Jagatjit Cotton & Textile Football Academy, often abbreviated as JCT Academy is the football academy of JCT FC, an Indian professional footballclub based in Hoshiarpur, Punjab.[2] They were sponsored by Jagatjit Cotton and Textile Mills under the leadership of Samir Thapar and participated in the Punjab State Super Football League and I-League U19.
History[]
They launched their Under-19 team in 1998 and reached in the first National Football League (under-19) in October 2001 the semifinals.[3] In the next edition between May and June 2003 they reached the finals and lost them against East Bengal.[4]In the following edition they have been eliminated in the group stage.[5] In 2011 they won the first edition of the I-League U19.[6] In 2011 their senior team was disbanded, but the academy continued to operate. The academy team participated in the 2012 Durand Cup.[7]
