SC Bengaluru
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| Full name | Sporting Club Bengaluru | |||
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| Nickname | The Golden Tigers | |||
| Short name | SCB | |||
| Founded | 2022 | |||
| Ground | Bangalore Football Stadium | |||
| Capacity | 8,400 | |||
| CEO | Kishore S. Reddy | |||
| Head coach | Chinta Chandrashekar Rao | |||
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| 2024–25 | I-League, 12th of 13 | |||
| Website | scbengaluru | |||
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Sporting Club Bengaluru, also known as Sporting Bengaluru, (nicknamed The Golden Tigers) is an Indian professional football club based in Bangalore, Karnataka. The club currently competes in the I-League, the second tier of the Indian football league system, and the BDFA Super Division.[1] The club was founded in 2022.
History
[edit | edit source]SC Bengaluru made its debut in the 2022–23 BDFA Super Division.[2] They clinched the title in their inaugural season ahead of their closest rivals FC Bengaluru United, attaining 46 points in 18 games. With their win, they closed on a spot in the 2023–24 I-League 3, the newly formed fourth tier of the Indian football league system.[3][4][5][6] The club managed to qualify for the I-League 2 after beating Kerala United by 2–1 in the playoffs.[7][8][9] The club clinched back-to-back titles in the 2023–24 season as they won the I-League 2, earning promotion to the 2024–25 I-League.[10][11][12] [13]
Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors
[edit | edit source]Since forming in April 2022, SCB signed sports agency Sporting Group International as its principal partner, and Meyba as its official kit partner. They also struck up a partnership with MuscleBlaze as nutrition partner.[14]
| Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Meyba | Sporting Group International |
| 2023 | MS Sports | |
| 2024–present |
Stadium
[edit | edit source]Sporting Club Bengaluru plays its home matches at the Bangalore Football Stadium.[15][16]
Players
[edit | edit source]First-team squad (2025)
[edit | edit source]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Technical staff
[edit | edit source]- As of 1 September 2024
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Team manager | India Sujan Subramanya |
| Head coach | India Chinta Chandrashekar Rao |
| Assistant coach | India Alex Praveen |
| Physiotherapist | India A. R. Dileep Kumar |
| Goalkeeper coach | India Nikhil Bernard |
Records and statistics
[edit | edit source]Season by season
[edit | edit source]| Season | League | Playoffs | Super Cup | Other competitions | Top scorer(s) | |||||||||
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| Division | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Pos | Durand Cup | Player(s) | Goals | |||
| 2023–24 | I-League 3 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 17 | 1st | 3rd Rise | Did not participate | Did not participate | India Arif Shaikh | 5 |
| I-League 2 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 12 | 33 | Champions Rise | – | India Thomyo Shimray | 11 | |||
| 2024–25 | I-League | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | – | – | – | |||
Managerial record
[edit | edit source]| Name | Nationality | From | To | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinta Chandrashekar Rao | File:Flag of India.svg India | 1 October 2023 | present | 27 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 53 | 29 | 62.96 |
Honours
[edit | edit source]League
[edit | edit source]- I-League 2
- I-League 3 Playoffs
- BDFA Super Division
See also
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References
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