Minerva Punjab FC

Minerva Academy
Full name Minerva Academy Football & Cricket Club
Founded 2005
Ground Guru Nanak Stadium
Ground Capacity 15,000
League I-League 2nd Division
Website Club home page

Minerva Academy Football & Cricket Club are a professional Indian football team based in Chandigarh, Punjab, India, that made senior level national debut in 2015–16 season[1] I-League 2nd Division. It is the second-highest football level in India after the I-League.

History

The team took part in its first major tournament at the national level, I-League 2nd Division and had an impressive run and were the runners up losing to 5 time I-League Champions Dempo SC.

The U15 too followed the footsteps of its seniors by being the Champions and remained unbeaten in the inaugural AIFF U15 Youth League.

Senior team squad

As of 1 September 2016[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 India GK Arshdeep Singh
20 India GK Shamsher Singh
2 India DF Harpreet Bedi
3 India DF Jarmanjit Singh
10 India DF Moinuddin Khan
5 Liberia DF Korhena Boakai
21 India DF Akashdeep Singh
18 India DF Gagandeep Singh
22 India DF Kamalpreet Singh Grewal
12 India MF Arshdeep Singh
6 India MF Amandeep Singh
No. Position Player
7 India MF Jaison Vales
11 India MF Thounaojam Jackson Singh
19 India MF Steven Fernandes
15 India MF Clifford Miranda
23 India MF Aakash Sangwan
25 Nigeria MF Victor Amobi
14 Nigeria FW Lago Dogbo Bei
33 Guam FW Marcus Lopez
9 India FW Manandeep Singh
8 India FW Girik Khosla
India Narendra Vakare
India Rajan Negi Jairam
India Salman Lateef
India Sukhjit Singh

Current technical staff

As of 1 April 2015
Sugao Kambe.jpg,Minerva AcademyF.C's head coach
Position Name
Manager JapanSugao Kambe
Coach
Assistant coach
Club physio

References

3. http://www.indianewscalling.com/news/43846-minerva-academy-fc-dismantle-table-toppers-dsk-shivajians.aspx

4. http://www.theindianleague.in/2016/08/aizawl-fc-minerva-afc-to-play-in-i-League.html

External links

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