Former Indian association football club
Football club
Chennai City Full name Chennai City Football Club Nickname(s) The Lions Short name CCFC Founded 1946; 78 years ago (1946 ) (as Nethaji Sports Club ) 2014; 10 years ago (2014 ) (as Chennai City FC ) Dissolved 2023; 1 year ago (2023 ) Ground Nehru Stadium , Coimbatore Capacity 30,000 Owner Rohit Ramesh Head coach Vacant
Chennai City Football Club was an Indian professional football club based in Coimbatore , Tamil Nadu .[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] The club predominantly competed in the I-League ,[ 4] [ 5] [ 6] which was then highest division of Indian football league system . They have also appeared in the Chennai Football League .[ 7] [ 8] Established in 1946 as Nethaji Sports Club , Chennai City spent its grand majority of history by competing in state leagues and knock-out tournaments until entering the national stage in 2016.[ 9]
Chennai City FC was known by its nickname "The Lions".[ 10] [ 11] [ 12] On 11 December 2016, the club was awarded a direct-entry spot into the I-League for 2016–17 season,[ 13] and became champion in the 2018–19 season.[ 14] [ 15]
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^ Vasudevan, Shyam (30 November 2019). "I-League: Despite changes, teams gear up for new season" . sportstar.thehindu.com . Sportstar . Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020 .
^ "Chennai City sweep I-League awards" . theshillongtimes.com . The Shillong Times. 21 March 2019. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2020 .