Chennaiyin FC Reserves and Academy

Chennaiyin Football Club Reserves and Academy also known as Chennaiyin FC B is the youth system of Indian Super League side Chennaiyin. Based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, the reserve side was founded on 12 January 2018 and will participate in the I-League 2nd Division, the second division of Indian football. The club's academy teams were founded on 28 August 2017 and the under-18 side participates in the Youth League U18, the highest level for youth football in India.

Chennaiyin Reserves and Academy
Full nameChennaiyin Football Club
FoundedReserves:
12 January 2018 (2018-01-12)
Academy:
28 August 2017 (2017-08-28)
OwnerAbhishek Bachchan
MS Dhoni
Vita Dani
Head CoachSantosh Kashyap
LeagueI-League 2nd Division (Reserves)
Youth League U18 (U18)
2017–18Inaugural season

The reserve side is currently coached by Santosh Kashyap [1] who also runs all of the youth development for Chennaiyin.

Reserves

History

On 12 January 2018, it was announced by Chennaiyin, a club that competes in the Indian Super League, that they would form a "B" team that would serve as their reserve team and that they would participate in the I-League 2nd Division.[2] Syed Sabir Pasha, the club's technical director for youth development, was also announced as the team's first head coach while the club also announced the first seven signings from the AIFF Elite Academy.[2]

The team played their first match on 13 January 2018 in the Don Bosco - Fr. McFerran Trophy All India Football Tournament against ICF. Bedashwor Singh scored the first goal for Chennaiyin FC B as they won 1–0.[3]

Squad
As of 7 March 2020[4]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  IND Vignesh V
2 DF  IND J Paarvin Raj
4 DF  IND Ajith Appadurai
5 DF  IND Charles Britto
6 MF  IND Shubham Mane
8 MF  IND Zonunmawia
9 MF  IND Ajay Alex Antona Y
10 FW  IND Senthamizhi S
11 FW  IND Sameer Santosh Kashyap
14 FW  IND Mukeleshwaran Vanaraja
15 FW  IND Balkar Singh
16 MF  IND Kannan M
17 MF  IND Ahino Jahine Justin Paul J
18 MF  IND Sahil Kumar
19 DF  IND Aimol Reamsochung
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 GK  IND Joel Aju
22 GK  IND Tamal Naskar
23 MF  IND Melroy Melwin Assisi
24 DF  IND Pranav Chauhan
27 MF  IND Sudhakar Tamiaselvan
30 MF  IND Chequvara M
31 MF  IND Shishank Sahrawat
38 FW  IND Nongthongbam Joysana Singh
39 FW  IND Prasanna Kumar P
41 MF  IND Shajan Franklin
42 DF  IND Nishok G
44 DF  IND Mohammed Sarif Khan
46 MF  IND Bibin Boban (Captain)
50 GK  IND B.y. Revanth

Season-by-season
As of 12 January 2018
Season I-League 2nd Division Top Scorer
P W D L GF GA Pts Position Player Goals
2017–18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TBD TBD TBD

Head Coaches record
As of 12 January 2018
NameNationalityFromToPWDLGFGAWin%
Syed Sabir Pasha  India 12 January 2018 0 0 0 0 0 0 !—
Santosh Kashyap  India present Present 0 0 0 0 0 0 !—

Academy

History

On 28 August 2017, on Chennaiyin's third year of existence, the club announced the formation of three age group teams that would participate in the All India Football Federation operated youth leagues at the under-18, under-15, and under-13 levels.[5] During the launch of the teams, Syed Sabir Pasha, the club's youth technical director said that the under-15 and under-13 teams would consist of players only from Tamil Nadu while players from other regions could make the under-18 side.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Reserve team coach Santosh Kashyap highlights Chennaiyin FC's commitment to youth | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  2. "Chennaiyin FC announces 'B' team; signs 7 AIFF graduates". Chennaiyin Football Club. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  3. "CFC 'B' team wins on debut". Chennaiyin Football Club. 13 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  4. "Squad". I-league.org.
  5. "Chennaiyin FC launches 3 youth teams". Times of India. 28 August 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
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