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Sikkim Aakraman SC

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Sikkim Aakraman
Full nameSikkim Aakraman Sporting Club
Nickname(s)The Orange Brigade
Short nameSAFC
Founded2010; 14 years ago (2010)
GroundPaljor Stadium[1]
Capacity30,000
Head coachMayal Dok Lepcha
LeagueSFA "A" Division S-League
Sikkim Premier League
2023SPL, Champions

Sikkim Aakraman Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Gangtok, Sikkim. The club currently competes in the SFA "A" Division S-League, the top local division, and the Sikkim Premier League, the franchise league in Sikkim.[2][3][4][5][6] It is part of the multi-sports club Sikkim Aakraman Sporting Club. Founded in 2010,[7][8] The club won the inaugural edition of the Sikkim Premier League in 2023.

History

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Sikkim Aakraman qualified for the Sikkim Premier Division League in 2016 and lifted the champion's trophy in same year. It finished as runners-up in 2017 and 2018. The club has also played semi-finals of the prestigious All India Governor's Gold Cup in 2016 and 2017, and was three-time finalist of the Independence Cup Football Tournament.[9]

Honours

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League

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Cup

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  • Sikkim Gold Cup
    • Semifinalist (2): 2016, 2017
  • Sikkim Independence Cup
    • Runners-up (3):

Futsal

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  • Chandmari Futsal Tournament[10]
    • Champions (1): 2020[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Sikkim Premier Division League 2019: Update". The Away End. 17 September 2019. Archived from the original on 2 October 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Sikkim Premier League kicks off today". sikkimexpress.com. Sikkim Express. 24 August 2019. Archived from the original on 30 August 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  3. ^ Gurung, Yuvraj (17 September 2019). "Sikkim Premier Division League 2019: Update". theawayend.co. The Away End. Archived from the original on 12 May 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Sikkim Aakraman FC Archives". The Away End. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Sikkim Aakraman FC goes beyond the pitch to help the frontline workers". Sikkimexpress. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Bengaluru FC B go down to Sikkim Aakraman FC". suryaa. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  7. ^ Bhutani, Rahul. "Chirag United and United Sikkim: The Two Extremes of Indian Football". The Hard Tackle. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
  8. ^ Goalie365. "Sikkim Football Association released the fixture for 2018 Sikkim Premier Division League at football house in Gangtok". Goalie365. Archived from the original on 22 July 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ Chettri, Sagar (17 August 2020). "Sikkim Aakraman to celebrate decadal year with charity events". summittimes. Archived from the original on 3 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  10. ^ Pradhan, Sujal (15 December 2022). "Sikkim: Namsoong Futsal Tournament Kicks Off At Chandmari". northeasttoday.in. Gangtok: The North-East Today. Archived from the original on 16 December 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  11. ^ "Sikkim Aakraman FC wins Chandmari Futsal tournament 2020". East News. 24 December 2020. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.

Further reading

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