RoundGlass Punjab FC Reserves and Academy

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]

Punjab FC Reserves and Academy
Full namePunjab FC Reserves and Academy
FoundedReserves:
15 August 2019 (2019-08-15)
Academy:
2005 (2005)
GroundGuru Nanak Stadium, Ludhiana
Capacity15,000
OwnerRoundGlass Sports[1]
Head CoachAshley Westwood
LeagueI-League 2nd Division (Reserves)
Hero Elite League (U18)
Hero Junior League (U15)
Hero Sub Junior League (U13)
WebsiteClub website

Reserves

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]

Current squad
As of 15 September 2020[6]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
25 GK India IND Devansh Davas
16 DF India IND Souvik Das
— DF India IND Abhishek Verma
12 DF India IND Saurabh Bhanwala
— DF India IND Paogoumang Singson
— MF India IND Thoiba Singh Moirangthem
10 MF India IND Maheson Singh Tongbram
— MF India IND Sunil Soren
— FW India IND Radhakanta Singh
20 FW India IND Makan Chote
32 FW India IND Himanshu Jangra
39 FW India IND Denzil Kharshandi
41 GK India IND Jaspreet Singh
— MF India IND Kharaibam Pritam Singh
66 MF India IND Lirongthung Lotha
38 DF India IND Lalrinchhana Tochhawng
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF India IND Rohit Bhattarai
26 FW India IND Thokchom Adison Singh
— MF India IND Subham Chetry
— GK India IND Jaskerenvir Singh
— FW India IND Aphaoba Singh
— MF India IND Tangva Ragui
— DF India IND Abhishek Singh
7 MF India IND Aaron Rodriguez
— DF India IND Ashray Bhardwaj
90 DF India IND Yagya Kapoor
— FW India IND Samson
— MF India IND Arjun
5 DF India IND Nishchal Chandan

Season-by-season
As of 10 March 2020
Season I-League 2nd Division Top Scorer
P W D L GF GA Pts Position Player Goals
2019–20 6 3 0 3 8 5 9 TBD TBD TBD

Academy

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]

Noted graduates

Honours

Honours

as Minerva Punjab FC

Minerva Punjab FC U13 players in celebration after clinching the 2017–18 Youth I-league

References
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