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…
Football is the most loved sport in Kerala:Inside Story
Football is the most loved sport in Kerala and that is evident as they scored a total of 11 goals in the two matches they played .In their first match…
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.
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…
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….
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Mumbai boys ‘outplay them all’, to represent India at Red Bull Neymar Jr’s Five World Finals in Brazil
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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
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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…
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Bikash Thapa strikes to hand Services their sixth Hero Santosh Trophy Title
Services won their sixth Hero Santosh Trophy title with a slender 1-0 victory over home side Punjab, thanks to a second-half strike by Bikash Thapa at the Guru Nanak Stadium in…
Santosh Trophy 2019: Services edge 10 men Karnataka in penalty shoot-out to set up title clash against Punjab
In a thrilling semi-final encounter of 2019 Santosh Trophy, 10-man Karnataka succumbed to a disheartening loss via penalty shootout against a resilient Services side at Guru Nanak Stadium in Ludhiana on Friday evening….
A last-minute goal sends Punjab to Santosh Trophy final
19th April 2019, Ludhiana: Punjab met Goa in the first semi-final of Santosh Trophy 2019 on Friday morning at the Guru Nanak Stadium in Ludhiana. After conceding a late equalizer,…
Punjab face Goa, services take on Karnataka in 2018-19 Hero Santosh trophy Semi-finals
LUDHIANA: Hero Santosh Trophy, the 78-year-old National Championship, has reached its business end of the 2018-19 season – the semi-finals, where Punjab, Goa, Services and Karnataka are set to fight it…
Maharashtra thumped Sikkim; Qualification within reach
17th April 2-19, Ludhiana: Maharashtra comprehensively defeated Sikkim 5-0 in their last group stage game of the ongoing Santosh Trophy 2019 in Ludhiana (Punjab) to stay in contention of reaching…
Assam strikes late to overcome Maharashtra
12th April 2019, Ludhiana: In their second encounter of the Group Stage, Maharashtra suffered a huge setback after conceding in the injury-time in a 3-2 loss which left them winless…
A late goal held Maharashtra in Santosh Trophy opener
9th April 2019, Ludhiana: In the opening game of National Football Championship Santosh Trophy 2018-19, Maharashtra had to settle for a hard-fought 2-2 draw against Karnataka in a Group B…
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…