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| founded = {{start date and age|2013}}<br />
| ground = Chowgule Sports Centre, [[Goa]]<br />
| mgrtitle = Head Coach<br />
| manager = Floyd Pinto <br />
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The '''AIFF Elite Academy''' is the elite academy of the overall [[All India Football Federation|AIFF]] Academies. Started on 1 February 2013, the Elite Academy was started under a youth development project that was started between the AIFF and FIFA.<ref name="Elite Academy">{{cite web|title=India gear up for Qatar in AFC U-19 qualifiers|url=http://www.firstpost.com/sports/india-gear-up-for-qatar-in-afc-u-19-qualifiers-1151115.html|website=FirstPost|access-date=11 December 2014}}</ref> The Elite Academy is the final frontier for players who train at the AIFF Regional Academies in various parts of India.<br />
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==History==<br />
In September 2011, it was announced that both the [[All India Football Federation]] and [[FIFA]] would work together to set up various regional academies and one elite academy in India with the goal to develop footballers in the country.<ref name="September 2011">{{cite web|title=AIFF-FIFA to set up academies in India|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/AIFF-FIFA-to-set-up-academies-in-India/articleshow/9923748.cms|website=The Times of India|access-date=11 December 2014}}</ref> The first phase of planning would see regional academies starting in [[Bangalore]], [[Kolkata]], [[Mumbai]], and [[Delhi]]. The Sikkim regional academy, if finished before the end of 2011, would also be added to the first phase.<ref name="September 2011"/> The second phase would see [[Chennai]], [[Chandigarh]], and [[Kerala]] getting academies by March 2013. Each academy would comprise 30-35 under-14 players who would eventually develop to the under-16 level which is what the Elite Academy would comprise.<ref name="September 2011"/><br />
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Problems with the academies started early with the Bangalore, Kolkata, and Delhi regional academies delayed while the Mumbai Academy was started with future [[India national under-23 football team|India U23]] coach, [[Arthur Papas]], at the helm in Mumbai.<ref name="Early Delays">{{cite web|last1=Kapadia|first1=Novy|title=A look at the AIFF's regional academies|url=http://www.sportskeeda.com/football/a-look-at-the-aiffs-regional-academies|website=SportsKeeda|access-date=11 December 2014}}</ref> The reason given for the delay of the opening of the other regional academies was due to the rampant age-cheating that was going on during trials for the regional academies. Of the 120 players selected after playing in the [[Subroto Cup]] and other youth competitions, 84 were found to be over-aged and not even acceptable for the under-16 age category.<ref name="Early Delays"/><br />
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Eventually the AIFF Elite Academy was launched in 2013.<ref name="Elite Academy"/><br />
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==Squad==<br />
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{{updated|21 September 2018}}.<ref>{{cite web<br />
|title = AIFF Elite Academy Squad<br />
|url = http://i-league.org/u-18-i-league/results-fixtures-u-18-i-league/<br />
|publisher = I-League U-18<br />
|access-date = 21 August 2017<br />
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170825143056/http://i-league.org/u-18-i-league/results-fixtures-u-18-i-league<br />
|archive-date = 25 August 2017<br />
|url-status = dead}}</ref><br />
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{{Fs start}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=1|nat=India|pos=GK|name=Aditya Patra}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=3|nat=India|pos=DF|name=Ajin Tom}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=5|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=Amal Das}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=6|nat=India|pos=DF|name=Bibin Boban}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=7|nat=India|pos=FW|name=Tanishq Dwivedi}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=8|nat=India|pos=MF|name=Lalengzama Vangchhia}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=11|nat=India|pos=FW|name=Ragav Gupta}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=12|nat=IND|pos=FW|name=Rahul Yadav}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=14|nat=IND|pos=FW|name=Abuthaheer}}<br />
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{{Fs player|no=15|nat=India|pos=DF|name=Joseph Lalsanglura}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=17|nat=India|pos=MF|name=Bawitlung Lalnuntluanga}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=18|nat=India|pos=FW|name=Joysana Singh Nongthombam }}<br />
{{Fs player|no=19|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=Biswa Kr. Darjee}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=22|nat=IND|pos=FW|name=Rohmingthanga}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=27|nat=India|pos=MF|name=Givson Singh Moirangthem }}<br />
{{Fs player|no=31|nat=India|pos=GK|name=Haroon Mohammad}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=32|nat=India|pos=GK|name=Samik Mitra}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=33|nat=India|pos=GK|name=Jaskaranbir Singh}}<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://www.the-aiff.com/other-regional-academy.htm?id=1 Elite Academy page on the AIFF website].<br />
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