CHANDIGARH: Former I-League champion Minerva Punjab FC has been renamed as Punjab Football Club, a statement from the club said.
All teams of Minerva Punjab FC will now be known as Punjab Football Club as per an agreement with the club’s co-owner and 50% stakeholder 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.
A posting from the club on its official Twitter handle reads: “All teams of Minerva Punjab Football Club (MPFC), the sole representatives of Punjab and former champions of the I-League, and defending champions of Junior League and Elite League, shall now be known as Punjab Football Club (PFC).”
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.
Ranjit Bajaj, club director and original sole owner, said: “There is a sense of positivity and excitement for the upcoming season and we are confident of putting up a good show.
“This is the best thing to have happened to football in north India, and Punjab in specific, and it will ensure an even stronger presence of football in the region.”
