Pride Sports FC

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Pride Sports
File:Pride Sports F.C. Logo.jpg
Full namePride Sports Football Club
Nickname(s)Pride
GroundRavishankar Shukla Stadium
Capacity15,000
OwnersPride Sports Management Pvt. Ltd.
Head coachAbhijoy Basu
LeagueI-League 2nd Division

Pride Sports Football Club is an Indian football club based in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. Pride Sports competed as a member of the I-League 2nd Division, the second tier of football in India.[1] They are also eligible to play in Madhya Pradesh Premier League. The club plays their home matches at Ravishankar Shukla Stadium in Jabalpur.[2]

History[edit]

Pride Sports FC was founded in Jabalpur with aims to promote football in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. In 2016, the club debuted in the I-League 2nd Division, the second tier of Indian football. They became the second club from Madhya Pradesh to participate in any national level football tournament of India, after Madhya Bharat SC.[3]

In 2016–17 I-League 2nd Division preliminary rounds, Pride Sports finished at the bottom of group C.[4]

Rivalries[edit]

Their main rival is Madhya Bharat which is a fellow team from Madhya Pradesh, whom they play the "Madhya Derby".[5]

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors[edit]

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
2016—17 None
2018 Cosco KS Oils

Players[edit]

As of 19 August 2020

Last registered squad[edit]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK India IND Sumit Das
— DF India IND Amandeep Singh
— DF India IND Deepak Kumar
— DF India IND Pankaj Singh
— DF India IND Karamvir Singh
— DF India IND Ananya Watts
— DF India IND Robin Chhetri
— FW India IND Glakson Thomas Mascarenhas
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF India IND Abhiraj Vikram Singh
— FW Ghana GHA John Ampong
— FW India IND Gaurav Pandey
— FW India IND Bijoy Kumar Jirel
— FW India IND Sanad Girotra
— MF India IND Akhilesh Devrani
— MF India IND Abhishek Sharma

Managerial record[edit]

updated on 28 May 2017

Name Nationality From To P W D L GF GA Win%
Paulo Pedro  Portugal 2016[6] 2017 6 0 0 6 2 16 000.00

Abhijoy Basu

 India 2018[7]

Team records[edit]

Seasons[edit]

As of 18 December 2016
Year League Federation
Cup 		Top Scorer(s)
P W D L GF GA Pts Pos. Player(s) Goals
2016–17 6 0 0 6 2 16 0 TBD TBD TBD TBD

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "I-League 2nd Division Fixtures". The Indian League. 17 December 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  2. ↑ "PRIDE SPORTS FC". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  3. ↑ "Pride Sports FC". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  4. ↑ "I-League 2nd Division Fixtures". The Indian League. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  5. ↑ "AIFF's Second Division League hit by sudden closure of Pride Sports from Madhya Pradesh!". Arunavo about Football (arunfoot.com. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  6. ↑ "I-League 2nd division club Pride Sports FC haven't paid wages to players, coach; no ground to train". Sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  7. ↑ 2nd Division I-League: focus on Hindustan FC i-league.org. Retrieved 29 June 2021

External links[edit]

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