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{{Short description|Former Indian association football club}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=September 2012}}
{{infobox football club
| clubname = ONGC
| image =
| fullname = Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Football Club<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bangaloremirror.com/article/71/2010043020100430224350445e3d83fa1/Jotin-heads-in-HAL%E2%80%99s-points-.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2010-05-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707213242/http://www.bangaloremirror.com/article/71/2010043020100430224350445e3d83fa1/Jotin-heads-in-HAL%E2%80%99s-points-.html |archive-date=2011-07-07 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| nickname =
| founded = 1990s (as ''Oil & Natural Gas Commission'')<ref name=WIFA/><br/>{{start date and years ago|2006|df=yes}} (revived as ''ONGC F.C.'')<ref>[https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/ongc-fc/ ONGC Football Club profile] ''worldfootball.net''. Retrieved 15 July 2021</ref>
| ground = [[Cooperage Ground]],<br />[[Mumbai]]
| capacity = 5,000
| owner = [[Oil and Natural Gas Corporation|ONGC]]<ref>[https://globalsportsarchive.com/team/soccer/ongc-fc/1702/ Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Football Club] ''Global Sports Archive''. Retrieved 23 February 2021</ref>
| chairman = Vivek Bhowmik
| mgrtitle = Head coach
| manager = [[Dharmesh Patel]]
| league = [[Mumbai Football League|MDFA Elite League]]
| season = [[2012–13 I-League|2012–13]]
| position = [[I-League]], 9th (expelled)
| website =
}}

'''Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Football Club''', also known as '''ONGC FC''',<ref>[https://www.kolkatafootball.com/ileague_2nd_division_2016-17/news.html I-League 2nd Division 2016-17] ''kolkatafootball.com''. Retrieved 6 August 2021</ref> was an [[India]]n professional [[association football|football]] club from [[Mumbai]] in [[Maharashtra]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Bali|first=Rahul|title=Santosh Kashyap appointed as the head coach of ONGC|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2012/12/18/3610832/santosh-kashyap-appointed-as-the-head-coach-of-ongc|work=Goal.com|access-date=18 December 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=10-man ONGC ground AI to lift Nadkarni Cup|url=http://mdfa.mumbaifc.com/10-man-ongc-ground-ai-to-lift-nadkarni-cup/|access-date=13 January 2017|work=Mumbai Football Club|date=16 December 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Air India strikes six to defeat ONGC|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/locality/mumbai-south/air-india-strikes-six-defeat-ongc-82810|access-date=13 January 2017|work=DNA India|date=21 January 2016}}</ref> The club was affiliated with the [[Oil and Natural Gas Corporation]].<ref name=THT2012October>{{cite web|title=Institutional Sides In Indian Football: The Story Of ONGC FC, Air India FC and HAL SC|url=http://www.thehardtackle.com/2011/institutional-sides-in-indian-football-the-story-of-ongc-fc-air-india-fc-and-hal-sc/|work=The Hard Tackle|access-date=1 October 2012}}</ref> It has competed in the [[National Football League (India)]], later [[I-League]], alongside the [[Mumbai Football League|MDFA Elite League]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sawant |first1=Yash |title=Air India beats ONGC 1-0 |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/sports/report-air-india-beats-ongc-1-0-1467840 |access-date=3 September 2020 |publisher=DNA India |date=17 November 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Eduardo goal saves Sporting |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/67008/eduardo-goal-saves-sporting.html |access-date=3 September 2020 |work=Deccan Herald |date=1 May 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Admin|first1=FC|title=‘First Ever’ MDFA Awards Night adds cherry on top of the cake after a successful 2016-17 season|url=http://www.footballcounter.com/2017/first-ever-mdfa-awards-night-adds-cherry-top-cake-successful-2016-17-season/|website=footballcounter.com|access-date=18 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Bera|first=Kaustav|title=Pailan Arrows 4-1 ONGC FC: Papas' boys trounce 10-man ONGC with ease|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/96179/pailan-arrows-vs-ongc-fc/report|work=Goal.com|access-date=26 December 2012}}</ref>

==History==

===2006–2010: I-League 2nd Division===
In 2006, the [[Oil and Natural Gas Corporation]] revived its football section and renamed it as ''ONGC F.C.'', in hope of expanding their involvement in Indian football, which included title sponsoring the old [[National Football League (India)|National Football League]], [[Durand Cup]] and [[Nehru Cup]].<ref name=THT2012October/> In their inaugural season in the [[I-League 2nd Division]], the club finished on 6th place.<ref name=THT2012October/> After their first season, the club offered their players full-time contracts and higher salaries, as well as inducting youth sections.<ref name=THT2012October/> These changes helped the club finish on 5th place in the final round of the [[2009 I-League 2nd Division]], after topping the group stage.<ref name=THT2012October/> The next season would finally see ONGC get promoted, after the club won the [[2010 I-League 2nd Division]] and went undefeated in the final round.<ref name=THT2012October/> It was the club's biggest achievement in domestic football.<ref>[https://www.gcsstars.com/2010/05/i-league-2nd-division-final-round.html?m=1 2010 I-League 2nd Division final round table] ''www.gcsstars.com''. Retrieved 11 May 2021</ref>

In 2010, [[Caetano Pinho]] became the head coach of ONGC and helped the team winning the [[I-League 2nd Division]] and qualified for the [[I-League 2010-11|2010–11]] season of [[I-League]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Sengupta|first=Somnath|title=Institutional Sides In Indian Football: The Story Of ONGC FC, Air India FC and HAL SC|url=http://www.thehardtackle.com/2011/institutional-sides-in-indian-football-the-story-of-ongc-fc-air-india-fc-and-hal-sc/|work=The Hard Tackle|access-date=16 July 2012}}</ref> Unfortunately, after one season in the I-League, the club were relegated back into the 2nd Division and Pinho's job was on the line as ONGC were considering folding the club. Even Pinho himself said: "The club’s poor showing had not gone down well with the management, who it was believed were even considering the most extreme of repercussions. For a company which supports 16 different disciplines of sports around the country, they had after all pumped in the maximum amount of money into the football club's coffers."<ref>{{cite web|last=Sundaresan|first=Bharat|title=Oil stocks on the rise again|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/oil-stocks-on-the-rise-again/944195/0|work=Indian Express|access-date=16 July 2012}}</ref>

===2010–2013: I-League and back===
After earning promotion into the I-League, ONGC made some unexpected signings with the signatures of [[Nigeria]]n [[David Opara]] and re-signing [[Badmus Babatunde]], who was the overall top-scorer during the [[2010 I-League 2nd Division]],<ref>[http://www.goal.com/en-sg/match/51448/dempo-sports-club-vs-ongc-fc/preview ONGC vs Dempo: Preview] ''Goal.com''. Retrieved 7 May 2021</ref><ref>[https://archive.today/20130630091503/http://newshopper.sulekha.com/i-league-aiff-xi-in-1-1-draw-against-ongc_news_1240568.htm ONGC made 1-1 draw vs AIFF XI] ''newshopper.sulekha.com''. Retrieved 7 May 2021</ref><ref>[http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/53377/prayag-united-vs-ongc-fc/play-by-play Prayag United vs ONGC: I-League] ''Goal.com''. Retrieved 7 May 2021</ref><ref>http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/air-india-beats-ongc/article1524553.ece?css=print</ref><ref>http://www.goal.com/en-ie/match/53360/churchill-brothers-sc-vs-ongc-fc/preview</ref> and signing former [[India national football team]] goalkeeper Rajat Ghosh Dastidar.<ref name=THT2012October/> ONGC played their first match of the [[I-League 2010-11|2010–11]] on 4 December 2010 against [[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]] at the [[Salt Lake Stadium]], in which they lost 1–0.<ref>{{cite web|title=East Bengal 1–0 ONGC|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/53250/east-bengal-vs-ongc-fc/lineup-stats|work=Goal.com|access-date=4 October 2012}}</ref> It took the club register first win till 9 January 2011 against [[Chirag United Club Kerala|Viva Kerala]] at home with David Opara scoring the lone goal for ONGC.<ref>{{cite web|title=ONGC humble Viva Kerala 1–0|url=http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20110115/1667313.html|publisher=WebIndia123|access-date=4 October 2012}}</ref> Then on 12 February 2011, ONGC created the biggest shock of the season after defeating East Bengal, who were undefeated before the game, 1–0 with Babatunde scoring in 58th minute at Cooperage Ground.<ref>{{cite web|title=ONGC 1–0 East Bengal|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/53403/ongc-fc-vs-east-bengal/lineup-stats|work=Goal.com|access-date=4 October 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://arunfoot.blogspot.in/2011/02/i-league-round-14-ongc-shock-east.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=7 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130816191320/http://arunfoot.blogspot.in/2011/02/i-league-round-14-ongc-shock-east.html |archive-date=16 August 2013 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Despite the unexpected result, ONGC could only do so much as despite scoring 11 more goals in the 2nd half of the season, they ultimately finished on last 14th place, which meant straight relegation back into 2nd Division after only one season.<ref>[http://www.indianfootballnetwork.com/forum/discussion/474/ongc-201011-i-league-review/p1 ONGC 2010–11 Review] ''Indianfootball.de''. Retrieved 13 March 2021</ref>

ONGC began their mission for a comeback to the I-League by entering the [[2012 I-League 2nd Division]]. The immediately made an impact after finishing the group stage in first place and entered the [[2012 I-League 2nd Division Final Round|final round]] as automatic contenders.<ref>{{cite web|last=Noronha|first=Anselm|title=I-League second division: Final round analysis – How did the teams qualify|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2012/03/06/2948456/i-league-second-division-final-round-analysis-how-did-the|publisher=Goal.com|access-date=4 October 2012}}</ref> After a tough 12 matches in [[Siliguri]] and [[Sikkim]], ONGC again finished in a promotion spot, 2nd place, and thus qualified for the [[2012–13 I-League]], which was confirmed on 17 April 2012, after the club drew 1–1 with [[Aizawl F.C.|Aizawl]].<ref>{{cite web|title=ONGC PROMOTED, TO PLAY I LEAGUE NEXT SEASON|url=http://www.barefootmag.in/2012/04/17/ongc-promoted-to-play-i-league-next-season/|archive-url=https://archive.is/20130217221115/http://www.barefootmag.in/2012/04/17/ongc-promoted-to-play-i-league-next-season/|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 February 2013|publisher=Barefootmag|access-date=4 October 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Indian Arrows v ONGC Live Commentary & Result, 01/12/12, I-League {{!}} Goal.com|url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/match/indian-arrows-v-ongc/6kw3fc6pn033tjnmnv31yjkk5|access-date=2021-04-07|website=www.goal.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Sengupta|first=Somnath|title=Indian Football : ONGC, United Sikkim Clinch Promotion In Dramatic Finale|url=http://www.thehardtackle.com/2012/indian-football-i-league-division-two/|work=The Hard Tackle|access-date=16 July 2012}}</ref> ONGC finished the next I-League season on 9th position with 31 points in 26 matches.<ref>ONGC and [[Air India (football club)|Air India]] were expelled from I-League because they failed to meet [[Asian Football Confederation]]'s licensing criteria.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/i-league/I-League-ONGC-AI-hoping-against-hope/articleshow/18053566.cms|title=I-League: ONGC, AI hoping against hope|date=17 Jan 2013}}</ref>

The club has also participated in the [[2013 IFA Shield]] unlikely. On 4 March 2013, it was announced that [[Muktijoddha Sangsad KC]] of Bangladesh would not participate in this tournament and instead current [[I-League]] club [[ONGC F.C.|ONGC]] would take their place.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bhattacharya|first=Nilesh|title=I-League side ONGC have been drafted in the IFA Shield as a last-minute replacement of Muktijoddha Sanshad of Bangladesh. ONGC will be grouped with East Bengal, United SC and Arrows in Pool A and will take East Bengal in their first match in Siliguri on Wednesday.|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/I-League-side-ONGC-have-been-drafted-in-the-IFA-Shield-as-a-last-minute-replacement-of-Muktijoddha-Sanshad-of-Bangaldesh-ONGC-will-be-grouped-with-East-Bengal-United-SC-and-Arrows-in-Pool-A-and-will-take-East-Bengal-in-their-first-match-in-Siliguri-on-Wednesday-/articleshow/18792962.cms|work=The Times of India|access-date=4 March 2013}}</ref> But they failed to qualify for the knockout stages.

===In leagues of Mumbai===
Since their inception, ONGC became a member of [[Western India Football Association]] (WIFA) and [[Mumbai District Football Association]] (formerly BDFA). They participated in later editions of [[Mumbai Football League|Mumbai Harwood League]] alongside Maharashtra Football League.<ref name=WIFA>[https://wifa.in/history/ History: The Harwood League] ''wifa.in''. Retrieved 17 August 2021</ref><ref name=RSSSF>[http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/indiabomchamp.html India - List of Mumbai (Bombay) League Champions] ''RSSSF''. Retrieved 17 August 2021</ref>

Before getting revived in 2006, they participated in B.D.F.A League, and [[Western India Football Association|W.I.F.A. Super Division]] from 1990 to 1999 and clinched BDFA title in 1993.<ref name=RSSSF/>

ONGC also participated in [[MDFA Elite Division]] and lifted trophies in 2015–16 and 2017–18 season.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Yadav|first1=Siddharth|title=MFA Elite Division 2016–17: The Big Preview|url=http://www.footballcounter.com/2016/mfa-elite-division-2016-17-big-preview/|access-date=7 December 2016|work=Football Counter|date=7 December 2016}}</ref>

==Expulsion==
In spite of finishing 9th in the [[2012–13 I-League]] table with 36 points, ONGC were excluded from the next season because they did not meet the [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]'s club licensing criteria.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/i-league/I-League-ONGC-AI-hoping-against-hope/articleshow/18053566.cms|title=I-League: ONGC, AI hoping against hope|access-date=17 Jan 2013|website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Choudhuri |first=Arunava |title=Interview with Bibek Bhowmik (ONGC Football Team Manager) |url=http://arunfoot.blogspot.com/2012/04/interview-with-bibek-bhowmik-ongc.html |work=Arunfoot |access-date=13 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130702180833/http://arunfoot.blogspot.com/2012/04/interview-with-bibek-bhowmik-ongc.html |archive-date=2 July 2013 }}</ref>
New club [[Oil India Ltd FC|Oil India]] has taken sponsorship and majority of ONGC's squad in the following years.

==Stadium==
{{Main|Cooperage Ground}}

[[File:Cooperage Football Ground.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Cooperage Ground|Cooperage Football Ground]] before renovation]]
ONGC played all their home matches for the [[National Football League (India)|National Football League]] and [[I-League]] at the [[Cooperage Ground|Cooperage Football Ground]], which is located at the Nariman Point, [[Mumbai]]. It has a capacity of 5,000.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.dnaindia.com/sports/report-fifa-sanctions-2-million-grant-for-cooperage-1532025 | title=FIFA sanctions 2 million grant for Cooperage | publisher=DNA | date=15 April 2011 | first=Mihir | last=Vasavda | access-date=20 June 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.dnaindia.com/sports/report-a-shot-in-the-arm-for-cooperage-ground-in-mumbai-1553688 | title=A Shot in the arm for Cooperage Ground | publisher=DNA | date=11 June 2011 | first=Rosy | last=Sequeira | access-date=20 June 2018}}</ref>

==Honours==
{{see also|List of ONGC F.C. seasons}}
===Domestic===
;League
* '''[[I-League 2nd Division]]'''
:{{Gold1}} Champions (1): [[2010 I-League 2nd Division|2010]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bangaloremirror.com/article/71/2010043020100430224350445e3d83fa1/Jotin-heads-in-HAL%E2%80%99s-points-.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2010-05-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707213242/http://www.bangaloremirror.com/article/71/2010043020100430224350445e3d83fa1/Jotin-heads-in-HAL%E2%80%99s-points-.html |archive-date=2011-07-07 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
:{{Silver2}} Runners-up (1): [[2012 I-League 2nd Division|2012]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://the-aiff.com/pages/news/index.php?Me_Id%3D193 |title=Archived copy |access-date=2012-02-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120203113613/http://www.the-aiff.com/pages/news/index.php?Me_Id=193 |archive-date=2012-02-03 }}</ref>
* '''[[Mumbai Football League|Bombay Harwood League]]'''
:{{Gold1}} Champions (1): 1993
* '''[[MDFA Elite Division]]'''
:{{Gold1}} Champions (2): 2015–16, 2017–18<ref>{{cite news |last1=Shukla |first1=Kaushal |title=Clinical ONGC punish wasteful Mumbai Customs |url=https://www.footballcounter.com/2015/clinical-ongc-punish-wasteful-mumbai-customs/ |access-date=3 September 2020 |work=Football Counter |date=31 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Yadav|first1=Siddharth|title=MDFA Elite Division 2016–17: The Big Preview|url=http://www.footballcounter.com/2016/mdfa-elite-division-2016-17-big-preview/|access-date=7 December 2016|work=Football Counter|date=7 December 2016}}</ref>
:{{Silver2}} Runners-up (1): 2016–17
;Cup
* '''[[Sikkim Gold Cup|Sikkim Governor's Gold Cup]]'''
:[[File:Simple cup icon.svg|16px]] Winners (2): 2010, 2014<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/india-sikkimgoldcuphist.html|title=India – List of All India Governor's Gold Cup Winners (Sikkim)
|website=Rsssf.com|access-date=13 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/sikkimgoldcup.html|title=List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Sikkim Governor's Gold Cup:|website=Indianfootball.de|access-date=13 March 2021}}</ref>
* '''[[Bordoloi Trophy]]'''
:{{Silver2}} Runners-up (1): 2007<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/bordoloitrophy.html|title=List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Bordoloi Trophy:|website=indianfootball.de|access-date=1 March 2021}}</ref>
*'''[[Durand Cup]]'''
:{{Silver2}} Runners-up (1): [[2013 Durand Cup|2013]]

===Others===
* '''YMFC Centennial All India Football Tournament'''
:[[File:Simple cup icon.svg|16px]] Winners (1): 2016<ref>{{cite news|last1=Nayse|first1=Suhas|title=Nagpur FC to clash with ONGC in final|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/Nagpur-FC-to-clash-with-ONGC-in-final/articleshow/50983017.cms|accessdate=14 February 2016|work=Times of India|date=14 February 2016}}</ref>
* '''[[Western India Football Association|Nadkarni Cup]]'''
:[[File:Simple cup icon.svg|16px]] Champions (1): 2014<ref>{{Cite web|title=India - List of Nadkarni Cup Finals|url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/indianadkarnicuphist.html|access-date=1 August 2021|website=Rsssf.com}}</ref>
:{{Silver2}} Runners-up (1): 2007
* '''Hot Weather Football Championship'''
:{{Silver2}} Runners-up (1): 2007<ref>[http://www.indianfootball.de/data/hotweathercup.html List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Hot Weather Football Championship: Himachal Pradesh] ''indianfootball.de''. Retrieved 16 August 2021</ref>

==See also==
* [[:Category:ONGC FC players|ONGC FC players]]
* [[Mumbai Football League|MDFA Elite League]]
* [[List of football clubs in India|List of football clubs in Mumbai]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Football in India}}

==External links==

* [https://us.soccerway.com/teams/india/ongc/8252/ ONGC Football Club] at ''Soccerway
* [https://khelnow.com/football/team/ongc-fc ONGC Football Club] at ''Khel Now''
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[[Category:Works association football clubs in India]]

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