[12][13] The football club was among the newest projects established by the academy in recent times as an initiative by owner Vikram Patel.

[14][15] The existing academy owned by Patel emerged as ARA FC in 2016 to ensure development of football in the Indian state of Gujarat.

[16] ARA as a club became affiliated with Gujarat State Football Association (GSFA) in 2017,[17] and began competing in the ADFA Premier Division League.

[23] In their maiden I-League 2nd Division in the 2018–19 season,[24] ARA finished on fourth place in Group A with 11 points in 8 matches as Lonestar Kashmir progressed to the final round.

[27] They began their journey with a 1–1 draw against Corbett FC on 5 October at the Bangalore Football Stadium[28] but did not advanced to the final round.