Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: 2017 will always be a remembered as a landmark year for Indian football.
While most fans will look back and remember India's successful hosting of the FIFA U-17 World Cup and Jaekson Singh's historic goal against Colombia, there will also be a significant place in history for the tale of Aizawl FC, a trailblazing club who became the first team from India's northeastern region to win the I-League title.
To understand the magnitude of Aizawl's achievement, you only need to look at where they've come from.
After their inception as an amateur team in 1984, Aizawl had disappeared from the footballing scene in the late 1990s. After significant efforts from a group of friends who were passionate about the game, the club was reborn in 2011.
From then on, the club from the capital of the state of Mizoram began its gradual ascent to the top. Professionalism was brought in 2012 and subsequently, a spot in the I-League 2nd Division was on offer.
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