Ozone FC
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Ozone Football Club Bengaluru (simply known as Ozone FC) was an Indian professional football club based in Bengaluru, Karnataka. Founded in 2015, the club competed in BDFA Super Division, the top division of football in the state. Ozone reached the final round of the I-League 2nd Division in the 2017–18, 2018–19 seasons respectively and were also the winner's of the BDFA Super Division in 2017–18.
History
Ozone Football Club was launched on 3 November 2015 by the Ozone Group with the goal of making the I-League by 2017. 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.
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. 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. Ozone were included in Group C along with Pride Sports, Fateh Hyderabad and Kenkre. However, they could not advance beyond group stage.
In the 2017–18 season, after winning the BDFA Super Division under the guidance of David Booth, Ozone FC continued their form in the I-League Second Division, reaching the final stages, eventually falling short of qualifying for the I-League, where they finished on the third position.
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. 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; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK IND Dharminder Guru 3 DF IND Keith Raymond Stephan 4 DF IND John Peter 5 DF IND Oinam Sanatomba Singh 7 MF IND Rinreithan Shaiza 8 MF IND A. Mohammed Moinuddin 15 MF IND Anto Rashith 18 MF IND Ayush Adhikari 19 FW IND Aniket Varekar | 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 | ||
| 1 | GK | IND | Dharminder Guru |
| 3 | DF | IND | Keith Raymond Stephan |
| 4 | DF | IND | John Peter |
| 5 | DF | IND | Oinam Sanatomba Singh |
| 7 | MF | IND | Rinreithan Shaiza |
| 8 | MF | IND | A. Mohammed Moinuddin |
| 15 | MF | IND | Anto Rashith |
| 18 | MF | IND | Ayush Adhikari |
| 19 | FW | IND | Aniket Varekar |
| 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
- Netherlands Bert Zuurman (2016–2017)
- England Dave Booth (2017–2019)
- India Noel Wilson (2019–2020)
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
- Trinidad and Tobago Cornell Glen (2016–2017)
Foreign international(s)
- Honduras Roby Norales (2016–2017)
- India Deepak Mondal (2016–2017)[citation needed]
Honours
Domestic (league)
- I-League 2nd Division Third place (2): 2017–18, 2018–19
- BDFA Super Division Champions (2): 2015–16, 2017–18 Runners-up (1): 2018–19
See also
Further reading
- Cyriac, Biju Babu (21 January 2017). . timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Bengaluru: The Times of India. TNN. from the original on 16 April 2022.
- Bhattacharya, Arka (1 June 2018). . Scroll.in. New Delhi. Archived from on 8 November 2020.
- . GCS Stars. Bengaluru. 8 November 2016. Archived from on 30 May 2023.
- . Goal.com. Archived from on 24 September 2021.
- (PDF). All India Football Federation. Archived from (PDF) on 24 October 2022.
- . gcsstars.com. Bengaluru: GCS Stars Bengaluru. Archived from on 18 November 2023. . ksfa.in. Bengaluru: Karnataka State Football Association. Archived from on 18 November 2023.
External links
- at the-aiff.com
- at Worldfootball.net