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	GK	Arshdeep Singh
20	GK	Shamsher Singh
2	DF	Harpreet Bedi
3	DF	Jarmanjit Singh
10	DF	Moinuddin Khan
5	DF	Korhena Boakai
21	DF	Akashdeep Singh
18	DF	Gagandeep Singh
22	DF	Kamalpreet Singh Grewal
12	MF	Arshdeep Singh
6	MF	Amandeep Singh

No.	Position	Player
7	MF	Jaison Vales
11	MF	Thounaojam Jackson Singh
19	MF	Steven Fernandes
15	MF	Clifford Miranda
23	MF	Aakash Sangwan
25	MF	Victor Amobi
14	FW	Lago Dogbo Bei
33	FW	Marcus Lopez
9	FW	Manandeep Singh
8	FW	Girik Khosla
		Narendra Vakare
		Rajan Negi Jairam
		Salman Lateef
		Sukhjit Singh

Current technical staff

As of 1 April 2015

Sugao Kambe.jpg,Minerva AcademyF.C's head coach

Position	Name
Manager	Sugao Kambe
Coach
Assistant coach
Club physio

References

↑ "Minerva Academy FC all set for 2nd Div I-League". PunjabNewsExpress.com. 19 November 2015.
↑ "MINERVA ACADEMY FC SQUAD DEPART FOR 128TH EDITION OF DURAND CUP AT DELHI".

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

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

National teams

Men	India U-23 U-20 U-17

Women	India U-19 U-16

League competitions

Level 1	I-League (Official league) Indian Super League

Level 2	I-League 2nd Division

State/District	Assam Bangalore Chennai Delhi Goa Jamshedpur Kerala Kolkata Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram Mumbai Odisha Pune Punjab Sikkim Telangana Uttarakhand

Cup competitions

AIFF cups	Federation Cup Santosh Trophy

Other cups	Durand Cup

Other

Youth football
Indian football seasons
State associations
Defunct leagues

Lists

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