Nagaland United SC

History

Nagaland United Sports Club came into being in 2024, just before the Nagaland Super League kicked off. Its stated goal was to use sports to bring people together and drive progress, while giving local young athletes a chance to train and compete. The club was one of seven teams that founded the league, the others being 27 United, Barak FC, Frontier Warriors, Longterok FC, Red Scars, and Sechü Zubza. The league itself, along with Nagaland United’s first official match, launched on 28 January 2025.

2025 Nagaland Super League

Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio opened the brand-new Chümoukedima Football Stadium that day, and the inaugural game pitted Barak FC against Nagaland United. During the round-robin stage of the first season in 2025, Nagaland United placed second out of seven clubs. Over twelve matches, they won six, drew three, and lost three, scoring 22 goals while letting in 9. Highlights included a 3-0 thrashing of 27 United FC, where forward Nisede bagged a hat-trick, and a 2-1 win over Frontier Warriors on match day 11.

Finishing second earned the club a spot in the league’s page playoff system, alongside Barak, Longterok, and 27 United. In the second playoff match on 27 March 2025, Nagaland United fell to league leaders Barak. They were then knocked out of title contention after a 1-0 loss to Longterok in the third-place playoff on 31 March 2025, ending their debut season in third place overall. Barak FC went on to beat Longterok 3-1 in the final to become the league’s first champions.

2025 NSF Martyrs' Memorial Trophy

In October 2025, Nagaland United entered the 25th anniversary edition of the NSF Martyrs’ Memorial Trophy, an annual club tournament run by the Angami Students’ Union at the Indira Gandhi Stadium in Kohima. They beat Mao Students’ Union in the quarter-finals, then thrashed Anal Lenruwl Tangpi 4-0 in the semi-final on 16 October 2025. Sanathoi scored twice in that match, with Jenish and Joel Haokip each adding a goal, and Arap Konyak was named player of the match.

In the final on 18 October 2025, Nagaland United defeated Chedema Village Youth Organisation 3-1 at the same stadium to win the tournament for the first time. Arap Konyak, Joel Haokip, and Manton Konyak scored for the winners, while Chedema’s only goal came from an own goal by Nagaland United’s Zidan Singh. The champions took home a cash prize of ₹5 lakh, and the runners-up received ₹3 lakh.

Did You Know?

• Forward Nisede scored a hat-trick in a 3-0 win over 27 United FC during the 2025 NSL season.
• The club's home stadium, Chümoukedima Football Stadium, opened in January 2025 with a capacity of around 5,000.
• Nagaland United's Bokato Awomi was selected for the SAFF U-20 Championship 2025 selection trials in January 2025.