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The 2014–15 season will be Bharat FC's first season in the I-League and first season in existence.
Background
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.[1] On 4 November 2014 it was announced that former Wolverhampton Wanderers defender Stuart Watkiss would be the first head coach of the team's history.[2] Then, six days later, on 10 November, it was announced that the team had signed their first player in New Zealand international Kris Bright.[3] On 15 November, Stanley Rozario was appointed as the assistant coach.[4] On 23 November, the team was officially unveiled as Bharat FC.[5]
Pre-season
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.[6][7] In the last friendly before the season, Bharat FC played against Air India and managed a 2–2 draw with a goal each from Kris Bright and Gunashekar Vignesh.[8]
Matches
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I-League
Table
First-team squad
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Technical Staff
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head Coach | Template:Flagicon Stuart Watkiss |
| Assistant Coach | Template:Flagicon Stanley Rozario |
| Fitness coach | Template:Flagicon Lindsay Davis[10] |
| Physiotherapist | Template:Flagicon Ian Farmery[11] |
References
- ↑ Kalyani Group bags bid to launch team in I-league. Economic Times.
- ↑ I-League: Kalyani Group appoints Stuart Watkiss as head coach. IBN Live.
- ↑ Kalyani Group rope in Kris Bright. Goal.com.
- ↑ Stanly Rozario to assist Watkiss at Kalyani Group's football club. Goal.com(15 November 2014).
- ↑ Kalyani Group names I-League team as 'Bharat FC'(23 November 2014).
- ↑ Bharat FC tackle Air India in final preseason friendly. bharatfc.com(16 Jan 2015). Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- ↑ Bharat FC vs BEG - 5-0 - all goals. YouTube.
- ↑ Bharat FC close preseason friendlies with 2-2 draw(16 January 2015). Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- ↑ SQUAD. Bharat FC.
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