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{{Short description|Indian association football club}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{Infobox football club
| clubname = Sikkim Aakraman SC
| image = Sikkim Aakraman SC.png
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| fullname = Sikkim Aakraman Football Club
| nickname = The Orange Brigade
| founded = {{start date and age|2010}}
| ground = [[Paljor Stadium]]<ref name="Update">{{cite news|title=Sikkim Premier Division League 2019: Update|url=https://theawayend.co/2019/09/17/sikkim-premier-division-league-2019-update/|access-date=17 September 2019|work=The Away End|date=17 September 2019|archive-date=2 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191002060745/https://theawayend.co/2019/09/17/sikkim-premier-division-league-2019-update/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| capacity = 30,000
| owner =
| mgrtitle = Head coach
| manager = Mayal Dok Lepcha
| league = [[Sikkim Premier Division League]]<br/>Sikkim Premier League
| season = 2023
| position = SPL, Champions
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'''Sikkim Aakraman SC''' is an Indian professional [[association football|football]] club based in [[Gangtok]], [[Sikkim]], that competes in [[Sikkim Premier Division League]], the top football division in Sikkim and Sikkim Premier League, the franchise league in Sikkim.<ref>{{cite news |date=24 August 2019 |title=Sikkim Premier League kicks off today |website=sikkimexpress.com |publisher=[[Sikkim Express]] |url=http://www.sikkimexpress.com/NewsDetails?ContentID=77028&SectionID= |url-status=dead |access-date=24 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190830083745/http://www.sikkimexpress.com/NewsDetails?ContentID=77028&SectionID= |archive-date=30 August 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Gurung |first=Yuvraj |date=17 September 2019 |title=Sikkim Premier Division League 2019: Update |website=theawayend.co |publisher=The Away End |url=https://theawayend.co/2019/09/17/sikkim-premier-division-league-2019-update/ |url-status=dead |access-date=17 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512234746/https://theawayend.co/2019/09/17/sikkim-premier-division-league-2019-update/ |archive-date=12 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sikkim Aakraman FC Archives |url=http://theawayend.co/category/football-clubs/sikkim-aakraman-fc/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211221172035/https://theawayend.co/category/football-clubs/sikkim-aakraman-fc/ |archive-date=21 December 2021 |access-date=2021-12-21 |website=The Away End |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sikkim Aakraman FC goes beyond the pitch to help the frontline workers |url=http://www.sikkimexpress.com/sikkim-aakraman-fc-goes-beyond-the-pitch-to-help-the-frontline-workers |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211221173532/http://www.sikkimexpress.com/sikkim-aakraman-fc-goes-beyond-the-pitch-to-help-the-frontline-workers |archive-date=21 December 2021 |access-date=2021-12-21 |website=Sikkimexpress |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bengaluru FC B go down to Sikkim Aakraman FC |url=https://www.suryaa.com/57722-bengaluru-fc-b-go-down-to-sikkim-aakraman-fc.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211221172028/https://www.suryaa.com/57722-bengaluru-fc-b-go-down-to-sikkim-aakraman-fc.html |archive-date=21 December 2021 |access-date=2021-12-21 |website=suryaa |language=en}}</ref> It is part of the [[sports club|multi-sports]] club '''Sikkim Aakraman Sporting Club'''. Founded in 2010,<ref name="Founded">{{cite web|last=Bhutani|first=Rahul|title=Chirag United and United Sikkim: The Two Extremes of Indian Football|url=http://www.thehardtackle.com/2012/chirag-united-and-united-sikkim-the-two-extremes-of-indian-football/|access-date=16 September 2012|publisher=The Hard Tackle|archive-date=14 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120714070941/http://www.thehardtackle.com/2012/chirag-united-and-united-sikkim-the-two-extremes-of-indian-football/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Goalie365|title=Sikkim Football Association released the fixture for 2018 Sikkim Premier Division League at football house in Gangtok.|url=http://www.goalie365.com/show_details.php?article_id=2315%2FSikkim%20Premier%20Division%20League%202018%20fixtures%20announced|access-date=16 July 2018|publisher=Goalie365|archive-date=22 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180722011358/http://www.goalie365.com/show_details.php?article_id=2315%2FSikkim%20Premier%20Division%20League%202018%20fixtures%20announced|url-status=live}}</ref> The club won the inaugural edition of the [[Sikkim Premier League]] in 2023.

== History ==
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 [[Sikkim Gold Cup|All India Governor's Gold Cup]] in 2016 and 2017, and was three-time finalist of the Independence Cup Football Tournament.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Chettri|first=Sagar|date=2020-08-17|title=Sikkim Aakraman to celebrate decadal year with charity events.|url=https://www.summittimes.com//single-post/2020/08/17/sikkim-aakraman-to-celebrate-decadal-year-with-charity-events|access-date=2022-01-03|website=summittimes|language=en|archive-date=3 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220103153015/https://www.summittimes.com//single-post/2020/08/17/sikkim-aakraman-to-celebrate-decadal-year-with-charity-events|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Honours ==
===League===
*'''[[Sikkim Premier Division League]]'''
**Champions (1): 2016
**Runners-up (2): 2017, 2018

*'''Sikkim Premier League'''
**Champions (1): 2023

===Cup===
*'''[[Sikkim Gold Cup]]
**Semifinalist (2): 2016, 2017
*'''Sikkim Independence Cup'''
**Runners-up (3):

=== Other (Futsal) ===

* '''Chandmari Futsal Tournament'''
** Champions (1): 2020<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-12-24|title=Sikkim Aakraman FC wins Chandmari Futsal tournament 2020|url=https://eastnews.in/latest-north-east-news/sikkim-news/sikkim-aakraman-fc-wins-chandmari-futsal-tournament-2020/|access-date=2021-12-21|website=East News|language=en-US|archive-date=21 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211221172033/https://eastnews.in/latest-north-east-news/sikkim-news/sikkim-aakraman-fc-wins-chandmari-futsal-tournament-2020/|url-status=live}}</ref>

== References ==
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== Further reading ==
*{{cite web|url=http://www.indiatodayne.in/sport/story/sikkim-premier-division-league-2023-to-kick-off-on-june-21st-580729-2023-06-16|title=Sikkim Premier Division League 2023 to kick off on June 21st|first=Sujal|last=Pradhan|location=Gangtok|website=indiatodayne.in|publisher=India Today North East|date=16 June 2023|archive-date=16 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230616181450/http://www.indiatodayne.in/sport/story/sikkim-premier-division-league-2023-to-kick-off-on-june-21st-580729-2023-06-16}}

{{Football in Sikkim}}

[[Category:Football clubs in Sikkim]]
[[Category:Association football clubs established in 2010]]
[[Category:2011 establishments in Sikkim]]
[[Category:Sikkim Premier Division League]]

Sikkim Aakraman SC - Revision history

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