Fateh Hyderabad A.F.C.

Fateh Hyderabad A.F.C.

Full name	Fateh Hyderabad Associated Football Club
Founded	2015
Ground	Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium Hyderabad, Telangana
Capacity	25,000
Owner	Yogesh Maurya Aditya Narayanan
Chairman	Yogesh Maurya
Manager	Vikram Rajkumar
League	I-League 2nd Division
Website	Club home page
Home colours

Fateh Hyderabad Associated Football Club, also known as Fateh Hyderabad Football Club, is an Indian football club based in Hyderabad, Telangana. It was founded in 2015.

The newly founded Fateh Hyderabad AFC made their debut in 2nd Division I League in 2015.

The club is owned by Yogesh Maurya and Aditya Narayanan, who studied together at Wharton Business School. They officially launched the club on 4 September at Park Hyatt Hyderabad. Its infrastructure for training and player accommodation is situated at Gundlapochampalli, which is located in the outskirts of the city. Yogesh Maurya is also a part of the coaching staff and attended AIFF's AFC 'B' Coaching Licence Course in Goa in September 2015 to improve his understanding of the game.

Fateh Hyderabad AFC will be playing in the 2016–2017 2nd Division I League season

History

I-League 2nd division

Fateh Hyderabad played in 2015–16 I-League 2nd Division and were placed in Group A, but were placed the last in the group stage.

Stadium

The Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, home to the Fateh Hyderabad AFC

The Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, formerly known as Fateh Maidan, is a football and cricket stadium in Hyderabad, Telangana.^[1] The stadium was renamed in 1967 in memory of Lal Bahadur Shastri, India's former Prime Minister. The stadium is situated behind the police control room, between the Nizam College and Public Gardens in Hyderabad. It is the venue for many national and international sporting events, especially football and cricket.

Senior team squad

As of 14 November 2015.^[2]

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

No. Position Player 1 GK Vigneshwaran B Bhaskaran 2 DF Narendra T Vakare 4 DF Mohammad Saukat 5 DF Sunveer Singh Chaudhary 6 MF Manimaran Rajendra 7 FW Rohit Negi 10 MF Rinreithan Sheiza 12 DF Deepak k

No. Position Player 15 MF Shivam Pandey 16 DF Manoj Kumar S 17 FW Jehn Joyner 18 DF Manpreet Singh 19 MF Pankaj Kshatri 20 MF Sahil Bhatt 21 GK K Nagarju 22 MF S Ganesh Kumar 23 MF Nitin Jyal 24 MF Aiman Ayaz Ghori 26 GK Lunkhomang Haokip

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

Period	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
2015—present	Vamos	none

References

1. "Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium Ground Profile". Retrieved 8 April 2006.
2. "Senior Team".