Langsning Football Club (also known as Langsning Sports Club) is an Indian professional

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club based in

Shillong Shillong (, ) is a hill station and the capital of Meghalaya, a Indian state, state in northeastern India. It is the headquarters of the East Khasi Hills district. Shillong is the list of most populous cities in India, 330th most populous city ...

Meghalaya Meghalaya (; "the abode of clouds") is a states and union territories of India, state in northeast India. Its capital is Shillong. Meghalaya was formed on 21 January 1972 by carving out two districts from the Assam: the United Khasi Hills an ...

. The club competes in the Shillong Premier League (SPL) and has previously competed in the

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, then second tier of

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History

Founded in 1974, Langsning FC is a Khasi football club; the name "Langsning" is taken from one locality in Shillong known as Jaiaw Langsning, and most of the players are from this or neighboring localities. The club won the Shillong Premier League in 2017. Langsning FC had played in the

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

and

2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...

seasons of I-League 2nd Division. The club failed to advance beyond group stage in 2011 and 2012. Langsning FC's best performance so far came in

, where they finished fourth. After four years, Langsning FC competed again in

2017–18 I-League 2nd Division The 2017–18 I-League 2nd Division (known as Hero 2017–18 I-League 2nd Division, for sponsorship reasons) was the 11th season of the I-League 2nd Division, the second division Indian football league, since its establishment in 2008. The seaso ...

Team records

Seasons

Honours

* Shillong Premier League **Champions (6): 1997, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2017, 2018 **Runners-up (1): 2014 *

Bordoloi Trophy The Bharat Ratna Lokopriya Gopinath Bordoloi Trophy, commonly known as Bordoloi Trophy, is a premier annual Indian football tournament held in Guwahati and organized by the Guwahati Sports Association (GSA). The tournament was founded in 1952 by ...

**Runners-up (1): 2011 *

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**Champions (1): 2012

References

External links

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