India On Track FC
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{{Short description|Indian association football club based in Mumbai}}
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| league = Mumbai Premier League
I-League 3
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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
India On Track FC is a subsidiary of India On Track, a sports management company.{{Cite news |date=2025-04-21 |title=India On Track: Champions of Mumbai 2024-25 |url=https://www.linkedin.com/posts/india-on-track_india-on-track-fc-champions-of-mumbai-2024-activity-7319999573563785216-Con4 |access-date=2025-04-22 |work=LinkedIn}} IOT's International Football Development Programme (IFDP){{cite web | url=https://indiaontrack.in/ifdp/ | title=IFDP }} has produced players like Kajol D'Souza and Jay Gupta with both receiving India call ups.{{Cite news |date=2024-04-30 |title=Redefining Mumbai Football: The unique approach of India On Track FC |url=https://www.footballcounter.com/2024/redefining-mumbai-football-the-unique-approach-of-india-on-track-fc/ |access-date=2025-04-22 |work=www.footballcounter.com |archive-date=10 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240910102439/https://www.footballcounter.com/2024/redefining-mumbai-football-the-unique-approach-of-india-on-track-fc/ |url-status=live }}
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.{{Cite news |date=2025-01-15 |title=Mumbai Football: IOT FC Joins Select Clubs |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/sports/mumbai-football-iot-fc-joins-select-clubs |access-date=2025-04-22 |work=Free Press Journal}}
India On Track FC went unbeaten for 1083{{Cite news |date=2025-01-15 |title=Mumbai football club IOT FC makes history, goes 1000 days unbeaten in local league |url=https://daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay?newsID=1262537 |access-date=2025-04-24 |work=daijiworld.com}} days before finally being beaten by Mumbay FC during the 2024–25 Mumbai Premier League season.{{Cite news |date=2025-04-06 |title=Mumbay FC stuns IoT FC in a Stoppage-Time Thriller, blows the MPL Title race wide open |url=https://www.footballcounter.com/2025/mumbay-fc-stuns-iot-fc-in-a-stoppage-time-thriller-blows-the-mpl-title-race-wide-open/ |access-date=2025-04-22 |work=www.footballcounter.com}} 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.{{Cite news |date=2025-04-14 |title=Mumbai Premier League: IOT crowned Champions on final day title decider against MYJ-GM |url=https://www.footballcounter.com/2025/mumbai-premier-league-iot-crowned-champions-in-final-day-title-decider-against-myj-gm/ |access-date=2025-04-22 |work=www.footballcounter.com}}
Records
1. Only Indian football club to have been promoted 5 consecutive years{{Citation |title=List of association football clubs with multiple consecutive promotions or relegations |date=2024-10-29 |work=Wikipedia |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_association_football_clubs_with_multiple_consecutive_promotions_or_relegations |access-date=2024-12-04 |language=en}}
2. Unbeaten in the 2022–2023 and 2023–2024 season
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|+ Club Overview | |||
| 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 |
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| 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
=Domestic league=
- Mumbai Premier League
- Champions: 2024–25{{Cite news |date=2025-04-14 |title=India On Track FC stun MYJ-GMSC to win Mumbai Premier League |url=https://www.mid-day.com/sports/football/article/india-on-track-fc-stun-myj-gmsc-to-win-mumbai-premier-league-23519052 |access-date=2025-04-22 |work=Mid-day}}
- MFA Super Division
- Runners Up: 2023–24
- MFA First Division
- Champions: 2022-23{{Cite news |date=2023-01-01 |title=India On Track are crowned Champions of MFA First (Private) Division League 2022-23 🏆 |url=https://www.instagram.com/officialmfa83/p/Cuo_bl9Iw1W/ |access-date=2025-04-22 |work=Instagram}}
Further reading
- From grassroots to elite, Mumbai's IOT FC for record-breaking journey.{{Cite news |date=2024-11-10 |title=From grassroots to elite, Mumbai's IOT FC for record-breaking journey |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/from-grassroots-to-elite-mumbais-iot-fc-for-record-breaking-journey/articleshow/115144417.cms |access-date=2024-12-04 |work=The Times of India}}
- IOT FC's incredible journey: Four consecutive promotions in Mumbai Football League.{{Cite news |date=2024-11-10 |title=IOT FC's incredible journey: Four consecutive promotions in Mumbai Football League |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/iot-fcs-incredible-journey-four-consecutive-promotions-in-mumbai-football-league/articleshow/115144095.cms |access-date=2024-12-04 |work=The Times of India}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{instagram|iot_fc}}
{{Football in Maharashtra}}
{{Maharashtra Sports}}
Category:Association football clubs established in 2018
Category:Football clubs in Mumbai