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Date: May 26, 2002
Author: Chris P. Daniel

Indian football conquers Heilbronn

Organisation
Participants (team photos + rosters)
Schedule and results
Photo gallery (now online!)

The "IFSC-Germany 6 A-Side tournament" in Heilbronn, Baden-Wuerttemberg was a unforgettable football event. The "Indian Football Supporters Club" (IFSC), Germany branch, was able to make a successful start for the "International Indian Football Series 2002" (IIFS 2002). Great help was provided by the local football club Heilbronner SpVgg and the Indian club dem "Deutsch-Indischen Kulturverein Bharatiya e.V.".

Eight teams from Germany and the Netherlands participated in this tournament, which was held in the "Wertwiesenpark Stadium" of Heilbronn. Under beautiful May weather the teams showed their best football, which was enjoyed by organisers and spectators. For the 15 minute matches, the eight teams (Heilbronner SpVgg, IFSC-Germany Juniors, Bulls, Punjabi United, TSSC Heilbronn, Indernational, FC Hindoe und Sandhikta) were divided into two groups and the group-winners and runners-up advanced to the semifinals. The hosts Heilbronner SpVgg (vs. Bulls) and the IFSC-Germany Juniors (vs. Punjabi United) reached the finals. Both teams had very hard and exciting semifinal matches, but they were able to advance to the final. It was a memorable final between the Heilbronner SpVgg and the IFSC-Germany Juniors: Both teams showed their skills and were keen to win the "IFSC-Germany 6 A-Side tournament". This exciting final was won by the Heilbronner SpVgg 2-1 against the exhausted Juniors team.

The Heilbronn tournament was a great success for the IFSC-Germany Juniors. The team around captain Daniel Ponattu utilised the tournament as a preparation for the "International Indian Football Series 2002" (IIFS 2002). Among others the team will face the Indian U-17 national team and the TATA Football Academy at the IIFS 2002. The players of the IFSC team were able to recommend themselves for the big event in the summer. Their performances were observed by Robin Dutt (future coach of Stuttgarter Kickers II) and the local media.

Even the organisers of the "IFSC-Germany 6 A-Side tournament" are able to review the tournament in pride. The tournament was a great enrichment for the Indo-German football scene in Germany. The IFSC, Heilbronner SpVgg, "Deutsch-Indischen Kulturverein Bharatiya e.V.", indianfootball.com and theInder.net are confident: This was not the last "IFSC-Germany 6 A-Side tournament" in Heilbronn...

To all participants and officials: thanks for joining us and see you next time again!

Organisation

Participants: 8
Age range: 14 to 27 years
Length per game: 15 minutes
Mode: group matches (1st/2nd qualify), final round: KO-system
Start: 11 am
Finish: 5 pm
Playground: small area, turf
Referee: Mr Absar Sattar
Organizer: Indian Football Supporters Club Germany
Co-organizers: Indianfootball.com, theInder.net, Bharatiya e.V., Heilbronner SpVgg

Participants (click and enlarge)

Bulls (Wuppertal-Jüchen, Germany)
Kajiban, Aravind, Kirubakaran, Allen Kirubakaran, Noel Kirubakaran, Sasikanden Mahalingam, Sasikumar Mahalingam, Stephen Maxmen, Alex Nagarajah, James Nagarajah (Captain), Kajindran Sivalingam

FC Hindoe (Nieuwegen, Netherlands)
*, Nilesh Bishesar, Steven Debipersad, Kishen Ghiswayan, Amrish Girdhari, *, Wijay Jharap, Vijay Natoewal, Shakti Ramsaran

Heilbronner SpVgg (Heilbronn, Germany)
Ante Peric, Jörg Rokitte, Nasar Razaq, Patrick Schreiber, Ali Susan, Waldemar Schäfer, Turan Yzpak (Captain), Shamim Sattar, Sven Schreiber

U18 Indian Football Supporters Club Germany (Germany)
Kunal Chander, Lijin Joseph, Alphin Mampili, Sam Moosariparambil, Prabu Nandakumar, Daniel Ponattu (Captain), Dominic Ponattu, Radovane Talby, Trainer: Arunava Chaudhuri

Indernational (Leichlingen/Mönchengladbach, Germany)
Klaus Beyer, Justin Joseph, Tijo Kaduthanam, Benny Kainikkara, Jobynson Kollamana (Captain), Rukshan Nandakumar, Marco Weyres, Boris Tazhicherry

Punjabi United (Enschede, Netherlands)
DS Badwal, DS Chahal (Captain), GS Chahal, CS Chohan, A Kumar, A Singh, G Singh, N Singh, AS Tember, SS Virk

Sandhikta (Frankfurt, Germany)
Osman Baysal, Bastian Cartschau, Vinod Jadhav, Bartek Kozerski, Alphin Mampilli, Rijo Pazayamkottil, Philip Thottathil, Ashley Williams (Captain), Tomek Zuber

TSSC Heilbronn (Heilbronn, Germany)
Sri Kayanboorban, Thuva Kunabalasingam, Girl Nadarasa, Sangar Nadarasa, Mohan Natkurasingam, Sures Sun, Prekash Vigneswaran, Thees Vigneswaran

Schedule and results

Group A: FC Hindoe, Heilbronner SpVgg, U18 IFSC, Sandhikta

Group B: Bulls, Indernational, Punjabi United, TSSC Heilbronn

Semi-finals

Places 5 to 8

Place 3 and 4

Final

Final table

Photo gallery (doubleclick to enlarge!)

		Photos: Chris P. Daniel and Arunava Chaudhuri

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