Techtro Swades United Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in

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. The club competes in the

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. The club was established on 29 August 2020, and began their first competitive season in the HFL.

History

The club was founded by Neeraj Kholiya, a football enthusiast who started his journey by creating a

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channel in 2014, where he reviewed tech products. Later, he decided to create content related to Indian Football. He formed Techtro Lucknow FC in 2019, which started competing in

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. Techtro Swades United FC was established in order to expand the footballing landscape to a new state where potential footballers could get better opportunities. In August 2020, Techtro Swades United was launched digitally and became the first ever professional football club from Himachal Pradesh. Minerva Academy became the strategic partner of the club. They appointed former head coach Surinder Singh as a technical director, and

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was appointed as the first ever head coach. They finished as runners-up in the first-ever edition of Himachal Football League, after losing 2-0 to Himachal FC in the final match. They earned the eligibility to play in 2020-21 season of

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, however were not selected. Their women's team finished as the Champions in the first-ever edition o
Himachal Women's League 2021
Thus earning the eligibility to play in

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Crest and colours

The crest of Techtro Swades United features the faces of three

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s in resemblance to the

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as well as the State Emblem of India. On the head of the lions sits the crown which is in the shape of Lotus- the national flower of India and it also resembles the mighty

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. The entire logo is made by using just circles, where many circles are met to make a part or multiple elements of the logo. The official home colours of the team are red and blue, and the

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are white and blue. The third kit was of purple and blue. All the three kits consist of patterns resembling the culture of Himachal Pradesh.

Ownership

Techtro Swades United is organised at unique fan-owned model, avoiding

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hierarchy.

Players

First-team players

Honours

Domestic league

**Champions:

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**Runners-up:

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Other

*All India invitational tournament Gazipur **Champion (1): 2021

Affiliated clubs

The following clubs are currently associated with Techtro Swades United FC: * Minerva Academy FC (2020–present) * Techtro Lucknow FC (2020–present) *

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(2020–present) * Himachal FC (2020–present) * India Rush SC (2021–present)

Other departments

Youth men's

The U17 team of Techtro Swades took part in the group stages of 2022–23 U-17 Youth Cup.

Women's section

References

{{reflist Football clubs in Himachal Pradesh Una, Himachal Pradesh Association football clubs established in 2020 2020 establishments in Himachal Pradesh I-League 2nd Division clubs