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Ahmedabad Racquet Academy Football Club (Commonly known as ARA FC) is an Indian professional football club based in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.[1] It currently competes in the I-League 2nd Division, the third tier of Indian football league system.[2] Thus ARA became the first professional team to compete in the nationwide league.[3] The club also competes in the GFA Senior Division League.
Their second and youth teams also play in Hero Sub-Junior League & Hero Elite League in Rest of India zone.[4]
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.[5] On 20 November 2018, AIFF nominated ARA for proposed inclusion in the 2018–19 2nd Division League.[6] On 7 December, it was announced that ARA F.C.would be one of nine clubs to play that season.[7]
Home stadium
Template:Main ARA FC plays all their home matches of I-League 2nd Division at the EKA Arena, which has a capacity of 20,000 spectators. Template:Infobox venue
Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors
| Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|
| 2018—present | SEVEN | Amul |
Senior team squad
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Current technical staff
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Manager | Template:Flagicon Marmik Pandya |
| Technical Director | Template:Flagicon Vivek Nagul |
| Head Coach | Template:Flagicon Vivek Nagul |
| Assistant coach | Template:Flagicon Salim Pathan |
| Club physio | Template:Flagicon Falgun Bhatt |
Team achievements
- ADFA Ahmedabad District League 2nd Division
- Template:Gold1 Champions (1): 2017
- ADFA Ahmedabad District League 1st Division
- Template:Gold1 Champions (1): 2018
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 | Final round 4th | – | 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
| Name | Nationality | From | To | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vivek Nagul[9] | Template:IND | 2018 | 2020 | |||||||
| Manuel Retamero Fraile | Template:ESP | 2019 |
See also
References
- ↑ Mohammedan Sporting to take on ARA in the I-League qualifiers indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 12 May 2021
- ↑ I-League Qualifiers: ARA FC 0-2 Bhawanipore FC – Goals & Highlights!. Arunfoot.com. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ↑ Football: How ARA FC became Gujarat’s first second division I-League club. Scroll.in. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ↑ Summary – U18 League – India – Results, fixtures, tables and news. Soccerway. Retrieved 2018-12-08.
- ↑ AIFF Academy accreditation for India results for 2018/19 season announced!. arunfoot.com. Retrieved 2018-12-08.
- ↑ Football: State associations nominate 23 teams for second division of I-League. scroll.in. Retrieved 2018-12-08.
- ↑ Tentative decisions for 2nd Division League, Hero Super Cup announced. The Bridge. Retrieved 2018-12-08.
- ↑ Senior Team.
- ↑ HEARTBROKEN BUT UPBEAT: ARA FC HEAD COACH VIVEK NAGUL. Ahmadabad Mirror. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
External links
- ARA Football Club at the-aiff.com