[3] Pailan Arrows then began their 2011–12 I-League campaign against Mohun Bagan at the Salt Lake Stadium on 23 October 2012 in which they lost 1–3 after Lalrozama Fanai gave them the early lead.

[21] All their group matches would be played at the JRD Tata Sports Complex in Jamshedpur, Orissa.

[21] In their first match Pailan faced off against Dempo at the JRD Tata Sports Complex in which the club drew the match 1–1 against the reigning league champions with Holicharan Narzary giving the club the lead in the 52nd minute before Clifford Miranda tied it up eight minutes later.

[23] The club then finished their Federation Cup campaign on a high note with a victory over Shillong Lajong F.C.

[24] Pailan Arrows began their 2012–13 I-League campaign in style on 6 October 2012 with a victory over Mumbai F.C.

[25] Pailan Arrows then won their second match of the season and second match of the season on 11 October 2012 against Air India FC at the Salt Lake Stadium with Holicharan Narzary scoring his third goal in two games in the 41st minute before Henry Ezeh equalized for Air India in the 67th minute but just two minutes later Milan Singh converted his second penalty-kick of the season to win Pailan Arrows the match 2–1.

[27] Pailan Arrows began the month of November on an ordinary note with a draw against United Sikkim F.C.

at home on 9 November 2012 with Karma Tsewang and Subhash Singh scoring in the 11th and 46th minutes of the game for Pune to help Pailan suffer their first defeat of the season.

[34] Pailan then had 12 days to prepare for their next match against Dempo S.C. as their match against Mohun Bagan A.C. for 15 December 2012 was postponed; when Pailan played Dempo on 22 December 2012 at the Salt Lake Stadium they once again saw themselves lose with Joaquim Abranches scoring both the goals for Dempo in the 10th and 59th minutes of the match while Milan Singh scored the equalizer for Pailan in between from the penalty spot in the 45th minute before halftime.