However Indians are all interested in cricket for more years, while walking along the roads of various cities and towns, you will find huge number of childrens playing football.The low repitation of indian football team is not only because of talent but also it has many reasons.But still it is game which bought entire world in one hand, and it also did the same in India.
In India , most number of crazy football fans will be located at the surroundings of Kolkatta, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Here is look at 5 top clubs in India.
5 ALL TIME TOP CLUBS IN INDIA
5.MOHUN BAGAN AC
Mohun Bagan is India's top football club located at Kolkatta. They also known as National club of india,which was given by Indira Gandhi. Mohun Bagan AC is a general discipline club, however its football wing is flew quite higher than other sports. Led by their famous IFA SHIELD final win against East Yorkshire Regiment 2-1 in 1911, the club came to be symbolized as a symbol of our freedom struggle .
The club is also a member of the FIFA elite task force for club football, a highly distinguished honour. The club has a host of successes and trophies winning the federation cup a record 13 times, the Calcutta league 29 times and the IFA shield a record 22 times. It is also the first club to win the national football league 3 times. Great players who have donned the maroon jersey are Sailen Manna, Goshto Pal, Chuni Goswami, Bhaichung Bhutia , Chima Okerie and Jose Ramirez Barreto. According to Football Database it has 1400 points and placed 5th all time top club in india
4.MAHINDRA UNITED
Mahindra is one the most successful club in indian football history. They recebtly winded to actively concentrate on football acadamy. Mahindra United holds the record of produicing top football players who are now ruling the indian national team line up.
They won the National Football League in 2005 and 2006 and the only indian club holding the record of winning National league and Federation cup double.They also reahed AFC cup quaterfinals in 2007 , which also indicates their remarkable contribution to Indian football.They are the fouth best team in india with 1408 points.
3.KINGHFISHER EAST BENGAL CLUB
This Kolkatta based club is one of the oldest one. This club was renamed as Kingfisher East Bengal Club after United Breweries obtained a 50% stake. IT is also holding a record of winning Kolkata League for six years in a row (1970–1975). It is the first club in India to win back to back National Football League titles (2003 & 2004).The club has a record of winning 23 trophies from Indian capital New Delhi. (Durand Cup: 16 times and DCM Trophy:7 times).
Another one of their record is defeating BEC TERO SASANA 3-1 in the Asian Cup in Jakarta in 2003 .Famous players who have donned the jersey are Subhas Bhowmick , Bhaichung Bhutia , Sunil Chettri , Syed Naimuddin , Peter Thangaraj , Manoranjan Bhattacharya and a host of names who have not only brought glory to the club but also played a big part in the national football team.
The team has competed in the AFC CUP 10 times , a record . Generally the migrants of Bangladesh are the loyal fans , although East Bengal can boast of the most number of supporters in the nation .They have 1415 points and the third best football club in India.
2.CHURCHILL BROTHERS
Churchill Brothers is also know as a family club, because it run by a grouo of family members. It is another famous club to be originated from the crazy football state of india "GOA". They won their first I-League trophy in 2009-2010 ,the second league after revamped structure.
It also participated in the AFC Cup where they knocked out the Yemeni champions to progress further in the cup , a major achievement . They have also won the Durand cup twice and the IFA Shield once.
Famous players to have played for the club include M vijayan , Noel Wilson and goalkeeper Virender Singh . Odafa Onyoke Okolie who plays for the club has been one of the top marksman of Indian Football in recent years. They are second best club in india with 1023 points,
1.DEMPO
According to football database, Dempo is the most successfull club in the national side.During the period of 2000-2010, Dempo won four national leagues, thus it is considered as their stunning decade. The club is also responsible for providing some of the best players for the national team like
Their performance in AFC champions cup is also amazing as they reached AFC cup semi final and also playing Champions league qualifiers in 2009.Accordin to football database, they are the best club in India with 1430 points.
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