Oil India Football Club, also known as Oil India Limited FC or simply Oil India FC, is an Indian institutional football club based in Duliajan, Assam. The club was founded by Oil India in 1964. It also participated in I-League 2nd Division, then second tier football tournament of Indian football league system, for three seasons.
Oil India FC was nominated by the Assam Football Association for 2021 I-League Qualifiers, but didn't make it to the final list approved by the AIFF. The club is a regular participant in major tournaments of the state include Guwahati Premier Football League, Bordoloi Trophy, Independence Day Cup, ATPA Shield and Oil India Gold Cup. It previously competed in the top division Assam State Premier League.
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, although some administrative facilities are located in Dibrugarh. They took part in the first three editions of I-League 2nd Division. In 2010 edition, Oil India FC had progressed to final round but failed to qualify for the top tier. 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 Nehru Maidan located in Duliajan. It has the capacity of 10,000 spectators and owned by Oil India Ltd itself.
Current squad
Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors PeriodKit manufacturerTitle sponsor Nivia Sports Oil India Ltd.
Honours This is a list of honours for the Oil India FC:
League Assam State Premier League 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 Winners (5): 1990, 2008, 2012, 2019, 2023 Runners-up (4): 1979, 2003, 2018, 2021 ATPA Shield Winners (15): 1975, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2024, 2026 Runners-up (8): 1974, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1995, 2000, 2007, 2022 Independence Day Cup Winners (8): 1976, 1977, 1994, 2004, 2005, 2016, 2022, 2023 Runners-up (6): 1979, 1990, 2002, 2003, 2008–09, 2013 Bodousa Cup Winners (4): 2010, 2015, 2020, 2023 Runners-up (1) Kalinga Cup Winners (1): 2006 Amba Medhi Football Tournament Winners (1): 2001 Runners-up (1): 2008 Bodoland Martyrs Gold Cup Runners-up (1): 2018 Bodoland Gallants Gold Cup Winners: 2017 Oil India Gold Cup Champions (3): 2005, 2008, 2009, Runners-up (3): 2006, 2007, 2012 Sohanlal Dugar Shield Winners (2): 1975, 1997 Runners-up (3): 2002, 2014, 2015
Others All-India Petroleum Sports Control Board Inter-unit Championship Champions (3): 2001, 2006, 2007 Runners-up (4): 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009 Swargadeo Sarbananda Singha Memorial Trophy Winners: 2010, 2021 Naroram Barman Memorial Trophy Winners: 2018, 2022
See also List of football clubs in Assam Assam Football Association ONGC FC
References
Further reading
External links Official site of Oil India Ltd. Oil India FC at Soccerway Oil India FC at the-aiff.com (AIFF) Oil India FC at Global Sports Archive