Zinc Football

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Zinc Football
Zinc Football.svg
Full nameZinc Football
Short nameZF
Founded2017;8 years ago (2017)
GroundMohan Kumaramangalam Stadium
Owner Vedanta Resources
League R-League A Division
Website zincfootball.com

Zinc Football (also known as Zinc Football Academy) [1] is an Indian professional football club based in Udaipur, Rajasthan. [2] [3] The club competes in R-League A Division, the top tier league of the state. The academy was formed in 2017 as part of Hindustan Zinc Limited major stake holder Vedanta Resources's CSR. [4] Zinc FA was the champions of the 2021 R-League A Division season & was nominated for I-League Second Division. [5] [6] [7]

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Affiliated club(s)

The following club is currently affiliated with Zinc FA:

Honours

League

Cup

Youth team

Club's U17 team competes in various nationwide tournaments including the Youth League. [10] [11]

Honours

See also

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References

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