Churchill Brothers S.C.

Churchill Brothers FC is an Indian professional football club based in Margao, Goa. Churchill Brothers was founded in 1988 in Margao and in 1996 were a founding club of the new National Football League. In 2007, the club were also a founding club in the I-League.

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Full nameChurchill Brothers Football Club
Nickname(s)The Red Machines
Founded1988 (1988) [1]
GroundFatorda Stadium
Capacity19,000
OwnerChurchill Alemao
Head CoachBernardo Tavares
LeagueI-League
2018–19I-League, 4th
WebsiteClub website

The club has won the national league title I-League two times, in 2008–09 and 2012–13, and has secured a position among the top three teams on eight other occasions in the national level league tournament.

The Red Machine was led for decades by Mr. Churchill Alemo, the club's former President who was recently elected President of Goa Football Association and is an ex-Chief Minister of Goa. The current CEO of the club is Ms. Valanka Alemao, Mr. Alemao's daughter.

History

1988–2009

Churchill Brothers FC were founded in 1988 as Varca Club.[2] After one season under the name Varca Club they renamed themselves Brothers Sporting Club. Later on they were bought out by Churchill Braz Alemao and renamed themselves Churchill Brothers FC. After the take over by Churchill the club went on to win the Durand Cup in 2007 and then they had their best year in 2008–09 by winning the 2008–09 I-League, 2009 Durand Cup, and the 2009 IFA Shield. Through their I-League win Churchill Brothers FC were able to play in the 2010 Asian Champions League qualifiers which they lost which meant that they would play in the 2010 AFC Cup. During the AFC Cup Churchill Brothers FC won two games against Al-Hilal Al-Sahili and finished runners up in their group and advanced to the next round where they would lose 1–2 to Al-Qadsia at the Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium.

Odafe Onyeka Okolie is Churchill Brothers all-time highest goalscorer.

2010–present

For the 2010–11 season Churchill Brothers played in the I-League. Churchill Brothers had contracted manager Vincent Subramaniam for the 2010–11 season but through the season Vincent left his post as the manager and Churchill Brothers went the rest of the season with Croatian Drago Mamić as their caretaker manager who led them to fourth place that season. He also helped them win the IFA Shield that year. On 9 June 2011 Churchill Brothers announced they have signed former Portugal national football team assistant coach Manuel Gomes as permanent manager.[3] However, on 15 February 2012 it was announced that Gomes had resigned and that former coach Carlos Roberto Pereira would be brought in on a caretaker basis.[4]

Then on 13 July 2012 it was announced that Mariano Dias had been signed by the Churchill Brothers to become their new full-time head coach.[5] After his first season in charge, Dias managed to lead Churchill Brothers to the I-League championship, their second one in history, after the 2012–13 season ended.[6]

The club was relegated at the end of the 2017-18 season, with just 17 points from 18 games.[7] However their position was reinstated by the AIFF, after a successful appeal by the club.[8]

Colours and crest

The colours of Churchill Brothers kits and flags have always been red and white but before the brand new crest the home colours were white while the away colours were red. Now after the new logo was shown the home kit is red while the away kit is blue.[9][10]

  • Churchill's first crest from 1988 to 2011

The crest of Churchill Brothers was originally green and yellow since 2011 the crest has been red and black. The first crest was a football on grass with yellow rays coming out acting as sun rays.

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors
Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
1988—2011 None Churchill
2011—2017 Nivia
2017—2018 Faisports
2018—present Nivia

Stadiums
Fatorda Stadium on a matchday
Tilak Maidan Stadium on a matchday

Since the I-League began, Churchill Brothers have always played mainly at the Fatorda Stadium in the South Goan city of Margao along with other Goan I-League clubs Dempo, Salgaocar, Sporting Goa, and Vasco. They also sometimes use the Tilak Maidan Stadium for I-League and Goa Professional League matches which is located in Vasco da Gama, Goa.

During the 2012–13 season Churchill Brothers temporarily played at the Duler Stadium in Mapusa, Goa while the Fatorda Stadium was being renovated for the 2013 Lusophony Games and while the Tilak Maidan was being renovated up to AFC standards.[11]

Players

First team squad
As of 07 March 2020[12]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 FW  IND Hafis Alakkaparamba Mohammedali
4 DF  IND Suresh Meitei
6 DF  TRI Radanfah Abu Bakr
7 MF  IND Quan Gomes
8 MF  GHA Kalif Alhassan
9 FW  TRI Willis Plaza (Captain)
10 MF  GAM Dawda Ceesay
11 MF  IND Schubert Pereira
12 DF  TRI Robert Primus
13 DF  IND Mamit Vanlalduatsanga
14 MF  IND Israil Gurung
17 MF  IND Clencio Pinto
19 FW  IND Lamgoulen Hangshing
20 MF  IND Lalengzama Vangchhia
21 GK  IND Jafar Mondal
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 MF  IND Mauvin Borges
23 FW  IND Vinil Poojary
27 FW  IND Aakash Sangwan
29 MF  IND Richard Costa
32 GK  IND Sukhdev Patil
36 MF  IND Fredsan Marshall
40 GK  IND James Kithan
41 DF  IND Meldon D'Silva
42 DF  IND Wendell Savio Coelho
43 FW  POR Sócrates Pedro
- MF  IND Joseph Clemente
- FW  IND Ganesh Thakur
- MF  IND Kivi Zhimomi

Technical staff
Main article: List of Churchill Brothers S.C. managers
Position Name[13]
Head coach Bernardo Tavares
Assistant coach Mario Soares

Honours
Main article: List of Churchill Brothers S.C. seasons

league

Winners (2): 2008–09, 2012–13
Runners-up (2): 2007–08, 2009–10
Runners-up (3): 1996–97, 1999–2000, 2001–02

Cup
The Durand Cup trophy won by Churchill Brothers for three time
Winners (3): 2007, 2009, 2011
Runners-up (2): 2000–01, 2008
Winners (1): 2013–14

Minor tournaments

Record
Season Div. Tms. Pos. Attendance/G Federation Cup/Super Cup Durand Cup AFC Champions League AFC Cup
2016–17 I-League 10 6 2,560 Group stage DNP DNP DNP
2017–18 I-League 10 9 2,921 Round of 16 DNP DNP DNP
2018–19 I-League 11 4 3,387 – DNP DNP DNP
2019–20 I-League 11 - – DNP DNP DNP
Key
  • Tms. = Number of teams
  • Pos. = Position in league
  • Attendance/G = Average league attendance

Seasons
Results of league and cup competitions by season
Season Division P W D L F A Pts Pos Federation Cup Super Cup Asia Round reached Name Goals
League Top goalscorer
1996–97 Div 1 19 10 6 3 27 16 39 2nd — — — — — —
1997–98 Div 1 18 4 7 7 20 26 19 9th — — — — — —
1998–99 Div 1 20 7 8 5 27 22 29 3rd — — — — — —
1999–2000 Div 1 22 12 5 5 36 17 41 2nd — — — — — —
2000–01 Div 1 22 10 6 6 32 25 36 3rd — — — — — —
2001–02 Div 1 22 12 6 4 44 19 42 2nd — — — — — —
2002–03 Div 1 22 10 7 5 33 22 37 5th — — AFC
Champions
League		 QR3 — —
2003–04 Div 1 22 10 6 6 29 24 36 4th — — — —  —  —
2004–05 Div 1 22 5 8 9 23 33 23 9th — — — —  —  —
2005–06 Div 2  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — — — — — — —
2006–07 Div 1 18 7 8 3 30 23 29 4th — — — —  —  —
2007–08 IL 18 11 3 4 40 22 36 2nd QF — — — Odafe Onyeka Okolie 22
2008–09 IL 22 13 7 2 53 23 46 1st SF — — — Odafe Onyeka Okolie 24
2009–10 IL 26 11 10 5 50 35 43 2nd SF — AFC Cup R16 Odafe Onyeka Okolie 22
2010–11 IL 26 14 8 4 57 31 50 4th SF — — — Odafe Onyeka Okolie 25
2011–12 IL 26 14 6 6 47 28 48 3rd GS — — — Henry Antchouet 18
2012–13 IL 26 16 7 3 56 22 55 1st SF — AFC Cup GS Henry Antchouet 14
2013–14 IL 24 6 7 11 25 37 25 12th W — AFC Cup R16 Balwant Singh 10
2018–19 IL 20 9 7 4 35 23 34 4th - - - Willis Plaza 21
2019-20 IL 15 6 2 7 23 21 20 8th
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Relegated
♦Top scorer in division
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References
  1. "History". Churchill Brothers Sports Club. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  2. "History" (Webpage). the-aiff. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
  3. "Manuel Gomes to coach Churchill Brothers" (Webpage). sportskeeda. June 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
  4. "Churchill Brothers' coach quits after dismal run". NDTV. 23 June 2013.
  5. "Mariano Dias to coach Churchill Brothers" (Webpage). sportskeeda. July 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  6. "I-league title for second time" (Webpage). sportskeeda. May 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  7. "I-League 2017/18: Churchill Brothers gets relegated from top tier football | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  8. "AIFF reinstates Churchill Brothers in I-League - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  9. "Red Kit". Twimg. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  10. "I-League: Beto brace sets up Churchill Brothers victory". Rediff. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  11. "DULER STADIUM TO HOST I-LEAGUE ON NEW TURF". Navhind Times. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
  12. "Squad". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  13. Dec 5, Marcus Mergulhao | TNN |; 2019; Ist, 19:08. "bernardo tavares: One match at a time is new Churchill Bros coach's mantra | Goa News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 February 2020.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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