Aizawl FC
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Aizawl Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Aizawl, Mizoram.[1][2][3] The club competes in I-League, the second tier of Indian football league system.[4][5][6] Founded in 1984, Aizawl earned entry in I-League in 2015–16 season, after winning the 2015 I-League 2.[7]
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Full name | Aizawl Football Club | |||
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Nickname(s) | The People's Club | |||
Short name | AFC | |||
Founded | June 14, 1984; 39 years ago (1984-06-14) | |||
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",[8][9] it became first club from the Northeast to win a top flight Indian football league.[10][11] They also participate in Mizoram Premier League.[12][13] Aizawl also went on to compete in continental stages, while the club appeared in 2017 edition of AFC Cup.[14]