Sait Nagjee Trophy Football Tournament 2016 Kozhikode: Latin American And European Teams with India U23
36th Sait Nagjee international club football shall be held in Kozhikode, Kerala, India from 5 February to 21 February 2016.
Teams From Argentina, Romania, Brazil, Germany,England and Ireland are participating in this tournament. Ronaldinho, the Brazilian soccer star is the ambassador for Nagjee tournament. This is going to be an soccer extravaganza for football crazy people from Kozhikode, Malappuram and nearby districts.
Kozhikode football stadium (EMS stadium) To Host Nagjee International Club Football
The Sait Nagjee All India Football tournament is one of the most prestigious tournaments held in Kozhikode since 1952.
Kozhikode occupies the number one position in Indian football history. The city has been host to many national-level football tournaments. One of them was the Sait Nagjee Club Football Tournament, conducted by the Malabar District Football Association (MDFA). The Kozhikode EMS Stadium (Corporation Stadium) holds 53,000 people and is recently renovated as international stadium for football and cricket. The stadium has installed improved floodlight. The construction of the grand stand raise stadium to international standards. It will have state-of-the-art facilities, including a VVIP lounge with seating capacity for 200, a VIP lounge, a dressing room for players and a media centre. The multilevel parking facility and will have the capacity to accommodate 800 vehicles, including two-wheelers, cars and heavy vehicles.
Four different stadiums and ground shortlisted to be used for team practices. Those are Kozhikode Devagiri St.Joseph’s college stadium, Medical College stadium, Ganapth High School ground and Farooq College High School stadium.
2016 Sait Nagjee Trophy Teams And Schedules from 5 February to 21 February 2016
The 36th edition of Sait Nagji international club football tournament will be kicked off on 5th February 2016. Final will be held on 21 February 2016. Main venue is Kozhikode EMS Stadium (Corporation Stadium). Ronaldinho will be the ambassador and chief guest of the tournament
Teams includes Argentina U23, Atlético Paranaense Reserves from Brazil, Watford Reserves from England, 1860 München II from Germany,Hertha BSC II from Germany, Shamrock Rovers from Ireland and Rapid II București from Romania. The India U23 will be the host and only team from India. Two Teams are from South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) and five teams from Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). Group Stage will be conducted in two groups and semi final and finals will be held between the group winners and runners-ups
| Country | Team | Location | |
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Argentina | Argentina U23 | Argentina |
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Brazil | Atlético Paranaense Reserves | Curitiba |
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England | Watford Reserves | Watford |
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Germany | 1860 München II | Munich |
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Germany | Hertha BSC II | Berlin |
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Ireland | Shamrock Rovers | Dublin |
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Romania | Rapid II București | Bucharest |
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India | India U23 (Host) | India |
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