Gauhati Town Club
Gauhati Town Club is an Indian multi sports club based in Guwahati, Assam. Founded in 1906, the club had participated in the I-League 2nd Division, then second highest level football in India, for two seasons.[2] It currently plays in the GSA Super Division League. 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.[3]
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| Full name | Gauhati Town Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Rhinos | ||
| Short name | GTC | ||
| Founded | 1906[1] | ||
| Ground | Judges Field | ||
| Capacity | 5,000 | ||
| President | Himanta Biswa Sarma | ||
| League | GSA Super Division League Youth League U15 Youth League U18 | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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History
1906–2010
Gauhati Town Club is one of the oldest and the premier sporting organizations in the north-east. 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.[4]
2010–present
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.[5]
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.
Players
First-team
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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GTC Academy team
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Management
- As of 30 August 2021[7]
| Office | Name |
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| President |  Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma
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| Working president | Mukul Chandra Gogoi
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| Vice-presidents | Pranab Sharma
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| General secretary | Devajit Saikia
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| Assistant secretary | Salil Sinha
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| Treasurer | Navroze Munwar
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| Sports & event secretary | Pompa Chakravarty
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| Football secretary | Akhtaruddin Ahmed
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| Cricket secretary | Deep Bora
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Honours
- GSA Super Division League
- Champions (1): 2002[8]
- Bordoloi Trophy
- Winners (3): 1954, 1956, 1963[9]
- Runners-up (1): 1957
- Amba Medhi Cup
- Runners-up (2): 2001, 2002[10]
References
- ↑ India - List of Foundation Dates RSSSF. Retrieved 17 August 2021
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "Gauhati Town Club Football Academy". Retrieved 5 December 2016.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "Brazilian coach arrives for GTC soccer academy". The Assam Tribune. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ↑ "GTC Football Academy Players". Gauhati Town Club. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- ↑ "Office Bearers". gauhatitownclub.com. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ↑ "List of Champions of the Guwahati Super Division:". indianfootball.de. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ↑ "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Bordoloi Trophy:". indianfootball.de. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ↑ List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Amba Medhi Cup indianfootball.de. Retrieved 29 July 2021