Full name | Ozone Football Club Bengaluru [1] |
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Nickname(s) | OFCB |
Founded | 2015 |
Ground | Bangalore Football Stadium |
Capacity | 8,400 |
Owner | Ozone Group [2] |
League | BDFA Super Division |
Ozone Football Club Bengaluru (simply known as Ozone FC) [3] was an Indian professional football club based in Bengaluru, Karnataka. [4] [5] Founded in 2015, the club competed in BDFA Super Division, the top division of football in the state. [6] Ozone reached the final round of the I-League 2nd Division in the 2017–18, [7] [8] 2018–19 seasons respectively [9] [10] and were also the winner's of the BDFA Super Division in 2017–18. [11] [12]
Ozone Football Club was launched on 3 November 2015 by the Ozone Group with the goal of making the I-League by 2017. [13] [14] The club were quick to make a mark on the local football scene, winning the BDFA Super Division in December 2015, within their first month of existence. [15]
On 2 August 2016, the club roped former Trinidadian international Cornell Glen as their foreign recruit who represented his country at the 2006 FIFA World Cup. [16] [17] Thus he became the Ozone's first ever world cup player.
On 17 December 2016, it was revealed that the club would participate in the 2016–17 I-League 2nd Division. [11] Ozone were included in Group C along with Pride Sports, Fateh Hyderabad and Kenkre. [18] [19] However, they could not advance beyond group stage. [6] [20]
In the 2017–18 season, after winning the BDFA Super Division [21] under the guidance of David Booth, [22] [23] Ozone FC continued their form in the I-League Second Division, reaching the final stages, eventually falling short of qualifying for the I-League, [24] [25] where they finished on the third position. [26] [27] [28]
Ozone FC plays their home matches of BDFA Super Division at the New Bangalore Football Stadium, which has a capacity of 8,400 spectators. [29] [30] They have also used the stadium for their previous I-League 2nd Division matches.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Season | Div. | Tms. | Pos. | Attendance/G | Federation Cup/ Super Cup | BDFA Super Division | AFC Champions League | AFC Cup |
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2016–17 | I-League 2nd Division | 12 | Group stage | 2,567 | DNP | 3 | DNP | DNP |
2017–18 | I-League 2nd Division | 18 | 3 | 780 | DNP | 1 | DNP | DNP |
Year | League | Federation Cup |
Top Scorer(s) | |||||||||
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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 |
For all former notable players of Ozone FC with a Wikipedia article, see: Ozone FC players.
World Cup player
Foreign international(s)