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{{Short description|Indian association football club}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2016}}
{{Infobox football club
| clubname = FC Punjab Police
| image =
| fullname = Punjab Police Football Club<ref>[https://int.soccerway.com/teams/india/punjab-police/8250/ Punjab Police Football Club (India): profile, summary and archive] ''Soccerway.com''. Retrieved 19 April 2021</ref>
| nickname = The Policemen
| founded = {{start date and age|df=yes|1950}}<ref>[http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/indiafound.html India - List of Foundation Dates] ''RSSSF''. Retrieved 17 August 2021</ref>
| ground = [[Guru Gobind Singh Stadium]], [[Jalandhar]]
| capacity = 12,000
| mgrtitle = Head coach
| manager = Paramjit Singh
| league = [[Punjab State Super Football League]]
| season = [[2020-21 Punjab State Super Football League|2020-21]]
| position = Champions
| website =
}}

'''FC Punjab Police''' (commonly known as its nickname, '''The Policemen'''), is an [[India]]n institutional [[football (soccer)|football]] club based in [[Jalandhar]],<ref>{{cite web|date=21 October 2019|title=Minerva Punjab FC Beat Punjab Police to Win 2nd Straight Punjab Super League Title|url=https://www.news18.com/news/football/minerva-punjab-fc-beat-punjab-police-to-win-2nd-straight-punjab-super-league-title-2353189.html|work=news18}}</ref> [[Punjab (India)]] and affiliated with the [[Punjab Football Association]], that competes in the [[Punjab State Super Football League]].<ref name=History>{{cite web|title=Super League History|url=http://www.kolkatafootball.com/punjab_football_league_2014-15/#horizontalTab2|website=Kolkata Football|access-date=31 October 2014}}</ref>

==History==
FC Punjab Police, governed by the [[Punjab Police (India)|Punjab Police]], have an extremely proud past record of enjoying high status in sports and have produced talented players that have played in the National Team as well as the [[Football in India|Indian football league]].<ref>[https://globalsportsarchive.com/team/soccer/fc-punjab-police/1705/ FC Punjab Police team profile] ''globalsportsarchive.com''. Retrieved 19 April 2021</ref>

They have won lot of regional and state tournaments. Their first win was the [[Sait Nagjee Football Tournament]] in 1962 and most recent win was the Delhi Lt. Governor's Cup in 2006. However, the club’s most cherishable win was the 1994/95 [[Punjab State Super Football League]]. In 2003 and 2005, they emerged as runners-up of the Guru Gobind Singh Trophy.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/ggsinghtrophy.html|title=List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Sri Guru Gobind Singh Trophy|website=indianfootball.de|access-date=23 July 2021}}</ref>

In 2021, Punjab Police participated in prestigious [[Birat Gold Cup]] of Nepal and emerged as the runners-up after losing 1–0 to [[Nepal A.P.F. Club]] in final.<ref>{{Cite web|last=nepal90|first=nepal90 com|title=Birat Gold Cup Football Tournament (2021)|url=https://www.nepal90.com/tournament/463/|access-date=2021-04-26|website=www.nepal90.com|language=en}}</ref>

==Rivalries==
FC Punjab Police shares a rivalry with local side [[JCT FC|JCT Mills FC]], which have emerged as the champions of the first ever [[National Football League (India)]]. Both the clubs have witnessed the rivalry in the regional [[association football]] tournaments of [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]].<ref>[http://www.punjab.football/about.php Football in Punjab] ''punjab.football/about.php''. Retrieved 16 August 2021</ref><ref>[https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/punjab-football-league-structure-india/2ynwa3eqpmiz19u1zz0f8zm83 All you need to know about the football league structure in Punjab] ''Goal.com''. Retrieved 16 August 2021</ref>

Punjab Police had also enjoyed rivalries with two of other local sides ''Leaders Club (Jalandhar)'' and [[Border Security Force (football team)]].<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 |df=dmy }}</ref>

==Stadium==
[[File:PAVILION-2.jpg|thumb|[[Guru Gobind Singh Stadium]] used for home matches of FC Punjab Police]]
FC Punjab Police have used [[Guru Gobind Singh Stadium]] in [[Jalandhar]] for their seasonal home matches of the National Football League and [[Punjab State Super Football League]].<ref>[https://www.indiafooty.com/venue/guru-gobind-singh-stadium-jalandhar/page/6/ guru-gobind-singh-stadium-jalandhar, home of JCT] ''indiafooty.com''. Retrieved 15 March 2021</ref><ref>[http://www.asianfootballfeast.com/jct/ Guru Gobind Singh Stadium of JCF Football Club] ''Asian Football Feast''. Retrieved 15 March 2021</ref>

==Honours==
===International===
*'''[[Birat Gold Cup]]'''
**Runners-up (1): 2021
===Domestic===
*'''[[National Football League Second Division (India)|National Football League II]]'''
**Runners-up (1): 2000–01<ref name="ifde">{{cite web |title=National Football League Second Division |url= http://www.indianfootball.de/data/nfl2.html |website=indianfootball.de}}</ref>
* '''[[Punjab State Super Football League]]'''
**Champions (1): 1994–95
*'''Gurdarshan Memorial Cup'''
**Champions (8): 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1989, 2004<ref>[http://www.indianfootball.de/data/gurdarshancup.html List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Gurdarshan Memorial Football Tournament: Punjab] ''indianfootbal.de''. Retrieved 16 August 2021</ref>
*'''Hot Weather Championship'''
**Champions (4): 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003<ref>[http://www.indianfootball.de/data/hotweathercup.html List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Hot Weather Football Championship: Himachal Pradesh] ''indianfootball.de''. Retrieved 16 August 2021</ref>
*'''DCM Trophy'''
**Champions (2): 1966, 1976<ref>[http://www.indianfootball.de/data/dcmtrophy.html List of winners and runners-ups of the DCM Trophy] ''RSSSF.com''. Retrieved 20 April 2021</ref>
*'''[[Sikkim Gold Cup|Sikkim Governor's Gold Cup]]'''
**Champions (2): 1982, 1983<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/india-sikkimgoldcuphist.html|title=India – List of All India Governor's Gold Cup Winners (Sikkim)
|website=Rsssf.com|access-date=13 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/sikkimgoldcup.html|title=List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Sikkim Governor's Gold Cup:|website=Indianfootball.de|access-date=13 March 2021}}</ref>
*'''Delhi Lt. Governor's Cup'''
**Champions (2): 2004, 2006
*'''Shaheed-e-Azam Sardar Bhagat Singh Memorial Trophy'''
**Champions (2): 2001, 2004
*'''[[Sait Nagjee Football Tournament]]'''
**Champions (1): 1962<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/saitnagjeetrophy.html|title=List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Sait Nagjee Trophy:|access-date=15 March 2021|website=Indianfootball.de}}</ref>
*'''[[Bordoloi Trophy]]'''
**Champions (1): 1994<ref>[http://www.indianfootball.de/data/bordoloitrophy.html List of Bordoloi Trophy winners] ''Indianfootball.de''. Retrieved 19 April 2021</ref>
*'''BN Mullick Police Cup'''
**Champions (1): 1998
*'''Manjit Memorial Football Tournament'''
**Champions (1): 2000
*'''Jarnail Singh Memorial Football Trophy'''
**Champions (1): 2003
*'''Rajiv Gandhi Memorial Trophy'''
**Champions (1): 2003
*'''Kohima Royal Gold Cup'''
**Champions (1): 2001<ref>[http://www.indianfootball.de/data/royalgoldcup.html List of winners and runners-up of the Kohima Royal Gold Cup] ''indianfootball.de''. Retrieved 29 July 2021</ref>
*'''Guru Gobind Singh Trophy'''
**Runners-up (2): 2003, 2005<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/ggsinghtrophy.html|title=List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Sri Guru Gobind Singh Trophy|website=indianfootball.de|access-date=23 July 2021}}</ref>

==Performance in AFC competitions==
{{further|Indian football clubs in Asian competitions}}
* '''[[Asian Club Championship]]''': 1 appearance
:[[Asian Club Championship 1971|1971]]: Group Stage<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160304073033/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/ascup71.html#cc Asian Club Competitions 1971] ''RSSSF.com''. Retrieved 19 April 2021</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of football clubs in India|List of football clubs in Punjab]]
*[[Indian football clubs in Asian competitions]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.indianfootball.com/team/punjabpolice.html Indian Football – Punjab Police]
* [http://www.indianfootball.com/transfers2006.html Season ending Transfers 2006 (NFL India)]
* [https://int.soccerway.com/national/india/nfl-2/ NFL 2006/2007 2nd Division League Table]
* [http://www.punjabpolice.org/ Official Website of Punjab Police]

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[[Category:Football clubs in Punjab]]
[[Category:Sport in Jalandhar]]
[[Category:Police association football clubs in India]]
[[Category:Association football clubs established in the 1950s]]
[[Category:1950s establishments in East Punjab]]

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