The Sikkim football team is an Indian football team represents Sikkim in Indian state football competitions including the Santosh Trophy.[1][2]

Sikkim
Full nameSikkim football team
GroundPaljor Stadium
Capacity30,000
Head coachMahabir Nath
LeagueSantosh Trophy
2023–24Group stage

They have appeared in the Santosh Trophy finals 4 times.

History edit

The Sikkim football team represents Sikkim, a former protectorate and now state of India. When a protectorate, they were not affiliated with FIFA or the Asian Football Confederation, and therefore did not compete for the FIFA World Cup or Asian Cup.

They compete in the Santosh Trophy under the Sikkim Football Association.

Squad edit

The following 22 players were called for the 2022–23 Santosh Trophy.[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   IND Abhijeet Subba
2 DF   IND Sangay Dundal Bhutia
5 DF   IND Kunal Tamang
12 DF   IND Afzal Ansari
20 DF   IND Jasman Gurung
7 MF   IND Boxer Pradhan
15 MF   IND Prashant Chettri
17 MF   IND Nima Lepcha
10 FW   IND Sanjay Rai
16 FW   IND Chandra Tamang
19 FW   IND Ong Tshering Lepcha
No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF   IND Prakash Rai
4 DF   IND Sameer Pradhan
6 MF   IND Bittu Rawat
  IND Hishay Wangdi Bhutia
9 FW   IND Amon Lepcha
11 FW   IND Prakash Chettri
14 MF   IND Taten Tshering Lepcha
  IND Nima Rinchen Serpa
  IND Nima Wongdi Tamang
  IND Daenal Lepcha
  IND John Tshering Lepcha

Honours edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Sikkim Football Association".
  2. ^ Chhetri, Sagar (7 February 2019). "Sikkim qualify for final round of 73rd Santosh Trophy National Football Ch'ship". nenow.in. The Northeast Now. Archived from the original on 7 May 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  3. ^ "76th National Football Championship for Hero Santosh Trophy 2022-23". www.the-aiff.com. All India Football Federation.

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