2014–15 Bharat FC season
| 2014–15 season | ||||
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| Manager | Stuart Watkiss | |||
| Stadium | Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex | |||
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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
| January 2015 | Bharat FC | 3–0 |  BEG | Pune, Maharashtra |
| Report |
| 16 January 2015 | Bharat FC | 2–2 | Air India | Pune, Maharashtra |
| 15:30 IST | Bright  36'Vignesh 52' |
Neil Gaikwad 26' Vishnu T 53' |
Stadium: Bharati Vidyapeeth Ground |
I-League
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 7 | Salgaocar | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 27 | −2 | 24[a] | |
| 8 | Sporting Goa | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 27 | −5 | 23[b] | |
| 9 | Shillong Lajong | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 23[b] | |
| 10 | Dempo (R) | 20 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 26 | −11 | 19 | Relegation to I-League 2nd Division |
| 11 | Bharat[c] | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 28 | −15 | 18 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) play-off match.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
First-team squad
- As of 5 January 2015[10]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Technical Staff
| Position | Name |
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| Head coach |  Stuart Watkiss
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| Assistant coach | Stanley Rozario
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| Fitness coach | Lindsay Davis[11]
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| Physiotherapist | Ian Farmery[12]
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References
- ^ Mazumdar, Rakhi. "Kalyani Group bags bid to launch team in I-league". Economic Times. Archived from the original on 17 December 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ^ "I-League: Kalyani Group appoints Stuart Watkiss as head coach". IBN Live. Archived from the original on 6 November 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ^ Mitra, Atanu. "Kalyani Group rope in Kris Bright". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 25 February 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- ^ "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 January 2015. Archived from the original on 22 January 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. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- ^ "East Bengal - Bharat FC Preview: Lions' pride travel in search of first win of the season". 15 February 2015. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
- ^ "SQUAD". Bharat FC. Archived from the original on 6 January 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ^ Hero I-League [@ILeagueOfficial] (15 December 2014). "JUST IN: Englishman Lindsay Davis has been roped in as the fitness and conditioning coach of @BharatFC. #ILeague http://t.co/IUNDgyorUN" (Tweet). Retrieved 31 December 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ Bharat FC [@BharatFC] (17 December 2014). "Ian Farmery joins #BharatFC as the first team's physiotherapist. Ian joins us from Barnsley FC. http://t.co/6mDqtVKaNG" (Tweet). Retrieved 31 December 2020 – via Twitter.