Churchill Brothers S.C.

Full name	Churchill Brothers Football Club Goa
Nickname(s)	The Red Machines
Founded	1988[1]
Ground	Tilak Maidan Stadium
Capacity	6,000
Owner	Churchill Alemao
Head Coach	Petre Gigiu
League	I-League
2016–17	Goa Professional League, 6th
Website	Club website
Home colours	Away colours

Churchill Brothers Sports Club is an Indian football club based in Margao, Goa. Churchill Brothers was founded in 1988 in Margao and in 1996 were a founding club of the new National Football League. In 2007, the club were also a founding club in the I-League. In the first decade of the 21st century the club won one League Championship title and three Durand Cups. The club then won the league title again after the 2012–13 season.

History

1988–2009

Churchill Brothers SC were started up in 1988 as Varca Club^[2] After one season under the name Varca Club they renamed themselves Brothers Sporting Club. Later on they were bought out by Churchill Braz Alemao and renamed themselves Churchill Brothers SC. After the take over by Churchill the club went on to win the Durand Cup in 2007 and then they had their best year in 2008–09 by winning the 2008–09 I-League, 2009 Durand Cup, and the 2009 IFA Shield. Through their I-League win Churchill Brothers SC were able to play in the 2010 Asian Champions League qualifiers which they lost which meant that they would play in the 2010 AFC Cup. During the AFC Cup Churchill Brothers SC won two games against Al-Hilal Al-Sahili and finished runners up in their group and advanced to the next round where they would lose 1–2 to Al-Qadsia at the Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium.

2010–present

For the 2010–11 season Churchill Brothers played in the I-League. Churchill Brothers had contracted manager Vincent Subramaniam for the 2010–11 season but through the season Vincent left his post as the manager and Churchill Brothers went the rest of the season with Croatian Drago Mamić as their caretaker manager who led them to fourth place that season. He also helped them win the IFA Shield that year. On 9 June 2011 Churchill Brothers announced they have signed former Portugal national football team assistant coach Manuel Gomes as permanent manager.^[3] However, on 15 February 2012 it was announced that Gomes had resigned and that former coach Carlos Roberto Pereira would be brought in on a caretaker basis.^[4]

Then on 13 July 2012 it was announced that Mariano Dias had been signed by the Churchill Brothers to become their new full-time head coach.^[5] After his first season in charge, Dias managed to lead Churchill Brothers to the I-League championship, their second one in history, after the 2012–13 season ended.^[6]

Colours and crest

The colours of Churchill Brothers kits and flags have always been red and white but before the brand new crest the home colours were white while the away colours were red. Now after the new logo was shown the home kit is red while the away kit is blue.^[7]^[8]

The crest of Churchill Brothers was originally green and yellow since 2011 the crest has been red and black. The first crest was a football on grass with yellow rays coming out acting as sun rays.

Churchill's first crest from 1988 to 2011

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

Years	Kit manufacturer	Sponsor
1988–2011	none	Churchill
2011–2017	Nivia
2017-2018	Faisports
2018—	Nivia

Technical Partners

Years	Technical Partner
2017–	Faisports.com

Stadiums

Fatorda Stadium on a matchday

Tilak Maidan Stadium on a matchday

Stadiums:
- Fatorda Stadium: Main stadium during the season. Capacity set at 27,300.
- Tilak Maidan Stadium: Alternate stadium.
- Duler Stadium: Located in Mapusa, Goa. Temporary stadium during the 2012–13 season.

Since the I-League began, Churchill Brothers have always played mainly at the Fatorda Stadium in the South Goan city of Margao along with other Goan I-League clubs Dempo, Salgaocar, Sporting Goa, and Vasco. They also sometimes use the Tilak Maidan Stadium for I-League and Goa Professional League matches which is located in Vasco da Gama, Goa.

During the 2012–13 season Churchill Brothers temporarily played at the Duler Stadium in Mapusa, Goa while the Fatorda Stadium was being renovated for the 2013 Lusophony Games and while the Tilak Maidan was being renovated up to AFC standards.^[9]

Players

First team squad

As of 8 March 2018^[10]

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

No.	Position	Player
2	DF	Jovel Martins (on loan from FC Goa)
3	FW	Onyeama Francis Okechukwu
5	DF	Banpynkhrawnam Nongkam (Captain)
7	MF	Alber Gonsalves
8	FW	James Fernandes
13	DF	Suraj Singh
14	FW	Willis Plaza
16	MF	Joshauh Vaz
17	MF	Valerio Rodrigues
18	DF	Rahul Kumar
21	MF	Janak Kudmal
22	FW	Visalie Mezhu
24	FW	Pankaj Sona
25	GK	Jayanth Kumar

No.	Position	Player
27	MF	Janak Kudmal
28	MF	Abhishek Rawat
29	MF	Franko Paul
31	FW	Uttam Rai
34	DF	Rohan Adnaik
36	MF	Israil Gurung
37	MF	Karthik Govindswamy
40	GK	James Kithan
44	MF	Nicholas Fernandes
45	MF	Harshad Naik
46	DF	Wayne Vaz (on loan from FC Pune City)
48	MF	Richard Costa
49	DF	Hussein El Dor
50	FW	David Izazola

Technical staff

As of 1 December 2017.

Position	Name
Technical Director	Joseph Afusi
Head Coach	Petre Gigiu
Assistant Coach	Alfred Fernandez

Honours

I-League:

Winners (2): 2008–09, 2012–13

Runners-up (2): 2007–08, 2009–10

National Football League:

Runners-up (3): 1996–97, 1999–2000, 2001–02

Durand Cup:

Winners (3): 2007, 2009, 2011

Runners-up (2): 2000–01, 2008

Federation Cup:

Winners (1): 2013–14

Minor tournaments

Goa Professional League (7): 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2008
IFA Shield (2): 2009, 2011

Seasons

Results of league and cup competitions by season
Season	Division	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts	Pos	Federation Cup	Super Cup	Asia	Round reached	Name	Goals
Season	League									Federation Cup	Super Cup	Asia	Round reached	Top goalscorer
1996–97	Div 1	19	10	6	3	27	16	39	2nd	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —
1997–98	Div 1	18	4	7	7	20	26	19	9th	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —
1998–99	Div 1	20	7	8	5	27	22	29	3rd	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —
1999–2000	Div 1	22	12	5	5	36	17	41	2nd	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —
2000–01	Div 1	22	10	6	6	32	25	36	3rd	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —
2001–02	Div 1	22	12	6	4	44	19	42	2nd	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —
2002–03	Div 1	22	10	7	5	33	22	37	5th	& —	& —	AFC Champions League	QR3	& —	& —
2003–04	Div 1	22	10	6	6	29	24	36	4th	& —	& —	& —	& —	—	—
2004–05	Div 1	22	5	8	9	23	33	23	9th	& —	& —	& —	& —	—	—
2005–06	Div 2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —
2006–07	Div 1	18	7	8	3	30	23	29	4th	& —	& —	& —	& —	—	—
2007–08	IL	18	11	3	4	40	22	36	2nd	QF	& —	& —	& —	Odafe Onyeka Okolie	22
2008–09	IL	22	13	7	2	53	23	46	1st	SF	& —	& —	& —	Odafe Onyeka Okolie	24
2009–10	IL	26	11	10	5	50	35	43	2nd	SF	& —	AFC Cup	R16	Odafe Onyeka Okolie	22
2010–11	IL	26	14	8	4	57	31	50	4th	SF	& —	& —	& —	Odafe Onyeka Okolie	25
2011–12	IL	26	14	6	6	47	28	48	3rd	GS	& —	& —	& —	Henry Antchouet	18
2012–13	IL	26	16	7	3	56	22	55	1st	SF	& —	AFC Cup	GS	Henry Antchouet	14
2013–14	IL	24	6	7	11	25	37	25	12th	W	& —	AFC Cup	R16	Balwant Singh	10

1st or W	Winners
2nd or RU	Runners-up
	Promoted
	Relegated
♦	Top scorer in division

References

↑ "History". Churchill Brothers Sports Club. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
↑ "History" (Webpage). the-aiff. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
↑ "Manuel Gomes to coach Churchill Brothers" (Webpage). sportskeeda. June 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
↑ "Churchill Brothers' coach quits after dismal run". NDTV. 23 June 2013.
↑ "Mariano Dias to coach Churchill Brothers" (Webpage). sportskeeda. July 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
↑ "I-league title for second time" (Webpage). sportskeeda. May 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
↑ "Red Kit". Twimg. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
↑ "I-League: Beto brace sets up Churchill Brothers victory". Rediff. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
↑ "DULER STADIUM TO HOST I-LEAGUE ON NEW TURF". Navhind Times. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
↑ "Squad". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 January 2017.

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[History-1] "History". Churchill Brothers Sports Club. Retrieved 23 June 2013.

[2] "History" (Webpage). the-aiff. Retrieved 26 October 2011.

[3] "Manuel Gomes to coach Churchill Brothers" (Webpage). sportskeeda. June 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2011.

[4] "Churchill Brothers' coach quits after dismal run". NDTV. 23 June 2013.

[5] "Mariano Dias to coach Churchill Brothers" (Webpage). sportskeeda. July 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2013.

[6] "I-league title for second time" (Webpage). sportskeeda. May 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.

[7] "Red Kit". Twimg. Retrieved 23 June 2013.

[8] "I-League: Beto brace sets up Churchill Brothers victory". Rediff. Retrieved 23 June 2013.

[9] "DULER STADIUM TO HOST I-LEAGUE ON NEW TURF". Navhind Times. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2012.

[10] "Squad". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 January 2017.

Churchill Brothers Sporting Club
Managers Seasons
Home stadium	Fatorda Stadium

I-League
2018–19 clubs	Aizawl Chennai City Churchill Brothers East Bengal Indian Arrows Gokulam Kerala Minerva Punjab Mohun Bagan NEROCA Real Kashmir Shillong Lajong
Statistics and awards	Champions Golden Boot Hat-tricks Stats
Associated competitions	AFC Cup (performances by clubs)
Seasons	National Football League 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
Competition	Foreign players

NFL and I-League Champions
National Football League	1996–97: JCT 1997–98: Mohun Bagan 1998–99: Salgaocar 1999–2000: Mohun Bagan 2000–01: East Bengal 2001–02: Mohun Bagan 2002–03: East Bengal 2003–04: East Bengal 2004–05: Dempo 2005–06: Mahindra United 2006–07: Dempo
I-League	2007–08: Dempo 2008–09: Churchill Brothers 2009–10: Dempo 2010–11: Salgaocar 2011–12: Dempo 2012–13: Churchill Brothers 2013–14: Bengaluru 2014–15: Mohun Bagan 2015–16: Bengaluru 2016–17: Aizawl 2017-18: Minerva Punjab

Durand Cup winners
1888–1900	Royal Scots Fusiliers (1888) Highland Light Infantry (1889) Highland Light Infantry (1890) King's Own Scottish Borderers (1891) King's Own Scottish Borderers (1892) Highland Light Infantry (1893) Highland Light Infantry (1894) Highland Light Infantry (1895) Somerset Light Infantry (1896) Black Watch (1897) Black Watch (1898) Black Watch (1899) South Wales Borderers (1900)
1901–1920	South Wales Borderers (1901) Hampshire Regiment (1902) Royal Irish Rifles (1903) North Staffordshire Regiment (1904) Royal Dragoons (1905) Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) (1906) Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) (1907) Lancashire Fusiliers (1908) Lancashire Fusiliers (1909) Royal Scots (1910) Black Watch (1911) Royal Scots (1912) Lancashire Fusiliers (1913) Not held (1914) Not held (1915) Not held (1916) Not held (1917) Not held (1918) Not held (1919) Black Watch (1920)
1921–1940	Worcestershire Regiment (1921) Lancashire Fusiliers (1922) Cheshire Regiment (1923) Worcestershire Regiment (1924) Sherwood Foresters (1925) Durham Light Infantry (1926) York & Lancaster Regiment (1927) Sherwood Foresters (1928) York & Lancaster Regiment (1929) York & Lancaster Regiment (1930) Devonshire Regiment (1931) King's Shropshire Light Infantry (1932) King's Shropshire Light Infantry (1933) Royal Signals (1934) Border Regiment (1935) Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (1936) Border Regiment (1937) South Wales Borderers (1938) Not held (1939) Mohammedan Sporting Club (1940)
1941–1960	Not held (1941) Not held (1942) Not held (1943) Not held (1944) Not held (1945) Not held (1946) Not held (1947) Not held (1948) Not held (1949) Hyderabad City Police (1950) East Bengal (1951) East Bengal (1952) Mohun Bagan (1953) Hyderabad City Police (1954) Madras Regimental Centre (1955) East Bengal (1956) Hyderabad City Police (1957) Madras Regimental Centre (1958) Mohun Bagan (1959) Mohun Bagan and East Bengal (1960)
1961–1980	Andhra Pradesh Police (1961) Not held (1962) Mohun Bagan (1963) Mohun Bagan (1964) Mohun Bagan (1965) Gorkha Brigade (1966) East Bengal (1967) Border Security Force (1968) Gorkha Brigade (1969) East Bengal (1970) Border Security Force (1971) East Bengal (1972) Border Security Force (1973) Mohun Bagan (1974) Border Security Force (1975) Border Security Force and JCT Mills (1976) Mohun Bagan (1977) East Bengal (1978) Mohun Bagan (1979) Mohun Bagan (1980)
1981–2000	Border Security Force (1981) Mohun Bagan and East Bengal (1982) JCT Mills (1983) Mohun Bagan (1984) Mohun Bagan (1985) Mohun Bagan (1986) JCT Mills (1987) Border Security Force (1988) East Bengal (1989) East Bengal (1990) East Bengal (1991) JCT Mills (1992) East Bengal (1993) Mohun Bagan (1994) East Bengal (1995) JCT Mills (1996) F.C. Kochin (1997) Mahindra & Mahindra (1998) Salgaocar Sports Club (1999) Mohun Bagan (2000)
2001–present	Mahindra United (2001-02) East Bengal (2002-03) Salgaocar Sports Club (2003-04) Army XI (2005) Dempo Sports Club (2006) Churchill Brothers SC (2007) Mahindra United (2008) Churchill Brothers SC (2009) Prayag United S.C. (2010) Churchill Brothers SC (2011) Air India (2012) Mohammedan Sporting Club (2013) Salgaocar Sports Club (2014) Army Green (2016)
Notes: The tournament was not held from 1914-19 (due to WWI), in 1939 (due to WWII), from 1941-49 (due to WWII and Partition) and in 1962 (due to 1962 War)