Pride Sports Football Club was an Indian professional football club based in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. Pride Sports competed as a member of the I-League 2nd Division, the then second tier of football in India.[1] They also played in the Madhya Pradesh Premier League. The club played their home matches at Ravishankar Shukla Stadium in Jabalpur.[2]
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| Full name | Pride Sports Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Pride | ||
| Ground | Ravishankar Shukla Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 15,000 | ||
| Owner | Pride Sports Management Pvt. Ltd. | ||
| Head coach | Abhijoy Basu | ||
| League | I-League 2nd Division | ||
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History edit
Pride Sports FC was founded in Jabalpur with a vision to promote football in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. In 2016, the club debuted in the I-League 2nd Division. 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 was Madhya Bharat, whom they played the "Madhya Derby".[5]
Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors edit
| Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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| 2016—17 | None | |
| 2018 | Cosco | KS Oils |
Players edit
- As of 19 August 2020
Final squad edit
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Managerial record edit
updated on 28 May 2017
| Name | Nationality | From | To | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Win% |
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| Paulo Pedro |  Portugal
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2016[6] | 2017 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 0.00 |
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Abhijoy Basu |
 India
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2018[7] |
Team records edit
Seasons edit
- As of 18 December 2016
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 0 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "I-League 2nd Division Fixtures". The Indian League. 17 December 2016. Archived from the original on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
- ^ "PRIDE SPORTS FC". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 2 April 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ "Pride Sports FC". globalsportsarchive.com. Archived from the original on 18 July 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ "I-League 2nd Division Fixtures". The Indian League. Archived from the original on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
- ^ "AIFF's Second Division League hit by sudden closure of Pride Sports from Madhya Pradesh!". Arunavo about Football (arunfoot.com. Archived from the original on 16 April 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ "I-League 2nd division club Pride Sports FC haven't paid wages to players, coach; no ground to train". Sportskeeda.com. Archived from the original on 28 April 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ 2nd Division I-League: focus on Hindustan FC Archived 21 March 2015 at the Wayback Machine i-league.org. Retrieved 29 June 2021
External links edit
- Pride Sports Football Club at footystats.org