Association football club in Mizoram, India
Football club
Aizawl Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Aizawl , Mizoram .[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] The club competes in the I-League , the second tier of Indian football league system .[ 4] [ 5] [ 6] Founded in 1984, Aizawl earned entry in I-League in 2015–16 season , after winning the 2015 I-League 2 .[ 7]
Nicknamed "the people's club",[ 8] [ 9] it became first club from the Northeast to win a top flight Indian football league.[ 10] [ 11] They also participate in Mizoram Premier League .[ 12] [ 13] Aizawl also went on to compete in continental stages, while the club appeared in 2017 edition of AFC Cup .[ 14]
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^ Aizawl Football Club profile and archive Archived 13 May 2021 at the Wayback Machine . globalsportsarchive.com . Retrieved 11 May 2021.
^ Halder, Soham (7 September 2021). "I-League — Vanlalzuidika Set To Sign For Sudeva Delhi FC After Promising I-League Season With Aizawl FC" . IFTWC – Indian Football Team For World Cup . Archived from the original on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021 .
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^ "East Bengal vs Aizwal FC (1–1) Feb 25 2019 Live updates and Scorecard" . www.footballcritic.com . 25 February 2020. Archived from the original on 20 July 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2020 .
^ "Malsawmzuala, Lalrammawia strikes hand Aizawl FC 2-0 win over Gokulam Kerala FC" . The Times of India . 20 January 2021. Archived from the original on 20 January 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2021 .
^ Jitendran, Nikhil (7 May 2015). "Aizawl FC become Mizoram's inaugural representatives in the I-League" . goal.com . Goal . Archived from the original on 22 September 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2015 .
^ Muralidharan, Ashwin (30 November 2018). "The curious case of Aizawl FC's champions from 2016-17 season" . www.goal.com . Goal . Archived from the original on 20 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021 .
^ Tarafdar, Veronica (30 March 2023). "In the last matchday of the I-League season, teams compete for improved Super Cup qualifying ranking" . footballexpress.in . Football Express India. Archived from the original on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2023 .
^ "Shillong Lajong v Aizawl Match Report, 30/04/2017, I-League" . www.goal.com . Archived from the original on 6 May 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2017 .
^ "AFC Cup: Bengaluru FC's group stage tie against I-League champions Aizawl FC postponed" . Firstpost . 5 March 2018. Archived from the original on 15 January 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021 .
^ Dipta Dey, Sayak (17 November 2017). "I-League 2017/18 : What does the season have in store?" . sportskeeda.com . Archived from the original on 3 March 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2020 .
^ Chaudhuri, Arunava (1 February 2013). "Mizoram Premier League: Mizoram Police, Dinthar FC and Aizawl FC win" . www.sportskeeda.com . SportsKeeda. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017 .
^ "Sunil's Record-Breaking Strike Denies Aizawl A Win" . i-league.org . Aizawl: Hero I-League. 15 February 2017. Archived from the original on 16 February 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2017 .