UBI to face Central Railway in Elite Division fixture opener
Mumbai, MDFA – Mumbai District Football Association has announced the fixtures of the upcoming Elite Division, the top-flight of Mumbai football. Union Bank of India (UBI) will be playing Central…
Elite Division / MDFA / Recommended
MDFA ELITE DIVISION: Dias-Fernandes show derails Central Railways
Mumbai, 4th January 2019: For the handful of spectators (including this writer) who watched this game at the Cooperage Stadium on Friday…the 5-1 score-line was total paisa vasool! And that…
MDFA ELITE DIVISION: Kenkre FC-GMSC game abandoned
Mumbai Football Arena, January 11, 2019: Even before a ball had been kicked this writer (and a few fans) saw Kenkre FC and GMSC players walk off the turf on…
Elite Division / I-league / MDFA
Senior team trials for Kenkre FC on 1st & 3rd September 2015
Kenkre FC will hold trials for its senior team on 1st & 3rd September 2015 at the Goans Sports Association Ground from 7:30 to 10 am. Players who played in…
U Mumba starts with a big win, Century Rayon edges past HDFC
30th December 2018, Mumbai: New-entrant U Mumba kick-start their MDFA Elite Division journey with a big win against Salcette FC while Century Rayon did just enough to edge past Super…
Bank of India (BOI) hammers Dena Bank in Elite Division
16th November 2018: Earlier today, two newly-promoted sides from Super Division clashed at the Mumbai Football Arena (Andheri) – Bank of India (BOI) and Dena Bank. Last season, in the…
Sanjeev Verma saves two penalties against Air India in a 1-1 draw
19th November 2018: Very soon, we will run out of adjectives to describe Bank of India’s Veteran Goalkeeper Sanjeev Verma. In a thrilling Elite Division contest against Air India, the…
Mumbai Customs sinks MS Police in Elite Division
28th November 2018: Mumbai Customs finally got off the mark after registering a comprehensive 4-0 win over MS Police at Mumbai Football Arena (Andheri) in the MDFA Elite Division. The…
Deepak Pal’s strike gives CBI their second win in a row
22nd November 2018: Earlier today, Union Bank of India (UBI) played Central Bank of India (CBI) in the Bankers Derby at the Cooperage Stadium. Though UBI were favorites, a determined…
Julian D’Silva’s tactically astute HDFC holds Air India
16th December 2018, Mumbai: On Sunday evening, Air India faced Super Division Champions HDFC in MDFA Elite Division encounter at the Cooperage Stadium. Julian D’Silva’s HDFC produced a disciplined and…
Limited game time hurting the growth of Indian footballers
The total number of games that an average Indian footballer plays in a regular season is less than half of total number of games, footballers in top European leagues play….
Interviews / Recommended / RedBull Neymar Jr. 5
Gurpreet Singh Sandhu: It’s more about having that sporting culture in our country
On the sidelines of recently held Red Bull Neymar Jr’s 5 India qualifiers, India national team goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu talked about the push for sporting culture in India and…
Recommended / RedBull Neymar Jr. 5
Mumbai boys ‘outplay them all’, to represent India at Red Bull Neymar Jr’s Five World Finals in Brazil
A Footballing carnival hosted by the city of Kolkata often regarded as Mecca of Indian Football involved some exhilarating footballing action, live music, a familiar national footballer in presence and a…
Recommended / RedBull Neymar Jr. 5
Red Bull Neymar Jr’s Five: India Qualifiers: Live commentary and score updates
We are here at Kolkata for Red Bull Neymar Jr’s Five, India qualifiers, where 18 finalists from around the country qualifiers will compete for a trip to Brazil where the world…
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Red Bull Neymar Jr.’s 5 National finals: Mumbai’s Kalina Rangers aim for Samba land ticket
Having won the Mumbai leg of RedBull Neymar Jr qualifiers beating last year finalists Joga Bonito, Kalina Rangers are now aiming for National title – a ticket to the world…
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Anthony Machado: I want to win National Finals & represent India at World Finals again
After reaching round of 32 with Joga Bonito last year in Red bull Neymar Jr. 5 World finals at Brazil, Anthony Machado aims to replicate it again this year with…
Four things we have learned from european football this season
It’s a reality that the centre of global football is still in Europe. Sure, the next great player could be honing his skills on the streets of Sau Paulo or…
Elite Division / MDFA / Recommended
MDFA Elite Division play-off round to commence from 12th April
The 2018–19 season of MDFA Elite Division, the top-tier football league of Mumbai has entered its final phase as 8 teams divided in two groups face off against each other in Play-off round In…
I-league / Indian Football Team / Recommended
The boy who headed Chennai City FC to glory
The Hero I-League has turned into a breeding ground for budding young Indian players over the years. This season, another youngster has achieved glory, sweeping away the league title, and…
Foot Fun Football Academy (FFA) / Recommended
Local 5-A side tournament bring life to budding footballers of Mumbai
This month, FootFun Football Academy will bring out its 7th edition of 5-A Side tournament with an aim to boost football among 8 – 12 year olds of Mumbai The…
Air India to play Mumbai Customs in Elite Division final
2nd May 2019, Mumbai: On Thursday, Air India encountered U-Mumbai in a thrilling MDFA Elite Division semi-final encounter at the Neville D’Souza Turf in Bandra. The most anticipating match of…
Rustomjee MDFA Elite League: Customs thrash CBI 3-0 to enter finals
For the first time in two decades, Mumbai Customs have managed to reach the finals of Mumbai Football’s top division In the first semi-final of MDFA Elite Division, Mumbai Customs…
Air India responds with a 3-0 win over GMSC
20th April 2019, Mumbai: On Saturday evening, Air India encountered GMSC in hope to bounce back after a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Central Bank of India (CBI). Air…
KSA and U Mumba settles for a point
18th April 2019, Mumbai: On Thursday evening, Karnataka Sports Association (KSA) faced U Mumba in an anticipated MDFA Elite Division (Super Eight) encounter at the Neville D’Souza Turf in Bandra….
CBI upsets Air India 1-0 in Super Eight
16th April 2019, Mumbai: Air India’s below-par season continues as they once again failed to kill the game after dominating for the majority of the match. In the MDFA Elite…
Dominant Companeroes inflict 4-1 defeat to FSI-Sea view
A week after succumbing to a 4-1 defeat against group leaders KSA, FSI-sea view were at the receiving end of another 4-1 loss in the hands of a dominant Companeroes….
Super Eight: CBI blanks GM while Customs overcame KSA
13th April 2019, Mumbai: In the first two games of the MDFA Elite Division Super Eight Stage, the likes of GMSC, Central Bank of India (CBI), KSA, and Mumbai Customs…
Elite Division / MDFA / Recommended
MDFA Elite Division play-off round to commence from 12th April
The 2018–19 season of MDFA Elite Division, the top-tier football league of Mumbai has entered its final phase as 8 teams divided in two groups face off against each other in Play-off round In…
CBI edges HDFC to qualify for Super Eight while CFCI defeats U Mumba
4th April 2019, Mumbai: In the last couple of days, a total of four MDFA Elite Division matches were played at the Neville D’Souza Ground, Bandra. In what was a…
CFCI defeats GM while Millat FC knock down Sellebrity
2nd April 2019, Mumbai: Over the last few days, handful of MDFA Elite Division games were scheduled, remarkably out of four games only two were played. GM finally suffered a…