Sreenidi Deccan FC

Sreenidi Deccan Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Hyderabad, Telangana.[2][3] Established on 1 January 2015 as a football academy at Hyderabad and launched from Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh in 2021,[4] the club currently competes in the I-League.[5][6] On 5 June 2020, All India Football Federation (AIFF) issued an invitation to accept bids for new clubs to join the I-League[7] and on 12 August, Sreenidi Deccan FC was granted playing rights directly in 2021–22 I-League.[8][9][10]

Sreenidi Deccan FC
Full nameSreenidi Deccan Football Club[1]
Nickname(s)The Deccan Warriors
FoundedJanuary 1, 2015 (2015-01-01) (as Sreenidhi FC)
GroundDeccan Arena, Hyderabad
Capacity1,500
OwnerSreenidhi Group
Head coachCarlos Vaz Pinto
LeagueI-League
2021–22I-League, 3rd of 13
WebsiteClub website

History

Formation and journey

Sreenidi football academy was founded in January 2015 in Aziznagar. It received the first accreditation from the AIFF in June 2019 and in its initial years the club played in the football leagues for the age groups of U13, U15 & U18.[11][12]

On 5 June 2020, the AIFF issued an invitation to accept bids for new clubs to join the league,[13] and on 12 August Sreenidi Deccan were granted playing rights directly in 2021–22 I-League.[14][15] Sreenidi Deccan Football Club was formally launched on 7 July 2021 in Visakhapatnam by state sports minister Muttamsetti Srinivasa Rao.[16] In 2021, they participated in the IFA Shield and reached the final, losing to Real Kashmir FC by 2–1 and finished as runners-up.[17][18]

The club began its league campaign on 27 December against NEROCA with a 3–2 defeat.[19] In the next game, they defeated TRAU by 3–1 with a brace from Colombian striker David Castañeda, and later lost 3–1 to Mohammedan Sporting.[20] After finishing fourth in group stage with six wins in twelve matches, they moved to the championship stage. At the end, the club finished their maiden league campaign in third place with 32 points in 18 matches, and won the last match against Churchill Brothers on 14 May.[21][22] Later in November, the club participated in Baji Rout Cup in Odisha and reached semi-finals.[23]

Stadium

Sreenidi Deccan play their home matches at the Deccan Arena in Sreenidi Football Villa, Aziznagar, Hyderabad.[24]

Crest, colours & kits

The primary club colours are orange and green. The primary colours, along with the secondary white colour can be seen on the crest as well as the jerseys.

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors
Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
2020–present Nivia[25] Sreenidhi Group

Players

First-team squad
As of 1 November 2022

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 Ubaid CK
2 DF  IND Shahabaaz Khan
3 DF  IND Bijay Chhetri
4 DF  IND Md Abdul Salam
5 DF  IND Soraisham Dinesh Singh
6 MF  IND Phalguni Singh
7 FW  IND Vanlalbiaa Chhangte
8 MF  IND Umashankar Marimuthu
10 MF  AFG Faysal Shayesteh
11 FW  COL David Castañeda (Captain)
12 DF  IND Asheer Akhtar
13 MF  IND Mayakkannan
14 DF  IND Arijit Bagui
15 DF  IND Asraf Ali Mondal
16 FW  IND Vineeth Velmurugan
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW  IND Rosenberg Gabriel
19 FW  IND Songpu Singsit
21 FW  IND Lalromawia
22 MF  IND Sriram Boopathi
23 GK  IND Jaspreet Singh
25 GK  IND Harsh Patil
26 DF  IND Sunil Bathala
27 FW  IND Mayosing Khongreiwoshi
36 MF  IND Suraj Rawat
41 GK  IND Aryan Niraj Lamba
46 FW  IND Ramhlunchhunga (on loan from Hyderabad)
49 DF  GHA Mohamed Awal
53 MF  CGO Dua Stanislas Ankira
77 MF  NGA Rilwan Hassan
99 FW  NGA Ogana Louis

Personnel

Current technical staff
As of 13 June 2022
Role Name Refs.
Head coach Carlos Vaz Pinto [26]
Assistant coach Birendra Thapa
Goalkeeping coach Rafael Gracio
Conditioning coach Jorge Ovando Toledo
Team manager Subhabrata Dey
Performance analyst Chaitanya Kulkarni
Physiotherapist Prabhakaran Nataraj

Management
Position Name Refs.
Chairman Dr. K. T. Mahhe [27]
Executive director Abhijit Rao Katikaneni [28]
Technical director Fabio Nunes Ferreira [29]

Notable players

The following Sreenidi Deccan players have been capped at full international level. Years in brackets indicate their spells at the club.[30]

Honours

League

Cup

Youth

  • TFA C-Division Championship
    • Champions (1): 2022[34]
  • Apollo Tyres Hotfut Youth League (U-14)
    • Champions (1): 2022

See also

Notes
  1. Fourth oldest football tournament, organized by the IFA (W.B.), and played between the local clubs of West Bengal and other invited ones.

References
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