Kerala school clinches 64th Subroto Cup Junior Boys title

Farook Higher Sec School, Kerala clinched the Junior Boys title of the 64th Subroto Cup International Football Tournament as they defeated the Amenity Public School, CBSE by 2-0 which was played here at the Ambedkar Stadium in New Delhi.

Takhellamba (20’) and Adikrishna (62’) scored for the winners.

The winners received Rs 5 lakh while the runner up received Rs 3 lakh. The losing semi-finalists received Rs 75,000 each while the losing quarterfinalist teams received Rs 40,000 each.

A total of 75 matches were played in this category of the Subroto Cup which was played in four venues of the Delhi - Tejas Football Ground, Ambedkar Stadium, Pinto Park Football Ground and Subroto Park Football Ground.

Betkuchi High School, Assam emerged victorious in the Junior Girls (U 17) category beating Nandajhar Adibashi Pashili High School, West Bengal while Minerva Public School, CISCE won the Sub-Junior Boys (U 15) category beating Vidyachal International School, Muzaffarpur, Bihar in the finals which was held at Bengaluru.

Air Chief Marshal AP Singh PVSM AVSM, Chief of the Air Staff and Chairman, presenting the trophy to the winning team

Air Chief Marshal AP Singh PVSM AVSM, Chief of the Air Staff and Chairman, Subroto Mukerjee Sports Education Society presented the trophy to the winners along with Divyansh Singh Panwar, Olympian and Member of Indian Shooting team, who was the Guest of Honour for the finals.

Speaking during the prize distribution, Chief Guest Air Chief Marshal AP Singh PVSM AVSM said, “It has been a truly remarkable journey as we conclude the 64th edition of the Subroto Cup. This tournament has once again proven to be an incredible platform for nurturing young football talent. We have witnessed the emergence of several promising athletes this year, and I have no doubt that some of them will go on to represent India at the highest levels. I would like to congratulate not only the winners of the Junior Boys category but also the champions from the Junior Girls and Sub-Junior Boys categories. Each player has shown immense dedication, and we are committed to making next year's Subroto Cup even bigger and better. Together, we will continue to elevate the standards of grassroots football in India.”

INDIVIDUAL AWARDS

Best Player (Rs 40,000): Adikrishna, Farook Higher Sec School, Kerala

Best Goalkeeper (Rs 25,000): Shyam Chaudhary, Amenity Public School, CBSE

Best Coach (Rs 25,000): Suneer VP, Farook Higher Sec School, Kerala

Fair Play Award (Rs 50,000): Government Model Senior Secondary School, Andaman & Nicobar

Best School (Rs 40,000): Amenity Public School, CBSE

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