Ozone Football Club Bengaluru (simply known as Ozone FC)[3] was an Indian professional football club based in Bengaluru, Karnataka.[4][5] Founded in 2015, the club competed in Bangalore Super Division, the top division of football in the state.[6] Ozone reached the final round of the I-League 2nd Division in the 2017–18,[7][8] 2018–19 seasons respectively[9][10] and were also the winner's of the Bangalore Super Division in 2017–18.[11][12]
History
Ozone Football Club was launched on 3 November 2015 by the Ozone Group with the goal of making the I-League by 2017.[13][14] The club were quick to make a mark on the local football scene, winning the Bangalore Super Division in December 2015, within their first month of existence.[15]
On 2 August 2016, the club roped former Trinidadian international Cornell Glen as their foreign recruit who represented his country at the 2006 FIFA World Cup.[16][17] Thus he became the Ozone's first ever world cup player.
In the 2017–18 season, after winning the Bangalore Super Division[21] under the guidance of David Booth,[22][23] Ozone FC continued their form in the I-League Second Division, reaching the final stages, eventually falling short of qualifying for the I-League,[24][25] where they finished on the third position.[26][27][28]
