Jamshedpur FC

Summary

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[1]
The Red Miners
Short nameJFC
Founded12 June 2017; 6 years ago (2017-06-12)
GroundJRD Tata Sports Complex
Capacity23,887[2]
OwnerTata Steel
(Tata Group)
ChairmanChanakya Chaudhary
ManagerKhalid Jamil
LeagueIndian Super League
2023–24Indian Super League, 11th of 12
Playoffs: DNQ
WebsiteClub website
Current season

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.[3] 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.

History edit

Formation edit

 
Jamshedpur FC players (right) lining up before their match against Bengaluru FC at the Kalinga Stadium in 2018.

On 11 May 2017, Indian Super League organisers invited bids for new teams (Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Cuttack, Durgapur, Hyderabad, Jamshedpur, Kolkata, Ranchi, and Siliguri) in order to expand the league in the upcoming season.[4] The bidding ended on 25 May 2017 and the external validator, appointed by the league, started scrutinizing the bids.[5] Two weeks later, on 12 June, it was officially announced that Bengaluru FC and Tata Steel had won the bids for the new teams Bengaluru and Jamshedpur respectively.[6]

After winning the bid, Tata announced on 14 July 2017 that the inaugural head coach for the new Jamshedpur club would be Steve Coppell,[7] who led the Kerala Blasters to the final in the previous ISL season.[8] The club's official name, Jamshedpur FC, and logo were revealed nine days later, on 23 July, before the 2017–18 ISL Players Draft.[9] Being a brand new club, Jamshedpur FC had the very first pick during the players draft. India international Anas Edathodika was the club's first draft pick, thus the first player in Jamshedpur's history.[10]

Inaugural season edit

 
Steve Coppell is the club's first ever manager.

Jamshedpur began playing in November 2017. The team played their first-ever match on 18 November 2017 against NorthEast United at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium. Despite being disadvantaged through defender André Bikey being sent off, Jamshedpur managed to hold on for a 0–0 draw.[11] After another goalless draw in their next match, Jamshedpur played their first official home match on 1 December against the reigning champions ATK. Over 23,000 fans came to support the side at the JRD Tata Sports Complex but once again, the team failed to do more than draw 0–0.[12] Finally, in their fourth match, away at Delhi Dynamos, Jamshedpur managed to earn their first victory. The club won 1–0 with Izu Azuka becoming the first-ever Jamshedpur goal scorer.[13]

By the halfway point of the season, Jamshedpur had only managed two victories in the season including four draws and three defeats. This meant the team was in seventh place, six points off the playoff spots.[14] Fortunes changed for Jamshedpur during the second half of the season and on 4 March 2018, the club played their final match of the Super League season at home against Goa with Jamshedpur needing a victory in order to qualify for the finals.[15] Unfortunately, despite having home advantage, Jamshedpur fell 3–0 and thus failed to qualify for the finals in their first season.[16]

2018–19 season edit

Jamshedpur FC appointed Cesar Ferrando as their new head coach ahead of the 2018–19 season and made some overall changes to their squad.[17] Michael Soosairaj, Sergio Cidoncha, Carlos Calvo and Mario Arques were some of the new signings along with Tiri, Memo, Subrata, and Farukh, who were retained from the last season.[18] The club also made one of the most high profile signings in the league’s history as they roped in Tim Cahill to their squad.[19] The team had a decent start in the season as they won against Mumbai City and had as draw against Bengaluru FC at home.[20][21] They were about to make it into the play-offs, but narrowly lost out on the play-off spot to NorthEast United and finished 5th in the table just like their inaugural season.[22] In Hero Super Cup, which took place at Bhubaneswar, they were given a walkover against Churchil Brothers in the round of 16.[23] In the next round, they lost against FC Goa and were knocked out of the tournament.[24]

2019–20 season edit

Jamshedpur FC appointed Antonio Iriondo as their head coach ahead of the 2019–20 season of Indian Super League.[25] As in the previous season, they signed some new players like C.K. Vineeth, who was the highest Indian goalscorer of Kerala Blasters.[26] Among the foreign players, they signed Aitor Monroy, Sergio Castel and Francisco Medina Luna and retained their core players like Tiri.[27] Some of the young Indian players like Narender Gahlot and Amarjit Singh Kiyam were bought into the team Jamshedpur had an impressive start as they were unbeaten in the first 3 matches like in the previous two seasons.[28] They started their season by defeating Odisha FC 2–1.[29] They won against Hyderabad FC 3–1 in their second match and had a goalless draw against Bengaluru FC.[30] The team had their first defeat of the season against ATK in an away match where the match ended 3–1.[31] It took some more games for the club to get their third win of the season as they defeated FC Goa.[32] The team then had three back to back draws followed by three back to back defeats against Mumbai City FC, Odisha FC and Bengaluru FC.[33] Unlike the previous two seasons, the club had a disappointing season as they were only able to finish eight place in the table. With eight defeats, they had the second most defeats along with NorthEast United FC and only had 4 wins during the season.[34]

2020–21 season edit

After a disappointing season, the club made some major changes at their helm as they appointed Owen Coyle, who led the struggling Chennaiyin FC into the ISL final in the last season. They made a total of twelve signings ahead of the season.[35] Changes in the squad including releasing most of the Indian players from the squad. Among the foreign players only Aitor Monroy and David Grande was retained.[36] The club roped in the last season’s joint top scorer Nerijus Valskis.[37] They signed Peter Hartley and former Nigerian International Stephen Eze in their defence. Brazilian Alex Monteiro and Australian Nick Fitzgerald were the other signings ahead of the season.[38] Jackichand Singh was one of the major Indian signings along with the players like T.P Rehenesh, Laldinliana Renthlei and Ricky Lallawmawma.[39]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020–21 season were decided took place behind the closed-doors across three venues in Goa. Tilak Maidan Stadium in Vasco da Gama was selected as the home ground of Jamshedpur FC.[40]

2022–23 season edit

After a record-breaking season on 22 March 2022 club officially announced that head coach Owen Coyle won’t be continuing his journey at Jamshedpur. The club released an official statement stating
Jamshedpur FC Head Coach, Owen Coyle officially announced today that he won’t be continuing his journey in India in the next season of Hero Indian Super League. The Scotsman had a successful two years with the club which he continuously kept on improving with his smart signings, promotion of young players and amazing man-management skills. He lifted the Jamshedpur side to 6th place in 2020-21, just 4 points shy off the top-4 places and later in 2021-22 propelled them to the top of the table with a historic Hero ISL League Shield Winners’ campaign where his team smashed and steamrolled upon records. [41][42]

On 10 July 2022, Aidy Boothroyd was appointed as head coach of Jamshedpur. He said: Jamshedpur FC are the Champions of India currently and the city has a tremendous football legacy. We want to continue this upward trajectory and make the club reach places and win honours that our fans are dreaming of. We want to take the club to the next level and to compete really with the top teams of Asia. [43]

On 14 July 2022 Jamshedpur FC confirm the extension of Leslie Cleevely as Goalkeeping Coach of the club. The world-famous Goalkeeping Coach, fondly called ‘Les’, has signed up to May 2023 and will join Aidy Boothroyd’s coaching staff. When asked about his thoughts on extending his stay at Jamshedpur after a successful season, Leslie happily stated, When I received the offer to come back as goalkeeping coach and defend our Hero ISL league title, it didn’t take any persuasion. I’m looking forward to getting to work with our exciting roster of goalkeepers and of course Aidy Boothroyd who is a fantastic coach and the right man for the job. [44]

On 16 July 2022 club appoints Stuart Watkiss as Assistant Coach. Upon signing for the ISL League Shield winners Stuart opined his ambition with JFC, It's a big job at Jamshedpur FC, the defending Champions of India. I come with the aim to help the club win back-to-back league titles and also help bring more honours. Along with a top Head Coach like Aidy Boothroyd, the club aims for the maximum and we will take it one game at a time. Looking forward to it. [45]

2023–24 season edit

After a disappointing season, Club parted ways with head coach Aidy Boothroyd. Ahead of 2023–24 season, Jamshedpur FC appointed Irish-English manager Scott Cooper as the club’s new Head Coach on a Two-year contract. He is known for attacking style of play and high-pressing football, who prefers the 4–3–3 formation. In his 4–3–3 system, he likes to create natural triangles, allowing his players to maintain better possession of the team. Within the three-player midfield unit, he prefers using a single pivot with the other two midfielders playing just ahead of the pivot. This approach can create overloads in central areas and help his team dominate possession.

Upon being appointed, Scott copper said that "It is an honour and a privilege to join Jamshedpur FC as their new head coach. The club has previously won the ISL Shield trophy and I believe it’s time for us to get back to the top once again, The city of Jamshedpur has a rich history and footballing culture with the prestigious Tata Football Academy (TFA) nurturing talent and creating top Indian footballers since time immemorial, and one of my aims is to develop young players and make them ready to compete at the highest level", Cooper continued. He concluded with saying "'m looking forward to the opportunity of being in front of our loyal fans at the Furnace and giving them something to cheer about with the end goal of once again becoming the best team in the country."

He will be joined by Hezirdan Ramadani and Dragan Draskovic as the club's new assistant coach and goalkeeping coach, respectively.

On 29 December club officially announced that they have mutually parted ways with scott cooper.

Stadium edit

 
Panoramic view of the JRD Tata Sports Complex

They play their home games at JRD Tata Sports Complex, popularly known as "The Furnace". The club is the only club in the Indian Super League to have a stadium of its own. The stadium was named after the former chairman of the "Tata Group", Bharat Ratna J. R. D. Tata. The stadium was originally built in 1991, with a capacity for 60,000 spectators. In 2017, the stadium was renovated with the capacity of 24,424 (limited capacity for ISL games) – 40,000 (for other sports).

Supporters edit

The Red Miners are the official supporters group of the club which was founded in 2017 along with the inception of the club.[46] The players and the coach have often acknowledged the fans' support in the success by calling them The 12th Man.[47]

Crest, colours and kits edit

The outer circle of the crest features the name of the club written in English and tribal symbols, paying tribute to the tribal history of Jharkhand state.[48]

In 2017, Jamshedpur signed a deal with Nivia Sports as their official kit sponsors from the 2017–18 season. Nivia Sports is the official kit sponsor of Jamshedpur FC.

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors edit

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor Back sponsor Chest sponsor Sleeve sponsor
2017–18 Nivia[49] Tata Tata Steel Tata Trusts Tata Motors
2018–19 TCS
2019–20 Tata Steel[50] Tata Trusts Tata Tata Pravesh
2020–21 Tata Pravesh[51] Altroz[52]
2021–22 SBI[53] Punch[54]
2022–23 Tiago[55]
2023– Nexon

Players edit

Current squad edit

As of 4 February 2024[56]

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 Rakshit Dagar
3 MF   IND Jitendra Singh
4 DF   IND Laldinpuia
6 DF   IND Ricky Lallawmawma
7 FW   IND Len Doungel
8 MF   JPN Rei Tachikawa
9 FW   ESP Javier Siverio (on loan from East Bengal)
10 MF   FRA Jérémy Manzorro
11 FW   IND Komal Thatal
12 DF   IND Provat Lakra
15 FW   IND Mohammed Sanan K
16 DF   IND Muhammad Uvais
17 MF   IND Imran Khan
19 FW   IND Semboi Haokip
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 FW   SRB Alen Stevanović
21 DF   IND Wungngayam Muirang
24 DF   IND Pratik Chaudhari
27 MF   IND Emil Benny
28 MF   IND Germanpreet Singh
30 FW   IND Nongdamba Naorem
31 GK   IND Vishal Yadav
32 GK   IND Rehenesh TP (vice-captain)
44 DF   IND Saphaba Singh Telem
47 GK   IND Mohit Dhami
48 GK   IND Ayush Jena
77 FW   IND Nikhil Barla
91 DF   BRA Elsinho
99 FW   NGA Daniel Chima Chukwu (captain)

Reserve Team and Youth Academy Players edit

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
22 MF   IND Ashley Alban Koli
44 DF   IND Saphaba Telem

Out on loan edit

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   IND Sk Sahil (at Aizawl until 31 May 2024)

Other players under contract edit

As of 10 February 2024

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF   IND Pronay Halder
18 FW   IND Ritwik Das

Personnel edit

Current technical staff edit

As of 31 January 2023
Position Name[57]
Head coach   Khalid Jamil[58]
Assistant coach Vacant
  Steven Dias
Goalkeeping coach   Harshad Meher
Strength & conditioning coach   Akash Nani
Head of youth development and grassroots   Kundan Chandra
First team analyst   Gaurav Khilari
Head - Physiotherapy & Sports medicine   Vivek Nigam
First team assistant physiotherapist   Arghya Basu

Corporate hierarchy edit

Position Name[57]
Chairman & director   Chanakya Chaudhary
Directors   Sunil Bhaskaran
  Pradipta Baagchi
  Suprakash Mukhopadhyay
  Sandeep Bhattacharya
CEO   Mukul Choudhari
CFO   Prasanta Dinda
Secretary   Melisa Alva
Manager (media & marketing)   Sarthak Sharma
Manager (first team & youth development)   Rohit Kr. Singh
Manager (administration)   Vikas Anthony
Manager (human resources)   Saadat Hussain

Statistics and records edit

Season by season edit

As of match played 24 January 2024
Season League Teams League Position Playoffs Position Indian Super Cup Durand Cup AFC competition(s)
2017–18 ISL 10 5th Did not qualify Quarter-final
2018–19 ISL 10 5th Did not qualify Quarter-final
2019–20 ISL 10 8th Did not qualify _ Group stage
2020–21 ISL 11 6th Did not qualify _
2021–22 ISL 11 Premiers Semi-finals _ Group Stage
2022–23 ISL 11 10th Did not qualify Semi-finals Group Stage
2023–24 ISL 12 TBD TBD Semi-finals Group Stage

Managers statistics edit

As of 8 March 2024
Name Nationality From To P W D L GF GA GD Win%
Steve Coppell[59]   England 14 July 2017 18 June 2018 20 8 5 7 17 23 −6 040.00
César Ferrando   Spain 21 July 2018 5 April 2019 19 6 9 4 32 25 +7 031.58
Antonio Iriondo   Spain 26 July 2019 29 February 2020 18 4 6 8 22 35 −13 022.22
Owen Coyle   Scotland 7 August 2020 22 March 2022 42 20 11 11 64 45 +19 047.62
Aidy Boothroyd   England 10 July 2022 13 July 2023 25 8 4 13 33 42 −9 032.00
Scott Cooper   England 14 July 2023 29 December 2023 12 2 3 7 12 15 −3 016.67
Khalid Jamil   India 31 December 2023 Present 11 6 3 2 19 14 +5 054.55

Honours edit

Domestic edit

League

Cup

Training facilities edit

JFC Training Center (also known as the "Flatlet") is the training and relax center for Jamshedpur FC, located in Kadma, Jamshedpur. Besides the training field, the building comes with a fully equipped cross-fit gym, a swimming pool, and recreation centers. The project is lined with the vision of the club, where international-level training equipment would be available to the players. After its design plans were approved in April 2018, the groundbreaking ceremony of the all-weather training arena was held on 25 November 2017.

Jamshedpur FC have a robust set-up in youth development with their grassroot-level activities and the Tata Football Academy (now known as Jamshedpur FC Academy). The academy was awarded four stars in 2019–20 season by AIFF.[62]

Affiliated club(s) edit

eSports edit

The organizers of ISL introduced eISL, a FIFA video game tournament, for the ISL playing clubs, each represented by two players. Jamshedpur FC hosted a series of qualifying games for all the participants wanting to represent the club in eISL. On 20 November the club announced the signing of the two players.

Roster edit

Jamshedpur FC eSports FIFA roster
Players Coaches
Handle Name Nationality
ArvindMass_ S, Arvind India
Akash_ash24499 Babu, Akash India
Head coach
  • Vacant

Legend:
  • (I) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  •   Substitute
  •   Injury / Illness
  

Latest roster transaction: 19 November 2021.

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