FC Punjab Police

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FC Punjab Police
Full namePunjab Police Football Club[1]
Nickname(s)The Policemen
Founded1950; 72 years ago (1950)[2]
GroundGuru Gobind Singh Stadium, Jalandhar
Capacity12,000
Head coachParamjit Singh
LeaguePunjab State Super Football League
2020–21Champions

FC Punjab Police (commonly known as its nickname, The Policemen), is an Indian institutional football club based in Jalandhar,[3] Punjab (India) and affiliated with the Punjab Football Association,[4] that competes in the Punjab State Super Football League.[5][6][7][8]

History[]

FC Punjab Police, governed by the 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 Indian football league.[9]

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.[10]

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.[11]

Rivalries[]

FC Punjab Police shares a rivalry with local side JCT Mills FC,[12] 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.[13][14]

Punjab Police had also enjoyed rivalries with two of other local sides Leaders Club (Jalandhar) and Border Security Force (football team).[15]

Stadium[]

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.[16][17]

Honours[]

International[]

Domestic[]

Performance in AFC competitions[]

Further information: Indian football clubs in Asian competitions
  • Asian Club Championship: 1 appearance
1971: Group Stage[31][32]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Punjab Police Football Club (India): profile, summary and archive Soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 April 2021
  2. ^ India - List of Foundation Dates RSSSF. Retrieved 17 August 2021
  3. ^ "Minerva Punjab FC Beat Punjab Police to Win 2nd Straight Punjab Super League Title". news18. 21 October 2019.
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  5. ^ "Super League History". Kolkata Football. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
  6. ^ "Punjab State Super Football League". The Away End. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Fixtures, Results and Table of India Punjab Super League Football League". ScoreBing. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Punjab State League 2020-21 Archives -". Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  9. ^ FC Punjab Police team profile globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 19 April 2021
  10. ^ Chaudhuri, Arunava. "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Sri Guru Gobind Singh Trophy". indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  11. ^ nepal90, nepal90 com. "Birat Gold Cup Football Tournament (2021)". www.nepal90.com. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  12. ^ Gandam, J. S. "The game hooks Phagwara youth, JCT a Mecca for players". www.jctfootball.com. JCT Mills FC. Archived from the original on 16 November 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  13. ^ "Football in Punjab". punjab.football/about.php. Punjab Football Association. Archived from the original on 22 August 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  14. ^ Manashi Pathak (22 June 2018). "All you need to know about the football league structure in Punjab". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 5 July 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  15. ^ "28th JCT Punjab State Super Football League starts today". MSR Sports News. Archived from the original on 1 November 2014. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
  16. ^ guru-gobind-singh-stadium-jalandhar, home of JCT indiafooty.com. Retrieved 15 March 2021
  17. ^ Guru Gobind Singh Stadium of JCF Football Club Asian Football Feast. Retrieved 15 March 2021
  18. ^ Arunava Choudhary. "National Football League Second Division". indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  19. ^ Chaudhuri, Arunava. "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the IFA-Shield:". indianfootball.de. Indian Football Network. Archived from the original on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  20. ^ Arunava Chaudhuri. "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Gurdarshan Memorial Football Tournament: Punjab". indianfootbal.de. Indian Football Network. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  21. ^ Arunava Chaudhuri. "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Hot Weather Football Championship: Himachal Pradesh". indianfootball.de. Indian Football Network. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  22. ^ News Service, Tribune India (9 July 2019). "Delhi football club win". tribuneindia.com. The Tribune India. Archived from the original on 2 January 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  23. ^ List of winners and runners-ups of the DCM Trophy Archived 23 October 2020 at the Wayback Machine indianfootball.de. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  24. ^ "India – List of All India Governor's Gold Cup Winners (Sikkim)". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  25. ^ Arunava Chaudhuri. "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Sikkim Governor's Gold Cup". indianfootball.de. Indian Football Network. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  26. ^ Chaudhuri, Arunava. "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Sait Nagjee Trophy". www.indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  27. ^ Arunava, Chaudhuri. "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Bordoloi Trophy". indianfootball.de. Indian Football Network. Archived from the original on 11 December 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  28. ^ Arunava Chaudhuri. "List of winners and runners-up of the Kohima Royal Gold Cup". indianfootball.de. Indian Football Network. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  29. ^ Arunava Chaudhuri. "2003/04 Season in Indian Football:". indianfootball.de. Indian Football Network. Archived from the original on 17 January 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  30. ^ Chaudhuri, Arunava. "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Sri Guru Gobind Singh Trophy". indianfootball.de. Indian Football Network. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  31. ^ Asian Club Competitions 1971 RSSSF.com. Retrieved 19 April 2021
  32. ^ Soham Mukherjee (1 April 2020). "How have Indian clubs fared in AFC Champions League and AFC Cup?". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.

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