RoundGlass Punjab FC Reserves and Academy are the reserve team and youth system of I-League club Punjab F.C. Based in Mohali, Punjab, the reserve side participates in the I-League 2nd Division, the second division of Indian football.[2] The youth system of the club has a residential academy composed of teams from three age groups that participates in the various division in the Elite youth league system.[3]
Full name | Punjab FC Reserves and Academy | ||
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Founded | Reserves: 15 August 2019; 3 years ago (2019-08-15) Academy: 2005; 17 years ago (2005) | ||
Ground | Guru Nanak Stadium, Ludhiana | ||
Capacity | 15,000 | ||
Owner | RoundGlass Sports[1] | ||
Head Coach | Ashley Westwood | ||
League | I-League 2nd Division (Reserves) Hero Elite League (U18) Hero Junior League (U15) Hero Sub Junior League (U13) | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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Punjab FC Reserves was formed on 2019 and they participated in the I-League 2nd Division for the first time in the 2019–20 season, thus becoming the first I-League team to have a reserve team in the I-League 2nd Division.[4] Their first ever match in the I-League 2nd Division was against AU Rajasthan FC which they won by a score of 2–0 owing to a brace from Himanshu Jangra.[5]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Season | I-League 2nd Division | Top Scorer | |||||||||
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P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Position | Player | Goals | ||
2019–20 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 9 | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Founded as Minerva Academy in 2005, it became a fully professional club in 2013 establishing as Minerva Punjab FC. The club was purchased by Rounglass in 2020 and was renamed to Punjab FC. The club's academy is one of the most successful football academies in India.[7]
Many promising youngsters had graduated from the club's academy. In June 2020 Minerva Academy was recommended for Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar for producing more than 70 players for the various Indian national football sides.[8][9]
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