Rangdajied United F.C.

Rangdajied United F.C.
Full name Rangdajied United Football Club
Nickname(s) RUFC
Founded 2012
Ground Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Ground Capacity 30,000
Chairman Karsing Kurbah
Manager Herring Shangpliang
League I-League
2013–14 I-League, 11th

Rangdajied United FC is an Indian football club based in Mawngap-Mawphlang approximately 20 km south-west of Shillong, East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya which is a state of India. The club was founded in 1987. They were the winners of the I-League 2nd Division and are currently playing in the I-league which is the top tier league football competition in the country. They were formerly known as Ar-Hima which literally means "The Two Kingdoms" but on 2012-2013 season changed it to Rangdajied United F.C. "Rangdajied" in the Khasi language is an expression which signifies a brave, courageous, patriotic man at the prime of his youth.

History

Rangdajied have qualified for I-League next season by winning the 2013 I-League 2nd Division Final Round held at Bangalore.[1]

Sponsor

Rangdajied United is sponsored by Italian athletic footwear and apparel manufacturer Diadora. It is the First Indian soccer club to be sponsored by Diadora.

They also have Football Solutions, a New Delhi based Football Consultancy Firm as a sponsor.

Period Kit Manufacturers Shirt Sponsor
2012- Diadora Football Solutions

Stadium

Rangdajied United play their home games at The Nehru Stadium in Shillong which holds a capacity of approx 25,000-30,000.

Players

First Team Squad

As of last known squad

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

No. Position Player
1 India GK Surjay Pariyar
2 India DF Dapbor Bareh
3 India DF Poibang Pohshna (captain)
4 India DF Pratik Chaudhari
5 India DF Ambilstar Sunn
6 Senegal DF Lamine Tamba
9 India MF Abocha Singh
12 India DF Pynshongdor Shadap
13 India MF T Lalnunpuia
No. Position Player
14 India FW Sandesh Gadkari
15 India DF Thomas Saikhom
16 India FW Joy Mrong Kharraswai
19 India FW Bansharaj Sun
23 India MF Restomwell Khriam
26 India MF Joychandra Singh
27 India MF Laldingngheta
29 India GK Shambu Mishtry
34 Japan MF Yohei Iwasaki

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