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Gauhati Town Club is an Indian multi sports club based in Guwahati, Assam. Founded in 1906, the club had participated in the I-League 2nd Division,[1] then second highest level football in India, for two seasons.[2] It currently plays in the GSA Super Division Football League and Youth League. The Gauhati Town Club Football Academy was set up to identify, train and nurture the local talents of northeast India at grassroots level. It has highly equipped infrastructure.[3]
History
1906–2010
Gauhati Town Club is one of the oldest and the premier sporting organizations in the north-east.[4] It was born at the initiative of a dedicated group of sports-lovers including Captain L. B. Scott, I.M.S., who was a civil surgeon, Dr. H.K. Das, an assistant surgeon and founding secretary of the club; Sir Saiyid Saadullah, an eminent lawyer, and Khan Saheb Khalilur Rahman. Significantly, the club was essentially instrumental in introducing the coveted Bordoloi Trophy tournament, initially played at the Judges' Field from 1952 to 1957. Ranji Trophy cricket matches were also played at the same venue.[5]
2010–present
On 21 January 2010, it was announced that Juliano Silveira Fontana, a professional Brazilian football coach, has been appointed as the head coach of the academy. He later coached senior team in the I-League 2nd Division.[6]
In February 2011, it was announced that Gauhati Town Club will participate in 2011 I-League 2nd Division. Team finished season at the bottom of the table and did not gain promotion to the 2011 I-League 2nd Division final round. They participated in the 2012 I-League 2nd Division and finished 7th in the group stage.[7]
Players
First-team
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GTC Academy team
Gauhati Town Club has its academy team, consisting of youth players.[8] Their U17 also competed in 2022–23 U-17 Youth Cup.[9][10]
Squad
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Management
| Office | Name |
|---|---|
| President | Template:Flagicon Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma |
| Working president | Template:Flagicon Mukul Chandra Gogoi |
| Vice-presidents | Template:Flagicon Pranab Sharma
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| General secretary | Template:Flagicon Devajit Saikia |
| Assistant secretary | Template:Flagicon Salil Sinha |
| Treasurer | Template:Flagicon Navroze Munwar |
| Sports & event secretary | Template:Flagicon Pompa Chakravarty |
| Football secretary | Template:Flagicon Akhtaruddin Ahmed |
| Cricket secretary | Template:Flagicon Deep Bora |
Honours
League
- Assam Club Championship
- Champions (1): 2001[12]
- GSA Super Division Football League
Cup
- Bordoloi Trophy[15]
- Winners (3): 1954, 1956, 1963
- Runners-up (1): 1957
- Amba Medhi Football Tournament
- Runners-up (2): 2001, 2002[16]
References
- ↑ Northeast starts positively in I-League Div II. www.isikkim.com. i-Sikkim(1 April 2011). Retrieved 26 August 2012.
- ↑ :::: The Aiff ::::. Retrieved 2012-04-26.
- ↑ Gauhati Town Club Football Academy.
- ↑ A History of Assam Football, Malla Barua, Subodh. krirangan.com. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ↑ Gauhati Town Club. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ↑ Brazilian coach arrives for GTC soccer academy. The Assam Tribune.
- ↑ I-LEAGUE 2ND DIVISION. Soccerway.
- ↑ GTC Football Academy Players. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- ↑ 49 teams to participate in AIFF Elite Youth League 2022–23. the-aiff.com. All India Football Federation(7 December 2022). Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- ↑ Quick starts, watertight defences and perfect records: A look ahead to the Hero U-17 Youth Cup final round, Raghunandan, Vaibhav. the-aiff.com. All India Football Federation(18 January 2023). Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- ↑ Office Bearers. gauhatitownclub.com. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ↑ List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Assam Club Football Championship:. indianfootball.de. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ↑ List of Champions of the Guwahati Super Division, Chaudhuri, Arunava. indianfootball.de. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ↑ 2002/03 Season in Indian Football. indianfootball.de. Indian Football Network. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ↑ List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Bordoloi Trophy. indianfootball.de. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ↑ List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Amba Medhi Cup, Chaudhuri, Arunava. indianfootball.de(7 January 2002). Retrieved 26 August 2021.
Further reading
- East Bengal triumph. telegraphindia.com(24 September 2016). Retrieved 7 January 2017.
External links
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- Gauhati Town Club at Soccerway
- Gauhati Town Club Football Academy on Facebook
- Gauhati Town Club at Global Sports Archive