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{{short description|Indian footballer (born 1975)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jo Paul Ancheri
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1975|8|2}}
| birth_place = [[Thrissur]], Kerala, India
| height = 1.75 m
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| currentclub = [[Odisha FC|Odisha]] (assistant coach)
| years1 = 1992–93
| clubs1 = [[State Bank of Travancore (football club)|SBT]]
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = 1993–94
| clubs2 = [[Mohun Bagan AC|Mohun Bagan]]
| caps2 =
| goals2 =
| years3 = 1994–97
| clubs3 = [[JCT FC|JCT Football Club]]
| caps3 =
| goals3 =
| years4 = 1997–98
| clubs4 = [[FC Kochin|FC Cochin]]
| caps4 =
| goals4 =
| years5 = 1998–99
| clubs5 = [[Mohun Bagan AC|Mohun Bagan]]
| caps5 =
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| years6 = 1999–01
| clubs6 = [[FC Kochin|FC Cochin]]
| caps6 =
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| years7 = 2001–02
| clubs7 = [[Kingfisher East Bengal FC|East Bengal]]
| caps7 =
| goals7 = 7
| years8 = 2002–04
| clubs8 = [[JCT FC|JCT Football Club]]
| caps8 =
| goals8 =
| years9 = 2004–05
| clubs9 = [[Mohun Bagan AC|Mohun Bagan]]
| caps9 =
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| nationalyears1 = 2002
| nationalteam1 = [[India national under-23 football team|India U23]]
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| nationalyears2 = 1993–2005
| nationalteam2 = [[Indian national football team|India]]
| nationalcaps2 = 41
| nationalgoals2 = 11<ref>{{cite web|first=Subrata|last=Dey|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/india-recintlp.html|title=India – Record International Players|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190321143659/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/india-recintlp.html|archive-date=21 March 2019|website=[[RSSSF]]|access-date=22 August 2021}}</ref>
| manageryears1 = 2012–2013
| managerclubs1 = [[Eagles FC]]
| manageryears2 = 2024–2025
| managerclubs2 = [[Forca Kochi FC]] (assistant)
| manageryears3 = 2025
| managerclubs3 = [[Thrissur Magic FC|Thrissur Magic]] (assistant)
| manageryears4 = 2026–
| managerclubs4 = [[Odisha FC|Odisha]] (assistant)
}}

'''Jo Paul Ancheri''' (born 2 August 1975) is an [[India|Indian]] [[association football|football]] [[coach (sport)|coach]] and former player, currently working with [[Super League Kerala]] club [[Forca Kochi FC]]. He also had captained the [[India national football team]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Krishnaswamy|first=Karthik|title=He's unstoppable|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/article593599.ece|accessdate=15 September 2012|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=25 August 2010|archive-date=20 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120720070503/http://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/article593599.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> He was named the [[AIFF Player of the Year]] by the [[All India Football Federation]] in 1994 and 2001.<ref>{{cite news|title=Jo Paul Ancheri named Player of the Year|url=http://www.hindu.com/2001/12/31/stories/2001123101711800.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125070154/http://www.hindu.com/2001/12/31/stories/2001123101711800.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 January 2013|accessdate=15 September 2012|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=31 December 2001}} - {{cite web|url=http://www.the-aiff.com/awards.php |title=AIFF award|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090217141248/http://the-aiff.com/awards.php |archivedate=17 February 2009 }}</ref> He recently worked as a Malayalam [[Sports commentator|commentator]] and pundit on [[Star Sports (Indian TV network)|Star Sports Malayalam]] with the leading commentator [[Shaiju Damodaran]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Star Sports to air AFC Asian Cup in six languages|website= Rapid TV News |url=https://www.rapidtvnews.com/2018123054611/star-sports-to-air-afc-asian-cup-in-six-languages.html|access-date=21 July 2020|archive-date=21 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200721054348/https://www.rapidtvnews.com/2018123054611/star-sports-to-air-afc-asian-cup-in-six-languages.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He is currently assistant coach of [[Indian Super League]] club [[Odisha FC|Odisha]].

==Club career==
Born in [[Thrissur]], Kerala, Ancheri began his professional career in 1992 playing for [[State Bank of Travancore (football club)|State Bank of Travancore]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.veethi.com/india-people/jo_paul_ancheri-profile-9166-15.htm |title=Jo Paul Ancheri|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210831173449/https://www.veethi.com/india-people/jo_paul_ancheri-profile-9166-15.htm |archivedate=31 August 2021|accessdate= 31 August 2021}}</ref> He went on to play for many leading football clubs including [[Mohun Bagan AC|Mohun Bagan]], [[JCT FC|JCT Mills]],<ref>{{cite web|first=Jaydeep |last=Basu |url=https://www.newsclick.in/legendary-football-coach-sukhwinder-singh-shifts-canada-good |title=Legendary Football Coach Sukhwinder Singh Shifts to Canada for Good |publisher=News Click India |website=newsclick.in |date=21 May 2021 |access-date=14 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230130095420/https://www.newsclick.in/legendary-football-coach-sukhwinder-singh-shifts-canada-good |archive-date=30 January 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/minerva-punjab-fc-rope-in-sukhwinder-as-technical-director/articleshow/65028498.cms|title=Minerva Punjab FC rope in Sukhwinder as technical director|date=17 July 2018|access-date=26 September 2023|location=Chandigarh|website=[[The Times of India]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180718015832/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/minerva-punjab-fc-rope-in-sukhwinder-as-technical-director/articleshow/65028498.cms|archive-date=18 July 2018|first=Pratyush|last=Raj|url-status=live|agency=TNN}}</ref> [[FC Kochin]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/nflteams/2002-03/indianbank.html|title=Indian Bank Chennai FC players|website=Indian Football.de|access-date=12 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030616152656/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/nflteams/2002-03/indianbank.html|archive-date=16 June 2003|url-status=dead}}</ref> and [[Kingfisher East Bengal FC|East Bengal]]. He was a versatile player who could play in any position including [[Defender (association football)|defender]], [[Midfielder#Defensive midfielder|defensive midfielder]], [[midfielder]], and [[Forward (association football)|striker]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianfootball.com/data/halloffame/ancheri_jo_paul.html |title=HALL OF FAME |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081119034358/http://www.indianfootball.com/data/halloffame/ancheri_jo_paul.html |archivedate=19 November 2008 |website=Indian Football|accessdate= 25 September 2021}}</ref> With JCT Mills Phagwara, he won the [[1996–97 National Football League (India)|1996–97 National Football League]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Sengupta|first=Somnath|title=Indian Club Football: How Financially Sustainable Is Football In India?|url=http://www.thehardtackle.com/2011/indian-club-football-how-financially-sustainable-is-football-in-india/|website=The Hard Tackle|date=8 July 2011|access-date=11 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150114125910/http://www.thehardtackle.com/2011/indian-club-football-how-financially-sustainable-is-football-in-india/|archive-date=14 January 2015}} - {{cite web|last=Ganguly|first=Abhishek |title=AIFF disbands Pailan Arrows outfit|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/i-league/AIFF-disbands-Pailan-Arrows-outfit/articleshow/22149611.cms|website=[[The Times of India]]|location=Kolkata, West Bengal|date=30 August 2013|access-date=11 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140920163058/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/i-league/AIFF-disbands-Pailan-Arrows-outfit/articleshow/22149611.cms|archive-date=20 September 2014|url-status=live}} - {{cite web|last=Ajgoankar|first=Ashlesh|title=Indian Football: Can Kerala Produce Next I.M. Vijayan?|url=http://www.thehardtackle.com/2013/indian-football-can-kerala-produce-next-i-m-vijayan/|website=The Hard Tackle|date=18 January 2013|access-date=11 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141101110236/http://www.thehardtackle.com/2013/indian-football-can-kerala-produce-next-i-m-vijayan/|archive-date=1 November 2014}}</ref>

==International career==
Ancheri made his senior international debut for India against [[Bangladesh national football team|Bangladesh]] on 14 September 1994 in a 4–2 win, when he scored a goal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/3119/Jo_Paul_Ancheri.html |title=Jo Paul Ancheri|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418185120/https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/3119/Jo_Paul_Ancheri.html |archivedate=18 April 2021|website=National Football Teams|accessdate=31 August 2021}}</ref> Ancheri was also a member of the Indian team for the [[Nehru Cup|Nehru Gold Cup]] in [[Calcutta]], and of the under-23 side, which took part in the pre-Olympic tournament. He later suffered a knee injury for the rest of the season and came back with the colours of [[FC Kochin]] in 1997.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/article/article061.html |title=Jo Paul Ancheri — A tough ride to the top|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200112150055/http://www.indianfootball.de/article/article061.html |archivedate=12 January 2020 |website=Indian Football|accessdate=31 August 2021}}</ref>

Ancheri played in a number of tournaments such as [[FIFA]] World Cup qualifiers, the [[SAFF Championship]], and the [[South Asian Games]], and helped the team win the [[SAFF Championship|South Asian Football Federation Cup]] in 1999.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/saffgold99.html|title=South Asian Gold Cup 1999 (Margoa, Goa)|access-date=28 December 2020|archive-date=28 October 2021|website=[[RSSSF]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028070855/http://www.rsssf.com/tabless/saffgold99.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://geeksapk.com/|title=SAFF Gold Cup 1999|publisher=SAFF|access-date=28 December 2020|archive-date=25 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210525100137/https://saffederation.org/saff-gold-cup-1999/|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was part of the [[Syed Naeemuddin]]-managed Indian team that participated in the [[1998 Asian Games]] in [[Bangkok]] and reached the second round.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Indian football team at the Asian Games: 1998 Bangkok|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/indian-football-team-at-the-asian-games-1998-bangkok|access-date=24 August 2021|website=Sportskeeda|date=25 August 2014 |archive-date=24 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210824081549/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/indian-football-team-at-the-asian-games-1998-bangkok|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=The Indian Senior Team at the 1998 Bangkok Asian Games|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/specials/india/indianteam/1998asiangames.html|access-date=24 August 2021|website=Indian Football|archive-date=19 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200219181315/http://www.indianfootball.de/specials/india/indianteam/1998asiangames.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

With India, he appeared in the [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round|2002 World Cup Qualifiers]], when India defeated teams like United Arab Emirates, Brunei and Yemen. India secured 11 points from 6 matches, the same as Yemen, but finished behind them due to an inferior goal difference.<ref>{{Cite web|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri|title=The Indian Senior Team at the 2002 World Cup Qualifiers|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/specials/india/indianteam/2002worldcupq.html|access-date=18 January 2021|website=Indian Football|archive-date=19 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819165359/http://www.indianfootball.de/specials/india/indianteam/2002worldcupq.html}}</ref> In that year, Ancheri was part of the [[Bhaichung Bhutia]]-led Indian team that won the [[LG Cup (association football)|LG Cup]], defeating the host nation [[Vietnam national football team|Vietnam]] 3–2.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/2002/aug/10foot.htm|title=India win LG Cup football|website=Rediff|date=10 August 2002|access-date=20 June 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071204061422/http://www.rediff.com/sports/2002/aug/10foot.htm|archive-date=4 December 2007|url-status=live}}</ref> He later appeared in the [[2003 Afro-Asian Games]], when India finished as runners-up behind Uzbekistan.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/asafrgam01.html|title=Afro-Asian Games 2003|website=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|access-date=3 July 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090609175750/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/asafrgam01.html| archive-date= 9 June 2009 | url-status= live}}</ref>

==Coaching career==
In August 2025, he was appointed assistant coach of [[Super League Kerala]] club [[Thrissur Magic FC|Thrissur Magic]].<ref> {{cite instagram|postid=DNnp-n-BrHB|title=ജോ ഏട്ടായി ഈ സീസൺ മ്മക്ക് പൊളിച്ചടുക്കണ്ടേ... 😌🥳 A Name That Echoes Through Football History… A Hero that Inspires Generations – Jo Paul Ancheriy..!🔥 Welcome Jo To The Magic FC Family.. ❤️ Our New Assistant Coach - Jo Paul Anchery 😎|user=thrissurmagicfc|author-link=Thrissur Magic FC|date=21 August 2025|accessdate=3 October 2025}}</ref>

==International goals==
 Source : <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/ind-ancheri-intl.html|title=Jo Paul Ancheri - International Appearances}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Jo Paul Ancheri
:''Scores and results list India's goal tally first''
|-
! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1. || rowspan=1| 14 September 1994 || rowspan=1| [[Khalifa International Stadium]], [[Doha]], [[Qatar]] || rowspan=1| {{fb|BAN}} || align=center|'''2'''–0 || rowspan=1 align=center| 4–2 || rowspan=2| 1994 Qatar Independence Cup
|-
| 2. || rowspan=1| 21 September 1994 || rowspan=1| [[Khalifa International Stadium]], [[Doha]], [[Qatar]] || rowspan=1| {{fb|Oman}} || align=center| n/a || rowspan=1 align=center| 1–4
|-
| 3. || rowspan=1| 7 September 1997 || rowspan=1| [[Dasarath Rangasala Stadium]], [[Kathmandu]], [[Nepal]] || rowspan=1| {{fb|MDV}} || align=center| '''2'''–0 || rowspan=1 align=center| 2–2|| rowspan=2| [[1997 SAFF Gold Cup]]
|-
| 4. || rowspan=1| 13 September 1997 || rowspan=1| [[Dasarath Rangasala Stadium]], [[Kathmandu]], [[Nepal]] || rowspan=1| {{fb|MDV}} || align=center| '''1'''–0 || rowspan=1 align=center| 5–1
|-
| 5. || rowspan=1| 24 November 1999 || rowspan=1| [[Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium]], [[Abu Dhabi]], [[UAE]] || rowspan=1| {{fb|UZB}} || align=center| '''2'''–1 || rowspan=1 align=center| 2–3|| rowspan=1| [[2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification]]
|-
| 6. || rowspan=1| 29 July 2000 || rowspan=1| [[Filbert Street]], [[Leicester]], [[England]] || rowspan=1| {{fb|BAN}} || align=center| '''1'''–0 || rowspan=1 align=center| 1–0|| rowspan=1|Friendly
|-
| 7. || rowspan=2| 4 May 2001 || rowspan=2| [[Althawra Sports City Stadium]], [[Sanaa]], [[Yemen]] || rowspan=2| {{fb|YEM}} || align=center|'''1'''–1 || rowspan=2 align=center| 3–3 || rowspan=4| [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification - AFC first round|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| 8. || align=center|'''2'''–2
|-
| 9. || 11 May 2001 || [[Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium]], [[Bandar Seri Begawan]], [[Brunei]] || {{fb|BRU}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || align=center| 1–0
|-
| 10. || 20 May 2001 || [[Bangalore Football Stadium]], [[Bangalore]], [[India]] || {{fb|BRU}} || align=center|'''4'''–0 || align=center| 5–0
|-
| 11. || rowspan=1| 3 June 2004 || rowspan=1| [[Gelora Bung Karno Stadium]], [[Jakarta]], [[Indonesia]] || rowspan=1| {{fb|IDN}} || align=center| '''1'''–1 || rowspan=1 align=center| 1–1|| rowspan=1|Friendly
|-
|}

==Honours==
'''JCT Mills'''
* [[National Football League (India)|National Football League]]: [[1996–97 National Football League (India)|1996–97]]<ref>{{cite news |last=Menon |first=Ravi |title=JCT wins inaugural Philips NFL title |url=http://www.expressindia.com/ie/daily/19970317/07650773.html |access-date=18 October 2018 |work=The Indian Express |date=17 March 1997 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970420235957/http://www.expressindia.com/ie/daily/19970317/07650773.html |archive-date=20 April 1997}} - {{cite news |title=Fairplay bonus for JCT |url=http://www.expressindia.com/ie/daily/19970320/07950253.html |access-date=18 October 2018 |work=The Indian Express |date=20 March 1997 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970421012412/http://www.expressindia.com/ie/daily/19970320/07950253.html |archive-date=21 April 1997}}</ref>
* [[Indian Federation Cup]]: 1996
* [[Durand Cup]]: 1996

'''FC Kochin'''
* [[Durand Cup]]: 1997<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/durandcup.html|title=List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Durand Cup|access-date=22 February 2021|website=Indian Football |archive-date=27 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200627235237/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/durandcup.html|url-status=live}} - {{Cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/durand-cup-2019-gokulam-kerala-fc-fc-kochin-im-vijayan-joe-paul-ancheri/article29310022.ece|title=When two Durand champions got together|access-date=22 February 2021|website=The Hindu|date=31 August 2019 |archive-date=25 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125002253/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/durand-cup-2019-gokulam-kerala-fc-fc-kochin-im-vijayan-joe-paul-ancheri/article29310022.ece|url-status=live}} - {{Cite news|last=Kumar|first=P. K. Ajith|date=24 August 2019|title=Durand Cup: Gokulam Kerala FC's win reinvigorates Kerala football |work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/durand-cup-gokulam-kerala-fcs-win-over-mohun-bagan-reinvigorates-kerala-football/article29245714.ece|access-date=30 July 2021|issn=0971-751X|archive-date=30 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210730132629/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/durand-cup-gokulam-kerala-fcs-win-over-mohun-bagan-reinvigorates-kerala-football/article29245714.ece|url-status=live}} - {{Cite web|date=27 October 1997|title=Durand Cup win by FC Kochin signals football's shift from amateur to professional status|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/sport/story/19971027-durand-cup-win-by-fc-kochin-signals-footballs-shift-from-amateur-to-professional-status-832369-1997-10-27|access-date=30 July 2021|website=India Today|archive-date=30 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210730134421/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/sport/story/19971027-durand-cup-win-by-fc-kochin-signals-footballs-shift-from-amateur-to-professional-status-832369-1997-10-27|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[IFA Shield]]: runner-up 1997<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/ifashield.html|title=List of Winners/Runners-Up of the IFA-Shield|website=Indian Football |access-date=20 February 2021|archive-date=30 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130083403/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/ifashield.html|url-status=live}} - {{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india-ifahist.html|title=India — List of IFA Shield Finals|website=[[RSSSF]]|access-date=20 February 2021|archive-date=31 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121031142319/http://rsssf.com/tablesi/india-ifahist.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Kerala Football Association|Kerala State Championship]]: 1997

'''Mohun Bagan'''
* [[Indian Federation Cup]]: 1998
* [[IFA Shield]]: 1998, 1999

'''East Bengal'''
* IFA Shield: 2001
* Durand Cup: 2001, 2002

'''India'''
* [[SAFF Championship]]: [[1997 SAFF Gold Cup|1997]], [[1999 SAFF Gold Cup|1999]], [[2005 SAFF Gold Cup|2005]];<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/saffgold05.html |title=South Asian Gold Cup 2005 (Karachi, Pakistan) |last=Zlotkowski |first=Andre |date=6 March 2008 |access-date=6 January 2019 |archive-date=24 December 2017 |website=[[RSSSF]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171224024944/http://rsssf.com/tabless/saffgold05.html |url-status=live }}</ref> runner-up: [[1995 SAARC Gold Cup|1995]]; third place: [[2003 SAFF Gold Cup|2003]]
* [[Football at the South Asian Games|South Asian Games]] Gold medal: [[Football at the 1995 South Asian Games|1995]]; Bronze medal: [[Football at the 1999 South Asian Games|1999]]
* [[Afro-Asian Games]] silver medal: [[Football at the 2003 Afro-Asian Games|2003]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/asafrgam01.html|title=Afro-Asian Games 2003|access-date=20 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928130141/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/asafrgam01.html|archive-date=28 September 2022|website=[[RSSSF]]|first1=Arunava|last1=Chaudhuri|first2=Karel|last2=Stokkermans|date=2001}}</ref>

'''India U-23'''
* [[LG Cup (association football)|LG Cup]]: 2002<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india-beat-vietnam-to-win-lg-cup-football/articleshow/18684987.cms|title=India beat Vietnam to win LG Cup football|website=The Times of India|date=10 August 2002 |access-date=1 October 2021|archive-date=7 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211207133818/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india-beat-vietnam-to-win-lg-cup-football/articleshow/18684987.cms|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesh/hcmccup.html#02 |title=Ho Chi Minh City Cups |website=[[RSSSF]] |accessdate=19 September 2022 }}</ref>

'''Maharashtra'''
*[[Santosh Trophy]] runner-up: [[1999–2000 Santosh Trophy|1999–2000]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Maharashtra snares Kerala in its den |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-miscellaneous/tp-others/maharashtra-snares-kerala-in-its-den/article28013093.ece |access-date=28 April 2022 |website=thehindu.com |publisher=[[The Hindu]] |date=24 April 2000 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230929135112/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/ |archive-date=29 September 2023 |first=A |last=Vinod |location=Thrissur }}</ref>

'''Individual'''
* [[AIFF Player of the Year Awards|AIFF Player of the Year]]: 1994, 2001<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kolkatafootball.com/december_daily_news_2007.html.html|title=AIFF PLAYER OF THE YEAR — FROM STARTING |publisher=Kolkata Football|access-date=23 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210823101258/https://www.kolkatafootball.com/december_daily_news_2007.html.html|archive-date=23 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Jeje Lalpekhlua is 2016 AIFF Player of the Year |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=7722 |publisher=AIFF |access-date=24 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161227132308/https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=7722 |archive-date=27 December 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=All India Football Federation Awards: Sunil Chhetri and Bala Devi win Player of the Year Trophy |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-current-affairs/story/all-india-football-federation-awards-sunil-chhetri-and-bala-devi-win-player-of-the-year-trophy-240310-2015-02-14 |access-date=26 September 2020 |newspaper=[[India Today]] |date=14 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926234124/https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-current-affairs/story/all-india-football-federation-awards-sunil-chhetri-and-bala-devi-win-player-of-the-year-trophy-240310-2015-02-14 |archive-date=26 September 2020 }}</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of India international footballers]]
*[[List of India national football team captains]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==Bibliography==
*{{cite book|first1=Boria|last1=Majumdar|first2=Kausik|last2=Bandyopadhyay|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V-sMYjZkpigC&pg=PA69|title=A Social History Of Indian Football: Striving To Score|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210629140637/https://books.google.com/books?id=V-sMYjZkpigC&pg=PA69|archive-date=29 June 2021|publisher=[[Routledge]]|date=2006|isbn=9780415348355}}
*{{cite book|first1=Jaydeep|last1=Basu|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QeovtKLi-1sC|title=Stories from Indian Football|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221011131939/https://books.google.co.in/books/about/Stories_from_Indian_Football.html?id=QeovtKLi-1sC&source=kp_book_description&redir_esc=y|archive-date=11 October 2022|publisher=UBS Publishers' Distributors|date=2003|isbn=9788174764546}}
*{{Cite web |title=India's football past gasping for survival |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/football/india-s-football-past-gasping-for-survival/story-8cGyA03MIB3ay2LCflkcWJ.html |date=25 March 2018 |website=hindustantimes.com |publisher=[[Hindustan Times]] |last=Sarkar |first=Dhiman |location=Kolkata |access-date=16 April 2023 |archive-date=6 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220106201153/https://www.hindustantimes.com/football/india-s-football-past-gasping-for-survival/story-8cGyA03MIB3ay2LCflkcWJ.html }}

==Further reading==
*{{cite web|url=https://www.sikardeals.com/football/greatest-indian-football-xi-of-all-time|title=All time Indian XI|date=23 November 2016|access-date=21 June 2021|archive-date=24 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624201149/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/greatest-indian-football-xi-of-all-time|website=sportskeeda.com|publisher=Sportskeeda|first=Amoy|last=Ghoshal}}
*{{cite web
|url = http://expressindia.indianexpress.com/news/ie/daily/19991208/isp08032.html
|title = FC Kochin rope in coach Chathunni
|website = expressindia.indianexpress.com
|publisher = The Indian Express
|date = 7 December 1999
|first1 = Ravi
|last1 = Menon
|location = Kochi
|access-date = 28 January 2014
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140219071340/http://expressindia.indianexpress.com/news/ie/daily/19991208/isp08032.html
|archive-date = 19 February 2014
}}
*{{cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/magazine/a-futile-exercise-to-say-the-least/article29636257.ece/|title=A futile exercise, to say the least|first1=A.|last1=Vinod|website=sportstar.thehindu.com|publisher=[[Sportstar]]|date=4 May 2002|access-date=26 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240111140426/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/magazine/a-futile-exercise-to-say-the-least/article29636257.ece|archive-date=11 January 2024}}

==External links==
*{{Soccerway|jo-paul-ancheri/285508}}
*[https://indianhotdeal.com/jo-paul-ancheri-full-biography/ Biography] at indianhotdeal.com
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