Assam Police FC

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 Guwahati Premier Football League, Bordoloi Trophy, ATPA Shield and other major state club tournaments. It previously participated in the Assam State Premier League and won the title in 2013–14 season.^[1]

Assam Police

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

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 also competed in the top division Assam State Premier League.

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

See also

• List of football clubs in Assam
• Assam Football Association