Tata Football Academy

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Tata Football Academy
Official Tata Football Academy Logo.png
Full nameTata Football Academy
Nickname(s)TFA
Founded1987; 34 years ago (1987)[1]
GroundJRD Tata Sports Complex, Jamshedpur,
Tinplate Sports Complex, Jamshedpur
Capacity(24,424),
(5,000)
Head CoachCarlos Santamarina
LeagueIndian Elite League U–18
Indian Elite League U–15
Indian Elite League U–13
WebsiteClub website
Current season

Tata Football Academy (Tata FA or TFA) is an association football academy situated in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India, sponsored by Tata Steel, which owns ISL outfit Jamshedpur FC.[2][3] It is one of the best Football Academies in India.

History[]

Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata envisaged not only Asia's first fully integrated Steel Plant but also the model township of Jamshedpur. He advised his son, Sir Dorab Tata, to earmark "areas for Football, hockey and Parks... ". Tata Steel's commitment to sports, in fact, preceded the building of the township. The aforesaid letter was written in 1902 and the site for Jamshedpur selected in 1907.

J. R. D. Tata gave fruition to J. N Tata's vision, inculcating sports as an integral part of Tata Steel's corporate philosophy. It is part of this very same commitment that made Tata Steel set up the Tata Steel Sports Foundation, to inculcate among the young men and women of India the sporting spirit, the zeal to excel, to win, and above all the discipline and dedication that brings out the winner in the individual. TFA, conceived in 1983 and inaugurated in 1987, was one intrinsic component of the Tata Ideal manifested in reality.

In November 2017, it was announced that TFA will tie-up with La Liga giants Atlético Madrid,[4] to enhance and strengthen its existing programmes for promoting Indian football. It was also announced that, TFA is to be renamed as Tata Atletico Football Academia.[5]

In March 2019, Carlos Santamarina was appointed as the head coach of TFA.[6] Santamarina has been involved with Atlético Madrid's youth coaching set up, which includes development and coaching of kids in the age group of U-15, U-14, U-13 and U-12.

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References[]

  1. ^ India - List of Foundation Dates RSSSF. Retrieved 17 August 2021
  2. ^ "Tata Steel successfully bids for the Jamshedpur team of ISL". The Economic Times. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  3. ^ Tata Football Academy
  4. ^ "TFA tie-up with Atletico de Madrid". Tata Steel Official Website. 20 November 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  5. ^ "TFA Re-named to TATA Atletico Football Academia After Tie-up With Atletico de Madrid". News 18. 22 November 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  6. ^ "TFA ties up with Atletico, names Santamarina as coach". News 18. 7 March 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  7. ^ Arunava Choudhary. "National Football League Second Division". indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  8. ^ "IFA Shield: Tata Football Academy wins the 120th IFA Shield". 7 March 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  9. ^ Arunava Chaudhuri. "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Sikkim Governor's Gold Cup". indianfootball.de. Indian Football Network. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  10. ^ Chaudhuri, Arunava. "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Independence Day Cup". www.indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 19 October 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  11. ^ Arunava Chaudhary. "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Airlines Gold Cup:". Indianfootball.de. Indian Football Network. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  12. ^ Chaudhuri, Arunava. "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Lal Bahadur Shastri Cup:". indianfootball.de. Indian Football Network. Archived from the original on 11 December 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  13. ^ "14th All India Darjeeling Gold Cup: PREVIOUS WINNERS". kolkatafootball.com. Kolkata Football. Archived from the original on 13 July 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  14. ^ List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Hot Weather Football Championship: Himachal Pradesh indianfootball.de. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
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