Jamshedpur Football Club Reserves and Academy are the reserve side and youth tier setup of Indian Super League side Jamshedpur. Based in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, the side was founded on 10 March 2018 and participated in I-League 2nd Division, the second division of Indian football. Jamshedpur also has academy teams of various age groups which operate under the Tata Football Academy and participate in the Elite League.
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| Full name | Jamshedpur Football Club Reserves and Academy | ||
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| Founded | March 10, 2018 | ||
| Ground | JRD Tata Sports Complex | ||
| Capacity | 24,424 | ||
| Owner | Tata Steel | ||
| Chairman | Chanakya Choudhuri | ||
| Head coach | Steven Dias | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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History edit
On 20 February 2018, it was announced by the All India Football Federation, the organizing body for Indian football, that Jamshedpur, along with six other Indian Super League sides, would field a reserve team in the I-League 2nd Division, India's second division football league.[1] The reserve side squad and coaches were then unveiled a few weeks later, on 10 March 2018. Hilal Rasool Parray was confirmed as the reserve side's first head coach.[2] It was also stated that the squad would be composed of players from the Tata Football Academy and five players selected from trials who had played in the local football league, the JSA Premier Division.[2]
Statistics and records edit
Season-by-season edit
- As of 11 March 2018
| Season | I-League 2nd Division | Top Scorer | |||||||||
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| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Position | Player | Goals | ||
| 2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TBD | TBD | TBD | |
Head Coaches record edit
- As of 11 March 2018
| Name | Nationality | From | To | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Win% |
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| Kundan Chandra |  India
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20 January 2019 | Present | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Eighteen Teams Will Contest In Second Division League 2017-18". I-League. 20 February 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
- ^ a b "5 JSA Premier Division players included in JFC reserve team". Avenue Mail. 10 March 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2018.