Oil India FC

Oil India Football Club is an Indian professional football club from Duliajan in Assam. The club was founded by Oil India Ltd. in 1964. It has qualified to play in I-League 2nd Division, second tier football tournament of Indian football league system, for three seasons.[2][3] Oil India FC was nominated by Assam Football Association for the 2021 I-League Qualifiers but didn't make it to the final list approved by the AIFF.[4]

Oil India FC
Full nameOil India Football Club Duliajan
Nickname(s)OIL
Founded1964 (1964)
GroundNehru Maidan,[1] Duliajan, Assam
Capacity4,000
OwnerOil India
Head coachSubrata Bhattacharya

History

Oil India FC is sponsored by the public sector giant Oil India Ltd., as well as Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas. The club was set up in 1964 at Duliajan in upper Assam. They took part in the first three editions of I-League 2nd Division. In 2010 edition, the club had progressed to final round but failed to qualify for the top tier. It competes in various local tournaments of the state including prestigious Bordoloi Trophy, Independence Day Cup, A.T.P.A. Shield, Bodousa Cup and Dibrugarh District Football League. The club is considered to be one of the top teams from the North East India.

Stadium

Oil India FC plays its home matches at their own 4,000 seater ground Nehru Maidan located in Duliajan.

Current squad
As of 10 April 2022

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 Arup Baruah
— MF  IND Sangson Saikia
4 DF  IND Sishuram Chutia (Captain)
— MF  IND Surag Chetry
7 MF  IND Rahul Das
9 FW  IND Aman Chetri
— MF  IND Sagar Limboo
11 FW  IND Mintu Boro
12 FW  IND Milan Basumatary
— FW  IND William Gangte
15 FW  IND Akrang Narzary
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW  IND Sirandeep Moran
— GK  IND Nihal Das
24 DF  IND Tupu Brahma
25  IND Tulya Das
26  IND Basudeb Baruah
29  IND Deepjyoti Daimary

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors
Period Kit manufacturer Title sponsor
Nivia Sports Oil India Ltd.

Club honours
This is a list of honours for the Oil India FC:
Winners (4): 1990, 2008, 2012, 2019
Runners-up (4): 1979, 2003, 2018, 2021
Winners (6):[5] 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2016, 2017
Runners-up (3): 2000, 2007, 2022
Winners (3):[6] 2004, 2005, 2016
Runners-up (3): 2002, 2003, 2008–09
Champions (1): 2011–12
Runners-up (2): 2008–09, 2010–11
Winners (3): 2010, 2015, 2020[7][8][9]
  • Assam Club Championship
Winners: 2007
Winners (1): 2006
  • Petroleum Sports Promotion Board Inter Unit football meet
Winners: 2006
  • Sarbananda Singha Cup
Winners: 2021

See also

References
  1. "OIL India FC - DuliajanOne". sites.google.com. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  2. "OIL to field team in I-League". telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "States nominte 29 teams for I-League Qualifiers, AIFF to select 10". m.timesofindia.com. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  5. Chaudhuri, Arunava. "List of Winners/Runners-up of the ATPA Shield". indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  6. "List of Winners/Runners-up of the Independence Day Cup". indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 3 May 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  7. "Oil India FC clinch Bodousa Cup". assamtribune.com. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  8. Chakraborty, Avik (11 August 2015). "Oil India Duliajan emerge champs". telegraphindia.com. The Telegraph India. Archived from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  9. "Oil India FC clinch Bodousa Cup". The Assam Tribune. 15 September 2010. Archived from the original on 5 December 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
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