Pride Sports FC explained

Clubname:Pride Sports
Fullname:Pride Sports Football Club
Nickname:Pride
Ground:Ravishankar Shukla Stadium
Capacity:15,000
Owntitle:Owner
Owner:Pride Sports Management Pvt. Ltd.
Mgrtitle:Head coach
Manager:Abhijoy Basu
League:I-League 2nd Division
Season:2016–17
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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

PeriodKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
2016—17None
2018CoscoKS Oils

Players

Final squad

Managerial record

updated on 28 May 2017

NameNationalityFromToPWDLGFGAWin%
scope=row style=text-align:leftPaulo Pedro2016[6] 2017
scope=row style=text-align:leftAbhijoy Basu2018[7]

Team records

Seasons

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: I-League 2nd Division Fixtures. 18 December 2016. The Indian League. 17 December 2016. 28 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210728171304/http://www.theindianleague.in/2016/12/i-league-2nd-division-fixtures-are-out.html. live.
  2. News: PRIDE SPORTS FC. 22 February 2021. Soccerway. 2 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170402205802/http://int.soccerway.com/teams/india/pride-sports/38198/. live.
  3. Web site: Pride Sports FC. 22 February 2021. globalsportsarchive.com. 18 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210718043621/https://globalsportsarchive.com/team/soccer/pride-sports-fc/29310/. live.
  4. News: I-League 2nd Division Fixtures. 18 December 2016. The Indian League. 28 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210728171304/http://www.theindianleague.in/2016/12/i-league-2nd-division-fixtures-are-out.html. live.
  5. News: AIFF’s Second Division League hit by sudden closure of Pride Sports from Madhya Pradesh!. 22 February 2021. Arunavo about Football (arunfoot.com. 16 April 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220416091434/https://www.arunfoot.com/aiffs-second-division-league-hit-sudden-closure-pride-sports-madhya-pradesh/amp/. live.
  6. Web site: I-League 2nd division club Pride Sports FC haven't paid wages to players, coach; no ground to train. 28 April 2021. Sportskeeda.com. 28 April 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210428181343/https://www.sportskeeda.com/amp/football/i-league-2nd-division-club-pride-sports-fc-havent-paid-wages-players-coach-no-ground-train. live.
  7. https://i-league.org/2nd-division-league-focus-hindustan-fc/ 2nd Division I-League: focus on Hindustan FC