Nicknamed the Warriors, the blues based in Chandigarh had less than a month to build up a team to participate in the top division against the likes of AFC Cup finalists Bengaluru FC, Kolkata giants Mohun Bagan and East Bengal but managed to make some impressive signings in the transfer market bringing on Board junior internationals Vinit Rai, Uttan Rai, Anirudh Thapa, Bedashwor Singh besides foreigners in Loveday Enyanniya, Joel Sunday and Victor Amobi from Nigeria along with Kyrgyzstan National team striker Ivan Filatov were brought in to balance the squad along with many Local footballers who previously had plied their trade elsewhere across India.
The Warriors are scheduled to play their first home game against East Bengal on January 29 at the Guru Nanak Stadium in Ludhiana. Its seems to be all positive back home in their Mohali base as it would not only be a football match but the celebration of the return one of the most loved sport in the region with celebrities expected to grace the occasion and loads of entertainment before the match with exciting prizes to be won.
The Minerva Punjab FC Home Matches scheduled are as follows
29-Jan-2017: Minerva Punjab FC vs East Bengal Club – 4.30pm
01-Feb-2017: Minerva Punjab FC vs Churchill Brothers SC – 4.30pm
04-Feb-2017: Minerva Punjab FC vs Mumbai FC – 4.30pm
15-Feb-2017: Minerva Punjab FC vs DSK Shivajians – 7pm
05-Mar-2017: Minerva Punjab FC vs Bengaluru FC
07-Mar-2017: Minerva Punjab FC vs Shillong Lajong FC
11-Mar-2017: Minerva Punjab FC vs Aizwal FC
08-Apr-2017: Minerva Punjab FC vs Chennai City FC
15-Apr-2017: Minerva Punjab FC vs Mohan Bagan AC
Entry’s for all the Home matches would be Free and Attractive Merchandise would be up for grabs through various competitions held on Minerva Punjab FC Social Media pages and at the Stadium on Match Days.
Entertainment Dhamaka starts 45 Minutes before every Home Match. For Passes call +91-8901355877