Oil India FC

Oil India Football Club is an Indian professional football club from Duliajan in Assam. The club was founded by Oil India Ltd. in 1964. It has qualified to play in I-League 2nd Division, second tier football tournament of the country, for three seasons.[2][3] Oil India FC was nominated by Assam Football Association for the 2021 I-League Qualifiers but didn't make it to the final list approved by the AIFF. [4]

Oil India FC
Full nameOil India Football Club Duliajan
Nickname(s)OIL
Founded1964 (1964)
GroundNehru Maidan,[1] Duliajan, Assam
Capacity4,000
OwnerOil India

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. They took part in the first three editions of I-League 2nd Division. In 2010 edition, the club had progressed to final round but failed to qualify for the top tier. It plays in the prestigious Bordoloi Trophy, Independence Day Cup, A.T.P.A. Shield, Bodousa Cup and Dibrugarh District Football League. 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 their own 4,000 seater ground Nehru Maidan located in Duliajan.

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors
Period Kit manufacturer Title sponsor
Nivia Sports Oil India Ltd.

Club honours
This is a list of honours for the Oil India FC:
Winners: (5)
Runners-up: (3)
  • A.T.P.A. Shield
Winners: (7)[5]
Winners (5)[6]
Runners-up: (3)
Champions (1): 2011–12
Runners-up: (2): 2008–09, 2010–11
Winners: (3): 2010, 2015, 2020[7][8][9]
  • Assam Club Championship
Winners: 2007
  • Kalinga Cup football tournament
Winners: 2006
  • Petroleum Sports Promotion Board Inter Unit football meet
Winners: 2006

See also

References
  1. "OIL India FC - DuliajanOne". sites.google.com. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  2. "OIL to field team in I-League". telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "States nominte 29 teams for I-League Qualifiers, AIFF to select 10". m.timesofindia.com. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  5. "List of Winners/Runners-up of the ATPA Shield". indianfootball.de. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  6. "List of Winners/Runners-up of the Independence Day Cup". indianfootball.de. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  7. "Oil India FC clinch Bodousa Cup". assamtribune.com. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  8. "Oil India Duliajan emerge champs". telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  9. "Oil India FC clinch Bodousa Cup". The Assam Tribune. 15 September 2010. Archived from the original on 5 December 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
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