New Delhi, February 19, 2009
The executive committee which met at the Football house in New Delhi
on Thursday, February 19, 2009 took the following decisions:
1) The AIFF has approved the criteria for hosting various National
Championships. Following are the criteria
a) Availability of the minimum infrastructure at the tournament venue
on the dates given in the AIFF calendar. This will depend on the
category of the tournament.
b) Climatic Conditions
c) Safety and security of the participating players and officials
Once these criteria's are established and found in order, the
following criteria can be followed to allot the tournament
1) Ability of the organizers to hold the tournament based on the past record.
2) Facilities provided at the venue to the participating teams, match
officials and media.
3) Support of local government/administration for hosting the event
4) Special occasion or any other exceptional reason for hosting the event.
2) AIFF also changed the format of the Sub Junior Nationals. Given
below are the criteria's
a) Prior to the selection of the state team it is suggested that as
many schools and clubs as possible be involved in the selection
process. This can be done by holding competitions for them or by
getting students from different schools involved in the selection
process.
b) To enable teams to play more matches it is suggested that the
participants will be divided in four groups. Proximity of teams from
each of the match venue when the groups are formed.
c) Depending upon the number of participating states the groups will
have 6-8 teams. The top two teams from each group will qualify for the
final round. The winners and the hosts of the final round will be
automatic qualifiers. Therefore there will be ten teams in the final
round divided into two groups of five teams each.
3) Plan for preparation of India team for the Olympic qualifiers,
Asian Games qualifiers and AFC Asian Cup was discussed. A small
committee will be formed to plan and monitor the national teams
preparation for the AFC Asian Cup 2011.
MEDIA RELEASE