Sreenidi Deccan FC

Sreenidi Deccan Football Club[2] is an Indian professional football club based in Vizag, Andhra Pradesh. Established on January 1, 2015 as a football academy, the club currently competes in the I-League, first tier of Indian football. On 5 June 2020, All India Football Federation (AIFF) issued an invitation to accept bids for new clubs to join the I-League[3] and on 12 August, Sreenidi Deccan FC were granted playing rights directly in 2021–22 I-League.[4] Till 2020, they participated in Hero Sub Junior League.[5][6]

Sreenidi Deccan FC
Full nameSreenidi Deccan Football Club[1]
Nickname(s)Deccans
Founded1 Jan 2015 (1 Jan 2015) (as Sreenidhi FC)
GroundDYSRR Stadium (proposed)
Capacity27,500
OwnerSreenidhi Group
Head coachFernando Santiago Varela
LeagueI-League
WebsiteClub website

History

Foundations

Sreenidi football academy was founded in January 2015. It received the first accreditation from the AIFF in June 2019 and in its initial years the club played in the football leagues for the age groups of U13, U15 & U18.[7][8]

On 5 June 2020, the AIFF issued an invitation to accept bids for new clubs to join the league,[9] and on 12 August Sreenidi Deccan FC were granted playing rights directly in 2021–22 I-League.[10] Sreenidi Deccan Football Club was formally launched on 7th July 2021 in Visakhapatnam by state sports minister Muttamsetti Srinivasa Rao.[11]

In 2021, they participated in the IFA Shield and reached the final, losing to Real Kashmir FC by 2–1 and finished as runners-up.[12][13]

Crest, colours & kits

The primary club colour is light green. Secondary white and orange colours are also present in the crest all well as jerseys.

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors
Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
2020–present Nivia Sreenidi Group

Players
As of 19 October 2021

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 Ubaid CK
— DF  IND Dinesh Singh
19 MF  IND Mayakkannan
42 GK  IND Shibinraj Kunniyil
— FW  IND Lalromawia
— DF  IND Samad Ali Mallick
— MF  IND Shibil Muhammed
— MF  IND Suraj Rawat
— FW  IND Mc Malsawmzuala
— DF  IND Shahbaaz Khan
— DF  IND Lalchungnunga
— FW  IND Vanlalbiaa Chhangte
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF  IND Bijay Chetri
— DF  IND Arijit Bagui
— FW  IND Mayosing Khongreiwoshi
— MF  IND Phalguni Singh
— FW  IND Vineeth Kumar
34 DF  IND Mohamed Salah
— FW  COL Juan David Castañeda
49 DF  GHA Mohamed Awal
— FW  IND KP Rahul
— FW  IND Sunil Bathala
— FW  IND Rosenberg Gabriel

Personnel

Current technical staff
As of 23 April 2021
Role Name
Head coach Fernando Santiago Varela[14]
Assistant coach Birendra Thapa
Conditioning coach Jorge Ovando Toledo
Head Physiotherapist Manish Rai
Team manager Subhabrata Dey
Performance analyst Saiguhan E.

Last updated: 23 December 2020
Source:

Management
Position Name Refs.
Chairman Dr. K. T. Mahhe [15]
Executive director Abhijit Rao Katikaneni [16]
Technical director Fabio Nunes Ferreira [17]

Head coaching record

updated on 19 September 2021

NameNationalityFromToPWDLGFGAWin%
Fernando Santiago Varela  Spain 20 April 2021 present 0 0 0 0 0 0 !—

Honours

Cup

References
  1. Sreenidi Deccan Football Club becomes latest club to join Hero I-League Sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 22 July 2021
  2. "Hero I-League's latest entrants Sreenidi Deccan Football Club launched in Visakhapatnam". www.the-aiff.com. Archived from the original on 2021-07-08. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
  3. "AIFF invites bids for new clubs to join Hero I-League 2020 onwards". AIFF. 5 June 2020. Archived from the original on 22 June 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  4. "Sudeva and Sreenidhi granted playing rights in Hero I-League from 2020-21 and 2021-22 respectively". www.the-aiff.com. Archived from the original on 2021-05-07. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
  5. "Sreenidhi Football Club". www.the-aiff.com. Archived from the original on 2020-08-13. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
  6. "Sudeva FC wins bid for direct entry into the I-League - All you need to know | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
  7. "Sreenidhi boys win baby football league". Deccan Chronicle. 2020-02-11. Archived from the original on 2021-07-09. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
  8. "Sreenidhi Football club about us". www.sreenidhifc.com. Archived from the original on 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
  9. "AIFF invites bids for new clubs to join Hero I-League 2020 onwards". AIFF. 5 June 2020. Archived from the original on 22 June 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  10. "Sudeva and Sreenidi Deccan FC granted playing rights in Hero I-League from 2020-21 and 2021-22 respectively". www.the-aiff.com. Archived from the original on 2021-05-07. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
  11. Jul 8, TNN /; 2021; Ist, 12:08. "Sreenidhi Deccan FC club launched in Vizag | Football News - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2021-07-08. Retrieved 2021-07-08.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  12. "Real Kashmir FC Win Thriller vs Sreenidi for Back-to-back IFA Shield Triumphs". news18.com. News18. 15 December 2021. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  13. "Real Kashmir FC defends IFA Shield title, beats Sreenidi Deccan FC in a thriller". sportstar.thehindu.com. Sportstar. 15 December 2021. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  14. "Sreenidhi FC appoint Fernando Varela as head coach for I-League 2021-22 season". Sportskeeda. 20 April 2021. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  15. "Chairman's Message". sreenidhifc.com. Archived from the original on 29 June 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  16. "Director's Message". sreenidhifc.com. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  17. "Technical Director". sreenidhifc.com. Archived from the original on 2021-06-28. Retrieved 2020-12-23.


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