Indian Arrows

Indian Arrows
Full nameIndian Arrows football team[1]
Founded2010; 14 years ago (2010) (as AIFF XI)
Dissolved2021; 3 years ago (2021)
GroundKalinga Stadium
Capacity15,000
OwnerAll India Football Federation
LeagueI-League
2021–22I-League, 10th of 13
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Indian Arrows (formerly known as Pailan Arrows) was an Indian developmental football team that competed in the I-League.[2][3] The club was formed by the All India Football Federation in 2010, with a main goal of nurturing young Indian football talents.[4]

After disbanding in 2013, the project was revived as Indian Arrows in 2017. In September 2022, the technical committee of the All India Football Federation decided to discontinue the participation of the Indian Arrows in the I-League because of the difficulty in fulfilling the AFC licensing criteria. Instead, the funding was decided to invest in the youth competitions such as Reliance Foundation Development League.[5]

  1. ^ Mukherjee, Soham (1 February 2019). "I-League 2018-19: Katsumi Yusa's brace helps NEROCA do the double over Indian Arrows". www.goal.com. Goal. Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Young Indian Goalkeepers Look to Make a Mark in SAFF U20 Championship". www.news18.com. Bhubaneswar, Odisha: CNN News18. 20 July 2022. Archived from the original on 24 July 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Hero I-League 2021–2022 TABLE". footballdatabase.com. FootballDatabase. Archived from the original on 20 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  4. ^ Sharma, Siddharth. "Vital steps to improve the Indian U23 football team". Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on 22 June 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  5. ^ "IM Vijayan chairs Technical Committee meeting in Kolkata". www.the-aiff.com/. Kolkata, West Bengal: AIFF. 18 September 2022.