India On Track FC

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India On Track FC
India On Track FC logo.png
Full nameIndia On Track Football Club
Short nameIOT FC
Founded2018;7 years ago (2018)
GroundNeville D'souza Ground
OwnerGaurav Modwel [1]
Head coachYash Shah [2]
League Mumbai Premier League
I-League 3
Website https://indiaontrack.in

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 and our the current Mumbai Premier League 2024-25 Champions.

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India On Track Football Club (IOT FC) is the also the only Indian club that has achieved 5 consecutive promotions in the Mumbai Football League. They started from the lowest tier (3rd division) in 2018 and have risen to the top tier, aiming to win the Mumbai Premier League and complete the remarkable feat of five promotions in five years

History

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

1. Only Indian football club to have been promoted 5 consecutive years [10]

2. Unbeaten in the 2022–2023 and 2023–2024 season

Club Overview
SeasonLeagueDivisionPosition
2019–2020Mumbai Football AssociationDivision 34
2021–2022Mumbai Football AssociationDivision 24
2022–2023Mumbai Football AssociationDivision 1 (unbeaten)1
2023–2024 Mumbai Football AssociationSuper League (unbeaten)2
2024–2025 Mumbai Football Association Mumbai Premier League 1
Statistics
SeasonGPWDLGFGAGDWin %
2022-20231211103162591.6 %
2023-2024 1712504683870.5 %
2024-2025 1712414393470.5 %

Honours

Domestic league

Further reading

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Mumbai football club IOT FC makes history, goes 1000 days unbeaten in local league". www.newkerala.com. 15 January 2025. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "India On Track: Champions of Mumbai 2024-25". LinkedIn . 21 April 2025. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  4. ↑ "IFDP".
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "Mumbai Football: IOT FC Joins Select Clubs". Free Press Journal . 15 January 2025. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  7. ↑ "Mumbai football club IOT FC makes history, goes 1000 days unbeaten in local league". daijiworld.com. 15 January 2025. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ "Mumbai Premier League: IOT crowned Champions on final day title decider against MYJ-GM". www.footballcounter.com. 14 April 2025. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  10. ↑ "List of association football clubs with multiple consecutive promotions or relegations", Wikipedia, 29 October 2024, retrieved 4 December 2024
  11. 1 2 "India On Track FC stun MYJ-GMSC to win Mumbai Premier League". Mid-day . 14 April 2025. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  12. ↑ "India On Track are crowned Champions of MFA First (Private) Division League 2022-23 🏆". Instagram . 1 January 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  13. ↑ "From grassroots to elite, Mumbai's IOT FC for record-breaking journey". The Times of India . 10 November 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  14. ↑ "IOT FC's incredible journey: Four consecutive promotions in Mumbai Football League". The Times of India . 10 November 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
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