Sikkim Aakraman SC
Association football club in Gangtok, India
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Sikkim Aakraman Sporting Club is an Indian professional football club based in Gangtok, Sikkim. The club currently competes in the SFA "A" Division S-League, the top local division, and formerly in the Sikkim Premier League, the franchise league in Sikkim.[2][3][4][5][6] It is part of the same-named multi-sports club. Founded in 2010,[7][8][9] The club won the inaugural edition of the Sikkim Premier League in 2023.
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| Full name | Sikkim Aakraman Sporting Club | |||
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| Nickname | The Orange Brigade | |||
| Short name | SAFC | |||
| Founded | 2010 | |||
| Ground | Paljor Stadium[1] | |||
| Capacity | 30,000 | |||
| Head coach | Ashish Chettri | |||
| League | SFA "A" Division S-League | |||
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History
Sikkim Aakraman qualified for the Sikkim Premier Division League in 2016 and lifted the champion's trophy in same year. It finished as runners-up in 2017 and 2018. The club has also played semi-finals of the prestigious All India Governor's Gold Cup in 2016 and 2017, and was three-time finalist of the Independence Cup Football Tournament.[10]
Honours
League
- Sikkim Premier Division League
- Champions (1): 2016
- Runners-up (2): 2017, 2018
- Sikkim Premier League
- Champions (1): 2023
Cup
- Sikkim Independence Day Cup
- Runners-up (1): 2019[11]