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'''Minerva Punjab Football Club''' are an Indian professional [[association football|football]] club based in [[Chandigarh]]. Minerva Punjab compete as a member of the [[I-League]], the top-tier league for [[Football in India|Indian football]]. |
'''Minerva Punjab Football Club''', also know as Minerva Academy FC, are an Indian professional [[association football|football]] club based in [[Chandigarh]]. Minerva Punjab compete as a member of the [[I-League]], the top-tier league for [[Football in India|Indian football]]. |
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The club's majority owner, founder, and executive director is Ranjit Bajaj. Surinder Singh is the current head coach of the side. Minerva Punjab play their I-League home matches at the [[Guru Nanak Stadium]] in [[Ludhiana]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Minerva Academy FC: All You Need To Know|url=https://khelnow.com/news/article/minerva_academy_fc_all_you_need_to_know|accessdate=12 December 2016|work=Khel Now|date=22 November 2016}}</ref> |
The club's majority owner, founder, and executive director is Ranjit Bajaj. Surinder Singh is the current head coach of the side. Minerva Punjab play their I-League home matches at the [[Guru Nanak Stadium]] in [[Ludhiana]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Minerva Academy FC: All You Need To Know|url=https://khelnow.com/news/article/minerva_academy_fc_all_you_need_to_know|accessdate=12 December 2016|work=Khel Now|date=22 November 2016}}</ref> |
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| Full name | Minerva Punjab Football Club | |
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| Nickname(s) | Warriors | |
| Founded | 2005 as Minerva Academy | |
| Ground | Guru Nanak Stadium, Ludhiana | |
| Capacity | 15,000 | |
| Owner | Ranjit Bajaj | |
| Head Coach | Surinder Singh | |
| League | I-League | |
| 2016–17 | TBD | |
| Website | http://www.minervaacademyfootballclub.com/ | |
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Minerva Punjab Football Club, also know as Minerva Academy FC, are an Indian professional football club based in Chandigarh. Minerva Punjab compete as a member of the I-League, the top-tier league for Indian football.
The club's majority owner, founder, and executive director is Ranjit Bajaj. Surinder Singh is the current head coach of the side. Minerva Punjab play their I-League home matches at the Guru Nanak Stadium in Ludhiana.[1]
History
The team was established in 2005 as Minerva Academy and has a football and cricket club. The team first played at the national level during the 2015–16 season when they played in the I-League 2nd Division. They finished that season as runners-up behind champions Dempo. On 11 December 2016 the team was awarded a direct-entry spot in the I-League for the 2016–17 season.
The team took part in its first major tournament at the national level, I-League 2nd Division and had an impressive run and were the runners up losing to 5 time I-League Champions Dempo SC. 2014 FIFA World Cup Player Rony Martínez played Minerva punjab 2016-17 I -League
Players
First-team squad
- As of 17 January 2017.[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Team records
Seasons
- As of 12 December 2016
| Year | I-League | Federation Cup |
Top Scorer(s) | |||||||||
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| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Pos. | Player(s) | Goals | |||
| 2015–16 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 14 | 37 | 2nd | DNP |  Kareem Omolaja
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| 2016–17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | |
Team Management
- As of 1 July 2016.
| Position | Name |
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| Interim Head Coach |  Surinder Singh
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| Team Manager | - |
| Physiotherapist | - |
| Head of Operations | - |
Honours
Domestic
- Runner Up (1): 2015–16
Notable players
Had international caps for their respective countries whilst playing for Minerva.
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Europe
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Central & North America ] South America
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References
- ^ "Minerva Academy FC: All You Need To Know". Khel Now. 22 November 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
- ^ "Squad". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
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