WIFA announces Maharashtra Squad for Santosh Trophy
2nd February 2019, Mumbai: Western India Football Association (WIFA) has announced Maharashtra Squad for the upcoming Santosh Trophy (West Zone Qualifiers) 2018-19 which is all set to be held in…
Maharashtra derails Gujarat in Santosh Trophy
8th February 2019, Solapur: The Hero Santosh Trophy (West Zone Qualifiers) 2019 has gone underway in Solapur District from 7th February. Earlier today, Maharashtra played their first game of the…
Maharashtra State Men’s Football Team for the West Zone Qualifiers.
Maharashtra will face Gujarat and Rajasthan in the Qualifying round of the 71st Santosh Trophy tournament. After gruelling trials and training at Cooperage Football Stadium, the team has finally been…
19 year old Thrissur lad Jithin MS dazzles on day one of final stage of Santosh Trophy!
While Kerala had register a thumping 5-1 victory over Chandigarh we from FootballCounter managed to catch up with the coaches of both the teams and the man of the match Jithin MS who was at his sublime best even after suffering food poisoning and scored two goals coupling with two assists. Let’s take look at what these three personalities had on their mind after the opening day of final stage of 72nd Santosh Trophy.
Owais Khan to lead Maharashtra team in 72nd Santosh Trophy
Mumbai: Experienced goalkeeper Owais Khan of Nagpur has been appointed captain of the Maharashtra team which will participate in the qualifying round of the AIFF 72nd National Football Championship for…
Santosh Trophy: Maharashtra 7-0 Daman & Diu
9th January 2018, Mumbai: Maharashtra kick-started the 72nd Santosh Trophy journey with a whopping 7-0 win over Daman & Diu at Ahmedabad, Gujarat earlier today. Maharashtra dominated the match as they…
Ranjeet strikes two as Maharashtra make it 3 wins in a row
A first half brace from striker Ranjeet Singh proved to be enough as Maharashtra picked up their third successive win with a comfortable 2-0 victory over Madhya Pradesh After scoring…
Preview : Maharashtra vs Bengal in the 3rd day of 72nd Santosh Trophy
Wednesday holds an exciting battle on the card as the in-form 32time defending champion West Bengal takes on a strong Maharashtra side. While Bengal is fresh; coming after a comfortable 3-0 victory over a weakened Manipur side, Maharashtra has had quite a record in the West zone qualifiers but yet to play a match in this final stage of 72nd Santosh Trophy.
Dominant Maharashtra thump Railways 3-0
Mumbai, March 2: Hosts Maharashtra continued with their domineering run of form with a thumping 3-0 victory against Railways in a Group-A league match of the 70thNational Football Championship for the…
Maharashtra State Men’s Football Team for the Final Round of Santosh Trophy
Maharashtra will face Kerala, Mizoram, Railways & Punjab in the Final round of the 71st Santosh Trophy tournament. After gruelling trials and training at Cooperage Football Stadium, the team has…
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Super Division: Chheda Nagar pull off houdini act in ten-goal thriller!
Mumbai, March 11, 2019: It what is arguably the best game of the season so far Chheda Nagar Prodigies came from the brink to pull off a thrilling 5-5 draw against…
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Super Division: Pune City hits six in Payyade demolition!
Mumbai, March 11, 2019: In what was a performance of the highest caliber FC Pune City smashed in six goals past ICL Payyade in the second game of the MDFA…
HERO I-LEAGUE: East Bengal win but lose out on league title
Kozhikode, March 9, 2019: 180 Kilometers further down south from Coimbatore in Kozhikode, Kerala, Quess East Bengal and their Spanish coach Alejandro Menendez Garcia knew they had to win and…
HERO I-LEAGUE: Bora takes center stage as Chennai City create history!
Coimbatore, March 9, 2019: Assam-born 20-year old Delhi lad, Gaurav Bora did the star turn with two second-half goals, as Chennai City FC won their maiden Hero I-League title, beating…
Meet the Arrows boys who will play for India U-23 in Qatar
Goa, March 8, 2019: The Indian U-23 national team departed shores after a 5-day preparatory camp held in Tilak Maidan, Goa, in which coach Derrick Pereira zeroed down on the list…
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Elite Division: Seventh heaven for Kenkre in PIFA demolition
Mumbai, March 8, 2019: It was a performance of the highest caliber as Kenkre FC rode on Jay Bhavnani’s hat trick to register a smashing 7-1 win against PIFA at…
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Elite Division: Old guard to the fore as KSA see off CFCI
Mumbai, March 8, 2019: It was experience which came to the fore as Karnataka Sports Association (KSA) pulled off a 3-1 win against CFCI at the Neville D’Souza Ground on…
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NorthEast ride on injury time penalty to edge Bengaluru FC 2-1
NorthEast United FC left it late to secure their first win against Bengaluru FC but what an important win it turned out to be in the first leg semi-finals of…
Being India U-23 coach is a ‘great honor’: Derrick Pereira
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HERO I-LEAGUE: Can Mizo quartet fire Red & Gold to historic title win?
New Delhi, March 7, 2019: The colour red is often found in the traditional dresses of Mizoram, giving the outfit a vibrant appeal. Sometimes, red is imprinted with stripes of…
Maharashtra ends West Zone Qualifiers with a win over Rajasthan
Maharashtra concluded their Santosh Trophy – West Zone Qualifiers 2019 campaign on a very positive note after defeating Rajasthan 1-0 at the Indira Gandhi Stadium (Solapur) on Tuesday evening. The…
Maharashtra derails Gujarat in Santosh Trophy
8th February 2019, Solapur: The Hero Santosh Trophy (West Zone Qualifiers) 2019 has gone underway in Solapur District from 7th February. Earlier today, Maharashtra played their first game of the…
WIFA announces Maharashtra Squad for Santosh Trophy
2nd February 2019, Mumbai: Western India Football Association (WIFA) has announced Maharashtra Squad for the upcoming Santosh Trophy (West Zone Qualifiers) 2018-19 which is all set to be held in…
Kerala Glory: A poetic justice or Satheevan Balan’s heroics?
After a drought of 13 years, 6 months and 28 days, what spurred a young Kerala side to stamp their authority yet again on the national level ? Was it simply the outstanding talents or did Mr. Satheevan Balan weaved wonders through his magic wand? We from FOOTBALLCOUNTER went deep into the reasons and found out the answers!
Final Face off:West Bengal Vs Kerala
In the final match of the 72nd edition of Santosh Trophy we saw Southern Giants Kerala pulling off a thrilling victory over defending champion West Bengal in a pulsating 4-2 shoot-out in favour of them after the score was tied 2-2 at the end of extra time; at the Vivekananda Yuva Bharati Krirangan.
Semi Final Clash :Bengal continue their race to win it for the 33rd time
Today in the semi-finals we had Karnataka who were playing in orange and yellow while Bengal were sporting all white t. Karnataka started with the kick-off and an early attack…
Kerala storms into their 14th Santosh Trophy showdown in the 72nd edition
Kerala reached their 14th Santosh Trophy final in the 72nd edition after a gap of four years as they upset a young Mizoram side by a solitary goal, and will battle it out against the defending champions Bengal on Sunday in the Salt Lake YBK Stadium.
Semi Final: Kerala Vs Mizoram :Preview
SEMIFINALS- Time-3:00 pm Venue-Mohan Bagan Ground The highlanders Mizoram who are now the lone representatives of the North-East side have earned their way to the semi-finals how their winning streak…
Karnataka edges out Mizoram as the group topper; sets up semis clash with Bengal!
Karnataka edged out a second-string Mizoram team by a solitary goal and thus emerged as the group topper in group B at Mohun Bagan Ground in Kolkata on Wednesday
Match Day Report:Goa beat Punjab
Punjab faced Goa today in a very interesting match with a match decision that could decide the fate of the next semi finalist.The match no.10 of the 72nd edition of…