Football
The athletics stadium also hosts the I-League matches for Pune F.C.. It has also hosted matches for the India national football team. India played against Vietnam in a friendly match over here. India played their first match in the 2012 London Olympic Qualifiers (first round) against Myanmar. India won it by a score 2-1. India drew with Qatar in the 2012 London Olympic Qualifier (Second round) at the stadium by a score 1-1. Then during the 2011 Indian Federation Cup the Balewadi Sports Complex co-hosted with the Salt Lake Stadium the Federation Cup group-stages. The Federation Cup is the second most important football competition in India.
- International football matches
| 8 October 2010 | India | 3 – 1 | Vietnam | Pune | ||
| Chhetri 25', 48', 72' | Report | Thanh 62' | Stadium: Balewadi Sports Complex Referee: Dinesh Nair (India) |
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| 23 February 2011 | India u23 | 2 – 1 | Myanmar u23 | Pune | ||
| Lalpekhlua Malsawmfela |
Mai Aih Naing | Stadium: Balewadi Sports Complex |
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| 23 June 2011 | India u23 | 1 – 1 | Qatar u23 | Pune | ||
| Khalid Muftah o.g. | Mohammed Elneel | Stadium: Balewadi Sports Complex |
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Famous quotes containing the word football:
“In this dream that dogs me I am part
Of a silent crowd walking under a wall,
Leaving a football match, perhaps, or a pit,
All moving the same way.”
—Philip Larkin (1922–1986)
“...I’m not money hungry.... People who are rich want to be richer, but what’s the difference? You can’t take it with you. The toys get different, that’s all. The rich guys buy a football team, the poor guys buy a football. It’s all relative.”
—Martina Navratilova (b. 1956)
“... in the minds of search committees there is the lingering question: Can she manage the football coach?”
—Donna E. Shalala (b. 1941)