Churchill Brothers S.C.

Churchill Brothers

Full name	Churchill Brothers Sports Club
Nickname(s)	The Red Machine
Founded	1988[1]
Ground	Duler Stadium
Capacity	8,000
Owner	Churchill Alemao
Head Coach	Joseph Afusi
2013–14	I-League, 12th
Website	Club home page
Home colours Away colours

Churchill Brothers Sports Club is an Indian 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. In the first decade of the 21st century the club won one League Championship title and three Durand Cups. The club then won the league title again after the 2012–13 season.

History

1988–2009

Churchill Brothers SC were started up 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 SC. 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 SC 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 SC 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.

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 midway 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]

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.^[7][8]

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.

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  Churchill's first crest from 1988–2011

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

Years	Kit manufacturer	Sponsor
1988–2011	Unknown
2011–present	Nivia	Churchill

Stadiums

• Stadiums:
  • Fatorda Stadium: Main stadium during the season. Capacity set at 27,300.
  • Tilak Maidan Stadium: Alternate stadium.
  • Duler Stadium: Located in Mapusa, Goa. Temporary stadium during the 2012–13 season.

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.^[9]

Players

First-team squad

As of 21 August 2015^[10]

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

No. Position Player GK Aliston Fernandes GK Razaq DF D Nainoo DF Elvis Barreto DF Subhasish DF Dhanachandra Singh DF Manfred Fernandes DF Sandvil D'Costa DF Kamaldeep Singh DF Basant Rai MF Nicholas Fernandes MF Seriton Fernandes

No. Position Player MF Suraj Singh MF Richard Costa MF Neliston D'Silva MF Ashwin Godinho MF Leander Fernandes MF Sagar N FW Aldrich Coelho FW Samson Fernandes FW Pankaj Sona FW J Clemente FW Nash Pereira FW Jaison Vales

Managers

Churchill Brothers are known for the short-term managers who come in but barely manage to complete at least half a year on the job. Their current manager is Joseph Afusi from Nigeria

Honours

• I-League:

Winners (2): 2008–09, 2012–13

Runners-up (2): 2007–08, 2009–10

• National Football League:

Runners-up (3): 1996–97, 1999–2000, 2001–02

• Durand Cup:

Winners (3): 2007, 2009, 2011

Runners-up (2): 2000–01, 2008

• Federation Cup:

Winners (1): 2013–14

Minor Tournaments

• Goa Professional League (7): 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2008
• IFA Shield (2): 2009, 2011

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	& —	& —	& —	Onyeka Okolie, OdafeOdafe Onyeka Okolie	22
2008–09	IL	22	13	7	2	53	23	46	1st	SF	& —	& —	& —	Onyeka Okolie, OdafeOdafe Onyeka Okolie	24
2009–10	IL	26	11	10	5	50	35	43	2nd	SF	& —	AFC Cup	R16	Onyeka Okolie, OdafeOdafe Onyeka Okolie	22
2010–11	IL	26	14	8	4	57	31	50	4th	SF	& —	& —	& —	Onyeka Okolie, OdafeOdafe 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

1st or W	Winners
2nd or RU	Runners-up
	Promoted
	Relegated
♦	Top scorer in division

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. "Red Kit". Twimg. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
8. "I-League: Beto brace sets up Churchill Brothers victory". Rediff. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
9. "DULER STADIUM TO HOST I-LEAGUE ON NEW TURF". Navhind Times. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
10. Mergulhao, Marcus. "Churchll sans killer punch". Times of India. Retrieved 21 August 2015.