Punjab FC Reserves and Academy

Punjab Football Club Reserves and Academy are the reserve team and youth system of I-League club Punjab F.C. Based in Ludhiana, 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]

Punjab FC Reserves and Academy
Full namePunjab FC Reserves and Academy
FoundedReserves:
15 August 2019 (2019-08-15)
Academy:
2005 (2005)
GroundGuru Nanak Stadium, Ludhiana
Capacity15,000
OwnerRoundGlass Sports[1]
Head CoachCurtis Fleming
LeagueI-League 2nd Division (Reserves)
Hero Elite League (U18)
Hero Junior League (U15)
Hero Sub Junior League (U13)
WebsiteClub website

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
25 GK  IND Devansh Davas
16 DF  IND Souvik Das
— DF  IND Abhishek Verma
12 DF  IND Saurabh Bhanwala
— DF  IND Paogoumang Singson
— MF  IND Thoiba Singh Moirangthem
10 MF  IND Maheson Singh Tongbram
— MF  IND Sunil Soren
— FW  IND Radhakanta Singh
20 FW  IND Makan Chote
32 FW  IND Himanshu Jangra
39 FW  IND Denzil Kharshandi
41 GK  IND Jaspreet Singh
— MF  IND Kharaibam Pritam Singh
66 MF  IND Lirongthung Lotha
38 DF  IND Lalrinchhana Tochhawng
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  IND Rohit Bhattarai
26 FW  IND Thokchom Adison Singh
— MF  IND Subham Chetry
— GK  IND Jaskerenvir Singh
— FW  IND Aphaoba Singh
— MF  IND Tangva Ragui
— DF  IND Abhishek Singh
7 MF  IND Aaron Rodriguez
— DF  IND Ashray Bhardwaj
90 DF  IND Yagya Kapoor
— FW  IND Samson
— MF  IND Arjun
5 DF  IND Nishchal Chandan

Season-by-season
As of 10 March 2020
Season I-League 2nd Division Top Scorer
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
  1. "Something never done before in I-League! Ranjit Bajaj sets history with sale of Punjab FC". Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  2. https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/i-league-2nd-division-bhowanipore-fc-isl-i-league/1uqkzcp34lg7y1gvovmgoo4uvr
  3. "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.
  4. "I-League Second Division 2019–20: Fixtures, results, table & more". Khel Now. 4 February 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  5. "Fixtures Page | Hero I-League". Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  6. "Squad". AIFF. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
  7. Mahadevan, Maya (6 October 2017). "India's U-17 World Cup Team Owes a Lot to This Chandigarh Academy". TheQuint. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  8. 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.
  9. Dey, Sayak Dipta (20 June 2020). "Minerva Academy recommended for Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  10. "Young Jeakson Singh is taking his chances at Kerala Blasters | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  11. www.redbull.com https://www.redbull.com/in-en/dheeraj-singh-indias-rising-football-superstar. Retrieved 15 September 2020. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. "NxGn India: Meet Givson Singh – The midfielder quietly making a name for himself at Arrows | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  13. Nayak, Nicolai. "In Amarjit Singh Kiyam, Indian football has a leader in the making". Scroll.in. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
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