Rising Pune FC

What Rising Pune FC does

Rising Pune FC is a private youth football academy and training club founded in 2019 and based in Pune, India. The organization trains over 600 young players across the city in boys and girls teams spanning U8 to U18 age groups, delivering an integrated curriculum that combines skill-based coaching, mental coaching, strength and conditioning, nutrition, and sports science fundamentals. The training philosophy is designed and overseen by Technical Director Arata Izumi, whose methodology is the club's principal differentiated asset.

The club is accredited by the All India Football Federation (AIFF) and is registered with the Pune District Football Association (PDFA) and the Western India Football Association (WIFA), which together enable participation in local and domestic competitive tournaments. Grassroots player development is operated in partnership with 4 Lions Academy, providing the entry-tier pipeline that feeds the club's competitive teams. Rising Pune FC describes itself as the most successful club in the Pune area.

The business model is that of a professional-services sports development organization: revenue is generated through youth football training programs, coaching services, and tournament participation. The company employs 11–50 staff, distributes its programs through direct training centers across Pune, and markets primarily via Instagram (@risingpunefc) and community word-of-mouth. There is no proprietary technology platform, app, or pricing transparency; commercial scale, fee structure, and financial performance are not publicly disclosed.

Name

Rising Pune FC

Legal name

Rising Pune FC

Website

https://risingpunefc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Rising Pune FC is a private youth football academy in Pune, India, training over 600 boys and girls aged U8–U18 through an integrated coaching, mental training, and sports science curriculum built by Technical Director Arata Izumi, with AIFF, PDFA, and WIFA affiliations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Football Academy / Sports Training Services

NAICS

Sports and Recreation Instruction (61162), Sports and Recreation Instruction (611620)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro primary industry

Single-Sport Skill Academies (Soccer, Basketball, Tennis, etc.) (MPAKAJAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Youth Athlete Development & Long-Term Athlete Development (LTAD) (HSADAEAE), Youth & Scholastic Sports Organizations (K–12, AAU, Club Leagues) (MPAKACAF)

Keywords

• Youth football training
• Football academy
• Grassroots sports coaching
• Athlete development programs
• Youth sports club

Headquarters

HQ city

Pimpri

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Youth Football Training Programs: Revenue is generated through youth football training programs, coaching services, and participation in local and domestic football tournaments. The club operates as a sports development organization.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Rising Pune FC runs a youth football training academy in Pune for boys and girls aged U8 to U18, training over 600 young players through structured skill-based coaching, mental coaching, strength and conditioning, nutrition guidance, and sports science fundamentals. The club is AIFF-accredited and registered with PDFA and WIFA, and participates in local and domestic football tournaments, partnering with grassroots organization 4 Lions Academy for foundational player development.

Product overview

Rising Pune FC operates as a single unified youth football training organization, offering comprehensive training programs across age groups (U8 to U18) for both boys and girls. The club's core offerings center on its youth football training programs delivered in partnership with grassroots partner 4 Lions Academy, built on a training philosophy developed by Technical Director Arata Izumi. The organization provides skill-based coaching, mental coaching, strength and conditioning, nutrition guidance, and sports science fundamentals to over 600 young players across Pune.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Youth Football Training Programs

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• 4 Lions AcademycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner4 Lions Academy serves as the grassroots partner for Rising Pune FC, contributing to youth recruitment and foundational player development. This partnership is integral to the club's youth development ecosystem.
• AIFF (All India Football Federation)coreOthersRising Pune FC is registered as an AIFF-accredited club, which provides official recognition and enables participation in domestic football competitions at the national level.
• PDFA (Pune District Football Association)coreOthersRegistered with PDFA, the club participates in local tournaments organized by the association and benefits from local football infrastructure and competitive opportunities.
• WIFA (Western India Football Association)coreOthersRegistered with WIFA, the club participates in regional tournaments and competitions under the Western India football governing body.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Reliance Foundation Young Champs: India's most prominent residential youth football academy, training talented U15 boys and girls with a holistic sports-science curriculum. Directly comparable in mission, age-group focus, and holistic development philosophy, but with substantially larger funding, residential infrastructure, and national reach.
• Bengaluru FC Academy: The youth development arm of ISL club Bengaluru FC, operating age-group teams from grassroots through U18 across Karnataka. Directly comparable as an AIFF-affiliated academy with tournament participation, professional coaching, and a talent-pipeline model, though backed by a top-tier ISL franchise.
• Mumbai City FC Academy: Youth academy of ISL club Mumbai City FC (CFG-owned) running city-wide grassroots and academy teams in Maharashtra. Comparable as a Maharashtra-based, AIFF-affiliated academy with age-group teams, tournament participation, and professional coaching infrastructure.
• FC Goa Academy: Youth development arm of ISL club FC Goa, running age-group squads and a residential academy program. Comparable in operating model (ISL-club-affiliated academy with AIFF participation) but with significantly greater brand and financial backing.
• Sudeva Delhi FC: I-League club with a prominent youth academy model in Delhi, focused on developing Indian players from grassroots. Directly comparable as a club whose identity and brand are built on youth development rather than marquee signings.
• Hyderabad FC Academy: Youth academy of ISL club Hyderabad FC, developing players from grassroots through U18 with structured coaching and tournament participation. Comparable as an ISL-club-affiliated academy competing for the same Indian youth talent pool.
• 4 Lions Academy: Rising Pune FC's grassroots partner academy, focused on foundational youth football development in Pune. Directly comparable as a Pune-based grassroots football academy with overlapping player base and development philosophy.

Broad incumbents

• AIFF Elite Academies: Federation-run elite residential academies (and supported academies) that identify and develop India's top youth talent with national-team pathways. Comparable in accreditation framework (AIFF), but operates at higher age-group intensity and with direct national-team selection pathways.
• Sports Authority of India (SAI) Training Centres: Government-run national sports training infrastructure that includes football development pathways for youth. Comparable as a youth football development provider, but operating at national scale, subsidized by government funding, and focused on elite identification rather than mass-participation coaching.

Regional players

• DSK Shivajians FC (legacy programs): Former I-League club headquartered in Pune (Loni) with a documented youth-development history in Maharashtra. Comparable as a Pune-area football organization with academy DNA, though the senior club has been defunct/inactive in recent seasons.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/risingpunefc
• Facebookfacebook.com/RisingPuneFC
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rising-pune-fc

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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