Chennaiyin FC Reserves and Academy
| Full name | Chennaiyin Football Club | |
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| Founded | Reserves: 12 January 2018 Academy: 28 August 2017 | |
| Owner | Abhishek Bachchan MS Dhoni Vita Dani | |
| Head Coach | Syed Sabir Pasha | |
| League | I-League 2nd Division (Reserves) Youth League U18 (U18) | |
| 2017–18 | Inaugural season | |
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Chennaiyin Football Club Reserves and Academy is the youth system of Indian Super League side Chennaiyin. Based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, the reserve side was founded on 12 January 2018 and will participate in the I-League 2nd Division, the second division of Indian football. The club's academy teams were founded on 28 August 2017 and the under-18 side participates in the Youth League U18, the highest level for youth football in India.
The reserve side is currently coached by Syed Sabir Pasha who also runs all of the youth development for Chennaiyin.
Reserves
History
On 12 January 2018, it was announced by Chennaiyin, a club that competes in the Indian Super League, that they would form a "B" team that would serve as their reserve team and that they would participate in the I-League 2nd Division.[1] Syed Sabir Pasha, the club's technical director for youth development, was also announced as the team's first head coach while the club also announced the first seven signings from the AIFF Elite Academy.[1]
The team played their first match on 13 January 2018 in the Don Bosco - Fr. McFerran Trophy All India Football Tournament against ICF. Bedashwor Singh scored the first goal for Chennaiyin FC B as they won 1–0.[2]
Squad
- As of 13 May 2018[3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Statistics and records
Season-by-season
- As of 12 January 2018
| Season | I-League 2nd Division | Top Scorer | |||||||||
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| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Position | Player | Goals | ||
| 2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TBD | TBD | TBD | |
Head Coaches record
- As of 12 January 2018
| Name | Nationality | From | To | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Win% |
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| Syed Sabir Pasha |  India
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12 January 2018 | Present | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Academy
History
On 28 August 2017, on Chennaiyin's third year of existence, the club announced the formation of three age group teams that would participate in the All India Football Federation operated youth leagues at the under-18, under-15, and under-13 levels.[4] During the launch of the teams, Syed Sabir Pasha, the club's youth technical director said that the under-15 and under-13 teams would consist of players only from Tamil Nadu while players from other regions could make the under-18 side.[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Chennaiyin FC announces 'B' team; signs 7 AIFF graduates". Chennaiyin Football Club. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ^ "CFC 'B' team wins on debut". Chennaiyin Football Club. 13 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ "Squad". I-league.org.
- ^ a b "Chennaiyin FC launches 3 youth teams". Times of India. 28 August 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
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