ONGC FC

ONGC
Full nameOil and Natural Gas Corporation Football Club
Nickname(s)The Oilmen
Short nameONGC, ONGCFC
Founded1990s (as Oil & Natural Gas Commission)
2006; 18 years ago (2006) (as ONGC FC)
GroundCooperage Ground
Capacity5,000
OwnerONGC
ChairmanVivek Bhowmik
Head coachDharmesh Patel
LeagueMDFA Elite League
Websitehttps://ongcindia.com/web/eng/sports/outdoor-sports/football

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Football Club (known simply as ONGC FC)[1][2][3][4] was an Indian professional football club based in Mumbai.[5][6][7][8] The club was an institutional arm of the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), and part of its multi-sports club.[9][10]

Nicknamed "The Oilmen", they competed in both the domestic top tiers National Football League, and I-League,[11][12] alongside the regional competition named MDFA Elite League.[13][14][15][16] The club also operated a non-professional football section that participates in regional corporate tournaments, including All-India Public Sector League.[17]

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  13. ^ Sawant, Yash (17 November 2010). "Air India beats ONGC 1–0". DNA India. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
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  15. ^ "MFA announce teams for Super Division". Football Counter. 4 November 2021. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
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  17. ^ Cite error: The named reference Departments' League was invoked but never defined (see the help page).