FC Pune City Reserves and Academy explained

Clubname:FC Pune City Reserves and Academy
Founded:26 August 2016
Dissolved:27 August 2019
Nickname:The Stallions
Successor:Hyderabad FC
Chrtitle:Last CEO
Chairman:Gaurav Modwel
League:
Youth League U18 (U18)
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FC Pune City (R) was FC Pune City's reserve team that participanted in the I-League 2nd Division. FC Pune City Academy was the youth setup of FC Pune City. They participated in Youth League U18 and U15, as well as Pune Football League.

History

Formation

On 26 August 2016, it was announced that FC Pune City had purchased the Pune F.C. Academy and rebranded it under their name. At the same time, the team unveiled their youth development plans which included fielding teams in Youth League U18 and U15, as well as Subroto Cup and Pune Football League.[1]

Shut down

FC Pune City Reserves and Academy got dissolved in 2019, soon after their first team FC Pune City shut down its operations due financial and technical difficulties. The club's ownership was sold. The franchise rights was bought by Hyderabad-based IT entrepreneur Vijay Madduri and former Kerala Blasters FC CEO Varun Tripuneni. They subsequently launched a new club, Hyderabad FC.

Last squad

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Honours

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: FC Pune City takes over Pune FC’s academy and outlines its plans for Football development. 26 August 2016. Indian Super League. 26 August 2016.
  2. Web site: Squad. I-league.org.
  3. Web site: Pune Football Club wins Bandodkar Gold Trophy Football Tourney . www.freepressjournal.in . The Free Press Journal. Panaji, Goa . . 31 May 2019 . 6 January 2022 . 6 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220106201158/https://www.freepressjournal.in/sports/pune-football-club-wins-bandodkar-gold-trophy-football-tourney . live .