Football was introduced to India by the British, and it soon became a favorite among the masses. The Mohan Bagan Athletic club was formed as early as 1889.
The world`s third oldest football tournament, The Durand Cup football tournament, was started in Shimla in 1898 by the then India`s Foreign Secretary, Sir Mortimer Durand
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The IFA-Shield is Calcutta`s oldest football tournament organised by, the Indian Football Association, since 1893. In 1911, Mohun Bagan AC was the first Indian team to win the IFA-Shield Trophy, a title previously won only by British teams.
Soon, the number of clubs and tournaments spread rapidly which led to the formation of the All India Football Federation in 1937. The AIFF got affiliated to the world body FIFA in 1948 and was one of the founder members of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) in 1954.
The 1951 to 1962 decade was the golden age for Indian football as the country put up a laudable performance in international competitions. India won the gold medals in the 1951 and 1962 Asian Games at New Delhi and Jakarta respectively and in the 1956 Melbourne Olympics became the first Asian nation to reach the Olympic football semi-final.
Almost every culture has some reference or the other reference to the history of soccer. The Chinese, Japanese, Italian, Ancient Greek, Persian, Viking, and many more played a ball game very similar to the modern football.. The Chinese played "football" games date as far back as 3000 years ago. The Ancient Greeks and the Roman used football games to sharpen warriors for battle. In south and Central America a game called "Tlatchi" once flourished.
The first Football Association was founded in England in 1863 in England, when two football association (association football and rugby football) were divided. Therefore On October 1863, eleven London clubs and schools sent their representatives to the Freemason`s Tavern. This meeting marked the birth of The Football Association. They wanted no part in a game that forbade tripping, shin-kicking and carrying the ball. A stage had been reached where the ideals were no longer compatible. On 8 December 1863, football and rugby finally split. Their separation became totally irreconcilable six years hence when a provision was included in the football rules forbidding any handling of the ball (not only carrying it).
Only eight years after its foundation, The Football Association already had 50 member clubs. The first football competition in the world was started in the same year - the FA Cup, which preceded the League Championship by 17 years.
The world`s third oldest football tournament, The Durand Cup football tournament, was started in Shimla in 1898 by the then India`s Foreign Secretary, Sir Mortimer Durand
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The IFA-Shield is Calcutta`s oldest football tournament organised by, the Indian Football Association, since 1893. In 1911, Mohun Bagan AC was the first Indian team to win the IFA-Shield Trophy, a title previously won only by British teams.
Soon, the number of clubs and tournaments spread rapidly which led to the formation of the All India Football Federation in 1937. The AIFF got affiliated to the world body FIFA in 1948 and was one of the founder members of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) in 1954.
The 1951 to 1962 decade was the golden age for Indian football as the country put up a laudable performance in international competitions. India won the gold medals in the 1951 and 1962 Asian Games at New Delhi and Jakarta respectively and in the 1956 Melbourne Olympics became the first Asian nation to reach the Olympic football semi-final.
Almost every culture has some reference or the other reference to the history of soccer. The Chinese, Japanese, Italian, Ancient Greek, Persian, Viking, and many more played a ball game very similar to the modern football.. The Chinese played "football" games date as far back as 3000 years ago. The Ancient Greeks and the Roman used football games to sharpen warriors for battle. In south and Central America a game called "Tlatchi" once flourished.
The first Football Association was founded in England in 1863 in England, when two football association (association football and rugby football) were divided. Therefore On October 1863, eleven London clubs and schools sent their representatives to the Freemason`s Tavern. This meeting marked the birth of The Football Association. They wanted no part in a game that forbade tripping, shin-kicking and carrying the ball. A stage had been reached where the ideals were no longer compatible. On 8 December 1863, football and rugby finally split. Their separation became totally irreconcilable six years hence when a provision was included in the football rules forbidding any handling of the ball (not only carrying it).
Only eight years after its foundation, The Football Association already had 50 member clubs. The first football competition in the world was started in the same year - the FA Cup, which preceded the League Championship by 17 years.
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