Oil India Ltd FC

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Oil India Ltd FC
File:Oil india fc logo.jpg
Full nameOil India Ltd Football Club
Nickname(s)OIL
Founded1964; 61 years ago (1964)
GroundOil India Ground, Duliajan, Assam
Capacity4,000
OwnerOil India

Oil India Ltd Football Club is an Indian professional football club from Duliajan in Assam. The club was founded by Oil India Ltd. in 1964. It has qualified to play in I-League 2nd Division 2021, second tier football tournament of the country, but wasnt selected.[1][2]

History[edit]

Oil India Ltd FC is sponsored by the public sector giant Oil India Ltd., as well as Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas. The club was set up in 1964 at Duliajan in upper Assam. They took part in the first three editions of I-League 2nd Division. In 2010 edition, the club had progressed to final round but failed to qualify for the top tier. It has also played in the prestigious Bordoloi Trophy, Independence Day Cup, A.T.P.A. Shield and Dibrugarh District Football League. The club is considered to be one of the top teams from the North East India.

Stadium[edit]

Oil India Ltd FC plays its home matches at their own 4,000 seater Oil India Ground located in Duliajan.

Club honours[edit]

This is a list of honours for the Oil India Ltd FC:
  • Kalinga Cup football tournament
Simple cup icon.svg Winners: 2006
  • Petroleum Sports Promotion Board Inter Unit football meet
Simple cup icon.svg Winners: 2006
  • Assam Club Championship
Simple cup icon.svg Winners: 2007
Simple cup icon.svg Winners: (5)
Silver Runners-up: (3)
  • A.T.P.A. Shield
Simple cup icon.svg Winners: (7)[3]
  • Independence Day Cup
Simple cup icon.svg Winners (5)[4]
Silver Runners-up: (3)
1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions (1): 2011–12
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up: (2): 2008–09, 2010–11

References[edit]

  1. "OIL to field team in I-League". telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "List of Winners/Runners-up of the ATPA Shield". indianfootball.de. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  4. "List of Winners/Runners-up of the Independence Day Cup". indianfootball.de. Retrieved 19 August 2021.

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