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Minerva Academy Football & Cricket Club
Full nameMinerva Academy Football & Cricket Club
Nickname(s)The Warriors, The Factory
Short nameMAFCC
Founded2005; 19 years ago (2005), (as Minerva Academy F.C.)
GroundGuru Nanak Stadium, Ludhiana
Capacity15,000
OwnerRanjit Bajaj[1]
LeagueI-league
2018–19I-League, 9th
Current season

Minerva Academy Football Club & Cricket Club is a professional club based in Mohali, Punjab .It is owned and founded by Mr. Ranjit Bajaj who himself represented India at the U-19 level in the Asian School games. Minerva Academy FC has won 7 National league titles, 6 youth league titles and has a record of winning the Hero Junior League title for Four times in a row.

In 2015, Minerva Academy Football Club won the Chandigarh state championship and was nominated for entry into the National 2nd Division[2] League

Minerva Academy Football Club finished runner’s up in the debut 2015-16 season in the 2nd Division league and were promoted to the I-League[3] which is the top tier of football in India operated by AIFF (All India Football Federation) and renamed Minerva Punjab FC.

In 2017-18 Minerva won the Hero I-League bringing back the national football trophy[4] to North India and Punjab after 21 years[5] and once again reviving the former sporting glory of the region.

In 2018-19 Minerva represented India in the Asian Football Confederation Champions League Qualifiers[6] held in Iran and in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Cup group stage[7] against teams from Bangladesh and Nepal.

Within four short years, Minerva rose from a semi-professional football club to one of the best professional clubs of India, having an Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian rank 102[8]behind Bengaluru FC, Mohun Bagan and Chennaiyin FC from India.


History

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Ranjit Bajaj set up the Club and Academy in 2014 to revive sports (especially football) in the region in an effort to steer kids away from the streets, crime and drugs towards a rewarding career in sports. The entire set up is self funded by Mr. Bajaj and has made it his personal mission to provide kids from all backgrounds the best opportunities to excel in sports.

In July 2019, Ranjit Bajaj sold 50% stakes[9] of Punjab FC Pvt. Ltd. to Roundglass Sports, subsequently, the club was renamed to Punjab FC in I-League 2019-20. Roundglass Sports completed 100% acquisition of Punjab FC Pvt Ltd in March 2020. Minerva FC is now a completely independent club and academy, owned and managed by Ranjit Bajaj, and it is no longer associated with Punjab FC.

So, far it has supplied more than 49 individual players and 172 selections for Indian teams under various age groups in the last five years.


Minerva Residential Football Academy

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The Academy houses more than 160 trainees across U-9 to U-18 age groups year round. The trainees are identified and nurtured after extensive all India open trials are inducted into the football training program with full scholarships.

The Academy is spread out over a 20 acres campus located in Mohali. The Academy campus provides unparalleled facilities and infrastructure, including 2 full size football fields, 6 small sided games fields, hostels, mess, gymnasium, swimming pool, physiotherapy & wellness clinic, basketball court, auditorium, classrooms and much more. All identified children are given 100% scholarships. The Academy provides for all the trainees’ needs year round, including training, accommodation, diet, schooling, medical needs, equipment & kits, transportation etc. at no cost to the trainees.

The trainees of the Academy make up the Junior and age group teams of Minerva FC. They participate in various regional and all India tournaments like AIFF U-13, U-15 and U-18 leagues, Subroto Cup, Reliance Sports Foundation and many more.


===Minerva’s junior teams comprising of Academy trainees have won following trophie===s: winning all the following trophies and many others;

Champions AIFF U-15 Youth League 2015-16 Champions AIFF U-15 Youth League 2017-18 Champions AIFF U-13 Youth League 2017-18 Champions AIFF U-15 Youth League 2017-18 Champions AIFF U-18 Youth League 2018-19 Champions AIFF U-15 Youth League 2018-19


Major Championships/ Trophies/ Titles Won by various squads of Minerva FC

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Runners Up 2nd Division League 2015-16 Champions U-15 League 2015-16 Champions U-15 League 2016-17 Champions Hero I-League 2017-18 Champions U-13 League 2017-18 Champions U-15 League 2017-18 Champions U-18 League 2018-19 Champions U-15 League 2018-19 Champions Punjab Super League 2018-19 Champions Punjab Super League 2019-20[10]

For four months in 2018, Minerva FC squads held all the national titles across age groups, The Hero I-league 2017-18, AIFF U-15 League 2017-18, AIFF U-13 League 2017-18 and AIFF U-18 League 2018-19. The is a record unmatched all over the world for a single club and academy to hold all national titles[11] across age groups.


Star Products/ Players from Minerva Residential Football Academy

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The Academy has supplied more than 49 individual players and 172 selections for various age group India teams in the last five years.

Thounaojam Jeakson Singh Academy product Thounaojam Jeakson Singh scored for India against Columbia in the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017 and brought the whole country to its feet in cheer!


'Anwar Ali Academy product Anwar Ali scored for India against Argentina U-20 national team with a beautiful free kick which stunned the opposition.


Nongdamba Naorem Academy product Nongdamba Naorem scored a beautiful goal in the I-League playing for Indian Arrows against Shillong Lajong dibbling past five defenders to score what was voted as the goal of the season.


Arjun Sharma Academy product Arjun Sharma won the Golden Boot in the Mission XI Million endeavor OORJA CAPF U-19 Football Hunt Tournament 2017.

Himanshu Jangra Academy product Himanshu Jangra became the highest scorer to help India win the SAFF U-15 Championship 2019.


Awards Received from State Government/ Central Government/ Other agencies

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Best Centre of Youth Excellence- 2017 Awarded by Federation of Football Coaches in India (FFCI)

Appreciation for Contribution to Indian Football- Indian Football Awards 2018. Awarded by Football Players Association of India (FPAI)

Recognition of Valuable Contribution for Developing Football at Grassroots Level- GOAL 2019 Awarded by Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)


Current squad

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As of 1 December 2019[12]

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 Bhaskar Roy
3 DF Liberia LBR Teah Dennis Jr.
4 DF Brazil BRA Danilo Quipapá
5 DF India IND Anwar Ali
6 MF India IND Souvik Das
8 MF India IND Maheson Singh Tongbram
9 FW India IND Bali Gagandeep
10 FW Brazil BRA Sérgio Barboza
13 DF India IND Bikash Yumnam
15 FW India IND Sanju Pradhan (Captain)
16 GK Nepal   NEP Kiran Kumar Limbu
18 FW India IND Beikhokhei Beingaichho
19 FW India IND Makan Chote
21 DF India IND Yumnam Raju
22 GK India IND Nidhin Lal
23 FW Nigeria NGA Danjuma Ademola Kuti
No. Pos. Nation Player
25 DF India IND Devansh Dabas
26 DF India IND Imanuel Lalthazuala
28 DF India IND Samuel Shadap
29 FW Cameroon CMR Aser Pierrick Dipanda
32 FW India IND Himanshu Jangra
33 DF India IND Munmun Lugun
38 DF India IND Lalrinchhana Tochhawng
50 FW India IND Moinuddin Khan
— DF India IND Akashdeep Singh
— DF India IND Akhil Verma
— MF India IND Amandeep Singh
— FW Brazil BRA Valci Júnior
— FW India IND Luntinmang Haokip
— MF India IND Cavin Lobo

'Head of Youth Development

Surinder Singh

Head Coach Yan Cheng Law

Stadium

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Tau Devi Laal Stadium, Panchkula Guru Naka Stadium, Ludhiana

Kit manufacturers

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Spartan

Records

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Seasons

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Season Div. Tms. Pos. Attendance/G Federation Cup/Super Cup Durand Cup AFC Champions League AFC Cup
As Minerva Punjab F.C.
2015–16 IL2D 10 2 – DNP
2016–17 IL 10 9 2,757 DNP Group Stage DNP
2017–18 IL 10 1 5,736 Round of 16 DNP Preliminary Round 2 Group Stage
2018–19 IL 11 9 5,624 DNP
As Punjab F.C.
2019–20 IL 11 DNP DNP DNP DNP
Key
  • Tms. = Number of teams
  • Pos. = Position in league
  • Attendance/G = Average league attendance

Seasons by season

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As of 2 November 2017
Year I-League Federation
Cup 		AFC Champions League Top Scorer(s)
Div P W D L GF GA Pts Pos. Player(s) Goals
As Minerva Punjab F.C.
2015–16 IL2 18 11 4 3 30 14 37 2nd DNP DNP Nigeria Kareem Omolaja 4
2016–17 IL 18 2 7 9 17 33 13 9th Nigeria Loveday Enyinnaya; Nigeria Kareem Omolaja 3
2017–18 IL 18 11 2 5 24 16 35 1st Bhutan Chencho Gyeltshen 7
2018–19 IL 20 4 6 10 10 19 18 9th Ivory Coast Lancine Touré
Nigeria Philip Njoku
Ghana William Opoku 		2
As Punjab F.C.
2019–20 IL TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD
DNP − Did not play

Head coach's record

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updated as of now

Name Nationality From To P W D L GF GA Win%
Surinder Singh  India 2015 2017 36 13 11 12 47 47 036.11
Khogen Singh  India 2017 2018 19 11 2 6 24 16 057.89
Paul Munster  Northern Ireland 2018 2019 16 3 5 8 8 15 018.75
Sachin Badadhe  India 2019 2019 2 1 0 1 1 4 050.00
Yang Chang Law  India 2019 - 5 2 2 1 8 8 040.00


Kit manufacturers

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Spartan


Continental record

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Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2019 AFC Champions League Preliminary round 2 Iran Saipa 4–0
2019 AFC Cup Group E India Chennaiyin 1–1 0–0 3rd
Bangladesh Abahani Limited Dhaka 0–1 2–2
Nepal Manang Marshyangdi Club 2–2 1–1

References

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  1. ^ "Something never done before in I-League! Ranjit Bajaj sets history with sale of Punjab FC". Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  2. ^ "MAFC's Philosophy Is "Play to Win", Not Mere Participation: Ranjit Bajaj". Hero I league. Shoubhik Mukhopadhyay. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  3. ^ "AIFF WELCOMES CHENNAI CITY FC & MINERVA PUNJAB FC IN I-LEAGUE". All India Football Federation. AIFF Media Team. Retrieved 11 Dec 2016.
  4. ^ "2017-18 I-League: Minerva Punjab FC crowned champions". Indian Today web desk. India Today. 8 March 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Minerva Punjab win maiden I-League title". Times of India. Times of India. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  6. ^ "AFC Cup: Minerva faces Nepal's Manang in must-win match". The Hindu. The Hindu. Retrieved 14 May 2019. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  7. ^ "AFC Cup 2019: Dhaka Abahani vs Minerva Punjab Preview". Sportskeeda. Sayak Dipta Dey. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  8. ^ "AFC Club Ranking 2019". FootyRanking. Footy Ranking. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  9. ^ "Something never done before in I-League! Ranjit Bajaj sets history with sale of Punjab FC". Goal.com. Ritabrata Banerjee. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  10. ^ "Minerva Punjab FC Beat Punjab Police to Win 2nd Straight Punjab Super League Title". News 18. News18. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  11. ^ THREE SIMULTANEOUS RECORDS WINNERS. Indian Book of records. 6 September 2016.
  12. ^ "Squad". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
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