Rangdajied United FC

Rangdajied United FC (formerly known as Ar-Hima)[6] is an Indian professional association football club based in Mawngap-Mawphlang approximately 20 km south-west of Shillong, East Khasi hills, Meghalaya.[7][8] The club was founded in 1987.[9] They were the winners of the I-League 2nd Division and played in the top tier league football competition in the country, I-league during 2013–14 season.[10][11] They also compete in the Shillong Premier League, the top tier state football league in Meghalaya.[12][13]

Rangdajied United FC
Full nameRangdajied United Football Club[1][2]
Short nameRUFC
Founded1987 (1987) (as Ar-Hima)[3][4]
GroundJawaharlal Nehru Stadium[5]
Capacity30,000
ChairmanKarsing Kurbah
ManagerHerring Shangpliang
LeagueShillong Premier League

Name

The club was formerly known as Ar-Hima,[14] that literally means "The Two Kingdoms". During the 2012–13 season, the club has changed its name to Rangdajied United FC.[15][16]

"Rangdajied" in the Khasi language is an expression which signifies a brave, courageous, patriotic man at the prime of his youth.[15]

History

Rangdajied United was founded in 1987 as Ar-Hima. The club has participated in various editions of the Shillong Premier League and enjoyed massive rivalries with their fellow Shillong based clubs Shillong Lajong FC and Royal Wahingdoh FC.[17]

The club has participated in the 2013 I-League 2nd Division and qualified for the main round.[18][19][20] Having won the 2013 I-League 2nd Division Final Round held at Bangalore,[21] Rangdajied qualified for the I-League.[22][23] On 20 November 2013, Rangdajied agreed the signings of Indian national team stars Gouramangi Singh, Subrata Pal, Sandesh Jhingan, Manandeep Singh, and Tomba Singh,[24][25] and competed in the 2013–14 season.[26][27][28][29][30] They finished as 11th in the league table with 25 points in 24 matches.

In the following season Rangdajied was evicted from I-League for not fulfilling the Asian Football Confederation's club licensing criteria.[31][32][33]

After clinching the 2013 Shillong Premier League, Rangdajied finished as runners-up in 2016 season,[34] and in 2019 Shillong Premier League, they again finished achieved runners-up position with 22 points in 12 matches.[35]

Sponsorship

Rangdajied United was sponsored by Italian athletic footwear and apparel manufacturer Diadora.[36] It was the first Indian soccer club to be sponsored by Diadora.

They also had Football Solutions, a New Delhi based Football Consultancy Firm as a sponsor.

Period Kit Manufacturers Shirt Sponsor
2012–2014 Diadora Football Solutions[37]

Rivalries

Shillong Derby

From 2013 to 2015, there were consecutive promotions and relegations of Meghalayan teams Rangdajied United (2013–14 I-League) and Royal Wahingdoh (2014–15 I-League).[38] During this short tenure the two teams played against Shillong Lajong respectively in the Shillong Derby.[39][40]

The first match of the derby in I-League to be played was on 22 November 2013 between Shillong Lajong and Rangdajied United that ended in a 1–1 draw. The next season the derby was played between Shillong Lajong and Royal Wahingdoh, with the first meeting in I-League on 18 January 2015 that ended with Royal Wahingdoh as the winner by 1–2. Both the rivalries continued thereafter in Shillong Premier League for a brief period until the teams were dissolved.

Home stadium
Main article: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Shillong

Rangdajied United plays all their home games at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Shillong,[41][42][43][44] which has a capacity of approximately 30,000 spectators.[45][46] It has artificial turf.[47]

Notable former players

For all current and former notable players of Rangdajied United with a Wikipedia article, see: Rangdajied United FC players.

Past internationals
  • The players below had senior international cap(s) for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed, represented their countries before or after playing for Rangdajied United FC.[48]
  • Kim Song-yong (2013–2014)[49][50][51]

Honours

Domestic tournaments

See also

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