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unusual facts about India national under-16 football team



Arindam Bhattacharya

He made his Debut for India U23 team on December 5, 2009 vs Afghanistan in Dhaka in 2009 SAFF Championship.

Arthur Papas

Papas then had his position switched by the AIFF on 22 May 2012 after Raymond Libregts declined the offer to coach the India national under-23 football team and Pailan Arrows of the I-League, the team that grooms young players for professional careers.

Ashley Chambers

Chambers made his debut for the England national under-16 team against Wales in the 2005 Victory Shield on 14 October 2005, scoring the third goal in a 4–0 victory.

England national under-16 football team

The England under-16 team compete in the annual Victory Shield tournament against Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

In 2005, the team made their debut in the annual Montaigu Tournament, held in Montaigu, France.

Hamilton Bobby

He also represented India at under-16, under-23 and full international level, playing at the President's Cup.

India national under-19 football team

In October 2013, under-19 team is going to participate in the 2014 AFC U-19 Championship qualification, which will held in Qatar.

Kim Sam-Rak

He was manager of South Korea national under-16 football team at South 1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship and South Korea national under-23 football team at 1992 Summer Olympics

Raymond Libregts

On 15 May 2012 it was announced that Libregts had arrived in India to take charge of the India U23 team and Pailan Arrows, the AIFF's development team.

Ricardo Janota

While a youngster with Benfica, he represented his country at under-16 level, and was first-choice goalkeeper at the European under-17 championship finals, at which Portugal's under-17s beat England 3–2 on penalties to win the third-place play-off; Janota saved the decisive penalty.

Scotland national under-16 football team

Despite leading Saudi Arabia 2–0 in the final after goals from Ian Downie and Paul Dickov, the match finished 2–2 after extra time.

Switzerland national under-16 football team

The Switzerland national under-16 football team is the national under-16 football team of Switzerland and is controlled by the Swiss Football Association.


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