Sikkim football team

The Sikkim football team is an Indian football team represents Sikkim in Indian state football competitions including the Santosh Trophy.^[1][2]

Sikkim

Full name	Sikkim football team
Ground	Paljor Stadium
Capacity	30,000
Head coach	Mahabir Nath
League	Santosh Trophy
2024–25	Group stage
Home colours Away colours

They have appeared in the Santosh Trophy finals 4 times.

History

The Sikkim football team represents Sikkim, a former protectorate and now state of India. When a protectorate, they were not affiliated with FIFA or the Asian Football Confederation, and therefore did not compete for the FIFA World Cup or Asian Cup.

They compete in the Santosh Trophy under the Sikkim Football Association.

Squad

The following 22 players were called for the 2022–23 Santosh Trophy.^[3]

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 Abhijeet Subba 2 DF  IND Sangay Dundal Bhutia 5 DF  IND Kunal Tamang 12 DF  IND Afzal Ansari 20 DF  IND Jasman Gurung 7 MF  IND Boxer Pradhan 15 MF  IND Prashant Chettri 17 MF  IND Nima Lepcha 10 FW  IND Sanjay Rai 16 FW  IND Chandra Tamang 19 FW  IND Ong Tshering Lepcha

No. Pos. Nation Player 3 DF  IND Prakash Rai 4 DF  IND Sameer Pradhan 6 MF  IND Bittu Rawat —  IND Hishay Wangdi Bhutia 9 FW  IND Amon Lepcha 11 FW  IND Prakash Chettri 14 MF  IND Taten Tshering Lepcha —  IND Nima Rinchen Serpa —  IND Nima Wongdi Tamang —  IND Daenal Lepcha —  IND John Tshering Lepcha

Honours

State (youth)

• B.C. Roy Trophy
  • Runners-up (1): 1998–99