2012 Federation Cup
Arsenalkid700
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Indian top-club football is back! We start with the Federation Cup in September (Qualifiers in August). If the format is the same as last time then it should be the 14 I-League teams + 2 Qualifying teams to make it a 16 team event.
Now according to the Times of India the tournament Final Round shall be held in Siliguri (Kanchenjunga Stadium) and either Assam or Orissa. The Semi-Finals and Final shall also be in Siliguri.
Also according to the Times of India the qualifiers will involve all 22 I-League 2nd Division teams from 2012 who ful-fill the club licensing criteria, so expect that number (22) to drop a lot. Also no question on whether HAL SC or Chirag Kerala will play in the Federation Cup. Chirag Kerala is rumored to be 100% disbanded and HAL is a brand new team (players).
Now according to the AIFF schedule released in June (via Arunava Choudhury) the qualifiers would start in August while the Federation Cup proper would start 15 September to 30 September. However the Times of India said on 15 August 2012 that the Qualifiers would begin 2 September and that the Federation Cup proper would begin 20 September. Will have more updates on the first post when given.
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Good format. Only problem would be the number of teams in Qualifiers. It is not confirmed 22. They need to pass club criteria and most of them I guess will fail. Who knows how many teams will be in qualifiers. The only one confirmed is Aizawl FC.
you missed SESA Academy from Goa who fulfill all the criteria
None of the Nagaland teams fulfill the criteria at this stage , and Delhi United is a joke , HAL cannot fulfill criteria either
You have missed out on the strongest team in the 2nd Division this year , Dodsal FC
> gaffertape said:
> you missed SESA Academy from Goa who fulfill all the criteria
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> None of the Nagaland teams fulfill the criteria at this stage , and Delhi United is a joke , HAL cannot fulfill criteria either
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> You have missed out on the strongest team in the 2nd Division this year , Dodsal FC
> Arsenalkid700 said:
> > gaffertape said:
> > you missed SESA Academy from Goa who fulfill all the criteria
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> > None of the Nagaland teams fulfill the criteria at this stage , and Delhi United is a joke , HAL cannot fulfill criteria either
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> > You have missed out on the strongest team in the 2nd Division this year , Dodsal FC
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No but I mean like start over. Using I-League 2nd Division teams should not really be the only criteria. Specially since it is not really a league. We should classify state leagues and rank them and tell them how many teams are allowed in Fed Cup based on that. Only top state leagues can send teams... almost like AFC Champions League.
@Ashlesh That was before. Now its just an Academy and while it is one of the best Academies in India it is an Academy. The Federation Cup should include actual club sides who are not ready yet for I-League 2nd Division or for clubs from a state with to many I-League clubs from that state who then dont get a chance.
As for Delhi. While I do believe Delhi United is good enough I do agree about the league as a whole. I actually want AIFF to start what the AFC did which is have a 10 state plan in which they select 10 states and they work with those states primarily and try to get them to good standard. I would say West Bengal, Goa, Nagaland, Mizoram, Shillong (To lazy to spell state), Maharashtra, Delhi, Punjab, Kerala, Karnataka.
Set objectives for what we want from these states and try to achieve them and then make the Federation Cup into the same format as the AFC Champions League in which only select states that pass criteria may play in Federation Cup. Hopefully it could build initiative as well.
AIFF representative should visit Guwahati first: Ankur
> Arsenalkid700 said:
> AIFF representative should visit Guwahati first: Ankur
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