Gauhati Town Club
Indian association football club From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Indian association football club From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gauhati Town Club is an Indian multi sports club based in Guwahati, Assam. Founded in 1906, the club had participated in the I-League 2,[2] then second highest level football in India, for two seasons.[3] It currently plays in the Guwahati Premier Football League, GSA A Division Football League and Youth 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.[4]
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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 | ||
| Coach | Kamala Kt Singh | ||
| League | Guwahati Premier Football League GSA A Division Football League Youth League | ||
| Website | http://gauhatitownclub.com/ | ||
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Gauhati Town Club is one of the oldest and the premier sporting organizations in the north-east.[5] 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.[6]
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.[7]
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.[8]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Gauhati Town Club has its academy team, consisting of youth players.[10][11] Their U17 also competed in 2022–23 U-17 Youth Cup.[12][13]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Office | Name |
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| President |  Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma |
| Working president | Mukul Chandra Gogoi |
| Vice-presidents | Pranab Sharma
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| General secretary | Devajit Saikia |
| Assistant secretary | Salil Sinha |
| Treasurer | Navroze Munwar |
| Sports & event secretary | Pompa Chakravarty |
| Football secretary | Akhtaruddin Ahmed |
| Cricket secretary | Deep Bora |
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