Subrata Dutta to head Indian Football Association

Senior Vice President All India Football Federation (AIFF) Mr. Subrata Dutta has become the President of the Indian Football Association (IFA) in West Bengal. This has been announced in a statement from State Association. In the Annual General Meeting that has been held on June 29, 2014 the decision to name Dutta as the President was taken along with other office bearer’s post. Along with this Mr. Ambarish Dasgupta, Mr. Debojyoti Mukherjee and Mr. Pradip Nag were elected as the Vice Presidents. The post of Treasurer has been assigned to Mr. Krishnendu Banerjee. The post of joint secretaries is given to Mr. Jayanta Chatterjee, Mr. Sufal Ranjan Giri, Mr. Joydeep Mukherjee, and Mr. Kausik Basu.

The IFA Shield is an annual football competition organised by Indian Football Association. This is one of the oldest club cups competition in the world. The first Indian club to win this prestigious tournament was Mohun Bagan Athletic Club in 1911. The AIFF is initiating some of the best practices in the team under Praful Patel contributions. With the recent to be held Indian Super League (ISL), Indian Football is going to witness some of the international skills and the players are adapting themselves with an environment in which they could compete with the top foreign players.


AIFF President Praful Patel has always expressed his delight in taking Indian football to an elevated level and to make it a number one sport in the country. It is a matter of great pride for All India Football Federation (AIFF) as it has been successful in bagging the most prestigious U-17 FIFA World Cup, scheduled in 2017. The teams are being motivated and trained with the best skills and techniques so that they can make a mark in the upcoming tournament. The authorities are also keeping a sharp eye in maintaining a perfect procedure for selection. They are preserving a database having registered all the players at an early stage which will help them in keeping a track for the age factor.

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