SC Bengaluru
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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.
| Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Meyba | Sporting Group International |
| 2023 | MS Sports | |
| 2024–present |
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. | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Sahil | No. 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) | ||
| 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 Sahil |
| No. | 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) |
Technical staff
As of 5 April 2026
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Team manager | India Sujan Subramanya |
| Head coach | India M. G. Ramachandran |
| Assistant coach | India Alex Praveen |
| Physiotherapist | India A. R. Dileep Kumar |
| Goalkeeper coach | India Nikhil Bernard |
Records and statistics
Season by season
| Season | League | Playoffs | Super Cup | Other competitions | Top scorer(s) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Pos | Durand Cup | Player(s) | Goals | |||
| 2023–24 | I-League 3 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 17 | 1st | 3rd | Did not participate | Did not participate | India Arif Shaikh | 5 |
| I-League 2 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 12 | 33 | Champions | – | India Thomyo Shimray | 11 | |||
| 2024–25 | I-League | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | – | – | – |
Managerial record
| Name | Nationality | From | To | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinta Chandrashekar Rao | India | 1 October 2023 | present | 27 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 53 | 29 | 062.96 |
Honours
League
- I-League 2 Champions (1): 2023–24
- I-League 3 Playoffs Third place (1): 2023–24
- BDFA Super Division Champions (1): 2022–23