Gauhati Town Club

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Gauhati Town Club is an Indian multi sports club based in Guwahati, Assam. Founded in 1906, the club had participated in the I-League 2,[2] then second highest level football in India, for two seasons.[3] It currently plays in the Guwahati Premier Football League, GSA A Division Football League and Youth League.

Full nameGauhati Town Club
NicknameThe Rhinos
Short nameGTC
Founded1906; 120 years ago (1906)[1]
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Gauhati Town Club
Full nameGauhati Town Club
NicknameThe Rhinos
Short nameGTC
Founded1906; 120 years ago (1906)[1]
GroundJudges Field
Capacity5,000
PresidentHimanta Biswa Sarma
CoachKamala Kt Singh
LeagueGuwahati Premier Football League
GSA A Division Football League
Youth League
Websitehttp://gauhatitownclub.com/
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History

1906–2010

Gauhati Town Club is one of the oldest and the premier sporting organizations in the north-east.[4] It was born at the initiative of a dedicated group of sports-lovers including Captain L. B. Scott, I.M.S., who was a civil surgeon, Dr. H.K. Das, an assistant surgeon and founding secretary of the club; Sir Saiyid Saadullah, an eminent lawyer, and Khan Saheb Khalilur Rahman. Significantly, the club was essentially instrumental in introducing the coveted Bordoloi Trophy tournament, initially played at the Judges' Field from 1952 to 1957. Ranji Trophy cricket matches were also played at the same venue.[5]

2010–present

On 21 January 2010, it was announced that Juliano Silveira Fontana, a professional Brazilian football coach, has been appointed as the head coach of the academy. He later coached senior team in the I-League 2nd Division.[6]

In February 2011, it was announced that Gauhati Town Club will participate in 2011 I-League 2nd Division. Team finished season at the bottom of the table and did not gain promotion to the 2011 I-League 2nd Division final round. They participated in the 2012 I-League 2nd Division and finished 7th in the group stage.[7] The Gauhati Town Club Football Academy was set up to identify, train and nurture the local talents of northeast India at grassroots level. It has highly equipped infrastructure.[8] [9]

Players

First-team squad

As of 17 December 2023[10]

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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GTC Academy team

Gauhati Town Club has its academy team, consisting of youth players.[11][12] Their U17 also competed in 2022–23 U-17 Youth Cup.[13][14]

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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Management

As of 30 August 2021[15]
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President India Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma
Working president India Mukul Chandra Gogoi
Vice-presidents India Pranab Sharma

India Ankur Dutta

India Samarjit Durga Neog

India Tanmoy Jyoti Mahanta

India Bulbul Choudhury

India Paragmoni Mahanta

General secretary India Devajit Saikia
Assistant secretary India Salil Sinha
Treasurer India Navroze Munwar
Sports & event secretary India Pompa Chakravarty
Football secretary India Akhtaruddin Ahmed
Cricket secretary India Deep Bora
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Honours

League

  • Assam Club Championship
    • Champions (1): 2001[16]
  • GSA Super Division Football League

Cup

See also

References

Further reading

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