Aizawl FC
Aizawl Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Aizawl, Mizoram. The club competes in I-League, the second tier of Indian football league system. Founded in 1984, Aizawl earned entry in I-League in 2015–16 season, after winning the 2015 I-League 2.
| Full name | Aizawl Football Club | |||
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| Nickname(s) | The People's Club | |||
| Short name | AFC | |||
| Founded | June 14, 1984 | |||
| Ground | Rajiv Gandhi Stadium | |||
| Capacity | 20,000 | |||
| Owner | Robert Romawia Royte | |||
| Head coach | Bobi Stojkoski | |||
| League | I-League | |||
| 2023–24 | I-League, 9th of 13 | |||
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Nicknamed "the people's club", it became first club from the Northeast to win a top flight Indian football league. They also participate in Mizoram Premier League. Aizawl also went on to compete in continental stages, while the club appeared in 2017 edition of AFC Cup.
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