Minerva Academy F.C.

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

Minerva Academy Football Club has an illustrious history spanning back to the 1970s when Minerva FC of the Minerva Public School, Mohali (now closed) were the most formidable football team of the region. They dominated in competitions and won many national, school level tournaments till the 1990s after which the team lost funding due its parent school shutting down.

The Minerva Academy Football Club was founded in 2005 by Mr. Ranjit Bajaj to revive the glory of the Minerva FC of the Minerva Public School. Since then, MAFC has been working hard to regain its reputation and respect in the football scene and have won most of the tournaments they have participated in.

Senior team squad

As of 19 November 2015.^[2] ^[3]

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

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Harpreet Singh
2	DF	Harpreet Bedi
3	DF	Santosh Kumar
4	DF	Nitesh Chhikaram
5	DF	Najimuddin Mollick
6	MF	Jagpreet Singh
7	MF	Simranjit Singh (Captain)
8	MF	Amandeep Singh
9	DF	Demenenge Aji
10	FW	Alhassan Dahir Bala
12	GK	Arshdeep Singh
13	DF	Akashdeep Singh
14	FW	Dilliram Sanyasi
15	FW	Manvir Singh
16	DF	Sunil Thakur
17	DF	Arashpreet Singh
18	MF	Prabhjot Singh
19	DF	Amarwant Singh
20	FW	Krishna Pandit

No.	Position	Player
21	MF	Aakash Sangwan
22	MF	Kamalpreet Singh Grewal
23		Waris Rashid
25	GK	Shayan Roy
27	FW	Abhishek Sharma
		Davinder Singh
		Pankaj Singh
		Sehijpal Singh
		Abhijeet Kataria
		Saurav Rautela
		Davinder Singh Maan
		Mehtab Singh
		Siddharth Uniyal
		Narender Kumar
		Sukhdeep Singh
	DF	Rahul Kumar
		Rajan Negi
		Amandeep Singh

References

↑ "Minerva Academy FC all set for 2nd Div I-League". PunjabNewsExpress.com. 19 November 2015.
↑ "Senior Team".
↑ Results & Fixtures: 2nd Division I-League

External links

I-League 2nd Division

Current Teams	Dempo DSK Shivajians Fateh Hyderabad F.C. Gangtok Himalayan S.C. Guwahati F.C. Kenkre Lonestar Kashmir Minerva Academy F.C. Mohammedan NEROCA F.C. PIFA

Seasons	2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2015–16

Final Rounds	2011 2012 2013 2014 2015–16

Football in India

All India Football Federation

National teams	Men India U-23 U-19 U-17 Women India U-19

League system	Men I-League I-League 2nd Division Indian Super League Women Women's Championship

International tournaments	Nehru Cup

Nationwide competitions	Federation Cup Durand Cup Santosh Trophy IFA Shield

Youth competitions	I-League U18 I-League Youth U15 B.C. Roy Trophy Dutta Ray Trophy Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy Azad Trophy Subroto Cup

State cups	Kolkata Police Friendship Cup Football Tournament Goa Governor Cup Goan Super Cup Mullick Police Cup Sikkim Gold Cup Faria Gold Cup Traders Cup Lt. Governors Cup ATPA Shield Garodia Gold Cup Bordoloi Trophy I'Day Cup OIL Gold Cup All Airlines Gold Cup

Defunct competitions	NFL Rovers Cup AIFF Super Cup

State and district leagues

State leagues	Andaman and Nicobar Islands Andhra Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh Assam Bihar Chandigarh Chhattisgarh Daman & Diu Delhi Goa Gujarat Haryana Himachal Pradesh Jammu & Kashmir Jharkhand Karnataka Kerala Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram Nagaland Odisha Puducherry Punjab Rajasthan Sikkim Tamil Nadu Telangana Tripura Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand West Bengal

District leagues	Mumbai Football League Pune Football League

Member associations

States	Andaman and Nicobar Islands Andhra Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh Assam Bihar Chandigarh Chhattisgarh Daman & Diu Delhi Goa Gujarat Haryana Himachal Pradesh Jammu & Kashmir Jharkhand Karnataka Kerala Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram Nagaland Odisha Puducherry Punjab Rajasthan Sikkim Tamil Nadu Telangana Tripura Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand West Bengal

Organisations	Railways Services

Association teams

States	Andaman and Nicobar Islands Andhra Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh Assam Bihar Chandigarh Chhattisgarh Daman & Diu Delhi Goa Gujarat Haryana Himachal Pradesh Jammu & Kashmir Jharkhand Karnataka Kerala Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram Nagaland Odisha Puducherry Punjab Rajasthan Sikkim Tamil Nadu Telangana Tripura Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand West Bengal

Organisations	Railways Services

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