Hyderabad Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Hyderabad, Telangana. Established on 27 August 2019, the club replaced Pune City after they were disbanded and their franchise rights were sold to Telangana businessman Vijay Madduri and former Kerala Blasters FC CEO Varun Tripuraneni. Later on actor Rana Daggubati stepped in as one of the co-owners. Hyderabad began their first professional season in October 2019.
On the 16 of June 2020, German club Borussia Dortmund struck a partnership deal with the club for grassroots development. Hyderabad FC play their home matches at the G.M.C Balayogi Athletic Stadium in the Hyderabad suburb of Gachibowli. The stadium has a capacity of 30,000 for matches.
Manager- Manuel “Manolo” Márquez Roca
Years managed Hyderabad FC: 2020-present
Hyderabad FC new signings:
Hyderabad FC full squad list (20/21):
Goalkeepers: Subrata Paul, Laxmikant Kattimani, Manas Dubey, Lalbiakhlua Jongte
Defenders: Chinglensana Singh, Odei Onaindia, Dimple Bhagat, Nikhil Prabhu, Sahil Panwar, Akash Mishra, Kynsailang Khongsit, Asish Rai
Midfielders: Adil Khan, Halicharan Narzary, Joao Victor, Laldanmawia Ralte, Lluis Sastre, Hitesh Sharma, Abhishek Halder, Sahil Tavora, Mark Zothanpuia, Mohamed Yasir, Nikhil Poojary, Souvik Chakrabarti, Sweden Fernandes
Forwards: Aridane Santana, Fran Sandaza, Joel Chianese, Liston Colaco, Ishan Dey, Lalawmpuia, Rohit Danu