Ozone Football Club Bengaluru, or simply known as Ozone FC, was an Indian professional

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club based in

Bengaluru Bangalore (), officially Bengaluru (), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan population of around , making it the third most populous city and fifth most ...

Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...

. Founded in 2015, the club competed in

Bangalore Super Division The Bangalore Football League is organised by the Bangalore District Football Association (BDFA), which is affiliated to the Karnataka State Football Association (KSFA) as a ladder-based State football leagues in India, state football competitio ...

, the top division of football in the state. Ozone reached the final round of the I-League 2nd Division in the 2017–18, 2018–19 seasons respectively and were also the winner's of the Bangalore Super Division in 2017–18.

History

Ozone Football Club was launched on 3 November 2015 by the Ozone Group with the goal of making the

I-League The I-League (known as Hero I-League for sponsorship ties with Hero MotoCorp) is the second-tier men's professional football competition of the Indian football league system. It is currently contested by 12 clubs across the country with the w ...

by 2017. The club were quick to make a mark on the local football scene, winning the

in December 2015, within their first month of existence. On 2 August 2016, the club roped former Trinidadian international Cornell Glen as their foreign recruit who represented his country at the

2006 FIFA World Cup The 2006 FIFA World Cup, also branded as Germany 2006, was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which had won the right to host the ...

. Thus he became the Ozone's first ever world cup player. On 17 December 2016, it was revealed that the club would participate in the

2016–17 I-League 2nd Division The 2016–17 I-League 2nd Division was the tenth season of the I-League 2nd Division, the second-tier Indian league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 2008. The season began on 21 January 2017 and featured 12 teams which ...

. Ozone were included in Group C along with Pride Sports, Fateh Hyderabad and Kenkre. However, they could not advance beyond group stage. In the 2017–18 season, after winning the

under the guidance of David Booth, Ozone FC continued their form in the I-League Second Division, reaching the final stages, eventually falling short of qualifying for the

, where they finished on the third position.

Stadium

Ozone FC plays their home matches of

at the New Bangalore Football Stadium, which has a capacity of 8,400 spectators. They have also used the stadium for their previous I-League 2nd Division matches.

Players

Managerial history

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(2016–2017) * Dave Booth (2017–2019) *

Noel Wilson Noel Anthony Wilson (born 24 December 1979) is a former Indian professional footballer who played as a midfielder for FC Kochin, Churchill Brothers, Mohun Bagan, Mohamedan Sporting and Mumbai FC, in the I-League. He has represented the India ...

(2019–2020)

Season statistics

;Key *Tms. = Number of teams *Pos. = Position in league *Attendance/G = Average league attendance

Team records

Seasons

Notable former players

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World Cup player

* Cornell Glen (2016–2017)

Honours

Domestic (league)

* I-League 2nd Division **Third place (2): 2017–18, 2018–19 *

**Champions (2): 2015–16, 2017–18 **Runners-up (1): 2018–19

References

External links

Ozone Football Club
at ''The-aiff.com''
Club profile
at ''Worldfootball.net'' {{I-League 2nd Division Association football clubs established in 2015 I-League 2nd Division clubs Football clubs in Bangalore 2015 establishments in Karnataka