Indian Navy (football team)

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Indian Navy
Indian Navy Insignia (2022).svg
Full nameIndian Navy Football Club [1]
Nickname(s)The Sailors [2]
Short nameINFC
INDNAV
GroundVarious
Owner Services Sports Control Board
Indian Navy
LeagueVarious

Indian Navy Football Club serves as a football section of Indian Navy, that competes in the MDFA Elite League. [3] The team regularly participates in the Durand Cup [4] and also as guests on various regional tournaments. The club consists of Indian Navy officials. [5] [6]

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Honours

Indian Navy players celebrating with Services Cup trophy in 2013 Surg Rear Admiral Girish Gupta handing over the Services football trophy to Indian Navy team.jpg
Indian Navy players celebrating with Services Cup trophy in 2013

League

Cup

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Late penalty helps Indian Navy see off RCF". footballcounter.com. 17 September 2015. Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  3. ↑ Yadav, Siddharth (12 November 2016). "MFA Elite Division 2016–17: The Big Preview". footballcounter.com. Mumbai: Football Counter. Archived from the original on 4 August 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  4. ↑ Narayan, Aaditya (19 September 2022). "Durand Cup 2022 review: The perfect curtain-raiser to the Indian football season". www.espn.in. Kolkata: ESPN. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
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