Gauhati Town Club

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Gauhati Town Club
Gauhati Town Club.jpg
Full nameGauhati Town Club
Nickname(s)The Rhinos
Short nameGTC
Founded1906; 115 years ago (1906)[1]
GroundJudges Field
Capacity5,000
PresidentHimanta Biswa Sarma
LeagueGSA Super Division League
Youth League U15
Youth League U18
WebsiteClub website

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, then second highest level football in India, for two seasons.[2] It currently plays in the . 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. 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.[4]

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.[5]

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.

Players[]

First-team[]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK India IND Subal Rabha
4 India IND Swgwmsar Boro
7 India IND Manoj Bose
9 India IND Binoka Somi
— India IND Jimlong Chaba
12 India IND Thiyam Thanil
— India IND Nabin Rabha
— India IND Firujit Singh
10 MF India IND Kakhebhi Asumi
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW India IND N Binan Singh
— India IND Ashis Thapa
— India IND Imlong Chaba
— India IND Tingnyek Konyak
— India IND R. Kasumochi
— India IND Basanta Boro
— India IND N Bijan Singh
— India IND Shyam Mura
21 GK India IND Amit Lodh

GTC Academy team[]

[6] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK India IND Maheshwar Boro
— GK India IND Manish Singh
— DF India IND Hirok Jyoti Roy
— DF India IND Khoiorom Rocky Singh
— DF India IND Manas Pratin Das
— DF India IND Prasenjeet Nath
— DF India IND Farhan Ahmed
— DF India IND Naorem Mukesh Meitei
— DF India IND Ranjan Englanj
— DF India IND Sansuma Basumatary
— RB India IND Sudarshan Boro
— RB India IND Molen Boro
— RW India IND Rinku Medhi
No. Pos. Nation Player
— RW India IND Munna Boro
— LW India IND Hidangmayum Sanatomba Sharma
— MF India IND Pranjal Bhumij
— MF India IND Sonny Munda
— MF India IND Diganta Gayari
— MF India IND Rahul Chetri
— MF India IND Rahul Das
— MF India IND Shyam Narzari
— MF India IND Shumit Rabha
— FW India IND Abhishek Dey
— RW India IND Biswajit Das
— LW India IND Rabi Boro

Management[]

As of 30 August 2021[7]
Office Name
President India Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma
Working president India Mukul Chandra Gogoi
Vice-presidents India Pranab Sharma

India Ankur Dutta

India Samarjit Durga Neog

India Tanmoy Jyoti Mahanta

India Bulbul Choudhury

India Paragmoni Mahanta

General secretary India Devajit Saikia
Assistant secretary India Salil Sinha
Treasurer India Navroze Munwar
Sports & event secretary India Pompa Chakravarty
Football secretary India Akhtaruddin Ahmed
Cricket secretary India Deep Bora

Honours[]

  • GSA Super Division League
  • Bordoloi Trophy[10]
    • Winners (3): 1954, 1956, 1963
    • Runners-up (1): 1957
  • Amba Medhi Cup
    • Runners-up (2): 2001, 2002[11]

References[]

  1. ^ India - List of Foundation Dates RSSSF. Retrieved 17 August 2021
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Gauhati Town Club Football Academy". Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "Brazilian coach arrives for GTC soccer academy". The Assam Tribune. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  6. ^ "GTC Football Academy Players". Gauhati Town Club. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  7. ^ "Office Bearers". gauhatitownclub.com. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  8. ^ "List of Champions of the Guwahati Super Division:". indianfootball.de. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  9. ^ Arunava Chaudhuri. "2002/03 Season in Indian Football:". indianfootball.de. Indian Football Network. Archived from the original on 7 November 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  10. ^ Arunava Chaudhuri. "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Bordoloi Trophy". indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 11 December 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  11. ^ List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Amba Medhi Cup indianfootball.de. Retrieved 29 July 2021
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