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Football in India
Season2018–19
Men's football
I-LeagueChennai City
Indian Super LeagueBengaluru
Second DivisionTRAU
Super CupGoa
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The 2018–19 season was the 140th in Indian football.

National teams

India national football team

2018 Intercontinental Cup

Template:2018 Intercontinental Cup Table

1 June 2018 (2018-06-01) India  5–0  Chinese Taipei Mumbai, India
20:00 IST Chhetri 14', 34', 62'
U. Singh 48'
Halder 78'
Report Stadium: Mumbai Football Arena
Attendance: 2,569[1]
Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)
4 June 2018 (2018-06-04) India  3–0  Kenya Mumbai, India
20:00 IST Chhetri 68' (pen.), 90+2'
Lalpekhlua 71'
Report Stadium: Mumbai Football Arena
Attendance: 8,890[2]
Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)
7 June 2018 (2018-06-07) India  1–2  New Zealand Mumbai, India
20:00 IST Chhetri 47' Report De Jong 49'
Dyer 86'
Stadium: Mumbai Football Arena
Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)
Final
10 June 2018 (2018-06-10) Final India  2–0  Kenya Mumbai, India
20:00 IST
Report Stadium: Mumbai Football Arena
Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)

2018 SAFF Championship

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  India 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 6 Qualified for semi-finals
2  Maldives 2 0 1 1 0 2 −2 1[a]
3  Sri Lanka 2 0 1 1 0 2 −2 1[a]
Source: RSSSF
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Maldives and Sri Lanka were level on points, goal difference, goals against and head-to-head. The winner was decided by a coin toss.[3]
5 September 2018 (2018-09-05) India  2–0  Sri Lanka Dhaka, Bangladesh
19:00 Report Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium
Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)
9 September 2018 (2018-09-09) India  2–0  Maldives Dhaka, Bangladesh
19:00
Report Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium
Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)
Semi-final
12 September 2018 India  3–1  Pakistan Dhaka, Bangladesh
19:00 IST Manvir Singh 48', 69'
Sumeet Passi 84'
Report Muhammed Ali 88' Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium
Referee: Sivakorn Pu-udom (Thailand)
Final
15 September 2018 Maldives  2–1  India Dhaka, Bangladesh
18:30 IST
Report
Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium
Referee: Hasan Akrami (Iran)

2019 AFC Asian Cup

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United Arab Emirates (H) 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 5 Advance to knockout stage
2  Thailand 3 1 1 1 3 5 −2 4[a]
3  Bahrain 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4[a]
4  India 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Thailand 3, Bahrain 0.
Thailand 1–4 India
Report

India 0–2 United Arab Emirates
Report

India 0–1 Bahrain
Report
Attendance: 11,417
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

India national under-23 football team

2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification

Group F

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Uzbekistan (H) 2 1 1 0 3 0 +3 4 Final tournament
2  Tajikistan 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2 4
3  India 2 0 0 2 0 5 −5 0
4  Pakistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew[4]
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
22 March 2019 (2019-03-22) India  0–3  Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
17:00 UTC+5
Stadium: Pakhtakor Central Stadium
Attendance: 2,452
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
24 March 2019 (2019-03-24) Tajikistan  2–0  India Tashkent, Uzbekistan
17:00 UTC+5
Stadium: Pakhtakor Central Stadium
Attendance: 282
Referee: Ho Wai Sing (Hong Kong)

India men's national under-16 football team

2018 AFC U-16 Championship

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Indonesia 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 5 Knockout stage
2  India 3 1 2 0 1 0 +1 5
3  Iran 3 1 1 1 5 2 +3 4
4  Vietnam 3 0 1 2 1 7 −6 1
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
21 September 2018 (2018-09-21) Vietnam  0–1  India UM Arena Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
20:45 Report
Attendance: 166
Referee: Yusuke Araki (Japan)
24 September 2018 (2018-09-24) India  0–0  Iran Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
16:30 Report Attendance: 186
Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)
27 September 2018 (2018-09-27) India  0–0  Indonesia Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
20:45 Report Attendance: 11,388
Referee: Ahmad Yacoub Ibrahim (Jordan)
Quarter-final
1 October 2018 (2018-10-01) South Korea  1–0  India Petaling Jaya Stadium, Petaling Jaya
20:45 Report Attendance: 200
Referee: Yusuke Araki (Japan)

India women's national football team

2019 SAFF Women's Championship

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
1  India 2 2 0 0 11 0 +11 6 Qualified for Knockout stage
2  Sri Lanka 2 1 0 1 2 5 −3 3
3  Maldives 2 0 0 2 0 8 −8 0
Updated to match(es) played on 17 March 2019. Source: SAFF
13 March 2019 India  6–0  Maldives Sahid Rangsala, Biratnagar
15:00 Sanju 27', 89'
Grace 8'
Sweety 13'
Indumathi 23'
Ratanbala 45+4'
SAFF AIFF Attendance: 1,813
Referee: Ashmita Manandhar (Nepal)
17 March 2019 Sri Lanka  0–5  India Sahid Rangsala, Biratnagar
15:00 SAFF AIFF Grace 4'
Sandhiya 7'
Indumathi 36'
Sangita 45'
Ratanbala 47'
Attendance: 1,684
Referee: Mizanur Rahman (Bangladesh)
Semi-final
20 March 2019 India  4–0  Bangladesh Sahid Rangsala, Biratnagar
15:00 Indumathi 22', 37'
Dalima 18'
Manisha 93+3'
AIFF Attendance: 1,263
Referee: Mohommed Nizam (Sri Lanka)
Final
22 March 2019  Nepal 1–3  India Sahid Rangsala, Biratnagar
15:00 Bhandari 33' AIFF Chhibber 26'
Grace 63'
Tamang 78'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Mohammed Manir Dhali (Bangladesh)

2020 AFC Olympic Qualifying Tournatment

First Round
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Myanmar (H) 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 7 Second round
2  India 3 1 1 1 9 4 +5 4
3  Nepal 3 0 3 0 3 3 0 3
4  Bangladesh 3 0 1 2 2 13 −11 1
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts
8 November 2018 2020 Olympics Q India  1–1  Nepal Yangon, Myanmar
14:00 IST FIFA AFC Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium
Attendance: 150
Referee: Lee Yi-Chi (Taiwan)
11 November 2018 2020 Olympics Q Bangladesh  1–7  India Yangon, Myanmar
14:00 IST FIFA AFC
Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Mi Siyu (China)
13 November 2018 2020 Olympics Q Myanmar  2–1  India Yangon, Myanmar
17:00 IST FIFA AFC Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium
Attendance: 1698
Referee: Ri Hyang-ok (DPR Korea)
Second Round

Though India won first two matches against Indonesia and Nepal and was able to draw against Myanmar but due to Myanmar's goal difference is greater than that of India's, India could not move to the third round of the qualification.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Myanmar (H) 3 2 1 0 12 4 +8 7 Third round
2  India 3 2 1 0 8 4 +4 7
3  Nepal 3 1 0 2 4 7 −3 3
4  Indonesia 3 0 0 3 1 10 −9 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
3 April 2019 (2019-04-03) 2020 Olympic 2R Q India  2–0  Indonesia Mandalay, Myanmar
14:00 IST
AFC AIFF Stadium: Mandalarthiri Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Kim Yu-jeong (South Korea)
6 April 2019 (2019-04-06) 2020 Olympic 2R Q Nepal    1–3  India Mandalay, Myanmar
14:00 IST AFC AIFF Stadium: Mandalarthiri Stadium
Attendance: 356
Referee: Law Bik Chi (Hong Kong)
9 April 2019 (2019-04-09) 2020 Olympic 2R Q Myanmar  3–3  India Mandalay, Myanmar
14:30 IST Win Tun 17', 21', 72' AFC AIFF Stadium: Mandalarthiri Stadium
Attendance: 851
Referee: Mahsa Ghorbani (Iran)

India women's national under-18 football team

2018 SAFF U-18 Women's Championship

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
1  India 2 2 0 0 12 0 +12 6 Qualified for Knockout stage
2  Bhutan (H) 2 1 0 1 13 4 +9 3
3  Maldives 2 0 0 2 0 19 −19 0
Source: Championship schedule according to the SAFF U18 Women's Championship official website.SAFF
(H) Hosts
28 September 2018 India  4–0  Bhutan Changlimithang Stadium
16:00 Devneta Roy 35', 50'
Manisha 64'
Ashem Roja Devi 67'
SAFF AIFF
2 October 2018 Maldives  0–8  India Changlimithang Stadium
16:00 SAFF AIFF
  • 16' Ashem Roja Devi
  • 19' Karishma Rai
  • 22' (pen.) Pakpi Devi
  • 27' B. Mariyammal
  • 34', 46' Soni Behra
  • 57' Sangita Kumari
  • 62' (o.g.) Jannat Adam
Semi-final
5 October 2018 India  1–1
(1–3 p)
   Nepal Changlimithang Stadium
15:30 Jabamani Tudu 62' SAFF AIFF 15' Rashmi Kumari Ghising
Penalties
  • soccer ball with check mark Rekha Poudel
  • soccer ball with red X Puja Rana
  • soccer ball with check mark Anjana Rani Magar
  • soccer ball with check mark

India women's national under-15 football team

2018 SAFF U-15 Women's Championship

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
1  India 2 2 0 0 13 0 +13 6 Qualified for Semi-finals
2  Bhutan (H) 2 1 0 1 6 1 +5 3
3  Sri Lanka 2 0 0 2 0 18 −18 0
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts
9 August 2018 India  12–0  Sri Lanka Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu
16:00 Silky Devi 1', 20', 44'
Lynda Kom 6'
Avika Singh 14', 59'
Sunita Munda 42', 79'
Kritina Devi 47'
Kiran. 72'
Anju. 87', 89'
AIFF
13 August 2018 India  1–0  Bhutan Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu
16:00 Silky Devi 58' AIFF
Semi-final
16 August 2018 India  2–1    Nepal Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu
16:00 Lynda Kom 31'
Kritina Devi 59'
AIFF 37' Rajani Thokar
Final

AFC competitions

2018 AFC Cup

Inter-zone play-off semi-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Bengaluru India 2–5 Turkmenistan Altyn Asyr 2–3 0–2
22 August 2018 (2018-08-22) Bengaluru India 2–3 Turkmenistan Altyn Asyr Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore
20:00 UTC+5:30
Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 5,832
Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)

Altyn Asyr won 5–2 on aggregate.

2019 AFC Champions League

Preliminary Round 2

Team 1  Score  Team 2
West Region
Saipa Iran 4–0 India Minerva Punjab


2019 AFC Cup

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
South Asia Zone
Colombo Sri Lanka 0–1 India Chennaiyin 0–0 0–1
Group E
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ABD CFC MIN MMC
1 Bangladesh Abahani Limited Dhaka 6 4 1 1 12 5 +7 13 Inter-zone play-off semi-finals 3–2 2–2 5–0
2 India Chennaiyin 6 3 2 1 9 6 +3 11 1–0 0–0 2–0
3 India Minerva Punjab 6 0 5 1 6 7 −1 5 0–1 1–1 2–2
4 Nepal Manang Marshyangdi Club 6 0 2 4 5 14 −9 2 0–1 2–3 1–1
Source: AFC

Club competitions

Indian Super League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Bengaluru[a] (C) 18 10 4 4 29 22 +7 34[b] Advance to ISL Playoffs
2 Goa 18 10 4 4 36 20 +16 34[b]
3 Mumbai City 18 9 3 6 25 20 +5 30
4 NorthEast United 18 7 8 3 22 18 +4 29
5 Jamshedpur 18 6 9 3 29 21 +8 27
6 ATK 18 6 6 6 18 22 −4 24
7 Pune City 18 6 4 8 24 30 −6 22
8 Delhi Dynamos 18 4 6 8 23 27 −4 18
9 Kerala Blasters 18 2 9 7 18 28 −10 15
10 Chennaiyin 18 2 3 13 16 32 −16 9
Source: Indian Super League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) fair play ranking; 6) drawing of lots
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Qualified for 2020 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head standings: Bengaluru 6 pts, Goa 0 pts.

Results

Home \ Away KOL BEN CHE DEL GOA JAM KER MUM NEU PUN
ATK 1–2 2–1 2–1 0–0 2–1 0–2 1–3 0–1 1–0
Bengaluru 1–0 1–0 1–0 3–0 2–2 2–2 1–1 2–1 2–1
Chennai 2–3 2–1 1–3 1–3 0–0 0–0 0–1 3–4 1–2
Delhi 1–2 3–2 0–0 0–0 2–2 2–0 2–4 0–2 1–1
Goa 3–0 1–2 1–0 3–2 0–0 3–0 5–0 5–1 4–2
Jamshedpur 1–1 5–1 3–1 2–1 4–1 2–2 1–0 0–0 1–4
Kerala Blasters 1–1 1–2 3–0 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 0–0 0–1
Mumbai City 0–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 0–2 0–2 6–1 0–2 2–0
NorthEast United 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 2–1 0–1 1–1
Pune City 2–2 0–3 2–4 1–3 2–0 2–1 1–1 2–1 0–2
Source: Indian Super League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Bracket

Template:4TeamBracket-2legsExceptFinal

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
NorthEast United 2–4 Bengaluru 2–1 0–3
Mumbai City 2–5 Goa 1–5 1–0

Final

Bengaluru1–0Goa
Report

I-League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Chennai City (C) 20 13 4 3 48 28 +20 43 Qualification for AFC Champions League preliminary round 1[a]
2 East Bengal 20 13 3 4 37 20 +17 42
3 Real Kashmir 20 10 7 3 25 14 +11 37[b]
4 Churchill Brothers 20 9 7 4 35 23 +12 34
5 Mohun Bagan 20 8 5 7 27 28 −1 29
6 NEROCA 20 7 5 8 27 26 +1 26
7 Aizawl 20 6 6 8 27 28 −1 24
8 Indian Arrows 20 6 3 11 19 28 −9 21
9 Minerva Punjab 20 4 6 10 10 19 −9 18[b]
10 Gokulam Kerala 20 3 8 9 25 33 −8 17
11 Shillong Lajong (R) 20 3 2 15 23 56 −33 11 Relegation to I-League 2nd Division (withdrew)
Source: I-league
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ If the league champions cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League group stage, they will enter the AFC Cup group stage.
  2. ^ a b The game between Minerva Punjab and Real Kashmir was rescheduled, but eventually it was not played and both teams were awarded a point.[5]

Promotion and relegation

Teams promoted
Teams relegated

Results

Home \ Away AFC CHE CHU EAB GOK INA MIN MOH NER REK SHI
Aizawl 1–2 2–1 3–2 3–2 0–1 1–2 1–2 0–0 0–0 4–1
Chennai City 4–3 2–2 2–1 3–2 4–1 3–1 3–1 2–1 0–1 6–1
Churchill Brothers 4–1 3–2 1–2 3–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 4–2
East Bengal 1–1 1–2 1–1 3–1 1–0 0–1 3–2 2–1 1–1 5–0
Gokulam Kerala 1–3 2–3 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 3–1
Indian Arrows 0–0 0–2 0–1 1–2 1–0 2–1 0–2 2–3 2–2 1–0
Minerva Punjab 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–1
Mohun Bagan 2–2 1–1 0–3 0–2 2–2 1–3 2–0 1–0 1–2 2–0
NEROCA 0–0 3–3 2–1 0–2 1–1 3–0 0–0 2–1 2–3 3–2
Real Kashmir 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–2 1–0 2–0 [a] 0–1 0–2 6–1
Shillong Lajong 2–1 2–4 3–2 1–3 1–1 0–3 2–2 2–3 1–2 0–1
Updated to match(es) played on 9 March 2019. Source: [1]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ^ Both teams agreed to share one point each. Match was abandoned because of security issue.[7]

Super Cup

 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
31 March
 
 
Mohun Bagan
 
4 April
 
Bengaluruw/o
 
Bengaluru1
 
31 March
 
Chennai City2
 
Pune City2
 
9 April
 
Chennai City4
 
Chennai City0
 
30 March
 
Goa3
 
Indian Arrows0
 
6 April
 
Goa3
 
Goa4
 
2 April
 
Jamshedpur3
 
Jamshedpurw/o
 
13 April
 
Churchill Brothers
 
Goa2
 
29 March
 
Chennaiyin1
 
Chennaiyin2
 
7 April
 
Mumbai City0
 
Chennaiyin2
 
3 April
 
NorthEast United1
 
NEROCA
 
10 April
 
NorthEast Unitedw/o
 
Chennaiyin2
 
30 March
 
ATK0
 
Delhi Dynamosw/o
 
5 April
 
East Bengal
 
Delhi Dynamos3
 
1 April
 
ATK4
 
ATK3
 
 
Real Kashmir1
 

I-League 2nd Division

Preliminary round

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Bengaluru (R)[a] 8 7 1 0 26 3 +23 22
2 Goa (R)[a] 8 5 0 3 17 7 +10 15
3 Lonestar Kashmir 8 3 2 3 8 13 −5 11 Advance to Final Round
4 ARA 8 3 1 4 10 14 −4 10
5 Hindustan 8 0 0 8 5 29 −24 0
Source: Soccerway
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Reserves team are ineligible for advance to the next round
Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ozone 8 6 2 0 19 6 +13 20 Advance to Final Round
2 Fateh Hyderabad 8 4 1 3 12 9 +3 13
3 Kerala Blasters (R)[a] 8 2 2 4 8 13 −5 8
4 South United 8 1 4 3 10 16 −6 7
5 Chennaiyin (R)[a] 8 1 3 4 8 13 −5 6
Source: Soccerway
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Reserves team are ineligible for advance to the next round
Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Chhinga Veng 10 6 2 2 18 11 +7 20 Advance to Final Round
2 TRAU 10 5 2 3 17 20 −3 17
3 Mohammedan 10 5 1 4 21 13 +8 16
4 ATK (R)[a] 10 4 2 4 15 14 +1 14
5 Rainbow 10 3 4 3 17 16 +1 13
6 Jamshedpur (R)[a] 10 1 1 8 10 24 −14 4
Source: Soccerway
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Reserves team are ineligible for advance to the next round

Final round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 TRAU (Q) 6 5 0 1 13 5 +8 15 Promotion to I-League
2 Chhinga Veng 6 4 1 1 12 6 +6 13
3 Ozone 5 1 0 4 4 6 −2 3
4 Lonestar Kashmir 5 0 1 4 3 15 −12 1
Source: Soccerway
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Indian Women's League

Group stage

Cluster I

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Gokulam Kerala 5 5 0 0 16 1 +15 15 Semi Final
2 Central SSB Women 5 4 0 1 10 7 +3 12
3 Hans Women FC 5 2 0 3 6 9 −3 6
4 Panjim Footballers 5 1 1 3 7 13 −6 4
5 Rising Student's Club 5 1 1 3 4 10 −6 4
6 FC Alakhpura 5 1 0 4 3 6 −3 3
Source: AIFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots


Cluster II

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sethu 5 5 0 0 34 4 +30 15 Semi Final
2 Manipur Police 5 4 0 1 37 8 +29 12
3 FC Kolhapur City 5 2 1 2 8 20 −12 7
4 SAI-STC Cuttack 5 2 0 3 5 21 −16 6
5 Bangalore United FC 5 1 1 3 3 15 −12 4
6 Baroda Football Academy 5 0 0 5 4 23 −19 0
Source: AIFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots


Knock–out stage

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References

  1. ^ "'Scream at us, but come watch us': Indian captain Sunil Chhetri makes heartfelt plea to fans".
  2. ^ @ThatUnitedLady (4 June 2018). "Attendance figures: India vs Chinese Taipei, June 1: 2569 India vs Kenya, today: 8890" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ^ "India 2-0 Maldives". SAFF. 9 September 2018. Archived from the original on 14 April 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Pakistan withdraw from AFC U23 Championship 2020 qualifiers as tensions with India continue". Fox Sports Asia. 8 March 2019. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  5. ^ "AIFF league committee meets in Bhubaneshwar". 13 April 2019.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "AIFF reinstates Churchill Brothers in I-League". 20 September 2018.
  7. ^ "AIFF LEAGUE COMMITTEE MEETS IN BHUBANESWAR". Aiff. 13 April 2019.[permanent dead link]