ONGC FC

File:The Goal keeper Rajat Ghoshdastidar of ONGC fisting the ball against the attack of BSF during the 121st OSIAN’S Durand Football Tournament-2008, at Ambedkar Stadium in New Delhi on August 25, 2008.jpg in 2008 Durand Cup at Ambedkar Stadium in New Delhi.]]

In 2006, the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation revived its football section and renamed it as ONGC F.C.,{{cite web|first=Hans|last=Schöggl|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/indiafound.html|title=India — List of Foundation Dates|website=RSSSF|access-date=17 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211023194819/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/indiafound.html|archive-date=23 October 2021}}{{Cite web|author=Nisanth V. Easwar|url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/lists/i-league-how-newly-promoted-teams-have-performed/ma7hveltk8i91ieo2d5oos8jg|title=I-League: How newly-promoted teams have performed|website=goal.com|publisher=Goal|date=10 September 2020|access-date=12 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210926143637/https://www.goal.com/en-in/lists/i-league-how-newly-promoted-teams-have-performed/ma7hveltk8i91ieo2d5oos8jg|archive-date=26 September 2021}} in hope of expanding their involvement in Indian football, which included title sponsoring the old National Football League, Durand Cup and Nehru Cup. In 2007, ONGC reached final of the prestigious Bordoloi Trophy, in which they were beaten by Port Authority of Thailand 3–0 at the end. In their inaugural season in the I-League 2nd Division, the club finished on 6th place. After their first season, the club offered their players full-time contracts and higher salaries, as well as inducting youth sections. These changes helped the club finish on 5th place in the final round of the 2009 I-League 2nd Division,{{cite web|title=Lajong, Pune FC in I-League|date=19 April 2009|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-04-19/top-stories/28017183_1_pune-fc-salgaocar-shillong-lajong|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203060447/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-04-19/top-stories/28017183_1_pune-fc-salgaocar-shillong-lajong|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 December 2013|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|agency=TNN|publisher=The Times of India|access-date=20 October 2013}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.kolkatafootball.com/i-league-2nd-divn-2009.html|title=ONGC I-LEAGUE (2nd Division) 2008—2009|website=kolkatafootball.com|access-date=15 February 2021|archive-date=12 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512235837/https://www.kolkatafootball.com/i-league-2nd-divn-2009.html}}{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/national/india/i-league-2nd-division/2009/final-group/r8363/|title=2009 I-League 2nd Division results|website=soccerway.com|access-date=23 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118223522/https://us.soccerway.com/national/india/i-league-2nd-division/2009/final-group/r8363/|archive-date=18 November 2021}} after topping the group stage. The next season would finally see ONGC get promoted,{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/scores/result-standings/186/i-league-india-division-2|title=I-League 2nd Division standings|website=Goal.com|access-date=1 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100420085551/http://www.goal.com/en-india/scores/result-standings/186/i-league-india-division-2|archive-date=20 April 2010|url-status=dead}} after the club won the 2010 I-League 2nd Division and went undefeated in the final round. It was the club's biggest achievement in domestic football.{{cite web|url=https://www.gcsstars.com/2010/05/i-league-2nd-division-final-round.html?m=1|title=2010 I-League 2nd Division final round table|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511133746/https://www.gcsstars.com/2010/05/i-league-2nd-division-final-round.html?m=1|archive-date=11 May 2021|website=gcsstars.com|publisher=GCS Stars|access-date=11 May 2021}}

File:The Football player chasing the goal of the 121st Osian’s Durand Football Tournament-2008 between the ONGC and Salgaocar SC, in New Delhi on August 23, 2008.jpg (in green) at the Durand Cup in New Delhi, 2008.]]

File:The Football player chasing the goal of the 121st Osian’s Durand Football Tournament-2008 between the ONGC and Salgaocar SC, in New Delhi on August 23, 2008 (1).jpg

In 2010, Caetano Pinho became the head coach of ONGC and helped the team winning the I-League 2nd Division and qualified for the 2010–11 season of I-League.{{cite web|last=Sengupta|first=Somnath|title=Institutional Sides In Indian Football: The Story Of ONGC FC, Air India FC and HAL SC|url=http://www.thehardtackle.com/2011/institutional-sides-in-indian-football-the-story-of-ongc-fc-air-india-fc-and-hal-sc/|work=The Hard Tackle|date=15 February 2011|access-date=16 July 2012|archive-date=26 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210926183625/http://www.thehardtackle.com/2011/institutional-sides-in-indian-football-the-story-of-ongc-fc-air-india-fc-and-hal-sc/|url-status=live}} Unfortunately, after one season in the I-League, the club were relegated back into the 2nd Division and Pinho's job was on the line as ONGC were considering folding the club. Even Pinho himself said: "The club's poor showing had not gone down well with the management, who it was believed were even considering the most extreme of repercussions. For a company which supports 16 different disciplines of sports around the country, they had after all pumped in the maximum amount of money into the football club's coffers."{{cite web|last=Tamang|first=Silash|title=Up close and personal with coach of ONGC Mumbai Caetano Pinho|url=http://isikkim.com/2012-04-up-close-and-personal-with-coach-of-ongc-mumbai-caetano-pinho-09-4/|work=iSikkim|access-date=16 July 2012|archive-date=26 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426150359/http://isikkim.com/2012-04-up-close-and-personal-with-coach-of-ongc-mumbai-caetano-pinho-09-4/}}{{cite web|last=Sundaresan|first=Bharat|title=Oil stocks on the rise again|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/oil-stocks-on-the-rise-again/944195/0|website=www.indianexpressews.com|date=2 May 2012 |publisher=The Indian Express|access-date=16 July 2012|archive-date=16 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220416060148/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/oil-stocks-on-the-rise-again/}}

After earning promotion into the I-League, ONGC made some unexpected signings with the signatures of Nigerian playmaker David Opara and re-signing striker Badmus Babatunde, who was the overall top-scorer during the 2010 I-League 2nd Division,{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-sg/match/51448/dempo-sports-club-vs-ongc-fc/preview|title=ONGC vs Dempo: Preview|website=Goal.com|access-date=7 May 2021|archive-date=29 June 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130629095402/http://www.goal.com/en-sg/match/51448/dempo-sports-club-vs-ongc-fc/preview}}{{cite web|url=http://newshopper.sulekha.com/i-league-aiff-xi-in-1-1-draw-against-ongc_news_1240568.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130630091503/http://newshopper.sulekha.com/i-league-aiff-xi-in-1-1-draw-against-ongc_news_1240568.htm|archive-date=30 June 2013|title=ONGC made 1–1 draw vs AIFF XI|website=newshopper.sulekha.com|access-date=7 May 2021}}{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/air-india-beats-ongc/article1524553.ece?css=print|title=Air India beats ONGC|website=thehindu.com|publisher=The Hindu|access-date=25 January 2022|date=10 March 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230503191800/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/Air-India-beats-ONGC/article14941549.ece|archive-date=3 May 2023|location=Kolhapur}} and signing former India national football team goalkeeper Rajat Ghosh Dastidar. ONGC played their first match of the 2010–11 on 4 December 2010 against East Bengal at the Salt Lake Stadium, in which they lost 1–0. It took the club register first win till 9 January 2011 against Viva Kerala at home with David Opara scoring the lone goal for ONGC.{{cite web|title=ONGC humble Viva Kerala 1–0|url=http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20110115/1667313.html|publisher=WebIndia123|access-date=4 October 2012|archive-date=16 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140316170949/http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20110115/1667313.html}} Then on 12 February 2011, ONGC created the biggest shock of the season after defeating East Bengal, who were undefeated before the game, 1–0 with Babatunde scoring in 58th minute at Cooperage Ground.{{Cite web |url=http://arunfoot.blogspot.in/2011/02/i-league-round-14-ongc-shock-east.html |title=Arunava about Football: I-League - Round 14: ONGC shock East Bengal, Salgaocar now top |access-date=7 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130816191320/http://arunfoot.blogspot.in/2011/02/i-league-round-14-ongc-shock-east.html |archive-date=16 August 2013 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }} Despite the unexpected result, ONGC could only do so much as despite scoring 11 more goals in the 2nd half of the season, they ultimately finished on last 14th place, which meant straight relegation back into 2nd Division after only one season.{{cite web|url=http://www.indianfootballnetwork.com/forum/discussion/474/ongc-201011-i-league-review/p1|title=ONGC Football Club 2010–11 Review|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220416060149/http://forum.indianfootballnetwork.com/discussion/474/ongc-201011-i-league-review/p1|archive-date=16 April 2022|website=indianfootball.de|publisher=IndianFootball|date=2010|access-date=13 March 2021|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri|url-status=dead}}

ONGC began their mission for a comeback to the I-League by entering the 2012 I-League 2nd Division.{{Cite web|url=https://www.kolkatafootball.com/aiff_2nd_divn_ileague_2012/final.html|title=AIFF 2nd Divn. I-League - 2012 |website=www.kolkatafootball.com|access-date=9 July 2021|archive-date=24 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624212421/https://www.kolkatafootball.com/aiff_2nd_divn_ileague_2012/final.html}} The immediately made an impact after finishing the group stage in first place and entered the final round as automatic contenders.{{cite web|last=Noronha|first=Anselm|title=I-League second division: Final round analysis – How did the teams qualify|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2012/03/06/2948456/i-league-second-division-final-round-analysis-how-did-the|publisher=Goal.com|access-date=4 October 2012|archive-date=8 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308200858/http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2012/03/06/2948456/i-league-second-division-final-round-analysis-how-did-the}} After a tough 12 matches in Siliguri and Sikkim, ONGC again finished in a promotion spot, second place, and thus qualified for the 2012–13 I-League, which was confirmed on 17 April 2012, after the club drew 1–1 with Aizawl.{{cite web|title=ONGC PROMOTED, TO PLAY I LEAGUE NEXT SEASON|url=http://www.barefootmag.in/2012/04/17/ongc-promoted-to-play-i-league-next-season/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130217221115/http://www.barefootmag.in/2012/04/17/ongc-promoted-to-play-i-league-next-season/|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 February 2013|publisher=Barefootmag|access-date=4 October 2012}}{{Cite web|title=Indian Arrows v ONGC Live Commentary & Result, 01/12/12, I-League {{!}} Goal.com|url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/match/indian-arrows-v-ongc/6kw3fc6pn033tjnmnv31yjkk5|access-date=2021-04-07|website=goal.com|archive-date=29 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429053853/https://www.goal.com/en-in/match/indian-arrows-v-ongc/6kw3fc6pn033tjnmnv31yjkk5}}{{cite web|last=Sengupta|first=Somnath|title=Indian Football : ONGC, United Sikkim Clinch Promotion In Dramatic Finale|url=http://www.thehardtackle.com/2012/indian-football-i-league-division-two/|work=The Hard Tackle|date=17 April 2012|access-date=16 July 2012|archive-date=22 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120622095517/http://www.thehardtackle.com/2012/indian-football-i-league-division-two/}} Santosh Kashyap managed the club in 2012–13 I-League.{{Cite web|first=Bhargab|last=Sarmah|url=http://www.thehardtackle.com/2013/rangdajied-united-201314-season-preview-survival-top-priority-for-kashyaps-men/|title=

Rangdajied United 2013/14 Season Preview: Survival Top Priority For Kashyapai??I??S Men|website=thehardtackle.com|publisher=The Hard Tackle|date=20 September 2013|access-date=18 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130924131326/http://www.thehardtackle.com/2013/rangdajied-united-201314-season-preview-survival-top-priority-for-kashyaps-men/|archive-date=24 September 2013}}{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2013/05/17/3984682/santosh-kashyap-to-join-rangdajied-united-next-week|title=Santosh Kashyap to join Rangdajied United next week|date=17 May 2013|access-date=2 June 2016|work=Goal.com|archive-date=10 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161010231657/http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2013/05/17/3984682/santosh-kashyap-to-join-rangdajied-united-next-week}}{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/city-roundup-kashyap-is-rangdajied-coach/|title=City round-up: Kashyap is Rangdajied coach|date=25 June 2013|access-date=17 April 2025|work=The Indian Express|archive-date=21 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230921230035/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/city-roundup-kashyap-is-rangdajied-coach/}} ONGC finished the next I-League season on 9th position with 31 points in 26 matches.ONGC and Air India were expelled from I-League because they failed to meet Asian Football Confederation's licensing criteria.{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/i-league/I-League-ONGC-AI-hoping-against-hope/articleshow/18053566.cms|title=I-League: ONGC, AI hoping against hope|website=The Times of India|date=17 Jan 2013|access-date=16 March 2014|archive-date=28 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328225546/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/i-league/I-League-ONGC-AI-hoping-against-hope/articleshow/18053566.cms|url-status=live}}

The club has also participated in the 2013 IFA Shield unlikely. On 4 March 2013, it was announced that Muktijoddha Sangsad of Bangladesh would not participate in this tournament and instead current I-League club ONGC would take their place.{{cite web|last=Bhattacharya|first=Nilesh|title=I-League side ONGC have been drafted in the IFA Shield as a last-minute replacement of Muktijoddha Sanshad of Bangladesh. ONGC will be grouped with East Bengal, United SC and Arrows in Pool A and will take East Bengal in their first match in Siliguri on Wednesday.|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/I-League-side-ONGC-have-been-drafted-in-the-IFA-Shield-as-a-last-minute-replacement-of-Muktijoddha-Sanshad-of-Bangaldesh-ONGC-will-be-grouped-with-East-Bengal-United-SC-and-Arrows-in-Pool-A-and-will-take-East-Bengal-in-their-first-match-in-Siliguri-on-Wednesday-/articleshow/18792962.cms|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|publisher=The Times of India|date=4 March 2013|access-date=26 August 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507205456/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/I-League-side-ONGC-have-been-drafted-in-the-IFA-Shield-as-a-last-minute-replacement-of-Muktijoddha-Sanshad-of-Bangaldesh-ONGC-will-be-grouped-with-East-Bengal-United-SC-and-Arrows-in-Pool-A-and-will-take-East-Bengal-in-their-first-match-in-Siliguri-on-Wednesday-/articleshow/18792962.cms|archive-date=7 May 2021}} But they failed to qualify for the knockout stages. In 2014, they participated in the 14th Darjeeling Gold Cup and won the tournament with a 5–0 win over Dalhousie AC of Kolkata in final.{{Cite web|date=9 March 2014|title=ONGC wins over Dalhousie Athletic Club of Kolkata|url=https://www.thestatesman.com/bengal/ongc-wins-over-dalhousie-athletic-club-of-kolkata-43532.html|access-date=1 January 2022|website=thestatesman.com|publisher=The Statesman (India)|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220101140421/https://www.thestatesman.com/bengal/ongc-wins-over-dalhousie-athletic-club-of-kolkata-43532.html|archive-date=1 January 2022}}

In October 2014, ONGC participated in Sikkim Governor's Gold and reached to the final with a 2–1 win over Gangtok Himalayan.{{cite web |title=Breaking News: MMC Beats Sikkim FA To Enter Finals In 35th Governor's Gold Cup |url=http://www.goalnepal.com/news.php?id=22153 |work=goalnepal.com |access-date=19 October 2014 |date=20 October 2014 |archive-date=21 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021043039/http://www.goalnepal.com/news.php?id=22153 }}{{cite web |title=MMC Skipper Shiva Shrestha: We Want To Take Governor's Gold Cup Trophy To Nepal |url=http://www.goalnepal.com/news.php?id=22162 |work=goalnepal.com |access-date=20 October 2014 |date=20 October 2014 |archive-date=21 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021042907/http://www.goalnepal.com/news.php?id=22162 }}{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatodayne.in/sport/story/sikkim-gangtok-himalayan-football-club-emerges-as-the-rising-stars-of-the-region-722767-2023-12-07|title=Sikkim: Gangtok Himalayan Football Club emerges as the rising stars of the region|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231229165041/https://www.indiatodayne.in/sport/story/sikkim-gangtok-himalayan-football-club-emerges-as-the-rising-stars-of-the-region-722767-2023-12-07|first=Sujal|last=Pradhan|location=Gangtok|website=indiatodayne.in|publisher=India Today North East|date=7 December 2023|access-date=26 August 2024|archive-date=29 December 2023}} They clinched the trophy defeating Manang Marshyangdi Club of Nepal on penalty shoot-out.{{cite web |title=Breaking News: MMC Lose To ONGC Mumbai In The 35th Governor's Gold Cup Final |url=http://www.goalnepal.com/news.php?id=22179 |work=goalnepal.com |access-date=21 October 2014 |date=22 October 2014 |archive-date=22 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022150611/http://www.goalnepal.com/news.php?id=22179 }}{{cite web|first1=Hans|last1=Schöggl|first2=Karel|last2=Stokkermans|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india2015.html|title=India tournaments 2014/15|website=RSSSF|access-date=8 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008052900/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/india2015.html|archive-date=8 October 2021}}

Since their inception, ONGC became a member of Western India Football Association (WIFA) and Mumbai District Football Association (formerly BDFA).{{cite web|last1=Admin|first1=FC|title='First Ever' MDFA Awards Night adds cherry on top of the cake after a successful 2016-17 season|url=http://www.footballcounter.com/2017/first-ever-mdfa-awards-night-adds-cherry-top-cake-successful-2016-17-season/|website=footballcounter.com|date=16 May 2017|access-date=18 March 2018|archive-date=18 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180318183749/http://www.footballcounter.com/2017/first-ever-mdfa-awards-night-adds-cherry-top-cake-successful-2016-17-season/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Bera|first=Kaustav|title=Pailan Arrows 4-1 ONGC FC: Papas' boys trounce 10-man ONGC with ease|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/96179/pailan-arrows-vs-ongc-fc/report|website=Goal.com|access-date=26 December 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121204192733/http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/96179/pailan-arrows-vs-ongc-fc/report|archive-date=4 December 2012|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|author=Chittu Shetty|url=https://www.footballcounter.com/2019/why-this-would-be-the-right-time-to-bring-back-rovers-cup/|title=Why this would be the right time to bring back 'Rovers Cup'|website=footballcounter.com|publisher=Football Counter|date=11 August 2019|access-date=27 June 2021|archive-date=27 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210627133540/https://www.footballcounter.com/2019/why-this-would-be-the-right-time-to-bring-back-rovers-cup/|url-status=live}} They participated in later editions of Mumbai Harwood League alongside Maharashtra Football League.{{cite web|url=https://wifa.in/history/|title=History: The Harwood League|website=wifa.in|access-date=17 August 2021|publisher=Western India Football Association|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423142617/https://wifa.in/history/|archive-date=23 April 2021|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|author=Neil Morrison|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/indiabomchamp.html|title=India - List of Mumbai (Bombay) League Champions|website=RSSSF|access-date=17 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927020500/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/indiabomchamp.html|archive-date=27 September 2021|url-status=live}}

Before getting revived in 2006, they participated in B.D.F.A League, and W.I.F.A. Super Division from 1990 to 1999 and clinched BDFA title in 1993. ONGC also participated in MDFA Elite Division,{{cite web|first=Chittu|last=Shetty|url=https://www.footballcounter.com/2020/sunil-lohar-shine-with-hat-trick-in-ongc-victory/|title=Sunil Lohar shine with hat-trick in ONGC victory|website=footballcounter.com|publisher=Football Counter|date=28 January 2020|access-date=16 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210916111639/https://www.footballcounter.com/2020/sunil-lohar-shine-with-hat-trick-in-ongc-victory/|archive-date=16 September 2021}} and lifted trophies in 2015–16 and 2017–18 season.{{cite news|last1=Yadav|first1=Siddharth|title=MFA Elite Division 2016–17: The Big Preview|url=http://www.footballcounter.com/2016/mdfa-elite-division-2016-17-big-preview/|access-date=7 December 2016|website=footballcounter.com|publisher=Football Counter|date=12 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180804170231/https://www.footballcounter.com/2016/mdfa-elite-division-2016-17-big-preview/|archive-date=4 August 2018|location=Mumbai}}

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In spite of finishing 9th in the 2012–13 I-League table with 36 points, ONGC were excluded from the next season,{{cite web|first=Kaushik|last=Saha|url=http://www.goaldentimes.org/i-league-mid-term-review/|title=I-League 2013-14 : Mid-Season Review|website=goaldentimes.org|publisher=Golden Times|date=10 January 2014|access-date=28 December 2021|archive-date=9 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180909224830/http://www.goaldentimes.org/i-league-mid-term-review/|url-status=live}} because they did not meet the AFC's club licensing criteria.{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/i-league/I-League-ONGC-AI-hoping-against-hope/articleshow/18053566.cms|title=I-League: ONGC, AI hoping against hope|access-date=17 Jan 2013|website=The Times of India|date=17 January 2013 |archive-date=28 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328225546/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/i-league/I-League-ONGC-AI-hoping-against-hope/articleshow/18053566.cms|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Choudhuri |first=Arunava |title=Interview with Bibek Bhowmik (ONGC Football Team Manager) |url=http://arunfoot.blogspot.com/2012/04/interview-with-bibek-bhowmik-ongc.html |work=Arunfoot |access-date=13 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130702180833/http://arunfoot.blogspot.com/2012/04/interview-with-bibek-bhowmik-ongc.html |archive-date=2 July 2013 }}

New club Oil India has taken sponsorship and majority of ONGC's squad in the following years.

File:Cooperage Football Ground.jpg

ONGC played all their home matches for National Football League and I-League at the Cooperage Ground,{{cite web |last=Vaz |first=John |title=Sporting Clube de Goa 1–2 ONGC FC: Flaming Oranje fall short as the Mumbai side end on a high |url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/91307/ongc-fc-vs-sporting-clube-de-goa/report |work=Goal.com |access-date=13 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120930050305/http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/91307/ongc-fc-vs-sporting-clube-de-goa/report |archive-date=30 September 2012 |df=dmy }}{{cite web |url=http://www.worldstadiums.com/asia/countries/india.shtml |title=Stadiums in India |publisher=World Stadiums |access-date=2014-07-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110924095432/http://www.worldstadiums.com/asia/countries/india.shtml |archive-date=24 September 2011 |url-status=dead }} which is located at the Nariman Point, Mumbai.{{cite web|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/mumbai-fc-returns-to-cooperage-football-stadium|title=Mumbai FC returns to Cooperage Football Stadium|website=the-aiff.com|publisher=All India Football Federation|access-date=13 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927002438/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/mumbai-fc-returns-to-cooperage-football-stadium|date=27 October 2014|archive-date=27 September 2021|url-status=dead}} It has a capacity of 5,000.{{cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/sports/report-fifa-sanctions-2-million-grant-for-cooperage-1532025|title=FIFA sanctions 2 million grant for Cooperage|publisher=DNA India|website=dnaindia.com|date=15 April 2011|first=Mihir|last=Vasavda|access-date=20 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621094538/http://www.dnaindia.com/sports/report-fifa-sanctions-2-million-grant-for-cooperage-1532025|archive-date=21 June 2018}}{{cite news|author=Rosy Sequeira|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/sports/report-a-shot-in-the-arm-for-cooperage-ground-in-mumbai-1553688|title=A Shot in the arm for Cooperage Ground|publisher=DNA|date=11 June 2011|access-date=20 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621071505/http://www.dnaindia.com/sports/report-a-shot-in-the-arm-for-cooperage-ground-in-mumbai-1553688|archive-date=21 June 2018}}

During the 2010–11 I-League season, Rajarshi Shahu Stadium in Kolhapur, hosted numerous matches of Mumbai teams due to unavailability of Cooperage Ground. ONGC played its home games at this ground throughout the season.{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/goan-bashing-for-mumbai-fc/story-stHvLxvGWceGagl5ev1v9H.html|title=Goan bashing for Mumbai FC|date=18 December 2010|website=hindustantimes.com|publisher=The Hindustan Times|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119091916/https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/goan-bashing-for-mumbai-fc/story-stHvLxvGWceGagl5ev1v9H.html|archive-date=19 November 2018|url-status=dead}}

For all former notable players of ONGC FC with a Wikipedia article, see: ONGC FC players.

{{see also|List of ONGC F.C. seasons}}

• I-League 2nd Division
• Champions (2): 2010,{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/national/india/i-league-2nd-division/2010/final-group/r11585/tables/ |title=I-League 2nd Division 2010 Final Round |work=Soccerway |access-date=26 September 2024 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250419074844/https://us.soccerway.com/national/india/i-league-2nd-division/2010/final-group/r11585/tables/ |archive-date=19 April 2025 }} 2012{{cite web|url=https://us.soccerway.com/national/india/i-league-2nd-division/2012/final-group/r17044/tables/ |title=I-League 2nd Division 2012 Final Round |work=Soccerway |access-date=26 September 2024 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250419080257/https://us.soccerway.com/national/india/i-league-2nd-division/2012/final-group/r17044/tables/ |archive-date=19 April 2025 }}
• Mumbai Football League/MDFA Elite Division
• Champions (4): 1993, 2011–12, 2015–16, 2017–18{{cite news |last1=Shukla |first1=Kaushal |title=Clinical ONGC punish wasteful Mumbai Customs |url=https://www.footballcounter.com/2015/clinical-ongc-punish-wasteful-mumbai-customs/ |access-date=3 September 2020 |website=footballcounter.com |publisher=Football Counter |location=Mumbai |date=31 March 2015 |archive-date=19 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419150355/https://www.footballcounter.com/2015/clinical-ongc-punish-wasteful-mumbai-customs/ }}{{cite news|last1=Yadav|first1=Siddharth|title=MDFA Elite Division 2016–17: The Big Preview|url=http://www.footballcounter.com/2016/mdfa-elite-division-2016-17-big-preview/|access-date=7 December 2016|publisher=Football Counter|location=Mumbai|date=7 December 2016|archive-date=12 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161212100506/http://www.footballcounter.com/2016/mdfa-elite-division-2016-17-big-preview/}}
• Runners-up (1): 2016–17

• Sikkim Governor's Gold Cup
• Champions (2): 2010, 2014{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india-sikkimgoldcuphist.html|title=India – List of All India Governor's Gold Cup Winners (Sikkim)|website=RSSSF|access-date=13 March 2021|archive-date=7 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507053015/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/india-sikkimgoldcuphist.html}}{{cite web|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/sikkimgoldcup.html|title=List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Sikkim Governor's Gold Cup|website=indianfootball.de|publisher=Indian Football Network|access-date=16 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006211012/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/sikkimgoldcup.html|archive-date=6 October 2021|url-status=dead|first1=Arunava|last1=Chaudhuri}}
• Bordoloi Trophy
• Runners-up (1): 2007{{Cite web|last1=Chaudhuri|first1=Arunava|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/bordoloitrophy.html|title=List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Bordoloi Trophy|website=indianfootball.de|publisher=Indian Football Network|access-date=1 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006210335/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/bordoloitrophy.html|archive-date=6 October 2021|url-status=dead}}
• Durand Cup
• Runners-up (1): 2013{{cite web|url=http://coverindialive.in/mohammedan-wins-durand-cup-title/|title=Mohammedan wins Durand Cup title.|website=coverindialive.in|access-date=19 September 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053921/http://coverindialive.in/mohammedan-wins-durand-cup-title/|archive-date=21 September 2013}}
• Kalinga Cup
• Champions (1): 2014{{Cite web|title=KALINGA CUP FOOTBALL — ORISSA 2014|url=https://www.kolkatafootball.com/kalinga_cup_orissa_2014/index.html|access-date=20 December 2021|website=kolkatafootball.com|publisher=Kolkata Football|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121140028/https://kolkatafootball.com/kalinga_cup_orissa_2014/index.html|archive-date=21 January 2021|url-status=dead}}
• Darjeeling Gold Cup
• Champions (1): 2014{{cite web|url=https://www.kolkatafootball.com/darjeeling_gold_cup2014/index.html|title=14th All India Darjeeling Gold Cup: PREVIOUS WINNERS|website=kolkatafootball.com|publisher=Kolkata Football|access-date=3 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713084014/https://www.kolkatafootball.com/darjeeling_gold_cup2014/index.html|archive-date=13 July 2021}}
• All-India Petroleum Sports Control Board Inter-unit Championship{{Cite web|last=Chaudhuri|first=Arunava|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/petroleumtrophy.html|title=List of Winners/Runners-Up of the All-India Petroleum Sports Control Board Trophy|website=indianfootball.de|publisher=Indian Football Network|date=2008|access-date=2 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180503074529/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/petroleumtrophy.html|archive-date=3 May 2018|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/seasons/2006-07s.html|title=2006/07 Season in Indian Football|website=indianfootball.de|access-date=2 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211123174000/http://www.indianfootball.de/seasons/2006-07s.html|archive-date=23 November 2021|publisher=Indian Football Network|url-status=dead}}
• Champions (8): 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009
• Runners-up (1): 2007
• All-India Public Sector Football Tournament
• Champions (1): 2010{{Cite web|location=Guwahati|url=https://assamtribune.com/ongc-win-public-sector-football-trophy|title=ONGC win public sector football trophy|website=assamtribune.com|date=26 February 2010|access-date=12 March 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250312180332/https://assamtribune.com/ongc-win-public-sector-football-trophy|archive-date=12 March 2025|publisher=Assam Tribune}}
• YMFC Centennial All India Football Tournament
• Champions (1): 2016{{cite news|last1=Nayse|first1=Suhas|title=Nagpur FC to clash with ONGC in final|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/Nagpur-FC-to-clash-with-ONGC-in-final/articleshow/50983017.cms|access-date=14 February 2016|work=Times of India|date=14 February 2016|archive-date=6 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306095127/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/Nagpur-FC-to-clash-with-ONGC-in-final/articleshow/50983017.cms}}
• Nadkarni Cup
• Champions (1): 2014{{cite web|author=Neil Morrison|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/indianadkarnicuphist.html|title=India — List of Nadkarni Cup Finals|website=RSSSF|access-date=1 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211129033202/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/indianadkarnicuphist.html|archive-date=29 November 2021}}{{cite news|first=Kaudhal|last=Shukla|location=Mumbai|title=Gritty ten men of ONGC overcome Air India on penalties to lift the 108th Nadkarni Cup|url=https://www.footballcounter.com/2014/gritty-ten-men-of-ongc-overcome-air-india-on-penalties-to-lift-the-108th-nadkarni-cup/|access-date=13 January 2017|website=footballcounter.com|publisher=Football Counter India|date=5 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203041042/https://www.footballcounter.com/2014/gritty-ten-men-of-ongc-overcome-air-india-on-penalties-to-lift-the-108th-nadkarni-cup/|archive-date=3 February 2023}}
• Runners-up (1): 2007
• Gadhinglaj United Cup
• Champions (1): 2016{{cite web|title=Departments' League — A solution to many problems|url=https://englisharchives.mathrubhumi.com/sports/features/english-news-1.916067|website=englisharchives.mathrubhumi.com|publisher=Mathrubhumi|location=Kochi|date=8 March 2016|first=M. M. Jafar|last=Khan|access-date=28 November 2022|archive-date=4 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230804042211/https://englisharchives.mathrubhumi.com/sports/features/english-news-1.916067}}
• Runners-up (1): 2015{{cite news|title=South United lose to ONGC, bows out of Gadhinglaj United Cup|url=https://www.gcsstars.com/2015/11/south-united-lose-to-ongc-bows-out-of.html?m=1|website=gcsstars.com|publisher=GCS Stars – Football in Bengaluru|date=21 November 2015|archive-date=21 August 2023|access-date=23 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230821082849/https://www.gcsstars.com/2015/11/south-united-lose-to-ongc-bows-out-of.html?m=1|location=Bengaluru}}
• ONGC Invitational Trophy
• Champions (1): 2016
• YMFC Centennial All India Cup
• Champions (1): 2016{{Cite web|first=Suhas|last=Nayse|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/ongc-derail-secr-to-enter-all-india-football-final/articleshow/50955824.cms|title=ONGC derail SECR to enter All India Football final|publisher=The Times of India|date=12 February 2016|access-date=12 March 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220925205559/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/ongc-derail-secr-to-enter-all-india-football-final/articleshow/50955824.cms|archive-date=25 September 2022}}
• Hot Weather Football Championship
• Runners-up (1): 2007{{cite web|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/hotweathercup.html|title=List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Hot Weather Football Championship: Himachal Pradesh|website=indianfootball.de|publisher=Indian Football Network|access-date=16 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022122020/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/hotweathercup.html|archive-date=22 October 2020|url-status=dead|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri}}
• All-India Ballarpur Industries Limited Trophy
• Runners-up (2): 2001–02, 2002{{Cite web|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/seasons/2002-03s.html|title=2002/03 Season in Indian Football|website=indianfootball.de|access-date=2 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211107085227/http://www.indianfootball.de/seasons/2002-03s.html|archive-date=7 November 2021|publisher=Indian Football Network|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|last=Chaudhuri|first=Arunava|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/ballarpurtrophy.html|title=List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Ballarpur Industries Football Trophy|website=indianfootball.de|publisher=Indian Football Network|date=2008|access-date=2 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180503074413/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/ballarpurtrophy.html|archive-date=3 May 2018|url-status=dead}}
• Principal Harbhajan Singh Memorial All-India Cup
• Runners-up (1): 2018{{cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/chandigarh/minerva-ongc-in-football-final-547369|title=56th Principal Harbhajan Singh Memorial All-India Football Tournament — Minerva, ONGC in football final|date=21 February 2018|access-date=26 November 2020|location=Chandigarh|website=tribuneindia.com|publisher=The Tribune India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230522144937/https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/chandigarh/minerva-ongc-in-football-final-547369|archive-date=22 May 2023}}

Club's cricket team competes in the Maharaja Padam Singh Cricket Tournament and other regional competitions affiliated to the Delhi & District Cricket Association.{{cite web|url=https://ongcindia.com/web/eng/detail?assetEntry=2116752|title=ONGC — ONGC wins back to back Cricket Tournaments|date=2013|access-date=7 December 2024|work=ongcindia.com|archive-date=13 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240613195729/https://ongcindia.com/web/eng/detail}} Noted Indian international players Gautam Gambhir, Praveen Kumar, Ishan Kishan, Tanmay Srivastava, and other first class players like Sandeep Sharma, Mithun Manhas, Taruwar Kohli, Unmukt Chand, and Sumit Narwal appeared with the team in domestic tournaments.{{cite web|url=https://ongcindia.com/web/eng/detail?assetEntry=2116726|date=6 June 2012|work=ongcindia.com|title=ONGC: Gambhir-Sandeep duo power ONGC to DDCA title win|access-date=13 December 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816042759/https://ongcindia.com/web/eng/detail|archive-date=16 August 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/dy-patil-t20-cup-ishan-kishan-shines-in-ongcs-massive-win/articleshow/56426665.cms|agency=PTI|location=Mumbai|work=The Times of India|title=DY Patil T20 Cup: Ishan Kishan Shines In ONGC's Massive Win|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213155147/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/dy-patil-t20-cup-ishan-kishan-shines-in-ongcs-massive-win/articleshow/56426665.cms|archive-date=13 December 2024|date=9 January 2017|access-date=13 December 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/tanmay-srivastava-top-run-scorer-of-indias-2008-u-19-wc-winning-team-under-kohli-retires/articleshow/78845060.cms|agency=PTI|first1=Gaurav|last1=Gupta|work=The Times of India|title=Tanmay Srivastava, top run-scorer of India's 2008 U-19 WC winning team under Kohli, retires|date=24 October 2020|access-date=13 December 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024151908/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/tanmay-srivastava-top-run-scorer-of-indias-2008-u-19-wc-winning-team-under-kohli-retires/articleshow/78845060.cms|archive-date=24 October 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/praveen-kumar-retirement-5409867/|first1=Devendra|last1=Pandey|work=The Indian Express|title=Praveen Kumar, the original magician from Meerut, bids goodbye to cricket|date=20 October 2018|access-date=13 December 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181105200405/https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/praveen-kumar-retirement-5409867/|archive-date=5 November 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/parttimer-kohli-plays-his-part/|date=9 July 2013|work=The Indian Express|title=Part-timer Kohli plays his part|location=New Delhi|first1=Siddhartha|last1=Sharma|access-date=13 December 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140531000311/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/parttimer-kohli-plays-his-part/1139265/|archive-date=31 May 2014}}{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/dy-patil-t20-cup-unmukt-scores-century-in-ongc-win/article5623610.ece|title=D.Y. Patil T20 Cup: Unmukt scores century in ONGC win|date=13 May 2016|access-date=13 December 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213154702/https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/dy-patil-t20-cup-unmukt-scores-century-in-ongc-win/article5623610.ece|archive-date=13 December 2024|work=The Hindu}}

Honours

• Lala Raghubir Trophy
• Champions (1): 2012{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/new-zealand-in-india-2016/top-stories/back-from-break-gambhir-turns-up-for-his-office-team-ongc/articleshow/13868895.cms|agency=PTI|work=The Times of India|title=Back from break, Gambhir turns up for his office team ONGC|date=6 June 2012|access-date=13 December 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213145523/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/new-zealand-in-india-2016/top-stories/back-from-break-gambhir-turns-up-for-his-office-team-ongc/articleshow/13868895.cms|archive-date=13 December 2024}}
• Maharaja Padam Singh Cricket Tournament
• Champions (1): 2013
• DDCA Hot Weather Championship
• Champions (1): 2013
• DY Patil T-20 Trophy
• Runners-up (1): 2016{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/ongc-enters-dy-patil-t20-cup-final/article5643186.ece|title=ONGC enters DY Patil T20 Cup final|date=18 May 2016|access-date=13 December 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213154121/https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/ongc-enters-dy-patil-t20-cup-final/article5643186.ece|archive-date=13 December 2024|work=The Hindu}}

ONGC has its field hockey team.{{cite web |title=ONGC Hockey — Key players — Recent achievements|url=https://ongcindia.com/web/eng/sports/outdoor-sports/hockey|date=6 December 2018|publisher=Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited|access-date=17 October 2022|archive-date=6 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206111147/https://ongcindia.com/web/eng/sports/outdoor-sports/hockey}} It previously competed in Beighton Cup, one of world's oldest hockey tournaments.{{cite web |url=https://www.hockeybengal.org/beighton-cup |title=Beighton Cup |publisher=Hockey Bengal |access-date=5 November 2022 |archive-date=5 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221105145704/https://www.hockeybengal.org/beighton-cup }}{{cite web |url=https://hockeypassion.in/hockey-perspectives/prestigious-beighton-cup-revived-after-three-years-will-be-held-from-december-11-18/ |title=Prestigious Beighton Cup Revived After Three Years, 124th Edition Will Be Held From December 11–18 |date=24 September 2022 |publisher=Hockey Passion |access-date=5 November 2022 |archive-date=5 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221105145707/https://hockeypassion.in/hockey-perspectives/prestigious-beighton-cup-revived-after-three-years-will-be-held-from-december-11-18/ }}{{cite web |url=http://www.bharatiyahockey.org/patjansen/beighton.htm |title=Beighton Cup |publisher=Bharatiya Hockey |access-date=5 November 2022 |archive-date=12 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210612122617/http://www.bharatiyahockey.org/patjansen/beighton.htm }}{{cite web |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/hockey/from-the-beighton-and-aga-khan-cup-to-the-hil-hockey-indias-evolution |title=From the Beighton and Aga Khan Cup to the HIL |publisher=Sportskeeda |last=Mandapaka |first=Ravi Teja |date=25 October 2012 |access-date=5 November 2022 |archive-date=5 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221105145707/https://www.sportskeeda.com/hockey/from-the-beighton-and-aga-khan-cup-to-the-hil-hockey-indias-evolution }} They finished as runners-up in the prestigious trophy in 2011 and 2013. Affiliated with the Bombay Hockey Association, ONGC also appeared in Bombay Gold Cup and Guru Tegh Bahadur Gold Cup.{{cite web |title=Indian hockey: The curious case of the Bombay Gold Cup |url=https://www.livemint.com/Sundayapp/Z5A20XtmrZ2hnAprgJocvI/Indian-hockey-The-curious-case-of-the-Bombay-Gold-Cup.html |date=19 December 2015 |last=D'Souza |first=Dilip |publisher=LiveMint |access-date=17 October 2022 |archive-date=25 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925142556/https://www.livemint.com/Sundayapp/Z5A20XtmrZ2hnAprgJocvI/Indian-hockey-The-curious-case-of-the-Bombay-Gold-Cup.html }}

;Honours

• Beighton Cup{{cite web|title=BEIGHTON CUP WINNERS AND RUNNERS-UP (1895—2019)|url=https://www.hockeybengal.org/winners-and-runner-up-details|location=Kolkata|website=www.hockeybengal.org|publisher=Hockey Bengal|access-date=5 July 2022|archive-date=23 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220423035958/https://www.hockeybengal.org/winners-and-runner-up-details}}
• Runners-up (2): 2011,{{cite news|title=Air India lifts maiden title|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/hockey/indian-oil-clinches-beighton-cup/article2619396.ece|access-date=8 February 2018|work=The Hindu|date=12 November 2011|archive-date=1 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001161903/https://www.thehindu.com/sport/hockey/indian-oil-clinches-beighton-cup/article2619396.ece}} 2013{{cite news |title=Army XI lifts 118th Beighton Cup |url=https://www.hockeyindia.org/news/army-xi-lifts-118th-beighton-cup |access-date=26 May 2022 |work=Hockey India |date=15 November 2013 |language=en |archive-date=1 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001161901/https://www.hockeyindia.org/news/army-xi-lifts-118th-beighton-cup }}
• Guru Tegh Bahadur Gold Cup
• Runners-up (1): 2010{{cite web|title=Bombay Gold Cup: BOMBAY GOLD CUP HOCKEY TOURNAMENT {{!}} GURU TEGH BAHADUR GOLD CUP HOCKEY TOURNAMENT|url=http://www.mumbaihockey.org/bombay-gold-cup.html#:~:text=Morarji%20Desai%20who%20was%20the,will%20be%20played%20under%20floodlight..|access-date=18 October 2022|website=www.mumbaihockey.org|publisher=The Mumbai Hockey Association|archive-date=11 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411223120/http://mumbaihockey.org/bombay-gold-cup.html#:~:text=Morarji%20Desai%20who%20was%20the,will%20be%20played%20under%20floodlight..}}
• Surjit Memorial Hockey Tournament{{cite web|title=Surjit Memorial Hockey Tournament: Year Winners — Runners-ups|url=https://hockeypassion.in/analysis/surjit-hockey-tournament-winners/|location=Kolkata|website=hockeypassion.in|date=21 October 2021 |publisher=Hockey Passion|access-date=17 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221021100116/https://hockeypassion.in/analysis/surjit-hockey-tournament-winners/|archive-date=21 October 2022}}
• Runners-up (1): 2017
• Senior Nehru Hockey Tournament{{cite web |title=Roll of Honour — Senior Nehru Hockey Tournament |url=https://gnsht.in/roll-of-honour-senior-nehru-hockey-tournament/ |website=gnsht.in |publisher=Gooncha Group |date=2022 |access-date=23 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221022230236/https://gnsht.in/roll-of-honour-senior-nehru-hockey-tournament/ |archive-date=22 October 2022 }}{{cite web |title=Roll of Honour — SENIOR NEHRU HOCKEY TOURNAMENT |url=http://nehruhockey.com/tournament_roll_of_honour.htm |publisher=nehruhockey.com |location=New Delhi |access-date=23 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221022230235/http://nehruhockey.com/tournament_roll_of_honour.htm |archive-date=22 October 2022 }}{{cite news|title=Senior Nehru Hockey Tournament — All Winners|url=https://hockeypassion.in/indian-domestic-hockey-buzz/senior-nehru-hockey-tournament-all-winners/|newspaper=Latest Hockey News, Hockey Passion, Hockey Analysis, Hockey Interviews - Latest Hockey News Hockey Hockey Passion Analysis Hockey Interviews|date=19 November 2021 |publisher=Hockey Passion|access-date=23 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221022230235/https://hockeypassion.in/indian-domestic-hockey-buzz/senior-nehru-hockey-tournament-all-winners/|archive-date=22 October 2022}}
• Champions (1): 2011
• Runners-up (1): 2010
• UP Hockey Championship
• Champions (1): 2013–14
• PSPB Hockey Tournament
• Champions (1): 2014
• Murugappa Gold Cup
• Champions (1): 2017{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/hockey/hockey-tournament-ongc-wins-murugappa-gold-cup/article19439849.ece|title=Hockey tournament: ONGC wins Murugappa Gold Cup|date=6 August 2017|access-date=2 February 2023|website=thehindu.com|publisher=The Hindu|location=Chennai|first=K|last=Keerthevasan|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115111046/https://www.thehindu.com/sport/hockey/hockey-tournament-ongc-wins-murugappa-gold-cup/article19439849.ece|archive-date=15 November 2020}}
• AIPSSPB Hockey Trophy
• Champions (1): 2018
• Inter-Unit PSPB hockey tournament
• Champions (1): 2018

ONGC operates men's volleyball team, that participates in domestic state and national level tournaments. In 2011, ONGC clinched IOB Platinum Jubilee National Volleyball Championship title, and qualified to represent India at the Asian Club Volleyball Championships in China.{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/ongc-dashes-iobs-dreams/article2684396.ece|date=3 December 2011|access-date=16 February 2023|website=thehindu.com|location=Chennai|publisher=The Hindu|title=ONGC dashes IOB's dreams|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240102110412/https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/ongc-dashes-iobs-dreams/article2684396.ece|archive-date=2 January 2024}}

;Honours

• IOB Platinum Jubilee National Volleyball Championship
• Champions (1): 2011{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/ongc-railways-win-national-club-volleyball-titles/articleshow/10972493.cms|title=ONGC, Railways win national club volleyball titles|date=3 December 2011|access-date=27 September 2021|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|publisher=The Times of India|agency=PTI|location=Chennai|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240102105426/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/ongc-railways-win-national-club-volleyball-titles/articleshow/10972493.cms|archive-date=2 January 2024}}
• All India Public-Sector Volleyball Championship
• Champions (2): 2015,{{cite web|url=https://nalcoindia.com/pre-rel/ongc-wins-all-india-public-sector-volleyball-tournament/|title=ONGC wins All India Public-Sector Volleyball Tournament|location=Bhubaneswar|agency=TNN|website=nalcoindia.com|publisher=NALCO India|date=9 March 2015|access-date=26 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221201174544/https://nalcoindia.com/pre-rel/ongc-wins-all-india-public-sector-volleyball-tournament/|archive-date=1 December 2022}} 2019{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/trichy/ongc-wins-natl-public-sector-volleyball-tourney/articleshow/68530077.cms|title=ONGC Wins Nat'l Public Sector Volleyball Tourney|location=Tiruchirappalli|agency=TNN|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|publisher=The Times of India|date=23 March 2019|access-date=26 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220925203321/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/trichy/ongc-wins-natl-public-sector-volleyball-tourney/articleshow/68530077.cms|archive-date=25 September 2022}}
• All-India Volleyball Championship
• Champions (1): 2017{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/ongc-drub-cuncolim-for-all-india-volleyball-tournament-title/articleshow/58566697.cms|title=ONGC Drub Cuncolim For All India Volleyball Tournament Title|location=Panaji|agency=TNN|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|publisher=The Times of India|date=8 May 2017|access-date=26 September 2023|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814114923/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/ongc-drub-cuncolim-for-all-india-volleyball-tournament-title/articleshow/58566697.cms|archive-date=14 August 2020}}
• PSPB Inter-Unit Volleyball Tournament
• Champions (1): 2014{{cite web|url=https://ongcindia.com/web/eng/detail?assetEntry=2115976|title=ONGC — ONGC Volleyball team clinches PSPB title|location=New Delhi|agency=TNN|website=ongcindia.com|publisher=Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited|access-date=26 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230608005558/https://ongcindia.com/web/eng/detail?assetEntry=2115976|archive-date=8 June 2023}}
• Runners-up (1): 2019–20{{cite web|url=https://www.sentinelassam.com/north-east-india-news/local-sports/bpcl-lift-pspb-inter-unit-volleyball-tournament-title/|title=BPCL lift PSPB Inter Unit Volleyball Tournament title|website=sentinelassam.com|publisher=The Sentinel Assam|location=Guwahati|date=20 October 2019|access-date=27 December 2022|archive-date=2 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240102125159/https://www.sentinelassam.com/north-east-india-news/local-sports/bpcl-lift-pspb-inter-unit-volleyball-tournament-title/}}
• Chand Agarwala Memorial National Volleyball Championship
• Runners-up (1): 2003{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/punjab-police-sr-win-title/articleshow/42000354.cms|title=Punjab Police, SR win title|location=Renukot|agency=TNN|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|publisher=The Times of India|date=1 April 2003|access-date=26 September 2023|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230927124803/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/punjab-police-sr-win-title/articleshow/42000354.cms|archive-date=27 September 2023}}

ONGC operates men's basketball teams.

Honours

• Federation Cup Basketball Championship
• Champions (1): 2013–14{{cite web|url=https://ongcindia.com/web/eng/detail|title=ONGC: ONGC wins Federation Cup Basketball Championship|date=2014|access-date=8 December 2024|work=ongcindia.com|archive-date=20 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240620051330/https://ongcindia.com/web/eng/detail}}
• JCI All India Basketball Tournament
• Champions (1): 2013{{cite web|url=https://ongcindia.com/web/eng/detail|title=ONGC: ONGC Basketball team Wins JCI All India Basketball Tournament|date=2013|access-date=8 December 2024|work=ongcindia.com|archive-date=15 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240415150848/https://ongcindia.com/web/eng/detail}}

Club's kabaddi team competes in the PSPB Inter-unit Kabaddi Tournament and other regional tournaments.{{cite web|url=https://ongcindia.com/web/eng/detail?assetEntry=2116083|title=ONGC — Team ONGC wins PSPB Inter Unit Kabaddi Tournament hosted by Ahmedabad Asset|date=2013|access-date=7 December 2024|work=ongcindia.com|archive-date=13 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240613083601/https://ongcindia.com/web/eng/detail?assetEntry=2116083}}

Honours

• PSPB Inter-unit Kabaddi Tournament
• Champions (1): 2013

ONGC has men's athletics division, and operating teams competing in the Open National Athletic Championship.{{cite web|url=https://ongcindia.com/web/eng/detail|title=Team ONGC — Excellent performance of ONGC team at Open National Athletic Championship|date=13 September 2012|access-date=21 December 2024|work=ongcindia.com|archive-date=16 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816033138/https://ongcindia.com/web/eng/detail}} At the 52nd Open National Athletic Championship held in Chennai in September 2012, the team finished at third position with 6 gold, 3 silver and 10 bronze medals. In December 2013, the team clinched All India Public Sector Athletics Meet title, which was hosted at the Maharaja College Ground in Kochi.{{cite web|url=https://ongcindia.com/web/eng/detail|title=Team ONGC — ONGC athletic team emerges champion in AIPS Athletic Meet 2013–14|date=22 December 2013|access-date=21 December 2024|work=ongcindia.com|archive-date=16 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816033138/https://ongcindia.com/web/eng/detail?assetEntry=2117283}} ONGC also won the Federation Cup Athletic Championship in 2013.{{cite web|url=https://ongcindia.com/web/eng/sports/outdoor-sports/athletics|title=Team ONGC — Athletics: Recent Achievements|access-date=21 December 2024|work=ongcindia.com|archive-date=10 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240910115328/https://ongcindia.com/web/eng/sports/outdoor-sports/athletics}}

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