Ozone F.C.

Ozone
Full name Ozone Football Club
Nickname(s) OFC
Founded 2015
Ground Bangalore Football Stadium
Capacity 8400
Owners Ozone Group
Head Coach David Booth
League I-League 2nd Division
2016–17 Group Stage
Website Club website

Ozone Football Club is an Indian semi-professional football club based in Bengaluru, Karnataka. Ozone compete as a member of the I-League 2nd Division, the second level of Indian football, and the Bangalore Super Division, the top division of Karnataka football.[1]

History

Ozone Football Club was launched on 3 November 2015 by the Ozone Group with the goal of making the I-League by 2017.[2] The club were quick to make a mark on the local football scene, winning the Bangalore Super Division in December 2015, within their first month of existence.[3]

On 17 December 2016, it was revealed that the club would participate in the 2016–17 I-League 2nd Division.[1] Ozone were included in Group C along with Pride Sports, Fateh Hyderabad and Kenkre. However, they could not advance beyond group stage.

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
2014—present None Ozone Group

Players

As of 26 April 2018

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

No. Position Player
1 India GK Abhishek Das
2 India DF Jayabrata Dhar
3 India DF Manoj Swamy Kannan
4 India DF Mark Anthony
5 India DF Anup Theres Raj
7 India MF Anto Rushith
9 India FW Manvir Singh
10 India MF Gunashekar Vignesh (Captain)
11 India FW Akshay Kumar Dosapati
14 India FW C.S. Sabeeth
15 India MF Satish Kumar Jr
16 India DF Chinta Chandrashekar Rao
17 India FW Vikram P
20 Nigeria DF Chika Wali
No. Position Player
21 India GK Ricky Dharminder
22 India MF Anto Xavier
23 India MF Vignesh Dakshinamurthy
24 South Korea MF Son Yong-chan
27 India DF Clyde Fernandes
30 India DF Lenston Afonso
31 India GK Amit Kumar
34 India DF N.S. Manju
39 India MF Sampath Kuttymani
44 India MF Vinil Poojary
45 India MF Deepak Prakash
51 India DF Umesh Perambra

Team records

Seasons

As of 24 February 2017
Year League Federation
Cup		 Top Scorer(s)
P W D L GF GA Pts Pos. Player(s) Goals
2016–17 6 3 2 13 8 10 10 Group Stage DNQ Anto Xavier 7
2017–18 13 5 6 2 23 8 21 Final Round DNQ Robert de Souza Ribeiro 20

References

  1. 1 2 "I-League 2nd Division Fixtures". The Indian League. 17 December 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  2. ↑ Cyraic, Babu (3 November 2015). "Ozone FC launched in Bengaluru". Times of India. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "BDFA BANGALORE SUPER DIVISION 2015-2016". Bangalore Dream. Retrieved 18 December 2016.


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