Sporting Club Bengaluru

Indian association football club based in Bangalore

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Football club

Sporting Bengaluru

Full name| Sporting Club Bengaluru
Nickname(s)| The Golden Tigers
Short name| SCB
Founded| 2022; 2 years ago (2022)
Ground| Bangalore Football Stadium
Capacity| 8,400
CEO| Kishore S Reddy
Head coach| Chinta Chandrashekar
League|

* I-League 2
* Bangalore Football League

Website| Club website

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

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Sporting Club Bengaluru (simply known as Sporting Bengaluru) 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 Bangalore Football League.[1]

## History[edit]

Founded in 2022, SC Bengaluru made its debut in the 2022–23 Bangalore 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]

## Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors[edit]

Since forming in April 2022, SCB signed sports agency Sporting Group International as its principal partner, and football brand Meyba as its official kit partner. They also struck up a partnership with MuscleBlaze as their nutrition partner.[10]

Period  | Kit manufacturer  | Shirt sponsor

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2022—  | Meyba  | Sporting Group International

## Stadium[edit]

Bangalore Football Stadium

Sporting Club Bengaluru plays its home matches at the Bangalore Football Stadium.[11]

## Players[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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1  | GK |  IND | Satyajit Bordoloi
2  | DF |  IND | Arjun Gowda
3  | DF |  IND | Praful Kumar
4  | DF |  IND | Goutam Virwani
5  | MF |  IND | Manoj Swami
6  | MF |  IND | Appu Arogya Swami
7  | MF |  IND | Arjun Jayaraj
8  | MF |  IND | Souvik Das
9  | FW |  IND | Roshan Gigi
10  | MF |  IND | Johnson Joseph
11  | FW |  IND | Thomyo L Shimray
14  | DF |  IND | Vignesh V
17  | DF |  IND | Ishan Raghunanda
18  | DF |  IND | Asif OM
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19  | DF |  IND | Prabin Tigga
20  | GK |  IND | Christhurajan T
21  | FW |  IND | Shravan Shetty
24  | DF |  IND | Mark Anthony D
25  | DF |  IND | Oinam Sanatomba
26  | DF |  IND | Musthafa Sheikh
27  | FW |  IND | Saiyyad Umar
28  | DF |  IND | Ajith Arasu
29  | FW |  IND | Muhammed Unais
30  | GK |  IND | Sheikh Muzeeb
31  | MF |  IND | Ahmad Asfar
32  | FW |  IND | Arif Shaikh
33  | FW |  IND | Shanid Valan
45  | FW |  IND | Neil Joseph
99  | MF |  IND | Jibin Devassy

## Honours[edit]

### League[edit]

* I-League 3
* Third place (1): 2023–24[12]
* Bangalore Super Division
* Champions (1): 2022–23[13]

## See also[edit]

Portals:

* India
* Association football

* List of football clubs in India

## References[edit]

1. ^ Times, Navhind (27 December 2023). "Dempo SC, SC Bengaluru share spoils | The Navhind Times". Retrieved 28 December 2023.
2. ^ "Sporting Club Bengaluru net five against MEG, Agniputhra beat Young Challengers". gcsstars.com. Archived from the original on 17 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
3. ^ "Sporting Club Bengaluru: A data-driven club on a quest to reach the pinnacle of Indian Football". thebridge.in. Archived from the original on 17 June 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
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. ^ "SCB secures MuscleBlaze Sports Nutrition Partnership". scbengaluru.com. Archived from the original on 17 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
11. ^ "Bangalore Football Stadium turf set for much-needed revamp | Goal.com India". www.goal.com. 25 May 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
12. ^ "I-League 3 2023/24 — Final Standings (Play-off's)". the-aiff.com. All India Football Federation. Archived from the original on 31 December 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
13. ^ "Debutants SCB champions". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Bengaluru: The Times of India. TNN. 11 December 2022. Archived from the original on 17 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.

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