Samrick21 at 21:58, 30 October 2025

2025-10-30T21:58:17Z

New page

{{Infobox football club
| clubname = Assam Rifles
| image = Assam Rifles Football Team Logo.png
| image_size = 220px
| fullname = Assam Rifles football team
| nickname = The Riflemen
| short name =
| founded =
| ground = ''Various''
| capacity =
| owner = [[Assam Rifles]]
| chairman =
| mgrtitle = Head coach
| manager = Ningombam Jiten Singh
| league = ''Various''
| season =
| position =
| current =
| pattern_la1 =
| pattern_b1 = _shoulder_stripes_white_stripes
| pattern_ra1 =
| pattern_sh1 =
| pattern_so1 = _2_stripes_white
| leftarm1 = 80000B
| body1 = 80000B
| rightarm1 = 80000B
| shorts1 = 80000B
| socks1 = 80000B
| pattern_la2 = _blackborder
| pattern_b2 = _blackcollar
| pattern_ra2 = _blackborder
| pattern_sh2 =
| pattern_so2 =
| leftarm2 = FFFFFF
| body2 = FFFFFF
| rightarm2 = FFFFFF
| shorts2 = FFFFFF
| socks2 = FFFFFF
| website =
}}

'''Assam Rifles football team''' is a [[association football|football]] section which represents the [[Assam Rifles]], one of the [[paramilitary]] forces of India. The team often participates in the [[Durand Cup]], [[Bordoloi Trophy]], [[Independence Day Cup]] and various other regional football tournaments.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sentinelassam.com/sports-news/130th-durand-cup-to-begin-on-sept-5-assam-rifles-football-team-to-participate-552175|title=130th Durand Cup To Begin On Sept 5, Assam Rifles Football Team To Participate|website=sentinelassam.com|access-date=28 August 2021|archive-date=28 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210828041747/https://www.sentinelassam.com/sports-news/130th-durand-cup-to-begin-on-sept-5-assam-rifles-football-team-to-participate-552175}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=India's football past gasping for survival |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/football/india-s-football-past-gasping-for-survival/story-8cGyA03MIB3ay2LCflkcWJ.html |date=25 March 2018 |website=hindustantimes.com |publisher=[[Hindustan Times]] |last=Sarkar |first=Dhiman |location=Kolkata |access-date=16 April 2023 |archive-date=6 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220106201153/https://www.hindustantimes.com/football/india-s-football-past-gasping-for-survival/story-8cGyA03MIB3ay2LCflkcWJ.html }}</ref>

==Honours==
===League===
*'''[[Assam State Premier League]]'''
:[[File:Simple cup icon.svg|16px]] Champions (3): 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://assamtimes.org/node/4542|title=Assam Rifles clinched Assam State Premier League|website=assamtimes.org|access-date=11 April 2023|archive-date=11 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411165324/https://assamtimes.org/node/4542|url-status=live}}</ref>
:{{SilverMedal}} Runners-up (1): 2011–12
*'''Assam Club Championship'''
:[[File:Simple cup icon.svg|16px]] Champions (2): 1999, 2000<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/afl.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026052624/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/afl.html |archive-date=2020-10-26 |title=List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Assam Club Football Championship:|website=indianfootball.de|access-date=28 August 2021}}</ref>

===Cup===
*'''[[Bordoloi Trophy]]'''
**[[File:Simple cup icon.svg|16px]] Winners (1): 1964<ref name="List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Bordoloi Trophy">{{Cite web|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/bordoloitrophy.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022051613/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/bordoloitrophy.html |archive-date=2020-10-22 |title=List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Bordoloi Trophy|access-date=3 December 2016 |work=indianfootball.de}}</ref>
**{{SilverMedal}} Runners-up (5): 1960, 1961, 1982, 1987, 2012
*'''[[All India Independence Day Cup]]'''
**[[File:Simple cup icon.svg|16px]] Winners (4): 1981, 2010, 2013, 2017<ref>{{cite web|url=https://assamtribune.com/riflemen-lift-id-cup|title=Riflemen lift ID Cup|website=assamtribune.com|access-date=25 September 2022|archive-date=25 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220925042525/https://assamtribune.com/riflemen-lift-id-cup|url-status=live}}</ref>
**{{SilverMedal}} Runners-up (2): 2012, 2022
*'''[[ATPA Shield]]'''
**[[File:Simple cup icon.svg|16px]] Winners (3): 1966, 2007, 2008<ref name="List of Winners/Runners-Up of the ATPA Shield">{{Cite web|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/atpashield.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023065152/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/atpashield.html |archive-date=2020-10-23 |title=List of Winners/Runners-Up of the ATPA Shield|access-date=3 December 2016 |work=indianfootball.de}}</ref>
*'''[[Bodousa Cup]]'''
**[[File:Simple cup icon.svg|16px]] Winners (1)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://assamtribune.com/assam-rifles-win-bodousa-cup|title=Assam Rifles win Bodousa Cup|access-date=27 September 2022|website=assamtribune.com|archive-date=27 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927030301/https://assamtribune.com/assam-rifles-win-bodousa-cup|url-status=live}}</ref>
*'''[[Oil India Challenge Gold Cup]]'''
**[[File:Simple cup icon.svg|16px]] Champions (1): 2006<ref>{{cite web|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/oilgoldcup.html|title=List of Winners/Runners-Up of the OIL Challenge Gold Cup|website=indianfootball.de|publisher=Indian Football Network|access-date=23 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026182609/http://indianfootball.de/data/oilgoldcup.html|archive-date=26 October 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*'''Amba Medhi Football Tournament'''
**[[File:Simple cup icon.svg|16px]] Winners (4): 1994, 2000, 2007, 2008<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/ambamedhicup.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023092151/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/ambamedhicup.html |archive-date=2020-10-23 |title=List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Amba Medhi Cup:|access-date=5 September 2022 |work=indianfootball.de}}</ref>
*'''[[Churachand Singh Trophy]]'''<ref>{{cite web|title=Roll of Honour at Sir Churachand Singh, KCSI, CBE Memorial Football Tournament — From 1950|url=https://e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=leisure.Sports.61st_CC_Meet_Football_Tournament_2018.Roll_of_Honour_at_Sir_Churachand_Singh_Memorial_Football_Tournament_from_1950|website=e-pao.net|publisher=E-Pao News Manipur|date=20 December 2015|access-date=29 November 2022|archive-date=9 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220709223424/http://e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=leisure.Sports.61st_CC_Meet_Football_Tournament_2018.Roll_of_Honour_at_Sir_Churachand_Singh_Memorial_Football_Tournament_from_1950}}</ref>
**[[File:Simple cup icon.svg|16px]] Winners (9): 1950, 1952, 1954, 1957, 1959, 1968, 1969, 1979, 2008
**{{SilverMedal}} Runners-up (1): 1960
*'''Sohanlal Dugar Shield'''<ref>{{cite web|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/shohanlaldugarshield.html|title=List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Sohanlal Dugar Shield|website=indianfootball.de|publisher=Indian Football Network|access-date=29 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191202055544/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/shohanlaldugarshield.html|archive-date=2 December 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>
**[[File:Simple cup icon.svg|16px]] Winners (2): 2014, 2015<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/north-east/assam-rifles-win/cid/1396268|title=Assam Rifles win|website=telegraphindia.com|publisher=The Telegraph|first=Pranab Kumar|last=Das|date=29 September 2015|access-date=6 February 2023|archive-date=6 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206203127/https://www.telegraphindia.com/north-east/assam-rifles-win/cid/1396268|url-status=live}}</ref>
**{{SilverMedal}} Runners-up (2): 1999, 2001

==See also==
* [[Army Red football team|Army Red]]
* [[Army Green football team|Army Green]]
* [[Indian Air Force football team|Indian Air Force]]
* [[Indian Navy Sports Club|Indian Navy]]
* [[Services football team]]
* [[Railways football team]]
* [[Central Reserve Police Force Sporting Club|Central Reserve Police Force]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Assam State Premier League}}
{{Football in Assam}}

[[Category:Military football clubs in India]]
[[Category:Football clubs in Assam]]

{{India-footyclub-stub}}

Assam Rifles football team - Revision history

Samrick21 at 21:58, 30 October 2025