Mohammedan SC Futsal

Mohammedan Sporting Club Futsal is a professional futsal club based in Kolkata, India. It is the section of over a century old multi-sports club Mohammedan SC.

Mohammedan SC Futsal
Full nameMohammedan Sporting Club Futsal
Nickname(s)The Black Panthers
Short nameMSC
Founded22 February 1891 (22 February 1891) (Mohammedan SC)
2005 (2005) (Mohammedan SC Futsal)
GroundNetaji Indoor Stadium
Capacity12,000
Owner
  • Mohammedan Sporting Club Private Limited (50%)
  • Bunkerhill Private Limited (50%)
PresidentGulam Ashraf
ManagerJoshuah Vaz
LeagueIFA Futsal Championship
Futsal Club Championship

Originally Mohammedan begun to play futsal in 2005 for an exhibition tournament organised by IFA (W.B.). Later, the club's separated section was formally founded in 2021 and now plays in Futsal Club Championship, India's top tier futsal league.[1]

History

2005

The IFA had organised Kolkata Futsal Championship in 2005 with 320 teams participating, to introduce the sport in West Bengal. Mohammedan SC decided to create a futsal club to participate in the tournament.[2] After the end of the tournament, the club was discontinued.

2016

The IFA organised another futsal tournament, Kolkata Futsal League in 2016, in order to further promote the sport in the state. Mohammedan SC decided reinstate the futsal club. The league was played among 8 clubs as a single-elimination tournament. Mohammedan got knocked-out from the tournament in its first match against Southern Samity.[2] The club was once again discontinued due to lack of competitions to participate in.

2020–present

After the announcement of a national-level futsal league by AIFF, Mohammedan SC came forward to re-establish its futsal club and participate in the tournament, with the goal of winning it and eventually participating in the AFC Futsal Club Championship. It was supposed to commence in 2020, but due to COVID-19 pandemic, the tournament was rescheduled for 2021.[3][4] The club signed Joshuah Vaz and Mihir Sawant, to play along with being the head coach and the goalkeeping coach respectively. Mohammedan played its first official match on November 5 against Baroda FC at KD Jadhav Hall in New Delhi.[5] They won the match by 0–9, with Sandesh Malpote, Sachin Patil, Rui Carlo, Hilton Fernandes, Filbert Pereira and Joshuah Vaz scoring. Rui Carlo, aged 15, was the youngest player in the tournament.[5] They became the first team to reach the league finals by defeating Bengaluru FC in the semi-final,[6] but eventually Mohammedan lost the inaugural season final to Delhi FC by 2–7.[7]

Recent seasons
As of November 2021
Season Group stage Playoff
Pl W D L GD Pos
2021 3 3 0 0 +14 1st of 4 Runners-up

Technical staff
Position Name
Head coach India Joshuah Vaz (player-coach)
Team manager India Belal Ahmed Khan
Fitness coach India Ravinder Singh Chauhan
Physio India Ankan Roychowdhury
India Akhilesh KS

Honours

Domestic

See also

References
  1. "Draw for Futsal Club Championship 2021–22 announced". aninews.in. New Delhi: Asianet News International. 29 October 2021. Archived from the original on 6 November 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  2. www.KolkataFootball.Com. "kolkatafootball.com|kolkata futsal league 2016|kolkata futsal league 2016 result|indian football live score". www.kolkatafootball.com. Archived from the original on 13 November 2018. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  3. "Futsal". www.the-aiff.com. Archived from the original on 16 December 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  4. "Futsal club championship to kick-off from 2020 season". www.the-aiff.com. Archived from the original on 5 November 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  5. "Futsal Club C'ship: Mohammedan SC defeats Baroda FC in inaugural match". ANI News. Archived from the original on 6 November 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  6. "Mohammedan SC beat Bengaluru FC, qualify for Hero Futsal Club Championship Final". All India Football Federation. 12 November 2021. Archived from the original on 12 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  7. Hero Futsal Club Championship Final - 2021-22 - MDSC vs DFC, archived from the original on 13 November 2021, retrieved 13 November 2021
  8. "Scott stands tall to help Minerva Academy win Hero Futsal Club Championship 2023". theawayend.co. New Delhi: The Away End. 20 February 2023. Archived from the original on 20 February 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  9. "Minerva Academy win Futsal Club Championship". thebridge.in. New Delhi: The Bridge Sports. 20 February 2023. Archived from the original on 22 April 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.

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