Baroda FA
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| Full name | Baroda Football Academy |
|---|---|
| Short name | BFA |
| Founded | 2008 |
| Ground | BFA Sports complex Gotri |
| League | Gujarat SFA Club Championship (Men's) Indian Women's League (Women's) |
| Website | http://www.barodafootballacademy.co.in/ |
Baroda Football Academy is an Indian professional academy & football club based in Vadodara, Gujarat. Currently the men's team of BFA participate in Gujarat SFA Club Championship & its women's team participate in Indian Women's League.[1]
History
Baroda Football Academy was founded in 2008 in Vadodara, Gujarat. Baroda Football Academy is one of the largest and most successful soccer academies in Gujarat. With its presence for more than a decade, it has endowed nearly 9,000 children, between 5 and 19 years of age with professional training.[2]
Baroda Football Academy is the only academy in Vadodara, Gujarat, to be accredited with AIFF - All India Football Federation, New Delhi, giving its players an opportunity to participate in the National Youth League for U13, U15 & U18 years Boys tournaments conducted by AIFF.[3]
Baroda FA won the Gujarat Women's League 2019.[4] In 2021 Baroda FA participated in Futsal Club Championship after winning Gujrat Futsal Championship with name Baroda FC.
Stadium
Baroda FA play their home fixture in BFA Sports complex Gotri, Vadodara.
Current squad
Men's
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | All India Football Federation | Meet Patel | |
| GK | All India Football Federation | Omkar Sutar | |
| DF | All India Football Federation | Ishan Bandoppadhyay | |
| DF | All India Football Federation | Hitanshu Ghag | |
| DF | All India Football Federation | Pritesh Shettyy | |
| DF | All India Football Federation | Rithvik Venugopal | |
| DF | All India Football Federation | Girish Munda | |
| MF | All India Football Federation | Mukesh Yadav | |
| MF | All India Football Federation | Dhaval Chhetri | |
| MF | All India Football Federation | Mohammed Zaid Lakhani | |
| MF | All India Football Federation | Ansh Patel | |
| MF | All India Football Federation | Satyajeet Swain | |
| MF | All India Football Federation | Suraj Hirve | |
| MF | All India Football Federation | Jeet Patel | |
| MF | All India Football Federation | Ashish Dev | |
| FW | All India Football Federation | Aarjav Desai | |
| FW | All India Football Federation | Aatif Malek | |
| FW | All India Football Federation | Jay Patill | |
| FW | All India Football Federation | Raj Solanki | |
| FW | All India Football Federation | Sunil Bhabor | |
| FW | All India Football Federation | Pradeep Pithaya | |
| FW | All India Football Federation | Shreya Ramchandani | |
| MF | All India Football Federation | Om Gurkha |
Women's
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | All India Football Federation | Afshan Ashiq | |
| FW | All India Football Federation | Priya Tamang | |
| DF | All India Football Federation | Dipika | |
| DF | All India Football Federation | Sushmita Lepcha | |
| DF | All India Football Federation | ||
| DF | All India Football Federation | Sibani Sharma | |
| DF | All India Football Federation | Partibha Mukhiya | |
| MF | All India Football Federation | Sasmita Behra | |
| MF | All India Football Federation | Pipily Mohanty | |
| MF | All India Football Federation | Akansha Kandalkar | |
| MF | All India Football Federation | Pranali Shetty | |
| MF | All India Football Federation | Nikita Jadhav |
Technical staff
President: Vimal Upadhyay
Journey in Indian Women's League
2017-18 - preliminary round[5]
2018-19 - final round group stage 5th position
2019-20 - final round group stage 5th position
References
- ^ "Baroda Football Academy Trials, Vadodara – Sports: Football Trials, News, Events, Best Football Academy in India". Archived from the original on 27 May 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ "Gujarat football tournament sees massive participation - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 10 May 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ^ "IWL 2020: FC Kolhapur City defeat Baroda Football Academy for first win, Kenkre FC inch closer to SF". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 3 May 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ "Gujarat Women's League: Baroda Football Academy Lead Points Table, Patan FC Close Second". News18. Archived from the original on 10 May 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ "Baroda Football Academy organizes football tournament at Goa - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 10 May 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2021.