Punjab Police FC

Punjab Police
Full namePunjab Police Football Club
Nickname(s)The Policemen
Short namePPFC
Founded1960; 64 years ago (1960)[1]
GroundGuru Gobind Singh Stadium
Capacity22,000
OwnerPunjab Police
Head coachParamjit Singh
LeaguePunjab State Super Football League

Punjab Police Football Club (formerly Punjab Police Club; nicknamed "The Policemen") is an Indian institutional multi-sports club based in Jalandhar, Punjab.[2][3][4][5] Affiliated with the Punjab Football Association,[6] club's football section competes in the Punjab State Super Football League.[7][8][9][10]

Punjab Police previously participated in National Football League, which was then highest division of Indian football league system.[11][12][13]

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