Corbett FC explained

Clubname:Corbett
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Fullname:Corbett Football club Uttarakhand
Founded: (as Amenity Sports Academy)
(as Corbett Football Club)
Ground:Amenity Sport Academy Ground
Capacity:2,000
Chairman:Subhash Arora
Mgrtitle:Head coach
Manager:Dipankur Sharma
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Website:http://addsoccerschool.com/

Corbett Football Club[1] (previously known as the Amenity Sports Academy Football Club and the Corbett Tigers) is an Indian professional football club based in Rudrapur, Uttarakhand. The club currently competes in Uttarakhand Super League,[2] and has participated in 2021 I-League Qualifiers[3] and 2022–23 I-League 2 qualifiers.

History

Founded in 2013 as Amenity Sports Academy under Amenity Public School, the club was later functioning as Odisha FC academy branch, before rebranding as Corbett Tigers. Its 2021 I-League Qualifiers entry has been rather controversial because state association didn't conduct that year's qualifying tournament, directly nominating the club instead.[4] They began their 2021 I-League Qualifiers journey with a 1–1 draw against ARA FC on 5 October at the Bangalore Football Stadium, eventually finishing group on 4th position.[5]

Other departments

Football: youth men's

Corbett's youth men's team competes in the Youth League. They took part in the group stages of 2022–23 U-17 Youth Cup.[6] It's football academy gained an 'elite category' accreditation by the All India Football Federation in December 2023.[7]

Futsal

The club operates futsal teams, and currently competing in the AIFF Futsal Club Championship.[8] [9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Corbett FC. 2021-09-06. www.the-aiff.com. 6 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210906165151/https://www.the-aiff.com/club/13750. live.
  2. Web site: With a dream to take Uttarakhand Football forward together, Corbett FC set sights on Hero I-League Qualifiers Hero I-League. 2021-12-10. en-US. 10 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211210060207/https://i-league.org/corbett-fc-the-club-have-a-dream-a-vision-for-uttarakhands-people/. live.
  3. Web site: Singh. Navneet. 2021-09-02. Has AIFF bent the rules by allowing Corbett Football Club to compete in I-League Qualifier 2021?. 2021-09-06. www.sportskeeda.com. en-us. 6 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210906163908/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/news-has-aiff-bent-rules-accommodate-uttarakhand-s-corbett-football-club-compete-i-league-qualifier-2021. live.
  4. Web site: Singh. Navneet. 2021-09-02. Has AIFF bent the rules by allowing Corbett Football Club to compete in I-League Qualifier 2021?. 2021-09-12. www.sportskeeda.com. en-us. 6 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210906163908/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/news-has-aiff-bent-rules-accommodate-uttarakhand-s-corbett-football-club-compete-i-league-qualifier-2021. live.
  5. https://www.news18.com/amp/news/football/i-league-qualifiers-2021-ara-fc-strike-late-to-hold-corbett-fc-to-1-1-draw-4287893.html I-League Qualifiers 2021: ARA FC Strike Late to Hold Corbett FC to 1-1 Draw
  6. Web site: 49 teams to participate in AIFF Elite Youth League 2022–23. 7 December 2022. 28 January 2023. New Delhi. the-aiff.com. All India Football Federation. 8 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221208054612/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/49-teams-to-participate-in-aiff-elite-youth-league-2022-23.
  7. Web site: List of AIFF accredited 'Elite Category' academies for 2023–24 season . 2023-12-14 . khelnow.com . Khel Now News . Rahul . Patra . en . https://web.archive.org/web/20231214082259/https://khelnow.com/football/2023-12-indian-football-aiff-accredited-elite-category-academy-list . 14 December 2023 .
  8. Web site: AIFF Futsal Club Championship from June 22-July 5. 2 June 2024. 29 May 2024. theweek.in. PTI. 2 June 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240602103355/https://www.theweek.in/wire-updates/sports/2024/05/29/spd8-spo-foot-futsal.html.
  9. Web site: AIFF Futsal Club Championship to commence on 22 June. 2 June 2024. 29 May 2024. khelnow.com. PTI. 2 June 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240602103225/https://khelnow.com/football/indian-football-aiff-futsal-club-championship-202405.