DSK Shivajians F.C.

The Early Years: 1987-1989

The Club was formed on 6 August 1987, under the name Shivajians Sports Club, by the Late. Ashok Vanjari, Manoj Walvekar, Emanuel Jeevan, Moreshwar (Appa) Dhumal, Viju Deshmukh and Frank Norman. A community club, it served as a platform for competition, entertainment and engagement for locals from the Shivajinagar area in Pune.

In 1987 itself, the club organized the first ever All India Floodlight Football Tournament, which was held in Pune in the memory of Shri B. B. Walvekar. Teams such as Central Railway - Bombay, Madras Tukes, Bank Of India - Bombay, Sesa Goa, State Bank Of India - Hyderabad, Salsete Goa, Kampti Colonies - Nagpur, Bangalore Eleven, Kerala Police and Cochin Customs which were forces to be reckoned with in the country at the time, all participated in the tournament.^[1]

Two Decades of Local Dominence: 1990-2010

From 1990 til 2010, the club had dominated the Pune Football Scene. In this period, the club won all the prestigious tournaments held in Pune, including the Dr. Hedgewar Football Tournament, Raja Shiv Chhatrapati Football Tournament, Rupmay Chatterjee Football Tournament, Dada Saheb Chavan Memorial Cup and Guru Teg Bahadur Football Tournament. The club also won many State level and All India Level football tournaments held in the nearby cities of Kolhapur, Gadhinglaj, Miraj, Indore and Akola.

Staying true to their goal of engaging the community, the Club organised many training programmes and provided scholarships to players from the economically weaker sections of society.^[1]

Change Of Ownership and DSK Shivajians FC: 2010-Present

On 30 April 2010, Shirish Kulkarni, Executive Director of the DSK Group and former Shivajians SC player, was appointed as the President of the club. This was a prelude to the DSK Group's takeover of the club in 2013, which led to it being renamed as DSK Shivajians FC.^[1]

The DSK Group invested heavily in developing infrastructure for the Club at the DSK Dream City Football Fields in Pune, where they created a State-Of-The-Art Fully Residential Training Facility which also houses the DSK Shivajians FC Academy^[8] which is run in association with Liverpool FC. ^[9]

In 2013, the Club played the I-League 2nd Division under Coach Pradhyum Reddy, but missed out on the Final Round by a point. In 2015, the Club got Corporate Entry into the I-League and under Derrick Perreira they played the 2015-2016 I-League Season where they finished 9th in the league.

DSK Shivajians U18 Squad

As of 5 January 2017.^[12]

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

No. Position Player 1 GK Shubham Dhas 2 DF Amey Ranawade 3 DF Asraf Ali Mondal 4 DF Lalnunsiama 5 DF Tapas Kumar Pal 6 MF K. Lalthathanga 7 FW Pratap Tamang 8 MF Marchstarfield Marbawiang 9 FW Lalawmpuia 10 MF Mebanshan Suting 11 FW SK Azaruddin 12 MF Zawnhmingthanga 15 MF Malsawmtluanga 16 DF Jonathan Cardozo

No. Position Player 17 DF Jordan Fernandes 18 MF Omkar More 19 FW Umair Saiyyad 20 GK Maharbram Romario 22 MF Sudipta Malakar 23 MF Denzil Kharshandi 24 DF Lalramchhuana 25 FW Laldawngkima 29 DF Guidingstar Malieh 30 MF Batskhem Nongsiej 36 DF Seikhohao Haokip 38 FW Lalremruata 39 MF Seigoumang Doungel