Chennaiyin FC Reserves and Academy

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Chennaiyin FC Reserves and Academy
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Full nameChennaiyin Football Club Reserves and Academy
FoundedReserves:
12 January 2018;6 years ago (2018-01-12)
Academy:
28 August 2017;7 years ago (2017-08-28)
GroundVarious
Owner Abhishek Bachchan
MS Dhoni
Vita Dani
League I-League 2nd Division (formerly)
Youth League U18
Website http://chennaiyinfc.com/
Departments of Chennayin FC
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Football
(Men's)		Football
(Reserves
& Academy)		eSports [1]

Chennaiyin Football Club Reserves and Academy, also known as Chennaiyin FC B, is the youth system of the Indian Super League side Chennaiyin. Based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, the reserve side was founded on 12 January 2018 and participated in the I-League 2nd Division, the second division of Indian football. Club's academ was founded on 28 August 2017. Under 18 side participates in Youth League U18, the highest level for youth football in India. They also sometimes join the Chennai Football League. The reserve side was most notably coached by Cleofas Alex, [2]

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Reserves

History

On 12 January 2018, it was announced by Chennaiyin, a club that competes in the Indian Super League, that they would form a "B" team that would serve as their reserve team. They first participated in I-League 2nd Division. [3] Syed Sabir Pasha, the club's technical director for youth development, was also announced as the team's first head coach while the club also announced the first seven signings from the AIFF Elite Academy. [3]

The team played their first match on 13 January 2018 in the Don Bosco - Fr. McFerran Trophy All India Football Tournament against ICF. Bedashwor Singh scored the first goal for Chennaiyin FC B as they won 1–0. [4]

Academy

History

On 28 August 2017, on Chennaiyin's third year of existence, the club announced the formation of three age group teams that would participate in the All India Football Federation operated youth leagues at the under-18, under-15, and under-13 levels. [5] During the launch of the teams, Syed Sabir Pasha, the club's youth technical director said that the under-15 and under-13 teams would consist of players only from Tamil Nadu while players from other regions could make the under-18 side. [5]

Honours

Cup

See also

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References

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  2. ↑ "Reserve team coach Santosh Kashyap highlights Chennaiyin FC's commitment to youth | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Archived from the original on 10 May 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Chennaiyin FC announces 'B' team; signs 7 AIFF graduates". Chennaiyin Football Club. 12 January 2018. Archived from the original on 12 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "CFC 'B' team wins on debut". Chennaiyin Football Club. 13 January 2018. Archived from the original on 19 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  5. 1 2 "Chennaiyin FC launches 3 youth teams". Times of India. 28 August 2017. Archived from the original on 7 March 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
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