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45-598: Minerva Academy Football Club (often referred to as Minerva Punjab ) is an Indian professional multi-sports club based in Chandigarh , Punjab , best known for its football , cricket and futsal teams. The club's football section predominantly competed in the Punjab State Super League . Minerva previously participated in the I-League , then the highest division of Indian football league system . The club reached

90-429: A larger multisports club are examples of this (namely, Portuguese SADs ( Sociedade Anónima Desportiva ) such as Sport Lisboa e Benfica and Sporting Clube de Portugal , or Spanish SADs ( Sociedad Anónima Deportiva ) Real Zaragoza, S.A.D. and Real Betis Balompié S.A.D. , as well as Italian clubs like Società Sportiva Lazio S.p.A. ). Some sports teams are owned and financed by a single non-sports company , for example

135-516: A player on one sports team within a sports and entertainment company to automatically play for another team in the same company. On the other hand, American varsity teams are generally organized into a structure forming a true multi-sport club belonging to an educational institution, but varsity collegiate athletics are almost never referred to as clubs; "club sports" in American colleges and universities refer to sports that are not directly sponsored by

180-897: A single sport or to several ( multi-sport clubs ). The term "athletics club" is sometimes used for a general sports club, rather than one dedicated to athletics proper. Friedrich Ludwig Jahn 's Turners movement, first realized at Volkspark Hasenheide in Berlin in 1811, was the origin of the modern sports clubs . Larger sports clubs are characterized by having professional and amateur departments in various sports such as bike polo , football , basketball , futsal , cricket , volleyball , handball , rink hockey , bowling , water polo , rugby , track and field athletics , boxing , baseball , cycling , tennis , rowing , gymnastics , and others, including less traditional sports such as airsoft , billiards , e-sports , orienteering , paintball , or roller derby . The teams and athletes belonging to

225-706: A single sport. There are some exceptions, especially when multiple such teams are under one ownership structure, in which case the club may be referred to as a "sports and entertainment" company; see, for example, the One Buffalo sports club, which fields an NFL team (the Buffalo Bills ), two hockey teams ( Buffalo Sabres and Rochester Americans ), professional lacrosse ( Buffalo Bandits and Rochester Knighthawks ), and general athletics and fitness (Impact Sports and Performance). Even in such circumstances, collective bargaining agreements and contract laws generally do not allow

270-421: A sports club may compete in several different leagues, championships and tournaments wearing the same club colors and using the same club name, sharing also the same club fan base , supporters and facilities. Many professional sports clubs have an associate system where the affiliated supporters pay an annuity fee. In those cases, supporters become eligible to attend the club's home matches and exhibitions across

315-666: A year later. In November 2020, Minerva Academy was accredited as Khelo India State Centre of Excellence (KISCE) by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports . The same year, Sports Authority of India (SAI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Minerva for a period of four years under the "Khelo India Talent Identification and Development Program". The club became a regular participant in Shaheed-e-Azam Sardar Bhagat Singh Memorial Tournament. Club crest and emblem of Minerva depicting emblems of

360-748: Is a Nepali professional football club based in Kathmandu , that competes in the Martyr's Memorial A-Division League . The club has won the National Championship title a record 8 times. Historically, they have had a fierce rivalry in domestic Nepalese football with Three Star Club and Nepal Police Club , a departmental team. Their other rivals include New Road Team . Manang Marshyangdi Club has played some home games in Pokhara , at Pokhara Rangasala since 2021–22 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League . However,

405-1413: Is also a multisports organisation, with badminton , cricket, association football and tennis facilities. In addition, like in several other countries, many universities and colleges develop a wide range of student sport activities including at a professional or semi-professional level. Fulham F.C. once ran a professional rugby league team and rowing club, which other football clubs have emulated since. Many football clubs originate from cricket teams. Today, most major cities have separate clubs for each sport (e.g. Manchester United Football Club and Lancashire County Cricket Club are based in Manchester ). Many clubs internationally describe themselves as football clubs ("FC", "Football Club" in British English and "Fußball-Club" in German; "CF", Clube de Futebol in Portuguese and Club de Fútbol in Spanish). Generally, British football clubs field only football teams. Their counterparts in several other countries tend to be full multi-sport clubs, even when called football clubs ( Futebol Clube do Porto ; Fußball-Club Bayern München ; Futbol Club Barcelona ). The equivalent abbreviation "SC" (for "Soccer Club")

450-460: Is currently using Minerva Academy Ground, which is located in Chandigarh. 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

495-415: Is more common in the case of individual sports, such as the sport of athletics , where a distance runner may compete for a track and field team as well as a road running team, and also have further membership at a local sports club for training purposes. Some national sports bodies require an athlete to state a priority order of their club membership, outlining which club has the higher, or first, claim on

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540-614: Is occasionally used in North American English (for example, Nashville SC and Orlando City SC ), but a general reluctance to decolonize the sport terminology means that most North American teams, somewhat ambiguously, as "football" in North American English refers to North American gridiron-style football still use "F.C." in their name instead (e.g. FC Dallas or Toronto FC ). Manang Marshyangdi Club Manang Marshyangdi Club ( Nepali : मनाङ मर्स्याङ्दी क्लब )

585-436: 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 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup , club's reserve team appeared in an exhibition match against one of the participants Columbia U17 . In June 2020, Minerva Academy

630-485: Is the owner of the Cardiff Arms Park site. It is responsible for much of the premier amateur sporting activities in city with cricket ( Cardiff Cricket Club ), rugby union (it is the major shareholder of the semi-professional Cardiff Rugby Club ), field hockey ( Cardiff & Met Hockey Club ), tennis ( Lisvane (CAC) Tennis Club ) and bowls ( Cardiff Athletic Bowls Club ) sections. Catford Wanderers Sports Club

675-585: The AFC Cup Group stage , in the 2019 edition of the continental second tier. After selling Punjab FC to Roundglass Sports, owner Ranjit Bajaj bought stakes in Delhi FC . 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 the football section was relabeled as Punjab FC . The club has won

720-508: The Nepal Police Club & Patan side Three Star Club on different competition and can be considered as their main rivals. The rivalries have escalated due to their top forms. Also they have rivalries with Nepal Army Club , and New Road Team . Manang Marshyangdi have a large and generally loyal fanbase all over Nepal, with virtually all matches with their regular supporters. The team is called by their friends as "Manange" referring to

765-600: The United States major institutions like The New York Athletic Club and Los Angeles Athletic Club serve as athletic clubs that participate in multiple sports. Examples also abound of sports clubs that are in effect one sports team. Each team from the NFL (American football), CFL (Canadian football), NBA (basketball), MLB (baseball), NHL (ice hockey) or MLS (association football) North American sports leagues , can be called sports clubs, but in practice, they focus solely on

810-456: The 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. 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

855-527: The Martyrs' Memorial Red Bull 'A' Division League Football Tournament 2013–14 for sponsorship reasons)(Nepali: 2013–14 शहीद स्मारक ए-डिभिजन लिग) was the 41st edition of Martyr's Memorial A-Division League. The league started on 30 December 2013 and finished on 1 March 2014 in the Dasarath Rangasala Stadium. Thirteen teams competed with each other in single round-robin format with the top 6 qualifying for

900-670: The Saudi U-15 Premier League side Al-Nassr FC U14 through passing the trials. Minerva has been running academies and teams for cricket since inception. It is widely known for producing international cricketers including Gurkeerat Singh Mann , Mandeep Singh , Rishi Dhawan , Barinder Sran , Manan Vohra , Siddarth Kaul , and Shubman Gill . The cricket section is accredited to Punjab Cricket Association (PCA). Minerva clinched JP Atray Cricket Tournament title in Mohali, in September 2005, in their debut season. The futsal section

945-608: The Super Six stage. Three Star Club were the defending champions. Manang Marshyangdi Club won the title for the record 7th time. In October 2014, they participated in Sikkim Governor's Gold Cup and reached to the final with a 3–1 win over Sikkim FA. but lost to ONGC FC in the title winning match through penalty shoot-out. The 2015 Nepal National League also known as the Redbull National League for sponsorship reasons

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990-634: The athlete's services. In many regions of the world like Europe , North Africa , West Asia , the Indian subcontinent or Central and South America , sports clubs with several sports departments (multisports clubs) or branches, including highly competitive professional teams, are very popular and have developed into some of the most powerful and representative sports institutions in those places. In general, student sports can be described as composed by multisports clubs, each one representing its educational institution and competing in several sport disciplines. In

1035-439: The club began league journey with a 2–0 win against Kenkre . Goalkeeper Arshdeep Singh maintained cleen-sheets as Minerva thrashed PIFA 3–0 on 11 December. They reached final round of the tournament and maintained good form, but ended campaign earning second place after a 3–1 defeat to Dempo . They were promoted to the I-League after an impressive stint at the 2nd Division. Minerva later took part in 2016 Durand Cup , getting

1080-562: The club is officially based in Swayambhu , Kathmandu. For much of Manang's history, their home colours have been sky blue & white shirts as they use the Argentinian football team jerseys and white shorts, though this has not always been the case. Their current colours are: Jerseys : Blue & White/Green & White/Red Shorts : Black & White/Green & White /Red Socks : Sky Blue/ Green/ Red Manang Marshyandi started

1125-427: The club lost 1–0 to Abahani. Minerva were also placed in the round of 16 bracket of 2018 Indian Super Cup , in which they lost to Jamshedpur 4–5 on penalties. In July 2018, Minerva roped in noted Indian manager Sukhwinder Singh as technical director. Later on 8 August 2018, Northern Irish manager Paul Munster was appointed as new technical director—head coach of the club. The club won Punjab State Super League for

1170-681: The club used Minerva Academy Ground in Chandigarh 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 Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Guwahati , and remaining at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar . They previously used Sector 17 Training Ground in Chandigarh for training purposes. The club

1215-741: The club was managed by Yan Law . 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. This year we have changed the name of the club from Minerva Punjab FC to Punjab FC. I have sold Punjab FC and not Minerva FC. We are now registered with Punjab Football Association as Minerva Academy Football Club again. 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

1260-721: The club. India Asia (AFC) Africa (CAF) North America (CONCACAF) All the players below, appeared in I-League , representing the club. The following clubs/academies are/were affiliated with Minerva Academy FC: Club Academy Cited sources Bibliography Further reading Multi-sports club Sports clubs range from organisations whose members play together, unpaid, and may play other similar clubs on occasion, watched mostly by family and friends, to large commercial organisations with professional players which have teams that regularly compete against those of other clubs and sometimes attract very large crowds of paying spectators . Clubs may be dedicated to

1305-579: The colleges but by student organizations (see National Club Football Association and American Collegiate Hockey Association for two leagues consisting entirely of college "club" teams in American football and ice hockey , respectively). In the United Kingdom , almost all major sports organisations are dedicated to a single sport, the exception to this is Cardiff Athletic Club based in Cardiff , Wales, which

1350-503: The direct entry. They earned only point from a 2–2 tie with Army Green in the last group stage fixture; hence couldn't qualify for the semi-finals. Minerva along with Chennai City , was promoted to I-League after the withdrawal of Dempo. The club ended 2016–17 I-League season at the second last position. In December 2016, Minerva roped in British coach Colm Joseph Toal as technical director. In October 2017, Bollywood actor Rannvijay Singha

1395-447: The entire season, and have the right to practice almost every kind of sport at the club's facilities. Registered associate member fees, attendance receipts, sponsoring contracts, team merchandising , TV rights, and athlete/player transfer fees , are usually the primary sources of sports club financing. In addition, there are sports clubs, or its teams, which are publicly listed - several professional European football clubs belonging to

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1440-523: The field of competitive club sports, an athlete will typically be registered to only one club for a given discipline and will compete for that club exclusively for the duration of a competition or season. Exceptions to this include player trades and transfers, athlete loan agreements and unattached trialists. Where an athlete competes in multiple disciplines, or where club membership has social or training aspects such as local athletic clubs, then athletes may register with multiple clubs. Multiple membership

1485-557: The first time after becoming undefeated in 11 games, and later went on to win J&;K Invitational Cup in Kashmir, jointly with Real Kashmir . In February 2019, Minerva signed a strategic partnership with Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach , aiming football development at grassroots level. On 8 February 2019, Minerva announced Munster's departure. In 2018–19 I-League , the club managed to win four of their twenty fixtures and finished ninth in

1530-441: The league table. They were placed in 2019 Indian Super Cup 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 2019 Durand Cup . 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'. From mid 2019 until May 2020,

1575-792: The prestigious Gothia Cup . 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. Club's academy gained an 'elite category' accreditation by the All India Football Federation in December 2023. The club won Sub Junior League title in 2024, defeating Bengaluru FC 7–4 in final. In October 2024, Minerva Academy's player Mohammad Razin made headlines by signing

1620-700: The qualifying play-offs of 2019 AFC Champions League ; therefore couldn't make it to the final round. On 3 April 2019, Minerva kicked-off their AFC cup campaign against Chennaiyin in Ahmadabad, which ended in a 0–0 stalemate. On 17 April, the club held Abahani Limited Dhaka of Bangladesh by 2–2 at Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka. They maintained undefeated form, drew both home and away games with Nepali side Manang Marshyangdi . They drew another game with Chennaiyin, this time 1–1 in Guwahati. In last group stage fixture at home,

1665-467: The season with a blast featuring the most expensive side with the names like Anil Gurung and Santosh Sahukhala . They also roped in Korean coach Lee Tae-Ho making the long-serving coach Balgopal Maharjan the deputy coach and finally relieving him from coaching duties. The side finished second, level on points with the champions Nepal Police Club , missing out due to goal difference. Their only consolation

1710-711: The several sports teams owned by Red Bull GmbH and collectively known as Red Bulls . Other examples of this are the several sports teams owned by Bayer AG and Philips corporations through the Bayer 04 Leverkusen and PSV Eindhoven respectively, that originally were works teams , the teams owned by the Samsung Group ( Samsung Sports ), and the teams owned by the Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG). They may compete in several different sports and leagues, being headquartered in some cases across several countries. In

1755-422: 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 Chandigarh , alongside appearing in age-grouped tournaments. Minerva initially fielded players in various regional competitions in Punjab and beyond, while club's first major tournament at the national level, was I-League 2nd Division in 2015–16. On 22 November 2015,

1800-573: The three armed forces, the Sikh khanda symbol and the profile of Minerva – the Roman goddess of wisdom. Club colours are predominantly blue, white and black. The official home ground of Minerva Academy was Tau Devi Lal Stadium of Panchkula, used in the I-League, with a seating capacity of 12,000. The club previously used the Guru Nanak Stadium, but only for one season. During I-League Second Division,

1845-540: Was beating the Police in the final (17th) round. They were promoted to play the first ever Nepal National League. The club was reorganised and Krishna Thapa was appointed as the new head coach. This also saw a new influx of talent. The season started well as they won both Ncell Cup and Safal Cup. They also won the Martyr's Memorial League by beating Tribhuvan Army Club (TAC). The 2013–14 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League (known as

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1890-662: Was included within Minerva Academy in later years, and the team participated in Futsal Club Championship , organised by the All India Football Federation (AIFF). The club emerged champions in 2022–23 edition , and qualified for AFC Futsal Club Championship . The club also clinched Punjab Futsal Club Championship title in 2023 and 2024. League Cup Youth International The following Minerva Academy/Minerva Punjab players have been capped at full international level . Years in brackets indicate their spells at

1935-645: Was recommended for "Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar" for producing more than 70 players for the various India national football sides. In 2022, U12 team of Minerva Academy took part in Mina Cup, an youth international tournament held in Dubai , United Arab Emirates . In that tournament, they won title with dominant performance, beating Barcelona Academy 4–0 in final. Later in July 2023, they went to Sweden , and took part in U13 category of

1980-460: Was the 2nd edition of Nepal National League. There were 9 teams that will featured in the league. Three Star Club became Champion beating Manang Marsyangdi Club in the last game of the league. The Champion received 10 million rupees. The League was heavily affected by the April 2015 Nepal earthquake, with play being suspended from late April and due to resume in September. The club does face

2025-606: Was unveiled as co-owner of the club. Next season, surprising everyone, Minerva clinched the I-League title. It was their first ever top division title. They became first ones from North India to win the league since 1996; The title made the team qualify for their first-ever continental tournament. Minerva appeared in the Group stages of 2019 AFC Cup , alongside Indian Super League outfit Chennaiyin , starting from Preliminary round 2 . However, they lost to Iranian club Saipa in Tehran, in

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