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From the President
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Being part of a sporting family and an avid sports fan, continuing with a
great cause of sports in the true traditions of JCT takes no persuasion at all.
JCT Football Team, which was formed in 1971, is today one of the best national
teams with players of national and international repute. The team has won the
Inaugural National League in the year 1996 and has been a consistent performer
since then. The JCT football team was the Runners-up team in the Indian League
in the year 2006-07. In the season 2007-2008, the winning streak of the team
continued and it has secured No.3 position on the I-League table.
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During the years 1974 to 1987, JCT successfully won a host of major tournaments
across India like the Durand Cup, Sait Nagjee Cup, Madura Coats, Bokaro Cup,
Punjab State League Championships, top class tournaments of Punjab State, etc.
And from 1992 to 1997, JCT won all the major tournaments of India, namely the
Inaugural National Football League in the year 1996, the Durand Cup in the
years 1976, 1983, 1987, 1992 & 1996, the Federation Cup in the years 1995
& 1996, the Scissors Cup in the year 1995, the IFA Shield in the year 1996
(in this tournament JCT is the only Indian Team except Kolkata Clubs to have
won the Shield) and Rovers Cup in the year 1997.
Our role continues to be one of discovering hidden talent at the grass root
level, nurturing them and developing them to aid the national sports agenda.
JCT Limited has invested in two football academies (Under 19 and Under 16 year
groups) in Punjab providing them with superior training, boarding and
lodging facilities and exposing the players to world class benchmarks. The
faculty has eminent coaches of repute and the results speak for themselves.
The JCT Academy set out with the intention of developing and enhancing sport
talent at the grass root levels and contributing skilled sports persons to the
football fraternity at the state and national levels.
I wish the JCT Football Team, JCT Academy and its members all the success in
times to come. They can rest assured that the JCT Ltd.’s commitment to
contributing to the national sports endeavor will continue with greater zeal
and enthusiasm.
Best wishes
Samir Thapar
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