Aizawl FC

History

Aizawl FC was founded in 1984 in Aizawl, the capital of Mizoram, and has since participated in various local tournaments. It is affiliated with the Mizoram Football Association (MFA) and is under the ownership of Robert Romawia Royte.

In January 2012, they were officially certified by the All India Football Federation (AIFF) to participate in the I-League 2nd Division, then second tier of football league system in the country. This move would begin a new chapter for Aizawl Football Club as they would officially become professional.

In September 2012, they participated in 2012 Indian Federation Cup qualifiers. Finally, the team qualified for I-League 2nd Division after its second attempt. In 2013, Aizawl reached the final of Bordoloi Trophy, but lost 1–0 to Bhawanipore. In 2015, they won the 2015 I-League 2nd Division, defeating Chanmari 4–2 in the final match. Thus they granted permission to participate in India's top-tier football tournament I-League in 2015–16 season, the first team from Mizoram to do so. Later Jahar Das was appointed head coach, and the club achieved runners-up position at the 2015–16 Indian Federation Cup.

On 20 December 2016, Khalid Jamil was announced as the head coach of the first team for 2016–17 I-League. On 30 April 2017, Aizawl won the 2016–17 I-League, topping the league table with 37 points from 18 games. Aizawl became the first team from the north-east to win the top flight of Indian football. In the 2017–18 I-League season, Aizawl finished the league on the 5th position, garnering 24 points from 18 games. Aizawl has also participated in the 2018 Indian Super Cup and reached the quarter-finals. In January 2019, Aizawl announced Stanley Rozario as their new head coach, and ended their 2018–19 I-League season on the 7th spot on the table, with 24 points from 20 games. In the next season, Aizawl garnered 16 points from 15 games, with 5 games left in hand. On 18 April 2020, the All India Football Federation, the organising body of the league announced the cancellation of the remaining matches due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Due to COVID-19 pandemic, 2020–21 I-League season's format was shortened. All teams faced each other once in the first leg of the league. The league was then divided into two different groups. According to points table from first leg, top six teams faced each other once again in the Championship stage. The rest of the five teams played against each other in the Relegation stage. Aizawl ended the first phase of the season at the 7th position, with 15 points from 10 games. They couldn't qualify for the Championship stage, and hence were put in the Relegation stage, in which they topped the stage with 24 points from 14 games. For the 2021–22 I-League, Aizawl roped in Yan Law as their new head coach and finished the season on eighth place in league table.

In April 2023, the club earned qualification to 2023 Indian Super Cup after winning play-off matches. Aizawl began group stage campaign on 9 April, against Hyderabad, in which Belarusian Ivan Veras scored a goal in their 2–1 defeat. In 2023–24 I-League, Aizawl earned 25 points in 22 matches without playing the last two home games as NEROCA and TRAU refused to travel to Mizoram to face Aizawl (both the teams from Manipur were relegated to I-League 2). In that season, Lalrinzuala Lalbiaknia emerged as the highest Indian goalscorer of all time in a single season of I-League with 15 goals. On 5 April 2025, Aizawl pulled off the greatest escape on the last day of the 2024–25 I-League season, avoided elimination by winning 3–0 against Namdhari while Lalrinzuala Lalbiaknia again finished as top scorer for the club with 12 goals as the team gained 23 points.

Crest, colours & kits

While the team colours are red and white, the official crest of Aizawl shows the Christian cross (Latin) atop of the map of Mizoram, which is on a soccer ball in the middle. The club is nicknamed "Red and Whites" because of its team colours.

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

Stadiums

Rajiv Gandhi Stadium

Aizawal FC plays its home matches at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, located in Salem Veng, Aizawl. It has artificial turf and has a capacity of 20,000 spectators. It hosted the home games of Aizawl in both the I-League and Mizoram Premier League.

Lammual AstroTurf Stadium

Until 2015, Aizawl FC used Lammual|Lammual AstroTurf Stadium as their home ground for matches of Mizoram Premier League, which is a single tier stadium and has a seating capacity of 5,000 spectators.

Support and rivalry

Supporters

The core of Aizawl support consists of the Red Army. They were among the first who brought the ultras movement in India. Large banners, flags and megaphones are their main characteristics. The Rajiv Gandhi Stadium has seen an average attendance of 20,000.

Rivalries

Northeast India Derby

Main article: Northeast Derby (I-League)

Aizawl FC has rivalries with its fellow northeastern clubs including NEROCA, and TRAU FC. They also share rivalry with Shillong Lajong in domestic league, which is a part of the "Northeast Derby".

Mizoram Derby

In the regional championships including Mizoram Premier League and MFA Super Cup, the club also nurture rivalries with local sides Chhinga Veng FC, and Chanmari FC.

Players

First-team squad

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Personnel

Current technical staff

Records

Season-by-season

;Key

• Attendance = Average league attendance
• DNP = Did Not Participated

Overall records

Continental statistics

Individual records

• Highest Indian goalscorer in a single season of I-League: Lalrinzuala Lalbiaknia (while representing Aizawl FC) – 15 goals (2023–24 season).
• Top goalscorer in continental tournaments for the club: ROM Andrei Ionescu (3 goals in AFC Cup).
• Highest attendance at home in I-League: 11,000 vs Mohun Bagan (22 April 2017; 1–0 win).

Managerial history

Notable players

Past and present internationals

The players below have senior/youth international cap(s) for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed, represented their countries before or after playing for Aizawl FC.

Asia

• SYR Mahmoud Al Amnah (2017)
• AFG Masih Saighani (2017–2018)
• KGZ Bektur Talgat Uulu (2018)
• BHU Tshering Dorji (2018–2019)
• NEP Abhishek Rijal (2021)
• TJK Bakhtior Kalandarov (2022)

Africa

• LBR Alfred Jaryan (2015-2016) (2017-2021) (2021-2022)-called up to the national squad of Liberia for the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, earned 96 league appearances with Aizawl and was voted best midfielder in India.
• GHA Joseph Adjei (2019–2020)
• MLI Abdoulaye Kanouté (2019–2020)
• MLI Amadou Alou Sissoko (2019–2020)
• UGA Richard Kasagga (2019–2021)
• UGA Henry Kisekka (2022–2024)

Europe

• ROU Andrei Ionescu (2017–2018)
• SRB Ivan Marić (2023–2024)
• POL Rafał Zaborowski (2023–2024)

North America

• TRI Willis Plaza (2021–2022)
• TRI Robert Primus (2022)

South America

• PAR Enzo Prono Zelaya (2018)

Honours

League

• I-League
  • Champions (1): 2016–17
• I-League 2nd Division
  • Champions (1): 2015
• Mizoram Premier League
  • Champions (5): 2014–15, 2015–16,

2018–19, 2019–20, 2024–25

• Runners-up (1): 2017–18

Cup

• Federation Cup
  • Runners-up (1): 2015–16
• Bordoloi Trophy
  • Runners-up (1): 2013
• MFA Super Cup
  • Champions (1): 2016
  • Runners-up (1): 2015
• Mizoram Independence Day Cup
  • Champions (4): 1982, 1996, 2015, 2016
  • Runners-up (3): 2018, 2022, 2023

Award

• Indian Super Cup Fair Play Award: 2023

Performance in AFC competitions

Other departments

Aizawl youth & academy

U15 youth men's team of Aizawl took part in Nike Premier Cup. Club's U18 team competed, and later moved to final round of 2018–19 Indian Elite League.

Aizawl women

The women's football section of Aizawl FC was instituted for the first time in 2016 and qualified directly in the 2016–17 Indian Women's League main round. They finished fifth in the group stage.

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