Kashmir Avengers
Full nameKashmir Avengers Football Club
Nickname(s)Avengers
Short nameKAFC
Founded2020 (2020) (as Kashmir Avengers FC)
OwnerArshed Ahmad Zargar
LeagueJKFA Professional League

Kashmir Avengers Football Club (abbreviated as KAFC)[1][2] is an Indian professional football club based in Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir, that competes in the JKFA Professional League.[3][4] It is an institutional club and are owned by Arshed Ahmed Zargar.[5] The U-18 team[6] plays in NIFF Youth Football League.[7] The senior team also participated in the first edition of Real Kashmir Cup.[8] British Businessman Dan Haywood, has recently acquired a 25% stake in the club

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
2020–2021 None PUF Panels[9]
2021–Present SIX5SIX[10] PUF Panels

Current squad

As of 31 December 2020

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK India IND Shadab
3 MF India IND Ishfaq Ahmad wani (captain)
50 MF India IND Aanis khan
9 FW India IND Ovais
12 MF India IND Shariq Khan
6 DF India IND Mumin Bashir
13 DF India IND Liyakat wani
26 MF India IND Musaib Khan
18 DF India IND Farhan Pathan
14 MF India IND Burhan Mukhtar
7 MF India IND Huzaif ahmad zargar
41 GK India IND
22 GK India IND
— DF India IND
No. Pos. Nation Player
10 MF India IND
28 MF India IND
15 DF India IND
30 MF India IND
11 FW India IND
21 MF India IND
24 MF India IND
29 MF India IND
16 DF India IND
25 DF India IND
20 DF India IND
19 FW India IND
55 MF India IND
8 FW India IND

Current technical staff

As of 21 December 2021
Position Name
Head coach India Sheykh Rizwan
Assistant coach India Asif Majeed
Goalkeeping coach India
Team physiotherapist India

Honours

Cup

  • All India Mahatma Ghandhi Memorial Football Cup
    • Winners (1): 2021[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Kashmir Avenger FC & Sports Council FA ends with draw". Rising Kashmir. 15 October 2021. Archived from the original on 5 January 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  2. ↑ "Khyber Premier League: Kashmir Avengers FC storm into final - Kashmir Sports Watch". Ksportswatch.com. 8 November 2021. Archived from the original on 9 November 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "JKFA Professional League - The Away End". 11 July 2021. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "JKFA Professional League J&K Bank, Kashmir Avengers FC win matches". Greaterkashmir.com. Archived from the original on 5 January 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  5. ↑ "Kashmir Avengers, a new professional football club in making Mr Arshid Ahmad Zargar". Archived from the original on 1 December 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  6. ↑ "Kashmir Avengers FC U-18 Trials, Srinagar – Spotik". Archived from the original on 5 January 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  7. ↑ Desk, K. R. (25 November 2021). "NIFF Youth Football League: Kashmir Avengers FA, DP Dhar win their matches". Kashmirreader.com. Archived from the original on 5 January 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  8. ↑ "Real Kashmir Cup: Wins For Lonestar Kashmir FC, Kashmir Avengers FC". Kashmirobserver.net. 2 January 2021. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  9. ↑ "Administrative Quarantine". Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  10. ↑ "Setting our goals higher and HIGHER! Excited to welcome @kashmiravenger1 to the SIX5SIX family as their official kitting partner!". Twitter.com. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  11. ↑ Note, Press (28 February 2021). "Kashmir Avengers FC Win All India Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Football Tournament Title". Jksportstime.com. Archived from the original on 8 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.


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