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| Full name | Sikkim Aakraman Sporting Club | |||
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| Nickname | The Orange Brigade | |||
| Short name | SAFC | |||
| Founded | 2010 | |||
| Ground | Paljor Stadium[1] | |||
| Capacity | 30,000 | |||
| Head coach | Ashish Chettri | |||
| League | SFA "A" Division S-League | |||
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Sikkim Aakraman Sporting Club is an Indian professional football club based in Gangtok, Sikkim. The club currently competes in the SFA "A" Division S-League, the top local division, and formerly in the Sikkim Premier League, the franchise league in Sikkim.[2][3][4][5][6] It is part of the same-named multi-sports club. Founded in 2010,[7][8][9] The club won the inaugural edition of the Sikkim Premier League in 2023.
History
[edit]Sikkim Aakraman qualified for the Sikkim Premier Division League in 2016 and lifted the champion's trophy in same year. It finished as runners-up in 2017 and 2018. The club has also played semi-finals of the prestigious All India Governor's Gold Cup in 2016 and 2017, and was three-time finalist of the Independence Cup Football Tournament.[10]
Honours
[edit]League
[edit]- Sikkim Premier Division League
- Champions (1): 2016
- Runners-up (2): 2017, 2018
- Sikkim Premier League
- Champions (1): 2023
Cup
[edit]- Sikkim Independence Day Cup
- Runners-up (1): 2019[11]
Futsal
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Sikkim Premier Division League 2019: Update". The Away End. 17 September 2019. Archived from the original on 2 October 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ↑ "Sikkim Premier League kicks off today". sikkimexpress.com. Sikkim Express. 24 August 2019. Archived from the original on 30 August 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ↑ Gurung, Yuvraj (17 September 2019). "Sikkim Premier Division League 2019: Update". theawayend.co. The Away End. Archived from the original on 12 May 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ↑ "Sikkim Aakraman FC Archives". The Away End. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- ↑ "Sikkim Aakraman FC goes beyond the pitch to help the frontline workers". Sikkimexpress. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- ↑ "Bengaluru FC B go down to Sikkim Aakraman FC". suryaa. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- ↑ Bhutani, Rahul. "Chirag United and United Sikkim: The Two Extremes of Indian Football". The Hard Tackle. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
- ↑ Goalie365. "Sikkim Football Association released the fixture for 2018 Sikkim Premier Division League at football house in Gangtok". Goalie365. Archived from the original on 22 July 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
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- ↑ Chettri, Sagar (17 August 2020). "Sikkim Aakraman to celebrate decadal year with charity events". summittimes. Archived from the original on 3 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ↑ Pradhan, Sujal (7 December 2023). "Sikkim: Gangtok Himalayan Football Club emerges as the rising stars of the region". indiatodayne.in. Gangtok: India Today North East. Archived from the original on 29 December 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ↑ Pradhan, Sujal (15 December 2022). "Sikkim: Namsoong Futsal Tournament Kicks Off At Chandmari". northeasttoday.in. Gangtok: The North-East Today. Archived from the original on 16 December 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ↑ "Sikkim Aakraman FC wins Chandmari Futsal tournament 2020". East News. 24 December 2020. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
Further reading
[edit]- Pradhan, Sujal (16 June 2023). "Sikkim Premier Division League 2023 to kick off on June 21st". indiatodayne.in. Gangtok: India Today North East. Archived from the original on 16 June 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- Pradhan, Sujal (21 June 2023). "Sikkim Premier Division League begins today at Paljor Stadium". indiatodayne.in. Gangtok: India Today North East. Archived from the original on 8 July 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- Gurung, Bijoy (17 June 2023). "SIKKIM PREMIER DIVISION LEAGUE TO KICK-OFF FROM JUNE 21 AT PALJOR STADIUM". sikkimexpress.com. Sikkim Express. Archived from the original on 19 June 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023.