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The AIFF Elite Academy was the elite academy of the regional AIFF affiliated football academies. Founded on 1 February 2013, the Elite Academy started as a youth development project between the AIFF and FIFA. [1] The Elite Academy is the final frontier for players who train at the AIFF regional academies in various parts of India.
ICF has over 50,000 members in over 150 countries and territories worldwide as of January 2022. [5] There are chapters in more than 80 countries and territories. [6] As of March 2021, there were over 33,000 certified coaches who hold one of three ICF credentials: 18,628 Associate Certified Coaches (ACC); 13,332 Professional Certified Coaches (PCC); and 1,327 Master Certified Coaches (MCC).
The National Center of Excellence is located on Plot No. AA-IIE/57/A, Street Number 787, Action Area-II (E) of New Town.It is surrounded by Eco Park golf arena on two sides and proposed deer park on another side.
[60] [61] Italian coach Vincenzo Alberto Annese became the first coach to win back-to-back I-League titles in 2020–21 and 2021–22 seasons. Armando Colaco was the first Indian coach to win the I-League in the league's opening season and he has the most I-League championships at three. [ 62 ]
The AIFF Youth Cup was first competed for in 2016. It was organized by the All India Football Federation (AIFF) as a preparatory tournament for the India under-17 team for the 2016 AFC U-16 Championship and the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup. The first tournament was held from 15 May to 25 May 2016 at the Tilak Maidan Stadium in Vasco, Goa. [30]
In this period, the national team won numerous titles under the coaching of Syed Abdul Rahim. India won the gold medal in the first Asian Games in 1951 , beating Iran by one goal. In 1956, no longer playing barefoot, India reached the semi-final in the 1956 Melbourne Olympics , becoming the first Asian country to do so and ranking fourth in the ...
In 1977, the AIFF started the Federation Cup which was the first club based national tournament in the country. [8] The Santosh Trophy, the national tournament for state teams, was started in 1941. [9] In 1996, the AIFF began the first national league in the country, the semi-professional National Football League. [10]
The Futsal Club Championship is the highest level futsal club competition in India, organised by the All India Football Federation (AIFF). [2] [1] The inaugural edition kicked off on 5th November 2021 in New Delhi with 16 teams. [3] It acts as qualifier for the AFC Futsal Club Championship, the highest level club futsal competition in Asia.