Royal Wahingdoh F.C.
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| Full name | Royal Wahingdoh Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | Royals |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Ground | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium,Shillong |
| Capacity | 24,000 |
| Owner | Royal Wahingdoh Sports Club Pvt. Ltd. |
| Chairman | Domnic Tariang |
| Manager |
 Santosh Kashyap |
| League | Shillong Premier League |
| Website | Club home page |
Royal Wahingdoh Football Club is a men's professional football club based in Shillong, Meghalaya that participates in the Indian I-League. Royal Wahingdoh F.C. holds the record for the highest number of consecutive Shillong Premier League titles, having won the finals in December 2010, 2011 and in 2012. They played in I-League 2nd Division for the 2013-14 season. They won the league by defeating Bhowanipore F.C. in the last match of the league and qualified to play for the 2014-15 season of the I-League.
Founded in 1946 as the Wahingdoh Sports Club, the club won numerous titles. However, with changing times and professionalisation, the amateur club began to face some amount of difficulty competing with younger clubs and it was then, that the decline began.
In 2007, Wahingdoh Sports Club was almost relegated to the 2nd Division League and as a result of inconsistent performance, the Wahingdoh community felt the need for a younger and more innovative approach.
In 2008, the club turned professional when it merged with Royal Football Club before being renamed Royal Wahingdoh FC under the able leadership of the club's owner Dominic Sutnga Tariang. With the club witnessing several dramatic changes, a new chapter was in the making and in the very same year, the club bounced back to claim Third spot in the 2nd Div Regional League, a sign that brought hope for a brighter future.
In the First Division 2009 season they established a record by winning all their games besides scoring 52 goals en route to lifting the title and along with it, an entry into the top tier of Meghalaya football, "The Shillong Premiere League."
Royal Wahingdoh FC is Shillong's Champion Club. In the 2010 season, they lifted the Shillong Premier League - in their debut season.
In 2011, it was announced that Royal Wahingdoh FC would join the newly re-done I-League 2nd Division. The club appointed UEFA Pro Licence holder Volker Hofferbert as its head coach while Carlton Chapman and newly appointed coach from Manipur, Nandakumar Singh have been assigned the roles of assistant coaches. They won their opening match 3–1. They won their second match against Chandini FC 3-0. They won the third match 2-1 and fourth match 3-1 against Vasco SC. They won their fifth match in row against Eagles FC 3-2.Currently they have the longest winning streak in 2011 I-League 2nd Division. They won all their matches in Group C and qualified to 2011 I-League 2nd Division Final Round. Royal started their final round in by losing two and drawing one out of the 3 games played. After six rounds in final round, they won one match and lost 3 of them and are in 5th position with 5 points.
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