Football
or Soccer is one game which is played all round the globe
and is by far the most popular game of the universe.Altough
football in India is very popular,our standard of football
is ordinary as compared to that of the world.This can be
gauged by the fact that we have not qualified for the World
Cup even once.In fact we are lagging far behind in the Asian
scene too.What makes it look worse is that all the TV viewers
get to see the best European teams playing in the best leagues
telecast live and that makes our football look more banal.A
country of our size and magnitude can't produce a single
footballer of world standards is appalling(with due respects
to Bhaichung Bhutia).The main reason is the poor infrastructure
of football in the country.Altough the long awaited National
league is a step in the right direction,there are still
lots of loopholes after two years of its advent.The standard
of football is mostly gauged by the football played in the
National league and more the money is pumped in to attract
foreign players and coaches,more the standard will improve
and we all football fanatics of the country can dream of
one day qualifying for the World Cup.Football in Bangalore
is played with a lot of enthusiasm all across the city and
this can be seen by the crowds that show up to cheer the
local outfit ITI whenever they play their home fixtures
of the National League.The local Senior division league
too attracts lots of crowd and all the matches are very
competitive.After Bengal,Goa and Kerala it can be said that
Karnataka is the next state where most of the country's
football is played.The game in the city is managed by the
Bangalore District Football Association(B.D.F.A) which is
affiliated to the Indian Football Association.The BDFA has
its own stadium which is the venue for most of the football
activities in the city.
Senior
Division Football League
: The main tournament in Bangalore for the
seniors is the 'A' Division League where sixteen top teams
of Bangalore battle it out for supremacy for the George
Hoover Cup.This tournament is an annual feature of Bangalore
with the last two teams in the table being relegated to
the second division with the top two from there taking their
place.The teams battling it out in this year's event are
highlighted below:
Aeronautical
Development Establishment(ADE)
Accountant
General Officers Recreation Club(AGORC)
Football
or Soccer is one game which is played all round the globe
and is by far the most popular game of the universe.Altough
football in India is very popular,our standard of football
is ordinary as compared to that of the world.This can be
gauged by the fact that we have not qualified for the World
Cup even once.In fact we are lagging far behind in the Asian
scene too.What makes it look worse is that all the TV viewers
get to see the best European teams playing in the best leagues
telecast live and that makes our football look more banal.A
country of our size and magnitude can't produce a single
footballer of world standards is appalling(with due respects
to Bhaichung Bhutia).The main reason is the poor infrastructure
of football in the country.Altough the long awaited National
league is a step in the right direction,there are still
lots of loopholes after two years of its advent.The standard
of football is mostly gauged by the football played in the
National league and more the money is pumped in to attract
foreign players and coaches,more the standard will improve
and we all football fanatics of the country can dream of
one day qualifying for the World Cup.Football in Bangalore
is played with a lot of enthusiasm all across the city and
this can be seen by the crowds that show up to cheer the
local outfit ITI whenever they play their home fixtures
of the National League.The local Senior division league
too attracts lots of crowd and all the matches are very
competitive.After Bengal,Goa and Kerala it can be said that
Karnataka is the next state where most of the country's
football is played.The game in the city is managed by the
Bangalore District Football Association(B.D.F.A) which is
affiliated to the Indian Football Association.The BDFA has
its own stadium which is the venue for most of the football
activities in the city.
Senior
Division Football League
: The main tournament in Bangalore for the
seniors is the 'A' Division League where sixteen top teams
of Bangalore battle it out for supremacy for the George
Hoover Cup.This tournament is an annual feature of Bangalore
with the last two teams in the table being relegated to
the second division with the top two from there taking their
place.The teams battling it out in this year's event are
highlighted below: