Chanmari Football Club is an Indian football club based in

Aizawl Aizawl (; Mizo: ) is the capital of the state of Mizoram in India. Aizawl was officially established on 25 February 1890. With a population of 293,416, it is the largest city in the state. It is also the centre of administration containing all ...

Mizoram Mizoram () is a state in Northeast India, with Aizawl as its seat of government and capital city. The name of the state is derived from "Mizo", the self-described name of the native inhabitants, and "Ram", which in the Mizo language means "lan ...

. They are currently competing in

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, the top level of football in the state of Mizoram. They had also participated in national level competition,

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. Their

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section participates at Futsal Club Championship.

History

Chanmari FC was founded in the year of 2011. In May 2017, they formed a partnership with then

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club

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. As part of the association, FC Pune City has promised to help the Aizawl-based club build a youth structure by providing them with coaches and training equipment. This partnership would enable Chanmari FC to set up youth teams and thereby help local Mizoram players to train and benefit from a young age in professional environment.

Stadiums

Chanmari FC plays its home matches at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, located in Salem Veng, Aizawl. It has artificial turf and has a seating capacity of 20,000 spectators. It hosted the home games of them in both the I-League 2nd Division and Mizoram Premier League.

Rivalries

Mizoram derby

In the regional championships including

, the club also nurture rivalries with local sides

Chhinga Veng FC Chhinga Veng Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Aizawl, Mizoram. The club competes in the Mizoram Premier League. The club made its I-League 2nd Division debut in the 2018–19 season, and finished as runners-up. ...

, and Aizawl FC.

2018 squad

Honours

**Champions (2): 2013–14, 2016–17 **Runners-up (1): 2015–16

References

External links

Chanmari FC
at ''Global Sports Archive''
Chanmari FC
on

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