Tezpur United F.C.

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Tezpur United FC
Tezpur United FC logo.png
Full nameTezpur United Football Club
Nickname(s)Blue Rhinos
Founded2015
GroundJudge Field
Capacity1000
League Assam State Premier League
Website Club website
Soccerball current event.svg[[Assam State Premier League|Current season]]

Tezpur United Football Club is an Indian football club from Tezpur, Assam. Formed in 2015 and made their debut in the same year in state league. [1] They currently play in Assam State Premier League.

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Tezpur City in Assam, India

Tezpur is a city and urban agglomeration in Sonitpur district, Assam state, India. Tezpur is on the banks of the river Brahmaputra, 175 kilometres (109 mi) northeast of Guwahati, and is the largest of the north bank towns with a population exceeding 100,000 as per Metropolitan Census 2011.

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History

The club was founded in 2015. The club was playing Assam State Premier League, top division of Assam.

Assam State Premier League

Assam State Premier League (ASPL) is the top division football league in the Indian state of Assam organised by Assam Football Association. The inaugural edition of the league started in 2008 with Assam Rifles winning the first season.

Stadium

They played their matches in Judge Field Tezpur.

Support and Rivalries

Tezpur United FC supporter often refer themselves as "Rhinos". The fanbase is large, generally loyal, and virtually all home matches sell out. Tezpur United FC have long-standing rivalries with Guwahati F.C.. Since both the clubs belongs to the same state Assam, the rivalry is very strong. Along with that Udalguri FC are also considered as rivals.

Guwahati F.C. a professional Indian football team based in Guwahati, Assam, that competed in the I-League 2nd Division and Assam State Premier League

Guwahati Football Club is a professional Indian football team based in Guwahati, Assam, that competed in the I-League 2nd Division and Assam State Premier League. The team was launched in December 2014.

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References

  1. "Assam Football Association announce re-launch of ASPL". the-aiff.com/. Retrieved 21 November 2015.