Chhinga Veng FC
Indian association football club
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Chhinga Veng Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Aizawl, Mizoram.[1] The club competes in the Mizoram Premier League.[2][3] The club made its I-League 2nd Division debut in the 2018–19 season,[4][5][6] and finished as runners-up.
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| Full name | Chhinga Veng Football Club | ||
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| Short name | CVFC | ||
| Founded | 1985 | ||
| Ground | Rajiv Gandhi Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 20,000 | ||
| Head coach | Anand Gurung | ||
| League | Mizoram Premier League | ||
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History
Chhinga Veng FC was established in 1985. Chhinga Veng won the Independence Day tournament, the oldest football cup tournament in Mizoram in 2017.[7] They followed it by winning MFA Super cup in the same year.[8]
Chhinga Veng won the Mizoram Premier League, the first division of Mizoram football in 2017, by beating then national champion Aizawl F.C., to make it a treble.[9] In the next season they started where they left off in the previous, by winning Independence Day tournament.[10] and MFA Super cup 2018.[11] Chhinga Veng finished runners–up in 2018–19 Mizoram Premier League by losing to I-League side Aizawl FC on penalties in the final.[12]
Chhinga Veng entered the national league in 2019 by competing in 2018–19 I-League 2nd Division.[4]
Rivalry
Chhinga Veng has a rivalry with local side Chanmari FC, which also competes in Mizoram Premier League.[13] In the regional championships, the club also nurture the rivalry with I-League giants Aizawl FC.[14]
Stadium
Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, located in Salem Veng, Aizawl, Mizoram, is used as the home ground of Chhinga Veng for the home matches of Mizoram Premier League.
2019 squad
- As of 5 September 2019[15]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors
| Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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| 2018—present | ||
Current technical staff
- As of 11 January 2019
| Position | Name |
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| Head coach |  Anand Gurung |
| Assistant coach | H. Lalremruata |
| Team manager | Lalrinnunga Khawlhring |
| Physiotherapist | Lalrinsanga Rokhum |
Team records
National/International record
| Season | Division | Teams | Position | Attendance/G | Federation Cup/Super Cup | AFC Champions League | AFC Cup |
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| 2018–19 | I-League 2nd | 16 | 2 | – | TBD | DNQ | DNQ |
- Key
- DNQ = did not qualify
- DNP = Did not play
- TBD = To be decided
- TBA = To be added
Season
- As of 30 December 2018
| Year | Division | League | League Cup |
Top Scorer(s) | |||||||||
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| Pos. | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Player(s) | Goals | ||||
| 2018–19 | 2 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TBD | TBD | TBD | |
Head coach's record
updated on 13 September 2019