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Football is India's second most popular sport, next to the game of cricket. Traditionally it has enjoyed popularity in the regions such as West Bengal, Goa, Kerala, Odisha, and the entire north-eastern India, especially Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Sikkim. Dr.T.Ao, the Captain of the Indian Football Team to the London Olympics, 1948, and Captain of the Mohun Bagan Athletic Club in 1948 and 1949 hailed from Nagaland.
India's current top domestic league, I-League, was formed in 2007 in an attempt to professionalize domestic football and in 2013 Indian super league was formed with 8 teams and to promote Indian football to a world wide teams. Also contested is Santosh Trophy, a knock-out competition between states (provinces) and government institutions. The current captain of the Indian national team is Subrata Pal and the team was coached by Stephen Constantine. India is currently ranked 173 in the FIFA World Rankings, down from 171 in 2014.
The 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup is scheduled to take place in India. By virtue of being the host country, the Indian team will automatically play in the tournament. Depending on the performance of the U-17 team, the All India Football Federation has indicated consideration for an U-20 bid.
Source : Wikipedia
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