Zinc Football (also known as Zinc Football Academy) is an Indian professional
football
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club based in
Udaipur
Udaipur (Hindi: , ) (ISO 15919: ''Udayapura'') is a city in the north-western Indian state of Rajasthan, about south of the state capital Jaipur. It serves as the administrative headquarters of Udaipur district. It is the historic capital of t ...
,
Rajasthan
Rajasthan (; Literal translation, lit. 'Land of Kings') is a States and union territories of India, state in northwestern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the List of states and union territories of ...
. The club competes in
R-League A Division, the top tier league of the state. The academy was formed in 2017 as part of
Hindustan Zinc Limited
Hindustan Zinc Limited (HZL) is an Indian integrated mining and resources producer of zinc, lead, silver and cadmium. It is a subsidiary of Vedanta Limited. Earlier it was a Central Public Sector Undertaking, sold by Government of India to Ved ...
major stake holder
Vedanta Resources
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's
CSR. Zinc FA was the champions of the
2021 R-League A Division season & was nominated for
I-League Second Division
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.
Affiliated club(s)
The following club is currently affiliated with Zinc FA:
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Sesa Football Academy (2018–present)
Honours
League
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R-League A Division
**Champions (2):
2021
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,
2024–25
Cup
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Hot Weather Football Championship
**Runners-up (1): 2022
Youth team
Club's U17 team competes in various nationwide tournaments including the
Youth League.
Honours
*Elite Youth Cup Ahmedabad
**Champions (1): 2022
*All India U17 Administrator's Challenge Cup
**Third place (1): 2022
See also
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List of football clubs in India
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References
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Football clubs in Rajasthan
Association football clubs established in 2017
2017 establishments in Rajasthan
Vedanta Resources