Churchill Brothers FC Goa

Churchill Brothers FC Goa is a professional football club based in Margao, Goa, India, that competes in the I-League. It was founded in 1988 in Margao, and in 1996 became a founding club of the new National Football League.

Churchill Brothers FC Goa
Full nameChurchill Brothers Football Club Goa
Nickname(s)The Red Machine
Founded1988 (1988) [1]
GroundFatorda Stadium
Capacity19,000
OwnerValanka Alemao
Head CoachFernando Santiago Varela
LeagueI-League
2019–20I-League, 8th of 11
WebsiteClub website

The club has won the I-League title twice and has secured a position among the top three teams on eight other occasions in the national league. It has also won eight Goa League Champions Cups, three Durand Cups, and a Federation Cup.

The Red Machine was led for decades by Churchill Alemao, who was also the president of Goa Football Association and the Chief Minister of Goa. His daughter Valanka Alemao is the current CEO of the club.

History

1988–2009

Churchill Brothers FC were founded in 1988 as Varca Club.[2] After one season they got renamed as Brothers Sporting Club. Later on they were bought out by Churchill Braz Alemao and renamed as Churchill Brothers FC. After the take over by Churchill the club went on to win the Durand Cup in 2007 and 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 and moed to the 2010 AFC Cup. During the AFC Cup they won two games against Al-Hilal Al-Sahili and finished runners up in their group, advancing to the next round. Finally, they were defeated 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 club went the rest of the season with Croatian Drago Mamić, who has 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 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 in the history.[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]

Crest and colours

Crest

In 2011 a new red and black crest was introduced. The crest of Churchill Brothers was originally green and yellow. The first crest had a football on green grass with yellow rays representing the sun rays.

  • Churchill's first crest from 1988 to 2011

Colours

The present colours of Churchill Brothers kit is red for home matches[9] and blue for away matches,[10] but before the brand new crest the home colours were white and the away colours were red.

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

Stadium
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 4 January 2021[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
1 GK  IND Shilton Paul
2 DF  LBN Hamza Kheir
3 DF  IND Mamit Vanlalduatsanga
4 DF  IND Suresh Meitei
5 DF  IND Vikas Saini
6 MF  IND Quan Gomes
7 MF  IND Clencio Pinto
8 MF  IND Kingsley Fernandes
9 FW  SVN Luka Majcen
10 MF  HON Clayvin Zuniga
11 FW  IND Vinil Poojary
13 MF  CIV Bazie Armand (Captain)
14 MF  IND Israil Gurung
15 FW  IND H. A. Mohammedali
17 MF  IND Shubert Pereira
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF  IND Bryce Miranda
19 FW  IND Lamgoulen Hangshing
20 MF  IND Lalengzama Vangchhia
21 DF  IND Kamran Farooque
22 DF  IND Wendell Savio Coelho
23 DF  IND Keenan Almeida
25 FW  IND Ginminthang Hangsing
33 MF  IND Richard Costa
36 MF  IND Fredsan Marshall
37 DF  IND Jovel Martins
40 GK  IND Nora Fernandes
42 GK  IND Shibinraj Kunniyil
— DF  IND Samuel Shadap
— MF  IND Sourav Das
— MF  IND Joseph Clemente

Technical staff
Main article: List of Churchill Brothers S.C. managers
Position Name[13]
Head coach Fernando Santiago Varela
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
Winners (2): 2009, 2011

Local

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 8 3,062 – DNP DNP DNP
2020–21 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
1st or WWinners
2nd or RURunners-up
Promoted
↓Relegated
♦Top scorer in division

See also

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". 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. 5 Dec, Marcus Mergulhao | TNN |; 2019; Ist, 19:08. "bernardo tavares: One match at a time is new Churchill Bros coach's mantra". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 February 2020.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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