tie up with atletico paranaense

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NOVEMBER 30, 2014
Women retain
SAFF Crown
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FIFA Course
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tie up with atletico
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AIFF NEWSLETTER
November 30, 2014
I-League and Fed Cup Committee Meeting held at FH
From the GS’ Desk
A historic tie-up with Atletico
Paranaense to redefine India’s Youth
Development structure made
October all the more significant.
The Brazilian outfit would be
contributing for the development
of Indian Football and help in
building a strong U-17 team for
the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup to
be held in India. It is a long-term
collaboration where Paranaense
will contribute a lot of technical
knowhow for the development of a
strong Indian side.
Furthermore, the two Directors –
Javier Ceppi and Joy Bhattacharya
are on board with us as we build
towards the U-17 World Cup. Both
of them have a lot of expertise in
technical as well as administrative
matters and are the right people
to take this first-of-its kind project
forward.
I would also like to congratulate the
Women’s National Team for
defending their Women’s SAFF
Crown in Islamabad. Well done.
Keep it up
Besides, we also signed a tripartite
agreement with AFC and Sri Ramachandra Arthroscopy & Sports
Science Centre (SRASSC) for the
upcoming 5th AFC Medical
Conference slated to be held from
April 2-14, 2015. This is the first the
time any Medical Institution has
come forward to support Football.
We look forward to the partnership.
New entrant to the I-League, the
Kalyani Group launched their
Football Club named ‘Bharat FC.’
Personally, I liked the tagline –
‘Together. Forever. Triumphant.’
Welcome to the I-League.
Warm regards,
Kushal Das
Mr. AR Khaleel, Chairman, I-League and Federation
Cup Committee Chaired the I-League and
Federation Cup Committee Meeting which was held
at All India Football Federation (AIFF) Headquarters
Football House, Dwarka on November 24.
Besides Mr. Khaleel and representatives from all
I-League Clubs, Mr. Kushal Das, General Secretary,
All India Football Federation; Mr. Subrata Dutta,
Vice-President, AIFF; Mr. Ankur Datta, Deputy
Chairman, I-League Committee and Mr. Sunando
Dhar also attended the Meeting. Mr. Anupam Dutta
(representing FSDL) and Mr. Prasenjit Basu from
Ten Sports were also present as were Mr. Souter
Vaz and Mr. ZA Thakur (both Members).
The proposed AIFF U-15 Tournament
for I-League Clubs was greeted with
much applause by the Clubs. The
inaugural edition of the Tournament
will be held in the next calendar year
and will be a 16-Team event where esides
the 10 I-League Teams, four other
Academies and the two All India Football
Federation Academies would be a part of it.
In the first edition, 14 Teams would be divided into
two groups (of seven Teams each) and the top three
from each Group would be joined by the two AIFF
Academies in the final round.
It was unanimously decided that the registration of
Players would be done centrally through the State
Associations and all ID cards would be issued by
AIFF. No Club would be allowed to register a Player
after the completion of the 11th round of I-League.
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It was informed that 75 I-League matches out of
the total 110 matches would be telecast live by Ten
Sports, the host broadcaster.
AIFF will be discussing with its Technical Team as to
whether a Goalkeeping Coach can be seated on the
Bench. “We need to speak with our Technical Team
about the Licence required for the Goalkeeping
Coach to be seated on the bench.”
Dhar also strongly reiterated that AIFF would “be
monitoring practice sessions of every Club.”
“None other than an A-Licence holder would
be allowed to conduct practice sessions. As
per the I-League regulations any Coach/
Technical Director would not be allowed
to sit on the bench or even enter the
Dressing Room on the match day,” he
stated.
As per the release of Players for the AFC
U-22 Qualifiers slated to be held from
March 23 to March 31, 2015, the Clubs agreed
to get back to the AIFF over the same.
Dhar also informed that the 2nd Division League
would take place in two venues which are to be
finalised post inspection by AIFF. The eight
participating Clubs are Aizawl FC, Chanmari FC,
United Sports Club, Mohammedan Sporting, PIFA
Sports, Kenkre Sports, Hindustan FC and Lonestar
Kashmir FC.
It was decided that the U-19 I-League will kick-off in
the second week of December.
AIFF NEWSLETTER
November 30, 2014
ATLETICO PARANAENSE INKS DEAL WITH AIFF
minimum 30 days in a Year, our boys would practice and learn at
their premises. At the same time, they would also come on an
exchange tour and both Teams would participate in a Tournament in
the two Countries.”
All India Football Federation (AIFF) signed a historic agreement
with Brazilian Professional Football Club, Clube Atlético Paranaense
(CAP) on November 13 at AIFF Headquarters in Football House. The
agreement sees the Brazilian outfit contributing for the
development of Indian Football and help in building a strong U-17
team for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup to be held in India.
“The present contract runs till December 2015 and we would love to
extend it on a long term basis,” he
maintained.
Besides Mr. Kushal Das, General Secretary, AIFF; Dr. Luis Sallim,
Vice-President, Atlético Paranaense and Mr. Luis Greco,
Director of International Affairs, Atletico Paranaense were present
on the occasion; as were Mr. Mr. Cesar Bonamigo, Deputy Chief,
Embassy of Brasil in India; Mr. Mauro Federici, Director, Brasil India Chamber of Commerce and Mr. Roberto Mendes
da Silva (Beto) amongst others.
Dr. Sallim admitted it’s a “huge responsibility.”
“Besides developing good Players we stress on grooming
good human beings. Nothing will obstruct us to reach our
main goal,” he pronounced.
“AIFF will be a very good partner and I challenge that
within a year, all in India would be happy about choosing
Paranaense as a partner,” he said.
The partnership deals in exchange of knowledge among
Coaches, technical knowhow as to how to train,
participation of AIFF Youth Teams in Camps at Atletico
Premises in Brasil, etc.
“Believe me, in 10 years, Indian Football can reach a great
level. Believe it!” he stressed.
“Today is a significant day for Indian Football as we are starting a
long-term collaboration with a Club which will contribute a lot of
technical knowhow for the development of a strong Indian side in the
FIFA U-17 World Cup in 2017,” Mr. Das said in the media gathering.
Luis Greco mentioned the role of AIFF Technical Director Rob Baan
in the “formulation of this partnership.”
“I would like to inform that the idea was floated by our Technical
Director Mr. Robert Baan who envisaged the U-17 National squad’s
need to play in various Continents as they prepare for the U-17 World
Cup,” he added. “It’s basically a technical contract. For
“It has been great day for the life of the Club, a dream has been
fulfilled. We will contribute 100% for the development of Indian
Football. Paranaense has always been a reference for youth
development in Brasil.
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AIFF NEWSLETTER
November 30, 2014
WC Tournament & Project Director take up reins
With the FIFA U-17 World Cup on the
horizon, the Local Organising Committeeappointed Javier Ceppi, Tournament Director
and Joy Bhattacharjya, as the Project Director
took up the reins from November 3, 2014 and
will be based at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in
New Delhi.
“We are happy to have Javier and Joy with
us for the U-17 World Cup,” AIFF General
Secretary Kushal Das told www.the-aiff.com.
“Both Javier and Joy have a lot of expertise
in technical as well as administrative matters
and are the right people to take this first-of-its
kind project forward.”
The appointment process was concluded after
an interview panel comprising of GS, AIFF,
Deputy General Secretary, AFC, FIFA
Development Officer and a senior AIFF
Executive Committee Member conducted
interviews in late August. The short listed
Candidates were then interviewed by Mr.
Praful Patel before the appointments were
finalised.
Indian Women defend SAFF Crown in Islamabad
India Women’s National Team made it three
out of three in the 3rd SAFF Women’s
Championship as they made short work of
Nepal with a clinical 6-0 win in the final to
clinch the crown for the third straight time in
Islamabad.
Bala Devi ended as the highest goalscorer with
16 goals.
All India Football Federation President Mr.
Praful Patel congratulated the Indian Senior
Women’s Team in retaining the Women’s SAFF
Championship.
“Congratulations Girls,” he said in his message.
“This triumph in Islamabad shows that there’s
no dearth of talent as far as Women’s Football
in India in concerned. All of you make us
proud. Congratulations to all the Players and
the Support Staff,” he stated.
AIFF General Secretary Mr. Kushal Das also
congratulated the Women’s Team on the
victory. “Keep up the spirit. Congratulations,”
he said. “The victory further emphasises
AIFF’s keenness to develop Women’s Football
in India.”
“The Senior National Women’s Championship
conducted earlier this year opened up the pool
of talent and the results are evident. We now
look forward for Indian Women squads to
further make an impact at the AFC level.”
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AIFF NEWSLETTER
November 30, 2014
Medical Institution’s support for Football in India
A tripartite agreement between Asian
Football Confederation (AFC), All India
Football Federation (AIFF) and Sri
Ramachandra Arthroscopy & Sports Science
Centre (SRASSC) for the upcoming 5th AFC
Medical Conference was signed at a City
Hotel in New Delhi on November 1, 2014
as a first step towards a long partnership to
develop Football in India.
The 5th AFC Medical Conference, held every
four years is the first-of-its-kind in India to
be held from April 2 - 4, 2015 at JW Mariott, Aerocity, New Delhi, with an expected
attendees of 800-1,000 including International delegates. India plays host to this high
level “evidence based science & medicine”
Conference for the first time in South and
Central Asia.
Moments after signing on the dotted line,
Dato Dr. Gurcharan Singh, Chairman, AFC
Medical Committee informed that, “this is
the first time that we are having a private
Medical Institution coming on board for the
cause of Sports Medicine and Football in
particular.”
“This is a milestone for Football Medicine in
Asia. Medical Institutions have in addition
to clinical medicine now set eyes unto new
and growing field of Sports Medicine. The
partnership is very timely as FIFA and AFC is
focusing on development of Indian
Football. The health care of Players is
essential for the growth of the sport and
performance.” he stated.
Dr. Arumugam, Director and Head, SSASSC
was thrilled at the collaboration.
“I would like to thank Mr. Shaji
Prabhakaran, FIFA Regional Development
Officer for South and Central Asia). He was
the one who informed me about this
opportunity. I sincerely thank AFC and AIFF
for letting us be a part of the
Conference and I am confident that under
their guidance we will be able to serve the
purpose,” he said.
AIFF General Secretary Mr. Kushal Das
added: “We are extremely glad with the
development. As Dato Guru pointed out this
is the first the time any Medical Institution
has come forward to support Football. We are
looking forward to the partnership,” he said.
The General Secretary hoped for a long term
association with the Chennai based Medical
establishment and equipped, “I hope this is a
long term agreement with AIFF and we can
use their facilities for the National Teams in
the future.”
The AFC Medical Committee also met at the
Football House to discuss more about the
same.
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AIFF NEWSLETTER
November 30, 2014
AIFF organizes exclusive FIFA Course for Women Referees
All India Football Federation’s first-ever
exclusive Referees Course for Women – the
FIFA-MA Women Referees Course was
inaugurated by Dr. Shaji Prabhakaran,
FIFA
Development Officer for South and Central
Asia, in New Delhi on November 17. The
Course organised by AIFF under the
auspices of FIFA was attended by 25 Women Referees from all across the Country.
Ms. Krystyna Szokolai from Australia was
the Course Instructor.
Inaugurating the five-day Course, Dr.
Prabhakaran urged the participants to
“interact as much as possible,” with all.
“You are privileged to have Krystyna as
your Instructor. Her experience will enrich
and motivate you further towards fulfilling
your dream” he added.
“You are the flag bearers of Women’s
Referring in India. You are already role
models for many and you need to motivate
a thousand more girls to get in Refereeing,”
he further maintained.
Krystyna complemented Dr. Prabhakaran
by reiterating that to the participants that
they need to “ask questions.”
“Don’t feel shy,” she stressed. “The more
you ask, the more you learn. Take back as
much as you can from this Course,” she
prophesied.
“All of you have made sacrifices to come
here. You have either left your studies,
families, work or something else to attend
this Course. But sacrifices are always
worth. There’s paucity of Women Referees
all over Asia. Make no compromises,” she
pronounced. “I need to thank AIFF for
giving me this opportunity to conduct this
unique Course in India which is solely and
exclusively for Women Referees. I hope to
make this a yearly event.”
Together. Forever. Triumphant
The Kalyani Group launched their Football Club named “Bharat FC.” The Club crest celebrates the spirit of People’s Club featuring the
iconic India Gate monument with a majestic lion striding powerfully through it and a Football graphically developed to show people
standing in a huddle.
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