.

As per information coming out of Dubai there is quite some interest in setting-up a new team in the I-League with at least 15 corporate groups already registering to attend the prospective I-League Investors meet.

The background of the interested investors is currently not known.

VIDEO: New Delhi Josh football program

Here a video of the New Delhi Josh football program and team (2010-2013) carried out by the India Youth Soccer Association (IYSA) with support from the Government of Delhi, Directorate of Education (Sports), and donations from corporates and individuals.

FICCI GOAL 2013: International Convention on Football Business over next couple of days

The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) will organise its first-ever FICCI GOAL 2013 - India Football, which will be an International Convention on Football Business over the next couple of days at Federation House on Tansen Marg in New Delhi.

This initiative is a strategic dialogue platform to bring together senior decision makers and who's who of Indian and international football industry to deliberate on profitable promotion and grassroots development of the sport in the country.


Sessions over the two days will include a wide range of topics concerning Indian football. Here an overview

- Football in Asia: Opportunities for India with focus on youth development

- Reconceptualizing of Indian League system: Club vs City Franchisee

- Football Stadia: Sustenance and Legacy of 'White Elephant'

- Joining the dots of AIFF Lakshya 2022 & IMG-RIL 2026 Vision

- Strategy of acquisition and successful executive of 2017 FIFA Under-17 World Cup in India

- A focused session on Success Stories in Indian football


To register for the event go to: http://www.ficci.com/events-page.asp?evid=21288 .

Raymond Verheijen - A former Barca, Chelsea fitness trainer to teach Indian Coaches!

Three World Cups and European Championships! Stints with FC Barcelona, Chelsea FC, Zenit St. Petersburg, and Manchester City! This is precisely what renowned football fitness coach Raymond Verheijen brings to the table in his maiden arrival to India for a two-day 'Conditioning Conference for Football Coaches' in the Capital from Tuesday, February 12 to Thursday, February 14.

Author of two books on Conditioning and Periodisation, namely 'Conditioning in Soccer' and 'Periodisation in Football', the 41-year old Dutchman has worked with some of the best tacticians in the business like Guus Hiddink, Dick Advocaat and Frank Rijkaard, tasting success at both international and club level.

Apart from being the deputy to Frank Rijkaard for the 2000 European Championships in Belgium/Holland, where the Oranjes reached the semifinal, losing to Italy in the tie-breaker, Verheijen was also an integral part of the famous South Korean sojourn under Guus Hiddink, when the unfancied co-hosts upset Spain and Italy to reach the last-four of the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

He then joined hands with Advocaat to help the Netherlands reach the semis of the 2004 European Championships. He was also the right hand man in the latter's stints with South Korea in the 2006 FIFA World Cup and Russia in 2012 European Championships in Poland/Ukraine.

As an Advisor of Periodisation, Verheijen has worked with some of the best as far as club football in concerned. Starting with arguably the best club in the World, FC Barcelona in 2003-2006 under Rijkaard, Verheijen also went on to help the Didier Drogba's and the Frank Lampard's chalk out their Yearly Training Plan (YTP) – the mainstay of Periodisation. This was in 2009, when the current UEFA Champions League holders won the prestigious FA Cup under Hiddink.

With the Catalans, Verheijen soared heights winning the elusive UEFA Champions League in 2006, apart from two La Liga titles and Spanish Super Cups/King's Cup.

With Russian heavyweights Zenit St. Petersburg too, Verheijen tasted considerable success winning by not only becoming champions of Russia in 2007, but also the UEFA Cup and also the resultant Super Cup.

Manchester City (2009) and KRC Genk (2010-11) were the other clubs he has been associated with. Verheijen was also Advisor of Individual Periodisation of Wales and former Manchester City star Craig Bellamy in the period of 2010-11.

Verheijen reinstated his partnership with Hiddink for Euro 2008 as the assistant manager of Russia. The phrase was an important one for Verheijen. Chronicling his second book, 'Periodisation in Football' in the same year, Verheijen followed it up with the Dutch Football Academy as the Founder and Director in 2009. He bettered it with the World Football Academy (WFA) two years later in the same capacity. Hiddink happened to be the Ambassador in WFA.

In 2011, he along with Gary Speed was responsible for making Wales FIFA's most improved Team in that year, an achievement that was showered with lot of praise. Verheijen was also the assistant coach of the Dutch Women’s team in Euro 2009, helping them reach the semis of the competition.

Raymond Verheijen is currently the assistant manager of the Armenian National Team.

Verheijen will be conducting the Course at the FICCI Auditorium in New Delhi and there will be both theoretical and practical sessions. Coaches from I-League Clubs, private Academies and all AIFF contracted coaches would be attending the same.

(Photo courtesy AIFF Media)

GOAL 2013: FICCI's International Convention on Football Business in New Delhi

The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) will organise its first-ever FICCI GOAL 2013 - India Football, which will be an International Convention on Football Business on February 14/15 at Federation House on Tansen Marg in New Delhi.

This initiative is a strategic dialogue platform to bring together senior decision makers and who’s who of Indian and international football industry to deliberate on profitable promotion and grassroots development of the sport in the country.


Sessions over the two days will include a wide range of topics concerning Indian football. Here an overview

- Football in Asia: Opportunities for India with focus on youth development

- Joining the dots of AIFF Lakshya 2022 & IMG-RIL 2026 Vision

- Reconceptualizing of Indian League system: Club vs City Franchisee

- Football Stadia: Sustenance and Legacy of 'White Elephant'

- Strategy of acquisition and successful executive of 2017 FIFA Under-17 World Cup in India

- A focused session on Success Stories in Indian football


To register for the event go to: http://www.ficci.com/events-page.asp?evid=21288 .

FCBEscola conducts open trials for its Academy in Delhi NCR

The true spirit of Republic Day was seen today at the IOS Maidan with football enthusiasts' from across the nation exhibiting camaraderie while vying with their peers to get a place at FCBEscola Academy Delhi. The ground reverberated as hundreds of footballers in the age groups of Under-8, U-10, U-12, U-14, U-16 and U-18 from over 200 schools and 38 cities played hard to secure themselves for the FC Barcelona's official football school in Delhi NCR.

The young guns ran tirelessly after the ball at the open trials conducted by FCBEscola to pursue their dream of being trained the Barca way. Apart from the ball possession or stop and pass, the football aficionado's were also judged on the values like tolerance, respect, solidarity, friendship, community spirit and integration. The trials will be a two stage process, with selected kids from today being called to a Final Trial in March. In the end, only a handful of highly talented kids will be invited to join the FCBEscola.

FCBEscola is the official football school of the top European club, FC Barcelona. The school operates with an intensive program that runs year round, in which the players train twice a week and play matches once every week. The Escola is open for players from age 6-17. Once a player is selected to the Escola he goes through a continuous development program under the watchful eyes of official coaches.

FC Barcelona boasts of some of the top names in world football who have come through their own youth development programs. Superstars such as Lionel Messi, Cesc Fabregas, Xavi Hernandez, Pep Guardiola, Gerard Pique, Victor Valdes, Carlos Puyol and Andres Iniesta are only a few of the illustrious players that have graduated from this system. The School, which is meant for serious footballers, will be headed by Antoni Claveria, Director of the FCBEscola India Project appointed by FC Barcelona. With the Escola, FC Barcelona aims to provide sustained world-class grassroots training to aspiring footballers and help India build the foundation for better performance at global level.

Speaking about the trials, Antoni Claveria, Director of the FCBEscola India Project said, "This will engage promising young players from across the country. We look forward to participating and hopefully seeing some of the young enthusiasts play competitive football in coming days. While we have shortlisted potential participants from the earlier camps, the trials will give impetus to finalise the students who are going to be part of FCBEscola Delhi. I am really excited to meet talent from India."

CII to organise Corporate Soccer Festival

The Confederation of Indian Industry will be organising the CII Corporate Soccer Festival with an aim to create awareness and connect the key influencers for football within the Indian corporate world with tournaments to be held in New Delhi and Mumbai over the next couple of months.

The envijaged format would see 32 teams per city playing in a 6 A-Side format with kits and refreshments to be provided by the organisers. All participating teams will play a minimum of three group games with match durations being of 25 minutes split into the half.

The New Delhi-leg will be played on the weekend of 23/24 February with the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium as the tournament venue, while the Mumbai-leg is planned for March with no date or venue set.

Corporate teams interested to take part would have to pay Rs 25,000 as participation fee with more information available on the www.cii.in website.

International Football Arena Roundtable focuses on the Indian football market

The third edition of the International Football Arena round table in New Delhi was held at the Oberoi Gurgaon over the last couple of days with key players from global, regional and national football taking part to discuss Indian football.

One of the key points discussed was that if India gets to host the 2017 FIFA Under-17 World Cup it is going to boost the prospect of grassroots and infrastructure development of Indian football. Stakeholders of Indian football who gathered at the IFA Roundtable were unanimous in their opinion that public private partnership along-with key sponsors will help boost holistic development of the game. The roundtable was organised with the aim of finding solutions for development and marketing of Indian football.

Speaking at the IFA Roundtable, Jérôme Valcke – FIFA General Secretary, said, "While the size of India is a challenge for development of football, the key to success lie through the partnership of private sector. If the Executive Committee of FIFA agrees, India stands to host Under-17 World in 2017. It will provide a huge fillip to development of football in India." He further added, "We have engaged in a 10 year understanding with AIFF, wherein, we will be aiding the body with strategy, management issues, league management, club management and development of football. India should focus on creating a league which is viable, vibrant and has viewership. FIFA is happy with timelines that AIFF has shared with us in relation to football development in India."

Addressing the roundtable, AIFF President Praful Patel, who is also the Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, said, "India has never been a one sport nation. Today, India is the home of world cricket and we are certain that in the years to come, football will regain its lost glory. Our vision document LAKSHYA has been well received by the FIFA and we are working towards having our presence felt at the FIFA World Cup, 2022."

Plans of Chelsea FC entering India were discussed during the roundtable. Chelsea CEO Ron Gourlay said, "India is an important market for us. We hope to be visiting the country soon to initiate a long-term partnership. It's too easy for clubs just to fly in, play and then leave. At Chelsea we feel a fundamental responsibility to help develop the sport at grassroots level and leave behind a lasting legacy, so there would be much more to consider than just playing games here."

Speaking on Indian football, Gourlay added, "I have learnt more about Indian football during the IFA Roundtable in the last 24 hours than I had in past few years. A lot of what I heard points to the need for India to work on creating and developing the under-17 team which will then be able to form the national team in the future."

Marcel Schmid, Founder and Chairman of the International Football Arena, has been critical on current ideas, to bring Iconic players to the country. "It would create a short-term media bust and get some public attention, but it would have no impact on long term sustainability. Instead of paying high salaries to foreign players it would be much better to invest into training your own youth."

Taking a cue from Marcel Schmid’s comment, Srinivas Dempo, who is the president of the Goa Football Association and Dempo Sports Club, said, "The
cumulative spend by Indian football clubs of I–League stature is about INR 140 crore. The operating costs are as high as 85% with more than 70% is salaries. Unless we have more say in I–League and clubs are treated as partners of the property, the future looks bleak. It is now the onus of AIFF to engage in a dialogue with clubs to usher in a new era of feasible, profitable and healthy football in India."

The 2012 edition of the International Football Arena round table was attended by representatives from FIFA; Asian Football Confederation; the Football Association (England); German Football Association (DFB); Chelsea FC; All India Football Federation; Reliance Industries Limited; Dempo SC; Shillong Lajong FC; East Bengal Club; Hero Motors amongst others.

VIDEO - CNN-IBN: India set to host 2017 FIFA Under-17 World Cup?

If world football governing body has its way then India would be the hosts of the 2017 FIFA Under-17 World Cup. That is what FIFA General Secretary said at a press conference in New Delhi. Here the report from CNN-IBN.

Valcke inaugurates FIFA Regional Development Office in New Delhi

The FIFA General Secretary Jérôme Valcke on a four day visit to the India capital New Delhi earlier today inaugurated the new FIFA Developmental Office in Dwarka close to the Football House of the All India Football Federation.

Jérôme Valcke said on the occasion, "It's really pleasing to see our Endeavour taking shape in India. The Developmental Office being located here reflects our intention to develop football from the grassroots in this country. Development Offices are an integral part of FIFA as it builds the grassroots."

The 51-year old Frenchman emphasised on India's bid to host the 2017 FIFA Under-17 World Cup as well as qualifying for the FIFA 2022 World Cup.

"I sincerely hope that India qualify for the 2022 World Cup. The Developmental Office will have to play a big role in that. Their bid to host the U-17 World Cup is also being taken seriously and I hope they succeed there as well. We will help as much as possible," Valcke maintained.

AFC General Secretary Alex Soosay, who was also present, said, "It is an honour to be a part of this inauguration of the FIFA Developmental Office. We have the perfect atmosphere here - that of football. It's also very close to Football House, the All India Football Headquarters."

Thierry Regenass, Director Member Associations and Development Vision, FIFA reflected on how the plan for the Developmental Office in New Delhi was laid. "We have completed a circle. We started 15 months ago and now the results are in front of us. We had planned to open a Developmental Office in India and I am extremely happy with the steadfast progress it has made so far."

Dr. Shaji Prabhakaran, the FIFA Regional Development Officer (RDO) for South and Central Asia said it's a "big challenge" for him and his team.

"It's a very special day for us. We need to do justice with our Endeavour. We plan to move ahead with FIFA's support and this day marks the beginning of a new chapter," he maintained.

Manila Fernando, the former RDO for South Asia added, "I wish Shaji and his team all the very best. My support is with all the Developmental Programmes and endeavours taken in the future."

VIDEO - ESPN: Mission India for FIFA!

Here a news report from ESPN'S Sportscenter on the visit of FIFA General Secretary Jerome Valcke to India and the support of the world governing body to the All India Football Federation and Indian football, which includes support for the 2017 FIFA Under-17 World Cup in India and general support to develop the game in the sub-continent over the next decade.

AIFF organises Platinum Jubilee function, honours former Greats

Ahead of tonights Nehru Cup kick-off, the All India Football Federation celebrated its Platinum Jubilee function at New Delhi's Taj Palace hotel last night with a grand gathering graced by some of the living members of the 1962 Asian Games football tournament Gold Medal winning squad, while others could not attend like the living 1951 Asian Games football tournament Gold Medal winning members.

Chuni Goswami, the captain of the 1962 Asian Games squad along with P.K. Banerjee, Prodyut Burman, Prasanta Sinha, Fortunata A. Franco, Ethiraj, D.M.K. Afzal and Arumanayagam were present on the occasion. AIFF President Praful Patel presented a silver plaque and a shawl to each one of them.

The evening also marked the unveiling of the Platinum Jubilee Souvenir and the AIFF Technical Director Rob Baan's Masterplan for the development of Indian football.

Praful Patel said on the occasion, "It's a personal honour to be a part of AIFF's Platinum Jubilee Year. I always maintain that managing football is far more challenging than managing the ministry. We have to work that extra bit to achieve our goal. We have completed 75 years, now we should set goals for the next 25 years."

"I pledge all of you to work as a football family. We need to emulate and exceed the feats of the yesteryears. I request our Dutch Coaches to help us achieve our goal."

Speaking on behalf of the yesteryear Greats who were felicitated, Chuni Goswami added, "I'm overwhelmed by the reception. I thank AIFF for this. The 1962 Asian Games will forever be etched in memory as Golden days of Indian football. But it's time to move ahead and not rest on laurels. Indian football is going ahead as we boast of a capable Coaching staff."

P.K. Banerjee added, "The AIFF has always supported its players. I stay grateful to them to honour us at such a platform."

As the evening wore on, Technical Director Rob Baan unveiled his Masterplan, 'Lakshya'. While unveiling the much-awaited doctrine that holds the future of Indian football, the 69-year old Dutch said, "This is not my Masterplan. After coming to India I met so many people, visited State Associations and attended so many Seminars and Camps. We interacted and the suggestions have been taken into account."

"I believe kids need to brought into football. They should be given proper space to play and be educated. The Coaches and the Referees also need to be educated."

"The curriculum of football should be updated. Take Barcelona for example. They often play without a striker. The dynamics of football curriculum has changed and we need to stay updated."

2012 Kingfisher Corporate 5s starts in September

The 12th edition of the Kingfisher Corporate 5s, which is a five a-side Futsal tournament for corporate India, will be held across five cities from September 2012 onwards. Bangalore-based sports management company SPT India will once again organise the Kingfisher Corporate 5s in the cities of Bangalore, New Delhi, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Pune.

Those corporate teams interested to play in the tournament will have to pay an entry fee to participate. For a new Men's team that fee is Rs 16,000 +taxes, for a Men's team which has previously participated it is Rs 14,500 +taxes and for Women's teams it is Rs 10,000 +taxes.


The dates for three of the venues have been released

Bangalore: September 1/2

New Delhi: September 22/23

Mumbai: October 13/14

The dates for Hyderabad and Pune will be released later.


For more details contact the organisers under info@sptindia.com !

4th FICCI Sports Summit 'Turf2012' in October

The 4th FICCI Global Sports Summit 'TURF 2012' and FICCI Sports Awards will be held on October 18/19 at the auditoriums of FICCI's Federation House in New Delhi. There is plethora of investment and growth opportunities in the Sports sector. To facilitate the above FICCI has been organizing Global Sports Summit “TURF” and FICCI Sports Awards for the last three years.

FICCI expect that Public - Private Partnerships, State-Industry engagements and international cooperation will reach newer heights. Indian and international sports experts as panelists will bring innovative ideas and exclusive insights on the major issues and growing opportunities in the field of sports.

The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) is an association of business organizations in India, headquartered in the national capital New Delhi. FICCI is one of the main organizations to fund and support many governmental and non-governmental educational institutes. And sports is one area in which the FICCI has become more proactive in recent years. In 2009 FICCI organised their first-ever Sports Summit and since then the sports summit has grown in size and importance.


Objectives of FICCI TURF and Sports Awards Night

•Discuss the existing challenges and emerging opportunities in the business of Sports

•Promoting international cooperation for development of business of Sports in India

•Initiate dialogue between government, sports persons, federations, foreign experts and India Inc during networking opportunities

•Highlighting success stories & bringing best practices to India

•Develop understanding on Public Private Partnership models: Up gradation of existing Sports Infrastructure

•Recognize the contribution of sports for economy and society and felicitate sporting heroes

VIDEO: Pepsi T20 Football Grand Finale ESPN episode

Pepsi India has partnered with sports channel ESPN-Star Sports, who will produce and showcase the Pepsi T20 Football tournament in a special 8-episode series. This is the seventh part of the series from the capital New Delhi!



Here the link to my original article from March: Pepsi India launch Amateur T20 Football Tournament !

IBN VIDEO: Sunil Chhetri joining Sporting Clube de Portugal

A press conference was held earlier today in New Delhi to announce the signing of Indian football captain Sunil Chhetri by Portuguese giants Sporting Clube de Portugal. Sunil joins their 'B' team, who play in the second tier in Portugal and if he can prove himself, then more is possible.

Here some footage of the press conference shown by CNN-IBN

VIDEO - NDTV: Drogba 'the coach' in Pepsi T20 Football

Ivory Coast striker Didier Drogba is in New Delhi today for the grand finale of the inaugural edition of the Pepsi T20 Football. Drogba interacted with the Indian media at a press conference and here some of the answers on NDTV 24x7.

Pepsi T20 Football: Didier Drogba comes to Delhi for the Grand Finale!

You've seen them change the game on television many times and this is your chance to see them live in action. Football fanatics not only in Delhi but across the nation are gearing up for the much awaited Grand Finale of Pepsi T20 Football scheduled to take place on June 17 at the Thyagraj Stadium, Shri Ganganath Marg, INA Colony in New Delhi from 13.00 IST onwards.

Present at the event will be none other than Ivory Coast football sensation, Didier Drogba who will coach the national winners of the Pepsi T20 Football amateur tournament, creating waves across the country over the past few months. This team will then get a once in a lifetime opportunity to play an exhibition match with the stars of the Indian cricket team, Mahender Singh Dhoni, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Harbhajan Singh and Murali Vijay. While, the national winning team will be led by avid footballer and youth icon, Ranbir Kapoor, M.S. Dhoni will front the Indian cricket team, and be coached by Baichung Bhutia, the Indian football legend.

Pepsi's first ever football campaign was launched in India with a fun and irreverent film featuring Ranbir Kapoor that set the tone for the real action earlier this year. It was followed by a unique grassroots initiative, Pepsi T20 Football that took football outside the conventional domain, giving it a refreshing twist. The initiative combined the excitement and fun of T20 style of playing cricket with the speed, thrill and spirit of football. Organized in a unique metallic cage, the 20-minute knockout matches were held across major Indian cities - Chennai, Bangalore, Kolkata, Mumbai, Lucknow, Ludhiana and Delhi, with phenomenal response. A total of 8-teams, including one winning team from each city and one wild card entry from their Facebook community will compete to emerge as 'Game Changers'.


So what are you waiting for? Go and grab your passes today and save yourselves a seat for the much awaited Grand Finale of Pepsi T20 Football!

More information under www.facebook.com/PepsiIndia

India Under-22 Team enjoying training sessions

The Preparatory Camp of the Indian Under-22 squad for the AFC Under-22 Asian Cup qualifiers is in full swing at the Ambedkar Stadium in New Delhi. Head Coach Arthur Papas is stressing on the new 4-3-3 formation, and the boys are getting accustomed to it fast.

Senior India striker Jeje Lalpekhlua, who is still young enough to play Under-22s, said, "We have been explained and demonstrated the new formation and the players are getting used to it. The sessions are fun for sure," he said. Jeje, who is still nursing his ankle injury haven't had a full session so far and has been working with team physio Kaji Juyef Islam on the sidelines. "I hope to be training at full steam soon."

Papas, however, isn't in any hurry to rush Jeje. "I'm not desperate to play him unless he is 100 percent fit. He is a Senior Team player and when he plays in the U-22 team, it's obvious all will expect more responsibility from him. So till the time he's fully recovered, I won't rush him," he commented.

For the first time in the history of Indian football the practice sessions are being shot on camera which are later being analysed during team meetings.

Tata Football Academy graduate Simranjit Singh, who signed to play for Pailan Arrows next season, lavished huge praise on Arthur Papas. "He's someone who guides you and stays patient. It's nice to have someone like him," Simranjit, who hails from Chandigarh, commented.

On Thursday morning, the boys were divided into four teams and played between themselves. The squad will play a practice match against a Delhi XI on Saturday at the Ambedkar Stadium.

India Under-22 camp from tomorrow in New Delhi

From tomorrow onwards 33 Under-22 players will show themselves in New Delhi to be selected amongst the final 23 players of the India Under-22 national team for the U-22 AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers in Oman.

Australian Arthur Papas has been appointed Head Coach for the U-22 AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers assignment and takes charge of the team in New Delhi from tomorrow.

India have been drawn in a Group A along with the United Arab Emirates, Iraq, Oman, Turkmenistan and Lebanon in the U-22 AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers. The Group A matches will be played at the Royal Oman Police Stadium and the Al Seeb Sports Stadium in Muscat, Oman.

The probables underwent various kinds of test (Biometrics Test, Medical Test, ECG, Echo, Cardiology Test etc.) fromm May 23 onwards at the SAI Center Kengeri in Bangalore and thereafter the list was cut down to 33 from the earlier 44.


INDIA U-22 Selection Trialists

Goalkeepers
Soram Poirei Angamba (Shillong Lajong FC), Ricardo Cardozo (Tata Football Academy), Ravi Kumar (Pailan Arrows), Gurpreet Singh Sandhu (East Bengal Club)

Defenders
Abhishek Das (East Bengal Club), Narayan Das (Tata Football Academy), Deepak Devrani (Pailan Arrows), Souvik Ghosh (Pailan Arrows), Mohammed Irfan Khan (Tata Football Academy), Pritam Kotal (Pailan Arrows), Vishal Kumar (Pailan Arrows), Prathmesh Maulingkar (Pailan Arrows), Ramandeep Singh (Air India), Chingkhei Meetei Yumnam (Tata Football Academy)

Midfielders
Rowllin Borges (Sporting Clube de Goa), Romeo Fernandes (Dempo SC), Ganeshan (Pune FC), Pronoy Haldar (Pailan Arrows), David Lalbiakzara (Pune FC), Shyjumon (Chirag United Kerala), Deepak Prakash (Hindustan Aeronautics Limited), Lalrindika Ralte (Churchill Brothers SC), Tirthankar Sarkar (Pailan Arrows), Bikramjit Singh (Sr) (Pailan Arrows), Ongnam Milan Singh (Pailan Arrows), Simranjit Singh (Tata Football Academy)

Forwards
Alwin George (Pailan Arrows), Jeje Lalpekhlua (Pune FC), Rajinder Kumar (Pailan Arrows), Malswamfela (Pailan Arrows), Holicharan Narzary (Pailan Arrows), Manandeep Singh (Air India), Pankaj Sona (Tata Football Academy)

Officials
Arthur Papas (Head Coach)