ASEB Sports Club

ASEB

Full name	Assam State Electricity Board Sports Club
Nickname(s)	The Powermen
Short name	ASEBSC
Founded	1975; 50 years ago (1975)
Ground	Nehru Stadium
Capacity	15,000
Owner	APDCL AEGCL APGCL
Head coach	Ganesh Rai
League	Guwahati Premier Football League
Home colours Away colours

Assam State Electricity Board Sports Club, commonly referred as A.S.E.B Sports Club, or simply ASEB SC, is an Indian multi sports club based in Guwahati, Assam. The club currently competes in Guwahati Premier Football League, Bordoloi Trophy, ATPA Shield, Independence Day Cup and other club football tournaments of Assam. ASEB SC previously competed in National Football League II (NFL 2nd Division), then second tier of Indian football league system and state top division Assam State Premier League.[1]

History

ASEB Sports Club was founded in 1975 to promote and encourage sports activities among its members.[2] It has won most number of titles in the GSA Super Division Football League.[3] The club also participated in the National Football League II (NFL 2nd Division), then second tier of Indian football league system in the 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004-05 seasons.[4][5] The three successor companies of erstwhile Assam State Electricity Board - Assam Power Distribution Company Limited (APDCL), Assam Electricity Grid Corporation Limited (AEGCL) and Assam Power Generation Corporation Limited (APGCL) are the owners of the club.

Home ground

ASEB SC plays all its home matches at the Nehru Stadium in Guwahati, which has a capacity of 15,000 spectators.[6]

Current squad

As of 20 September 2024

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  IND Gonesh Boro 5 DF  IND Biswanath Karmakar 12 DF  IND Hiteswar Hazowary 4 DF  IND Bishnu Rabha 14 MF  IND Vishal Kumar Sunar (Captain) 24 FW  IND Dwijoraj Boro 8 FW  IND Chandan Barman 15 FW  IND Karma Narzary 17 FW  IND Sujalal Brahma 9 FW  IND Sanswrang Basumatary 22 FW  IND Romeo Meetei 31 GK  IND G RAHUL RAO

No. Pos. Nation Player 7 MF  IND RUHIT PHUKAN 2 DF  IND HESRON BAGLARI 3 DF  IND Akash Basumatary 27 DF  IND NIKRAK M. SANGMA 23 MF  IND Luis Saikia 19 MF  IND John Ekka 16 DF  IND GAURI SANKAR SONOWAL 11 FW  IND DIPANKAR KONWAR 28 DF  IND Jitul Boruah 21 GK  IND Bishal Sahu 41 GK  IND Daoga Brahma

Honours

League

• Assam Club Championship

Champions (2) 2004, 2006[7]

Runners-up (4): 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007

• GSA Super Division Football League

Champions (12)[3][8] Latest in 2022[9]

Cup

• Bordoloi Trophy

Winners (5):[10] 1988, 2006, 2009, 2014, 2021

Runners-up (4): 1999, 2002, 2008, 2019

• ATPA Shield

Winners (5):[11] 2000, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2022[12]

Runners-up (3): 2004, 2008, 2019

• All India Independence Day Cup

Winners (4): 1986, 1995, 2015, 2021[13]

Runners-up (1): 2016

• Bodousa Cup

Winners (1): 2024[14]

Runners-up (2): 2016, 2020

• NN Bhattacharya Knock-Out Football Tournament

Winners (2): 2005,[15] 2015[16]

Runners-up (1): 2014

• Bodoland Martyrs Gold Cup

Runners-up (1): 2010[17]

• Amba Medhi Football Tournament

Winners (1): 2002[18]

• Naroram Barman Memorial Trophy

Winners: 2010[19]

• Sohanlal Dugar Shield[20]

Winners (1): 2000

See also

• List of football clubs in Assam
• Assam Football Association

References

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20. Chaudhuri, Arunava. "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Sohanlal Dugar Shield". indianfootball.de. Indian Football Network. Archived from the original on 2 December 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2021.