Minerva Punjab FC
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| Full name | Minerva Punjab Football Club | |
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| Nickname(s) | Warriors | |
| Founded | 2005 as Minerva Academy | |
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Guru Nanak Stadium, Ludhiana | |
| Capacity | 15,000 | |
| Owner | Ranjit Bajaj | |
| Head Coach | Juan Luis Perez Herrera | |
| League | I-League | |
| 2016–17 | TBD | |
| Website | Club website | |
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Minerva Punjab Football Club, also known as Minerva Academy, are an Indian professional football club based in Chandigarh. Minerva Punjab compete as a member of the I-League, the top-tier league for Indian football.
The club's majority owner, founder, and executive director is Ranjit Bajaj. Minerva Punjab play their I-League home matches at the Guru Nanak Stadium in Ludhiana.[1]
History
The team was established in 2005 as Minerva Academy and has a football and cricket club. The team first played at the national level during the 2015–16 season when they played in the I-League 2nd Division. They finished that season as runners-up behind champions Dempo. On 11 December 2016 the team was awarded a direct-entry spot in the I-League for the 2016–17 season.
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. 2014 FIFA World Cup Player Rony Martínez played Minerva punjab 2016-17 I -League
Players
First-team squad
- As of 06 February 2017.[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Team records
Seasons
- As of 12 December 2016
| Year | I-League | Federation Cup |
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| Div | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Pos. | Player(s) | Goals | |||
| 2015–16 | IL2 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 14 | 37 | 2nd | DNP |  Kareem Omolaja |
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| 2016–17 | IL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | |
Team Management
- As of 12 August 2017.
| Position | Name |
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| Head Coach |  Juan Luis Perez Herrera[3] |
| Team Manager |  Surinder Singh |
| Physiotherapist | - |
| Head of Operations | - |
Honours
Domestic
- Runner Up (1): 2015–16
Notable players
Had international caps for their respective countries whilst playing for Minerva.
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Europe |
Central & North America South America |
References
- ↑ "Minerva Academy FC: All You Need To Know". Khel Now. 22 November 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
- ↑ "Squad". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
- ↑ Vermal, Jatin. "Spanish coach for Minerva". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. TNN. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
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