The year that was…

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JANUARY

7 – State Taekwondo team finishes 4th in the 21st National Taekwondo Championship.

16 – Indian football team’s vice captain, Rennedy Singh officially joins Shillong Lajong.

18 – Lajong bow to Churchill 0-2 in first home match of the I-League season.

22 – Dempo edge past Lajong 2-1 in a poorly officiated I-League encounter.

24 – Lajong sign Indian team striker Sushil Kumar Singh.

FEBRUARY

7 – Meghalaya lad Benjamin Rymbai of Lumdiengjri Sports Club is selected by Meghalaya Cricket Association to undergo training at the MRF Pace Foundation in Chennai.

11 – Lajong beat East Bengal 2-1 at home.

20 – Ar-Hima controversy intensifies. Coach questions commitment of players after draws against teams like Bhawanipore and Green Valley in the I-League 2nd division. Subrata Bhattacharya hinted at United Sikkim’s influence on his players.

20 – Langsning, Ar-Hima fail to make to the final round. Wahingdoh makes the cut.

MARCH

1 – SLFC tie up with Danish club FCV Vikings to become the first Indian football club to attract foreign direct investment.

11 – 2nd Div I-League: Wahingdoh win amidst controversy.

APRIL

10 – Bagan maul clueless Lajong 6-1.

10 – Wahingdoh’s I-League dream shattered with 1-2 loss to Goan team Vasco SC.

15 – Lajong lose to Prayag United at home to crash to fifth succesive defeat.

MAY

1 – Lajong U-20 team leave for Kalyani to face Mumbai in their maiden U-20 I- League Final round campaign.

25 – State Atheletic meet concludes in MP Stadium, Tura. Mukul announces stipend for the top three athletes from each event.

JUNE

8 – Lajong hire Scottish coach Desmond Bulpin.

17 – South Asian Federation junior table tennis championship kicks off at JN Sports Complex.

20 – Tyrsad Secondary School girls set to represent Meghalaya at Subroto Cup.

JULY

6 – Shillong Sports Association bars Tuboi from playing in SPL. Decision reversed on July 17.

13 – Lajong players embark on Danish exposure trip.

23 – Former national team assistant coach Savio Medeira visits city, says Northeast talent is among India’s best.

AUGUST

3 – Lajong decide to play their youth team in the SPL as the senior team prepares for the I-League.

11 – For the first time, two schools from Jaintia Hills – Government Boy’s Higher Secondary School and Amwi Jarain SS School – qualified for the U-14 and U-17 football categories, respectively, of the national Subroto Mukherjee Cup.

12 – Shillong Lajong receive SPL boot.

25 – Royal Wahingdoh claims third SPL title.

SEPTEMBER

1 – Lajong beat Wellington FC 3-2 to win NE Lajong Super Series.

12 – Meghalaya Boxing Association felicitates Sebastian Nongrum and Kushal Gurung for winning bronze medals in the 28th Sub Junior Men’s National Boxing Championship.

14 – Royal Wahingdoh fail to qualify for the Federation Cup after they kicked off their campaign with 0-6 loss to Kalighat FC.

16 – Lajong sign Nigerian mid-fielder Ebi Sukore from Mumbai FC.

23 – Lajong lose to Pailan, out of Fed Cup, finish 3rd in group.

28 – St Anthony’s welcomes back winning team, which lifted the 9th North East School Soccer Tournament in Dimapur.

OCTOBER

4 – Lajong sign North Korean Minchol Son.

6 – Lajong beat Mohun Bagan in I-League opener in Shillong.

14 – SAI bag top honours in state karate.

21 – Team Meghalaya return from impressive Himalaya debut.

28 – Lajong go down 2-1 to Sporting Clube for their first defeat of the I-League season.

NOVEMBER

1 – The 30th Meghalaya State Table Tennis Championship concludes in Tura. More than 150 players participated in 19 disciplines in the three-day event.

4 – Lajong come from behind to beat Prayag 3-2 in Shillong.

5 – Rural sports meet concludes.

10 – Dempo beat Lajong 4-1 in first away match.

12 – Archery Association of Meghlaya president Matsiewdor War Nongbri elected Vice- President of Archery Association of India.

13 – St Edmund’s emerge as varsity cricket champions.

17 – Mumbai beat Lajong 4-1 in Pune.

28 – Lajong beat Pailan 3-1 in Shillong.

DECEMBER

12 – Lajong club owner Larsing Ming Sawyan becomes AIFF VP for the Northeast.

29 – In their fifth match without a win, Lajong end 2012 in a 1-2 defeat to Pune FC.

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