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Shillong Lajong FC
File:Official Shillong Lajong FC Logo.png
Full nameShillong Lajong Football Club
Nickname(s)The Red Dragons[1]
Founded1983; 41 years ago (1983)
GroundNehru Stadium, Shillong, Meghalaya
Capacity30,000
OwnerShillong Lajong Pvt. Ltd.
ChairmanP.D. Sawyan
LeagueShillong Premier League
Websitehttp://www.shillonglajong.com/
Current season

Shillong Lajong Football Club is an Indian professional football club, based in Shillong, Meghalaya, that competes in the Shillong Premier League. The club was established in 1983 with the prime objective of improving the declining standard of football in the state, and to spot, train and nurture local talent. In the local Khasi language, Lajong translates to "our own".[2]

Headquartered in Shillong, Lajong has access to the largest student population in the North-East and hence the football talent right from a young age. Lajong is under professional management and has a strong fan base across the North-East, which is being actively developed. Shillong Lajong had an average attendance of 11,308 for the 2013–14 season of I-League.

History

During the finals of the Meghalaya Invitation Cup in 1982, two football enthusiasts Shri Kitdor Syiem and Shri P. D. Sawyan saddened by the continuous failure of the Shillong teams to make it to the final stages of the tournament formed a football club to reverse the trend.

Together with a group of friends and supporters, they commissioned a semi-professional club aptly called Lajong Football Club literally translating into "Our own" or "of the people".

In 1983, the club played in the 3rd Division of the Shillong Sports Association League and was the champion being then promoted to the 2nd Division and similarly the same year in 1984 was promoted to the First Division of the league. Things started to change rapidly after the title clash for the Shillong Championship was inevitably poised against the Blue Max FC another professionally organized club which later changed itself Langsning SC of today. It was only in 1989 that Lajong FC finally annexed the championship for the first time.

In 1990, Lajong FC became the Meghalaya Invitation Cup champion beating Nabajyoti FC the Guwahati champions in the finals, seven years after its maiden entry.

In 2009, Lajong FC joined the I-League 2nd Division which is the second highest national league in India. After one season in the second division Lajong was promoted to the I-League, which is the highest league in India.

Shillong Lajong gained promotion to the I-League for the 2009–10 season, and had appointed former Salgaocar and East Bengal coach Stanley Rozario for their first season in India's top flight.[3]

They played their first match in I-League in 2009 and lost to JCT FC 1–5. In their first ever home match in the I-League, they defeated Air India 3–0 in front of 30,000 people. In their second home match, they lost to Mohun Bagan 2–1, in front of a home crowd of 30,000.

At the end of the I-League season, Shillong was relegated to the 2nd division of I-League, the I-League 2nd Division after finishing the season in last place.

For the 2011 season, Shillong participated in the I-League 2nd Division. Due to Shillong hosting the 2011 I-League 2nd Division Final Round, they were able to skip the group stages and go straight into the Final Round.

They ended their one-year stint in the I-League 2nd Division with a 1–0 victory over Mohammedan SC on May 13, 2011 after which they got promoted back to the I-League for 2011–12.

Crest and colours

The official colours of Lajong are Red and White. The home jersey is all red while the away jersey is all white.

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
2009—10 Germany Adidas Finland Nokia
2010—14 India Aircel
2014—17
2017—18 India Nivia None
2018—present Italy Lotto India McDowell's

Stadiums

Shillong Lajong are using the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Shillong as their home stadium for games in Shillong Premier League. They have also used this venue for the games of the older editions of the I-League.

Players

First-team squad

As of 25 November 2018[4]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF India IND Naoroibam Romen Singh
4 MF India IND F Lalrohlua
16 FW India IND Milan Basumatary[5]
18 MF India IND Rony Lalenkima
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW India IND Parvaj Bhuiya
20 MF India IND Lalawmpuia Hnamte
26 MF India IND Dameki Khongstia
29 DF India IND Habymmutshuh Nongrum
30 MF India IND Mebankhraw Khyriem Wahlang
32 GK India IND Neithovilie Chalieu
38 MF India IND Donboklang Lyngdoh

Record

Season Div. Tms. Pos. Attendance/G Federation Cup/Super Cup Durand Cup AFC Champions League AFC Cup
2016–17 I-League 10 5 6,244 Group stage DNP DNP DNP
2017–18 I-League 10 6 5,464 Quarter-finals DNP DNP DNP
2018–19 I-League 11 11 4,123 – DNP DNP DNP
Key
  • Tms. = Number of teams
  • Pos. = Position in league
  • Attendance/G = Average league attendance

Team Management

As of 10 August 2018[6]
Position Name
Head Coach Spain Jose Carlos
Assistant Coach
Technical Director India Alison Kharsyntiew
Team Manager India Birendra Thapa
Physiotherapist India Lucky Kitbok Kharmalki

Honours

Domestic

Winners (1): 2011
Runners-up (1): 2009–10
Winners (4): 2014, 2015, 2016 , 2019[7][8][9]
Winners (1):2017–18

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Red Dragons will continue their journey on the road as they will be up against Mohun Bagan on December 23". goal.com. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  2. ^ http://www.goal.com/en-india/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=789587
  3. ^ http://www.indianfootball.com/en/news/articleId/888
  4. ^ "Squad". Shillong Lajong. 25 November 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  5. ^ "Lajong FC signs three players". Business Standard. 4 January 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  6. ^ "I League 2017: Shillong Lajong Release Squad & Coaching Staff For The Season | The Fan Garage (TFG)". thefangarage.com. 21 November 2017.
  7. ^ "Lajong crowned new SPL champions; Rupert scores a brace". Shillong Sports Association. 29 November 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  8. ^ "Shillong Lajong FC Edge Past Royal Wahingdoh to Clinch Shillong Premier League". NDTV Sports. 21 November 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  9. ^ "Lajong are Shillong Premier League 2019 champions!". Retrieved 12 November 2019.
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