Indian football team to play in King's Cup in June
Football | April 09, 2019 16:22 ISTBesides India and hosts Thailand, the other teams in the competition are Vietnam and Curacao.
Besides India and hosts Thailand, the other teams in the competition are Vietnam and Curacao.
Some of them, including former champions Minerva Punjab and Aizawl FC as well as Gokulam Kerala, did not turn up in the qualifying round of the Super Cup in Bhubaneswar.
As host country, India automatically qualifies for the 16-team showpiece event. The six continental qualifying tournaments are yet to begin.
Two-time former champions ATK finally gave their despondent fans something to cheer about as they bowed out with a 2-1 win over Delhi Dynamos.
Constantine, who had taken over as the head coach of the senior men's Indian national team in February 2015, announced his decision to step down after India bowed out of the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019.
The All India Football Federation, in its official Twitter handle, said that the 56-year-old Constantine has resigned.
This money donated by the 'Blue Tigers' will be used by the IBFF to buy footballs.
The last date for registration of the list of 23 players for the Continental Championship is slated for December 26.
The Indian team captain made the appeal after just around 2,500 fans came to watch their previous game.
Real Kashmir bagged full three points while Minerva now have one point from two games after drawing their opener against Churchill Brothers FC Goa.
After a stellar year in the ISL, the 'Blues' have their eyes set on the title once again and Gurpreet wants to contribute more towards Bengaluru's success.
India women beat Bhutan by a solitary strike from Devneta Roy to finish third in the U-18 SAFF Football Championship.
Stephen Constantine also lauded skipper Sunil Chhetri and goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu after India's 2-0 victory over Kenya in the final of Intercontinental Cup.
The Sunil Chhetri-led India scored resounding 5-0 and 3-0 wins over Chinese Taipei and Kenya before producing a below-par performance to slump to its first defeat in the tournament on Thursday.
India will play Thailand in the opening match in Abu Dhabi on January 6 followed by matches against UAE on January 10 and against Bahrain on January 14.
अच्छी सेहत और तंदरुस्त शरीर के लिए खेल को बनाएं अपने जीवन का हिस्सा: सुनील छेत्री
Going into the fourth season of Hero Indian Super League, FC Pune City had the dubious distinction of being one of two teams to have never qualified for the semifinals.
It was a fairytale ending for Minerva Punjab as they end the 2017-2018 campaign as I-League champions for the very first time, defeating Churchill Brothers 1-0.
Constantine had helped India achieve their best-ever FIFA ranking since February 1996 when they ranked 96 in July 2017.
With a rise in following of the sport, the Indian football saw people enjoying tournaments like Indian Super League (ISL), I-League and FIFA U-17 World Cup.
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