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{{short description|Indian football club}}
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| fullname =
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| image = Official Indian Arrows Logo.png
| founded = 2010 (as ''AIFF XI'')
| ground = [[Tilak Maidan Stadium]]
| capacity = 5,000
| chairman = [[All India Football Federation]]
| manager = [[Shanmugam Venkatesh]]
| league = [[I-League]]
| season = [[2019–20 I-League|2019–20]]
| current = 2020–21 Indian Arrows season
| position = [[I-League]], '''11th'''
| Elo max date = March 1952
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'''Indian Arrows''' (Formerly known as '''Pailan Arrows''') is an [[India]]n [[Association football|football club]] located in [[Vasco da Gama, Goa|Vasco da Gama]], [[Goa]], that competes in the [[I-League]]. The club was formed with the main goal of nurturing young Indian football talents.<ref name=PailanAim>{{cite web|last=Sharma|first=Siddharth|title=Vital steps to improve the Indian U23 football team|url=http://www.sportskeeda.com/2012/04/17/vital-steps-to-improve-the-indian-u23-football-team/#ixzz24cLvM6zD|work=Sportskeeda|access-date=25 August 2012}}</ref> After disbanding in 2013, the project was revived as ''Indian Arrows'' in 2017.

==History==

===2010–11 season===
Pailan Arrows was founded as the AIFF XI in 2010 under the recommendation of then [[India national football team|India]] head coach [[Bob Houghton]] and [[All India Football Federation]] president [[Praful Patel]] after Bob noticed that almost all the [[India national under-19 football team|India U19]] and [[India national under-23 football team|India U23]] players were on the bench during the [[I-League]] season and were never getting any game time.<ref name=PAFounders>{{cite web|last=Bali|first=Rahul|title=Why Pailan Arrows isn't India's best bet for talent but the rest of the clubs are|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/2292/editorials/2012/02/08/2893132/why-pailan-arrows-isnt-indias-best-bet-for-talent-but-the|work=goal.com|access-date=25 August 2012}}</ref> The club was originally slated to join the [[I-League 2nd Division]] but after the disbanding of [[Mahindra United]] the AIFF allowed AIFF XI into the [[I-League]] automatically.<ref name=ThaIndian2010>{{cite web|title=I-League to start in November with 14 teams|url=http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/sports/i-league-to-start-in-november-with-14-teams_100407215.html|work=Tha Indian|access-date=25 August 2012}}</ref> The club participated in their first competition in 2010 which was the [[2010 Indian Federation Cup|Federation Cup]] and played their first ever professional match on 21 September 2010 against [[JCT FC]] in the Federation Cup, in which AIFF XI won 1–0 with [[Malsawmfela]] scoring the first goal in the team's history.<ref name=AIFF1-0JCT>{{cite web|title=Federation Cup results|url=http://sam80dev3.blogspot.com/2010/09/federation-cup-results.html|work=Sam80dev3|access-date=25 August 2012}}</ref> The team finished third in the group in the end, missing out on going to the next round by four points.<ref name=FedCup2010>{{cite web|last=Sengupta|first=Rahul|title=Federation Cup: Group C Match Day Three – JCT Hold Dempo, ONGC Bow Out With A Win|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1773/federation-cup/2010/09/25/2136516/federation-cup-group-c-match-day-three-jct-hold-dempo-ongc|work=goal.com|access-date=25 August 2012}}</ref> The club then participated in their first [[I-League]] match on 3 December 2010 against [[Prayag United S.C.|Chirag United]] in which the club lost 1–2 and with [[Lalrindika Ralte]] scoring the first goal for the club in the league.<ref name=FirstI-LeagueEver>{{cite web|title=Chirag United 2–1 AIFF XI|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2010/12/03/india/i-league/chirag-united-sc/aiff-xi/1044757/|work=Soccerway|access-date=31 August 2012}}</ref> The club then earned their first points on 8 December 2010 against [[ONGC F.C.]] after drawing 1–1.<ref name=AIFFXIFirstPointsEver>{{cite web|title=AIFF XI open account in I-League|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-12-08/top-stories/28261194_1_desmond-bulpin-aiff-xi-ongc|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103080322/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-12-08/top-stories/28261194_1_desmond-bulpin-aiff-xi-ongc|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 January 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=31 August 2012}}</ref> On 11 January 2011 it was announced that AIFF XI would change their name to Indian Arrows which would take effect on 1 February 2011.<ref name=AIFFXItoIndianArrows>{{cite web|title=AIFF XI rechristened as Indian Arrows|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/aiff-xi-rechristened-as-indian-arrows/742387/|work=Indian Express|access-date=31 August 2012}}</ref> Arrows finished the [[2010–11 I-League]] season in 9th place.

===2011–12 season===
The summer of 2011 would be a busy one for the club. The club changed their name to Pailan Arrows on 15 June 2011 after the All India Football Federation reached an agreement with Pailan Group to sponsor the team.<ref name=PailanArrows>{{cite web|title=I-League: Kolkata Based Pailan Group Are The New Sponsors Of Indian Arrows|url=http://www.rs.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2011/06/15/2532900/i-league-kolkata-based-pailan-group-are-the-new-sponsors-of#|work=Goal.com|access-date=31 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924092342/http://www.rs.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2011/06/15/2532900/i-league-kolkata-based-pailan-group-are-the-new-sponsors-of|archive-date=24 September 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> With the deal Pailan Arrows was also relocated to Kolkata and the [[Salt Lake Stadium]]. Then on 13 August 2012 head coach [[Desmond Bulpin]] was sacked by the club due to his "style of football" while former [[India national football team]] coach [[Sukhwinder Singh (football coach)|Sukhwinder Singh]] was signed to take over the club.<ref name=BulpinSacked>{{cite web|title=Football coach Desmond Bulpin sacked by AIFF|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/football/football-coach-desmond-bulpin-sacked-by-aiff_726015.html|work=Zee News|access-date=31 August 2012}}</ref> The club also lost many of the stars of the previous season like [[Lalrindika Ralte]], [[Jeje Lalpekhlua]] (top scorer for Pailan and among Indians in 2010–11), [[Manandeep Singh]] and [[Gurpreet Singh Sandhu]]. The club again participated in the Federation Cup in [[2011 Indian Federation Cup|2011]] where Pailan won two matches but lost one which meant that they would finish 2nd behind Salgaocar and thus meant Pailan were knocked out in the group stage again.<ref name=Salgaocar3-0PailanArrows>{{cite web|title=Salgaocar beat Pailan Arrows to enter Federation Cup semis|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-22/top-stories/30189224_1_mumbai-fc-salgaocar-sc-federation-cup|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405030501/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-22/top-stories/30189224_1_mumbai-fc-salgaocar-sc-federation-cup|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 April 2012|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=31 August 2012}}</ref> Pailan Arrows then began the [[2011–12 I-League]] campaign against [[Mohun Bagan]] at the [[Salt Lake Stadium]] on 23 October 2012 in which they lost 1–3 after [[Lalrozama Fanai]] gave them the early lead.<ref name=Pailan1-3MohunBagan>{{cite web|last=lahiri|first=Debjit|title=I-League: Pailan Arrows 1–3 Mohun Bagan AC – Odafa Okolie Hat-trick Powers A Second Half Bagan Rally|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/69203/pailan-arrows-vs-mohun-bagan/report|work=Goal.com|access-date=31 August 2012}}</ref> On 7 February 2012 Sukhwinder Singh resigned as coach of Pailan Arrows due to personal reasons, at this point also Pailan had not won a single match in I-League and had only managed eight draws in 17 matches.<ref name=SSResigns>{{cite web|last=Bali|first=Rahul|title=I-League: Sukhwinder Singh resigns from Pailan Arrows|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2012/02/07/2890971/i-league-sukhwinder-singh-resigns-from-pailan-arrows|work=Goal.com|access-date=31 August 2012}}</ref> Assistant coach [[Sujit Chakravarty]] took over the reins as head coach for the remainder of the season.<ref name=SSResigns/> Towards the end of the season Pailan managed to win two matches, one against [[Chirag United Club Kerala]] and another against [[Hindustan Aeronautics Limited S.C.|HAL]] to finished the season in 13th place out of 14 teams but since they are a developmental team, Pailan were not relegated.<ref name=CUK0-3Pailan>{{cite web|last=Noronha|first=Anselm|title=Chirag United Kerala 0–3 Pailan Arrows: CS Sabeeth's hat-trick sinks his former side into second division|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/69619/chirag-united-club-kerala-vs-pailan-arrows/report|work=Goal.com|access-date=31 August 2012}}</ref><ref name=HAL1-2PailanArrows>{{cite web|last=Noronha|first=Anselm|title=HAL Bangalore 1–2 Pailan Arrows: Allwyn scores late in his side's second successive win|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/69667/hal-bangalore-vs-pailan-arrows/report|work=Goal.com|access-date=31 August 2012}}</ref>

===2012–13 season===
After the disastrous season Pailan endured, the club and All India Football Federation signed Australian [[Arthur Papas]] as the new permanent head coach of the [[India national under-23 football team|India U23]] and Pailan Arrows on 24 May 2012.<ref name=Papas>{{cite web|title=Arthur Papas to coach India U-23 football national team|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report_arthur-papas-to-coach-india-u-23-football-national-team_1692045|work=DNA India|access-date=24 May 2012}}</ref> Papas came to the club after coaching his former club, [[Oakleigh Cannons FC]], to the [[2011 Victorian Premier League]] runners-up title.<ref name=Papas/>

===Disbanding===
On 29 August 2013 it was announced that Pailan Arrows had been disbanded by the [[All India Football Federation]] as the club sponsors, Pailan Group, could not financially support the team.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bali|first=Rahul|title=AIFF decide to shut down Pailan Arrows|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2013/08/29/4221524/aiff-decide-to-shut-down-pailan-arrows|work=Goal.com|access-date=29 August 2013}}</ref>

===Revival===
After successful hosting of [[2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup]], AIFF revived the project with the aim of giving regular game time to U–17 world cup players as a team, and fielded the team in [[2017–18 I-League]] and renamed the team to ''Indian Arrows''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/i-league-arrows-project-to-be-reinstated-this-season/shig8hz5gzxa1uzdcsgl6qrra|title=I-League: Arrows project to be reinstated this season | Goal.com|website=www.goal.com}}</ref>

==Crest and colours==
The club's colours were blue and white, just like the [[India national football team]]. During the first season Pailan Arrows started with a dark blue kit<ref>http://www.the-aiff.com/siteadmin/uploads/1285427823ONGC-%26-India-XI-match-in-Ludhiana-2.jpg Pailan vs. ONGC 2010</ref> but eventually during the 2010–11 season the club started using a normal blue kit with black shorts.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PahsMF7fw5I Pailan vs Pune as Indian Arrows</ref> For the 2011–12 season Pailan used a dark blue jersey<ref>http://footballkerala.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Pailan-Arrows-striker-CS-Sabeeth-dribbles-past-a-horde-of-Chirag-Kerala-defenders-500x275.jpg {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120513141154/http://footballkerala.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Pailan-Arrows-striker-CS-Sabeeth-dribbles-past-a-horde-of-Chirag-Kerala-defenders-500x275.jpg |date=13 May 2012 }} Pailan vs Chirag United 2011–12</ref> and a white kit with black or red socks.<ref>http://www.chrispd.de/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/20111022-2-650x291.jpg Pailan in the white kit 2011–12</ref>

==Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors==
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;margin-left:1em;float:center"
|-
!Period
!Kit manufacturer
!Shirt sponsor
|-
|2010—2011
|[[Nike, Inc.|Nike]]
|''None''
|-
|2011—2013
|[[Nike, Inc.|Nike]]
|POTO Potato Flakes
|-
|2017—2018
|[[Nike, Inc.|Nike]]
|''None''
|-
|2018—2019
|[[SIX5SIX|Six5Six]]
|[[Hero Motocorp|Hero]]
|-
|}

In october 2018, [[Government of Odisha]] signed Rs. 50 million sponsorship deal with [[All India Football Federation|AIFF]] for the Arrows. The sponsorship deal will also cover India's under-15 football team. As part of the deal, the state government will host the Arrows and under-15 national team at the [[Kalinga Stadium]] in [[Bhubaneswar]].<ref name="auto"/> The deal also covers the two teams’ stay in [[Bhubaneswar]], providing them with the ground facility as well as boarding/lodging during the [[I-league]] and off-season.<ref>{{cite web|title = Odisha Government to sponsor I-league team Indian Arrows|url = https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/i-league/odisha-government-to-sponsor-i-league-team-indian-arrows/articleshow/66357257.cms|work = Times of India|access-date = 25 October 2018}}</ref>

==Stadium==
For the 2010–11 I-League season the club played at the [[Tau Devi Lal Stadium]] in [[Gurgaon]], [[Haryana]] when they were originally due to play at the [[Ambedkar Stadium]] in [[Delhi]] but due to the pitch condition the club was moved to Gurgaon.<ref>{{cite web|title=Wedding reception at Ambedkar stadium spoils turf, forces AIFF XI to shift base to Gurgaon|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/wedding-reception-at-ambedkar-stadium-spoils-turf-forces-aiff-xi-to-shift-base-to-gurgaon/735944/|work=Indian Express|access-date=31 August 2012}}</ref> After relocating to Kolkata the club started to play at the [[Salt Lake Stadium]] which is also home to [[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]], [[Mohun Bagan]] and [[Prayag United S.C.|Prayag United]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Pailan Arrows muff chances, settle for a draw|url=http://www.the-aiff.com/pages/news/index.php?N_Id=2845|work=The All India Football Federation|access-date=31 August 2012}}</ref> In 2017–18, the team played in [[Goa]] and [[Delhi]]. In 2018–19, they used the [[Barabati Stadium]] and [[Kalinga Stadium]], before moving to [[Tilak Maidan Stadium|Tilak Maidan]].<ref name="auto">{{cite web|title = Odisha AIFF sign MoU for football development, state becomes home of Indian Arrows|url =https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/odisha-aiff-sign-mou-for-football-development-state-becomes-home-of-indian-arrows/320075|work = Outlook India|access-date = 13 November 2018}}</ref>

==Current squad==
{{updated|15 January 2021}}<ref>{{cite web
| title = Safety 'top priority' as Indian Arrows begin training camp on November 20 in Bhubaneswar
| url = https://i-league.org/safety-top-priority-as-indian-arrows-begin-training-camp-on-november-20-in-bhubaneswar/
| publisher= i-league.org
| access-date = 1 January 2021}}</ref>
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=1|nat=IND|pos=GK|name=[[Syed Zahid]]}}
{{Fs player|no=2|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=[[Dipu Halder]]}}
{{Fs player|no=3|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=[[Sajad Hussain Parray]]}}
{{Fs player|no=4|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=[[Sumer Sehgal]]}}
{{Fs player|no=5|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=[[Leewan Castanha]]}}
{{Fs player|no=6|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=[[Evan Thapa]]}}
{{Fs player|no=7|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=[[Lalchhanhima Sailo (footballer)|Lalchhanhima Sailo]]|other=Captain}}
{{Fs player|no=8|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=[[Vibin Mohanan]]}}
{{Fs player|no=9|nat=IND|pos=FW|name=[[Harsh Patre]]}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat=IND|pos=FW|name=[[Vanlalruatfela Thlacheu]]}}
{{Fs player|no=11|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=[[Parthib Gogoi Sundar]]}}
{{Fs player|no=12|nat=IND|pos=FW|name=[[Gurkirat Singh]]}}
{{Fs player|no=13|nat=IND|pos=GK|name=[[Santosh Singh (footballer)|Santosh Singh]]}}
{{Fs player|no=14|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=[[Ricky Shabong]]}}
{{Fs player|no=15|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=[[Vellington Fernandes]]}}
{{Fs player|no=16|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=[[Shreyas Ketkar]]}}
{{Fs player|no=17|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=[[Brijesh Giri]]}}
{{Fs player|no=4|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=[[Helen Nongtdu]]}}
{{fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=18|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=[[Godwin Johnson]]}}
{{Fs player|no=19|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=[[Chris Anthony Wolfe]]}}
{{Fs player|no=20|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=[[Kanwar Rudraansh Singh]]}}
{{Fs player|no=22|nat=IND|pos=GK|name=[[Ahan Prakash]]}}
{{Fs player|no=24|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=[[Praful Kumar Y V]]}}
{{Fs player|no=25|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=[[Abdul Hannan]]}}
{{Fs player|no=26|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=[[Pragyan Medhi]]}}
{{Fs player|no=27|nat=IND|pos=FW|name=[[Mohamed L Ahamed]]}}
{{Fs player|no=28|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=[[Gurpanthjeet Singh]]}}
{{Fs player|no=29|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=[[Tankadhar Bag]]}}
{{Fs player|no=30|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=[[Chawnghlut Lalchhanhima]]}}
{{Fs player|no=35|nat=IND|pos=FW|name=[[Tapan Halder]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=IND|pos=GK|name=Naveen Saini}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=[[Kushang Subba]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=IND|pos=FW|name=[[Arya Gandarva]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=IND|pos=FW|name=[[Vishva Shinde]]}}
{{Fs end}}

==Current technical staff==
{{Main|List of Pailan Arrows managers}}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Position
! Name
|-
| Head Coach
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Shanmugam Venkatesh]]
|-
| Team Manager
| {{flagicon|IND}} Shalak Patade
|-
| Assistant Coach
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Mahesh Gawli]]
|-
| Goalkeeping Coach
| {{flagicon|IND}} Abhijeet Mondal
|-
|-
| Team Analyst
| {{flagicon|IND}} Prashanth Murthy
|-

| Physiotherapist
| {{flagicon|IND}} Neeraj Churi
|}

==Team records==
Below are listed the club's performances in
latest 10 seasons.
===Record===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Season
! Div.
! Tms.
! Pos.
!Attendance/G
! [[Federation Cup (India)|Federation Cup]]'''/'''[[Super Cup (India)|Super Cup]]
![[Durand Cup]]
!colspan=1|[[AFC Champions League]]
!colspan=1|[[AFC Cup]]

|-
|align=center| [[2017–18 I-League|2017–18]]
|align=center | I-League
|align=center|'''10'''
|align=center |'''10th'''
|align=center|3,256
|align=center| Qualification round
|align=center| DNP
|align=center| DNP
|align=center| DNP
|-
|align=center| [[2018–19 I-League|2018–19]]
|align=center | I-League
|align=center|11
|align=center|''' 8'''
|align=center| 1,640
|align=center| –
|align=center| DNP
|align=center| DNP
|align=center| DNP
|-
|align=center| [[2019–20 I-League|2019–20]]
|align=center | I-League
|align=center|11
|align=center|''' 11'''
|align=center| 747
|align=center| –
|align=center| DNP
|align=center| DNP
|align=center| DNP
|-
|align=center| [[2020–21 I-League|2020–21]]
|align=center | I-League
|align=center|11
|align=center|''' –'''
|align=center|
|align=center| –
|align=center| DNP
|align=center| DNP
|align=center| DNP
|}
;Key
*Tms. = Number of teams
*Pos. = Position in league
*Attendance/G = Average league attendance

==See also==
* [[Team America (NASL)]], a failed attempt by the [[United States Soccer Federation]] to involve the [[United States men's national soccer team|United States team]] in the then [[North American Soccer League (1968–84)|North American Soccer League]]
*[[India national under-23 football team]]
*[[India national under-19 football team]]

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
*[http://www.goal.com/en-india/teams/india/2190/pailan-arrows Pailan Arrows on Goal.com]

{{Pailan Arrows}}
{{I-League}}
{{Football in Odisha|state=expanded}}

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[[Category:Football clubs in Goa]]
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[[Category:India national football team]]

Indian Arrows - Revision history

>Messi Khar at 19:56, 28 June 2021