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National Games Football- Football has been a sport at the National Games of India since the 1985 edition, while the Women's football tournament was introduced in the 1999 edition. The 1985 National Games was the first modern National Games to be held since its inception in 1924 and was also the first to be held on the lines of the Olympics. [ 115 ]
1800s. The 1899 R B Ferguson team. Football was introduced to India by British soldiers in the mid-nineteenth century. It spread because of the efforts of Nagendra Prasad Sarbadhikari. In 1888 the Durand Cup was founded by then India's Foreign Secretary, Mortimer Durand at Shimla, India. The Durand Cup is the third oldest football competition ...
This is a list of Indian international footballers, who have played for the India national football team since its foundation in 1938, before the country's independence. Players with 10 or more official caps are listed here. [1] [2] [3] Bold denotes players still playing professional football.
After the success of several Indian football clubs abroad, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) was formed in 1937. Indian (in white) and all European (in black) team together before 1 July 1938 Calcutta match. In July 1938, Indian team led by Karuna Bhattacharya, played an international charity match against a visiting all European team at ...
Website. www .the-aiff .com. The India national football team represents India in men's international football and is governed by the All India Football Federation . The team, which is considered as the best team in South Asia, won two gold medals at the 1951 and 1962 Asian Games while finishing fourth at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
Akash Mishra. Akash Mishra ( Hindi: आकाश मिश्रा; born 27 November 2001) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a left back for Indian Super League club Mumbai City [ 1] and the India national team. He won the 2022–23 AIFF Emerging Player of the Year award. [ 2]
Brahmanand Sagoon Kamat Sankhwalkar (born 6 March 1954) is an Indian former footballer and a captain of the Indian team from 1983 to 1986, who played as a goalkeeper. [ 2][ 3] Considered one of India's best goalkeepers, he had 25-year playing career. He played for Panvel Sports Club, Salgaocar, Churchill Brothers, Anderson Mariners at the club ...
International career. 1948–1951. India. 6. (0) *Club domestic league appearances and goals. Talimeren Ao[ 1][ 2] (28 January 1918 – 13 September 1998) was an Indian footballer and physician from Nagaland. He is best known as the captain of the India national football team in their first ever match after independence. [ 3]