ARA FC

ARA
Full nameAhmedabad Racquet Academy Football Club[1]
Nickname(s)The Alphas, Ahmedabad Alphas
Short nameARA
Founded2016; 8 years ago (2016)
GroundEKA Arena
Capacity20,000
OwnerVikram Patel
Head coachSalim Pathan
LeagueI-League 3
Gujarat SFA Club Championship
Websitehttps://www.racquetacademy.in/sports/football/
Departments of ARA FC
Football
(Men's) 		Football
(Women's) 		Football
(Reserves)

ARA Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.[2][3][4] Founded in 2016, the club is nicknamed "Ahmedabad Alphas",[5] and previously competed in I-League 2nd Division.[6][7][8] ARA FC is the first professional team from Gujarat to compete in the nationwide league.[9][10] The club also competes in Gujarat SFA Club Championship.

Their reserve and youth teams play in both Hero Sub-Junior League and Hero Elite League, while women team is member of Indian Women's League.[11]

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