Pride Sports FC

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]

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

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. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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

Managerial record

updated on 28 May 2017

NameNationalityFromToPWDLGFGAWin%
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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