Minerva is now Punjab FC

MOHALI:All teams of Minerva Punjab FC the sole representatives of Punjab and former ILeague champions will now be known as Punjab Football Club PFC as per the agreement with RoundGlass Sports Private Ltd a statement from the club said

Updated At : 12:55 PM Oct 31, 2019 IST

Mohali, October 30

All teams of Minerva Punjab FC, the sole representatives of Punjab and former I-League champions, will now be known as Punjab Football Club (PFC) as per the agreement with RoundGlass Sports Private Ltd, a statement from the club said.

It is part of RoundGlass Sports’ expansion of their youth and grassroots football talent programme, which includes the players of Minerva Punjab Football Club’s champion U-11 to U-18 teams.

The players are already training under the UEFA/AFC/AIFF certified coaches at RoundGlass Sports, the statement added.

Minerva were crowned champions of I-League in 2017-18 season.

The junior teams of Minerva have dominated the youth circuit and have won all the junior national league titles, including those of the AIFF U-13, U-15 and U-18 leagues conducted by AIFF over the last four years.

Minerva Punjab has won the (U-15) junior national league title for the last four years consecutively. — IANS