[8][9][10] Club's futsal section has been competing in the state league, as well as AIFF Futsal Club Championship, the highest division of futsal club competition in the country. History[edit] Formation as a club[edit] The seeds of Real Kashmir FC were sown in 2014 after devastating floods swept through the region causing massive loss of life and property. To keep the youth, who had lost much during the floods—engaged, Shamim Mehraj, editor of a local newspaper named "Kashmir Monitor", and Sandeep Chattoo, [11] a local businessman, came together to arrange footballers. [12][13] What began as a community outreach programme garnered massive support from the local populace and it soon started evolving into something more. Real Kashmir FC. Archived from the original on 12 December 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2020. ^ Chander Shekhar Luthra (15 February 2019). "Let this Kashmir football fairy tale continue beyond". DNA India. Retrieved 26 September 2021. ^ Zaidi, Waseem (21 January 2022). 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Nation Player 1 GK IND Subhasish Roy Chowdhury (Captain) 3 DF Akashdeep Singh 5 Balwinder Singh 6 MF Lalnuntluanga Bawitlung 8 GHA Wadudu Yakubu 9 FW Ibrahim Nurudeen 10 TJK Nozim Babadzhanov 11 Samuel Kynshi 12 Owais Bashir 13 Nestor Dias 14 Adnan Ayub 16 Mohammad Inam 17 Phrangki Buam (on loan from Goa) 18 Loken Meitei 19 Parveez Hussain Parray 21 Alocious Muthayyan 22 Kamalpreet Singh 23 Rupert Nongrum 24 Jestin George (on loan from NorthEast United) 25 Lamine Moro 27 Paolenmang Tuboi 28 Jayraj Ghelani 30 Reuben Letkhontinchon 31 Shahid Nazir 32 Davinder Singh 33 Sanjiban Ghosh 34 Sarineo Fernandes 35 Prateek Kumar Singh 37 Issahak Seidu 49 Girik Khosla 51 Imran Arshid 88 Nuriddin Davronov 99 Jerry Pulamte — Abhijit Sarkar Shahnawaz Bashir Current technical staff[edit] Position Name Head coach Mehrajuddin Wadoo Assistant coach Harshad Meher Head of Player recruitment Salman Mir Physio Haider Ali Psycologist Fadl Haq Co-ordinator Fuzail Farooq Nutrionist Athar Coutwall Club records[edit] Season Div. 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Scorebar: Football Live Scores Football live scores from global soccer leagues with live match results, statistics, league tables and upcoming fixtures on I-League - Home | Facebook Gou Kuki, the shining light in Sudeva Delhi's grim campaign No dearth of opportunities at either ends but Aizawl FC and Real Kashmir FC have