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{{short description|Indian association football club}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}}
{{Infobox football club
| clubname = Guwahati F.C.
| image = Guwahati FC Logo.png
| fullname = {{nobreak|Guwahati Football Club}}
| nickname = ''Sunrise FC''
| founded = December {{Start date and age|df=yes|2014}}<ref name="Team Launch">{{cite news|title=Guwahati FC launched today|url=http://thenortheasttoday.com/guwahati-fc-launched-today/|accessdate=1 October 2015|work=The NorthEast Today|date=27 May 2015}}</ref>
| ground = [[Nehru Stadium, Guwahati]], [[Northeast Frontier Railway Stadium]]
| capacity = 15,000
| owntitle = Owners
| owner = Sanjive Narain
| chrtitle = General Manager
| chairman = Sir Denizino
| mgrtitle = Head Coach
| manager = [[Manuel Retamero Fraile]]
| league = [[I-League 2nd Division]], [[Assam State Premier League]]
| season = [[2015–16 I-League 2nd Division|2015–16]] (I-League 2nd Div.) [[2015 Assam State Premier League season|2015]] (ASPL)
| position = Eastern Conference, 4th Regular season: 4th; [[2015 Assam State Premier League season#Lower Assam Zone|Lower Zone]] Finals: [[2015 Assam State Premier League season#Quarter–finals|Quarter-finals]]
| website =
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'''Guwahati Football Club''' is an [[India]]n professional [[association football|football]] team based in [[Guwahati]], [[Assam]], that competed in the [[I-League 2nd Division]] and [[Assam State Premier League]]. The team was launched in December 2014 to promote Assamese football.<ref name="Team Launch"/>

==History==
After breaking away from his stake in the [[Indian Super League]] franchise, [[NorthEast United FC|NorthEast United]], Sanjive Narain Co-founded Guwahati Football Club in December 2014.<ref name="Team Launch"/> The team was formerly launched on 27 May 2015 with Spanish coach, Anxo Valcarcel, signed as the teams' first head coach.<ref name="Team Launch"/> Upon launching the team, Narain said that the main goal of the team was not earn promotion to the [[I-League]] and thus give [[Assam]] a club in India's top football competition.<ref name="Team Launch"/><ref name="footballnewsindia.in">{{Cite web |url=http://footballnewsindia.in/new-proffesional-club-unveiled-assam-fc-guwahati/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=30 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170702071352/http://footballnewsindia.in/new-proffesional-club-unveiled-assam-fc-guwahati/ |archive-date=2 July 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The Team is jointly owned by Sanjive Naraine, Jayanta Barua, Bipul Saikia, Casper Investment (Assam) Private Limited, Dadul Chodhury, Kamal Chandra Das, Pulak Goswami<ref name="footballnewsindia.in"/>

The team played their first competition in May 2015 when they participated in the revamped [[Assam State Premier League]]. Their first match was against [[Tezpur|Tezpur United FC]] in which the match ended 0–0.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=TheGhyGuy|author=ৰণদীপ|number=604653039614443521|date=30 May 2015|title=#GuwahatiFC played a 0–0 draw against Tezpur in their opening match of the #Assam State Premier League earlier today|accessdate=1 October 2015}}</ref> Guwahati barely qualified for the finals as they ended their regular season campaign in fourth place in the Lower Assam Zone.<ref>{{cite news|title=Quarters decided|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1150704/jsp/northeast/story_29476.jsp#.Vg32pRNViko|accessdate=1 October 2015|work=Telegraph India|date=4 July 2015}}</ref> They were knocked-out in the first-round of the finals by Baarhoongkha on away goals, 3–3.<ref>{{cite news|title=Baarhoongkha in semis|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1150713/jsp/northeast/story_31278.jsp#.Vg32_RNViko|access-date=1 October 2015|work=Telegraph India}}</ref>

On 1 October 2015, it was confirmed that Guwahati would participate in the [[I-League 2nd Division]].<ref>{{cite news|title=11-team 2nd division I-League to begin on Nov 14|url=http://zeenews.india.com/sports/football/11-team-2nd-division-i-league-to-begin-on-nov-14_1804969.html|accessdate=1 October 2015|work=Zee News|date=1 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/north-east/guwahati-fc-launches-team/cid/1530661|title=Guwahati FC launches team|website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref>

Guwahati Fc started off with their I-league 2nd Div Eastern Conference campaign on 14 November in [[Barasat Stadium]] against Mohammedan Club. Their group comprised with [[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan SC]], [[Gangtok Himalayan SC]], [[NEROCA FC]] & [[Fateh Hyderabad AFC]].
Guwahati Fc finished 4th in the group ahead of Fateh Hyderabad and failed to Qualify to the next round.
Guwahati Fc did not participate in the 2016–17 season of [[I-League 2nd Division]].
Guwahati Fc did not even participate in Guwahati Sports Association's League in 2016–2017 season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/teams/india/guwahati/35315/|title=India - Guwahati FC - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway|website=int.soccerway.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/11/14/india/i-league-2nd-division/mohammedan-sporting-club/guwahati/2168534/|title=Mohammedan vs. Guwahati - 14 November 2015 - Soccerway|website=int.soccerway.com}}</ref>

==Partnership==
In 2015, Guwahati FC tied up with Delhi-based Anglian Management Group and Brazil's [[Clube Atlético Paranaense]] to set up the first international football Academy in North-East India based out of [[Guwahati]]. The Academy planned to train a hundred elite youth footballers from various age groups each of the next three years as well as run numerous programmes throughout the year aimed at attracting many more youth to the sport. The training will be done under the supervision of CAP's Brazilian coaches who, in addition to making regular visits to Guwahati, will also train Guwahati FC coaches at the CAP-owned facilities in [[Curitiba]], [[Brazil]].

Luiz Greco, the director of [[Clube Atlético Paranaense]] said, “From the beginning of our tie-up with Anglian, we have been exposed to the huge potential of opportunities that Indian football has to offer. We appreciate them putting their trust in us to involve us in this project and we have been very impressed with the vision set forth by the management of Guwahati FC from the outset.”

==Affiliated clubs==
The following club was affiliated with '''Guwahati FC''' :
* {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Clube Atlético Paranaense]] — (2015—2017)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://anglianmanagementgroup.com/guwahati-fc-ties-up-with-anglian-and-atletico-paranaense-to-develop-local-footballing-talent-the-brazilian-way/|title=Guwahati FC ties-up with Anglian and Atlético Paranaense to develop local footballing talent, the Brazilian way - Anglian Management GroupSoccerway|website=anglicanmanagementgroup.com|access-date=17 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/north-east/football-academy-for-city/cid/1529089|title=Football academy for city|website=telegraphindia.com|access-date=17 January 2021}}</ref>

==Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;margin-left:1em;float:center"
|-
!Period
!Kit manufacturer
!Shirt sponsor
!Remarks
|-
|2015
|Vamos
|''None''
|For [[Assam State Premier League]]
|-
|2015
|[[Nivia Sports|Nivia]]
|[[Tata Motors]]
|For [[I-League 2nd Division]]
|}
==See also==
* [[Assam Football Association]]
* [[Guwahati Town Club]]
* [[Assam State Premier League]]
* [[List of football clubs in India|List of football clubs in Assam]]

==References==
{{reflist|3}}

==External links==
* [https://www.facebook.com/GuwahatiFootballClub Facebook page]
* [https://twitter.com/GuwahatiFC Twitter account]
{{I-League 2nd Division}}
{{I-League teamlist}}
{{Assam State Premier League}}
{{Football in India}}

[[Category:Association football clubs established in 2014]]
[[Category:Football clubs in Assam]]
[[Category:Sport in Guwahati]]
[[Category:I-League 2nd Division clubs]]
[[Category:2014 establishments in Assam]]

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>Iamfarzan at 04:23, 6 July 2021