Shillong Lajong F.C.

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Shillong Lajong F.C.
Full name Shillong Lajong Football Club
Nickname(s) Reds
Founded 1983
Ground Nehru Stadium, Shillong, Meghalaya
Ground Capacity 30,000
Owner Shillong Lajong pvt.
Chairman P.D. Sawyan
Manager Thangboi Singto
League I-League
2012-13 I-League, 11th
Website Club home page
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours
Current season

Shillong Lajong Football Club is an I-League football club from Shillong, Meghalaya. The club was established in 1983 with the prime objective of improving the diminishing standard of football in the state, and to spot, train and nurture local talent. In the local Khasi language Lajong translates to “our own”.[1]

Headquartered in Shillong, Lajong has access to the largest student population in the North-East and hence the football talent right from a young age. Lajong is under professional management and has a strong fan base across the North-East, which is being actively developed. Shillong Lajong have an average attendance of 19,000.

History

During the finals of the Meghalaya Invitation Cup in 1982, two football enthusiasts Shri Kitdor Syiem and Shri P. D. Sawyan saddened by the continuous failure of the Shillong teams to make it to the final stages of the tournament formed a football club to reverse the trend.

Together with a group of friends and supporters they commissioned a semi –professional club aptly called Lajong Football Club literally translating into “Our own” or “of the people”.

In 1983 the club played in the 3rd Division of the Shillong Sports Association League and was the champion being then promoted to the 2nd Division and similarly the same year in 1984 was promoted to the First Division of the league. Things started to change rapidly after the title clash for the Shillong Championship was inevitably poised against the Blue Max FC another professionally organized club which later changed itself Langsning Sports Club of today. It was only in 1989 that Lajong FC finally annexed the championship for the first time.

In 1990 Lajong FC became the Meghalaya Invitation Cup champion beating Nabajyoti FC the Guwahati champions in the finals, seven years after its maiden entry.

In 2009 Lajong FC joined the I-League 2nd Division which is the second highest national league in India. After one season in the second division Lajong was promoted to the I-League, which is the highest league in India.

Shillong Lajong gained promotion to the I-League for the 2009-10 season, and had appointed former Salgaocar and East Bengal coach Stanley Rozario for their first season in India's top flight.[2]

They played their first match in I-League in 2009 and lost to JCT FC 1-5. In their first ever home match in the I-League, they defeated Air India 3-0 in front of 30,000 people. In their second home match, they lost to Mohun Bagan 2-1, in front of a home crowd of 30,000.

At the end of the I-League season, Shillong was relegated to the 2nd division of I-League, the I-League 2nd Division after finishing the season in last place.

For the 2011 season Shillong participated in the I-League 2nd Division. Due to Shillong hosting the 2011 I-League 2nd Division Final Round they were able to skip the group stages and go straight into the Final Round.

They ended their one year stint in the I-League 2nd Division with a 1-0 victory over Mohammedan SC on May 13, 2011 after which they got promoted back to the I-League for 2011-12.

Colours

The official colours of Lajong are Red and White. The home jersey is all red while the away jersey is all white.

Stadiums

For the 2011–12 I-League season Shillong Lajong F.C. are using the Nehru Stadium in Shillong.

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

Kit manufacturers

Shirt Sponsors

Players

First-team squad

As of 14th Dec 2013.[3]

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

No. Position Player
1 India GK Ralte Lalthuammawia
3 India DF Wailadmi Passah
4 India MF Bipin Singh
5 India DF Sandeep Singh
6 North Korea DF Minchol Son
7 India MF Lalram Luaha
8 India MF Milan Singh
9 Trinidad and Tobago FW Cornell Glen
10 India FW Subhash Singh
11 Japan MF Taisuke Matsugae
12 India DF C Lallawmzuala
13 India MF Boithang Haokip
15 India FW Seikhohau Tuboi
No. Position Player
16 India DF Zodingliana Ralte
17 India MF Jibon Singh
18 India DF Robin Gurung
19 India FW Redeem Tlang
21 India GK Vinay Singh
22 India MF Lalrammuana
23 India DF Lalchhuan Mawia
24 India FW Shaiborlang Kharpan
26 India MF Jacob Lalrawngbawla
27 India DF Rakesh Pradhan
28 India DF Samuel Shadap
30 Brazil FW Uilliams
31 India GK Kunzang Bhutia

Youth Squad

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

No. Position Player
India GK Nitin Meel
India GK Frolicson Dkhar
India GK Nihal Das
India DF Niawkorlang Kyndiah
India DF Raj Metei
India DF Rakesh Chetri
India DF Lalrinzuala Kiangte
India DF Sandeep Singh
India DF Rocky Singh
India DF Dinesh Singh
India DF Rojit Singh
India DF Pranjit Das
India DF Nim Dorjee Tamang
India DF Jimmy Maibam
India DF Khlainbor Khongsit
No. Position Player
India MF Lalrammuana
India MF Ksankupar Khongmalai
India MF Hardy Cliff Nongbri
India MF Imliakum Longkumer
India MF Wahengbam Angosana
India MF Luwang
India MF Zodingliana Ralte
India MF Prabal Deka
India MF Sana Singh
India MF Rupert Nongrum
India FW Shanbor Jyrwa
India FW Lalruatfela
India FW Bipin Singh
India FW Shaiborlang Kharpan
India FW Yami Longva

Team Management

As of 1st July 2013.
Position Name
Interim Head Coach India Thangboi Singto
Team Manager India Birendra Thapa
Physiotherapist India Soumya Bhattacharjee
Goalkeeping Coach India Gumpe Rime

Honours

Domestic

Winners (1): 2011
Runners-up (1): 2009-10

References

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