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Top Indian Football Players

Baichung Bhutia

Chuni Goswami

Jarnail Singh

Peter Thangaraj

P. K. Banerjee

Sailen Manna

I. M. Vijayan

Climax Lawrence

Gostha Pal

Mahesh Gawli

Shanmugam Venkatesh

Sunil Chetri

Sporting-Clube-de-Goa

Sporting Clube de Goa

Full Name: Sporting Clube de Goa
Known As: Flaming Oranje
Hometown: Panjim, Goa
Founded: 1999
Ground: Jawaharlal Nehru Fatorda Stadium (NFL home ground)

Salgaocar-Sports-Club

Salgaocar Sports Club

Full Name: Salgaocar Sports Club

Hometown: Vasco, Goa, India

Founder:  Mr. V.M. Salgaocar, 
Founded: 1956
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Winner: 16 times

 Achievements:  winner of National League triumph in 1999, Federation Cups in 1988, 1989 & 1997, Super Cup in 1997 and 1999,winning the Goa State Champions for a record 19 times

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Star Players: Arjuna awardees like Bruno Coutinho, Bramhanand Shankhwalkar

JCT-Mills-(Jagatjit-Cotton-and-Textile-Mills-Football-Club)

Jagatjit Cotton and Textile Mills Football Club or JCT Mills 

Full Name: Jagatjit Cotton and Textile Mills Football Club or JCT Mills (Millmen)
Hometown: Phagwara, Punjab, India

Founder: Karam Chand Thapar
Founded: 1971
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Winner: 8 times 

 Achievements: JCT is the first Indian team outside Kolkata to win the IFA Shield

opening edition of the National Football League in 1996

JCT Club has also been the winner of the Asain Club Championship and finished 3rd in the 2007-2008 

Last Win:

Star Players: Inder Singh

In 1997, the name of the club was changed from JCT Mills Football Club to JCT Football Club.

F.C.Kochin

F.C.Kochin

Full Name: F. C. Kochin
Hometown: Kochin, Kerela, india
Founded: April 1997
Ground: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium , Kaloor ( Kaloor International stadium)

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Mahindra-United-Football-Club

Mahindra United Football Club

Full Name: Mahindra United Football Club
Hometown: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Founded: 1962 
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Coach: Derrick Pereira.
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Achievements: The club has even started the Mahindra club under 19 and under 15 branches in order to nurture the young talent in the country.only team to win the Durand Cup twice

Star Players: Subhashish Roy Chowdhury, Manjit Singh and Surojit Bose

Dempo-Sports-Club

Dempo Sports Club

Full Name: Dempo Sports Club

Earlier Name: Bicholim Football Club

Hometown: Panjim,Goa, India
Founded: 1960 as Bicholim Football Club
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Bicholim Football Club

Subhash Sinari, Bernard Olivera, Tolentino Serrao, Bhaskar, Kalidas Gaad, Manohar Pednekar, Bhai Pednekar, Ganpat Gaonkar and Pandurang Gaonkar

Dempo Souza Sports Club

Eustaquio, Dass, Balaguru, Olavo, Colaco, Inacio, Felix Barreto, Thapa, Ramesh Redkar, Socrates Carvalho, Sadanand Asnodkar and Tulsidas Alornekar

Bicholim Football Club was adopted by Dempo  Souza in 1967 and named as Dempo Souza Sports Club

1969,the team stood as the first runner up in the Vasco Sports Club in the Senior Division League

Churchill-Brothers-Sports-Club

 Churchill Brothers Sports Club

Full Name: Churchill Brothers Sports Club
Hometown: Salcete, Goa, India
Founded: 1988
Ground: Jawaharlal Nehru Fatorda Stadium (NFL home ground)
League: NFL Second Division, Goa Professional League

Winner: 6 Times

Last Win: 2001

Star Players: George Ekeh and Odafe Okolie

I-LEAGUE-TEAMS

I LEAGUE TEAMS INDIA

AIR INDIA. 

CHURCHILL BROS.

MOHUN BAGAN.

MOHAMMEDAN SPORTING CLUB.

AMITY UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB.

EAST BENGAL.

JCT.

GEROGE TELEGRAPH.

MUMBAI FC.

VASCO FC.

CHIRAG UNITED. 

MAHINDRA UTD.

DEMPO SC.

SPORTING CLUBE

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nvalappil-Mani-Vijayan

Full Name: Invalappil Mani Vijayan
Born: April 25, 1969, Thrissur, Kerala
Major Teams: Kerala Police, Mohun Bagan AC, JCT Mills, FC Kochin, India
Playing Position:Striker

Achievements:

• Scored the fastest ever international goal in 1999 SAF Games
• Top scorer in 2003 Afro-Asian Games
• Arjuna Award in 2002

Pradip-Kumar-Banerjee

Full Name: Pradip Kumar Banerjee
Born: October 15, 1936, Jalpaiguri, Bengal
Major Teams: Aryan Club, Eastern Railway SC, India
Playing Position:Striker

Achievements:

• Member of the Indian team that finished fourth in the 1956 Melbourne Olympics
• Won gold medal in 1962 Asian Games
• First-ever Footballer to receive the Arjuna Award (1961)

Peter-Thangaraj

Full Name: Peter Thangaraj
Born: 1936, Andhra Pradesh
Major Teams:Madras Regimental Centre, Mohun Bagan AC, East Bengal, Mohammedan Sporting Club
Playing Position:Goalkeeper

Achievements:

• Got the Indian Football team a Gold Medal at the 1962 Jakarta Asian Games
• Played for the Asian All-Star team twice
• Best Goalkeeper of Asia in 1958
• Arjuna Award in 1967

arnail-Singh-Dhillon

Full Name: Jarnail Singh Dhillon
Born: 1936, Panam, Hoshiarpur, Punjab
Major Teams:Khalsa Sporting Club, Mohun Bagan AC 
Playing Position:Stopper back

Achievements:

• Striked the winning goal that got India the Gold Medal in the 1962 Jakarta Asian Games
• Received Arjuna Award in the year 1964
• Captain of the Indian Football team during 1965-67
• Only Indian to be the Captain of the Asian All Star Football team

Subimal-Chuni-Goswami

Full Name: Subimal Chuni Goswami
Born: January 15, 1938, Kishoregunj, Bengal
Major Teams: Mohun Bagan AC, India
Playing Position: Striker

Achievements:

• Led the Indian team to gold at the 1962 Asian Games in Jakarta
• Arjuna Award in 1963
• Padma Shri in 1983

Baichung-Bhutia

Full Name: Baichung Bhutia
Born: December 15, 1976, Tinkitam, Sikkim
Major Teams: East Bengal Club, JCT Mills, Mohun Bagan AC, Bury FC, India
Playing Position: Striker

Achievements:

• First Indian to play professional football in England
• Led the national football team to title triumph at the LG Cup in Vietnam in 2002
• Led East Bengal club to LG Asean Club Cup football championship victory in Jakarta in 2003

Sailen-Manna

Full name Sailendra Nath Manna

Date of birth September 1, 1924 (age 85)

Place of birth   Howrah, West Bengal, India

Playing position Defender