Techtro Swades United FC

Techtro Swades United

Full name	Techtro Swades United Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Lions
Short name	TSUFC
Founded	29 August 2020; 4 years ago (2020-08-29)
Ground	Khad Football Ground, Una, Himachal Pradesh
Chairman	Neeraj Kholiya
Head coach	Vipin Thapa
League	Himachal Football League I-League 2
2022	Himachal Football League, champions
Home colours Away colours

Departments of Techtro Swades United FC
Football (Men's)	Football (Women's)	Football (Reserves)	Futsal

Techtro Swades United Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Una, Himachal Pradesh. The club currently competes in the Himachal Football League. The club was established on 29 August 2020, and began their first competitive season in the HFL.[1][2][3]

History

The club was founded by Neeraj Kholiya, a football enthusiast[4][5] who started his journey by creating a YouTube channel in 2014, where he reviewed tech products. Later, he decided to create content related to Indian Football. He formed Techtro Lucknow FC in 2019, which started competing in Lucknow Super Division. Techtro Swades United FC was established in order to expand the footballing landscape to a new state where potential footballers could get better opportunities.[6]

In August 2020, Techtro Swades United was launched digitally and became the first ever professional football club from Himachal Pradesh. Minerva Academy became the strategic partner of the club. They appointed former head coach Surinder Singh as a technical director, and Yan Law was appointed as the first ever head coach.[7]

They finished as runners-up in the first-ever edition of Himachal Football League, after losing 2–0 to Himachal FC in the final match. They earned the eligibility to play in 2020–21 season of I-League 2nd Division, however were not selected.

Their women's team finished as the Champions in the first-ever edition of Himachal Women's League 2021. Thus earning the eligibility to play in Indian Women's League.

Crest and colours

The crest of Techtro Swades United features the faces of three Asiatic lions in resemblance to the Emblem of Himachal Pradesh as well as the State Emblem of India. On the head of the lions sits the crown which is in the shape of Lotus- the national flower of India and it also resembles the mighty Himalayas. The entire logo is made by using just circles, where many circles are met to make a part or multiple elements of the logo.

The official home colours of the team are red and blue, and the away colours are white and blue. The third kit was of purple and blue. All the three kits consist of patterns resembling the culture of Himachal Pradesh.

Ownership

Techtro Swades United is organised at unique fan-owned model, avoiding limited company hierarchy.[1]

Players

First-team players

As of 13 March 2023

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  IND Lovepreet Singh 2 DF  IND Satish pandit 3 DF  IND Rakshit 4 DF  IND Akshay Thapa 6 DF  IND Amit Bhatt 8 MF  IND Wajid Ali 9 FW  IND Ayush Bisht 10 MF  IND Priyanshu 11 MF  IND Ranjeet Pariyar 14 FW  IND Shikhar 15 MF  IND Gaurab 16 MF  IND Bhuvan Divyanshu 17 FW  IND Hemant Thakur 18 DF  IND Luminthang Hoakip 19 FW  IND Rohit Chawla 20 FW  IND Jagmeet Singh

No. Pos. Nation Player 22 DF  IND Manish Chaudhary 23 DF  IND Joel Beckham Simon 25 MF  IND Arbaz Zakir 26 DF  IND Tegh Singh Brar 29 MF  IND Janio Fernandes 31 GK  IND Anuj Yadav 33 GK  IND Dinesh Choudhari 38 DF  IND Abhay Yadav 45 MF  IND Basant Boro 47 FW  IND Hirdaya Jain 99 DF  IND Meinam Musharaf — GK  IND Rudra Pratap — DF  IND Lucky — DF  IND Ritik — DF  IND Neeraj — MF  IND Saurabh — FW  IND Himanshu Thapa

Honours

Domestic league

• Himachal Football League
  • Champions: 2022
  • Runners-up: 2020[8]

Other

• All India invitational tournament Gazipur
  • Champion (1): 2021[9]

Affiliated clubs

The following clubs are currently associated with Techtro Swades United FC:

• Minerva Academy FC (2020–present)
• Techtro Lucknow FC (2020–present)
• Delhi FC (2020–present)

Other departments

Youth men's

The U17 team of Techtro Swades took part in the group stages of 2022–23 U-17 Youth Cup.[10]

Women's section

Main article: Techtro Swades United Women's FC

See also

• List of football clubs in India

References

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3. "Techtro And Ranjit Bajaj Launches 'Techtro Swades United' Football Club". Transcontinental Times. 31 August 2020. Archived from the original on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
4. "पहले प्रोफेशनल फुटबॉल क्लब टेक्ट्रो स्वदेश यूनाइटेड की हिमाचल प्रदेश में एंट्री". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 23 August 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
5. "Techtro FC: One man's dream to change Indian Football". www.theturffootball.com. Archived from the original on 5 November 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
6. "Presenting Techtro Swades United FC | turfGrassroots". www.theturffootball.com. Archived from the original on 7 March 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
7. "Yan Law Named as the New Head Coach of Techtro Swades United FC for the Himachal State League | IFTWC - Indian Football Team for World Cup". 14 November 2020. Archived from the original on 14 November 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
8. "प्रबल टीएमटी हिमाचल फुटबॉल लीग ,हिमाचल एफसी ने फाइनल में प्रवेश किया". aapkikhabar.com (in Hindi). December 2020. Archived from the original on 4 March 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
9. "All India Invitational Tournament Gazipur". www.instagram.com. Archived from the original on 11 June 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
10. "49 teams to participate in AIFF Elite Youth League 2022–23". the-aiff.com. New Delhi: All India Football Federation. 7 December 2022. Archived from the original on 8 December 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2023.