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Revision as of 02:33, 21 August 2017
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| Full name | Chennai City Football Club | |
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| Founded | 1946; 67 years ago as Nethaji Sports Club | |
| Ground | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Chennai) | |
| Capacity | 40,000 | |
| Owners | Rohit Ramesh | |
| CEO & President | Rohit Ramesh | |
| Coach | Soundrarajan [1] | |
| Website | http://chennaicityfc.com/ | |
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Chennai City Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Chennai City compete as a member of the I-League, the top-tier football league of India. The club was established in 1946 as Nethaji Sports Club by five friends. The club has spend the grand majority of its history competing in the local state and city tournaments but entered the national stage in 2016. On 11 December 2016 the team were awarded a direct-entry spot into the I-League for the 2016–17 season.
History
The club was founded in 1946 as Nethaji Sports Club by five friends, SV Kanagasabai, E Vadivelu, TR Govindarajan, PV Chellappa and K Ekambaram.[2] On 11 December 2016, the club was accepted as a direct entry club for 2016–17 I-League and became the second club from Tamil Nadu to play in the top division after Indian Bank team in National Football League.[3]
Stadium
Chennai City FC play their home matches at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai nicknamed the Marina Arena. It is a multipurpose stadium and has a capacity of 40,000.[4] It hosts football, and athletic competitions. The stadium is located at Sydenhams Road, Park Town behind the Chennai Central suburban Railway station and Ripon Building. The stadium is named after Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first Prime Minister and earlier hosted cricket Test Matches between 1956 and 1965.[5]
Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors
| Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|
| 2017— | Classic Polo | Baako |
Players
First-team squad
- As of 21 January 2017.[6]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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CFL Squad
This squad consists of players competeting in the 2016-17 Chennai Football league organised and conducted by Chennai Football Association.
First-team squad
- As of 21 January 2017.[7]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Technical staff (CFA)
| Position | Name |
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| Head coach |
Current technical staff
| Position | Name |
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| Head coach | |
| Assistant Coach | |
| Manager | |
| Goalkeeping Coach | |
| Media Manager |
Team Records
Overview
| Season | Division | Teams | Position | Federation Cup | Durand Cup | AFC competition(s) | ||
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| 2016-17 | I-League | 10 | 8 | — | — | TBD | ||
Overall records
- As of 14 January 2017
| Season | I-League | Asia | Top Scorer | |||||||||||||
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| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Position | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Player | Goals | |
| 2016–17 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | Charles | 4 |
Head Coach's Record
- As of 8 February 2017
| Name | Nationality | From | To | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robin Charles Raja | 13 December 2016 | 8 February 2017 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 14.29 | |
| V Soundararajan | 9 January 2017 | Present | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 28.57 |
References
- ^ "Chennai City FC sacks coach Robin Charles Raja". sportstarlive.com. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ^ "From Senior Division to I-League: The Chennai City FC story". 11 December 2016.
- ^ "I-League Update: Chennai City FC and Minerva Punjab FC to play in the coming season". 11 December 2016.
- ^ "Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai". Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- ^ "Nehru Stadium: Test Matches". ESPN Cricinfo. 17 June 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
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- ^ "Squad". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
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