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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|2014–15 season of Bharat FC}}<br />
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{{Use Indian English|date=November 2014}}<br />
{{Infobox football club season<br />
| club = [[Bharat FC]]<br />
| logo =<br />
| season = 2014–15<br />
| manager = [[Stuart Watkiss]]<br />
| chairman = <br />
| stadium = [[Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex]]<br />
| league = [[I-League]]<br />
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The '''2014–15 season''' will be [[Bharat FC]]'s first season in the [[I-League]] and first season in existence.<br />
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==Background==<br />
On 25 August 2014 it was announced that [[Kalyani Group]] had won the bidding rights to a new [[I-League]] team and that they would base the team in [[Pune]], [[Maharashtra]].<ref name=Launch>{{cite web|last1=Mazumdar|first1=Rakhi|title=Kalyani Group bags bid to launch team in I-league|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-08-26/news/53243827_1_kalyani-group-jsw-group-india-football-federation|website=Economic Times|accessdate=5 November 2014}}</ref> On 4 November 2014 it was announced that former [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]] [[defender (association football)|defender]] [[Stuart Watkiss]] would be the first head coach of the team's history.<ref>{{cite web|title=I-League: Kalyani Group appoints Stuart Watkiss as head coach|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/ileague-kalyani-group-appoints-stuart-watkiss-as-head-coach/510586-5-21.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141106212421/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/ileague-kalyani-group-appoints-stuart-watkiss-as-head-coach/510586-5-21.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 November 2014|website=IBN Live|accessdate=5 November 2014}}</ref> Then, six days later, on 10 November, it was announced that the team had signed their first player in [[New Zealand national football team|New Zealand]] international [[Kris Bright]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Mitra|first1=Atanu|title=Kalyani Group rope in Kris Bright|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2014/11/09/5968231/kalyani-group-rope-in-kris-bright|website=Goal.com|accessdate=10 November 2014|archive-date=25 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150225003816/http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2014/11/09/5968231/kalyani-group-rope-in-kris-bright|url-status=dead}}</ref> On 15 November, [[Stanley Rozario]] was appointed as the assistant coach.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2014/11/15/6170381/stanly-rozario-to-assist-watkiss-at-kalyani-groups-football|title=Stanly Rozario to assist Watkiss at Kalyani Group's football club|date=15 November 2014|website=Goal.com}}</ref> On 23 November, the team was officially unveiled as ''Bharat FC''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://zeenews.india.com/sports/football/kalyani-group-names-i-league-team-as-bharat-fc_1503681.html|title=Kalyani Group names I-League team as 'Bharat FC'|date=23 November 2014}}</ref><br />
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==Pre-season==<br />
The club started the season with two friendlies against [[Bombay Engineer Group]], which they won 3–0 and the second one 5–0, courtesy two goals from [[Steven Dias]] and a goal each from [[Subhash Singh]], [[Surojit Bose]] and [[Jayashelan Prasad]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bharatfc.com/news-detail.php?news_id=18|title=Bharat FC tackle Air India in final preseason friendly|date=16 Jan 2015|publisher=bharatfc.com|access-date=16 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150122013844/http://www.bharatfc.com/news-detail.php?news_id=18|archive-date=22 January 2015|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNUfpZa831s|title=Bharat FC vs BEG - 5-0 - all goals|publisher=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> In the last friendly before the season, Bharat FC played against [[Air India (football club)|Air India]] and managed a 2–2 draw with a goal each from [[Kris Bright]] and [[Gunashekar Vignesh]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bharatfc.com/news-detail.php?news_id=19|title=Bharat FC close preseason friendlies with 2-2 draw|date=16 January 2015|access-date=16 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001659/http://www.bharatfc.com/news-detail.php?news_id=19|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref><br />
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===Matches===<br />
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|date = January 2015<br />
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|team1 = [[Bharat FC]] <br />
|score = 3–0<br />
|report = [http://www.bharatfc.com/news-detail.php?news_id=18 Report]<br />
|team2 = {{flagicon|IND}} [[Bombay Engineer Group|BEG]] <br />
|goals1 =<br />
|goals2 = <br />
|location = [[Pune]], [[Maharashtra]]<br />
|stadium = <br />
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|result = W<br />
|stack = yes<br />
}}<br />
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|round = <br />
|date = 12 January 2015<br />
|time =<br />
|team1 = [[Bharat FC]] <br />
|score = 5–0<br />
|report = [http://www.bharatfc.com/news-detail.php?news_id=18 Report]<br />
|team2 = {{flagicon|IND}} [[Bombay Engineer Group|BEG]] <br />
|goals1 =[[Steven Dias|Dias]] (2 goals)<br/>[[Subhash Singh|Singh]]<br/>[[Surojit Bose|Bose]]<br/>[[Jayashelan Prasad|Prasad]]<br />
|goals2 = <br />
|location = [[Pune]], [[Maharashtra]]<br />
|stadium = <br />
|attendance = <br />
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|result = W<br />
|stack = yes<br />
}}<br />
{{footballbox collapsible<br />
|round = <br />
|date = 16 January 2015<br />
|time = 15:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
|team1 = [[Bharat FC]] <br />
|score = 2–2<br />
|report = <br />
|team2 = {{flagicon|IND}} [[Air India (football club)|Air India]]<br />
|goals1 = [[Kris Bright|Bright]] {{goal|36}}<br/>[[Gunashekar Vignesh|Vignesh]] {{goal|52}}<br />
|goals2 = Neil Gaikwad {{goal|26}}<br/>Vishnu T {{goal|53}}<br />
|location = [[Pune]], [[Maharashtra]]<br />
|stadium = Bharati Vidyapeeth Ground<br />
|attendance = <br />
|referee =<br />
|result = D<br />
|stack = <br />
}}<br />
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==I-League==<br />
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===Table===<br />
{{:2014–15 I-League|showteam=KBFC}}<br />
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===First-team squad===<br />
{{updated|5 January 2015}}<ref name=Squad>{{cite web|title=SQUAD|url=http://www.bharatfc.com/squad.php|website=Bharat FC|accessdate=6 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150106060836/http://www.bharatfc.com/squad.php|archive-date=6 January 2015|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref><br />
{{Fs start}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=|nat=IND|pos=GK|name=[[Arindam Bhattacharya (footballer)|Arindam Bhattacharya]]}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=|nat=IND|pos=GK|name=[[Harshad Meher]]}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=|nat=IND|pos=GK|name=[[Shahinlal Meloly]]}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[Bobby Hassell]]}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=Bikramjeet Singh}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=[[Dharmaraj Ravanan]]}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=[[Gouramangi Singh]]}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=[[Mehrajuddin Wadoo]]}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=[[Nallappan Mohanraj]]}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=Naorem James Singh}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=[[Sabas Saleel]]}}<br />
{{Fs mid}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=[[Adil Khan (footballer)|Adil Khan]]}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=Dipendu Dowry}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=[[Gunashekar Vignesh]]}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=[[Jayashelan Prasad]]}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=[[Lester Fernandez]]}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=[[Simranjit Singh]]}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=|nat=NZL|pos=FW|name=[[Kris Bright]]}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=|nat=IND|pos=FW|name=[[Manjit Singh (footballer)|Manjit Singh]]}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=|nat=IND|pos=FW|name=[[Rajinder Kumar (footballer)|Rajinder Kumar]]}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=|nat=IND|pos=FW|name=[[Subhash Singh]]}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=|nat=IND|pos=FW|name=[[Surojit Bose]]}}<br />
{{Fs end}}<br />
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==Technical Staff==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! Position<br />
! Name<br />
|-<br />
| Head Coach<br />
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Stuart Watkiss]]<br />
|-<br />
| Assistant Coach<br />
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Stanley Rozario]]<br />
|-<br />
| Fitness coach<br />
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Lindsay Davis<ref>{{cite tweet |author=Hero I-League |user=ILeagueOfficial |number=544432940768174081 |date=15 December 2014 |title=JUST IN: Englishman Lindsay Davis has been roped in as the fitness and conditioning coach of @BharatFC. #ILeague http://t.co/IUNDgyorUN |language=en |access-date=31 December 2020}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
| Physiotherapist<br />
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Ian Farmery<ref>{{cite tweet |author=Bharat FC |user=BharatFC |number=545172296999002112 |date=17 December 2014 |title=Ian Farmery joins #BharatFC as the first team's physiotherapist. Ian joins us from Barnsley FC. http://t.co/6mDqtVKaNG |language=en |access-date=31 December 2020}}</ref><br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
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