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 nominated for I-League Second Division.[5][6][7]
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| Full name | Zinc Football | ||
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| Short name | ZF | ||
| Founded | 2017 | ||
| Ground | Mohan Kumaramangalam Stadium | ||
| Owner | Vedanta Resources | ||
| League | R-League A Division | ||
| Website | http://zincfootball.com | ||
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Affiliated club(s)
editThe following club is currently affiliated with Zinc FA:
Sesa Football Academy (2018–present)[8]
Honours
editLeague
edit- R-League A Division
- Champions (1): 2021
Cup
edit- Hot Weather Football Championship
- Runners-up (1): 2022[9]
Youth team
editClub's U17 team competes in various nationwide tournaments including the Youth League.[10][11]
Honours
edit- Elite Youth Cup Ahmedabad
- Champions (1): 2022[12]
- All India U17 Administrator's Challenge Cup
- Third place (1): 2022
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Rohit Bhardwaj (14 December 2019). "Zinc Football Academy - Unearthing talent in the desert | Football News - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ Menon, Anirudh (27 October 2021). ""If you want a future for yourself, fight and take it" – The story behind Rajasthan United's I-League fairytale". www.espn.com. ESPN. AIFF Media. Archived from the original on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ^ "DFA Udaipur enter finals of the MKM National Football Tournament for the first time in 43 years". udaipurtimes.com. Udaipur Times. 29 January 2023. Archived from the original on 29 January 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "The Vedanta Football, a great CSR initiative of Annanya Agarwal". India CSR Network. 21 August 2020. Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ chundawat (29 July 2021). "Zinc Football Academy Wins Rajasthan State League 2021". Udaipur News | Udaipur Latest News | udaipur local news । Udaipur Updates. Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ "ZINC FOOTBALL ACADEMY WINS RAJASTHAN STATE LEAGUE 2021 English_News :: pressnote.in". www.pressnote.in (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ "Football meet begins at Mandi". The Tribune. 20 June 2022. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ^ "Zina FA official: partnership with Sesa Football Academy". zincfootball.com. Zinc Football. Archived from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "हॉट वेदर फुटबॉल प्रतियोगिता: मॉर्निंग स्टार हरियाणा का ट्रॉफी पर कब्जा, राजस्थान रहा उपविजेता". etvbharat.com (in Hindi). Mandi, Himachal Pradesh: ETV Bharat. 27 June 2022. Archived from the original on 28 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "49 teams to participate in AIFF Elite Youth League 2022–23". the-aiff.com. New Delhi: All India Football Federation. 7 December 2022. Archived from the original on 8 December 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- ^ Raghunandan, Vaibhav (18 January 2023). "Quick starts, watertight defences and perfect records: A look ahead to the Hero U-17 Youth Cup final round". the-aiff.com. New Delhi: All India Football Federation. Archived from the original on 22 January 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- ^ Banerjee, Ritabrata (2 January 2022). "Elite Youth Cup to kick-off in Ahmedabad on January 3". goal.com. Archived from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.