Chhinga Veng FC

Chhinga Veng Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Aizawl, Mizoram.^[1] The club competes in the Mizoram Premier League.^[2][3] The club made its I-League 2nd Division debut in the 2018–19 season,^[4][5][6] and finished as runners-up.

Chhinga Veng

Full name	Chhinga Veng Football Club
Short name	CVFC
Founded	1985; 40 years ago (1985)
Ground	Rajiv Gandhi Stadium
Capacity	20,000
Head coach	Anand Gurung
League	Mizoram Premier League
Home colours Away colours

History

Chhinga Veng FC was established in 1985. Chhinga Veng won the Independence Day tournament, the oldest football cup tournament in Mizoram in 2017.^[7] They followed it by winning MFA Super cup in the same year.^[8]

Chhinga Veng won the Mizoram Premier League, the first division of Mizoram football in 2017, by beating then national champion Aizawl F.C., to make it a treble.^[9] In the next season they started where they left off in the previous, by winning Independence Day tournament.^[10] and MFA Super cup 2018.^[11] Chhinga Veng finished runners–up in 2018–19 Mizoram Premier League by losing to I-League side Aizawl FC on penalties in the final.^[12]

Chhinga Veng entered the national league in 2019 by competing in 2018–19 I-League 2nd Division.^[4]

Rivalry

Chhinga Veng has a rivalry with local side Chanmari FC, which also competes in Mizoram Premier League.^[13] In the regional championships, the club also nurture the rivalry with I-League giants Aizawl FC.^[14]

Stadium

A panoramic view of the stadium

Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, located in Salem Veng, Aizawl, Mizoram, is used as the home ground of Chhinga Veng for the home matches of Mizoram Premier League.

2019 squad

As of 5 September 2019^[15]

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 1 GK  IND Dharminder Guru 4 DF  IND Laldinpuia PC 6 MF  IND KC Larchhuakmawia 8 MF  IND Silvana Ruatkima 10 MF  IND Thasiama 11 DF  IND Lalsawmzela 13 DF  IND K Lalnunzama 18 DF  IND Hmingthanmawia 19 FW  IND Malsawmdawnga 20 MF  IND Omega Vanlalhruaitluanga

No. Pos. Nation Player 23 MF  IND F Zosangliana 27 DF  IND Lalmuanawma 29 FW  IND Malsawmzuala MC 30 MF  IND Ginkholen Haokip 32 GK  IND Lalruatpuia 34 DF  IND Vanlalzuidika 35 DF  IND Lalthlalova 73 DF  IND Lalremruata 77 DF  IND Vanlalchhuanga 99 MF  CIV Sie Ouattara

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

Period	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
2018—present

Current technical staff

As of 11 January 2019

Position	Name
Head coach	Anand Gurung
Assistant coach	H. Lalremruata
Team manager	Lalrinnunga Khawlhring
Physiotherapist	Lalrinsanga Rokhum

Team records

National/International record

Season	Division	Teams	Position	Attendance/G	Federation Cup/Super Cup	AFC Champions League	AFC Cup
2018–19	I-League 2nd	16	2	–	TBD	DNQ	DNQ

Key

• DNQ = did not qualify
• DNP = Did not play
• TBD = To be decided
• TBA = To be added

Season

As of 30 December 2018

Year	Division	League								League Cup	Top Scorer(s)
		Pos.	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts		Player(s)	Goals
2018–19	2	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	TBD	TBD	TBD

Head coach's record

updated on 13 September 2019

Name	Nationality	From	To	P	W	D	L	Win%
Danny Lalduhawma	India	2018	Present	16	10	3	3	062.50
Anand Gurung	India	2018	2019	0	0	0	0	!—

Honours

Domestic

League

• I-League 2nd Division
  • Runners-up (1): 2018–19^[16][17]
• Mizoram Premier League
  • Winners (1): 2017–18^[9][18]
  • Runners-up (1): 2018–19^[12]

Cup

• MFA Super Cup
  • Winners (2): 2017,^[8] 2018^[11]
• Independence Day Cup^[19]
  • Winners (2): 2017,^[7] 2018^[10][20]