SC Bengaluru

Indian association football club based in Bangalore

Football club

Sporting Club Bengaluru

Full name| Sporting Club Bengaluru
Nickname(s)| The Golden Tigers
Short name| SCB
Founded| 2022; 3 years ago (2022)
Ground| Bangalore Football Stadium
Capacity| 8,400
CEO| Kishore S. Reddy
Head coach| Chinta Chandrashekar Rao
League|

* I-League
* BDFA Super Division

Website| scbengaluru.com

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

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Sporting Club Bengaluru, also known as SC Bengaluru (nicknamed The Golden Tigers), is an Indian professional football club based in Bangalore, Karnataka. The club currently competes in the I-League, the second tier of the Indian football league system, and the BDFA Super Division.[1] The club was founded in the year 2022 by Tony Sohi (UK), Kulbir Sohi (UK), Adrian Wright (UK) and Kishore S Reddy (India).

## History

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SC Bengaluru made its debut in the 2022–23 BDFA Super Division.[2] 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.[3][4][5][6] The club managed to qualify for the I-League 2 after beating Kerala United by 2–1 in the playoffs.[7][8][9] 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.[10][11][12] [13]

## Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

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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.[14]

Period  | Kit manufacturer  | Shirt sponsor

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2022  | Meyba  | Sporting Group International
2023  | MS Sports
2024–present

## Stadium

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Bangalore Football Stadium

Sporting Club Bengaluru plays its home matches at the Bangalore Football Stadium.[15][16]

## Players

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### First-team squad (2025)

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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

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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
18  | MF |  IND | Asif OM
20  | MF |  IND | Sk Sahil
21  | DF |  IND | Shravan Shetty
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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)

## Personnel

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### Current technical staff

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As of 1 September 2024
Role  | Name

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Team Manager  |  Sujan Subramanya
Head Coach  |  Chinta Chandrashekar Rao
Assistant Coach  |  Alex Praveen
Physiotherapist  |  A R Dileep Kumar
Goalkeeper Coach  |  Nikhil Charles Bernard

## Records and statistics

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### Season by season

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Season  | League  | Playoffs | Super Cup | Other competitions  | Top scorer(s)

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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 |  Arif Shaikh | 5
I-League 2 | 14  | 11  | 0  | 3  | 28  | 12  | 33  | Champions  | –  |  Thomyo Shimray  | 11
2024–25 | I-League | 5  | 1  | 1  | 3  | 6  | 9  | 4  | –  | –  | –

### Managerial record

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Name | Nationality | From | To | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Win%

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Chinta Chandrashekar Rao |  India | 1 October 2023  | present | 27 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 53 | 29 | 062.96

## Honours

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### League

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* I-League 2
* Champions (1): 2023–24[17][18]
* I-League 3 Playoffs
* Third place (1): 2023–24[19]
* BDFA Super Division
* Champions (1): 2022–23[20]

## See also

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Portals:

* India
* Association football

* List of football clubs in India
* FC Bengaluru United

## References

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4. ^ "Major AIFF Decisions: 15 Clubs Nominated In 3rd Division; Youth Quota In I League Teams". thefangarage.com. 22 August 2023. Archived from the original on 18 September 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
5. ^ "AIFF League Committee: Youth quota for I-League, State FAs nominate 3rd Division League clubs". The Away End. 22 August 2023. Archived from the original on 8 November 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
6. ^ Lopes, Flavio (25 September 2023). "THIRD DIVISION: Dempo to play at home, Sporting away". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Panaji: The Times of India. TNN. Archived from the original on 28 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
7. ^ "Sporting Clube de Goa crowned I-League 3 champions". navhindtimes.in. Vasco: The Navahind Times. 31 December 2023. Archived from the original on 31 December 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
8. ^ Rodrigues, Augusto (31 December 2023). "YEAR ENDER 2023: Goan football on comeback trail". gomantaktimes.com. Panaji: Gomantak Times. Archived from the original on 1 January 2024. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
9. ^ "Climax lauds Sporting Clube for winning I-League 3 Playoffs". thegoan.net. Margao: The Goan Everyday. 1 January 2024. Archived from the original on 1 January 2024. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
10. ^ "Dempo SC return to I-League after nine years". khelnow.com. Khel Now News. 27 April 2024. Archived from the original on 28 April 2024. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
11. ^ Media Team, AIFF (18 June 2024). "16 tournaments, 11,000 players: A hectic 2023–24 domestic season with class and character". the-aiff.com. New Delhi: All India Football Federation. Archived from the original on 18 June 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
12. ^ T, Anuj (24 October 2024). "I-League 2 2024–25: Newly promoted SAT Tirur face familiar foes KLASA FC in season-opener". Khel Now. Archived from the original on 6 November 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
13. ^ "I-League 2024–25 final points table: Which team getting ISL promotion, which teams are relegated?". sportstar.thehindu.com. Chennai: Sportstar. 6 April 2025. Archived from the original on 7 April 2025. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
14. ^ "SCB secures MuscleBlaze Sports Nutrition Partnership". scbengaluru.com. Archived from the original on 17 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
15. ^ "Bangalore Football Stadium turf set for much-needed revamp | Goal.com India". www.goal.com. 25 May 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
16. ^ "I-League 2 Set to Kick Off Exciting 2023-24 Season with 8 Clubs in the Fray". en.bongfootball.in. Bong Football News. 8 January 2024. Archived from the original on 9 January 2024. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
17. ^ "I-LEAGUE 2 2023/2024 — Table (final standings)". int.soccerway.com. Soccerway. Archived from the original on 28 April 2024. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
18. ^ Rawat, Akhil (21 November 2024). "I-League 2024–25: A glance at all 12 contenders". New Delhi: I-League. Archived from the original on 21 November 2024. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
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