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 produced talented players who represented the India national football team.FC Punjab Police team profile. . globalsportsarchive.com. Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 19 April 2021. 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. The club was featured in the 40th edition of the Sikkim Gold Cup in November 2024.

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 (3): 1994–95, 2018–19, 2020–21 Runners-up (7): 1989, 1991, 1995, 1998, 2000–01, 2019, 2022–23 Third place (1): 2007 National Football League II Runners-up (1): 2000–01

Cup Durand Cup Runners-up (2): 1965, 1979List of Durand Cup tournament winners and runner-ups . rsssf.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2021. 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 (4): 2002, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2012 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 Runners-up (1): 2005 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

Team records Notable wins against foreign teams

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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 All India Police Hockey Championship Champions (1): 2023, 2024

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

Futsal Punjab Police has a men's futsal section, with having teams competing in regional tournaments including Punjab Futsal Club Championship.

Honours Punjab Futsal Club Championship Runners-up (2): 2023, 2024

See also List of football clubs in India Indian football clubs in Asian competitions Army Red Army Green Indian Air Force Indian Navy Services football team Railways football team Assam Rifles Central Reserve Police Force SC BSF FT CISF Protectors football team

References

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