Gauhati Town Club: Difference between revisions

| nickname    = [[Indian rhinoceros|The Rhinos]]

| founded    = {{start date and age|1906}}<ref>[http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/indiafound.html India - List of Foundation Dates] ''RSSSF''. Retrieved 17 August 2021</ref>

| league      = GSA Super Division League <br> Youth League U15 <br> [[Youth League U18]]  

'''Gauhati Town Club''' is an [[India]]n [[sports club|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://the-aiff.com/pages/tournament/tournament-fixtures.php?tournamentdetail=15&sub_tournamentdetail=16 |title=Archived copy |access-date=2012-04-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321202234/http://www.the-aiff.com/pages/tournament/tournament-fixtures.php?tournamentdetail=15&sub_tournamentdetail=16 |archive-date=2012-03-21 }}</ref> 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.<ref name="GTC Football Academy">{{Cite web|url=http://gtcfootballacademy.com/|accessdate=5 December 2016 |title =Gauhati Town Club Football Academy }}</ref>

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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://gauhatitownclub.com/about_us.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=13 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711075838/http://gauhatitownclub.com/about_us.html |archive-date=11 July 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On 21 January 2010, it was announced that Juliano Silveira Fontana, a professional [[Brazil|Brazilian]] football coach, has been appointed as the head coach of the academy. He later coached senior team in the [[I-League 2nd Division]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/details.asp?id=jan2210/Sports4|accessdate=19 December 2016|title =Brazilian coach arrives for GTC soccer academy|publisher=The Assam Tribune}}</ref>

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.

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<ref name="GTC Football Academy Players">{{Cite web|url=http://www.gauhatitownclub.com/fotball.html|accessdate=2 December 2016 |title =GTC Football Academy Players |work=Gauhati Town Club}}</ref>

{{updated|30 August 2021}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=Office Bearers|url=https://gauhatitownclub.com/office-bearers/|access-date=30 August 2021|website=gauhatitownclub.com|language=en}}</ref>

*'''GSA Super Division League'''

**Champions (1): 2002<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/gufl.html|title=List of Champions of the Guwahati Super Division:|website=indianfootball.de|access-date=28 August 2021}}</ref>

*'''[[Bordoloi Trophy]]'''

**Winners (3): 1954, 1956, 1963<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/bordoloitrophy.html|title=List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Bordoloi Trophy:|website=indianfootball.de|access-date=1 March 2021}}</ref>

*'''Amba Medhi Cup'''

**Runners-up (2): 2001, 2002<ref>[http://www.indianfootball.de/data/ambamedhicup.html List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Amba Medhi Cup] ''indianfootball.de''. Retrieved 29 July 2021</ref>

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