Rangdajied United FC

Rangdajied United
Full nameRangdajied United Football Club[1]
Short nameRUFC
Founded1987; 37 years ago (1987) (as Ar-Hima)
2012; 12 years ago (2012) (as Rangdajied United)
GroundJawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Capacity30,000
ChairmanKarsing Kurbah
Head coachAibanjop Shadap
LeagueI-League 3
Meghalaya State League
Shillong Premier League
Websitehttps://rufc.in/

Rangdajied United Football Club (formerly known as Ar-Hima) is an Indian professional football club based in Mawngap-Mawphlang, in the south-west of Shillong, East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya.[2] The club was founded in 1987,[3] and participated in I-League 2nd Division.[4] They won the league in the 2012–13 season.

Rangdajied was in the then top tier league in the country, I-league, during the 2013–14 season.[5][6][7] The club consecutively participates in Shillong Premier League, the top tier state football league in Meghalaya.[8][9]

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