Pride Sports FC

Pride Sports
Full namePride Sports Football Club
NicknamePride
GroundRavishankar Shukla Stadium
Capacity15,000
OwnerPride Sports Management Pvt. Ltd.
Head coachAbhijoy Basu
LeagueI-League 2nd Division

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]

History

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

Their main rival was Madhya Bharat, whom they played the "Madhya Derby".[5]

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

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

Players

As of 19 August 2020

Final squad

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

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

Managerial record

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

Seasons

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

References

  1. ^ "I-League 2nd Division Fixtures". The Indian League. 17 December 2016. Archived from the original on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  2. ^ "PRIDE SPORTS FC". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 2 April 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Pride Sports FC". globalsportsarchive.com. Archived from the original on 18 July 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  4. ^ "I-League 2nd Division Fixtures". The Indian League. Archived from the original on 28 July 2021. 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. Archived from the original on 16 April 2022. 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. Archived from the original on 28 April 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  7. ^ 2nd Division I-League: focus on Hindustan FC Archived 21 March 2015 at the Wayback Machine i-league.org. Retrieved 29 June 2021
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