NorthEast United FC

Association football club in Guwahati, India

Football club

NorthEast United

Full name| NorthEast United Football Club
Nickname(s)| The Highlanders
Short name| NEUFC
Founded| 13 April 2014; 11 years ago (2014-04-13)
Ground| Arjuna Bhogeswar Baruah Sports Complex
Capacity| 21,600
Owner(s)| John Abraham
Jaya Balan
Chairperson| Priya Runchal
Head coach| Juan Pedro Benali
League| Indian Super League
2024–25| Indian Super League, 4th of 13
Playoffs: Knockout
Website| neutdfc.com

Home colours

Away colours

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Current season

NorthEast United Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in North East India that competes in the Indian Super League (ISL),[1] the top flight of Indian football.[2] The club was founded on 13 April 2014 during the inaugural season of Indian Super League. NorthEast United represents the 8 states of North East India, consisting of Assam, Nagaland, Manipur, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura and Mizoram.[3][4]

The club also has a women's team.[5]

## History

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### Formation

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In early 2014, it was announced that the All India Football Federation, the national federation for football in India, and IMG-Reliance would be accepting bids for ownership of eight of nine selected cities for the upcoming Indian Super League, an eight-team franchise league modeled along the lines of the Indian Premier League cricket tournament.[6] On 13 April 2014, it was announced that the Bollywood actor John Abraham and Shillong Lajong Football Club had won the bidding for the franchise.

On 16 July 2014, the club signed Joan Capdevila, a European Championship and World Cup winning defender with Spain, as its marquee player. He said: "India is a huge country and it should be a privilege for me to be a small part in popularizing this global game here and working with the young talented footballers of North East India".[7]

On 19 August the club hired its first manager, New Zealander Ricki Herbert, who had represented his nation at the 1982 World Cup and managed New Zealand at the 2010 World Cup.[8]

### 2014 season: Inaugural season

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Main article: 2014 NorthEast United FC season

Spain international Joan Capdevila, club's first marquee player.[9]

On 13 October 2014, the team won their first ISL match at the Indira Gandhi Stadium, with Spaniard Koke scoring the only goal of the game to defeat Kerala Blasters.[10] The team did not make the end-of-season play-offs, finishing in last place among the eight teams.

### 2015 season: Narrowly missed play-offs

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For their second season, NorthEast United signed former Portugal international Simão Sabrosa as their new marquee signing.[11] On 1 July 2015, the team announced their manager for the 2015 season, former Venezuela national coach, César Farías.[12] The team lost all three of their opening matches with Simão absent through injury, but then earned a 2–0 home win over Chennaiyin FC in which the marquee player won and dispatched an added-time penalty kick to open the scoring.[13] The club entered the top-four for semi-finals by the end of the season but lost their position to Chennaiyin, who defeated Pune City to gain 3 points and secure the spot.[citation needed]

### 2016 season: Nelo Vingada, Velez, Alfaro era

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On 13 May 2016, NorthEast United announced Sérgio Farias as the club's new manager.[14] However, Farias joined his former club Suphanburi FC for a second stint forcing NorthEast United to look for a new coach. On 9 July 2016, NorthEast United officially announced Sérgio Farias' exit.[15] On 23 July 2016, NorthEast United announced Nelo Vingada as the club's new manager.[16] The club also appointed Francisco Bruto Da Costa as their Assistant Manager.[17] The club again got a chance to enter the top-four for semi-finals if they defeat Kerala Blasters, but lost and hence, losing their semi-final chance. The club scored 14 goals and conceded 14 goals in that season. More than half of the goals (8) were scored by the South American duo Nicholas Velez and Emiliano Alfaro with 3 and 5 goals respectively.[citation needed]

### 2017–18 season: A forgettable campaign

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On 17 July 2017, in hope for a great season NorthEast United signed the young Portuguese manager Joao Carlos Pires de Deus.[18] After playing its preseason games in Antalya, Turkey. The team began its season against the ISL debutants Jamshedpur FC. The game ended in a draw with neither side managing to find the back of the net despite NorthEast playing against a 10 men Jamshedpur in the last 20 minutes.[19] Next they played Chennaiyin FC in Chennai, where they failed to keep the record of never losing in Chennai after losing 3–0.[20] NorthEast witnessed their first win of the season where they defeated Delhi Dynamos 0–2 in the opponent's ground. The first goal of the match came from Marcinho in the 17th minute, when a cross by Halicharan Narzary from the left flank found him unmarked inside the box. The second goal came from the striker Danilo in the 22nd minute, when he pressured the Delhi custodian Albino Gomes and made him make error inside his own box, leaving an open goal for Danilo to score his first and last goal of the season and, 500th goal of the league.[21] It was followed by a 4 match losing streak right after which the Portuguese manager was sacked.[22] The team management brought in the ex-Chelsea boss Avram Grant as a technical advisor who acted as a caretaker manager in the absence of Joao.[23] He was later promoted to Head Coach on 12 January 2018, after the team released an official statement about Joao's sacking.[24] The team won 2 out of the first 3 games under Grant, where they defeated FC Goa 2–1[25] and Chennaiyin FC 3–1[26] at home. Seiminlen Doungel scored the first ever hat-trick for NorthEast United in that match. The team failed to win a single match after that, ending the season in a long 8 match winless streak in which they drew 1 match and lost all other matches. During the league season, they managed to win only 3 matches with a total score of 12, and they finished at the lowest position in the league points table. This had happened once before, in the inaugural season, but their score that time had been better. Thus, this was the worst season for the club in its existence.

On 19 February 2018, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) announced the Indian Super Cup as a replacement for the Federation Cup. It will be played between 16 teams, the top 6 teams of ISL and I-League and the remaining 4 will be picked through a qualifier played between the bottom 4 from both league. NorthEast United participated in the Cup Qualifiers for the 4 remaining spots. NorthEast United played their qualifier match against Gokulam Kerala on 15 March 2018 which they lost 2–0 and got eliminated.[citation needed]

### 2018–19 season: Eelco Schatorrie era, maiden play-offs

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2018-19 is the fifth season of the club's existence. The season started with a positive start under coach Eelco Schatorrie with NorthEast United drawing with Goa and two consecutive wins over ATK and defending champions Chennaiyin. Against Chennaiyin, NorthEast United made a thrilling comeback after down 3–1 in 35th minute to 3–3 in first half and winning the match 4–3. After Some thrilling victories against Kerala Blasters and Chennaiyan the club strengthened its way to the playoffs. After playing 17 matches and getting 28 points Northeast United finally qualified for the playoffs with Jamshedpur losing a chance to the playoffs with a draw against Chennaiyan FC and also for Super Cup. They lost the fewest matches and conceded the fewest goals of any team in the league. They also made a club record of 29 points. Former Nigerian international Bartholomew Ogbeche became the highest goalscorer of the club scoring 12 goals. NorthEast United became a major force in the league driven by the trio of Borges-Ogbeche-Gallego. They defeated Bengaluru in the first leg of semi-finals with 'Boot Jolokia' Mascia scoring in the dying moments in the game. Northeast United lost their second leg against Bengaluru which also saw Federico Gallego getting injured. The aggregate score was 4–2.

In the Super Cup, the team reached quarter-finals after fellow northeastern club NEROCA didn't play the match in round of 16 hence, giving them a walkover. In the quarter-finals, they lost to Chennaiyin by 1–2. After a successful season, the team was 'dismantled'. Head Coach Schattorie and top-scorer Ogbeche moving to Kerala Blasters, Borges moving to Mumbai City.

### 2019–20 season

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The club appointed Robert Jarni, as their head coach and also signed the Ghanaian legend Asamoah Gyan and Indian U17 youngsters Ninthoi Meetei and Lalengmawia. The season started well for the club and they managed to stay unbeaten for 6 games and on the top half of the table. But the club failed to carry on the momentum and remained winless for the rest of the season. The club also lost their scoring boots not managing to score in 6 matches out of 7 matches that followed and losing its Marquee striker Asamoah Gyan to an injury in the early half of the season. The head coach Robert Jarni was sacked in the later half of the season and replaced by Assistant Manager and Head of academy Khalid Jamil. Robert Jarni managed his final match against Jamshedpur which ended in a 3–3 draw. The club failed to reach the play-offs, and were at 9th place at the end of the season.

### 2020–22 season: Khalid Jamil era

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The club appointed Gerard Nus, a Spanish manager as their head coach and also signed the Mauritanian international Khassa Camara, Ghanaian striker Kwesi Appiah and Belgian defender Benjamin Lambot. The club announced the retention of their star goalkeeper Subashish Roy and some local Indian players. They also retained Uruguyan midfielder Federico Gallego. They signed some Indian players including Rocharzella, Imran, Ashutosh Mehta and Gurjinder Kumar. They signed Luis Machado, Idrissa Sylla and Dylan Fox as their AFC player. The team played their first match of the season against Mumbai City and won it by 1-0 as Kwesi Appiah scored a penalty. The club parted ways with coach Gerard Nus after 11 matches in the ISL season.[27] He was replaced by Khalid Jamil as interim head coach.[28] Under Khalid, the club saw a nine match unbeaten run, which also helped in reaching the play-offs for second time in their history.[29] On road to play-off, they also made a ten match unbeaten run, their longest ever. The club drew 1–1 with ATK Mohun Bagan in first leg of semi-final and lost the second leg 1–2, thus ending their campaign with 2–3 on aggregate and 11 game unbeaten run.[30]

On 23 October 2021, Jamil was appointed as the head coach of NorthEast United, making him the first Indian permanent head coach of an ISL club.[31] Under his guidance, NorthEast began its 2021–22 Indian Super League campaign on 20 November with a 4–2 loss to Bengaluru FC.[32] NorthEast United FC had a forgetful 2021–22 season after the highs of the 2020–21 season. They had a sluggish start to the season as injuries and issues off the pitch dictated their on field performances. The ISL's first ever Indian head coach Khalid Jamil failed to live up to everyone's expectations as the Highlanders finished 10th on the league standings.

### 2022–23 season

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On 11 August 2022, NorthEast United announced the signing of Marco Balbul as their manager for the upcoming season.[33] NorthEast United appointed Paul Groves and Floyd Pinto as their assistant manager for the upcoming season.[34][35] On 8 December 2022, Vincenzo Alberto Annese joined NorthEast United as the new head coach after the club sacked Marco Balbul mid-season.[36]

### 2023– season : Juan Pedro Benali era

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On 22 May 2023, NorthEast United appointed Juan Pedro Benali as the team's Head Coach on a 1+1 year deal. The highlight of the 2024-25 season came on August 31, 2024, when NorthEast United clinched their first Durand Cup title. In a thrilling final against Mohun Bagan SG, the match was decided by a penalty shootout, with NorthEast United emerging victorious.[37] This was the first major silverware win in the club's history.[38][39] In the ongoing Indian Super League, NorthEast United has demonstrated a mix of results. A standout performance was their commanding 5–0 victory over Jamshedpur FC on October 26, 2024, marking their biggest win in ISL history.

## Crest, colours and kits

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to NorthEast United FC Kits.

The crest of NorthEast United FC is featured with 8 stars at the top representing each state of Northeast India. The crest is designed with red, black and white applications, with the club name written in bold letters between the main crest and the stars. The club changed the crest with an entirely gold crest for its third season of ISL. It was changed back to the original color after the end of the season.[citation needed]

### Kit evolution

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2014

2015

2016–18

2018–19

2019–21

2021–22

2022–23

2023–24

2024–present

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Period  | Kit manufacturer  | Shirt sponsor  | Back sponsor  | Chest sponsor  | Sleeve sponsor

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2014–15 | Adidas | HTC |  | Haier | Garnier Men
2015–16  | Performax  |  | AirAsia
2016–17  | Payism  | Yamaha | McDowell's No.1
2017–18  | McDowell's No.1 | Jio |  | Garnier Men
2018–19  | GNC |
2019–20  | Federal Bank[40] | Stihl | JA Entertainment | McDowell's No.1
2020–21  | JA Entertainment | Parimatch News |
2021–22  | SIX5SIX  | Amrit Cement  |  | Imperial Blue | BKT
2022–23  | Meghalaya Tourism[41] | Parcos  | Dream11
2023–24  | Trak-Only  | IndianOil |
2024–25  | Coal India | ATX  | Dignity Health
2025–26  | Reebok |  |

## Stadium

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Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Guwahati, Assam, home of NorthEast United.

NorthEast United FC plays their home matches at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati. In 2014, to meet FIFA regulations, the stadium was renovated and its capacity was increased from 12,000 to 35,000. Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium hosted the opening ceremony of ISL 2016.

NorthEast had the highest attendance on 20 October 2016, when a record attendance of 32,844 turned up to witness the match between NorthEast United and Chennaiyin FC. The capacity was again reduced to 23,850 after the installation of bucket seats for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup. The stadium saw the lowest attendance in the history of ISL when only 361 fans turned up to witness the match played between NorthEast United and FC Goa on 15 January 2023.[42]

From 2020 to 2022, due to COVID-19 pandemic, all the games were played in the state of Goa. NorthEast played their home games at Tilak Maidan Stadium, Vasco da Gama for 2020–21 season and Fatorda Stadium, Margao for 2021–22 season.[43]

During the 2024–25 season, NorthEast played their last three home games in the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Shillong, Meghalaya.[44][45]

## Supporters

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The unofficial supporters group of the club is "Highlander Brigade".[46][47][48] The fan club can be traced back to its roots where it was merely a WhatsApp group formed out of a handful of followers of a Facebook page "NorthEast United FC Fans". They not only support NorthEast United but also support the Indian team.

Before the fourth season of the Indian Super League, keeping an eye on the occasion, a major chunk of the group members decided to meet and attempt to do something big. And under the tutelage of key members helming certain responsibilities, the Brigade grew and spread out rapidly.

The Highlander Brigade host football-related events in the city. To ensure that the football culture remains proactive in the city, the brigade plans to indulge in more fan activities in the future as well.[46]

Even after a lacklustre fourth season for the club, the Highlander Brigade could be seen cheering them on with the red-white-black flags and banners thumping down the beats.

## Players

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Main article: List of NorthEast United FC players

### First-team squad

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As of 13 July 2025[49]

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

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1  | GK |  IND | Gurmeet Singh
2  | DF |  IND | Dinesh Singh
3  | DF |  IND | Tondonba Singh
4  | DF |  ESP | Míchel Zabaco (captain)
7  | FW |  ESP | Jairo Samperio
9  | FW |  ESP | Guillermo Fernández
10  | MF |  ESP | Chema Nunez
11  | FW |  IND | Parthib Gogoi
12  | DF |  IND | Asheer Akhtar
13  | MF |  IND | Mayakkannan
14  | FW |  MAR | Alaaeddine Ajaraie
15  | MF |  IND | Macarton Nickson
16  | FW |  IND | Ankith Padmanabhan
17  | DF |  IND | Robin Yadav
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18  | MF |  ESP | Andy Rodríguez
19  | MF |  IND | Huidrom Thoi Singh
20  | GK |  IND | Dipesh Chauhan
21  | FW |  IND | Lalrinzuala Lalbiaknia
22  | MF |  IND | Redeem Tlang
23  | MF |  IND | Bekey Oram
24  | FW |  IND | Lalbiakdika Vanlalvunga
29  | MF |  IND | Mohammed Arshaf
30  | MF |  IND | Laishram Danny Meitei
35  | GK |  IND | Arman Tamang
66  | FW |  IND | Fredy Chawngthansanga
77  | DF |  IND | Buanthanglun Samte
80  | FW |  IND | Jithin MS

## Ownership

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NorthEast United is owned by John Abraham, who is an Indian Bollywood actor, producer and former model.[50] They also have Jaya Balan, a perfume businessman as their partner and co-owner.[51]

The consortium that bid for the franchise also included then Meghalaya based I-League club Shillong Lajong FC and their owner Larsingh Ming Sawyan, and Guwahati-based businessman Sanjiv Narain. Sanjiv Narain exited before the start of the first season, while Shillong Lajong exited the partnership by the end of second season.[51]

During his younger days, John had an ambition for playing football for India before becoming an actor. When he got the opportunity for investing in a football club during the formation of ISL, instead of investing in his hometown of Mumbai, he invested in Northeast India, a football hotbed in the country. His wife Priya Runchal is the chairperson of the club.[52]

## Personnel

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### Management

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Position  | Name  | Refs.

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Owner(s)  |  John Abraham (95%)
Jaya Balan (5%)  |
Chairperson  |  Priya Runchal  | [52]
CEO  |  Mandar Tamhane  | [53]
Head of Academy  |  Naushad Moosa | [54]
Team Manager  |  Shahashad Muhammed  |
Lead, Operations  |  Rohit Thorat  |
Lead, Strategy & Operations  |  Rajat Bhakare  |

### Current technical staff

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As of 1 July 2025

See also: List of NorthEast United FC managers

Position  | Name  | Refs.

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Head coach  |  Juan Pedro Benali | [55]
Assistant coach  |  Sergio Sesi  | [56]
Naushad Moosa | [57]
Goalkeeping coach  |  Manuel Diez Aznar  |
Strength and Conditioning coach  |  Javier Caballero  |
Team analyst  |  Amogh Adige  | [1]
Physiotherapists  |  Kapil Sharma
Dileep Kumar Jagadesan
Sony Chittilappilly Sunny  |
Club doctor  |  Dr Abhinav  |
Reserves and U-18 head coach  |  |

## Statistics and records

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Further information: List of NorthEast United FC records and statistics

## Reserves and academy

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Main article: NorthEast United FC Reserves and Academy

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

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1  | GK |  IND | Khoirom Jackson Singh
2  | DF |  IND | Joni Rabha
4  | DF |  IND | Sampow Rongmei
5  | DF |  IND | Lanchenba Maibam
6  | MF |  IND | Basanta Boro
8  | MF |  IND | Denis Bodo
9  | FW |  IND | Dipu Mirdha
10  | MF |  IND | Muktasana Gotimayum
11  | MF |  IND | Madhujya Bora
12  | FW |  IND | Alfred Lalroutsang
14  | MF |  IND | Ningthoujam Binan Singh
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16  | DF |  IND | Chiranjeet Gogoi
17  | DF |  IND | Bimol Singh
19  | DF |  IND | Bishnu Rabha
20  | MF |  IND | Anupam Borgohain
27  | MF |  IND | Sandeep Thapa
28  | DF |  IND | Jirjar Terang
36  | FW |  IND | Jwangbla Brahma
—  | MF |  IND | Pragyan Medhi
—  | MF |  IND | Laishram Danny Meitei
—  | DF |  IND | Mukul Panwar

### Statistics and records

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#### Season-by-season

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As of 17 July 2022
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2022  | 4  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 33  | 1  | 12  | 1st (Group B)  | Champions |  Jitu Ahmed  | 6

## Honours

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Further information: List of NorthEast United FC seasons

### Domestic

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* Durand Cup
* Winners (1): 2024
* Sikkim Gold Cup
* Winners (1): 2024
* Bordoloi Trophy
* Runners-up (1): 2025

## Esports

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The organizers of ISL introduced eISL, a FIFA video game tournament, for the ISL playing clubs, each represented by two players. NorthEast United FC hosted a series of qualifying games for all the participants wanting to represent the club in eISL. NorthEast United FC’s Saransh Jain and Emaad Jameel Ahmed won the second season of the eISL after defeating Bengaluru FC’s Sagnik Banerjee and Charanjot Singh 2–1 in the finals.[58]

### Current roster

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Source:[59]

NorthEast United eSports FIFA roster

Players | Coaches
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Emaadrox  | Ahmed, Emaad Jameel  | India
saranshjain12  | Jain, Saransh  | India

Head coach

George Cork [60]

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Legend:

* (I) Inactive
* (S) Suspended
*   *   *   * Substitute
* Injury / Illness

Latest roster transaction: 27 April 2023.

### Honours

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#### E-ISL

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* Champions: 2023,[61] 2024[62]

## See also

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* List of NorthEast United FC managers
* List of NorthEast United FC players
* List of NorthEast United FC records and statistics
* List of NorthEast United FC seasons
* List of football clubs in India

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## Further reading

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* Media Team, AIFF (18 May 2023). "Club Licensing Premier 1 results announced". the-aiff.org. All India Football Federation. Archived from the original on 21 May 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.

## External links

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* Official website
* NorthEast United FC at ESPN
* Team info at Global Sports Archive

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NorthEast United FC

Guwahati, Assam

The Club|

* Club history
* Players
* Head coaches
* Current season

Stadiums|

* Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium
* Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium

Development system|

* Reserves and Academy

Key personnel|

Owner
John Abraham
Head coach
Juan Pedro Benali

Indian Super League

Seasons (11)|

* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24
* 2024–25

* v
* t
* e

Indian Super League

Clubs|

* Bengaluru
* Chennaiyin
* East Bengal
* Goa
* Hyderabad
* Jamshedpur
* Kerala Blasters
* Mohammedan
* Mohun Bagan
* Mumbai City
* NorthEast United
* Odisha
* Punjab

Former clubs|

* ATK
* Pune City

Seasons|

* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24
* 2024–25
* 2025–26

Playoffs|

* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025
* 2026

Finals|

* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025
* 2026

Competition|

* Teams
* Players
* foreign
* marquees
* Head coaches
* Stadiums
* Owners
* Seasons
* Playoffs
* Transfers

Statistics and awards|

* Champions
* Records and statistics
* Golden Boot
* Golden Glove
* Hat-tricks
* Best Player
* Assists
* Emerging Player

Associated competitions|

* I-League
* AFC Champions League
* AFC Cup
* Super Cup
* Durand Cup

Rivalries|

* Kolkata Derby
* South Indian Derby

Other|

* Football Sports Development
* Performance in Asian competition
* Drafts

* v
* t
* e

Football in Assam

Assam Football Association

State teams|

* Assam football team
* Assam women's football team

Clubs|

| ISL|

* NorthEast United

|

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

* v
* t
* e

Durand Cup winners

1888–1900|

* Royal Scots Fusiliers (1888)
* Highland Light Infantry (1889)
* Highland Light Infantry (1890)
* King's Own Scottish Borderers (1891)
* King's Own Scottish Borderers (1892)
* Highland Light Infantry (1893)
* Highland Light Infantry (1894)
* Highland Light Infantry (1895)
* Somerset Light Infantry (1896)
* Black Watch (1897)
* Black Watch (1898)
* Black Watch (1899)
* South Wales Borderers (1900)

1901–1920|

* South Wales Borderers (1901)
* Hampshire Regiment (1902)
* Royal Irish Rifles (1903)
* North Staffordshire Regiment (1904)
* Royal Dragoons (1905)
* Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) (1906)
* Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) (1907)
* Lancashire Fusiliers (1908)
* Lancashire Fusiliers (1909)
* Royal Scots (1910)
* Black Watch (1911)
* Royal Scots (1912)
* Lancashire Fusiliers (1913)
* Not held (1914)
* Not held (1915)
* Not held (1916)
* Not held (1917)
* Not held (1918)
* Not held (1919)
* Black Watch (1920)

1921–1940|

* Worcestershire Regiment (1921)
* Lancashire Fusiliers (1922)
* Cheshire Regiment (1923)
* Worcestershire Regiment (1924)
* Sherwood Foresters (1925)
* Durham Light Infantry (1926)
* York & Lancaster Regiment (1927)
* Sherwood Foresters (1928)
* York & Lancaster Regiment (1929)
* York & Lancaster Regiment (1930)
* Devonshire Regiment (1931)
* King's Shropshire Light Infantry (1932)
* King's Shropshire Light Infantry (1933)
* Royal Signals (1934)
* Border Regiment (1935)
* Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (1936)
* Border Regiment (1937)
* South Wales Borderers (1938)
* Not held (1939)
* Mohammedan (1940)

1941–1960|

* Not held (1941)
* Not held (1942)
* Not held (1943)
* Not held (1944)
* Not held (1945)
* Not held (1946)
* Not held (1947)
* Not held (1948)
* Not held (1949)
* Hyderabad City Police (1950)
* East Bengal (1951)
* East Bengal (1952)
* Mohun Bagan (1953)
* Hyderabad City Police (1954)
* Madras Regimental Centre (1955)
* East Bengal (1956)
* Hyderabad City Police (1957)
* Madras Regimental Centre (1958)
* Mohun Bagan (1959)
* Mohun Bagan and East Bengal (1960)

1961–1980|

* Andhra Pradesh Police (1961)
* Not held (1962)
* Mohun Bagan (1963)
* Mohun Bagan (1964)
* Mohun Bagan (1965)
* Gorkha Brigade (1966)
* East Bengal (1967)
* Border Security Force (1968)
* Gorkha Brigade (1969)
* East Bengal (1970)
* Border Security Force (1971)
* East Bengal (1972)
* Border Security Force (1973)
* Mohun Bagan (1974)
* Border Security Force (1975)
* Border Security Force and JCT Mills (1976)
* Mohun Bagan (1977)
* East Bengal (1978)
* Mohun Bagan (1979)
* Mohun Bagan (1980)

1981–2000|

* Border Security Force (1981)
* Mohun Bagan and East Bengal (1982)
* JCT Mills (1983)
* Mohun Bagan (1984)
* Mohun Bagan (1985)
* Mohun Bagan (1986)
* JCT Mills (1987)
* Border Security Force (1988)
* East Bengal (1989)
* East Bengal (1990)
* East Bengal (1991)
* JCT Mills (1992)
* East Bengal (1993)
* Mohun Bagan (1994)
* East Bengal (1995)
* JCT Mills (1996)
* Kochin (1997)
* Mahindra & Mahindra (1998)
* Salgaocar (1999)
* Mohun Bagan (2000)

2001–2020|

* Mahindra United (2001-02)
* East Bengal (2002-03)
* Salgaocar (2003-04)
* East Bengal (2004-05)
* Army XI (2005)
* Dempo (2006)
* Churchill Brothers (2007)
* Mahindra United (2008)
* Churchill Brothers (2009)
* Prayag United (2010)
* Churchill Brothers (2011)
* Air India (2012)
* Mohammedan (2013)
* Salgaocar (2014)
* Army Green (2016)
* Gokulam Kerala (2019)

2021–present|

* Goa (2021)
* Bengaluru (2022)
* Mohun Bagan (2023)
* NorthEast United (2024)

Notes: The tournament was not held from 1914-19 (due to WWI), in 1939 (due to WWII), from 1941-49 (due to WWII and Partition), in 1962 (due to 1962 War) and in 2015 and 2017-2018 (due to unknown reasons)
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