Jamshedpur FC

Jamshedpur Football Club (/ˈæmʃɛdpʊər/, Hindi: [dʒəmˈʃeːdpʊr] ) is an Indian professional football club based in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, that competes in the Indian Super League (ISL), the top flight of Indian football. Founded in 2017, the club debuted in Indian Super League during the 2017–18 season. It is the only club in the top flight to have self owned stadium and training facilities. The club is owned and managed by Tata Steel.

Jamshedpur
Full nameJamshedpur Football Club
Nickname(s)The Men of Steel
The Red Miners
Short nameJFC
Founded12 June 2017 (2017-06-12)
GroundJRD Tata Sports Complex
Capacity23,887
OwnerTata Steel
(Tata Group)
ChairmanChanakya Chaudhary
ManagerKhalid Jamil
LeagueIndian Super League
2023–24Indian Super League, 11th of 12
Playoffs: DNQ
WebsiteClub website

The club was established on 12 June 2017, when Tata Steel won the bidding rights for one of the two expansion slots in the Indian Super League. Former Kerala Blasters manager Steve Coppell was appointed as Jamshedpur's first ever manager.

The club made their ISL debut during 2017-18 season and missed a place in semi-finals narrowly and finished at 5th position, in the next season also saw they finishing at 5th. After a disappointing 2019-20 campaign the club appointed Owen Coyle as their new manager. Under Owen Jamshedpur FC won the ISL League Winners' Shield during 2021–22 season, their first ever trophy and becoming only the third club to win the League Winners' Shield after FC Goa and Mumbai City FC. Khalid Jamil is the club's current manager.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.