Shillong May 22: The 2015-16 football season has ended for I-League outfit from the North East, Meghalaya, Shillong Lajong FC. The senior squad who will now go on a break, gathered one last time on the final day of the season, on Friday evening for a farewell and awards ceremony in Shillong.
The Reds kicked off the 2015-16 season brightly as the youngsters from the Academy won the Under 19 Shillong Premier League in July 2015. The Lajong academy lads then went on to retain the Shillong Premier League Super Division Championship that was played from September to November 2015.
Lajong kicked off its I-League campaign on January 10, 2016. The Club who finished 6th in the I-League standings won four, drew six and lost six times. The youngsters (Under 22) from the Academy played the maximum minutes in the I-League with a total of 8,191 which is the highest compared to any other Under 22 Players from other clubs.
The Federation Cup campaign began on 1st May for Shillong Lajong and the team displayed a remarkable performance in both home and away encounters against East Bengal FC winning by 4:3 on aggregate and reached the semi-finals stage.
The recipient of the Club Awards, are, Bipin Singh (SPL Player of the year) Samuela Lalmuanpuia (Young player of the year) Pritam Kumar Singh (Fans Player of the year) Kunzang Bhutia (Excellent Player Spirit) Penn Orji (Player of the year) Aiborlang Khongjee (Legends Award) Boithang Haokip (Legends Award).
