Minerva Punjab rechristened as Punjab Football Club in I-League

Former I-League champions Minerva Punjab FC have been renamed as Punjab Football Club according to an official statement from the club on Wednesday. All teams of Minerva Punjab FC will now be known as Punjab Football Club as per an agreement with Round Glass Sports Private Ltd. Round Glass Sports has expanded their youth and grassroots football talent program by including the players of Minerva Punjab FC’s Under-11 to Under-18 teams. 

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The players are already training under UEFA/AFC/AIFF certified coaches at Round Glass Sports. International medical, nutritional, educational and lifestyle facilities are being provided to all the players to help them develop their skills.

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Minerva Punjab: I-League champions in 2017–18

The club competes in the I-League, one of the top leagues of India. Minerva, since its inception in 2013 as a club, have won the I-League title once, the Punjab State Super Football League title once and were also the runners-up of the I-League 2nd Division. Minerva were crowned champions of I-League in 2017–18.

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The club's co-owner Ranjit Bajaj believes that there is a sense of positivity and excitement for the upcoming season and that the team is confident of putting up a good show. He goes on to say that this is the best thing to have happened to football in North India and Punjab in specific, ensuring an even stronger presence of football in the region.

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