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Hyderabad
Full nameHyderabad Football Club
Nickname(s)The Nizams
Short nameHFC
Founded27 August 2019; 4 years ago (2019-08-27)
GroundG.M.C Balayogi Athletic Stadium
Gachibowli, Telangana
Capacity30,000[1]
OwnersVijay Madduri
Varun Tripuraneni
Rana Daggubati
Head coachManuel Roca
LeagueIndian Super League
2023–24Indian Super League, 12th of 12
Playoffs: DNQ
WebsiteClub website
Current season

Hyderabad Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Hyderabad, Telangana. The club competes in the Indian Super League, the first tier of the Indian football. Established on 27 August 2019, the club replaced Pune City after they were disbanded and their franchise rights were sold to Telangana businessman Vijay Madduri and former Kerala Blasters FC CEO Varun Tripuraneni. Hyderabad began their first professional season in October 2019.

Alongside Madduri and Tripuraneni, actor Rana Daggubati also serves as a co-owner of the club. On the 16 of June 2020, German club Borussia Dortmund struck a partnership deal with the club for grassroots development. Manuel Roca is the current Hyderabad head coach, taking over on 31 August 2020 replacing Albert Roca. Hyderabad play their home matches at the G.M.C Balayogi Athletic Stadium in the Hyderabad suburb of Gachibowli. The stadium has a capacity of 30,000 for matches.

Hyderabad played their inaugural match on 25 October 2019, suffering a 5–0 defeat against ATK. The club completed their first season in the Indian Super League in 10th place, failing to qualify for the playoffs.

History

Formation

In February 2019, it was reported that Indian Super League side Pune City were struggling financially and that their owners were looking to sell the franchise.[2] The club reportedly were behind on paying players and had also attempted to discuss merging with local rivals Mumbai City.[2] After the 2018–19 season, Pune City released all their players and participated in the Super Cup using academy players.[3]

On 26 August 2019, it was reported by the Hindustan Times that Pune City had disbanded and that former Kerala Blasters CEO Varun Tripuraneni had bought a majority stake in the club.[4] Neither then Pune City CEO Gaurav Modwel or Tripuraneni confirmed the reports. However, the next day, on 27 August 2019, it was announced that Hyderabad would replace Pune City for the 2019–20 season, with Tripuraneni and businessman Vijay Madduri buying the ownership rights to the franchise.[5] The club's branding and first kits were then revealed prior to their first season on 29 September 2019.[6]

Inaugural season

On 29 August 2019, it was announced that Phil Brown, the last head coach of Pune City, would be the first head coach for Hyderabad.[7] In late September, just before the start of the 2019–20 season, it was revealed that Hyderabad had signed almost every player from Pune City's final squad.[8]

The club played their first ever match on 25 October 2019 against ATK at the Salt Lake Stadium. They were defeated 0–5 in a match Brown described as "not our usual standards".[9] Hyderabad then succumbed to defeat again in their second match against Jamshedpur. Marcelinho scored the first goal for the club's history but could not prevent his side's 1–3 defeat.[10] The club finally earned their first victory in their third match on 2 November 2019 against the Kerala Blasters. This was also Hyderabad's first home match. Goals from Marko Stanković and Marcelinho helped Hyderabad to a 2–1 victory.[11]

On 11 January 2020, with the club in last place in the table, with just one victory and two draws from 12 matches, Brown and the club decided to part ways.[12] Former India international Mehrajuddin Wadoo took over as caretaker for one match before assistant coach Xavier Gurri López became interim coach for the rest of the season.[13][14] The club finished their season with a 5–1 victory over NorthEast United on 20 February 2020.[15] Overall, the club finished the season in last place and failed to qualify for the ISL playoffs.[16]

Crest and colours

The team colours and logo for Hyderabad were unveiled on 21 September 2019.[17] The club colours are black and yellow. According to the club, the logo is titled "Reliving Hyderabad's Football Legacy" and is meant to represent Hyderabad and the city's heritage.[17] The logo features the minarets from the Charminar mosque in the city and Koh-i-Noor diamonds.[18] According to Hyderabad co-owner Vijay Madduri, the logo "is inspired from the city’s history, we now hope that HFC will be a great boost for the sport in the region… we can give a boost to the legacy that is already present in the city’s history and roots."[18]


Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
2019–2020 Reyaur Sports[19] None
2020–present T10 Sports TBA

Stadium

Main article: G.M.C Balayogi Athletic Stadium
Balayogi Athletic Stadium in 2012

Hyderabad play their home matches at the G.M.C Balayogi Athletic Stadium, located in the Hyderabad suburb of Gachibowli.[20] A multi-purpose stadium, the stadium is mainly used to host football matches and was built in 2002 prior to the 2003 Afro-Asian Games.[21] The stadium used to host matches for Fateh Hyderabad in the I-League 2nd Division but the club relocated after saying that the "pitch was not in good shape".[20] Prior to Hyderabad's first season, the grass was relaid and the stadium was renovated and cleaned in anticipation of the 2019–20 season.[20]

Ownership

The current co-owners of Hyderabad are Vijay Madduri, Varun Tripuraneni, and Rana Daggubati. Madduri, the chief executive officer of the Hyderabad-based company Incessant Technologies, said that he was looking forward to his "significant role in developing football in the state, reviving its past glory".[22] Tripuraneni is the former CEO of the Kerala Blasters, another Indian Super League side. During the club's announcement, Tripuraneni said "It is a proud moment for me, to be co-owner of Hyderabad FC. Hyderabad is a city with great football culture. I look forward to working with key stakeholders and building a strong foundation for the club, which will eventually contribute to society and do the city proud. Our immediate task is to prepare for the new season".[22]

On 24 October 2019, it was announced that prominent Telugu actor Rana Daggubati would also join Madduri and Tripuraneni as a co-owner of the club.[23] After acquiring ownership, Daggubati stated "Hyderabad has a great legacy with the sport. This team, therefore, is a chance to rekindle that legacy."[23]

Players

First-team squad

As of 21 September 2020[24]

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 India IND Subrata Pal
3 DF India IND Sahil Panwar
5 DF India IND Adil Khan
8 MF India IND Sahil Tavora
9 FW Spain ESP Aridane Santana
10 FW Australia AUS Joel Chianese
11 MF India IND Abhishek Halder
14 MF Spain ESP Néstor Gordillo
17 MF India IND Laldanmawia Ralte
19 FW India IND Halicharan Narzary
21 FW Spain ESP Francisco Sandaza
22 MF India IND Gani Nigam
25 DF India IND Dimple Bhagat
26 MF India IND Hitesh Sharma
27 FW India IND Nikhil Poojari
No. Pos. Nation Player
32 MF India IND Mohammad Yasir
33 GK India IND Laxmikant Kattimani
34 DF India IND Tarif Akhand
35 FW India IND Liston Colaco
36 DF India IND Souvik Chakrabarti
44 DF India IND Ashish Rai
— GK India IND Lalbiakhlua Jongte
— DF India IND Akash Mishra
51 MF Brazil BRA João Victor
— MF Spain ESP Lluís Sastre
— GK India IND Anuj Kumar
— DF India IND Chinglensana Singh
— FW India IND Rohit Danu
77 DF Spain ESP Odei Onaindia
— DF India IND Nikhil Prabhu

Former players

Main article: List of Hyderabad FC players

Reserves

Main article: Hyderabad FC Reserves

Coaching & Technical staff

Position Name
Head coach Spain Manuel Roca[25]
Assistant Coach Spain Xavier Gurri López
Fitness Coach Spain Jose Carlos Barroso Coll
Technical Director/Assistant Coach India Thangboi Singto
Goalkeeping Coach TBA
Caretaker India Mehrajuddin Wadoo
Head Performance Analyst India Joy Gabriel
Reserves and U-18 Head Coach India Shameel Chembakath

Records and statistics

Season-by-season

As of 17 May 2020
Season Indian Super League Finals Super Cup AFC Top Scorer
P W D L GF GA Pts Position Player Goals
2019–20 18 2 4 12 21 39 10 10th DNQ — DNQ Brazil Marcelinho 7

Head Coaches record

As of 30 August 2020
Name Nationality From To P W D L GF GA Win%
Phil Brown  England 29 August 2019[26] 11 January 2020[27] 12 1 2 9 12 29 008.33
Mehrajuddin Wadoo (caretaker)  India 11 January 2020[28] 24 January 2020[29] 1 0 1 0 1 2 000.00
Xavier Gurri López (interim coach)  Spain 24 January 2020[29] 1 June 2020[30] 5 1 2 2 8 8 020.00
Albert Roca  Spain 1 June 2020[30] 29 August 2020[31] 0 0 0 0 0 0 !—
Manuel Roca  Spain 31 August 2020[25] Present 0 0 0 0 0 0 !—

Team records

References

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