Formation and journey Sreenidi football academy was founded in January 2015 in
Aziznagar. It received the first accreditation from the AIFF in June 2019 and in its initial years the club played in the football leagues for the age groups of U13, U15 & U18. On 5 June 2020, the AIFF issued an invitation to accept bids for new clubs to join the league, and on 12 August Sreenidi Deccan were granted playing rights directly in
2021–22 I-League.
Sreenidi Deccan Football Club was formally launched on 7 July 2021 in Visakhapatnam by state sports minister
Muttamsetti Srinivasa Rao. In 2021, they participated in the
IFA Shield and reached the final, losing to
Real Kashmir by 2–1 and finished as runners-up. The club began its league campaign on 27 December against
NEROCA with a 3–2 defeat. In the next game, they defeated
TRAU by 3–1 with a brace from Colombian striker
David Castañeda, and later lost 3–1 to
Mohammedan. After finishing fourth in group stage with six wins in twelve matches, they moved to the championship stage. At the end, the club finished their maiden league campaign in third place with 32 points in 18 matches, and won the last match against
Churchill Brothers on 14 May. Later in November, the club participated in Baji Rout Cup in
Odisha and reached semi-finals. In August 2022, Portuguese manager
Carlos Vaz Pinto was appointed head coach. The club retained their key players including Colombian striker
David Castañeda Muñoz. In
2022–23 I-League season, Sreenidi Deccan achieved second position. After winning qualifying matches, they entered into the
2023 Indian Super Cup, and began their journey with a 1–1 draw with
Bengaluru. The club later thrashed
Kerala Blasters by 2–0. In the last group stage match against
RoundGlass Punjab, Sreenidi lost 1–0 and failed to progress to the semi-finals. On 29 October 2023, Sreenidi Deccan entered into a strategic partnership with Portuguese giant
S.L. Benfica; primary focuses brought on strength and conditioning, nutrition and psychology, alongside youth developments in coming years. On that day, the club began their
2023–24 league season, defeating
NEROCA 4–0. They ended their league campaign as runners-up, narrowly missing the opportunity to secure promotion to the
Indian Super League. The 2024–25 league season was disastrous for the club, in which they finished in ninth place securing 28 points. ==Stadium==