Corbett FC
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| Full name | Corbett Football club Uttarakhand | ||
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| Founded | 2013 (as Amenity Sports Academy) 2020 (as Corbett Football Club) | ||
| Ground | Amenity Sport Academy Ground | ||
| Capacity | 2,000 | ||
| Chairman | Subhash Arora | ||
| Head coach | Dipankur Sharma | ||
| League | Uttarakhand Super League | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Corbett Football Club2022–23 I-League 2 qualifiers.
History
Founded in 2013 as Amenity Sports Academy under Amenity Public School, the club was later functioning as Odisha FC academy branch, before rebranding as Corbett Tigers. Its 2021 I-League Qualifiers entry has been rather controversial because state association didn't conduct that year's qualifying tournament, directly nominating the club instead.[4] They began their
2021 I-League Qualifiers journey with a 1–1 draw against ARA FC on 5 October at the Bangalore Football Stadium, eventually finishing group on 4th position.[5]
Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors
| Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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| 2021—present | Nivia
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Amenity Sports Academy |
Other departments
Football: youth men's
Corbett's youth men's team competes in the Youth League. They took part in the group stages of 2022–23 U-17 Youth Cup.[6] It's football academy gained an 'elite category' accreditation by the All India Football Federation in December 2023.[7]
Futsal
The club operates futsal teams, and currently competing in the
References
- ^ "Corbett FC". www.the-aiff.com. Archived from the original on 6 September 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ "With a dream to take Uttarakhand Football forward together, Corbett FC set sights on Hero I-League Qualifiers | Hero I-League". Archived from the original on 10 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ Singh, Navneet (2 September 2021). "Has AIFF bent the rules by allowing Corbett Football Club to compete in I-League Qualifier 2021?". www.sportskeeda.com. Archived from the original on 6 September 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ Singh, Navneet (2 September 2021). "Has AIFF bent the rules by allowing Corbett Football Club to compete in I-League Qualifier 2021?". www.sportskeeda.com. Archived from the original on 6 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- ^ I-League Qualifiers 2021: ARA FC Strike Late to Hold Corbett FC to 1-1 Draw Archived 8 October 2021 at the Wayback Machine News18. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Patra, Rahul. "List of AIFF accredited 'Elite Category' academies for 2023–24 season". khelnow.com. Khel Now News. Archived from the original on 14 December 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ "AIFF Futsal Club Championship from June 22-July 5". theweek.in. PTI. 29 May 2024. Archived from the original on 2 June 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ "AIFF Futsal Club Championship to commence on 22 June". khelnow.com. PTI. 29 May 2024. Archived from the original on 2 June 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.