Mohammedan SC Futsal explained

Clubname:Mohammedan SC Futsal
Fullname:Mohammedan Sporting Club Futsal
Short Name:MSC
Nickname:The Black Panthers
Founded: (Mohammedan SC)
(Mohammedan SC Futsal)
Ground:Netaji Indoor Stadium
Capacity:12,000
Chrtitle:President
Chairman:Gulam Ashraf
Mgrtitle:Manager
League:IFA Futsal Championship
Futsal Club Championship
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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.

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. 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. 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.

Recent seasons

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Group stagePlayoff
20213300+141st of 4Runners-up

Technical staff

PositionName
Head coach
Team manager Belal Ahmed Khan
Fitness coach Ravinder Singh Chauhan
Physio Ankan Roychowdhury
Akhilesh KS

Honours

Domestic

See also

Further reading

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Draw for Futsal Club Championship 2021–22 announced. 6 November 2021. aninews.in. Asianet News International. en. 29 October 2021. New Delhi. 6 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211106200218/https://www.aninews.in/news/sports/football/draw-for-futsal-club-championship-2021-22-announced20211029130912/.
  2. Web site: www.KolkataFootball.Com. kolkatafootball.comkolkata futsal league 2016kolkata futsal league 2016 resultindian football live score. 2021-11-06. www.kolkatafootball.com. en. 13 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181113172227/http://kolkatafootball.com/. live.
  3. Web site: Futsal. 2021-11-06. www.the-aiff.com. 16 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211216051057/https://www.the-aiff.com/futsal. live.
  4. Web site: Futsal club championship to kick-off from 2020 season. 2021-11-06. www.the-aiff.com. 5 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211105193815/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/futsal-club-championship-to-kick-off-from-2020-season. live.
  5. Web site: Futsal Club C'ship: Mohammedan SC defeats Baroda FC in inaugural match. 2021-11-06. ANI News. en. 6 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211106200220/https://www.aninews.in/news/sports/cricket/futsal-club-cship-mohammedan-sc-defeats-baroda-fc-in-inaugural-match20211105201054/. live.
  6. News: 12 November 2021. Mohammedan SC beat Bengaluru FC, qualify for Hero Futsal Club Championship Final. All India Football Federation. 12 November 2021. 12 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211112172208/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/4-man-mohammedan-beat-bengaluru-fc-qualify-for-hero-futsal-club-championship-final. live.
  7. Web site: Scott stands tall to help Minerva Academy win Hero Futsal Club Championship 2023. 20 February 2023. New Delhi. 22 May 2023. theawayend.co. The Away End. https://web.archive.org/web/20230220033906/https://theawayend.co/2023/02/20/minerva-academy-win-hero-futsal-club-championship-2023/. 20 February 2023.
  8. Web site: Minerva Academy win Futsal Club Championship. 20 February 2023. New Delhi. 22 May 2023. thebridge.in. The Bridge Sports. https://web.archive.org/web/20230422160416/https://thebridge.in/football/minerva-academy-win-futsal-club-championship-39823. 22 April 2023.