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Activity Report 18th September 2014

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Professional Teams of WIFA

I-League

II Division I-League

Indian Super League

Other Top Teams

Air India FC ONGC FC (Mumbai)

Shivneri FC Phulwadi FC (Kolhapur)

Rabani FC Young Iqbal FC Nagpur FC Rahul FC (Nagpur)

DSK Shivajians FC Deccans FC Bombay Engineering Group (Pune)

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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 Maharashtra 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.

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Contents Activities of Western India Football Association (Maharashtra) including organising local

competitions and leagues, development program of the state and participation in national

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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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Activities of Western India Football Association

(Maharashtra) including organising local competitions and

leagues, development program of the state and

participation in national tournaments

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 Santosh Trophy 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

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Tournaments conducted by WIFA

Sr. No. Tournament

Total teams 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

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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 Federation Cup 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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Mega Exhibition Matches hosted:

Sr. No. Match Venue

1 India vs Holland (Women) Kolhapur, Mumbai

2 WIFA XI vs Mizoram (Santosh Trophy Champions 2014) Mumbai

3 All Stars vs Gold Star (Celebrity match) Mumbai

4 All Stars vs Tigi Foundation (Celebrity match) Mumbai

Exhibition

Match

WIFA XI vs

Mizoram

State Team

India vs

Holland

Kolhapur Mu

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Exhibition

Match

All Stars vs

Gold Stars

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Number of registered clubs in the State

Districts No of Teams Districts

No of 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 Thane 44

Jalgaon 15 Wardha 8

Jalna 16 Washim 8

Kolhapur 112 Yavatmal 44

Nandurbar 12 Sindhudurg 8

Total 1250

Clockwise starting from

top

1) Women’s League in

Mumbai

2) Mumbai League

Champions

3) Local league in Hingoli

4) Local league in

Nagpur

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

college team competing

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Availability of Infrastructure i.e. Stadia, Training Grounds,

etc.

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

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Name Balewadi Sports Complex Dr. D.Y. Patil Stadium

Location Pune Navi Mumbai

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

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Other Stadia and Training Facilities:

Stadiums, Grounds and Training facilities used by District Football Associations, Clubs

and Schools in Maharashtra (Facilities not directly under WIFA)

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 Karnataka 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 Maidan 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.

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Administrative – Availability of office space with staff and

equipment

WIFA Administrative staff

Sr. No. Name Designation E-mail address

1 Souter Vaz Hon. Secretary soutervaz@wifa.in

2 Henry Menezes Chief Executive Officer henrymenezes@wifa.in

3 Mohan Nair Executive mohankumar@wifa.in

4 Kunal Shah Executive Admin kunalshah@wifa.in

5 Bhushan Pangerkar Accounts bhushan@wifa.in

6 Kundan Chandra State Development officer kundanchandra@wifa.in

7 Arshad Hussain State Development officer

8 Ronak Dalal Head – Marketing and Operations

ronakdalal@wifa.in

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: info@wifa.in

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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Significant achievements in the last three years

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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Grassroots Leaders Course

Over 150 Grassroots leaders certified in 6 courses!

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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Launch of the new Grassroots Logo

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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Coach Education - AFC and AIFF Licenses Objective: To make Maharashtra Football Literate by 2015

AIFF ‘D’ LICENSE – OBJECTIVES

• 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

AIFF and WIFA Recognition

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No. of Courses (Last three years)

Course No. of Courses

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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Vincent

Subramanium

conducting the FIFA

Youth Coaching

course

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

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Refereeing Program

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 members 8 Henry Menezes

No. of Referees

Level No. of. Referee

CAT I 2

CAT II 22

CAT III 25

CAT IV 21

CAT V 184

Total 254

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.

Rahul D’Sa

FIFA Referee

Referees’ Course

Conducted at Nagpur

Walter Pereira – AFC

Referees’ Assessor and AFC

Referees’ Technical

Instructor

WIFA Referees’ Badge

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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 football in India.

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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