Assam Police FC

Assam Police FC
Full name	Assam Police Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Policemen
Ground	Nehru Stadium
Capacity	15,000
Owner	Assam Police
Head coach	Jewel Bey
League	Guwahati Premier Football League; Assam State Premier League
Home colours	Away colours

Assam Police Football Club or simply Assam Police Football Team (formerly known as Assam Police Blues and Assam Police AC), is an Indian institutional football club based in Guwahati, Assam. The club competes in the Assam State Premier League, Guwahati Premier Football League, Bordoloi Trophy, ATPA Shield and other major state club tournaments. It has won the Assam State Premier League title in 2013–14 season.^[1]

History

The Assam Police football team has very rich and memorable history. The club was formed as Assam Police AC and based in Dergaon at the Assam Police Reserve. In 1971, the team defeated the Calcutta giant Mohammedan SC in the final of the Bordoloi Trophy. In 1981, they shocked Goa's Dempo SC in that premier tournament's final.^[2] It has produced some brilliant footballers like Gilbertson Sangma, Kalimuddin Ahmed, Subir Choudhury, Jewel Bey etc.^[3] In 2001, the club shifted its base from Dergaon to Guwahati and rechristened its name to Assam Police Blues.^[4] The club has also appeared in the two seasons of National Football League II (NFL 2nd Division), then second tier of Indian football league system in 1998-99 and 2006-07.^[5] It won the 2013-14 season of the top division Assam State Premier League. In 2023, the club dropped the word Blues from its name and returned to the original name.

Current squad

As of 20 December 2023^[6]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
31	GK	IND	Mulya Rabha (Captain)
5		IND	Bishwajit Boro
14		IND	Ratna Dev Rabha
6	DF	IND	Subhakshan Rabha
24		IND	N Bikash Singh
7		IND	Pinkul Basumatary
21		IND	Bitupan Deka
12	MF	IND	Bilson Daimary
17		IND	Nabonit Buragohain
9		IND	Rishab Pradhan
11		IND	November Basumatary


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
30	GK	IND	Parag Das
20		IND	Durlav Das
22		IND	Biju Kumar Rabha
2		IND	Bhupen Teron
3		IND	Amarjyoti Deori
16		IND	Dilku Narzary
13		IND	Tultul Chutia
15		IND	Paishring Ardao
8		IND	Rajkumar Panging

Honours

League

Assam State Premier League

Champions (1): 2013–14

Runners-up (1): 2009–10

Assam Club Championship

Champions (2) 1998, 2005-06^[7]

GSA Super Division Football League

Champions (3) 2004, 2005, 2006^[8]

Cup

Bordoloi Trophy

Winners (5):^[9] 1960, 1971, 1981, 1995, 1997

Runners-up (1): 1988

ATPA Shield

Winners (3)^[10] 1971, 1982, 1983

Runners-up (3): 1990, 2002, 2017

Independence Day Cup

Runners-up (1): 2006

Bodoland Martyrs Gold Cup

Runners-up (1): 2016

Amba Medhi Football Tournament

Winners (4): 1988, 1996, 1999, 2003^[11]

Sohanlal Dugar Shield^[12]

Runners-up (1): 2003

References

^ "Assam State Premier League". www.forum.indianfootballnetwork.com. Archived from the original on 11 April 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
^ "Gilbertson Sangma: Man with the golden boot". mail-archive.com. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
^ "Golden Days Of Assam Football: Nostalgic Memories". time8.in. Archived from the original on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
^ "New avatar for Assam Police - Guwahati club changes name and base". telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
^ "2.Division National Football League 1998/99". 2003-06-16. Archived from the original on 16 June 2003. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
^ "Guwahati Premier Football League : Assam Police Vs PEM Playout Goalless Draw". www.guwahatiplus.com. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
^ "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Assam Club Football Championship:". indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ "List of Champions of the Guwahati Super Division". indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Bordoloi Trophy". indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the ATPA Shield". indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Amba Medhi Cup:". indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 2020-10-23. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
^ Chaudhuri, Arunava. "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Sohanlal Dugar Shield". indianfootball.de. Indian Football Network. Archived from the original on 2 December 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2021.