Golaghat Rhino F.C.

Golaghat Rhino
Full name Golaghat Rhino Football Club
Short name GRFC
Founded 2014 (2014)
Ground GDSA Stadium, General Field
Capacity 1000[1]
Owner Golaghat District Sports Association (GDSA)
Website Club website

Golaghat Rhino Football Club is a professional football club based in Golaghat, Assam, that competes in the Assam State Premier League, the top flight of the state football. The club was founded in 2014 in its current stadium, GDSA Stadium[2] at General Field, Golaghat.

History

In December 2013, the idea of raising a professionally managed football club was conceived by eight new young entrepreneurs of Golaghat. Sanjib Handique, Arun Goswami, Sanvit Sarma, Tapan Paul, Manoj Jain, Mrinal Saikia, Santanu Kalita and Paban Saikia, the founding members of the Golaghat Rhino F.C. with support from the Golaghat District Sports' Association (GDSA), envisioned to set up a club to promote football in the region and to provide the opportunity for young players to be part of a professional team.[3]

2014–present

Soon after a few months of its inception, the football club won the Assam Club Championship title held at Gossaigaon. The winning title positioned the team as one of the best football teams to exist in the state as part of newly formed club.

In October 2014, Assam State Electricity Board SC (ASEB SC) defeated Rhino F.C. by 1–0 goals in the final match of the 13th Jwhwlao Swmbla Basumatary (JSB) Gold Cup Trophy defeating at the Bangaldoba ground in Chirang district.[4]

Golaghat Rhino F.C. played the first state football premier league in 2015. Consisting of 12 teams, the league was organised by the Assam Football Association, in association with the Celebrity Management Group.[5] Although Rhino F.C. performed well during the tournament,[6][7] Karbi Anglong Morning Star F.C. was the winner.[8][9]

The club has also purchased a plot of land in its name to build infrastructure facilities, including a hostel for its players and aspiring footballers in the region. The Rhino F.C. has a total of 22 under–19 players from various districts of the state of Assam, including players from the Indian states of Odisha, Manipur, besides direct international hires from places like Nigeria.[10]

Crest and colours

The club crest is derived from the Assam's state animal, the Indian rhinoceros|one–horned rhinoceros: Rhinoceros unicornis, native to the Kaziranga National Park in the Golaghat region.

References

  1. ↑ "Golaghat Stadium". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "Exuberant Orissa gear up to take on seasoned Manipur, All India Football Federation". Debayan Mukherjee, AIFF Media Team. 11 May 2014.
  3. ↑ "New venture in land of Rhino, The Telegraph (Calcutta – Gauhati)". Ritupallab Saikia. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  4. ↑ "ASEB lift JSB Gold Cup, Assam Times"". Hantigiri Narzary. 19 October 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  5. ↑ "Assam football league to kick off from May 29, Business Standard". Press Trust of India. 12 May 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  6. ↑ "Green Valley rally to beat Golaghat Rhino 3-2, The Assam Tribune". Sports reporter. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  7. ↑ "Moran Town beat Rhino FC, The Telegraph (Calcutta – Gauhati)". Avik Chakraborty. 11 June 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  8. ↑ "Karbi Anglong Morning Star FC crowned champions of Assam State Premier League, CPD Football Blog". Chris Punnakkattu Daniel. 5 August 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  9. ↑ "Assam State Premier League- FC Green Valley, Barekuri FC tally wins, The Northeast Today".
  10. ↑ "New venture in land of Rhino, The Telegraph (Calcutta – Gauhati)". Ritupallab Saikia and Imtiaz Ahmed. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
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