2006–2010: I-League 2nd Division 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., in hope of expanding their involvement in Indian football, which included title sponsoring the old
National Football League,
Durand Cup and
Nehru Cup. after topping the group stage. after the club won the
2010 I-League 2nd Division and went undefeated in the final round. (
in green) at the Durand Cup in New Delhi, 2008. 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. 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."
2010–2014: I-League and back 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, and signing former
India national football team goalkeeper Rajat Ghosh Dastidar. 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. 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. ONGC began their mission for a comeback to the I-League by entering the
2012 I-League 2nd Division. The immediately made an impact after finishing the group stage in first place and entered the
final round as automatic contenders. 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.
Santosh Kashyap managed the club in 2012–13 I-League. ONGC finished the next I-League season on 9th position with 31 points in 26 matches. 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. 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.
Sikkim Gold Cup win In October 2014, ONGC participated in
Sikkim Governor's Gold and reached to the final with a 2–1 win over
Gangtok Himalayan. They clinched the trophy defeating
Manang Marshyangdi Club of Nepal on
penalty shoot-out.
In leagues of Mumbai Since their inception, ONGC became a member of
Western India Football Association (WIFA) and
Mumbai District Football Association (formerly BDFA). They participated in later editions of
Mumbai Harwood League alongside Maharashtra Football League. 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. and lifted trophies in 2015–16 and 2017–18 season. ==Ownership==