Shillong, Apr 22: Nongmensong SCC will play in the Shillong Sports Association’s Second Division 2025 after securing a vacancy through an auction, it was revealed yesterday.
The club, which had played in last year’s Third Division, were successful with their bid of Rs 2.30 lakh, which was Rs 30,000 more than the SSA’s minimum bid.
Offers in a closed bid system were accepted until 3PM yesterday and the bids were opened at 4PM. As per the SSA notification issued on 14th April, Nongmensong have two working days to deposit the whole bid amount.
The successful club will not be exempted from relegation if they finish in the drop zone of the Second Division this year.
With this auction, the Second Division will have 14 clubs participating this year. Nongmensong only had an average Third Division campaign in 2024, winning two and losing three of their matches.
Meanwhile, yesterday marked the opening of the SSA’s inter-club transfer window. The window will close on 30th April.
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