Churchill Brothers SC

Football club infobox
clubname = Churchill Brothers


fullname = Churchill Brothers
Sports Club
nickname = -
founded = 1988
ground = Fatorda Stadium,
Margao, Goa
capacity = 35,000
chairman = Joaquim Alemao
mgrtitle = Head Coach
manager = Karim Bencharifa
league = I league
season = 2007-08
position = 2nd
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Churchill Brothers SC is an Indian football club based in Salcette, Goa, and playing in the NFL Premier Division in the Indian football league system.

The team plays its NFL home matches at the Jawaharlal Nehru-Fatorda Stadium in Margao, Goa.

They are one of the top teams in the state, having won the Goa League six times, the last being in 2001. After having been relegated from the Premier Division at the end of the 2004-05 season, the club played in the Second Division in 2005-06, being placed in group A. After a top two finish in the second division, the team once again will play the in Premier League in the 11th NFL in 2006-07 season.

Their star players are George Ekeh and Odafe Okolie.

Achievements

*Durand Cup: 1::2007

Performance in AFC Competitions

* AFC Champions League: 1 appearance::2002-03: Qualifying East - 3rd Round
* Asian Club Championship: 1 appearance::1998: First Round

Current Roster

External links

* [http://www.churchill-brothers.com/ Official site]