ARA F.C.

ARA FC

Full name	Ahmedabad Racquet Academy Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Alphas/ Ahmedabad Alphas
Founded	2016;4 years ago (2016)
Ground	The Arena (Ahmedabad)
Capacity	20,000
Owner	Vikram Patel [1]
Head Coach	Vivek Nagul
League	I-League 2nd Division
Home colours Away colours
Current season

Ahmedabad Racquet Academy Football Club commonly known as ARA FC is an Indian professional football club based in Ahmedabad, Gujarat which plays in I-League 2nd Division. Founded in 2016, they were nominated for I-League 2nd Division for the first time in the history and were selected as one of the 18 teams to play in 2018-19 I-League 2nd Division. It not only marked their first appearance in I-League 2nd Division but also Gujarat's first football club to play in I-League 2nd Division ^[2]

Their second and youth teams also play in Hero Sub-Junior League & Hero Elite League in Rest of India zone. ^[3]

History

On 19 July 2018 their academy were accredited and were given two stars based on their eligibility criteria which allowed them to play in Youth League U18. ^[4] On 20 November 2018 they were nominated for I-League 2nd Division by AIFF. ^[5] On 7 December it was announced that ARA F.C. along with 13 other teams will participate in 2018-19 I-League 2nd Division which will make them the first football club from Gujarat to play in I-League 2nd Division.^{[ citation needed ]}

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

Period	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
2018—present	' SEVEN	Amul

Stadiums

Main article: The Arena (Ahmedabad)

ARA F.C. are using The Arena in Ahmedabad as their home stadium for games in Ahmedabad.love football

Senior team squad

As of 12 October 2019 ^[6]

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 Ajmal Eranjhikkal 2 DF   IND Hardik Bhatt 4 DF   IND Vinay Vinay 5 DF   IND Muhsin Muzammil 6 DF   IND Shiva Kumar 7 MF   IND Abhishek Mhaske 8 DF   NGA Kareem Omolaja 9 FW   IND Amey Bhatkal 10 FW   IND Syed Shoaib Ahmed (Captain) 11 FW   SEN Dieye Hamidou 12 DF   IND Vikram Singh 13 GK   IND Calvin Abhishek 14 DF   IND Royal Wasker 15 FW   IND Mohammadyunus Syed

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 MF   IND Manik Haldar 17 MF   IND Jordan Fernandes 18 FW   IND Calvin Rosario Baretto 19 MF   IND Nirmal Singh Bisht 20 FW   IND Ayaan Ilyas Shaikh 21 MF   IND Aameen Goyal 22 MF   IND Muhammad Monis Siddique 24 DF   IND Abhishek Bhupendrakumar Tripathi 27 MF   IND Pratik Swami 28 GK   IND Abhishek Das 40 MF   IND Prohlad Roy 69 MF   IND Aditya Ashok Kumar Jha — FW   NGA Joel Sunday

Current technical staff

As of 12 November 2019

Position	Name
Manager	Kapil Dinesh
Technical Director	Paul Temple
Head Coach	Vivek Nagul
Assistant coach	Joyner Antao
Club physio

Team record

2017- ADFA Ahmedabad District League 2nd Division title

2018- ADFA Ahmedabad District League 1st Division title

Record

Season	Div.	Tms.	Pos.	Attendance/G	Federation Cup / Super Cup	AFC Champions League	AFC Cup
2018–19	IL2	16	G4th	650	DNP	DNP	DNP
2019–20	IL2	18		–	DNP	DNP	DNP

Key

• Tms. = Number of teams
• Pos. = Position in league
• Attendance/G = Average league attendance

Head coach's record

updated on 5 September 2020

Name	Nationality	From	To	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Win%
Vivek Nagul	India	2018	2020	15	7	3	5	25	20	046.67
Manuel Retamero Fraile	Spain	2019		0	0	0	0	0	0	!—

References

1. "ARA FC in I-league could be a gamechanger in state". 10 December 2018.
2. "Tentative decisions for 2nd Division League, Hero Super Cup announced • The Bridge". thebridge.in. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
3. "Summary – U18 League – India – Results, fixtures, tables and news". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
4. "AIFF Academy accreditation for India results for 2018/19 season announced!". arunfoot.com. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
5. Scroll Staff. "Football: State associations nominate 23 teams for second division of I-League". scroll.in. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
6. "Senior Team".