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Revision as of 05:03, 18 June 2019

Chennai City FC
File:Official Chennai City FC Logo.png
Full nameChennai City Football Club
Founded1946; 73 years ago as Nethaji Sports Club
GroundNehru Stadium, Coimbatore
Capacity29,000
OwnersRohit Ramesh
R Krishnakumar and Janani Rohit (WTF Infotainment LLP) –74%
FC Basel–26%
CoachAkbar Nawas
LeagueI-League
2018-19I-League, 1st (Champions)
Websitehttp://chennaicityfc.com/

Chennai City Football Club is an Indian football club based in Coimbatore, 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 Netaji 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 and become I-League champions during 2018-19 season.

History

The club was founded in 1946 as Netaji Sports Club by five friends, SV Kanagasabai, E Vadivelu, TR Govindarajan, PV Chellappa and K Ekambaram.[1] 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.[2] On 6 February 2019 Chennai City FC had agreed for a partnership with FC Basel who now owns 26 percent of the club and would develop football in the state by building football schools for young talents

FC Basel will also have a player exchange program, including first team players, with CCFC and help the club with technical know how.[3][4]

On 9th March 2019, Chennai City FC beat former champions Minerva Punjab 3-1 to be crowned the 2018-19 I-League champions. This marked the finish of a very successful season for the club, defying all expectations to win the league. Spanish-Uruguayan forward Pedro Manzi also scored a brace in this match, and was the joint top scorer of the league, scoring 21 league goals. This was Chennai City FC's first ever I-League title, and they will now represent India in the AFC Champions League.

Chennai City FC also played in the Hero Super Cup during March-April 2019, and lost in the semi-finals to eventual champions FC Goa. However, they did manage to win 2-1 against ISL champions Bengaluru FC in the quarter finals.

Stadium

Main article: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Coimbatore

The club plays its home games at Nehru Stadium in Coimbatore. Constructed in 1971, it is currently used mostly for football matches and has a capacity of 30,000. Prior to 2017-2018 season, the club played their home matches at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium in Chennai.

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
2016—2017 Classic Polo Baako
2017—2018 Counter Sports None
2018—present Penalty

Players

First-team squad

As of 26 October 2018.[5]

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
1 GK  ESP Nauzet Santana
2 DF  IND Tarif Akhand
3 DF  IND Clintu Cleetus
4 DF  ESP Roberto Eslava
6 DF  IND Mashoor Shereef Thangalakath
7 MF  ESP Sandro Rodríguez
8 MF  IND Raegan Albarnas
11 MF  IND Alexander Romario Jesuraj
12 MF  IND Charles Anandraj Lourdusamy
15 MF  IND Vijay Ponnurangam
16 DF  IND Shahabaaz Alam
17 MF  IND Pravitto Raju
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF  IND Ajith Kumar Kamaraj
19 FW  ESP Pedro Manzi (captain)

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20 MF  IND Rajeevan Soosaidimai
21 GK  IND Kabir Thaufiq
22 MF  IND Raja Pandi Soundrapandian
23 MF  IND Shem Marton Eugene
24 FW  IND Ranjeet Pandre
26 FW  IND Ameerudeen
33 DF  IND Sri Ram
37 MF  IND Karthik Govindswamy
40 FW  SVK Jozef Kapláň
41 GK  IND Tenzin Samdup

Out on loan

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

Current technical staff

Position Name
Head coach Singapore Akbar Nawas[6]
Assistant Coach Spain Jordi Vila[6]
Manager India G. R. Ingulab
Goalkeeping Coach India V. P. Sathish Kumar
Sports Physiotherapist India Dr.Ragunath Manogaran
Media Manager India Mohan Kumar.L

Team Records

I League

Season Div. Tms. Pos. Attendance/G Federation Cup/Super Cup Durand Cup AFC Champions League AFC Cup
2016–17 I-League 10 8 2,949 Group stage DNP DNP DNP
2017-18 I-League 10 8 8,194 Qualification round DNP DNP DNP
2018-19 I-League 11 1 – Semifinals DNP
Key
  • Tms. = Number of teams
  • Pos. = Position in league
  • Attendance/G = Average league attendance

Overall records

As of 14 January 2017
Season I-League Asia Top Scorer
P W D L GF GA Pts Position P W D L GF GA Player Goals
2016–17 18 4 5 9 15 29 17 8 – – – – – – Charles 4
2017–18 18 4 7 7 15 24 19 8 – – – – – – Joachim 5

Head Coach's Record

As of 8 February 2017
Name Nationality From To P W D L GF GA Win%
Robin Charles Raja  India 13 December 2016 8 February 2017 7 1 1 5 3 11 014.29
V Soundararajan  India 9 January 2017 14 March 2018 13 3 4 6 15 19 023.08
Akbar Nawas  Singapore 15 March 2018 Present 23 15 4 4 48 28 065.22

References

allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special%3ADiff%2F902341268