SC Bengaluru
Indian association football club based in Bangalore
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Sporting Club Bengaluru, also known as Sporting Bengaluru, (nicknamed The Golden Tigers) is an Indian professional football club based in Bangalore, Karnataka. The club currently competes in the Indian Football League 2, the third tier of the Indian football league system, and the BDFA Super Division.[1] The club was founded in 2022. The club was founded in the year 2022 by Tony Sohi (UK), Kulbir Sohi (UK), Adrian Wright (UK) and Kishore S Reddy (India).
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| Full name | Sporting Club Bengaluru | |||
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| Nickname | The Golden Tigers | |||
| Short name | SCB | |||
| Founded | 2022 | |||
| Ground | Bangalore Football Stadium | |||
| Capacity | 8,400 | |||
| CEO | Kishore S. Reddy | |||
| Head coach | Chinta Chandrashekar Rao | |||
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| 2024–25 | I-League, 12th of 13 | |||
| Website | scbengaluru | |||
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History
SC Bengaluru made its debut in the 2022–23 BDFA Super Division.[2] They clinched the title in their inaugural season ahead of their closest rivals FC Bengaluru United, attaining 46 points in 18 games. With their win, they closed on a spot in the 2023–24 I-League 3, the newly formed fourth tier of the Indian football league system.[3][4][5][6] The club managed to qualify for the I-League 2 after beating Kerala United by 2–1 in the playoffs.[7][8][9] The club clinched back-to-back titles in the 2023–24 season as they won the I-League 2, earning promotion to the 2024–25 I-League.[10][11][12][13]
Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors
Since forming in April 2022, SCB signed sports agency Sporting Group International as its principal partner, and Meyba as its official kit partner. They also struck up a partnership with MuscleBlaze as nutrition partner.[14]
| Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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| 2022 | Meyba | Sporting Group International |
| 2023 | MS Sports | |
| 2024–present |
Stadium
Sporting Club Bengaluru plays its home matches at the Bangalore Football Stadium.[15][16]
Players
First-team squad (2025)
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Technical staff
- As of 1 September 2024
| Role | Name |
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| Team manager |  Sujan Subramanya |
| Head coach | Chinta Chandrashekar Rao |
| Assistant coach | Alex Praveen |
| Physiotherapist | A. R. Dileep Kumar |
| Goalkeeper coach | Nikhil Bernard |
Records and statistics
Season by season
| Season | League | Playoffs | Super Cup | Other competitions | Top scorer(s) | |||||||||
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| Division | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Pos | Durand Cup | Player(s) | Goals | |||
| 2023–24 | I-League 3 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 17 | 1st | 3rd  |
Did not participate | Did not participate | Arif Shaikh |
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| I-League 2 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 12 | 33 | Champions |
– | Thomyo Shimray |
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| 2024–25 | I-League | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | – | – | – | |||
Managerial record
| Name | Nationality | From | To | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Win% |
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| Chinta Chandrashekar Rao | India |
1 October 2023 | present | 27 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 53 | 29 | 62.96 |
Honours
League
- I-League 2
- I-League 3 Playoffs
- BDFA Super Division
