Minerva Academy FC (often referred to as Minerva Punjab) is an Indian professional

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based in

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Punjab Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising ...

, best known for its

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and

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academies, and

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team. Club's football section predominantly competed in Punjab State Super League. Minerva previously participated in the

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, then highest division of

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. The club also reached the

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in 2019 edition of the continental second tier. After selling Punjab FC to Roundglass Sports, owner Ranjit Bajaj bought stakes in

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. However, Minerva Academy remained active since its inception. After being promoted into the I-League in 2016, the academy based club was rebranded as ''Minerva Punjab FC'', and in 2019 football section was relabeled as ''Punjab FC''. The club has won I-League title once, in 2017–18. Widely known as "the factory" of Indian football, Minerva is one of the most successful sports academies in the country.

History and overview

2005–2020

The club was established in 2005 as ''Minerva Academy''. It was founded as a purpose of reviving the glory of Minerva Club, an association football team of Minerva Public School in Mohali, that emerged as one of the most formidable football teams in the state of Punjab. Until 2013, the club was being operated as an amateur six-a-side football team (beside running academies) for local players from

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, alongside appearing in age-grouped tournaments. Kareem&sehijpal

Minerva initially fielded players in various regional competitions in Punjab and beyond, while club's first major tournament at the national level, was

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in 2015–16, in which they finished as runners-up. They lost to five-time I-League champions

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in the final. They were promoted to the I-League after an impressive stint at the 2nd Division. They finished their first-ever 2016–17 I-League season at the second last position. They also participated in the

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. They came last in the group stage and hence couldn't qualify for the semi-finals. Next season, surprising everyone, they won the

title, which was their first ever top division title. They became first ones from

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to win the league since 1996; The title made the team qualify for their first-ever continental tournament. Minerva appeared in the

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, along with Indian Super League outfit

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, starting from

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. However, they lost to Iranian side

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in the preliminary round of

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and therefore couldn't make it to the play-offs. But, in their AFC Cup stint, they impressed with unbeaten run of five games until the last group fixture, which they lost against

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. Minerva were also placed in the round of 16 bracket of

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, in which they lost to

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4–5 on penalties. In July 2018, Minerva roped in noted Indian manager

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as technical director. Later on 8 August 2018, Northern Irish manager

Paul Munster Paul Munster (born 9 February 1982) is a Northern Irish former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is currently the technical director of the Brunei national football team. Playing career Munster began his career at the yout ...

was appointed as new technical director—head coach of the club. The club won Punjab State Super League for the first time after becoming undefeated in 11 games, and later went on to win J&K Invitational Cup in Kashmir. In February 2019, Minerva signed a strategic partnership with

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club

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, aiming football development at grassroots level. On 8 February 2019, Minerva announced Munster's departure. In

2018–19 I-League The 2018–19 I-League was the 12th season of the I-League, the top Indian professional football league, since its establishment in 2007. The season started on 26 October 2018 and is scheduled to conclude in March 2019. Unlike the Indian Super L ...

, the club managed to win four of their twenty fixtures and finished ninth in the league table. They were placed in

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qualifying round, but refused to play protesting against uncertainty of I-League clubs' future in Indian football. Thereafter, they were also not invited to play

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. On 30 October 2019, announcement was made that after a partnership agreement with RoundGlass Sports Private Ltd., the club has been renamed as ''Punjab Football Club''. After losing I-League spot, Minerva started playing football again in Punjab football league system with its youth age groups. It is the only Indian club to win all age group national titles in the same year, in 2017–18 season winning U13, U15, U18 and senior I-League.

2020–present

RoundGlass Sports bought 50% of Minerva Academy's share earlier; In 2020, they bought remaining 50% from owners Ranjit and Heena Bajaj to form ''RoundGlass Punjab FC''. In November 2020, Minerva Academy was accredited as

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State Centre of Excellence (KISCE) by the

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. The same year,

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(SAI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Minerva for a period of four years under the "Khelo India Talent Identification and Development Program".

Crest and colours

Club crest and emblem of Minerva depicting emblems of the three armed forces, the Sikh

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symbol and the profile of

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– the Roman goddess of wisdom. Omolajanurain

Club colours are predominantly blue, white and black.

Stadiums

The official home ground of Minerva Academy was

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of Panchkula, which was also used in the I-League. It has a seating capacity of 12,000 spectators. The club previously used

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, but only for one season. Main Stand of the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati

During I-League Second Division, the club used Minerva Academy Ground in

as home venue. When the club entered into continental tourney AFC Cup, they used various stadiums which could fit the competitions standards. During the group stage, club played two matches at the

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, and remaining at the

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. They previously used Sector 17 Training Ground in Chandigarh for training purposes. The club is currently using Minerva Academy Ground, which is located in Chandigarh.

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

Records and statistics

Overall records

Continental records

Performance in AFC competitions

Managerial record

Minerva youth

Youth and academy

Since the foundation in 2005, Minerva focused on youth development, and has more than hundred residential academies in the country. Club's youth men's section has been participating in various age-group domestic competitions, including U13, U15, and U18 Hero Youth Leagues, in which they clinched multiple titles. Club's academy is responsible in nurturing talents, bringing up promising youngsters; Many of them graduated from the club's academy and went on to represent India internationally. In 2017–18, Spanish manager José Carlos Hevia served as head of Minerva's academy and reserve team. Ahead of the

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, club's reserve team appeared in an exhibition match against one of the participants Columbia U17. 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. In 2022, U12 team of Minerva Academy took part in Mina Cup, an youth international tournament held in

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. In that tournament, they won title with dominant performance, beating Barcelona Academy 4–0 in final. Later in July 2023, they went to

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, and took part in U13 category of the prestigious

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. On 22 July, defeating Brazilian side Ordin by 3–1 in final at the SKF Arena, Minerva Academy became the first ever Indian team to clinch Gothia Cup title. In that edition, more than 150 teams competed; Minerva went on to seal the championship winning all their matches, scoring 46 goals, and conceding only 2.

Notable Minerva youth graduates/players

Jeakson Singh Thounaojam Jeakson Singh Thounaojam (born 21 June 2001) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters and the India national team. Club career Youth and early career: 2012–2018 Bo ...

Dheeraj Singh Moirangthem Dheeraj Singh Moirangthem (born 4 July 2000), is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Goa in the Indian Super League. He gained fame for his performance at the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup. Club career Early life and ...

Givson Singh Givson Singh Moirangthem (born 5 June 2002) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Indian Super League club Odisha FC, on loan from Kerala Blasters. Club career Youth and early career: 2014-2020 Givson, who hails fr ...

Amarjit Singh Kiyam Amarjit Singh Kiyam (born 6 January 2001) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Indian Super League club Goa and the India national team. He also represented India in the FIFA U-17 World Cup in 2017. Club career B ...

Vikram Pratap Singh Vikram Partap Singh Sandhu ( pa, ਵਿਕਰਮ ਪ੍ਤਾਪ ਸਿੰਘ ਸੰਧੂ; born 16 January 2002) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Indian Super League club Mumbai City. Club career Earlier career ...

* Dilliram Sanyasi * Baoringdao Bodo * Kamalpreet Singh * Arshdeep Singh * Aakash Sangwan

Other departments

Cricket

Minerva has been running academies and teams for

since inception. It is widely known for producing international cricketers including

Gurkeerat Singh Mann Gurkeerat Singh Mann (born 29 June 1990) is an Indian professional cricketer who plays for Punjab in domestic cricket. A right-handed batsman and off break bowler, he is a member of the Gujarat Titans in IPL and a regular in India A team. Singh ...

Mandeep Singh Mandeep Singh (born 18 December 1991) is an Indian cricketer. He plays for Punjab in the top-flight of Indian cricket. A right-hand batsman who also occasionally bowls right arm medium pace, Mandeep has also played for India Blue, and North ...

Rishi Dhawan Rishi Dhawan (born 19 February 1990) is an Indian cricketer who plays first-class and List A cricket for Himachal Pradesh. Dhawan is primarily a medium-fast bowling all-rounder who bats in the middle-order. Dhawan has played for Kings XI Punja ...

Barinder Sran Barinder Sran (born 10 December 1992) is an Indian international cricketer. He is a left-arm medium-fast bowler who plays for Chandigarh in domestic cricket and Mumbai Indians in the IPL. He was a member of the Rajasthan Royals squad in the 201 ...

Manan Vohra Manan Vohra (born 18 July 1993) is an Indian cricketer. He has played for the India Under-19 cricket team. Early life Manan is the son of Sanjeev Vohra and the grandson of former Indian hockey player Y.P Singh who is now the general secretar ...

Siddarth Kaul Siddarth Kaul (born 19 May 1990), also spelled Siddharth Kaul, is an Indian professional cricketer. A fast bowler who bowls at about 130 km/h, he made his first-class debut for Punjab in 2007. Kaul was a part of the victorious India Unde ...

, and

Shubman Gill Shubman Gill (born 8 September 1999) is an Indian international cricketer who plays for Punjab in domestic cricket as a right-handed opening batsman. He was the vice-captain of the India U-19 team for 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. He got awar ...

. The cricket section is accredited to

Punjab Cricket Association Punjab Cricket Association is the governing body of the Cricket activities in the state of Punjab and the Union Territory of Chandigarh in India and the Punjab cricket team. It is affiliated to the Board of Control for Cricket in India. Curren ...

(PCA). Minerva clinched JP Atray Cricket Tournament title in Mohali, in September 2005, in their debut season.

Futsal

The

section was included within Minerva Academy in later years, and the team participated in

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, organised by the

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(AIFF). The club emerged champions in 2022–23 edition, and qualified for

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Honours

Association football

League *

From 2017–18 season until 2021–22 season,

and

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shared joint top flight status in Indian Football. **Champions (1): 2017–18 **Third place (1): 2019–20 *

**Runners-up (1): 2015–16 * Punjab Super League **Champions (2): 2018,

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*Punjab State Second Division League **Champions (1): 2020–21 *Punjab State Third Division League **Champions (1): 2020–21 Cup * J&K Invitational Cup **Champions (1): 2018Title shared with Real Kashmir *Harbhajan Singh Memorial All-India Football Tournament **Champions (1): 2018 * Sukhia Gold Cup **Champions (1): 2019 *

Bodousa Cup The Bodousa Cup is an invitational football tournament in India, held across multiple venues of Assam and organised by Bodousa Sports Club annually under the supervision of Assam Football Association. The tournament was incorporated in 2009 and ...

**Runners-up (1): 2019 Youth Anthony Andrews after clinching the Youth I-league

Youth League U18 The Youth League, also known as Hero Youth League for sponsorship reasons, is a system of youth football leagues that are managed, organised and controlled by the All India Football Federation. It consists of 3 age groups competitions: U17 (E ...

**Champions (1): 2018–19 *Punjab State Youth League **Champions (1): 2021–22 *All India Balachur Open Cup **Champions (1): 2018 *Principal Harbhajan Singh Memorial Tournament (U17) **Champions (1): 2022 * Youth League U15Youth League U15 was formerly known as "Nike Premier Cup". **Champions (4): 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19 * Youth League U13 **Champions (1): 2017–18 *Chandigarh U17 Youth Championship **Champions (1): 2015 *RFYS National Championship **Champions (1): 2018 *Administrator's U17 Challenge Cup **Champions (1): 2018 *CISCE Pre-Subroto Cup (U14) **Champions (2): 2023 , 2023 *

Subroto Cup Subroto Cup International Football Tournament is a prestigious international inter-school football tournament that is held annually in New Delhi, India. The tournament held annually since 1960, is named after the Indian Air Force Air Marshal S ...

**Champions (1): 2023 International * Mina Cup (U12) **Champions (1): 2022 *

(U13) **Champions (1): 2023

Futsal

**Champions (1):

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Cricket

*JP Atray Cricket Trophy **Champions (1): 2005 *Chandigarh One-day Open Cricket Tournament **Champions (1): 2005 *Amey Tripathi Cricket Championship **Champions (1): 2016 *Uttrakhand Gold Cup **Champions (1): 2016

Notable players

Past and present internationals

The following Minerva Academy/Minerva Punjab players have been capped at '' full international level''. Years in brackets indicate their spells at the club. India Asia (AFC) Africa (CAF) North America (CONCACAF)

Other players

* William Opoku (2017–2019)

Affiliations

''The following clubs/academies are/were affiliated with Minerva Academy FC:'' Club * Techtro Swades United (2020–) *

(2020–) * Techtro Lucknow (2020–) *

(2019–2020) Academy * Chandigarh Football Academy (2015–) * Kick Football Academy (2019–)

Footnotes

References

Cited sources Bibliography * * Further reading * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

External links

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