St. Stephen’s Football Academy
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Nike - Manchester United Premier Cup Football Tournament (U-15)
January 20, 2008.

The players participated in the Nike - Manchester United Premier Cup Football Tournament (U-15) held from January 15 to 20, 2008.

Mapusa (Goa), January 20: A solitary goal from sharpshooter Harpreet Bedi against Mahindra United helped St Stephen’s Football Academy win the national champion title in the Nike Manchester United Premier Cup here today.

The youngster, who has caught the eye of the national coaching staff and has been called for the camp ahead of the AFC U-16 Championships in Uzbekistan in October, unleashed a shot from distance that crept inside the left post in the second half of the 40-minute contest.

The team from Chandigarh booked a ticket for Kuala Lumpur to play the South-East Asia regional finals, the winners of which will go to play the Manchester United Premier Cup in England.

                                

The victorious St Stephen's Football Academy with Principal-Director Harold Carver after returning from Goa.

                                                                     
                                                              Harpreet Singh Bedi (Captain)

        
CHANDIGARH, JAN 24- St. Stephen's Football Academy, Sector 45.brought laurels to the City Beautiful by winning the Nike-Manchester United Premier Cup India – 2008 Under-15 held in Goa from January 16 to 20. In the finals, St. Stephen's Football Academy snatched a well-deserved 1-0 victory against Mahindra United. The all-important goal was scored by captain Harpreet Bedi in the 28 th minute.
As champions, Stephen's FA also qualified for the Asian Qualifying Round which will be held at Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) in June. The victorious team members returned home last night. Director-Principal Harold Carver, who introduced football academy concept in Chandigarh in 1998, congratulated the boys for their outstanding performance and bringing glory to the school as well as the state.
From North East Zone St Stephen's FA, East Bengal, Sarv Siksha Abhiyan, Mizoram and Sant Baba Hazara Singh Football Academy of Gurdaspur and from the West -South Zone, Salgaocar, Cosmos FA Tamil Nadu, Sporting Clube Goa and Mahindera United. qualified for the Manchester United Premier Cup India – 2008 Under-15. St Stephen's FA top their pool A by beating Salgaocar by 2-0 and SSA Mizoram by 2-1. They drew with Cosmos FA of Tamil Nadu 1-1 to qualify for semi-finals.
List of players with officials. Team: Shubham Sahai Gupta (goalkeeper), Harpreet Bedi (captain), Jony Chand Singh, Taranjit Kumar, Rahul Anand, Nitin Negi, Sandesh Jhingan, Golmei Mariamdun, Vikas Kumar, Umakanta Singh, Satpal Singh, Nitin Kaushal, Waris Rashid, Manish Mundri, Navin Roshan, Suraj Singh Sidhu. Officials: Surinder Singh (coach), Sandeep Singh (manager) and Manjit Singh (asstt coach). Meanwhile, Harpreet Bedi and Taranjit Kumar have been selected for the India Under-16 coaching camp at Goa. Their talents were spotted by none other than the National football coach (U-16) Colin.

FIXTURE AND RESULT OF NIKE - MUPC U-15 INDIA FINAL, GOA
http://www.kolkatafootball.com/nike-mupc_india_2008.html
16th January 08 0900 hrs Inaugural Ceremony
17th January :::: 0800 hrs ::Salgaocar Sports Club St. 0 - 2 Stephen's Football Academy
17th January :::: 0900 hrs:: Cosmos Football Academy 0 - 3 SSA Football Academy, Mizoram
17th January :::: 1000 hrs:: SBHS Football Academy 2 - 0 Mahindra United FC
17th January :::: 1100 hrs.:: East Bengal FC 7 - 0 Sporting Clube de Goa
[Scorers - EB:Tuhin Biswas 2,Biswajit Natta,Ajay Ray 3,Bikash Hari]
17th January :::: 1400 hrs:: Cosmos Football Academy 0 - 3 ST. Stephen's Football Academy
17th January :::: 1500 hrs::East Bengal FC 4 - 0 Mahindra United FC
[Scorers - EB :Ajay Ray -3,Bikash Hari ]
17th January :::: 1600 hrs:: SBHS Football Academy 6 - 0 Sporting Clube de Goa
17th January :::: 1700 hrs:: Salgaocar Sports Club 1 - 1 SSA Football Academy, Mizoram
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18th January ::: 1400 hrs: East Bengal FC 3 - 0 SBHS Football Academy
[Scorers - EB Bikas Hari, Ajoy Roy, Brijesh K.R. Singh ]
18th January ::: 1500 hrs:: SSA Football Academy, Mizoram 1 - 2 St. Stephen's Football Academy
18th January ::: 1600 hrs Salgaocar Sports Club 2 - 1 Cosmos Football Academy
18th January ::: 1700 hrs Mahindra United FC 2 - 0 Sporting Clube de Goa
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19th January ::: 1400 hrs :: St.Stephens Academy 4 - 5 SBSH Football Academy
19th January ::: 1500 hrs:: Cosmos 2 - 0 Sporting Goa
19th January ::: 1600 hrs ::Salgaocar 3 - 4 Mahindra United
19th January ::: 1700 hrs:: East Bengal 3 - 5 SSA Football Academy Mizoram
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