Real Kashmir Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, managed by ex Rangers and Aberdeen player David Robertson. Real Kashmir is the first team from Kashmir to compete in I-League, the first division of football in India.The club participated in their first national competition in September 2016 when they played in the 2016 Durand Cup.In July 2017 Real Kashmir FC became the first club from J&K to play on foreign soil by playing 4 matches in Scotland. Real Kashmir FC is participating in all four categories of the AIFF I-League.
History
On 30 May 2018 Real Kashmir FC became champions of 2017-18 I-League 2nd Division after defeating Hindustan FC in the final game of the season by a score of 3-2. This was only their 2nd season in the 2017-18 I-League 2nd Division after its inception in the year 2016 and they earned promotion to 2018-19 I-League.
In August 2018, the Real Kashmir FC youth team travelled to Germany for pre-season training with one of the best football clubs in the world: Borussia Dortmund (BVB). The youth team visited the training centers where official BVB teams train. They also visited the famous BVB stadium Westfalenstadion.
Stadium
Real Kashmir FC are currently using TRC Turf Ground as their home grounds until the renovation of Bakshi Stadium.
In the 2019-20 I-League season, they might play their home matches at Bakshi Stadium, which is right now under construction
In May 2018, Real Kashmir FC earned promotion to 2018-19 I-League by winning the 2017-18 I-League 2nd Division after defeating Hindustan FC in the final game of the season by score of 3−2.
American football, referred to as football in the United States and Canada, and also known as gridiron, is a sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with control of the oval-shaped football, attempts to advance down the field by running with or passing the ball, while the team without control of the ball, the defense, aims to stop their advance and take control of the ball for themselves.
The offense must advance at least ten yards in four downs, or plays, or else they turn over the football to the opposing team; if they succeed, they are given a new set of four downs. The team with the most points at the end of a game wins.
Coach`s Welcome
"We were playing in heavy snow, which you probably don't expect in India. But they have shown great determination to get another win. The boys showed some real character under the difficult conditions and they have done that all year."Honestly, it's been remarkable what they have achieved in their first full season in the top flight of Indian football. It's important we don't lose focus for the difficult matches at the end of the season."
David Robertson(Coach)
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