Shabbir Ali

As a footballer, Shabbir Ali was rated as the best player in India during the 1970s and 1980s.{{cite web|url=https://englishamp.etvbharat.com/article/english/shabbir-ali-the-overlooked-football-legend/na20210211144134202|title=Watch: Shabbir Ali, the overlooked football legend|website=englishamp.etvbharat.com|access-date=24 October 2021|archive-date=24 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024172545/https://englishamp.etvbharat.com/article/english/shabbir-ali-the-overlooked-football-legend/na20210211144134202}} Arguably the finest striker of his time, Shabbir was a prolific goal scorer both at the national and international level. He rose to fame at a very early age when he captained India to win the Asian Youth championships in Bangkok jointly with Iran in 1974, a performance which even earned praise from the then Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi.

After playing with Tata Sports Club in Bombay for a few years, Shabbir Ali was lured away by the top Calcutta club, East Bengal in the late seventies. Later he joined Mohammedan Sporting and took the club to a great height before retiring from the same club in the mid-1980s.

During his captaincy, in 1983–84, the club won 9 trophies including back to back wins in Indian Federation Cup. Later in his playing days, he went to Bangladesh to play for Dhaka First Division League side Dhaka Victoria Sporting,{{cite web|title=Football in Bangladesh — Azam Mahmood|url=http://www.bdsportsvision.com/index.php/sports-info/all-play/football/242-football-in-bangladesh|publisher=Bdsportsvision.com|access-date=2012-11-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110917214227/http://www.bdsportsvision.com/index.php/sports-info/all-play/football/242-football-in-bangladesh|archive-date=2011-09-17|url-status=dead}} where he stayed for a season only.{{cite web|first=Rudra Narayan|last=Das|url=http://www.indianfootballnetwork.com/blog/2011/11/29/shabbir-ali-biography/|title=Player Biography : Shabbir Ali – Only Footballer To Win Dhyan Chand Award|website=indianfooty.net|publisher=Indian Football Network|date=29 November 2011|access-date=6 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120823002522/http://www.indianfootballnetwork.com/blog/2011/11/29/shabbir-ali-biography/|archive-date=23 August 2012}}{{cite web|last=Strack-Zimmermann|first=Benjamin|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/91804/Shabbir_Ali.html|title=NFT player — National team & Club appearances: Shabbir Ali|publisher=National Football Teams|access-date=21 January 2020|archive-date=16 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240616073400/https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/91804/Shabbir_Ali.html}}

Shabbir Ali scored 23 goals in international matches and remains one of India's all-time top scorers, ahead of Chuni Goswami, PK Banerjee, Inder Singh and Baichung Bhutia among others. In the 1976 Merdeka international football tournament in Kuala Lumpur, Shabbir Ali scored a hat-trick against Indonesia in the first 35 minutes. Only five footballers in India have scored an international hat-trick; of those, Shabbir Ali's is the fastest.

On his 65th birthday, Ali said, "Whatever I have become today because of football. Before retiring I was thinking I got everything from football. Now I have to give something back to the game. So, that is why I became a coach. Before retiring in 1987, I was player-cum-coach of Mohammedan Sporting. In 1988–89, I have pursued a diploma from NIS."

For 12 years between 1972 and 1984, Ali was an automatic choice with the national team of India, be it Asian Youth, Asian Games, pre-Olympics, Asian Cup, Merdeka Cup tournament, Nehru Gold Cup,{{cite web|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/specials/india/indianteam/1982nehrucup.html|title=The Indian Senior Team at the 1982 Calcutta Nehru Cup|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017145112/http://www.indianfootball.de/specials/india/indianteam/1982nehrucup.html|archive-date=17 October 2021|date=1999|website=indianfootball.de|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri|access-date=17 October 2021|url-status=dead}} King's Cup or any other goodwill tour. He also captained India in Asian Youth, pre-Olympics, Nehru Cup, Merdeka and King's Cup tournaments. He gained fame when Arun Ghosh managed India U-20 team under his captaincy, went on to share the 1974 AFC Youth Championship title with Iran-20, in which he scored five goals.{{cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/down-the-memory-lane-1974-india-crowned-champions-of-asia/1q6hztibcvav61kfbogj9a88um|title=Down the memory lane: India's AFC Youth Championship triumph in 1974|date=30 April 2020|access-date=24 August 2022|website=www.goal.com|publisher=Goal|first=Ritabrata|last=Banerjee|archive-date=24 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220824155908/https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/down-the-memory-lane-1974-india-crowned-champions-of-asia/1q6hztibcvav61kfbogj9a88um}}{{cite web|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/from-gate-crashers-to-joint-winners-indias-journey-at-the-asian-youth-championship-bangkok-1974|title=From gate-crashers to joint winners: India's journey at the Asian Youth Championship Bangkok 1974|date=30 April 2020|access-date=24 August 2022|first=Shabbir|last=Ali|website=www.the-aiff.com|publisher=All India Football Federation|location=Hyderabad|archive-date=24 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220824155910/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/from-gate-crashers-to-joint-winners-indias-journey-at-the-asian-youth-championship-bangkok-1974}}

One of his best moments came in the 1976 Merdeka international football tournament in Kuala Lumpur,[https://www.international-football.net/tournament?compet-id=Merdeka%20Tournament&year=1976 Pestabola Merdeka Football Tournament 1976 #statistics] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211004173754/https://www.international-football.net/tournament?compet-id=Merdeka%20Tournament&year=1976 |date=4 October 2021 }} international-football.net. Retrieved 4 October 2021 where he scored a hat-trick against Indonesia within the first 35 minutes. Among Indians who have scored a hat-trick, Shabbir Ali's was the fastest.{{cite news|url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Page/straitstimes19760817-1.1.27|title=Thais fight back|date=17 August 1976|newspaper=The Straits Times|access-date=15 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180716000149/http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Page/straitstimes19760817-1.1.27|archive-date=16 July 2018|url-status=live}}{{cite news |last1=Ganesh |first1=Arjun |title=Shabbir back steering dreams |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/655163/shabbir-back-steering-dreams.html |access-date=15 November 2019 |work=Deccan Herald |date=21 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191115223816/https://www.deccanherald.com/content/655163/shabbir-back-steering-dreams.html|archive-date=15 November 2019|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.siasat.com/shabbir-ali-the-hyderabadi-footballer-who-represented-citys-golden-era-of-the-sport-2075666/|title=Shabbir Ali: The Hyderabadi footballer who represented city's golden era of the sport|newspaper=The Siasat Daily|access-date=4 October 2021|archive-date=4 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211004174021/https://www.siasat.com/shabbir-ali-the-hyderabadi-footballer-who-represented-citys-golden-era-of-the-sport-2075666/|url-status=live}}

He also appeared in 1976 Jasson Cup held in Afghanistan, with Indian team managed by Jarnail Singh.{{cite web |title=The Senior National Team at 1976 Jasson Cup|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/specials/india/indianteam/1976jassoncelebrationcup.html |website=indiafootball.de |publisher=IndiaFootball |access-date=30 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190112134819/http://www.indianfootball.de/specials/india/indianteam/1976jassoncelebrationcup.html |archive-date=12 January 2019 }} He played 66 international matches for India and scored 23 goals from 1974 to 1984 and was one of the highest ranked goal scorers on the basis of strike rate per match.[http://www.indianfootball.de/features/column/column-zena200509.html Football Is My Language - Shabbir Ali] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210910163929/http://www.indianfootball.de/features/column/column-zena200509.html |date=10 September 2021 }} Indianfootball.de. Retrieved 10 September 2021

After retiring as a footballer in 1985, Ali became a coach.{{Cite web|last=Sengupta|first=Somnath|title=Tactical Evolution Of Indian Football: Part Four – Modern Era (1999—2011)|url=http://www.thehardtackle.com/2011/tactical-evolution-of-indian-football-part-four-modern-era/|location=Kolkata|date=13 July 2011|access-date=11 October 2022|website=thehardtackle.com|publisher=The Hard Tackle|language=en-US|archive-date=18 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210918041621/http://www.thehardtackle.com/2011/tactical-evolution-of-indian-football-part-four-modern-era/}} He earned a first class diploma from the Sports Authority of India. He successfully passed the German football association B License coach and also their four-week coaching course, which is equivalent to A License.

As a coach, Ali proved to be a great success within a short period of time. Appointed the Technical Director of the India, Shabbir Ali steered the team to the gold medal in the 1995 South Asian Games in Chennai. It was a superb achievement considering the fact that India failed to win in the three previous South Asian Games at Colombo, Islamabad and Dhaka. He remained the Technical Director till the pre-World Cup tournament in Qatar next year.

In the 1991–92 seasons, he made Mohammedan Sporting the Champion Club of India having won four tournaments and finished runners-up in two others. Next season, he took up the challenge of coaching a relatively smaller club when he accepted the assignment with Peerless SC. It took him only one season to promote the club to the Calcutta Super Division.{{Cite web|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/halloffame/ali_shabbir.html|title=Indian Football "HALL OF FAME"|website=indianfootball.de|access-date=6 February 2021|archive-date=29 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200129072836/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/halloffame/ali_shabbir.html|url-status=dead}}

Between 1997 and 1999, Shabbir Ali managed top Goan outfit Salgaocar and established himself as India's best coach.{{cite web|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/transfers1999html|title=Season ending Transfers 1999: India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200217030450/http://www.indianfootball.de/transfers1999.html|archive-date=17 February 2020|website=indianfootball.de|publisher=Indian Football Network|access-date=1 July 2021|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Coutinho best|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/Storyold/7166/|website=Press Trust of India|access-date=4 February 2017|date=21 July 1997|archive-date=16 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220416064833/https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/coutinho-best/}} Barring a few like PK Banerjee and Syed Nayeemuddin, no other coach in India could win so many titles in such a short span as Shabbir Ali did.

It started in 1998 when Salgaocar won the Goa Professional League under his guidance and went on to win the Indian Super Cup defeating the National League champions, Mohun Bagan AC.{{cite web|author=Jonathan De Sousa|date=16 January 2011|url=http://www.thehardtackle.com/2011/salgaocar-sports-club-regaining-the-lost-glory/|title=Salgaocar Sports Club: regaining the lost glory|website=thehardtackle.com|publisher=The Hard Tackle|access-date=5 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211005064414/http://www.thehardtackle.com/2011/salgaocar-sports-club-regaining-the-lost-glory/|archive-date=5 October 2021|url-status=dead}} Next Salgaocar won the National League title,{{cite web |title= From the History Book|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=1965 |website=All India Football Federation |publisher=the-aiff.com |access-date=19 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140717033518/https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=1965 |archive-date=17 July 2014}} the only time a Goan team could win it till date.[http://www.thehardtackle.com/2011/salgaocar-sports-club-regaining-the-lost-glory/ Salgaocar Sports Club: regaining the lost glory]. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211005064414/http://www.thehardtackle.com/2011/salgaocar-sports-club-regaining-the-lost-glory/ |date=5 October 2021 }}. The Hard Tackle. Retrieved 5 October 2021. Shabbir Ali then took the team to Bombay and won the Rovers Cup. Thereafter, the team flew into Delhi to bag the Durand Cup beating both Mohun Bagan and East Bengal and then tamed Mohun Bagan again in the Super Cup contest. No other teams in India have been given such a great run in Indian football in recent years.

He also managed Churchill Brothers in 2004.{{cite web|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/transfers2004.html|title=Season ending Transfers 2004|access-date=2 November 2021|website=indianfootball.de|archive-date=26 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026212245/http://www.indianfootball.de/transfers2004.html|url-status=dead}} In 2006, he succeeded Mridul Banerjee as manager of another NFL side Vasco.{{cite web|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/transfers2006.html|title=Season ending Transfers 2006: India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190504154712/http://www.indianfootball.de/transfers2006.html|archive-date=4 May 2019|website=indianfootball.de|publisher=Indian Football Network|access-date=1 July 2021|url-status=dead}} In 2008, he was again appointment head coach of Mohammedan.{{cite web|url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/sport/others/mohd-sportings-name-keeps-sponsors-away/articleshow/15855556.cms|title=Mohd Sporting's name keeps sponsors away|date=26 September 2008|access-date=15 July 2022|website=mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com|publisher=Mumbai Mirror|location=Mumbai, Maharashtra|first=Vaibhav|last=Pawar|archive-date=15 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220715084855/https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/sport/others/mohd-sportings-name-keeps-sponsors-away/articleshow/15855556.cms}} In 2011–12 season, he managed Calcutta Football League side Southern Samity.{{cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/indian-football/indian-football-transfer-season-201213-updated|title=Indian Football: Transfer Season 2012/13 Updated|date=3 December 2012|access-date=15 July 2022|website=sportskeeda.com|publisher=Sportskeeda|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri|archive-date=21 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321155010/https://www.sportskeeda.com/indian-football/indian-football-transfer-season-201213-updated}}

On 2 September 2022, he was unanimously appointed as the Chairman of the All India Football Federation Advisory Committee.{{cite news|title=AIFF Executive Committee appoints Shaji Prabhakaran as new Secretary General|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/aiff-executive-committee-appoints-shaji-prabhakaran-as-new-secretary-general|website=www.the-aiff.com|publisher=All India Football Federation|first=AIFF|last=Media Team|language=en|date=3 September 2022|access-date=4 September 2022|location=New Delhi|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220904095136/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/aiff-executive-committee-appoints-shaji-prabhakaran-as-new-secretary-general|archive-date=4 September 2022}} He is also included in the board of eminent players of the AIFF.{{Cite web|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/sports/former-goalkeeper-kalyan-chaubey-appointed-new-aiff-president|title=Former goalkeeper Kalyan Chaubey appointed new AIFF President|archive-date=4 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220904100011/https://www.freepressjournal.in/sports/former-goalkeeper-kalyan-chaubey-appointed-new-aiff-president|first=FPJ|last=Sports Desk|website=www.freepressjournal.com|publisher=The Free Press Journal|date=2 September 2022|access-date=4 September 2022}}{{Cite web|url=https://khelnow.com/football/indian-football-aiff-executive-committee-members-coopted-eminent-former-players-list|title=List of AIFF executive committee members & co-opted eminent players|date=2 September 2022|access-date=2 September 2022|archive-date=4 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220904100030/https://khelnow.com/football/indian-football-aiff-executive-committee-members-coopted-eminent-former-players-list|website=khelnow.com|publisher=Khel Now}}

In February 2021, Ali launched a football academy in Hyderabad named Shabbir Ali Football Academy, that became operational from 1 March.[https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/shabbir-ali-football-academy-bandlaguda-former-indian-football-captain-indian-football-news/article33830098.ece Former India football captain Shabbir Ali launches academy] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210906182803/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/shabbir-ali-football-academy-bandlaguda-former-indian-football-captain-indian-football-news/article33830098.ece |date=6 September 2021 }}. sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 6 September 2021. The academy is also affiliated with Telangana Football Association.

Beside football, Ali was appointed and worked as Scale-I officer of Allahabad Bank.{{cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/indian-football/former-india-football-captain-shabbir-ali-suffers-massive-heart-attack|title=Former India football captain Shabbir Ali suffers massive heart attack|date=24 September 2013|access-date=9 February 2023|website=sportskeeda.com|publisher=Sportskeeda|first=Suhrid|last=Barua|archive-date=9 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230209063128/https://www.sportskeeda.com/amp/indian-football/former-india-football-captain-shabbir-ali-suffers-massive-heart-attack}} In September 2013, he suffered a massive heart-attack and recovered.

India

• ANFA Cup runner-up: 1983{{cite web|title=ANFA Invitational Tournament (Nepal) |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/anfa.html |website=RSSSF |access-date=9 July 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131116142250/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/anfa.html |archive-date=16 November 2013 }}
• Afghanistan Republic Day Cup third place: 1976{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesj/jasson76.html|title=Afghanistan Republic Day Festival Cup (Kabul, Afghanistan): Palmares|website=rsssf.com|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|first=Neil|last=Morrison|date=2008|access-date=26 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002123509/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesj/jasson76.html|archive-date=2 October 2022}}
• King's Cup third place: 1977[http://www.indianfootball.de/specials/india/indianteam/1977kingscup.html The Indian Senior Team at the 1977 Bangkok Kings Cup:] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819214653/http://indianfootball.de/specials/india/indianteam/1977kingscup.html |date=19 August 2016 }} indianfootball.de. Retrieved 21 November 2021.

India U20

• AFC Asian U-19 Championship: 1974{{cite web|title=Asian U-19 Championship 1974|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/as-u19-74.html|first=Neil|last=Morrison|access-date=1 March 2022|archive-date=5 November 2017|website=RSSSF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171105201750/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/as-u19-74.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.prasunbanerjee.in/|title=Home — Prasun Banerjee — Member of Parliament of India|access-date=8 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140320005827/http://www.prasunbanerjee.in/|archive-date=20 March 2014|url-status=dead}}

Mohammedan Sporting

• Calcutta Football League: 1981
• Federation Cup: 1983–84
• Rovers Cup: 1980, 1984
• Sait Nagjee Trophy: 1984
• DCM Trophy: 1980
• Sikkim Gold Cup: 1980
• Durand Cup runner-up: 1980
• IFA Shield runner-up: 1982

Individual

• AFC Youth Championship top scorer: 1974{{cite web|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/indian-football-down-the-years-looking-back-at-the-glorious-moments#|title=Indian Football Down the Years: Looking back at the glorious moments|first=AIFF|last=Media Team|website=www.the-aiff.com|publisher=All India Football Federation|language=en|trans-title=|location=New Delhi|agency=|date=15 August 2022|access-date=20 October 2022|archive-date=21 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220921011335/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/indian-football-down-the-years-looking-back-at-the-glorious-moments}}
• Calcutta Football League top scorer: 1983{{cite web|url=https://www.kolkatafootball.com/indiafootball_news_2012/mohammedan_sporting_club_history.html|title=Mohammedan Sporting Club, Kolkata: A New Horizon|first=Kushal|last=Chakrabarty|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709182733/https://www.kolkatafootball.com/indiafootball_news_2012/mohammedan_sporting_club_history.html|archive-date=9 July 2021|website=kolkatafootball.com|publisher=Kolkata Football|date=12 July 2012|access-date=1 July 2021}}

Mohammedan Sporting

• Federation Cup: 1984–85; runners-up: 1989–90
• Stafford Cup: 1991
• Rovers Cup: 1987; runner-up: 1991
• Sait Nagjee Trophy: 1991, 1992
• Bordoloi Trophy: 1985, 1986, 1991
• All Airlines Gold Cup: 1986; runner-up: 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990
• Independence Day Cup: 1988
• Sikkim Governor's Gold Cup runner-up: 1986, 1987, 1989, 1991
• Kalinga Cup: 1991
• Vizag Trophy: 1986

Salgaocar

• National Football League: 1998–99{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/the-league-of-foreign-coaches/articleshow/3537878.cms|title=The League of foreign coaches|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|first1=Marcus|last1=Mergulhao|publisher=The Times of India|agency=TNN|location=Margao|date=29 September 2008|access-date=28 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240616070718/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/the-league-of-foreign-coaches/articleshow/3537878.cms|archive-date=16 June 2024}}

• Dhyan Chand Award in 2011,{{cite web|title=List of Dhyan Chand Awardees|url=http://www.sportsauthorityofindia.nic.in/showfile.asp?link_temp_id=1287|publisher=Sports Authority of India|access-date=7 January 2017|archive-date=14 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170214005205/http://www.sportsauthorityofindia.nic.in/showfile.asp?link_temp_id=1287|url-status=dead}}{{cite press release|title=Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, Arjuna Awards and other Sports Awards Announced|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=74755|publisher=Press Information Bureau, India|access-date=17 April 2016|date=18 August 2011|archive-date=26 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160426044433/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=74755|url-status=live}} towards his service to coach Goan outfit Salgaocar Club between 1997 and 1999.{{Cite web |url=http://www.jagranjosh.com/current-affairs/indian-striker-shabbir-ali-became-first-footballer-to-win-the-prestigious-dhyan-chand-award-1311764944-1 |title=Indian striker Shabbir Ali became first footballer to win prestigious Dhyan Chand Award|website=Jagaran Josh|date=6 September 2011 |archive-date=8 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110808110525/http://www.jagranjosh.com/current-affairs/indian-striker-shabbir-ali-became-first-footballer-to-win-the-prestigious-dhyan-chand-award-1311764944-1 |url-status=live }}
• Banga Bhushan in 2014 by the Government of West Bengal{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-otherstates/state-government-to-confer-banga-awards-on-may-20/article6021369.ece|title=State government to confer Banga awards on May 20|author=Staff Reporter|newspaper=The Hindu|date=18 May 2014|via=www.thehindu.com|access-date=17 August 2020|archive-date=14 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200114214445/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-otherstates/state-government-to-confer-banga-awards-on-may-20/article6021369.ece}}
• Krida Guru Award by the Government of West Bengal: 2018{{cite web|url=https://www.gcsstars.com/2018/01/shabbir-ali-telengana-head-coach-get.html|title=Shabbir Ali, Telengana Head Coach get Krida Guru Award from Government of West Bengal|website=gcsstars.com|publisher=GCS Stars|location=Bengaluru|date=20 January 2018|access-date=25 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240115115239/https://www.gcsstars.com/2018/01/shabbir-ali-telengana-head-coach-get.html?m=1|archive-date=15 January 2024}}

• List of India national football team hat-tricks
• List of Indian football players in foreign leagues
• List of India national football team captains

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