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PANAJI: Goan football has slipped out of the top five among best-managed states and finished a lowly joint eighth from among 11 associations who are part of the Fifa development project.
The All India Football Federation (AIFF) announced results of the ‘Performance Assessment for States’ on Friday with West Bengal, governed by Indian Football Association (IFA), on top. Maharashtra under the Western Indian Football Association (WIFA) was ranked second, while Kerala finished third.
Karnataka and Tamil Nadu completed the top five.
Goa is the only state which declared football as the state sport eight years ago, but the beautiful game does not appear to be on the right track. If Goa mourned the exit of Salgaocar SC, Dempo Sports Club and Sporting Clube de Goa from the top tier of Indian football in 2016, there was another round of disappointment when the Indian squad did not have a single Goan player for the Fifa U-17 World Cup in 2017.
Things haven’t changed. In fact, if the AIFF assessment is any indication, Goan football has slipped even further. Goa has been ranked a poor joint eighth alongside Mizoram, with only Jammu & Kashmir and Odisha doing worse.
Before the implementation of the Fifa development project in 2017-18, Goa was ranked joint fifth with Tamil Nadu, while Maharashtra, Kerala, Punjab and West Bengal made up the top four.
AIFF general secretary Kushal Das congratulated the top three states and said the ranking system was “very well defined and fair in line with the strategic goals of the AIFF.”
“The appointment of development officers by AIFF in different states has added immense value. States like Karnataka and Tamil Nadu have shown significant improvement from the previous years and hopefully will soon be ranked amongst the top in future years,” said Das.
The performance assessment of states was done on various operational verticals in an effort to “push and encourage the state associations to contribute to the football development.”
The assessment system had points for coach education, grassroots, AIFF academy accreditation endorsements, referee’s education and conduct of leagues.
Except for state leagues where Goa finished among the top three – behind West Bengal and Mizoram – the state was found wanting in all other departments.
In referees development and grassroots, for instance, Goa finished among the bottom-ranked states.
Meanwhile, Manipur has emerged a clear winner among states who were not part of Fifa development project. Delhi finished second while Gujarat settled for the third spot.
Rankings of state associations by AIFF and overall scores: 1. West Bengal (9.9), 2. Maharashtra (8.2), 3. Kerala (7.4),4. Karnataka (6.6), 5. Tamil Nadu (6.5), 6. Meghalaya (5.1), 7. Punjab (4.3), 8. Goa (3.3), 8. Mizoram (3.3), 9. Jammu & Kashmir (2.6), 10. Odisha (1.3).
The All India Football Federation (AIFF) announced results of the ‘Performance Assessment for States’ on Friday with West Bengal, governed by Indian Football Association (IFA), on top. Maharashtra under the Western Indian Football Association (WIFA) was ranked second, while Kerala finished third.
Karnataka and Tamil Nadu completed the top five.
Goa is the only state which declared football as the state sport eight years ago, but the beautiful game does not appear to be on the right track. If Goa mourned the exit of Salgaocar SC, Dempo Sports Club and Sporting Clube de Goa from the top tier of Indian football in 2016, there was another round of disappointment when the Indian squad did not have a single Goan player for the Fifa U-17 World Cup in 2017.
Things haven’t changed. In fact, if the AIFF assessment is any indication, Goan football has slipped even further. Goa has been ranked a poor joint eighth alongside Mizoram, with only Jammu & Kashmir and Odisha doing worse.
Before the implementation of the Fifa development project in 2017-18, Goa was ranked joint fifth with Tamil Nadu, while Maharashtra, Kerala, Punjab and West Bengal made up the top four.
AIFF general secretary Kushal Das congratulated the top three states and said the ranking system was “very well defined and fair in line with the strategic goals of the AIFF.”
“The appointment of development officers by AIFF in different states has added immense value. States like Karnataka and Tamil Nadu have shown significant improvement from the previous years and hopefully will soon be ranked amongst the top in future years,” said Das.
The performance assessment of states was done on various operational verticals in an effort to “push and encourage the state associations to contribute to the football development.”
The assessment system had points for coach education, grassroots, AIFF academy accreditation endorsements, referee’s education and conduct of leagues.
Except for state leagues where Goa finished among the top three – behind West Bengal and Mizoram – the state was found wanting in all other departments.
In referees development and grassroots, for instance, Goa finished among the bottom-ranked states.
Meanwhile, Manipur has emerged a clear winner among states who were not part of Fifa development project. Delhi finished second while Gujarat settled for the third spot.
Rankings of state associations by AIFF and overall scores: 1. West Bengal (9.9), 2. Maharashtra (8.2), 3. Kerala (7.4),4. Karnataka (6.6), 5. Tamil Nadu (6.5), 6. Meghalaya (5.1), 7. Punjab (4.3), 8. Goa (3.3), 8. Mizoram (3.3), 9. Jammu & Kashmir (2.6), 10. Odisha (1.3).
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