Samaleswari SC
I-League 2nd Division | ||
2013 | 8th, Group A Final Round: DNQ | |
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Samaleswari Sporting Club was an Indian professional football club from Odisha.[1] In January 2012 it was announced that they were to participate in the 2012 I-League 2nd Division, the then second tier (currently 3rd tier) of football in India.[2]
History
Playing at district tiers, Samaleswari SC have played in local and regional state level tournaments such as All-India Knock-out Football Tournament,[3][4] Sambalpur Cup,[5] Biju Patnaik Memorial Trophy[6] etc
In January 2012 they were officially certified by the All India Football Federation to participate in the I-League 2nd Division. This move would begin a new chapter for Samaleswari Sporting Club as they would officially become professional.[2] After the group stage Samaleswari finished fifth in group A and thus did not qualify for the next round. In the 2013 I-League 2nd Division, Samaleswari won once, drew once, and lost six times in eight matches, which saw them place second last in Group A.
Honours
Regional
- All-India Knock-out Football Tournament
- Winners: 2012[7]
- Sambalpur Cup
- Runners-up: 2011
- Biju Patnaik Memorial Trophy
- Runners-up: 2011
References
- Sportskeeda. Archived from the originalon 7 March 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
- ^ a b "5 city teams in the 2nd Division". Calcutta Telegraph. 2 January 2012. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
- ^ "Samaleswari outs Ludhiana SC". Orisports. 27 February 2009.
- ^ "Oram hero in Samleswari victory". Orisports. 1 March 2009.
- ^ "Jammu & Kashmir Bank FC lift Sambalpur Cup". Orisports. 18 December 2011.
- ^ "BFC beat Samaleswari to lift Biju memorial football trophy". Orisports. 21 February 2011.
- ^ "Samaleswari Sporting emerge champions". Orisports. 4 March 2011.