Oil India Football Club is an Indian professional football club from

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. The club was founded by

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in 1964. It also participated in

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, then second tier football tournament of

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, for three seasons. Oil India FC was nominated by

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for the

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but didn't make it to the final list approved by the

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History

Oil India FC is sponsored by the public sector giant Oil India Ltd, as well as

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. The club was set up in 1964 at

in upper Assam, although some administrative facilities are located in

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. They took part in the first three editions of

. 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

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Football League. The club is considered to be one of the top teams from the

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Stadium

Oil India FC plays its home matches at

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which is located in

. It has the capacity of 4,000 spectators and owned by Oil India Ltd itself.

Current squad

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

Honours

:''This is a list of honours for the Oil India FC:''

League

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: Champions (1): 2011–12 : Runners-up (2): 2008–09, 2010–11 *Assam Club Championship : Champions (3): 2002, 2003, 2007 : Runners-up (3): 1997, 2004, 2006

Cup

* Bordoloi Trophy : Simple cup icon

Winners (4): 1990, 2008, 2012, 2019 : Runners-up (4): 1979, 2003, 2018, 2021 * ATPA Shield : Simple cup icon

Winners (8): 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 : Runners-up (3): 2000, 2007, 2022 * Independence Day Cup : Simple cup icon

Winners (7):1976, 1977, 1994, 2004, 2005, 2016, 2022 : Runners-up (6):1979, 1990, 2002, 2003, 2008–09, 2013 * Bodousa Cup : Simple cup icon

Winners (3): 2010, 2015, 2020 : Runners-up (1) * Kalinga Cup : Simple cup icon

Winners (1): 2006 *Petroleum Sports Promotion Board Inter Unit football meet : Simple cup icon

Winners: 2006 *Amba Medhi Football Tournament : Simple cup icon

Winners (1): 2001 : Runners-up (1): 2008 * Bodoland Martyrs Gold Cup : Runners-up (1): 2018 *Bodoland Gallants Gold Cup : Simple cup icon

Winners: 2017 *Swargadeo Sarbananda Singha Memorial Trophy : Simple cup icon

Winners: 2010, 2021 *Naroram Barman Memorial Trophy : Simple cup icon

Winners: 2018,2022

References

External links

Official site of Oil India Ltd.

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