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{{Short description|2012–13 season of United Sikkim F.C.}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2019}}
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 | manager            = [[Nathan Hall (football coach)|Nathan Hall]]
 | chairman           = [[Baichung Bhutia]]
 | league             = [[I-League]]
 | league result      = ''[[2012–13 I-League|13th]]''
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The '''2012–13 United Sikkim F.C. season''' will be the club's third season since their formation in 2008 and their first season ever in the [[I-League]] which is India's top football league.

==Background==
{{see also|2012 I-League 2nd Division}}

The road to the [[2012 I-League 2nd Division]] did not start well for United Sikkim. On 11 June 2011 it was announced that Johnny Menyongar would leave the club to join [[I-League]] team [[Shillong Lajong F.C.|Shillong Lajong]] as well as Indian internationals [[Renedy Singh]] and [[Nanjangud Shivananju Manju|NS Manju]] in January 2012.<ref name=Menyongar>{{cite web|title=Menyongar signs with Shillong Lajong|url=http://www.indiablooms.com/SportsDetailsPage/2011/sportsDetails210611d.php|publisher=India Blooms|accessdate=16 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402234349/http://www.indiablooms.com/SportsDetailsPage/2011/sportsDetails210611d.php|archive-date=2015-04-02|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=Renedy>{{cite web|title=Shillong Lajong sign Renedy Singh|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/i-league/Shillong-Lajong-sign-Renedy-Singh/articleshow/11512799.cms|publisher=Times of India|accessdate=17 September 2012}}</ref> However, after firing coach [[Stanley Rozario]], United Sikkim signed Belgian [[Philippe De Ridder]] as coach of the team.<ref name=DeRidder>{{cite web|last=Choudhuri|first=Arunava|title=Indian Football: Transfer Season 2011/12 - Version 13|url=http://arunfoot.blogspot.com/2012/01/indian-football-transfer-season-201112.html|work=Arunava Choudhuri|accessdate=16 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130702230204/http://arunfoot.blogspot.com/2012/01/indian-football-transfer-season-201112.html|archive-date=2013-07-02|url-status=dead}}</ref> The club the re-signed Nigerian [[Daniel Bedemi]] and [[Quinton Jacobs]] for the season. The club then began there charge for the I-League for the second season in a row with a 3–2 victory over [[Bhawanipore F.C.]] at the [[Satindra Mohan Dev Stadium]] in [[Assam]] on 2 February 2012.<ref name=USFC3-2BhawaniporeFC>{{cite web|title=I-League 2nd Div.: United Sikkim beats Bhawanipur 3-2|url=http://isikkim.com/2012-02-i-league-2nd-div-united-sikkim-beats-bhawanipur-3-2-03-01/|publisher=iSikkim|accessdate=16 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120408025804/http://isikkim.com/2012-02-i-league-2nd-div-united-sikkim-beats-bhawanipur-3-2-03-01/|archive-date=8 April 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> The club then went on to win three more matches during the first round of the I-League 2nd Division against [[Eagles F.C.|Eagles]], [[Southern Samity]], and [[Ar-Hima]] in order to qualify for the [[2012 I-League 2nd Division Final Round]] in which the club won promotion on the last day of the season on 17 April 2012 at the [[Paljor Stadium]] in [[Gangtok]], [[Sikkim]] in front of 30,000 fans as United Sikkim drew Mohammedan 1–1 with Daniel Bedemi scoring the goal for United Sikkim.<ref name=Qualified2012>{{cite web|title=USFC Top Group|url=http://www.the-aiff.com/pages/tournament/index.php?tournamentdetail=16&N_Id=3121|publisher=The All India Football Federation|accessdate=16 September 2012}}</ref>

==Transfers==

===In===

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="width:70%; text-align:center; text-align:left;"
|-
!#
!scope="col"|Position
!scope="col"|Player
!scope="col"|Transferred from
!scope="col"|Fee
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Ref
|-
|
|FW
! scope="row"|{{flagicon|NGA}} [[Salau Nuruddin]]
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Green Valley F.C.|Green Valley]]
|Free
|23 August 2012
|<ref name=23May>{{cite web|last=Bhutani|first=Rahul|title=Indian Football Transfers – Live Updates, May 23rd|url=http://www.thehardtackle.com/2012/indian-football-transfers-live-updates-may-23rd/|publisher=The Hard Tackle|accessdate=23 September 2012}}</ref> 
|-
|
|FW
! scope="row"|{{Flagicon|IND}} [[Budhiram Tudu]]
|{{Flagicon|IND}} [[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]
|Free
|24 May 2012
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Indian Football Transfers – Live Updates, May 24th|url=http://www.thehardtackle.com/2012/indian-football-transfers-live-updates-may-24th/|publisher=The Hard Tackle|accessdate=23 September 2012}}</ref> 
|-
|
|DF
! scope="row"|{{Flagicon|IND}} [[Anwar Ali (footballer, born 1984)|Anwar Ali]]
|{{Flagicon|IND}} [[Mohun Bagan]]
|Free
|5 August 2012
|<ref name=Aug5>{{cite web|last=Choudhuri |first=Arunava |title=Sikkim United FC name squad for 2012/13 season |url=http://arunfoot.blogspot.com/2012/08/sikkim-united-fc-name-squad-for-201213.html |publisher=Arunava Choudhuri |accessdate=23 September 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130702183933/http://arunfoot.blogspot.com/2012/08/sikkim-united-fc-name-squad-for-201213.html |archivedate=2 July 2013 }}</ref> 
|-
|
|FW
! scope="row"|{{Flagicon|IND}} Nima Tamang
|{{Flagicon|IND}} Sikkim Football Academy
|Free
|5 August 2012
|<ref name=Aug5/>
|-
|
|DF
! scope="row"|{{Flagicon|IND}} Mobin Rai
|{{Flagicon|IND}} Sikkim Football Academy
|Free
|5 August 2012
|<ref name=Aug5/>
|-
|
|DF
! scope="row"|{{Flagicon|IND}} Shabbir Ali
|{{Flagicon|IND}} [[Prayag United S.C.|Prayag United]]
|Free
|5 August 2012
|<ref name=Aug5/>
|-
|
|DF
! scope="row"|{{Flagicon|IND}} [[Mashangva Zenith]]
|{{Flagicon|IND}} [[Shillong Lajong F.C.|Shillong Lajong]]
|Free
|5 August 2012
|<ref name=Aug5/>
|-
|
|DF
! scope="row"|{{Flagicon|IND}} [[Ashish Chettri]]
|{{Flagicon|IND}} [[Royal Wahingdoh F.C.|Royal Wahingdoh]]
|Free
|5 August 2012
|<ref name=Aug5/>
|-
|
|MF
! scope="row"|{{Flagicon|IND}} Lineker Machado
|{{Flagicon|IND}} Union Bank of India
|Free
|5 August 2012
|<ref name=Aug5/>
|-
|
|DF
! scope="row"|{{Flagicon|IND}} Rahul Jaiswal
|''Unattached''
|Free
|5 August 2012
|<ref name=Aug5/>
|-
|
|MF
! scope="row"|{{Flagicon|IND}} Raju Debnath
|''Unattached''
|Free
|5 August 2012
|<ref name=Aug5/> 
|-
|
|MF
! scope="row"|{{Flagicon|South Korea}} [[Yoon Tae]]
|''Unattached''
|Free
|5 August 2012
|<ref name=Aug5/>
|-
|
|MF
! scope="row"|{{flagicon|Costa Rica}} [[Michael Rodríguez (footballer)|Michael Rodríguez]]
|{{flagicon|Costa Rica}} [[C.S. Herediano|Herediano]]
|Free
|12 September 2012
|<ref name=Sep12>{{cite web|last=Choudhuri|first=Arunava|title=United Sikkim FC announce Federation Cup squad|url=http://arunfoot.blogspot.com/2012/09/united-sikkim-fc-announce-federation.html|publisher=Arunava Choudhuri|accessdate=23 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130702200024/http://arunfoot.blogspot.com/2012/09/united-sikkim-fc-announce-federation.html|archive-date=2 July 2013|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> 
|-
|
|FW
! scope="row"|{{flagicon|Togo}} Sogan Kokou
|''Unattached''
|Free
|12 September 2012
|<ref name=Sep12/>
|}

===Out===

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="width:70%; text-align:center; text-align:left;"
|-
!#
!scope="col"|Position
!scope="col"|Player
!scope="col"|Transferred to
!scope="col"|Fee
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Ref
|-
|
|MF
! scope="row"|{{Flagicon|Namibia}} [[Quinton Jacobs]]
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Salgaocar S.C.|Salgaocar]]
|Free
|6 May 2012
|<ref name=JacobsTransfer>{{cite web|title=Salgaocar recruit Jacobs, Hamza for next season of I-League|url=http://www.business-standard.com/generalnews/news/salgaocar-recruit-jacobs-hamza-for-next-seasoni-league/5441/|work=Business Standard (India)|publisher=Press Trust of India|accessdate=7 May 2012}}</ref> 
|-
|
|MF
! scope="row"|{{flagicon|NGA}} John Babatunde
|''Released''
|Free
|8 June 2012
|<ref>{{cite web|title=India - Latest Transfers/Loans/Injuries etc.|url=http://www.champman0102.co.uk/archive/index.php/t-120.html|work=Champman0102|accessdate=26 September 2012}}</ref> 
|-
|
|GK
! scope="row"|{{flagicon|IND}} Basant Singh
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Shillong Lajong F.C.|Shillong Lajong]]
|Free
|8 June 2012
|<ref name=June8th>{{cite web|title=Desmond Bulpin signs for Lajong FC|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-08/i-league/32123276_1_lajong-fc-desmond-bulpin-indian-arrows|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121208200946/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-08/i-league/32123276_1_lajong-fc-desmond-bulpin-indian-arrows|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 December 2012|work=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=25 September 2012}}</ref> 
|-
|
|DF
! scope="row"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Govin Singh]]
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Shillong Lajong F.C.|Shillong Lajong]]
|Free
|8 June 2012
|<ref name=June8th/>
|-
|
|FW
! scope="row"|{{Flagicon|IND}} Karan Atwal
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Salgaocar S.C.|Salgaocar]]
|Free
|9 June 2012
|<ref name=THT9June>{{cite web|last=Bhutani|first=Rahul|title=Indian Football Transfers – Live Updates, June 9th|url=http://www.thehardtackle.com/2012/indian-football-transfers-live-updates-june-9th/|work=The Hard Tackle|accessdate=9 June 2012}}</ref>
|-
|
|GK
! scope="row"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Arnab Das Sharma]]
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Mohammedan Sporting Club (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]
|Free
|2 July 2012
|<ref name=2July>{{cite web|title=Mohammedan Sporting announce squad for 2012/13 season|url=http://arunfoot.blogspot.com/2012/07/mohammedan-sporting-announce-squad-for.html|publisher=Arunava Choudhuri|accessdate=25 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130703002618/http://arunfoot.blogspot.com/2012/07/mohammedan-sporting-announce-squad-for.html|archive-date=3 July 2013|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> 
|-
|
|MF
! scope="row"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Mumtaz Akhtar]]
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Pune F.C.|Pune]]
|Free
|8 July 2012
|<ref name=8July>{{cite web|last=Swamy|first=Rohan|title=PFC gears up for gruelling season|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/pfc-gears-up-for-gruelling-season/971655/|publisher=Indian Express|accessdate=25 September 2012}}</ref> 
|-
|
|DF
! scope="row"|{{Flagicon|IND}} Baldeep Singh
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Air India FC|Air India]]
|Free
|16 August 2012
|<ref name=AC>{{cite web|last=Chaudhuri|first=Arunava|title=Indian Football: Transfer Season 2012/13 - Version 2|url=http://arunfoot.blogspot.com/2012/09/indian-football-transfer-season-201213.html|work=Arunava Chaudhuri|accessdate=3 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130702200343/http://arunfoot.blogspot.com/2012/09/indian-football-transfer-season-201213.html|archive-date=2 July 2013|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> 
|-
|
|FW
! scope="row"|{{Flagicon|NGA}} [[Daniel Bedemi]]
|''Released''
|Free
|1 September 2012
|<ref name=USFC>{{cite web|last=Choudhuri|first=Arunava|title=Indian Football: Transfer Season 2012/13 - Version 2|url=http://arunfoot.blogspot.com/2012/09/indian-football-transfer-season-201213.html|publisher=Arunava Choudhuri|accessdate=26 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130702200343/http://arunfoot.blogspot.com/2012/09/indian-football-transfer-season-201213.html|archive-date=2 July 2013|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> 
|}

==Competitions==

===Federation Cup===
{{main|2012 Indian Federation Cup}}
United Sikkim entered the [[2012 Indian Federation Cup]] automatically following promotion to the [[I-League]]. They were placed in Group D along with [[Salgaocar F.C.|Salgaocar]], [[Pune F.C.|Pune]], and [[Prayag United S.C.|Prayag United]] and their matches were played in [[Jamshedpur]].<ref name=FixturesOut>{{cite web|last=Choudhuri|first=Arunava|title=34th Federation Cup: Complete Fixtures out!|url=http://arunfoot.blogspot.com/2012/08/34th-federation-cup-complete-fixtures.html?m=1|work=Arunava Choudhuri|accessdate=24 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140316122855/http://arunfoot.blogspot.com/2012/08/34th-federation-cup-complete-fixtures.html?m=1|archive-date=16 March 2014|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The tournament did not end well for United Sikkim as they lost all three of their matches, finishing with 0 points, 0 goals scored and 6 conceded.

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|date = 20 September 2012
|time = 15:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|round = [[2012 Indian Federation Cup Group Stage#Group D|Group Stage]]
|team1 = [[Pune F.C.|Pune]]
|score = 1 – 0
|report = [http://punefc.com/?match-reports=federation-cup-united-sikkim-0-1-pune-fc Report]
|team2 = [[United Sikkim F.C.|United Sikkim]]
|goals1 = [[Jeje Lalpekhlua|Lalpekhlua]] {{goal|51}}
|goals2 = 
|stadium = [[Keenan Stadium]]
|location = [[Jamshedpur]], [[Orissa, India|Orissa]]
|attendance =
|referee = 
|result  = L
|stack = yes
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{{football box collapsible
|date = 22 September 2012
|time = 15:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|round = [[2012 Indian Federation Cup Group Stage#Group D|Group Stage]]
|team1 = [[United Sikkim F.C.|United Sikkim]]
|score = 0 – 3
|report = [http://salgaocarfc.in/NewsDetail.aspx?nmid=usv Report]
|team2 = [[Salgaocar F.C.|Salgaocar]]
|goals1 = 
|goals2 = [[Ángel Guirado|Guirado]] {{goal|2}} <br> [[Nicholas Colaco|Colaco]] {{goal|81}} <br> [[Anthony D'Souza|D'Souza]] {{goal|85}}
|stadium = [[JRD Tata Sports Complex]]
|location = [[Jamshedpur]], [[Orissa, India|Orissa]]
|attendance =
|referee = 
|result  = L
|stack =
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{{football box collapsible
|date = 24 September 2012
|time = 15:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|round = [[2012 Indian Federation Cup Group Stage#Group D|Group Stage]]
|team1 = [[Prayag United S.C.|Prayag United]]
|score = 2 – 0
|report = [http://unitedsportsclub.in/fed_cup_sikkimfc_report.php Report]
|team2 = [[United Sikkim F.C.|United Sikkim]]
|goals1 = [[Mohammed Rafique (footballer)|Rafique]] {{goal|6||14}}
|goals2 = 
|stadium = [[Keenan Stadium]]
|location = [[Jamshedpur]], [[Orissa, India|Orissa]]
|attendance =
|referee = 
|result  = L
|stack =
}}

===I-League===
{{main|2012–13 I-League}}

United Sikkim began their first [[I-League]] campaign of [[2012–13 I-League|2012–13]] at home on 6 October 2012 against the champions of the [[I-League 2010-11|2010-11 season]], [[Salgaocar F.C.|Salgaocar]] and took the victory 3–2 in what is considered an early upset in the season.<ref>{{cite web|title=United Sikkim Football Club vs Salgaocar Football Club Lineups and Statistics |url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/93645/united-sikkim-football-club-vs-salgaocar-football-club/lineup-stats |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130124124105/http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/93645/united-sikkim-football-club-vs-salgaocar-football-club/lineup-stats |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 January 2013 |publisher=Goal.com |accessdate=6 October 2012 }}</ref>

====Results summary====
{{Fb_rs |hw=1 |hd=4 |hl=3 |hgf=7 |hga=9 |aw=0 |ad=3 |al=5 |agf=9 |aga=28}}
{{Fb_rs_footer |u=19 January 2013 |s=[http://www.goal.com/en-india/teams/india/1342/united-sikkim-football-club/calendar United Sikkim F.C results] |date=December 2012}}

====Position by round====
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|label1= Result
| res1=W/L/L/D/L/L/D/D/D/D/L/C/D/L/D/L/L/////////
|label2= Position
| res2=5/8/9/10/11/13/13/12/12/12/11/12/14/13/13/13/13/////////
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|color_D=yellow2|text_D=Draw
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|updated=19 January 2013
|source=[http://www.goal.com/en-india/teams/india/1342/united-sikkim-football-club/calendar United Sikkim FC]
|date=December 2012
}}

{{football box collapsible
| date       = 6 October 2012
| time       = 15:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| round      = [[2012–13 I-League|Round 1]]
| team1      = [[United Sikkim F.C.|United Sikkim]]
| score      = 3 – 2
| report     = [https://web.archive.org/web/20121016001316/http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/93645/united-sikkim-football-club-vs-salgaocar-football-club/report Report]
| team2      = [[Salgaocar F.C.|Salgaocar]]
| goals1     = [[Salau Nuruddin|Nuruddin]] {{goal|53}}<br>[[Lineker Machado|Machado]] {{goal|67}}<br>[[Sandesh Jhingan|Jhingan]] {{goal|73}}
| goals2     = [[Ángel Guirado|Guirado]] {{goal|49}}<br>[[Milagres Gonsalves|Gonsalves]] {{goal|57}}
| stadium    = [[Paljor Stadium]]
| location   = [[Gangtok]], [[Sikkim]]
| attendance =
| referee    =
| result     = W
| stack      =
}}

{{football box collapsible
| date       = 11 October 2012
| time       = 14:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| round      = [[2012–13 I-League|Round 2]]
| team1      = [[United Sikkim F.C.|United Sikkim]]
| score      = 0 – 1
| report     = [https://web.archive.org/web/20121119043512/http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/93657/united-sikkim-football-club-vs-east-bengal/report Report]
| team2      = [[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]
| goals1     =
| goals2     = [[Lalrindika Ralte|Ralte]] {{goal|82}}
| stadium    = [[Paljor Stadium]]
| location   = [[Gangtok]], [[Sikkim]]
| attendance =
| referee    =
| result     = L
| stack      =
}}

{{football box collapsible
| date       = 28 October 2012
| time       = 14:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| round      = [[2012–13 I-League|Round 3]]
| team1      = [[United Sikkim F.C.|United Sikkim]]
| score      = 1 – 2
| report     = [http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/93673/united-sikkim-football-club-vs-dempo-sports-club/report Report]
| team2      = [[Dempo S.C.|Dempo]]
| goals1     = [[Salau Nuruddin|Nuruddin]] {{goal|59}}
| goals2     = [[Koko Sakibo|Sakibo]] {{goal|20}}<br>[[Ryuji Sueoka|Sueoka]] {{goal|90+3|pen.}}
| stadium    = [[Paljor Stadium]]
| location   = [[Gangtok]], [[Sikkim]]
| attendance =
| referee    =
| result     = L
| stack      =
}}

{{football box collapsible
| date       = 4 November 2012
| time       = 14:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| round      = [[2012–13 I-League|Round 4]]
| team1      = [[United Sikkim F.C.|United Sikkim]]
| score      = 0 – 0
| report     = [http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/93680/united-sikkim-football-club-vs-pailan-arrows/report Report]
| team2      = [[Pailan Arrows]]
| goals1     =
| goals2     =
| stadium    = [[Paljor Stadium]]
| location   = [[Gangtok]], [[Sikkim]]
| attendance =
| referee    = C. Srikrishna
| result     = D
| stack      =
}}

{{football box collapsible
| date       = 10 November 2012
| time       = 14:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| round      = [[2012–13 I-League|Round 5]]
| team1      = [[Prayag United S.C.|Prayag United]]
| score      = 10 – 1
| report     = [http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/93689/prayag-united-vs-united-sikkim-football-club/report Report]
| team2      = [[United Sikkim F.C.|United Sikkim]]
| goals1     = [[Ranti Martins|Martins]] {{goal|3||16||39||77||79}}<br>[[Carlos Hernández (footballer, born 1982)|Hernández]] {{goal|22||35}}<br>[[Shylo Tulunga|Tulunga]] {{goal|71}}<br>[[Mohammed Rafique (footballer)|Rafique]] {{goal|90+1}}<br>[[Michael Rodríguez (footballer)|Rodríguez]] {{goal|90+2|o.g.}}
| goals2     = [[Nima Tamang|Tamang]] {{goal|5}}
| stadium    = [[Salt Lake Stadium]]
| location   = [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]]
| attendance =
| referee    = N. Sundi
| result     = L
| stack      =
}}

{{footballbox collapsible
| date       = 5 January 2013
| time       = 14:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| round      = [[2012–13 I-League|Round 14]]
| team1      = [[United Sikkim F.C.|United Sikkim]]
| score      = 1 - 2
| report     = [http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/96219/united-sikkim-football-club-vs-pune-fc/report Report]
| team2      = [[Pune F.C.|Pune]]
| goals1     = [[Nima Tamang|Tamang]] {{goal|63}}
| goals2     = [[Arata Izumi|Arata]] {{goal|23}}<br />[[James Moga|Moga]] {{goal|90+1}}
| stadium    = [[Paljor Stadium]]
| location   = [[Gangtok]], [[Sikkim]]
| attendance =
| referee    = P. Dhar
| result     = L
| stack      =
}}

{{footballbox collapsible
| date       = 13 January 2013
| time       = 15:45 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| round      = [[2012–13 I-League|Round 16]]
| team1      = [[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]]
| score      = 2 - 1
| report     = [http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/96234/churchill-brothers-sc-vs-united-sikkim-football-club/report Report]
| team2      = [[United Sikkim F.C.|United Sikkim]]
| goals1     = [[Roberto Mendes Silva|Beto]] {{goal|4}}<br />[[Henry Antchouet|Antchouet]] {{goal|72|pen.}}
| goals2     = [[John Matkin|Matkin]] {{goal|77}}
| stadium    = [[Duler Stadium]]
| location   = [[Mapusa]], [[Goa]]
| attendance =
| referee    = R. Dsa
| result     = L
| stack      =
}}

{{football box collapsible
| date       = 19 January 2013
| time       = 15:45 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| round      = [[2012–13 I-League|Round 17]]
| team1      = [[Dempo S.C.|Dempo]]
| score      = 7 – 0
| report     = [http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/96235/dempo-sports-club-vs-united-sikkim-football-club/report Report]
| team2      = [[United Sikkim F.C.|United Sikkim]]
| goals1     = [[Joaquim Abranches|Abranches]] {{goal|5}}<br>[[Clifford Miranda|Miranda]] {{goal|35||77}}<br>[[Koko Sakibo|Sakibo]] {{goal|56||59||90+4}}<br>[[Joy Ferrao|Ferrao]] {{goal|84}}
| goals2     =
| stadium    = [[Duler Stadium]]
| location   = [[Mapusa]], [[Goa]]
| attendance =
| referee    = A. Meetei
| result     = L
| stack      =
}}

==Appearances and goals==
{{Updated|11 October 2012}}
{{Efs start|I-League|Federation Cup}}
{{Efs player|no=|name=[[Yoon Tae]]|pos=GK|nat=South Korea                              |2+0|0|0+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=|name=[[Monotosh Ghosh]]|pos=GK|nat=IND                           |0+1|0|3+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=|name=[[Mashangva Zenith]] |pos=DF|nat=IND                             |0+0|0|3+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=|name=[[Munmun Lugun]]|pos=DF|nat=IND                              |2+0|0|3+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=|name=[[Anwar Ali (footballer, born 1984)|Anwar Ali]]|pos=DF|nat=IND      |2+0|0|3+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=|name=[[Michael Rodríguez (footballer)|Michael Rodríguez]]|pos=DF|nat=Costa Rica                |2+0|0|0+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=|name=[[Sandesh Jhingan]]|pos=DF|nat=IND                             |2+0|1|3+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=|name=Rahul Jaiswal|pos=DF|nat=IND                                       |2+0|0|3+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=|name=Mobin Rai |pos=DF|nat=IND                                          |0+0|0|0+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=|name=Nim Lepcha|pos=MF|nat=IND                                        |0+0|0|0+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=|name=[[Ashish Chettri]]|pos=MF|nat=IND                                |2+0|0|3+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=|name=Sogan Kokou|pos=MF|nat=Togo                                    |0+1|0|0+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=|name=Shahensha Ansari|pos=MF|nat=IND                               |1+1|0|1+1|0}}
{{Efs player|no=|name=Raju Debnath|pos=MF|nat=IND                                      |0+0|0|2+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=|name=Lineker Machado|pos=MF|nat=IND                                |2+0|1|3+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=|name=Shabbir Ali|pos=MF|nat=IND                                         |0+1|0|2+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=|name=[[Baichung Bhutia]]|pos=FW|nat=IND                             |0+0|0|0+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=|name=[[Budhiram Tudu]]|pos=FW|nat=IND                              |2+0|0|3+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=|name=Tenzin Bhutia|pos=FW|nat=IND                                     |0+0|0|0+1|0}}
{{Efs player|no=|name=Nima Tamang|pos=FW|nat=IND                                     |0+0|0|0+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=|name=[[Salau Nuruddin]]|pos=FW|nat=Nigeria                          |2+0|1|1+0|0}}

{{Efs end|date=February 2015}}

==Goalscorers==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align: center;"
|-
!width=60|Place
!width=60|Position
!width=60|Nationality
!width=150|Name
!width=80|I-League
!width=80|Federation Cup
!width=80|'''Total'''
|-
|rowspan="3"|1
| [[Forward (association football)|FW]]
|{{flagicon|NGA}}
| [[Salau Nuruddin]]
| 1
| 0
|rowspan="3"|'''1'''
|-
| [[Midfielder (association football)|MF]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
| [[Lineker Machado]]
| 1
| 0
|-
| [[Defender (association football)|DF]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
| [[Sandesh Jhingan]]
| 1
| 0
|-
|colspan="3"|
|'''TOTALS'''
| 3
| 0
| '''3'''
|}

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

{{United Sikkim F.C.}}
{{2012-13 in Indian football}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:2012-13 United Sikkim F.C. season}}

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