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JCT FC
Jagatjit Cotton & Textile Football Club (formerly known as JCT Mills FC; abbreviated as JCT FC, or simply JCT) is an Indian association football, football academy based in Phagwara, Punjab, India, Punjab. Founded in 1971, the club was sponsored by JCT Limited, Jagatjit Cotton and Textile Mills under the leadership of Samir Thapar and participated in the National Football League (India), National Football League which was later rebranded as I-League. The club currently participates in Punjab State Super Football League after disbanding their senior squad in 2011. Nicknamed "The Millmen", JCT have won many tournaments and brought laurels to the State of Punjab. They won the inaugural edition of the National Football League (India), National Football League in 1996. They were one of the benchmark teams in North Punjab along with Border Security Force (football team), Border Security Force and Punjab Police FC, Punjab Police, winning prestigious state level tournaments. It was the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punjab State Super Football League
The Punjab State Super League (simply known as the Punjab Super League or the JCT Punjab Super League) is an Indian top state football leagues in India, state-level regional Association football, football league in the state of Punjab, India, Punjab. The league serves as the top football league in the state of Punjab, India, Punjab and is sanctioned by Punjab Football Association. The league has been long-sponsored by the JCT Limited. History The Punjab State Super Football League was started in 1986 by the Punjab Football Association. However, during the early days the league was played as a knock-out tournament for at least one week, thus was not granted state league status by the All India Football Federation till 2001. In 2001, the Punjab Football Association reformed the league to make it more into a league which would be played on a home and away basis. This thus earned the league its "state league" status. In 2014, the Punjab State Super Football League was relaunched wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
