Punjab Police FC


Punjab Police FC


Punjab Police Football Club (formerly Punjab Police Club; nicknamed "The Policemen") is an Indian institutional multi-sports club based in Jalandhar, Punjab. Affiliated with the Punjab Football Association, club's football section competes in the Punjab State Super Football League.

Punjab Police previously participated in National Football League, which was then highest division of Indian football league system.

History

Punjab Police FC, governed by the Punjab Police, have an extremely proud past record of enjoying high status in sports and have produced talented players who represented India national football team. The club in 1965, reached final of India's oldest football tournament, Durand Cup, but went down 2–0 to Jarnail Singh led Mohun Bagan.

They have won lot of regional and state tournaments. Their first win was the Sait Nagjee Football Tournament in 1962 and most recent win was the Delhi Lt. Governor's Cup in 2006. However, the club's most cherishable win was the 1994–95 Punjab State Super Football League. Legendary footballer Gurdev Singh managed the club briefly from 1985 to 1995. In 2001–02 NFL season, the club finished in twelfth place and relegated to the NFL II. In 2003 and 2005, they emerged as runners-up of the Guru Gobind Singh Trophy. At the 56th Principal Harbhajan Singh Memorial All-India Cup in Mohali, in 2018, Punjab Police reached semi-finals. In 2019 Punjab State Super League, the club faced Minerva Punjab in final, but lost the match 2(5)–2(4) in penalty-shootout.

In 2021, Punjab Police participated in prestigious Birat Gold Cup of Nepal and entered into semifinals after 2–0 win against Machhindra. Later, they defeated Sankata Boys 1–0 in semi-final. In final on 17 April, the club suffered a 1–0 defeat to Nepal A.P.F. Club. The club lifted Punjab State Super Football League title in 2020–21 season.

Rivalries

FC Punjab Police shared a rivalry with local side JCT Mills FC, which have emerged as the champions of the first ever National Football League. Both the clubs have witnessed the rivalry in regional tournaments of Punjab.

Punjab Police also enjoyed rivalries with two other local sides, Leaders Club Jalandhar and Border Security Force. In the 1960s nd 70s, the club shared fierce rivalry with Mohammedan Sporting of Kolkata.

Stadium

Punjab Police have used Guru Gobind Singh Stadium in Jalandhar for their seasonal home matches of the National Football League and Punjab State Super Football League.

Ownership

Honours

International

  • Birat Gold Cup
    • Runners-up (1): 2021

Domestic

League

  • Punjab State Super League
    • Champions (2): 1994–95, 2020–21
    • Runners-up (7): 1989, 1991, 1995, 1998, 2000–01, 2019, 2022–23
  • National Football League II
    • Runners-up (1): 2000–01

Cup

  • Durand Cup
    • Runners-up (2): 1965, 1979
  • IFA Shield
    • Runners-up (1): 1987
  • Punjab State Senior Championship
    • Champions (1): 1985
    • Runners-up (3): 1978–79, 1979–80, 1983–84
  • Gurdarshan Memorial Cup
    • Champions (8): 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1989, 2004
  • Hot Weather Football Championship
    • Champions (4): 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003
    • Runners-up (2): 1997, 2019
  • DCM Trophy
    • Champions (2): 1966, 1976
  • Sikkim Governor's Gold Cup
    • Champions (3): 1982, 1983, 1995
  • Delhi Lt. Governor's Cup
    • Champions (2): 2004, 2006
  • Shaheed-e-Azam Sardar Bhagat Singh Memorial Trophy
    • Champions (3): 1999, 2001, 2004
    • Runners-up (2): 2000, 2003
  • Sait Nagjee Football Tournament
    • Champions (1): 1962
  • Bordoloi Trophy
    • Champions (1): 1994
  • B. N. Mullick Police Cup
    • Champions (1): 1998
    • Runners-up (3): 2002, 2003–04, 2004–05
  • Manjit Memorial Football Tournament
    • Champions (1): 2000
  • Jarnail Singh Memorial Football Trophy
    • Champions (1): 2003
  • Rajiv Gandhi Memorial Trophy
    • Champions (1): 2003
  • Kohima Royal Gold Cup
    • Champions (1): 2001
    • Runners-up (1): 2002
  • Harbhajan Singh Memorial Trophy
    • Champions (1): 2004
  • Guru Gobind Singh Trophy
    • Runners-up (2): 2003, 2005
  • Independence Day Cup
    • Runners-up (1): 1988
  • Mohan Kumar Mangalam Football Tournament
    • Champions (3): 1991, 1998, 1999
    • Runners-up (2): 1993, 1997
  • Nehru Club Cup
    • Runners-up (1): 1985
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Other departments

Field hockey

Punjab Police has its hockey team, that participated in Beighton Cup, one of the oldest field hockey tournaments in the world. They also participated in Bombay Gold Cup. One of club's notable players is Baljit Singh Dhillon, who represented India at the numerous editions of the Summer Olympics.

Honours
  • Beighton Cup
    • Champions (4): 1966, 1997, 2002, 2008
    • Runners-up (1): 1961
  • Bombay Gold Cup
    • Champions (5): 1959, 1963, 1979, 1988, 1999
    • Runners-up (2): 1962, 1978
  • Guru Tegh Bahadur Gold Cup
    • Runners-up (1): 1984
  • Surjit Memorial Hockey Tournament
    • Champions (6): 1985, 1986, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2017
    • Runners-up (4): 1993, 1996, 2001, 2004
  • Senior Nehru Hockey Tournament
    • Champions (7): 1976, 1980, 1982, 1994, 2002, 2003, 2004
    • Runners-up (6): 1975, 1978, 1985, 1986, 1996, 2019
  • Aga Khan Gold Cup
    • Champions (2): 1955, 1960
    • Runners-up (1): 1951

Basketball

Punjab Police operates both men's and women's basketball teams, which clinched Punjab State Annual Basketball League titles in multiple occasions.

Honours
  • Federation Cup Basketball Championship
    • Champions (1): 2019
  • Punjab State Annual Basketball League
    • Champions (2): 2004, 2005
  • All India Police Games – Basketball Cluster
    • Champions (1): 2022
  • All-India Balkar Singh Cheema Memorial Basketball Championship
    • Champions (1): 2022–23

Volleyball

Punjab Police operates a men's volleyball team, that competes in All India Federation Cup Volleyball Championship.

Honours
  • Chand Agarwala Memorial National Volleyball Championship
    • Champions (1): 2003
  • All-India Invitational Volleyball Championship
    • Champions (1): 2018
  • All India National Volleyball Championship
    • Champions (1): 2019
  • Mansoorpur National Volleyball Tournament
    • Champions (1): 2021

Performance in AFC competitions

  • Asian Club Championship: 1 appearance
1971: Group stage

Tournament record

All results list Punjab Police's goal tally first.

See also

  • List of football clubs in India
  • Indian football clubs in Asian competitions
  • Central Reserve Police Force SC
  • Border Security Force (football team)

Footnotes

References

Further reading

Bibliography

  • Kapadia, Novy (2017). Barefoot to Boots: The Many Lives of Indian Football. Penguin Random House. ISBN 978-0-143-42641-7.
  • Martinez, Dolores; Mukharjiim, Projit B (2009). Football: From England to the World: The Many Lives of Indian Football. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-138-88353-6. Archived from the original on 2 July 2022.
  • Dineo, Paul; Mills, James (2001). Soccer in South Asia: Empire, Nation, Diaspora. London, United Kingdom: Frank Cass Publishers. p. 33. ISBN 978-0-7146-8170-2. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022.
  • Shreekumar, S. S. (15 August 2020). THE BEST WAY FORWARD FOR INDIA'S FOOTBALL. HSRA Publications. p. 244. ISBN 9788194721697. Archived from the original on 4 February 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  • Nath, Nirmal (2011). History of Indian Football: Upto 2009–10. Readers Service. ISBN 9788187891963. Archived from the original on 22 July 2022.
  • "Triumphs and Disasters: The Story of Indian Football, 1889—2000" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 August 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
  • Majumdar, Boria; Bandyopadhyay, Kausik (2006). A Social History Of Indian Football: Striving To Score. Routledge. ISBN 9780415348355. Archived from the original on 29 June 2021.
  • Basu, Jaydeep (2003). Stories from Indian Football. UBS Publishers' Distributors. ISBN 9788174764546. Archived from the original on 11 October 2022.
  • "28th Punjab State Super Football League — Legend Inder Singh to kick-off". kolkatafootball.com. Kolkata Football. 23 August 2014. Archived from the original on 1 November 2014. Retrieved 31 October 2014.

Other sources

  • Chatterjee, Siraj (10 December 2020). "Punjabi Football on a Roar!". footballindia.co.in. Football India. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  • "Punjab Police edge past FC Kochin". Rediff.com. 13 March 2002. Archived from the original on 30 November 2004. Retrieved 26 March 2005.
  • Rakshit, Rony (22 November 2016). "Minerva Academy FC: All You Need To Know". khelnow.com. Khel Now. Archived from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  • @minervapunjabfc (29 September 2018). "A quick look at the latest #PunjabFootballLeague table 📈 #chakdephatte" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 3 December 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021 – via Twitter.
  • Khan, M. M. Jafar (8 March 2016). "Departments' League — A solution to many problems". englisharchives.mathrubhumi.com. Kochi: Mathrubhumi. Archived from the original on 4 August 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  • Ghosh, Soumo (22 September 2021). "The Last Goal – Remembering Cristiano Junior". the-aiff.com. New Delhi: All India Football Federation. Archived from the original on 23 October 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  • "Sreedharan will coach 'Viva Kerala'". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Kochi: The Times of India. PTI. 4 September 2006. Archived from the original on 9 January 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2023.

External links

  • Punjab Police FC at Sofascore (archived 14 January 2023)
  • Indian Football – Punjab Police (archived 6 July 2002)
  • Season ending transfers 2006 (NFL India) (archived 18 October 2006)
  • Official website of the Punjab Police (archived 18 August 2000)

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