Hyderabad FC Reserves and Academy

Hyderabad FC Reserves and Academy

Full name	Hyderabad Football Club Reserves and Academy
Founded	2019;6 years ago (2019)
Ground	G.M.C Balayogi Athletic Stadium
Capacity	30,000
Owner	Vijay Madduri Varun Tripuraneni Rana Daggubati
Head coach	Shameel Chembakath
League	Reliance Foundation Development League
Home colours Away colours

Active departments of Hyderabad FC
Football (Men's)	Football (Reserves & Academy)	eSports [1]

Hyderabad Football Club Reserves and Academy are the reserve team and youth academy system of Indian Super League club Hyderabad. They competes in the RF Development League.

History

On 10 January 2020, it was announced that Indian Super League club Hyderabad would field a reserve team in the upcoming 2019–20 I-League 2nd Division. ^[2] The team was placed in Group B alongside Mohammedan, Bhawanipore, Chennaiyin Reserves, and Bengaluru B. ^[2] They played their first match of the league on 6 February 2020 against Chennaiyin Reserves and won 3–1. ^[3]

On 20 August 2020, it was announced Hyderabad signed Thangboi Sinto and Shameel Chembakath as their technical director and reserve team head coach respectively. ^[4]

Under the leadership of Shameel Chembakath, the Hyderabad FC B team secured the runner-up position in the CEM Gold Cup, which was held in Assam in January 2022, marking their first major trophy. ^[5]

The Hyderabad FC B team, under the guidance of Shameel Chembakath, achieved 3rd place in the inaugural Reliance Development League during the 2021-2022 season, held in Mumbai. ^[6]

Squad

As of 15 July 2021 ^[7]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK   IND Vishal Rajkumar Dube — GK   IND Rewang Dorjee Lepcha — GK   IND Manas Dubey — DF   IND Nikhil Prabhu — DF   IND Clivert Demers — DF   IND Kynsailang Khongsit — DF   IND Gurmeet Singh — DF   IND Sachin Panwar — DF   IND Wanpynshngain Nongsteng — DF   IND Karan Gurung — DF   IND Amritpal Singh — DF   IND Bawirousang — DF   IND Lalrinliana Hnamte

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF   IND Gani Nigam — MF   IND Ningombam Sana Singh — MF   IND Deependra Negi — MF   IND Akhil Rawat — MF   IND Omkar Shivaji More — MF   IND Malsawmtluanga — MF   IND Laitonjam Nonglei Meetei — MF   IND Mark Zothanpuia — MF   IND Eric Remruatpuia Chhangte — FW   IND Yadav Rahul — FW   IND Abhishek Halder — FW   IND Ishan Dey — FW   IND Jakob Vanlalhlimpuia

References

1. "Time to pick up your 🎮 & become 🇮🇳's next @EASPORTSFIFA 2020 star!". Twitter. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
2. "Eighteen teams to compete in 2nd Division League". Outlook India. 10 January 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
3. "Chennaiyin FC Reserves 1–3 Hyderabad FC Reserves". Hyderabad FC (Twitter).
4. V Easwar, Nishanth. "Hyderabad sign Thangboi Singto and Shameel Chembakath". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
5. "Hyderabad FC B finish runners-up in CEM Gold Cup 2022". Hyderabad FC. January 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
6. "Hyderabad FC finish 3rd in inaugural RF Development League campaign". Orissa Diary. 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
7. "Squad". All India Football Federation . Retrieved 2 July 2020.

External links

• Hyderabad Reserves at the AIFF official website