Royal Wahingdoh FC

Royal Wahinghdoh
Full nameRoyal Wahingdoh Football Club[1]
Nickname(s)Royals
Founded1946; 78 years ago (1946)
GroundJawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Capacity30,000
OwnerRoyal Wahingdoh Sports Club Pvt. Ltd.
ChairmanDomnic Tariang
Head coachSantosh Kashyap
LeagueShillong Premier League
Websitehttps://royalwahingdohfc.com/

Royal Wahingdoh Football Club (also known as Wahingdoh Sports Club)[2] was an Indian professional football club based in Shillong, Meghalaya.[3][4][5] Nicknamed "Royals",[6] the club participated in I-League, then top flight of Indian football league system.[7][6] Royal Wahingdoh holds the record for the highest number of consecutive Shillong Premier League titles, having won the finals in December 2010, 2011 and in 2012.[8][9]

They have also competed in I-League 2nd Division[10][11] during the 2013–14 season.[12][13] They won the league by defeating Bhawanipore in the last match of the league and qualified to play for the 2014–15 season of the I-League.[14][15][16]

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  11. ^ Bhutani, Rahul (10 May 2015). "Aizawl FC Champions". thehardtackle.com. The Hard Tackle. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
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