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Rangdajied United F.C.
Rangdajied United FC
Full nameRangdajied United Football Club
Nickname(s)RUFC
Founded2012
GroundJawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Capacity30,000
ChairmanKarsing Kurbah
ManagerHerring Shangpliang
LeagueI-League
2013–14I-League, 11th
Current season

Rangdajied United FC is an Indian football club based in Mawngap-Mawphlang approximately 20 km south-west of Shillong, East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya which is a state of India. The club was founded in 1987. They were the winners of the I-League 2nd Division and are currently playing in the I-league which is the top tier league football competition in the country. They were formerly known as Ar-Hima which literally means "The Two Kingdoms" but on 2012-2013 season changed it to Rangdajied United F.C. "Rangdajied" in the Khasi language is an expression which signifies a brave, courageous, patriotic man at the prime of his youth.

History

Rangdajied have qualified for I-League next season by winning the 2013 I-League 2nd Division Final Round held at Bangalore.[1]

Rangdajied United is sponsored by Italian athletic footwear and apparel manufacturer Diadora. It is the First Indian soccer club to be sponsored by Diadora.

They also have Football Solutions, a New Delhi based Football Consultancy Firm as a sponsor.

Period Kit Manufacturers Shirt Sponsor
2012- Diadora Football Solutions

Stadium

Rangdajied United play their home games at The Nehru Stadium in Shillong which holds a capacity of approx 25,000-30,000.

Players

First Team Squad

As of last known squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK India IND Surjay Pariyar
2 DF India IND Dapbor Bareh
3 DF India IND Poibang Pohshna (captain)
4 DF India IND Pratik Chaudhari
5 DF India IND Ambilstar Sunn
6 DF Senegal SEN Lamine Tamba
9 MF India IND Abocha Singh
12 DF India IND Pynshongdor Shadap
13 MF India IND T Lalnunpuia
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 FW India IND Sandesh Gadkari
15 DF India IND Thomas Saikhom
16 FW India IND Joy Mrong Kharraswai
19 FW India IND Bansharaj Sun
23 MF India IND Restomwell Khriam
26 MF India IND Joychandra Singh
27 MF India IND Laldingngheta
29 GK India IND Shambu Mishtry
34 MF Japan JPN Yohei Iwasaki

References

  1. ^ "Rangdajied United FC qualify for I-league".