2020–21 Indian Arrows season explained

Club:Indian Arrows
Season:2020–21
Manager:Shanmugam Venkatesh
Stadium:TBD
League:I-League
League Result:TBD
Cup1:IFA Shield
Cup1 Result:Group Stage
Season Topscorer:Gurkirat Singh (1 goal)
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Prevseason:2019–20
Nextseason:2021–22

The 2020–21 season was the Indian Arrows' 7th competitive season in one of the top-flight league of Indian football, I-league. Indian Arrows was formed in 2010 on the behest on then Indian team coach, Bob Houghton, with the main goal of nurturing young talent in India in the hope of qualifying for 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[1] It was disbanded by AIFF in 2013 when their club sponsor, Pailan Group, could not financially support the group.[2] But revived again in 2017–18 season immediately after FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Technical staff

PositionName
Head Coach Shanmugam Venkatesh[3]
Team Manager Velu Dhayalamani
Assistant Coach Mahesh Gawli
Goalkeeping Coach Hameed
Team Analyst Prashanth Murthy
Physiotherapist Sulthan Basheer

Squad

No.NameNationalityDate of Birth (Age)
Goalkeepers
Naveen Saini Punjab2003 8, df=yes
Santosh Singh Irengbam Manipur2003 9, df=yes
Syed Zahid Hussain Bukhari Jammu and Kashmir2003 4, df=yes
Ahan Prakash Karnataka
Defenders
Abdul Hanan Jammu and Kashmir2004 8, df=yes
Kushang Subba Sikkim2003 8, df=yes
Sajad Hussain Parray Jammu and Kashmir2003 4, df=yes
Praful Kumar Karnataka2003 6, df=yes
Evan Thapa Sikkim2003 12, df=yes
Tankadhar Bag Odisha2003 12, df=yes
Dipu Halder West Bengal2003 5, df=yes
Brijesh Giri West Bengal2003 12, df=yes
Leewan Castanha Goa
Gurkirat Singh Chandigarh2003 7, df=yes
Midfielders
Pragyan Medhi Assam2004 1, df=yes
Lalchhanhima Chawnghlut Mizoram2003 2, df=yes
Harsh Shailesh Patre Goa2003 1, df=yes
Lalchhanhima Sailo Mizoram2003 3, df=yes
Ricky John Shabong Meghalaya2002 12, df=yes
Forwards
Vanlalruatfela Thlacheu Mizoram2003 11, df=yes
Parthib Sunder Gogoi Assam2003 7, df=yes
Arya Gandharva Maharashtra
Mohamed L. Ahamed
Tapan Haldar West Bengal
Vishva Vijay Shinde Maharashtra2003 7, df=yes

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sharma. Siddharth. Vital steps to improve the Indian U23 football team. Sportskeeda. 25 August 2012.
  2. Web site: Bali. Rahul. AIFF decide to shut down Pailan Arrows. Goal.com. 29 August 2013. 1 September 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130901062037/http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2013/08/29/4221524/aiff-decide-to-shut-down-pailan-arrows. dead.
  3. Web site: Match Details Hero I-League. en-US. 2020-04-30.