Zinc Football, also known as Zinc Football Academy, is an Indian professional
football academy club based in
Zawar
Zawar is a settlement located in Udaipur district, Rajasthan, India, approximately 40 km from the lake city Udaipur. It stretches some 10 kilometers along the banks of the Gomati River. It is close to Dhebar Lake, India's second largest ar ...
, a
mining town in
Udaipur
Udaipur () ( ISO 15919: ''Udayapura''), historically named as Udayapura, is a city and municipal corporation in Udaipur district of the state of Rajasthan, India. It is the administrative headquarter of Udaipur district. It is the historic cap ...
,
Rajasthan
Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern s ...
. The club competes in
R-League A Division
Rajasthan State Men's League, or R-League A Division, is the top state-level football league in the Indian state of Rajasthan, conducted by Rajasthan Football Association. Inaugural season with 8 participating teams, and concluded on 6 Octobe ...
, the top tier league of the state. The academy was formed in 2017 as part of
Hindustan Zinc Limited
Hindustan Zinc Limited (HZL) is an Indian integrated mining and resources producer of zinc, lead, silver and cadmium. It is a subsidiary of Vedanta Limited. Earlier it was a Central Public Sector Undertaking, sold by Government of India to Ved ...
major stake holder
Vedanta Resources
Vedanta Resources Limited is an Indian diversified mining company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the largest mining and non-ferrous metals company in India and has mining operations in Australia and Zambia and oil and gas oper ...
's
CSR. Zinc FA is the current champions of R-League, and was nominated for
I-League Second Division.
Players
Affiliated clubs
The following clubs are currently affiliated with Zinc FA
*
Sesa Football Academy
Sesa Football Academy (SFA) is a football academy based in Sanquelim, Goa. Originally founded in the 1960s as Sesa Sports Club, its football team competes in the Goa Professional League, and previously participated in NFL II and I-League 2nd ...
(2018–present)
Honours
League
*
R-League A Division
Rajasthan State Men's League, or R-League A Division, is the top state-level football league in the Indian state of Rajasthan, conducted by Rajasthan Football Association. Inaugural season with 8 participating teams, and concluded on 6 Octobe ...
**Champions (1):
2021
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Cup
*
Hot Weather Football Championship
Hot Weather Football Championship, also known as the All India Hot Weather Football Championship, is an annual Indian football tournament held in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh and organized by All India Hot Weather Football Championship Organising Com ...
**Runners-up (1): 2022
Youth team
Club's U17 team competes in various nationwide tournaments including the
Hero Youth League.
Honours
*Elite Youth Cup Ahmedabad
**Champions (1): 2022
*All India U17 Administrator's Challenge Cup
**Third place (1): 2022
See also
*
List of football clubs in India
There are roughly 50 thousand football clubs and academies operating in India. This is a list of professional football clubs located in India, with leagues and states they play in.
This is the list of AIFF approved clubs under every state foot ...
References
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Football clubs in Rajasthan
Association football clubs established in 2017
2017 establishments in Rajasthan