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United Sikkim FC
United Sikkim Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Gangtok, Sikkim. Incorporated in 2011, the club usually competed in the Sikkim Premier Division League. United Sikkim is the only club from Sikkim to have played in the I-League, which was then the top tier of the Indian football league system.
Nicknamed the "Snow Lions", United Sikkim uses Paljor Stadium as home ground. It is owned by former India captain Bhaichung Bhutia, and was founded in order to give people of the Indian state of Sikkim a professional football team. In September 2019, Bhaichung Bhutia announced shutting the club down due to some unavoidable circumstances. During an emotional farewell event, he thanked all the players, staff and fans who supported the club over the years.
The club was revived again in January 2021, with aim to play in the Indian Super League. Besides inaugurating the senior and youth team, emphasis would be laid on bringing footballers from the villages.
The professional club was founded in 2011 by the Sikkim Football Association (SFA), Baichung Bhutia, already competing in the Sikkim Gold Cup and other all-India tournaments in the early years of their existence. On 22 March 2011, the club was launched as a professional entity, co-owned by Dubai-based Fidelis World, former India national captain Bhaichung Bhutia and singer Shankar Mahadevan. The club revealed that they would compete in the 2011 I-League 2nd Division, in the quest for promotion to the I-League within the next three years.
The club started their quest for the I-League on 27 February 2011. The club played their first match against Langsning F.C. on 31 March 2012, in which they drew 2–2. United Sikkim won on 5 April 2011 against North Imphal Sporting Association at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Assam, by a score of 2–0. The club finished first in group A and qualified for the 2011 I-League 2nd Division final round, in which they only needed to finish in the top two for promotion. The club began final round with three consecutive draws against Sporting Clube de Goa, Royal Wahingdoh and Shillong Lajong, before winning against Mohammedan and Southern Samity. Next, a draw to Ar-Hima and a loss to Vasco officially knocked United Sikkim out of contention for promotion and forced them to settle at fifth place for the season.
The season including the 2012 I-League 2nd Division did not start well for United Sikkim. On 11 June 2011, it was announced that Johnny Menyongar would leave the club to join I-League team Shillong Lajong, as well as Indian internationals Renedy Singh and NS Manju few months later. However, after firing coach Stanley Rozario, United Sikkim signed Belgian Philippe De Ridder. The club re-signed Nigerian players Daniel Bedemi and Quinton Jacobs. They began charge for the I-League for the second season in a row with a 3–2 victory over Bhawanipore F.C. at the Satindra Mohan Dev Stadium in Assam on 2 February 2012. The club went on to win three more matches during the first round, against Eagles, Southern Samity and Ar-Hima, in order to qualify for the final round. They won promotion on the last day of the season at home, in front of 30,000 fans, as United Sikkim drew Mohammedan SC 1–1, with Daniel Bedemi scoring.
On 13 November 2012, Bhutia was named the interim manager to replace Philippe De Ridder, after the club's heavy 1–10 defeat in an I-League match against Prayag United at the Salt Lake Stadium. In August 2012, United Sikkim took part in the Shillong Super Series Football Championship and faced teams like A-League Wellington Phoenix and Shillong Lajong.
It was reported that United Sikkim had started talks with Australian manager Nathan Hall about a possible head coaching role. On 10 December 2012, it was confirmed that Hall had joined the club, replacing interim player-coach Bhaichung Bhutia. His first game came on 15 December against Mumbai at the Balewadi Sports Complex, in which United Sikkim lost 0–1. Hall managed to earn his first point in next match against ONGC on 29 December in which his side drew 1–1 at the Ambedkar Stadium, with Nadong Bhutia scoring the first goal for United Sikkim under Hall.
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United Sikkim FC
United Sikkim Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Gangtok, Sikkim. Incorporated in 2011, the club usually competed in the Sikkim Premier Division League. United Sikkim is the only club from Sikkim to have played in the I-League, which was then the top tier of the Indian football league system.
Nicknamed the "Snow Lions", United Sikkim uses Paljor Stadium as home ground. It is owned by former India captain Bhaichung Bhutia, and was founded in order to give people of the Indian state of Sikkim a professional football team. In September 2019, Bhaichung Bhutia announced shutting the club down due to some unavoidable circumstances. During an emotional farewell event, he thanked all the players, staff and fans who supported the club over the years.
The club was revived again in January 2021, with aim to play in the Indian Super League. Besides inaugurating the senior and youth team, emphasis would be laid on bringing footballers from the villages.
The professional club was founded in 2011 by the Sikkim Football Association (SFA), Baichung Bhutia, already competing in the Sikkim Gold Cup and other all-India tournaments in the early years of their existence. On 22 March 2011, the club was launched as a professional entity, co-owned by Dubai-based Fidelis World, former India national captain Bhaichung Bhutia and singer Shankar Mahadevan. The club revealed that they would compete in the 2011 I-League 2nd Division, in the quest for promotion to the I-League within the next three years.
The club started their quest for the I-League on 27 February 2011. The club played their first match against Langsning F.C. on 31 March 2012, in which they drew 2–2. United Sikkim won on 5 April 2011 against North Imphal Sporting Association at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Assam, by a score of 2–0. The club finished first in group A and qualified for the 2011 I-League 2nd Division final round, in which they only needed to finish in the top two for promotion. The club began final round with three consecutive draws against Sporting Clube de Goa, Royal Wahingdoh and Shillong Lajong, before winning against Mohammedan and Southern Samity. Next, a draw to Ar-Hima and a loss to Vasco officially knocked United Sikkim out of contention for promotion and forced them to settle at fifth place for the season.
The season including the 2012 I-League 2nd Division did not start well for United Sikkim. On 11 June 2011, it was announced that Johnny Menyongar would leave the club to join I-League team Shillong Lajong, as well as Indian internationals Renedy Singh and NS Manju few months later. However, after firing coach Stanley Rozario, United Sikkim signed Belgian Philippe De Ridder. The club re-signed Nigerian players Daniel Bedemi and Quinton Jacobs. They began charge for the I-League for the second season in a row with a 3–2 victory over Bhawanipore F.C. at the Satindra Mohan Dev Stadium in Assam on 2 February 2012. The club went on to win three more matches during the first round, against Eagles, Southern Samity and Ar-Hima, in order to qualify for the final round. They won promotion on the last day of the season at home, in front of 30,000 fans, as United Sikkim drew Mohammedan SC 1–1, with Daniel Bedemi scoring.
On 13 November 2012, Bhutia was named the interim manager to replace Philippe De Ridder, after the club's heavy 1–10 defeat in an I-League match against Prayag United at the Salt Lake Stadium. In August 2012, United Sikkim took part in the Shillong Super Series Football Championship and faced teams like A-League Wellington Phoenix and Shillong Lajong.
It was reported that United Sikkim had started talks with Australian manager Nathan Hall about a possible head coaching role. On 10 December 2012, it was confirmed that Hall had joined the club, replacing interim player-coach Bhaichung Bhutia. His first game came on 15 December against Mumbai at the Balewadi Sports Complex, in which United Sikkim lost 0–1. Hall managed to earn his first point in next match against ONGC on 29 December in which his side drew 1–1 at the Ambedkar Stadium, with Nadong Bhutia scoring the first goal for United Sikkim under Hall.