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Indian Navy (football team)

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Indian Navy
Full nameIndian Navy football team
Nickname(s)The Sailors[1]
Short nameINFT
INDNAV
GroundVarious
OwnerServices Sports Control Board
Indian Navy
Head coachAbhilash Vasantha
LeagueVarious

Indian Navy football team serves as a football section of Indian Navy.[2] The team used to compete in the MDFA Elite League,[3] The team regularly participates in the Durand Cup[4] and also as guests on various regional tournaments. The club consists of Indian Navy officials.[5][6]

Honours

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Indian Navy players celebrating with Services Cup trophy in 2013

League

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Cup

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  • IFA Shield
    • Runners-up (1): 1960
  • Nadkarni Cup
    • Champions (1): 1957
    • Runners-up (1): 1962
  • Services Cup
    • Champions (1): 2013
  • GV Raja all-India football tournament
    • Champions (2): 2015,[1] 2016[7]
    • Runners-up (1): 2017[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Late penalty helps Indian Navy see off RCF". footballcounter.com. 17 September 2015. Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Match Report Indian Navy v KBFC". Kerala Blasters FC. 12 September 2021. Archived from the original on 14 September 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  3. ^ Yadav, Siddharth (12 November 2016). "MFA Elite Division 2016–17: The Big Preview". footballcounter.com. Mumbai: Football Counter. Archived from the original on 4 August 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  4. ^ Narayan, Aaditya (19 September 2022). "Durand Cup 2022 review: The perfect curtain-raiser to the Indian football season". www.espn.in. Kolkata: ESPN. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  5. ^ "India 2005–06". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 14 November 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  6. ^ "126th Durand Cup". KolkataFootball. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  7. ^ a b "SBI Kerala will face the defending champion Indian Navy in the final of 12th GV Raja all-India football tournament". sonylijin.com. Archived from the original on 19 April 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2023.