Ozone Football Club Bengaluru (simply known as Ozone FC)[3] was an Indian professional football club based in Bengaluru, Karnataka.[4][5] Founded in 2015, the club competed in BDFA Super Division, the top division of football in the state.[6] Ozone reached the final round of the I-League 2nd Division in the 2017–18,[7][8] 2018–19 seasons respectively[9][10] and were also the winner's of the BDFA Super Division in 2017–18.[11][12]
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| Full name | Ozone Football Club Bengaluru[1] |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | OFCB |
| Founded | 2015 |
| Ground | Bangalore Football Stadium |
| Capacity | 8,400 |
| Owner | Ozone Group[2] |
| League | BDFA Super Division |
History
Ozone Football Club was launched on 3 November 2015 by the Ozone Group with the goal of making the I-League by 2017.[13][14] The club were quick to make a mark on the local football scene, winning the BDFA Super Division in December 2015, within their first month of existence.[15]
On 2 August 2016, the club roped former Trinidadian international Cornell Glen as their foreign recruit who represented his country at the 2006 FIFA World Cup.[16][17] Thus he became the Ozone's first ever world cup player.
On 17 December 2016, it was revealed that the club would participate in the 2016–17 I-League 2nd Division.[11] Ozone were included in Group C along with Pride Sports, Fateh Hyderabad and Kenkre.[18][19] However, they could not advance beyond group stage.[6][20]
In the 2017–18 season, after winning the BDFA Super Division[21] under the guidance of David Booth,[22][23] Ozone FC continued their form in the I-League Second Division, reaching the final stages, eventually falling short of qualifying for the I-League,[24][25] where they finished on the third position.[26][27][28]
Stadium
Ozone FC plays their home matches of BDFA Super Division at the New Bangalore Football Stadium, which has a capacity of 8,400 spectators.[29][30] They have also used the stadium for their previous I-League 2nd Division matches.
Players
- As of 14 January 2019
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | MF |  IND | Umashankar |
| 21 | GK | IND | Sheldon Raghwan |
| 22 | MF | IND | Prabin Subba |
| 24 | DF | IND | D. Mark Anthony |
| 25 | FW | IND | Harpreet |
| 28 | DF | IND | Gurmeet Singh |
| 29 | DF | IND | Manoj Swamy Kannan |
| 30 | MF | IND | Gunashekar Vignesh |
| 32 | DF | IND | Azharuddeen |
| 40 | MF | IND | Sampath Kuttymani |
| 42 | MF | IND | Shamanth D Gowda |
| 47 | FW | IND | C. S. Sabeeth |
Managerial history
Bert Zuurman (2016–2017)[31]
Dave Booth (2017–2019)[22][23]
Noel Wilson (2019–2020)[32]
Season statistics
| Season | Div. | Tms. | Pos. | Attendance/G | Federation Cup/Super Cup | BDFA Super Division | AFC Champions League | AFC Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | I-League 2nd Division | 12 | Group stage | 2,567 | DNP | 3 | DNP | DNP |
| 2017–18 | I-League 2nd Division | 18 | 3 | 780 | DNP | 1 | DNP | DNP |
- Key
- Tms. = Number of teams
- Pos. = Position in league
- Attendance/G = Average league attendance
Team records
Seasons
- As of 24 February 2017
| Year | League | Federation Cup | Top Scorer(s) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Pos. | Player(s) | Goals | |||
| 2016–17 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 10 | Group stage | DNQ | Anto Xavier | 7 | |
| 2017–18 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 8 | 21 | Final Round | DNQ | Robert de Souza Ribeiro | 20 | |
Notable former players
For all former notable players of Ozone FC with a Wikipedia article, see: Ozone FC players.
World Cup player
Cornell Glen (2016–2017)[33]
Foreign international(s)
Roby Norales (2016–2017)[34]- Deepak Mondal (2016–2017)[35][36]
Honours
Domestic (league)
See also
References
Further reading
- Cyriac, Biju Babu (21 January 2017). "Ozone squander lead to go down to Kenkre". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Bengaluru: The Times of India. TNN. Archived from the original on 16 April 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
- Bhattacharya, Arka (1 June 2018). "14 years a slave: The story of Hindustan FC's 'emotional' stay in Indian football's 2nd division". Scroll.in. New Delhi. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- "Former India international Deepak Mondal joins Ozone, team to play in DSK Cup". GCS Stars. Bengaluru. 8 November 2016. Archived from the original on 30 May 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
- "2nd Division I-League: FC Kerala and Ozone FC register huge wins in Group B". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- "Kenkre 2—3 Ozone" (PDF). All India Football Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- "BDFA Bangalore Men's Super Division 2023–24 Table". gcsstars.com. Bengaluru: GCS Stars Bengaluru. Archived from the original on 18 November 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2023. "BDFA Bangalore Men's Super Division 2023–24 Leaderboard/Table". ksfa.in. Bengaluru: Karnataka State Football Association. Archived from the original on 18 November 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
External links
- Ozone Football Club at the-aiff.com
- Club profile at Worldfootball.net