Aizawl Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Aizawl, Mizoram. The club competes in the Indian Football League, the second tier of Indian football league system. Founded in 1984, Aizawl earned entry in I-League in 2015–16 season, after winning the 2015 I-League 2.
Nicknamed "the people's club", it became first club from the Northeast to win a top flight Indian football league. They also participate in Mizoram Premier League. Aizawl also went on to compete in continental stages, while the club appeared in 2017 edition of AFC Cup.
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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.
The club [Aizawl FC] always wants to promote the players of the state of Mizoram and players from the academy, which is fantastic and which I also strongly believe in. They are the factory of Mizoram football. I am really blessed to be working with such a bunch of talented youngsters. It is a young squad and for them to be performing under this pressure, at this age, is a great experience that many people do not get. It's not easy for these youngsters to cope with but I think they've been doing a good job and I am really happy to be part of Aizawl FC.
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.
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
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".
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
As of 21 April 2026
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Personnel
Current technical staff
As of April 20 2026
Records
Season-by-season
Key
Attendance = Average league attendance
DNP = Did Not Participated
Overall records
As of match played 3 March 2022
Continental statistics
As of match played 14 August 2018
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: 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).
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.
Mahmoud Al Amnah (2017)
Masih Saighani (2017–2018)
Bektur Talgat Uulu (2018)
Tshering Dorji (2018–2019)
Abhishek Rijal (2021)
Bakhtior Kalandarov (2022)
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.
Joseph Adjei (2019–2020)
Abdoulaye Kanouté (2019–2020)
Amadou Alou Sissoko (2019–2020)
Richard Kasagga (2019–2021)
Henry Kisekka (2022–2024)
Andrei Ionescu (2017–2018)
Ivan Marić (2023–2024)
Rafał Zaborowski (2023–2024)
Willis Plaza (2021–2022)
Robert Primus (2022)
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
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.