ARA FC

Ahmedabad Racquet Academy Football Club (Commonly known as ARA FC) is an Indian professional football club based in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. It currently competes in the I-League 2nd Division, the third tier of Indian club football.

ARA FC
Full nameAhmedabad Racquet Academy Football Club
Nickname(s)The Alphas
Ahmedabad Alphas
Founded2016 (2016)
GroundThe EKA Arena (Ahmadabad)
Capacity20,000
OwnerVikram Patel[1]
Head CoachVivek Nagul
LeagueI-League 2nd Division

Their second and youth teams also play in Hero Sub-Junior League & Hero Elite League in Rest of India zone.[2]

History

On 19 July 2018 their academy were accredited and were given two stars based on their eligibility criteria which allowed them to play in Youth League U18.[3] On 20 November 2018, AIFF nominated ARA for proposed inclusion in the 2018–19 2nd Division League.[4] On 7 December it was announced that ARA F.C.would be one of nine clubs to play that season. [5]

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors
Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
2018—present 'SEVEN Amul

Senior team squad
As of 12 October 2019[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
1 GK  IND Ajmal Eranjhikkal
2 DF  IND Hardik Bhatt
4 DF  IND Vinay Vinay
5 DF  IND Muhsin Muzammil
6 DF  IND Shiva Kumar
7 MF  IND Abhishek Mhaske
8 DF  BRA Saulo De Aquino
9 FW  IND Amey Bhatkal
10 FW  IND Syed Shoaib Ahmed (Captain)
11 FW  BRA Marques Marcio de Oliveira
12 DF  IND Vikram Singh
13 GK  IND Calvin Abhishek
14 DF  IND Royal Wasker
15 FW  IND Mohammadyunus Syed
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF  IND Manik Haldar
17 MF  IND Jordan Fernandes
18 FW  IND Calvin Rosario Baretto
19 MF  IND Nirmal Singh Bisht
20 FW  IND Ayaan Ilyas Shaikh
21 MF  IND Aameen Goyal
22 MF  IND Muhammad Monis Siddique
24 DF  IND Abhishek Bhupendrakumar Tripathi
27 MF  IND Pratik Swami
28 GK  IND Abhishek Das
40 MF  IND Prohlad Roy
69 MF  IND Aditya Ashok Kumar Jha
— FW  NGA Joel Sunday

Current technical staff
As of 12 November 2019
Position Name
Manager Marmik Pandya
Technical Director Vivek Nagul
Head Coach Vivek Nagul
Assistant coach Salim Pathan
Club physio Falgun Bhatt

Team record

2017- ADFA Ahmedabad District League 2nd Division title

2018- ADFA Ahmedabad District League 1st Division title

Record
Season Div. Tms. Pos. Attendance/G Federation Cup/Super Cup AFC Champions League AFC Cup
2018–19 IL2 16 G4th 650 DNP DNP DNP
2019–20 IL2 18 – DNP DNP DNP
Key
  • Tms. = Number of teams
  • Pos. = Position in league
  • Attendance/G = Average league attendance

Head coach's record

updated on 5 September 2020

NameNationalityFromToPWDLGFGAWin%
Vivek Nagul  India 2018 2020 15 7 3 5 25 20 046.67
Manuel Retamero Fraile  Spain 2019 0 0 0 0 0 0 !—

References
  1. "ARA FC in I-league could be a gamechanger in state". Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  2. "Summary – U18 League – India – Results, fixtures, tables and news". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  3. "AIFF Academy accreditation for India results for 2018/19 season announced!". arunfoot.com. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  4. Scroll Staff. "Football: State associations nominate 23 teams for second division of I-League". scroll.in. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  5. "Tentative decisions for 2nd Division League, Hero Super Cup announced". The Bridge. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  6. "Senior Team".


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