Sporting Club Bengaluru, also known as Sporting Bengaluru, (nicknamed The Golden Tigers) is an Indian professional football club based in Bangalore, Karnataka. The club currently competes in the I-League 2, the third tier of the Indian football league system, and the BDFA Super Division. The club was founded in 2022. The club was founded in the year 2022 by Tony Sohi (UK), Kulbir Sohi (UK), Adrian Wright (UK) and Kishore S Reddy (India).

History

SC Bengaluru made its debut in the 2022–23 BDFA Super Division. They clinched the title in their inaugural season ahead of their closest rivals FC Bengaluru United, attaining 46 points in 18 games. With their win, they closed on a spot in the 2023–24 I-League 3, the newly formed fourth tier of the Indian football league system. The club managed to qualify for the I-League 2 after beating Kerala United by 2–1 in the playoffs. The club clinched back-to-back titles in the 2023–24 season as they won the I-League 2, earning promotion to the 2024–25 I-League.

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

Since forming in April 2022, SCB signed sports agency Sporting Group International as its principal partner, and Meyba as its official kit partner. They also struck up a partnership with MuscleBlaze as nutrition partner.

PeriodKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
2022MeybaSporting Group International
2023MS Sports
2024–present

Stadium

Bangalore Football Stadium

Sporting Club Bengaluru plays its home matches at the Bangalore Football Stadium.

Players

First-team squad (2025)

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.NationPlayer
No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK IND Satyajit Bordoloi 4 DF SRB Slavko Lukić 5 DF IND Manoj Kannan 6 MF IND Kishan Singh 7 FW IND Krishananda Singh 8 FW UGA Henry Kisekka 9 FW IND Salam Johnson Singh (on loan from Bengaluru) 10 FW ESP Jordan Lamela 11 FW IND Thomyo Shimray 12 DF IND Shafeel PP 14 MF IND Vignesh V 15 DF IND Arjun Gouda 16 DF IND Shankar Sampingiraj 17 FW IND Ishaan Raghunanda 20 MF IND Sk SahilNo. Pos. Nation Player 21 DF IND Shravan Shetty 22 DF POR Carlos Lomba (captain) 23 FW IND Ashish Jha 25 DF IND Oinam Sanatomba Singh 27 FW IND Saiyyad Umar 29 FW IND Aadarsh Narayanapuram 30 MF IND Jibin Devassy 32 FW IND Arif Shaikh 33 FW IND Shanid Valan 34 GK IND Bishal Lama 37 GK JPN Yuya Kuriyama 38 FW ESP Álex Sánchez 40 GK IND Pranav S 77 DF IND R Neil Joseph 88 MF IND Tangva Ragui (on loan from Mohammedan)
1GKINDSatyajit Bordoloi
4DFSRBSlavko Lukić
5DFINDManoj Kannan
6MFINDKishan Singh
7FWINDKrishananda Singh
8FWUGAHenry Kisekka
9FWINDSalam Johnson Singh (on loan from Bengaluru)
10FWESPJordan Lamela
11FWINDThomyo Shimray
12DFINDShafeel PP
14MFINDVignesh V
15DFINDArjun Gouda
16DFINDShankar Sampingiraj
17FWINDIshaan Raghunanda
20MFINDSk Sahil
No.Pos.NationPlayer
21DFINDShravan Shetty
22DFPORCarlos Lomba (captain)
23FWINDAshish Jha
25DFINDOinam Sanatomba Singh
27FWINDSaiyyad Umar
29FWINDAadarsh Narayanapuram
30MFINDJibin Devassy
32FWINDArif Shaikh
33FWINDShanid Valan
34GKINDBishal Lama
37GKJPNYuya Kuriyama
38FWESPÁlex Sánchez
40GKINDPranav S
77DFINDR Neil Joseph
88MFINDTangva Ragui (on loan from Mohammedan)

Technical staff

As of 5 April 2026

RoleName
Team managerIndia Sujan Subramanya
Head coachIndia M. G. Ramachandran
Assistant coachIndia Alex Praveen
PhysiotherapistIndia A. R. Dileep Kumar
Goalkeeper coachIndia Nikhil Bernard

Records and statistics

Season by season

SeasonLeaguePlayoffsSuper CupOther competitionsTop scorer(s)
DivisionPldWDLGFGAPtsPosDurand CupPlayer(s)Goals
2023–24I-League 38521198171st3rdDid not participateDid not participateIndia Arif Shaikh5
I-League 2141103281233Champions–India Thomyo Shimray11
2024–25I-League5113694–––

Managerial record

NameNationalityFromToPWDLGFGAWin%
Chinta Chandrashekar RaoIndia1 October 2023present2717375329062.96

Honours

League

See also