RoundGlass Punjab FC Reserves and Academy
Full name | Punjab FC Reserves and Academy | ||
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Founded | Reserves: 15 August 2019 Academy: 2005 | ||
Ground | Guru Nanak Stadium, Ludhiana | ||
Capacity | 15,000 | ||
Owner | RoundGlass Sports[1] | ||
Head Coach | Ashley Westwood | ||
League | I-League 2nd Division (Reserves) Hero Elite League (U18) Hero Junior League (U15) Hero Sub Junior League (U13) | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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RoundGlass Punjab FC Reserves and Academy are the reserve team and youth system of I-League club Punjab F.C. Based in Mohali, Punjab, the reserve side participates in the I-League 2nd Division, the second division of Indian football.[2] The youth system of the club has a residential academy composed of teams from three age groups that participates in the various division in the Elite youth league system.[3]
Reserves[]
Punjab FC Reserves was formed on 2019 and they participated in the I-League 2nd Division for the first time in the 2019–20 season, thus becoming the first I-League team to have a reserve team in the I-League 2nd Division.[4] Their first ever match in the I-League 2nd Division was against AU Rajasthan FC which they won by a score of 2–0 owing to a brace from Himanshu Jangra.[5]
Current Squad[]
- As of 15 September 2020[6]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Season-by-season[]
- As of 10 March 2020
Season | I-League 2nd Division | Top Scorer | |||||||||
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P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Position | Player | Goals | ||
2019–20 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 9 | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Academy[]
Founded as Minerva Academy in 2005, it became a fully professional club in 2013 establishing as Minerva Punjab FC. The club was purchased by Rounglass in 2020 and was renamed to Punjab FC. The club's academy is one of the most successful football academies in India.[7]
Many promising youngsters had graduated from the club's academy. In June 2020 Minerva Academy was recommended for Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar for producing more than 70 players for the various Indian national football sides.[8][9]
Noted graduates[]
Honours[]
- Champions (1): 2018–19
- U15 Youth League
- Champions (4): 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19
- U13 Youth League
- Champions (1): 2017–18
References[]
- ^ "Something never done before in I-League! Ranjit Bajaj sets history with sale of Punjab FC". Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- ^ "18 teams set to participate in I-League 2nd Division | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
- ^ "Something never done before in I-League! Ranjit Bajaj sets history with sale of Punjab FC | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ^ "I-League Second Division 2019–20: Fixtures, results, table & more". Khel Now. 4 February 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ^ "Fixtures Page | Hero I-League". Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ^ "Squad". AIFF. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- ^ Mahadevan, Maya (6 October 2017). "India's U-17 World Cup Team Owes a Lot to This Chandigarh Academy". TheQuint. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ^ Sharma, Vishal (22 June 2020). "Minerva Academy Football Club's owner Ranjit Bajaj elated with Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar 2020 recommendation". mykhel.com. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ^ Dey, Sayak Dipta (20 June 2020). "Minerva Academy recommended for Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ^ "Young Jeakson Singh is taking his chances at Kerala Blasters | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ^ www.redbull.com https://www.redbull.com/in-en/dheeraj-singh-indias-rising-football-superstar. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
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(help) - ^ "NxGn India: Meet Givson Singh – The midfielder quietly making a name for himself at Arrows | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ^ Nayak, Nicolai. "In Amarjit Singh Kiyam, Indian football has a leader in the making". Scroll.in. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- Association football clubs established in 2019
- I-League 2nd Division clubs
- 2019 establishments in Punjab, India
- Indian reserve football teams
- Football academies in India
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