Full name | Punjab Police Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Policemen | ||
Short name | PPFC | ||
Founded | 1960[1] | ||
Ground | Guru Gobind Singh Stadium | ||
Capacity | 22,000 | ||
Owner | Punjab Police | ||
Head coach | Paramjit Singh | ||
League | Punjab State Super Football League | ||
Punjab Police Football Club (formerly Punjab Police Club; nicknamed "The Policemen") is an Indian institutional multi-sports club based in Jalandhar, Punjab. [2] [3] [4] [5] Affiliated with the Punjab Football Association, [6] club's football section competes in the Punjab State Super Football League. [7] [8] [9] [10]
Punjab Police previously participated in National Football League, which was then highest division of Indian football league system. [11] [12] [13]
Punjab Police FC, governed by the Punjab Police, have an extremely proud past record of enjoying high status in sports and have produced talented players who represented India national football team. [14] The club in 1965, reached final of India's oldest football tournament, Durand Cup, but went down 2–0 to Jarnail Singh led Mohun Bagan. [15] [16]
They have won lot of regional and state tournaments. Their first win was the Sait Nagjee Football Tournament in 1962 and most recent win was the Delhi Lt. Governor's Cup in 2006. However, the club's most cherishable win was the 1994–95 Punjab State Super Football League. Legendary footballer Gurdev Singh managed the club briefly from 1985 to 1995. [17] In 2001–02 NFL season, the club finished in twelfth place and relegated to the NFL II. [18] [19] In 2003 and 2005, they emerged as runners-up of the Guru Gobind Singh Trophy. [20] At the 56th Principal Harbhajan Singh Memorial All-India Cup in Mohali, in 2018, Punjab Police reached semi-finals. [21] In 2019 Punjab State Super League, the club faced Minerva Punjab in final, but lost the match 2(5)–2(4) in penalty-shootout. [22]
In 2021, Punjab Police participated in prestigious Birat Gold Cup of Nepal and entered into semifinals after 2–0 win against Machhindra. [23] Later, they defeated Sankata Boys 1–0 in semi-final. [24] In final on 17 April, the club suffered a 1–0 defeat to Nepal A.P.F. Club. [24] [25] The club lifted Punjab State Super Football League title in 2020–21 season. [26] The club was featured in the 40th edition of the Sikkim Gold Cup in November 2024. [27] [28] [29]
FC Punjab Police shared a rivalry with local side JCT Mills FC, [30] which have emerged as the champions of the first ever National Football League. Both the clubs have witnessed the rivalry in regional tournaments of Punjab. [31] [32]
Punjab Police also enjoyed rivalries with two other local sides, Leaders Club Jalandhar and Border Security Force. [33] In the 1960s nd 70s, the club shared fierce rivalry with Mohammedan Sporting of Kolkata. [34]
Punjab Police have used Guru Gobind Singh Stadium in Jalandhar for their seasonal home matches of the National Football League and Punjab State Super Football League. [35] [36] [37]
League
Cup
Punjab Police has its hockey team, [68] that participated in Beighton Cup, one of the oldest field hockey tournaments in the world. [69] [70] They also participated in Bombay Gold Cup. [71] One of club's notable players is Baljit Singh Dhillon, who represented India at the numerous editions of the Summer Olympics. [72] [73]
Punjab Police operates both men's and women's basketball teams, which clinched Punjab State Annual Basketball League titles in multiple occasions. [84] [85]
Punjab Police operates a men's volleyball team, that competes in All India Federation Cup Volleyball Championship. [90]
Punjab Police has a men's futsal section, with having teams competing in regional tournaments including Punjab Futsal Club Championship. [95]
Honours
All results list Punjab Police's goal tally first.
Season | Competition | Round | Club | Result | Position | Scorers |
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1971 | Asian Club Championship | Group B [nb 1] | Bangkok Bank | 0–2 | 4th | Surjeet Singh (2 goals); Sukhwinder Singh (1 goal) |
Maccabi Tel Aviv | 1–4 | |||||
Aliyat Al-Shorta | 1–6 |
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