Kashmir Avengers FC

Kashmir Avengers
Full name	Kashmir Avengers Football Club
Nickname(s)	Avengers
Short name	KAFC
Founded	2020;4 years ago (as Kashmir Avengers FC)
Owner	Arshed Ahmad Zargar
League	JKFA Professional League

Last updated February 23, 2024

Kashmir Avengers Football Club (abbreviated as KAFC)^[1]^[2] is an Indian professional football club based in Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir, that competes in the JKFA Professional League.^[3]^[4] It is an institutional club and are owned by Arshed Ahmed Zargar.^[5] The U-18 team^[6] plays in NIFF Youth Football League.^[7] The senior team also participated in the first edition of Real Kashmir Cup.^[8] British Businessman Dan Haywood, has recently acquired a 25% stake in the club

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

Period	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
2020–2021	None	PUF Panels^[9]
2021–Present	SIX5SIX ^[10]	PUF Panels

Current squad

As of 31 December 2020

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	Shadab
3	MF	IND	Ishfaq Ahmad wani(captain)
50	MF	IND	Aanis khan
9	FW	IND	Ovais
12	MF	IND	Shariq Khan
6	DF	IND	Mumin Bashir
13	DF	IND	Liyakat wani
26	MF	IND	Musaib Khan
18	DF	IND	Farhan Pathan
14	MF	IND	Burhan Mukhtar
7	MF	IND	Huzaif ahmad zargar
41	GK	IND
22	GK	IND
—	DF	IND


No.	Pos.	Nation
10	MF	IND
28	MF	IND
15	DF	IND
30	MF	IND
11	FW	IND
21	MF	IND
24	MF	IND
29	MF	IND
16	DF	IND
25	DF	IND
20	DF	IND
19	FW	IND
55	MF	IND
8	FW	IND

Current technical staff

As of 21 December 2021

Position	Name
Head coach	Sheykh Rizwan
Assistant coach	Asif Majeed
Goalkeeping coach
Team physiotherapist

Honours

Cup

All India Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Football Cup
- Winners (1): 2021^[11]

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[1] "Kashmir Avenger FC & Sports Council FA ends with draw". Rising Kashmir. 15 October 2021. Archived from the original on 5 January 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022.

[2] "Khyber Premier League: Kashmir Avengers FC storm into final - Kashmir Sports Watch". Ksportswatch.com. 8 November 2021. Archived from the original on 9 November 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.

[3] "JKFA Professional League - The Away End". 11 July 2021. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.

[:1-4] "JKFA Professional League J&K Bank, Kashmir Avengers FC win matches". Greaterkashmir.com. Archived from the original on 5 January 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022.

[:0-5] "Kashmir Avengers, a new professional football club in making Mr Arshid Ahmad Zargar". Archived from the original on 1 December 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.

[6] "Kashmir Avengers FC U-18 Trials, Srinagar – Spotik". Archived from the original on 5 January 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022.

[7] Desk, K. R. (25 November 2021). "NIFF Youth Football League: Kashmir Avengers FA, DP Dhar win their matches". Kashmirreader.com. Archived from the original on 5 January 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022.

[8] "Real Kashmir Cup: Wins For Lonestar Kashmir FC, Kashmir Avengers FC". Kashmirobserver.net. 2 January 2021. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.

[9] "Administrative Quarantine". Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2022.

[10] "Setting our goals higher and HIGHER! Excited to welcome @kashmiravenger1 to the SIX5SIX family as their official kitting partner!". Twitter.com. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

[11] Note, Press (28 February 2021). "Kashmir Avengers FC Win All India Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Football Tournament Title". Jksportstime.com. Archived from the original on 8 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.

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