Activity Report 18th September 2014

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I-League

II Division I-League

Indian Super League

Other Top Teams

Air FC ONGC FC () Shivneri FC Phulwadi FC () Rabani FC Young Iqbal FC FC Rahul FC (Nagpur) DSK Shivajians FC Deccans FC Bombay Engineering Group ()

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Mr. Praful Patel Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha President - Western India Football Association

Name Designation Mr. Atal Bahadur Singh Vice President Mr. Maloji Raje Chhatrapati Vice President Mr. Sunil Dhande Vice President Dr. Vishwajeet Kadam Vice President Mr. Liaquat Hussain Vice President Mr. Souter Vaz Hon. Secretary Mr. Pyarelal Choudhari Hon. Treasurer Mr. Wali Mohammad Asst. Secretary Mr. Manik Mandlik Asst. Secretary Mr. Deepak Dixit Asst. Secretary Mr. Suresh Sadhale Committee Member Mr. Mohd. Iqbal Committee Member Mr. Raees Kazi Committee Member Mr. Sushil Surve Committee Member Mr. Kiran Chougule Committee Member Adv. Ravindra Darekar Committee Member Mr. Godwin Dick Committee Member Mr. Haresh Vora Committee Member Mr. P. V. Ahale Committee Member Mr. Salim Parkote Committee Member Mr. U. Banerjee Committee Member Mr. Mohd. Abid Committee Member Mr. Henry Menezes Chief Executive Officer

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Preface

The Western India Football Association (WIFA) is the governing body of football for WIFA was came into existence on 12th July, 1911. Out of the 34 districts in Maharashtra 30 Districts are affiliated with WIFA.

Maharashtra is the second-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 110 million inhabitants. It is the third largest state in India by area, spread over 118,809 sq mi (307,710 km2).

Football potential in the State: Out of the population of 110 million, a whopping 21.5 million kids are between 6 to 17 years of age in Maharashtra. 10 million being girls and 11.5 million boys.

The Activity report is a statistical document encompassing all the activity conducted by the State association with its objective of promoting and developing the game through coach education, Referees courses, grassroots festivals, tournaments for all the affiliated districts and scout for talent from its districts to form a strong state team in all age groups.

- 4 - www.wifa.in Contents Activities of Western India Football Association (Maharashtra) including organising local competitions and leagues, development program of the state and participation in national tournaments ...... - 6 - Tournaments Participated in as Team Maharashtra ...... - 6 - Tournaments conducted by WIFA ...... - 7 - National level tournaments hosted ...... - 8 - Mega Exhibition Matches hosted: ...... - 9 - Number of registered clubs in the State ...... - 11 - Availability of Infrastructure i.e. Stadia, Training Grounds, etc...... - 12 - Stadia ...... - 12 - Other Stadia and Training Facilities: ...... - 14 - Administrative – Availability of office space with staff and equipment ...... - 15 - WIFA Administrative staff ...... - 15 - Office specifics ...... - 15 - Significant achievements in the last three years ...... - 16 - Grassroots ...... - 16 - AFC Grassroots Day celebration ...... - 16 - Grassroots Leaders Course ...... - 17 - Launch of the new Grassroots Logo ...... - 18 - Centralised Registrations System – Grassroots Initiative by WIFA ...... - 18 - Coach Education - AFC and AIFF Licenses ...... - 19 - AIFF ‘D’ LICENSE – OBJECTIVES ...... - 19 - AIFF ‘D’ LICENSE – 950+ COACHES TILL NOW… ...... - 19 - No. of Courses (Last three years) ...... - 20 - Refereeing Program ...... - 22 - Structure of the Referees’ Association in the State ...... - 22 - No. of Referees ...... - 22 - Qualified Referees’ Instructors ...... - 22 - Courses conducted ...... - 22 - Indian Football School ...... - 23 -

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Tournaments Participated in as Team Maharashtra Sr. No. Tournament 1 Sub Junior National Football Championship for Coca-Cola, (Justice Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy) for boys 2 Junior National Football Championship for Dr. B C Roy Trophy for boys 3 Sr. National Football Championship for for Men 4 AIFF Under 14 Football Championship for boys 5 AIFF Football Festival under 13 for boys 6 Sub Junior National Football Championship for girls 7 Junior National Football Championship for girls 8 Sr. Women’s National Football Championship 9 AIFF Football Festival for under 13 for girls

- 6 - www.wifa.in Tournaments conducted by WIFA Sr. Total teams No. Tournament participated 1 Under 17 Inter District Football Championship for boys 30 2 Under 19 Inter District Football Championship for boys 30 3 Senior Inter District Football Championship for men 30 4 Senior Inter District Football Championship for women 16 5 Mahayudh – Inter district championship 1900+

Snap shots of some of the Inter District Tournaments conducted across various locations

- 7 - www.wifa.in National level tournaments hosted Sr. No. Tournament Venue 1 Coca-Cola Sub junior championship Mumbai, Pune 2 I-League Mumbai, Pune and Kolhapur 3 I-League 2nd Div Mumbai, Pune and Kolhapur 4 Under 19 - I-league Mumbai, Pune 5 Pune 6 Manchester United Premier Cup Mumbai, Pune

Manchester United Premier Cup

I-League, I-League 2nd Div and Under 19 I- League

Coca-Cola Sub Junior Championship FINALS

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India vs

Holland

Kolhapur Mumbai

Exhibition Match WIFA XI vs Mizoram State Team

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Exhibition Match All Stars vs Gold Stars

- 10 - www.wifa.in Number of registered clubs in the State No of No of Districts Teams Districts Teams Ahmednagar 44 Latur 12 Akola 40 Mumbai 350 Amravati 20 Nagpur 105 Aurangabad 42 Nanded 12 Beed 40 Osmanabad 8 Bhandara 16 Parbhani 43 Buldhana 11 Pune 90 Chandrapur 41 Raigad 6 Dhule 19 Sangli 18 Gadchiroli 6 Satara 18 Gondia 12 Sholapur 15 Hingoli 15 44 Jalgaon 15 Wardha 8 Jalna 16 Washim 8 Kolhapur 112 Yavatmal 44 Nandurbar 12 Sindhudurg 8 Total 1250  In addition to the local leagues all the districts organise invitational tournaments

 Every district has a Gramin Tournament  Avg. of 40 school team in every district  In Mumbai alone there are 1200 school teams and 140 Clockwise starting from college team competing top 1) Women’s League in Mumbai 2) Mumbai League Champions 3) Local league in Hingoli 4) Local league in Nagpur

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Stadia Name Cooperage Football Ground Chhatrapati Shahu Location Mumbai Kolhapur Field Dimensions 105 mtrs X 70 mtrs 105 mtrs X 70 mtrs Turf Artificial Natural Grass Floodlight Yes Yes Seating Capacity 5000 + (3000 seats can be added) 15000 Dressing Room 4 (attached washrooms) 2 Referees Room Yes Yes Doping Room Yes Yes Organising Committee room Yes Yes Store room Yes Yes VIP Lounge Yes Yes Press Room Yes Yes Press Conference room Yes Yes AV room Yes Yes

Cooperage Football Ground

Chhatrapati Stadium Shahu

- 12 - www.wifa.in Name Balewadi Sports Complex Dr. D.Y. Patil Stadium Location Pune Field Dimensions 100 mtrs X 65 mtrs 105 mtrs X 70 mtrs Turf Natural Grass Natural Grass Floodlight Yes Yes Seating Capacity 12000 60000 Dressing Room 4 (attached washrooms) 2 (can be increased) Referees Room Yes Yes Doping Room Yes Yes Organising Committee room Yes Yes Store room Yes Yes VIP Lounge Yes Yes Press Room Yes Yes Press Conference room Yes Yes AV room Yes Yes

Balewadi Balewadi Sports Complex

Dr. Y. Patil D.Stadium

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Sr. No. Name Location 1 SAI, Aurangabad Aurangabad 2 Jawahar Sports Complex Gondia 3 University Ground Jalna 4 Gadinglanj ground Kolhapur 5 Don Bosco, Borivali Mumbai 6 Bombay Gymkhana Mumbai 7 University Ground Mumbai 8 Police Ground Mumbai 9 Sports Association Mumbai 10 Goans Association Mumbai 11 St. Xavier’s, Parel Mumbai 12 Poisar Gymkhana Mumbai 13 SAI, Kandivali Mumbai 14 Goregaon Sports Complex Mumbai 15 Andheri Sports Complex Mumbai 16 Rizvi College Mumbai 17 Thakur Polytec Mumbai 18 St. Francis D’Assis Mumbai 19 Azad Mumbai 20 Air India, Kalina Mumbai 21 YMCA, Madanpura Mumbai 22 Don Bosco Matunga Mumbai 23 Nagpur Police Ground Nagpur 24 MLA Hostel Nagpur 25 Central Railway Nagpur 26 Yashwant Stadium Nagpur 27 Fr. Agnel Sports Complex Thane 28 Mamurdi (Pune FC) Pune 29 Bharti Vidyapeeth Pune 30 DSK Shivajians Pune 31 PDFA Ground Pune 32 Police ground Thane 33 Century Rayon Thane 34 OFA Thane 35 WIMCO Thane

Each of the 32 District Football Associations have a Krida Sankul which is provided by the local government for development of sports. Many schools and colleges have their own training facilities.

- 14 - www.wifa.in Administrative – Availability of office space with staff and equipment WIFA Administrative staff Sr. No. Name Designation E-mail address 1 Souter Vaz Hon. Secretary [email protected] 2 Henry Menezes Chief Executive Officer [email protected] 3 Mohan Nair Executive [email protected] 4 Kunal Shah Executive Admin [email protected] 5 Bhushan Pangerkar Accounts [email protected] 6 Kundan Chandra State Development officer [email protected] 7 Arshad Hussain State Development officer 8 Ronak Dalal Head – Marketing and [email protected] Operations 9 Abid Shaikh Office Admin 10 Uttam Rane Office Staff

WIFA’s – Indian Football School (IFS) setup:

Staff Nos Administrative Staff 5 Coaches 6 Office specifics Location Cooperage Football Ground, Mumbai Area 2055 sq. ft. Rooms Conference room Meeting room Reception Waiting lounge Staff office bay Management cabin 4 nos Classroom/Seminar room seating capacity 40 Pantry Amenities/Equipment WIFI with Internet Workstations for all the employees Photocopy machine Fax: 91-22-22841663 Tel: 91-22-22024020, 22022806/07/08 Email: [email protected] Website: www.wifa.in Social Media Facebook.com/wifaofficial Twitter.com/wifaofficial Address Cooperage Football Ground Maharashi Karve Road, Mumbai 400 021

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Grassroots AFC Grassroots Day celebration Sr. No Venue Nos 1 Police Grounds, Pune 108 2 Dr. Ambedkar Ground, Mumbai 95 3 Loyola School Ground, Pune 135 4 National Chemical Laboratory Ground, Pune 80 5 Gadhinglaj, Kolhapur 240 6 Chhatrapati Shahu Stadium, Kolhapur 100 7 RK Nagar, Kolhapur 58 8 Gadhinglaj, Kolhapur 45 9 St. Xavier's Ground, Parel, Mumbai 335 10 Cooperage Football Stadium, Mumbai 55 11 St. Andrew's High School, Mumbai 80 12 Hiranandani Foundation School, Thane 55 13 Dream Sports Fields, Thane 25 14 Teksons, Thane 40 15 Jilha Krida Sankul, Jalgaon 40 16 SEC,Railway Ground, Nagpur 180 17 Volchand Educational Group Sports Complex, Solapur 110 18 Aurangabad 83 19 Ahmednagar 23 Total no. of kids 1887

Grassroots celebrations across Maharashtra (Clockwise) Kolhapur Mumbai Thane

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Sr. No. Course No of Leaders 1 April 2013, Cooperage 30 2 Jan 2014, Cooperage 25 3 April 2014, Aurangabad 24 4 May 2014, Cooperage 23 5 June 2014, Aurangabad 28 6 Sep 2014, Aurangabad 27 Total 157

The first ever FIFA Grassroots Course at Cooperage - April 2013

Grassroots Leader Course Jan 2014 – Conducted under The AIFF and FFA partnership with WIFA for Grassroots Development

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Centralised Registrations System – Grassroots Initiative by WIFA WIFA to strengthen the base of Football Development Pyramid with a strong grassroots system. WIFA’s Plan of Action - Grassroots • Partner with AIFF – FFA for Grassroots • Appoint State Development Officer (SDO) • To appoint 6 Regional Development Officer • Create a pool of 1000 Grassroots Leaders • To register maximum players under the WIFA’s GR Central Registration System Aim of the Grassroots initiative • To cover all 32 districts affiliated to WIFA and Make Maharashtra fully coach literate by Mid 2014 • To register 5000 kids by end of 2014 • To have 1000 Grassroots Leaders by 2016 • To conduct Grassroots Festivals across the state • To conduct a Mega Grassroots Carnival every 6 months Benefits of the WIFA’s CRS • Complete player history available on a centralised system • Every player to have a Unique Id

• Ease in scouting players and ccommunicating with players

• Curtail Age fraud

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• 2500 D License coaches in next three years

• Make min D License qualified coaches mandatory for school, college & club teams

• To conduct AIFF D License course across all districts in Maharashtra

• Develop a career path for coaches

• Increase overall football competitiveness

• Children to be trained by certified licensed coaches

• Establishing a comprehensive scouting network

AIFF ‘D’ LICENSE – 950+ COACHES TILL NOW…

– 950+ Licensed Coaches created in just 36 months

– Conducted in Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, Kolhapur, Aurangabad & Thane

– Next up – Pune, Nagpur, Kolhapur, Aurangabad, Akola, etc.

– Course being conducted by certified AIFF Instructors

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No. of Courses (Last three years) No. of Courses Course conducted No. of Coaches AFC Pro License (Results Awaited) 1 3 AFC A License 1 7 AFC B License 1 18 AFC C License 2 71 AIFF D License 35 950+ AIFF D License Instructors course 1 16 German Goalkeeping Course 1 24 Grassroots Leaders Course 5 130 FIFA Youth Course 1 5

German Goalkeeping Course at Cooperage

AFC B License course conducted by Wim, Scott, Savio and Marcos at Cooperage

AIFF D License Course conducted by Arshad Hussain at DSK, Pune

AFC Pro License by Wim Kovermans at Cooperage

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Grassroots Leaders and AIFF D License course at SAI Campus, Aurangabad By Kundan Chandra

Dhanraj More conducting the New Recruitment course for Referees in Nagpur

- 21 - www.wifa.in Refereeing Program WIFA Referees’ Badge Structure of the Referees’ Association in the State Sr. no. Name Position 1 Walter Pereira Chairman 2 J. P. Singh Member 3 Dhanraj More Convener 4 Siddarhth Gade Member 5 Stanley Gregory Member 6 Rajendra Dalvi Member 7 Souter Vaz Ex officio 8 Henry Menezes members

No. of Referees Level No. of. Referee CAT I 2 CAT II 22 CAT III 25 CAT IV 21 Walter Pereira – AFC CAT V 184 Referees’ Assessor and AFC Referees’ Technical Total 254 Instructor

Qualified Referees’ Instructors Currently WIFA is having the services of 5 qualified instructors who are training the existing lot of referees in the state. Courses conducted A number seminars are being held in every district to improve the quality of refereeing. The Referees’ Association is planning to have at least 5 qualified referees in every district of Maharashtra.

Referees’ Course Conducted at Nagpur

Rahul D’Sa FIFA Referee

- 22 - www.wifa.in Indian Football School The Indian Football School (IFS) is a premier football training institution aimed at developing grassroots football across India. The IFS is managed by the same team and coaching staff that successfully ran the Manchester United Soccer Schools programs across India over the last 3 years. The programme is conducted under the aegis of Western India Football Association (WIFA) who are the key driving force behind our vision of playing a pivotal role in development of .

Young footballers in Mumbai can now learn to play the ‘King of Sport’ the Brazilian way, thanks to the technical partnership between Indian Football School (IFS) and the famed Brasil Futbol Academia (BFA).

IFS will now gain from their association with BFA, who will add technical expertise and structure to the IFS program with the long term vision of developing young footballers enrolled into IFS courses.

Left: Brasil Futebol Academia technical partners to IFS Below: Beto and Barreto interacting with young talent at IFS

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