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Real Kashmir FC

November 23, 2023

Real Kashmir Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir.[2][3] Incorporated in 2016, the club predominantly competes in I-League, the second tier of Indian football league system.[4][5][6] Real Kashmir also participates in J&K Premier Football League regionally.

Real Kashmir
Full nameReal Kashmir Football Club
Nickname(s)Sheeni Seh
(Snow Leopards)
Short nameRKFC
Founded2016; 7 years ago (2016)
GroundTRC Turf Ground
Bakshi Stadium (proposed)
Capacity11,000
45,000
OwnerSandeep Chattoo
Head coachIshfaq Ahmed
LeagueI-League
J&K Premier Football League
2022–23I-League, 5th of 12
WebsiteClub website
Current season
Departments of Real Kashmir FC
Football (Men's) Futsal (Men's)[1] Football (Women's) Football
(Reserves & Youths)

Nicknamed "Sheeni Seh" (transl. Snow Leopards),[7][8] Real Kashmir is the first ever club from Jammu and Kashmir to earn promotion to compete in any top flight football league of the country.[9][10][11][12][13] They also lifted prestigious IFA Shield title in 2022.[14] Club's futsal section has been competing in the state league, as well as AIFF Futsal Club Championship, the highest division of futsal club competition in the country.

History edit

Formation as a club edit

The seeds of Real Kashmir FC were sown in 2014 after devastating floods swept through the region causing massive loss of life and property. To keep the youth, who had lost much during the floods—engaged, Shamim Mehraj, editor of a local newspaper named "Kashmir Monitor", and Sandeep Chattoo,[15] a local businessman, came together to arrange footballers.[16][17]

What began as a community outreach programme garnered massive support from the local populace and it soon started evolving into something more. Real Kashmir FC as a club, formalised in 2016,[18][19] and affiliated with Jammu & Kashmir Football Association (JKFA) under the tireless efforts by Chattoo, currently the owner of the club.[20] Founded in 2016, Real Kashmir FC emerged as the first ever top flight professional football club in Jammu and Kashmir.[21][22]

Participation in tournaments edit

Shortly after its formation, the club participated in their first national competition in September 2016 when they competed in the 2016 Durand Cup.[23] In January 2017, Real Kashmir roped in David Robertson[24] as their new head coach, and in July, it became the first club from Jammu & Kashmir to play on foreign soil by playing 4 matches in Scotland. They appeared in their first major tournament by competing in the 2016–17 I-League 2nd Division,[25] but failed to reach to the final round.[26][27] They have been participating in all four categories of the AIFF.

In May 2018,[28] Real Kashmir FC earned promotion to the 2018–19 I-League by winning the 2017–18 I-League 2nd Division after defeating Hindustan FC in the final game of the season by a score of 3–2.[29][30][31]

On 30 May 2018, Real Kashmir became champions of the I-League 2nd Division.[32] This was only their second season at this level, after the club's inception in 2016, earning promotion to the I-League for the first time ahead of the 2018–19 season. In 11 December 2018, they witnessed one of the league's biggest wins, after they thrashed Shillong Lajong FC by 6–1. Real Kashmir achieved third place in their debut season.[33]

In August 2018, the Real Kashmir FC youth team travelled to Germany for pre-season training with one of the best football clubs in the world: Borussia Dortmund (BVB). The youth team visited the training centers where official BVB teams train. They also visited the famous BVB stadium Westfalenstadion. They participated in 2019 Durand Cup and reached the semi-finals, but lost 3–1 to Mohun Bagan.[34]

On 19 December 2020, the Snow Leopards, as they are fondly called, added another golden chapter in their short yet eventful history by winning the 123rd edition of the IFA Shield tournament,[35] defeating George Telegraph at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata.[36][37] It is the first major domestic triumph since their inception in 2016.[38]

For I-League 2021, they borrowed three players (Danish Farooq Bhat, Adnan Ayoub, Farhan Ganie) from J&K Bank Football Club.[39][40] In the 2020–21 I-League, the club finished their campaign in fifth place (Play-off), accumulating 21 points with 5 wins in 15 matches.[41][42]

As the defending champions of IFA Shield,[43] Real Kashmir began its 2021 edition campaign on 24 November with a 3–0 win over Indian Arrows.[44] They retained their title with a 2–1 win against Sreenidi Deccan on 15 December.[45] The club failed to make an impact in the 2021–22 I-League season and finished on twelfth place.[46] In midway of the 2022–23 season, the club roped in English manager Gifton Noel-Williams as new head coach, who succeeded Mehrajuddin Wadoo in February 2023.[47][48][49]

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors edit

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
2016–2018 None The Kashmir Monitor[50]
2018–2021 Adidas[51] Hotel Ch2[52][53]
2021–2022 SIX5SIX[54]
2022–2023 Nivia
2023–present Vector X UNICEF

Stadium edit

Main articles: TRC Turf Ground and Bakshi Stadium

The club is currently using 11,000 seater TRC Polo Synthetic Turf Ground in Srinagar, as their home ground until the renovation of Bakshi Stadium.[55][56] Since 2015, the ground is being used in I-League 2nd Division as the home ground for their rival Lonestar Kashmir, and I-League for Real Kashmir.[57] The ground is operated by the Jammu & Kashmir Football Association and renovated in 2015.[58] It has artificial turf.

Rivalry edit

Real Kashmir has a rivalry with their fellow Jammu & Kashmir-based club Lonestar Kashmir FC,[59] that participated in the I-League 2nd Division.[60] The team has also participated in the inaugural 2020–21 Real Kashmir Cup, which was hosted at the TRC Turf Ground.[61][62]

Players edit

First-team squad edit

As of 1 November 2023

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   IND Furqan Ahmad Dar
3 DF   IND Sowban Hilal Sidiqui
4 DF   IND Muhammad Hammad (captain)
5 MF   IND Ifham Tariq Mir
6 DF   IND Hyder Yousuf
7 MF   IND Mohammad Inam
8 MF   IND Kiran Pandhare
9 FW   CIV Gnohere Krizo
10 FW   IND Mohammad Asrar Rehber
11 FW   IND Ateeb Ahmed Dar
12 MF   IND Huzafah Ahmad Dar
16 DF   SYR Shaher Shaheen
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF   IND Lalramdinsanga Ralte
18 DF   IND Dion Menezes
21 DF   IND Zahid Yousuf
22 DF   POR Carlos Lomba
26 DF   IND Hafiz Ur Rehman Khan
27 MF   LBN Mohamad Maksoud
28 MF   IND Jeremy Laldinpuia
30 DF   IND Wayne Vaz
31 DF   IND Shahid Nazir
78 GK   IND Muheet Shabir
99 GK   IND Shivam Kiran Pednekar

Current technical staff edit

Position Name
Head coach   Ishfaq Ahmed
Assistant coach   MOHAMMAD YOUSUF ANSARI
Physio   Aamir Shafi Sheikh

Records and statistics edit

Overall records edit

As of 6 April 2023
Season Division Teams Position Avg. attendance Super Cup Durand Cup AFC Champions League AFC Cup
2016–17 I-League 2nd Division 12 Grp A-3rd 600 Did not exist Group stage Did not qualify

▼

Did not qualify

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2017–18 18 1st 2,108 Did not participate Did not participate

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2018–19 I-League 11 3rd 9,246 RO16
2019–20 11 4th 9,034 Did not participate

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Semi-finals
2020–21 11 5th 🔒 Closed Doors

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Did not participate

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2021–22 13 12th
2022–23 12 5th 2,859 Qualifiers

Season by season edit

As of 6 April 2023
⭐ Top scorer in division
🇮🇳 Top Indian scorer in division
Season League Finals Top scorer(s)
Division Pld W D L GF GA Pts Pos Player(s) Goals
2016–17 I-League 2nd Division 6 3 0 3 7 8 9 Grp A-3rd —   Lago Dogbo 4
2017–18 13 8 5 0 23 14 29 Champions —   Bernard Kouassi
  Atinder Mani
  Ritwik Das
  Danish Farooq
  Ifham Tariq Mir 		4
2018–19 I-League 20 10 7 3 25 14 37 3rd —   Mason Robertson
  Gnohere Krizo
  Abednego Tetteh 		4
2019–20 15 6 4 5 16 14 22 4th —   Mason Robertson 6
2020–21 15 5 6 4 23 18 21 5th —   Mason Robertson
  Lukman Adefemi 		6
2021–22 17 2 8 7 23 31 14 12th —   Mason Robertson 9
2022–23 22 9 7 6 27 25 34 5th —   Samuel Kynshi 6 🇮🇳

Managerial record edit

As of 28 October 2023
Name Nationality From To P W D L GF GA Win% Ref.
David Robertson   Scotland 2016 2022 70 34 20 16 96 64 048.57 [63]
Mehrajuddin Wadoo   India 2022 2023 14 4 4 6 10 15 028.57 [64]
Gifton Noel-Williams   England 2023 2023 8 5 3 0 17 10 062.50 [65]
Ishfaq Ahmed   India 2023 till date 1 1 0 0 2 0 100.00 [66]

Notable players edit

See also: Category:Real Kashmir FC players

The following Real Kashmir players have been capped at full international level. Years in brackets indicate their spells at the club.[67]

Partnership & reception edit

On 22 October 2018, Adidas India announced its official partnership with Real Kashmir Football Club, the first football team from the Kashmir valley to qualify for the country's top tier I-League.[82]

"Through sport, we have the power to change lives and the Real Kashmir team is a great example of this. Real Kashmir and its players have shown dedication and perseverance under difficult circumstances and we are proud to support them as they create history."

— Dave Thomas, MD of Adidas India, expressed on a positive future with Real Kashmir FC.[83]

Beginning with the 2018–19 I-league season, Adidas became the official kit partner for the club. Also, beyond kit sponsorship, Adidas India aims at redefining the 'Real' Kashmir through the lens of sports and becoming a proponent of changing lives in Kashmir through football.[84][83]

Worldwide attention edit

Real Kashmir have received international acclaim following their participation in a BBC Scotland documentary named "Real Kashmir FC" that followed the team and their Scottish manager David Robertson,[85][86] which won the best 'Single Documentary' category at the British Academy Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) or BAFTA Film Awards Scotland. It additionally won at the UK "Broadcast Awards" for best documentary, and the best documentary and best director for Greg Clark at the Rotterdam European Sports Awards. A follow-up documentary "Return to Real Kashmir FC" was then made and given a 4 star review in The Guardian. The documentaries were also broadcast on Fox Sports in the US.[87]

Other departments edit

Football (women's) edit

In September 2020, Real Kashmir FC launched women's development initiative named She Power Programme, in collaboration with Delhi Public School, for U-14 and U-10 girls teams.[88][89][90] Senior team was announced in August 2021.

Futsal edit

The futsal section of Real Kashmir has participated in the inaugural edition of Futsal Club Championship,[91][92][93] in which they failed to reach the knock-out stages.[94][95]

The team previously clinched the state Futsal Championship title for the 1st time in September 2021, defeating Downtown Heroes by 3–1, which was organized by Jammu & Kashmir Football Association.[1]

Football (youth men's) edit

U18 men's team of Real Kashmir competed in final round of the 2018–19 Indian Elite League.[96] U17 team later took part in the group stages of 2022–23 U-17 Youth Cup.[97] The U15 team participated in Nike Premier Cup.[98]

Honours edit

League edit

Cup edit

Award edit

  • IFA Shield Fair Play Award (Ronny Roy Memorial Trophy): 2020[106]

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^
    Represented Tibet national football team in CONIFA tournaments internationally.
  2. ^
    Fourth oldest football tournament, organized by the IFA (W.B.), and played between the local clubs of West Bengal and other invited ones.

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External links edit

  • Team info at Global Sports Archive
  • Team profile at Soccerway
  • Real Kashmir FC on Facebook
  • Real Kashmir FC on Twitter
  • Real Kashmir FC at the-aiff.com

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Real Kashmir Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir 2 3 Incorporated in 2016 the club predominantly competes in I League the second tier of Indian football league system 4 5 6 Real Kashmir also participates in J amp K Premier Football League regionally Real KashmirFull nameReal Kashmir Football ClubNickname s Sheeni Seh Snow Leopards Short nameRKFCFounded2016 7 years ago 2016 GroundTRC Turf GroundBakshi Stadium proposed Capacity11 00045 000OwnerSandeep ChattooHead coachIshfaq AhmedLeagueI LeagueJ amp K Premier Football League2022 23I League 5th of 12WebsiteClub websiteHome coloursAway coloursCurrent seasonDepartments of Real Kashmir FCFootball Men s Futsal Men s 1 Football Women s Football Reserves amp Youths Nicknamed Sheeni Seh transl Snow Leopards 7 8 Real Kashmir is the first ever club from Jammu and Kashmir to earn promotion to compete in any top flight football league of the country 9 10 11 12 13 They also lifted prestigious IFA Shield title in 2022 14 Club s futsal section has been competing in the state league as well as AIFF Futsal Club Championship the highest division of futsal club competition in the country Contents 1 History 1 1 Formation as a club 1 2 Participation in tournaments 2 Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors 3 Stadium 4 Rivalry 5 Players 5 1 First team squad 6 Current technical staff 7 Records and statistics 7 1 Overall records 7 2 Season by season 7 3 Managerial record 8 Notable players 9 Partnership amp reception 9 1 Worldwide attention 10 Other departments 10 1 Football women s 10 2 Futsal 10 3 Football youth men s 11 Honours 11 1 League 11 2 Cup 11 3 Award 12 See also 13 Notes 14 References 15 Further reading 16 External linksHistory editFormation as a club edit The seeds of Real Kashmir FC were sown in 2014 after devastating floods swept through the region causing massive loss of life and property To keep the youth who had lost much during the floods engaged Shamim Mehraj editor of a local newspaper named Kashmir Monitor and Sandeep Chattoo 15 a local businessman came together to arrange footballers 16 17 What began as a community outreach programme garnered massive support from the local populace and it soon started evolving into something more Real Kashmir FC as a club formalised in 2016 18 19 and affiliated with Jammu amp Kashmir Football Association JKFA under the tireless efforts by Chattoo currently the owner of the club 20 Founded in 2016 Real Kashmir FC emerged as the first ever top flight professional football club in Jammu and Kashmir 21 22 Participation in tournaments edit Shortly after its formation the club participated in their first national competition in September 2016 when they competed in the 2016 Durand Cup 23 In January 2017 Real Kashmir roped in David Robertson 24 as their new head coach and in July it became the first club from Jammu amp Kashmir to play on foreign soil by playing 4 matches in Scotland They appeared in their first major tournament by competing in the 2016 17 I League 2nd Division 25 but failed to reach to the final round 26 27 They have been participating in all four categories of the AIFF In May 2018 28 Real Kashmir FC earned promotion to the 2018 19 I League by winning the 2017 18 I League 2nd Division after defeating Hindustan FC in the final game of the season by a score of 3 2 29 30 31 On 30 May 2018 Real Kashmir became champions of the I League 2nd Division 32 This was only their second season at this level after the club s inception in 2016 earning promotion to the I League for the first time ahead of the 2018 19 season In 11 December 2018 they witnessed one of the league s biggest wins after they thrashed Shillong Lajong FC by 6 1 Real Kashmir achieved third place in their debut season 33 In August 2018 the Real Kashmir FC youth team travelled to Germany for pre season training with one of the best football clubs in the world Borussia Dortmund BVB The youth team visited the training centers where official BVB teams train They also visited the famous BVB stadium Westfalenstadion They participated in 2019 Durand Cup and reached the semi finals but lost 3 1 to Mohun Bagan 34 On 19 December 2020 the Snow Leopards as they are fondly called added another golden chapter in their short yet eventful history by winning the 123rd edition of the IFA Shield tournament 35 defeating George Telegraph at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata 36 37 It is the first major domestic triumph since their inception in 2016 38 For I League 2021 they borrowed three players Danish Farooq Bhat Adnan Ayoub Farhan Ganie from J amp K Bank Football Club 39 40 In the 2020 21 I League the club finished their campaign in fifth place Play off accumulating 21 points with 5 wins in 15 matches 41 42 As the defending champions of IFA Shield 43 Real Kashmir began its 2021 edition campaign on 24 November with a 3 0 win over Indian Arrows 44 They retained their title with a 2 1 win against Sreenidi Deccan on 15 December 45 The club failed to make an impact in the 2021 22 I League season and finished on twelfth place 46 In midway of the 2022 23 season the club roped in English manager Gifton Noel Williams as new head coach who succeeded Mehrajuddin Wadoo in February 2023 47 48 49 Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors editPeriod Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor2016 2018 None The Kashmir Monitor 50 2018 2021 Adidas 51 Hotel Ch2 52 53 2021 2022 SIX5SIX 54 2022 2023 Nivia2023 present Vector X UNICEFStadium editMain articles TRC Turf Ground and Bakshi Stadium The club is currently using 11 000 seater TRC Polo Synthetic Turf Ground in Srinagar as their home ground until the renovation of Bakshi Stadium 55 56 Since 2015 the ground is being used in I League 2nd Division as the home ground for their rival Lonestar Kashmir and I League for Real Kashmir 57 The ground is operated by the Jammu amp Kashmir Football Association and renovated in 2015 58 It has artificial turf Rivalry editReal Kashmir has a rivalry with their fellow Jammu amp Kashmir based club Lonestar Kashmir FC 59 that participated in the I League 2nd Division 60 The team has also participated in the inaugural 2020 21 Real Kashmir Cup which was hosted at the TRC Turf Ground 61 62 Players editFirst team squad edit As of 1 November 2023Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player1 GK nbsp IND Furqan Ahmad Dar3 DF nbsp IND Sowban Hilal Sidiqui4 DF nbsp IND Muhammad Hammad captain 5 MF nbsp IND Ifham Tariq Mir6 DF nbsp IND Hyder Yousuf7 MF nbsp IND Mohammad Inam8 MF nbsp IND Kiran Pandhare9 FW nbsp CIV Gnohere Krizo10 FW nbsp IND Mohammad Asrar Rehber11 FW nbsp IND Ateeb Ahmed Dar12 MF nbsp IND Huzafah Ahmad Dar16 DF nbsp SYR Shaher Shaheen No Pos Nation Player17 MF nbsp IND Lalramdinsanga Ralte18 DF nbsp IND Dion Menezes21 DF nbsp IND Zahid Yousuf22 DF nbsp POR Carlos Lomba26 DF nbsp IND Hafiz Ur Rehman Khan27 MF nbsp LBN Mohamad Maksoud28 MF nbsp IND Jeremy Laldinpuia30 DF nbsp IND Wayne Vaz31 DF nbsp IND Shahid Nazir78 GK nbsp IND Muheet Shabir99 GK nbsp IND Shivam Kiran PednekarCurrent technical staff editPosition NameHead coach nbsp Ishfaq AhmedAssistant coach nbsp MOHAMMAD YOUSUF ANSARIPhysio nbsp Aamir Shafi SheikhRecords and statistics editOverall records edit As of 6 April 2023Season Division Teams Position Avg attendance Super Cup Durand Cup AFC Champions League AFC Cup2016 17 I League 2nd Division 12 Grp A 3rd 600 Did not exist Group stage Did not qualify Did not qualify 2017 18 18 1st 2 108 Did not participate Did not participate 2018 19 I League 11 3rd 9 246 RO162019 20 11 4th 9 034 Did not participate Semi finals2020 21 11 5th Closed Doors Did not participate 2021 22 13 12th2022 23 12 5th 2 859 QualifiersSeason by season edit As of 6 April 2023 Top scorer in division Top Indian scorer in divisionSeason League Finals Top scorer s Division Pld W D L GF GA Pts Pos Player s Goals2016 17 I League 2nd Division 6 3 0 3 7 8 9 Grp A 3rd nbsp Lago Dogbo 42017 18 13 8 5 0 23 14 29 Champions nbsp Bernard Kouassi nbsp Atinder Mani nbsp Ritwik Das nbsp Danish Farooq nbsp Ifham Tariq Mir 42018 19 I League 20 10 7 3 25 14 37 3rd nbsp Mason Robertson nbsp Gnohere Krizo nbsp Abednego Tetteh 42019 20 15 6 4 5 16 14 22 4th nbsp Mason Robertson 62020 21 15 5 6 4 23 18 21 5th nbsp Mason Robertson nbsp Lukman Adefemi 62021 22 17 2 8 7 23 31 14 12th nbsp Mason Robertson 92022 23 22 9 7 6 27 25 34 5th nbsp Samuel Kynshi 6 Managerial record edit As of 28 October 2023Name Nationality From To P W D L GF GA Win Ref David Robertson nbsp Scotland 2016 2022 70 34 20 16 96 64 0 48 57 63 Mehrajuddin Wadoo nbsp India 2022 2023 14 4 4 6 10 15 0 28 57 64 Gifton Noel Williams nbsp England 2023 2023 8 5 3 0 17 10 0 62 50 65 Ishfaq Ahmed nbsp India 2023 till date 1 1 0 0 2 0 100 00 66 Notable players editSee also Category Real Kashmir FC players The following Real Kashmir players have been capped at full international level Years in brackets indicate their spells at the club 67 nbsp Taha Dyab 2018 68 69 nbsp Aaron Katebe 2018 2020 70 nbsp Kashif Siddiqi 2019 71 72 nbsp Tenzin Samdup 2019 2020 nb 1 73 nbsp Zohib Islam Amiri 2021 74 75 nbsp Masih Saighani 2021 76 77 nbsp Nozim Babadjanov 2022 2023 78 79 nbsp Nuriddin Davronov 2023 80 nbsp Shaher Shaheen 2023 81 Partnership amp reception editOn 22 October 2018 Adidas India announced its official partnership with Real Kashmir Football Club the first football team from the Kashmir valley to qualify for the country s top tier I League 82 Through sport we have the power to change lives and the Real Kashmir team is a great example of this Real Kashmir and its players have shown dedication and perseverance under difficult circumstances and we are proud to support them as they create history Dave Thomas MD of Adidas India expressed on a positive future with Real Kashmir FC 83 Beginning with the 2018 19 I league season Adidas became the official kit partner for the club Also beyond kit sponsorship Adidas India aims at redefining the Real Kashmir through the lens of sports and becoming a proponent of changing lives in Kashmir through football 84 83 Worldwide attention edit Real Kashmir have received international acclaim following their participation in a BBC Scotland documentary named Real Kashmir FC that followed the team and their Scottish manager David Robertson 85 86 which won the best Single Documentary category at the British Academy Film and Television Arts BAFTA or BAFTA Film Awards Scotland It additionally won at the UK Broadcast Awards for best documentary and the best documentary and best director for Greg Clark at the Rotterdam European Sports Awards A follow up documentary Return to Real Kashmir FC was then made and given a 4 star review in The Guardian The documentaries were also broadcast on Fox Sports in the US 87 Other departments editFootball women s edit In September 2020 Real Kashmir FC launched women s development initiative named She Power Programme in collaboration with Delhi Public School for U 14 and U 10 girls teams 88 89 90 Senior team was announced in August 2021 Futsal edit The futsal section of Real Kashmir has participated in the inaugural edition of Futsal Club Championship 91 92 93 in which they failed to reach the knock out stages 94 95 The team previously clinched the state Futsal Championship title for the 1st time in September 2021 defeating Downtown Heroes by 3 1 which was organized by Jammu amp Kashmir Football Association 1 Football youth men s edit U18 men s team of Real Kashmir competed in final round of the 2018 19 Indian Elite League 96 U17 team later took part in the group stages of 2022 23 U 17 Youth Cup 97 The U15 team participated in Nike Premier Cup 98 Honours editLeague edit I League Third place 1 2018 19 99 100 I League 2nd Division Champions 1 2017 18 101 Cup edit IFA Shield nb 2 Winners 2 2020 102 2021 103 J amp K Invitational Cup Winners 1 2018 shared 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