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{{Short description|Indian institutional football club based in Punjab}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2018}}
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| ground = [[Guru Gobind Singh Stadium]]
| capacity = 22,000
| owner = [[Central Reserve Police Force]]
| mgrtitle = Head coach
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| league = [[Punjab State Super Football League]] (men) <br/> [[Indian Women's League]] (women)
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'''Central Reserve Police Force Sporting Club''' is a [[association football|football]] section which represents the [[Central Reserve Police Force]] of the [[Punjab Police (India)|Punjab Police]]. Based in [[Jalandhar]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], they compete in the [[Punjab State Super Football League]].<ref name=MSR>{{cite web|title=28th JCT Punjab State Super Football League starts today |url=http://www.msrsportsnews.com/viewnews?newsId=3035 |website=MSR Sports News |access-date=31 October 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141101033931/http://www.msrsportsnews.com/viewnews?newsId=3035 |archive-date=1 November 2014 }}</ref>

The team participated in both the second division of the [[National Football League (India)|National Football League]] in 2003,<ref>{{cite web|title=Air India too good for CRPF|url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/2003/mar/10airindia.htm|website=Rediff.com|access-date=2 November 2014|archive-date=2 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141102102541/http://www.rediff.com/sports/2003/mar/10airindia.htm|date=10 March 2003|agency=PTI}}</ref> and the [[Durand Cup]] in [[2012 Durand Cup|2012]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Durand Cup: Pune FC held to goalless draw by CRPF|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/Durand-Cup-Pune-FC-held-to-goalless-draw-by-CRPF/articleshow/15622035.cms|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|date=23 August 2012|publisher=[[The Times of India]]|agency=PTI|location=New Delhi|access-date=2 November 2014|archive-date=9 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231109181108/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/Durand-Cup-Pune-FC-held-to-goalless-draw-by-CRPF/articleshow/15622035.cms}}</ref> and [[2021 Durand Cup|2021]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|date=August 23, 2021|title=2021 Durand Cup to have five ISL and three I-league teams|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/2021-durand-cup-to-have-five-isl-and-three-i-league-teams/articleshow/85557011.cms|access-date=2021-09-04|website=The Times of India|language=en|archive-date=5 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210905090807/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/2021-durand-cup-to-have-five-isl-and-three-i-league-teams/articleshow/85557011.cms|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/sports/durand-cup-2021-jamshedpur-fc-bengaluru-united-begin-respective-campaigns-with-1-0-wins-9942451.html/amp|title=Durand Cup 2021: Jamshedpur FC, Bengaluru United begin respective campaigns with 1-0 wins|website=First Post|access-date=7 September 2021|archive-date=7 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210907071652/https://www.firstpost.com/sports/durand-cup-2021-jamshedpur-fc-bengaluru-united-begin-respective-campaigns-with-1-0-wins-9942451.html/amp|url-status=live}}</ref> The Women's section has competed in the [[Indian Women's League]] and competes in [[Punjab Women's League]] at the state level.

==Honours==
* '''[[Punjab Women's League]]'''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Punjab Women’s League|url=https://theawayend.co/punjab-womens-league/|access-date=16 November 2022|website=The Away End|archive-date=15 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221115203005/https://theawayend.co/punjab-womens-league/|url-status=live}}</ref>
** Champions (6): 2018, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25

==See also==
* [[List of football clubs in India]]
* [[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]]
* [[Assam Rifles football team|Assam Rifles]]
* [[Punjab Police FC]]
* [[Border Security Force Sporting Club|Border Security Force FC]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Punjab State Super Football League}}
{{Football in India}}

[[Category:Football clubs in Punjab, India]]
[[Category:Sport in Jalandhar]]
[[Category:Organizations with year of establishment missing]]
[[Category:Police football clubs in India]]
[[Category:Women's football clubs in India]]
[[Category:Indian Women's League clubs]]

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