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Churchill Brothers

Churchill Brothers FC Goa, or simply known as Churchill Brothers, is an Indian professional football club based in Margao, Goa, that competes in the I-League, alongside Goa Professional League. Founded in 1988 in Margao, the club usually participated in the National Football League, then top tier of Indian football league system.

The club has won the I-League title twice and has secured a position among the top three teams on nine 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 current CEO of the club.

History

1988–2009

Churchill Brothers FC were founded in 1988 as Varca Club. After one season, they renamed as Brothers Sporting Club. Later on they were bought out by Churchill Braz Alemao and renamed as Churchill Brothers FC and emerged as runners-up of the National Football League thrice: 1996–97, 1999–2000 and 2001–02. In the 1997–98 Asian Club Championship, Churchill Brothers went on to represent India. But, they had a forgetful debut outing as the Goan outfit was knocked out in the very first round by Vietnamese club Dong Thap with 2–1 aggregate loss. In 1998, Churchill roped in Bassim Yonan, the first Iraqi player in India.

After the take over by Churchill, the club went on to win the Durand Cup in 2007 and the 2008–09 I-League, Durand Cup in 2009, IFA Shield in the same year. They also emerged as runners-up of the 2007–08 I-League, the inaugural season. Through their I-League win Churchill Brothers FC were able to play in the 2010 Asian Champions League qualifiers which they lost and moved to the 2010 AFC Cup.

Churchill Brothers

India. I-League. League Table. Season 2023/2024

Pos Team Home Away Total GD Goals
P W D L GS GC Pts P W D L GS GC Pts P W D L GS GC Pts
1 Mohammedan SC Mohammedan SC 10 7 2 1 25 12 23 11 7 4 0 15 5 25 21 14 6 1 40 17 48 23 1.9
2 Sreenidi Deccan Sreenidi Deccan 10 5 2 3 21 13 17 10 7 2 1 22 8 23 20 12 4 4 43 21 40 22 2.2
3 Inter Kashi 11 6 3 2 27 19 21 11 5 3 3 18 20 18 22 11 6 5 45 39 39 6 2
4 Real Kashmir 10 5 4 1 15 5 19 11 5 3 3 16 8 18 21 10 7 4 31 13 37 18 1.5
5 Gokulam Kerala Gokulam Kerala 11 4 4 3 24 17 16 11 6 2 3 22 16 20 22 10 6 6 46 33 36 13 2.1
6 Shillong Lajong FC 11 5 4 2 20 15 19 11 3 3 5 14 17 12 22 8 7 7 34 32 31 2 1.5
7 Delhi FC 12 5 1 6 19 20 16 10 4 1 5 16 16 13 22 9 2 11 35 36 29 -1 1.6
8 Rajasthan United Rajasthan United 11 4 4 3 21 18 16 10 2 3 5 15 26 9 21 6 7 8 36 44 25 -8 1.7
9 Aizawl FC 10 2 4 4 12 15 10 10 4 2 4 23 17 14 20 6 6 8 35 32 24 3 1.8
10 Churchill Brothers Churchill Brothers 10 4 2 4 16 11 14 11 2 4 5 13 20 10 21 6 6 9 29 31 24 -2 1.4
11 Namdhari FC 11 4 2 5 13 15 14 11 2 3 6 11 23 9 22 6 5 11 24 38 23 -14 1.1
12 Neroca FC 10 2 0 8 11 24 6 10 2 1 7 14 30 7 20 4 1 15 25 54 13 -29 1.3
13 Trau FC 10 2 0 8 12 26 6 10 1 1 8 11 30 4 20 3 1 16 23 56 10 -33 1.2

Churchill Brothers Last Matches

K/O
Home
Away
Pts
HT
FT
ET
PN
05 Apr 13:30 13:30, 05 Apr sch
Churchill Brothers
Aizawl FC
24-21
IL
01 Apr 15:30 15:30, 01 Apr sch
Churchill Brothers
Trau FC
24-10
IL
28 Mar 14:30 14:30, 28 Mar fin
Aizawl FC
1-0 4-0
Churchill Brothers
21-24
IL
1-0
4-0
24 Mar 11:00 11:00, 24 Mar fin
Sreenidi Deccan
2-0 2-2
Churchill Brothers
39-23
IL
2-0
2-2
12 Mar 13:30 13:30, 12 Mar fin
Mohammedan SC
2-1 3-2
Churchill Brothers
0-0
IL
2-1
3-2
08 Mar 09:30 09:30, 08 Mar fin
Neroca FC
2-1 2-3
Churchill Brothers
7-20
IL
2-1
2-3
04 Mar 13:30 13:30, 04 Mar fin
Churchill Brothers 1
1-1 2-1
Shillong Lajong FC 1
0-0
IL
1-1
2-1
27 Feb 13:30 13:30, 27 Feb fin
Churchill Brothers
2-0 2-0
Delhi FC
14-22
IL
2-0
2-0
24 Feb 13:30 13:30, 24 Feb fin
Churchill Brothers
0-2 1-2
Gokulam Kerala
14-29
IL
0-2
1-2
18 Feb 13:30 13:30, 18 Feb fin
Churchill Brothers
0-0 0-2
Real Kashmir
0-0
IL
0-0
0-2
14 Feb 13:30 13:30, 14 Feb fin
Inter Kashi
0-0 1-1
Churchill Brothers
0-0
IL
0-0
1-1
10 Feb 11:00 11:00, 10 Feb fin
Churchill Brothers
0-0 1-1
Namdhari FC 1
0-0
IL
0-0
1-1
04 Feb 11:00 11:00, 04 Feb fin
Churchill Brothers
0-1 1-2
Sreenidi Deccan
0-0
IL
0-1
1-2
17 Dec 13:30 13:30, 17 Dec fin
Churchill Brothers
0-0 0-0
Mohammedan SC
11-23
IL
0-0
0-0
10 Dec 13:30 13:30, 10 Dec fin
Churchill Brothers
3-0 4-1
Neroca FC
8-7
IL
3-0
4-1
06 Dec 08:30 08:30, 06 Dec fin
Shillong Lajong FC
1-0 2-0
Churchill Brothers
13-8
IL
1-0
2-0
01 Dec 08:30 08:30, 01 Dec fin
Delhi FC
0-1 2-1
Churchill Brothers
7-8
IL
0-1
2-1
26 Nov 13:30 13:30, 26 Nov fin
Gokulam Kerala
0-1 1-1
Churchill Brothers
10-7
IL
0-1
1-1
22 Nov 13:30 13:30, 22 Nov fin
Churchill Brothers
2-0 4-0
Trau FC
4-1
IL
2-0
4-0
17 Nov 13:30 13:30, 17 Nov fin
Churchill Brothers
1-0 1-2
Inter Kashi
4-4
IL
1-0
1-2
13 Nov 13:30 13:30, 13 Nov fin
Rajasthan United
2-0 2-0
Churchill Brothers
0-4
IL
2-0
2-0
08 Nov 08:30 08:30, 08 Nov fin
Real Kashmir 1
0-1 1-3
Churchill Brothers
6-1
IL
0-1
1-3
04 Nov 13:30 13:30, 04 Nov post
Aizawl FC
Churchill Brothers
0-1
IL
31 Oct 08:30 08:30, 31 Oct fin
Namdhari FC
0-0 0-0
Churchill Brothers
0-0
IL
0-0
0-0
11 Mar 08:30 08:30, 11 Mar fin
Neroca FC 1
0-1 0-1
Churchill Brothers
18-18
IL
0-1
0-1
04 Mar 09:30 09:30, 04 Mar fin
Aizawl FC
1-1 1-1
Churchill Brothers 1
12-17
IL
1-1
1-1
01 Mar 13:30 13:30, 01 Mar fin
Punjab FC
1-0 3-1
Churchill Brothers
29-17
IL
1-0
3-1
22 Feb 11:00 11:00, 22 Feb fin
Churchill Brothers
1-1 3-2
Kenkre
14-8
IL
1-1
3-2
19 Feb 12:00 12:00, 19 Feb fin
Churchill Brothers
0-1 0-1
Gokulam Kerala
14-12
IL
0-1
0-1
10 Feb 11:00 11:00, 10 Feb fin
Trau FC
0-1 3-2
Churchill Brothers
10-14
IL
0-1
3-2
07 Feb 11:00 11:00, 07 Feb fin
Mohammedan SC 1
0-1 1-2
Churchill Brothers 1
7-11
IL
0-1
1-2
04 Feb 08:30 08:30, 04 Feb fin
Sreenidi Deccan
0-0 3-0
Churchill Brothers
12-11
IL
0-0
3-0
30 Jan 13:30 13:30, 30 Jan fin
Churchill Brothers
0-0 1-0
Sudeva
8-2
IL
0-0
1-0
24 Jan 11:00 11:00, 24 Jan fin
Churchill Brothers
0-0 0-0
Real Kashmir
7-2
IL
0-0
0-0
17 Jan 13:30 13:30, 17 Jan fin
Rajasthan United
0-2 0-5
Churchill Brothers
7-4
IL
0-2
0-5
12 Jan 11:00 11:00, 12 Jan fin
Churchill Brothers
0-0 0-0
Neroca FC 1
3-0
IL
0-0
0-0
08 Jan 11:00 11:00, 08 Jan fin
Gokulam Kerala
0-0 1-0
Churchill Brothers
0-3
IL
0-0
1-0
20 Dec 11:00 11:00, 20 Dec fin
Churchill Brothers
4-1 6-1
Trau FC
0-0
IL
4-1
6-1
10 Dec 08:30 08:30, 10 Dec fin
Sudeva
0-0 0-2
Churchill Brothers
0-0
IL
0-0
0-2
06 Dec 13:30 13:30, 06 Dec fin
Churchill Brothers
0-0 2-1
Mohammedan SC
0-0
IL
0-0
2-1

team squad

goalkeepers
SP
Shilton Paul (K)
NF
Nora Fernandes
defenders
MV
Mamit Vanlalduatsanga
VS
Vikas Saini
LH
Lamgoulen Hangshing
MD
Meldon D'silva
KF
Kamran Farooque
MC
Momo Cissé
JC
Joseph Clemente
JM
Jovel Martins
midfielders
QG
Quan Gomes
KF
Kingslee Fernandes
WS
Wendell Savio Coelho
KH
Kapil Hoble
JC
Jobern Cardozo
SP
Shubert Pereira
RC
Richard Costa
forwards
AB
Aaron Bareto
AV
Afdal Varikkodan
TA
Tana

Top Scorers. Season 2023/2024

Player 10 Feb 14 Feb 18 Feb 24 Feb 27 Feb 04 Mar 08 Mar 12 Mar 24 Mar 28 Mar All SeasonGoals/Assists
Ricardo Dichiara 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 5/0
Martin Chaves 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 4/0
Ogana 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 2/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 4/0
Stendly Teotonio Fernandes 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 1/0 1/0 0/0 3/0
Hadji Samb El 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 2/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 3/0
Faisal Ali 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 2/0
Richard Costa 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 2/0
Lamgoulen Gou Hangshing 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 1/0
Lalremruata Ralte 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0
Emmanuel Essien 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0
0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0
Emiliano Callegari 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0
Carlos Lomba 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/0

Bad Boys. Season 2023/2024

Player 10 Feb 14 Feb 18 Feb 24 Feb 27 Feb 04 Mar 08 Mar 12 Mar 24 Mar 28 Mar All SeasonRed/Yellow Matches Avg
Lamgoulen Gou Hangshing - - - - - 1/0 - - - - 1/0 1 1.0/0.0

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