Gauhati Town Club

Indian association football club

Football club

Gauhati Town Club

Full name| Gauhati Town Club
Nickname(s)| The Rhinos
Short name| GTC
Founded| 1906; 118 years ago (1906)[1]
Ground| Judges Field
Capacity| 5,000
President| Himanta Biswa Sarma
Coach| Kamala Kt Singh
League| Guwahati Premier Football League
GSA A Division Football League
Youth League
Website| http://gauhatitownclub.com/

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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 2,[2] then second highest level football in India, for two seasons.[3] It currently plays in the Guwahati Premier Football League, GSA A Division Football League and Youth League.

## History

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### 1906–2010

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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

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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]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.[8]

## Players

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### First-team squad

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As of 17 December 2023[9]

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

| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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1  | GK |  IND | MM Mustakin
16  | DF |  IND | Komolson Rongphar
4  | DF |  IND | Umesh Kalindi
5  |  |  IND | Sudem Narzary (Captain)
6  |  |  IND | Jayanta Baglary
18  |  |  IND | A Sanathai Singh
7  | DF |  IND | Biplab Nayak
8  |  |  IND | Sanjib Deka
10  |  |  IND | S Simren Singh
11  | MF |  IND | Anupam Borgohain
17  | FW |  IND | Shrinivash Singh
| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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31  | GK |  IND | Manoj Barman
27  |  |  IND | Prasant Baruah
23  | DF |  IND | Krinal Rabha
3  |  |  IND | Md Sabir
14  | MF |  IND | Rahul Pradhan
19  |  |  IND | Bryant Dihingia
22  |  |  IND | Benhar Hlyehho
24  |  |  IND | Dhiraj Rajbangshi
26  |  |  IND | Alfred Hojai
29  |  |  IND | Paochin Mong

### GTC Academy team

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Gauhati Town Club has its academy team, consisting of youth players.[10][11] Their U17 also competed in 2022–23 U-17 Youth Cup.[12][13]

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

| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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21  | GK |  IND | Akash Swargiary
1  | GK |  IND | Gautam Brahma
2  | DF |  IND | Phungsa Daimari
11  | DF |  IND | Rahul Gogoi
20  | DF |  IND | Wankitbok Mawlong
4  | DF |  IND | Sowrab Kr Dey
22  | DF |  IND | Banteilang Khapew
3  | DF |  IND | Ruhit Boro
12  | MF |  IND | Jemson Teron
6  | MF |  IND | Himitson Terang
8  | MF |  IND | Sudeepta Konwar
18  | MF |  IND | Nishan Barman
19  | MF |  IND | Ajay Baro
| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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7  | MF |  IND | Dhrubajyoti Talukdar
10  | FW |  IND | Parash Thapa
16  | FW |  IND | Udayaditya Rabha
17  | FW |  IND | David Tirkey
15  | FW |  IND | T Shemphang Malich
9  | FW |  IND | Pragyan Bora

## Management

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As of 30 August 2021[14]
Office  | Name

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President  |  Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma
Working president  |  Mukul Chandra Gogoi
Vice-presidents  |  Pranab Sharma

Ankur Dutta

Samarjit Durga Neog

Tanmoy Jyoti Mahanta

Bulbul Choudhury

Paragmoni Mahanta

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

## Honours

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### League

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* Assam Club Championship
* Champions (1): 2001[15]
* GSA Super Division Football League
* Champions (1): 2002[16][17]

### Cup

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* Bordoloi Trophy[18]
* Winners (3): 1954, 1956, 1963
* Runners-up (1): 1957

* ATPA Shield
* Winners (1): 1962

* Amba Medhi Football Tournament
* Runners-up (2): 2001, 2002[19]

## See also

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* List of football clubs in Assam
* Assam Football Association

## References

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1. ^ Schöggl, Hans. "India - List of Foundation Dates". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 23 October 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
2. ^ "Northeast starts positively in I-League Div II". www.isikkim.com. i-Sikkim. 1 April 2011. Archived from the original on 4 April 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
3. ^ ":::: The Aiff ::::". Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
4. ^ Malla Barua, Subodh. "A History of Assam Football". krirangan.com. Guwahati. Archived from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
5. ^ "Gauhati Town Club". Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
6. ^ "Brazilian coach arrives for GTC soccer academy". The Assam Tribune. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
7. ^ "I-LEAGUE 2ND DIVISION". Soccerway.
8. ^ "Gauhati Town Club Football Academy". Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
9. ^ "Guwahati Premier Football League: Come back win for Gauhati Town Club". www.sentinelassam.com. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
10. ^ "Gauhati Town Club:Hero Elite League Squad". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
11. ^ "GTC Football Academy Players". Gauhati Town Club. Archived from the original on 4 October 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
12. ^ "49 teams to participate in AIFF Elite Youth League 2022–23". the-aiff.com. New Delhi: All India Football Federation. 7 December 2022. Archived from the original on 8 December 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
13. ^ Raghunandan, Vaibhav (18 January 2023). "Quick starts, watertight defences and perfect records: A look ahead to the Hero U-17 Youth Cup final round". the-aiff.com. New Delhi: All India Football Federation. Archived from the original on 22 January 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
14. ^ "Office Bearers". gauhatitownclub.com. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
15. ^ "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Assam Club Football Championship". indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
16. ^ Chaudhuri, Arunava. "List of Champions of the Guwahati Super Division". indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 31 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
17. ^ 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.
18. ^ Arunava Chaudhuri. "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Bordoloi Trophy". indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
19. ^ Chaudhuri, Arunava (7 January 2002). "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Amba Medhi Cup". indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2021.

## Further reading

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* "East Bengal triumph". telegraphindia.com. Guwahati: The Telegraph India. 24 September 2016. Archived from the original on 8 January 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2017.

## External links

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* Official website
* Gauhati Town Club on Twitter
* Gauhati Town Club at the-aiff.com
* Gauhati Town Club at Soccerway
* Gauhati Town Club Football Academy on Facebook
* Gauhati Town Club at Global Sports Archive

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Football in Assam

Assam Football Association

State teams|

* Assam football team
* Assam women's football team

Clubs|

| ISL|

* NorthEast United

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I-League 3|

* United Chirang Duar FC
* Karbi Anglong Morning Star FC

ASPL|

* Karbi Anglong Morning Star FC
* United Chirang Duar FC

League competitions|

* Assam State Premier League
* Guwahati Premier Football League
* Assam Women's League

Cup competitions|

* Bordoloi Trophy
* All India Independence Day Cup
* ATPA Shield
* Bodousa Cup
* Bodoland Martyrs Gold Cup

Stadiums|

* Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium
* Nehru Stadium, Guwahati
* KASA Stadium, Diphu

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