India On Track FC
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| Full name | India On Track Football Club | |||
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| Short name | IOT FC | |||
| Founded | 2018 | |||
| Ground | Neville D'souza Ground | |||
| Owner | Gaurav Modwel[1] | |||
| Head coach | Yash Shah[2] | |||
| League | Mumbai Premier League I-League 3 | |||
| Website | https://indiaontrack.in | |||
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India On Track FC is an Indian professional football club based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. The club competes in the Mumbai Premier League in Mumbai Football Association.
History
[edit]India On Track FC is a subsidiary of India On Track, a sports management company.[3] IOT's International Football Development Programme (IFDP)[4] has produced players like Kajol D'Souza and Jay Gupta with both receiving India call ups.[5]
The club was established in 2018 and began its first competitive season in the Third Division Championship. Since its inception, the club has won a championship title in First Division Championship (2022–2023) and were runners-up in the 2023–24 Mumbai Super League. The club also has two 4th place finishes in Division 3 (2019–2020) and Division 2 (2021–2022), making it one of the few football clubs in the world and the only club in India to attain five consecutive promotions in a football league.[6]
India On Track FC went unbeaten for 1083[7] days before finally being beaten by Mumbay FC during the 2024–25 Mumbai Premier League season.[8] On the final day of the season, India On Track beat MYJ-GMSC to become champions and qualify for I-League 3, achieving their 5th consecutive promotion.[9]
Records
[edit]1. Only Indian football club to have been promoted 5 consecutive years[10]
2. Unbeaten in the 2022–2023 and 2023–2024 season
| Season | League | Division | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019–2020 | Mumbai Football Association | Division 3 | 4 |
| 2021–2022 | Mumbai Football Association | Division 2 | 4 |
| 2022–2023 | Mumbai Football Association | Division 1 (unbeaten) | 1 |
| 2023–2024 | Mumbai Football Association | Super League (unbeaten) | 2 |
| 2024–2025 | Mumbai Football Association | Mumbai Premier League | 1 |
| Season | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 6 | 25 | 91.6 % |
| 2023-2024 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 46 | 8 | 38 | 70.5 % |
| 2024-2025 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 43 | 9 | 34 | 70.5 % |
Honours
[edit]Domestic league
[edit]- Mumbai Premier League
- MFA Super Division
- Runners Up: 2023–24[11]
- MFA First Division
- Champions: 2022-23[12]
Further reading
[edit]- From grassroots to elite, Mumbai's IOT FC for record-breaking journey.[13]
- IOT FC's incredible journey: Four consecutive promotions in Mumbai Football League.[14]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Mumbai football club IOT FC makes history, goes 1000 days unbeaten in local league". www.newkerala.com. 15 January 2025. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
- ^ "IOT FC Head Coach Yash Shah: Mumbai Premier League promotion feels euphoric and relieved". www.footballcounter.com. 4 June 2024. Archived from the original on 15 June 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
- ^ "India On Track: Champions of Mumbai 2024-25". LinkedIn. 21 April 2025. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
- ^ "IFDP".
- ^ "Redefining Mumbai Football: The unique approach of India On Track FC". www.footballcounter.com. 30 April 2024. Archived from the original on 10 September 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
- ^ "Mumbai Football: IOT FC Joins Select Clubs". Free Press Journal. 15 January 2025. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
- ^ "Mumbai football club IOT FC makes history, goes 1000 days unbeaten in local league". daijiworld.com. 15 January 2025. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
- ^ "Mumbay FC stuns IoT FC in a Stoppage-Time Thriller, blows the MPL Title race wide open". www.footballcounter.com. 6 April 2025. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
- ^ "Mumbai Premier League: IOT crowned Champions on final day title decider against MYJ-GM". www.footballcounter.com. 14 April 2025. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
- ^ "List of association football clubs with multiple consecutive promotions or relegations", Wikipedia, 29 October 2024, retrieved 4 December 2024
- ^ a b "India On Track FC stun MYJ-GMSC to win Mumbai Premier League". Mid-day. 14 April 2025. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
- ^ "India On Track are crowned Champions of MFA First (Private) Division League 2022-23 🏆". Instagram. 1 January 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
- ^ "From grassroots to elite, Mumbai's IOT FC for record-breaking journey". The Times of India. 10 November 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- ^ "IOT FC's incredible journey: Four consecutive promotions in Mumbai Football League". The Times of India. 10 November 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
