Baroda FA

Baroda Football Academy is a professional football academy based in Vadodara, Gujarat, India. Its women's team participates in Indian Women's League.[1]

Baroda FA
Full nameBaroda Football Academy
Short nameBFA
Founded2008
GroundBFA Sports complex Gotri
LeagueIndian Women's League
5th
WebsiteClub website

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

BFA does not have a football stadium but it plays its home games on its home ground in BFA sports complex, Gotri.[5]

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 India IND Meet Patel
GK India IND Omkar Sutar
DF India IND Ishan Bandoppadhyay
DF India IND Hitanshu Ghag
DF India IND Pritesh Shettyy
DF India IND Rithvik Venugopal
DF India IND Girish Munda
MF India IND Mukesh Yadav
MF India IND Dhaval Chhetri
MF India IND Mohammed Zaid Lakhani
MF India IND Ansh Patel
MF India IND Satyajeet Swain
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF India IND Suraj Hirve
MF India IND Jeet Patel
MF India IND Ashish Dev
FW India IND Aarjav Desai
FW India IND Aatif Malek
FW India IND Jay Patill
FW India IND Raj Solanki
FW India IND Sunil Bhabor
FW India IND Pradeep Pithaya
FW India IND Shreya Ramchandani
MF India IND 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 India IND Afshan Ashiq
FW India IND Priya Tamang
DF India IND Dipika
DF India IND Sushmita Lepcha
DF India IND
DF India IND Sibani Sharma
DF India IND Partibha Mukhiya
MF India IND Sasmita Behra
MF India IND Pipily Mohanty
MF India IND Akansha Kandalkar
MF India IND Pranali Shetty
MF India IND Nikita Jadhav

Technical staff

President: Vimal Upadhyay

Journey in Indian Women's League

2017-18 - preliminary round[6]

2018-19 - final round group stage 5th position

2019-20 - final round group stage 5th position

References
  1. "Baroda Football Academy Trials, Vadodara – Sports: Football Trials, News, Events, Best Football Academy in India". Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  2. "Gujarat football tournament sees massive participation - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  3. "IWL 2020: FC Kolhapur City defeat Baroda Football Academy for first win, Kenkre FC inch closer to SF". Scroll.in. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  4. "Gujarat Women's League: Baroda Football Academy Lead Points Table, Patan FC Close Second". News18. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  5. Achal, Ashwin. "IWL 2020: Kenkre FC, Baroda FA cruise to big wins". Sportstar. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  6. "Baroda Football Academy organizes football tournament at Goa - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
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