Full name | Sikkim Aakraman Sporting Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Orange Brigade | ||
Short name | SAFC | ||
Founded | 2010 | ||
Ground | Paljor Stadium [1] | ||
Capacity | 30,000 | ||
Head coach | Mayal Dok Lepcha | ||
League | Sikkim Premier Division League Sikkim Premier League | ||
2023 | SPL, Champions | ||
Sikkim Aakraman Sporting Club is an Indian professional football club based in Gangtok, Sikkim, that competes in Sikkim Premier Division League, the top football division in Sikkim and Sikkim Premier League, the franchise league in Sikkim. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] It is part of the multi-sports club Sikkim Aakraman Sporting Club. Founded in 2010, [7] [8] The club won the inaugural edition of the Sikkim Premier League in 2023.
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. [9]
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