Bhawanipore FC

Bhawanipore Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Bhowanipore, Kolkata, West Bengal. The club was established in 1910 and competes in the I-League 2nd division, the 3rd tier of Football in India alongside the Calcutta Premier Division A.[2]

Bhawanipore
Full nameBhawanipore Football Club
Nickname(s)ভবানীপুর
Founded1910 (1910)
GroundSalt Lake Stadium,[1] Kolkata
Kalyani Stadium, Kalyani
Capacity85,000
10,000
OwnerSangbad Pratidin
CoachSankarlal Chakraborty
LeagueI-League,
Calcutta Football League
2020-212nd, Group B
Final Round: 2nd

History

Bhawanipore Football Club was founded in 1910 in Bhowanipore, Kolkata.[3] In January 2012 they were officially certified by the All India Football Federation to participate in the I-League 2nd Division, the second tier of football in India.[2] After playing 6 games during the season Bhawanipore ended in 6th place out of 7 in Group C and thus failed to move to the Final half.

Stadium

Bhawanipore Football Club currently plays at the 20,000 seater Kalyani Stadium in Kalyani.

The Home Ground Of Bhawanipore

Fans

A club recognised Bhowanipore fan club by the name West Bengal Palace, has been in support since 2019. The Kalyani Stadium Main Stadium has seen an average attendance of 40,000. The players and the coach have often acknowledged the fans' support in the success and called them The 12th Man.

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors
Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
2012—present Cosco Sangbad Pratidin

Rivalry

South Kolkata Derby
Opponent Played Wins Draws Losses
Bhawanipore 5041
Tollygunge Agragami 6060
Kalighat Milan Sangha 7160
Total 181161


Players

Current squad
As of 9 October 2020[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  IND Dibyendu Sarkar
2 DF  IND Sourav Chakraborty
4 DF  IND Kingshuk Debnath (Captain)
5 DF  IND Arijit Bagui
6 DF  IND Avinabo Bag
7 DF  IND Anup Theres Raj
8 FW  BRA Luiz Eduardo Purcino
9 MF  IND Shreehari C
10 FW  BRA Dênis Oliveira Araujo
12 MF  IND Faizal Ali
14 MF  IND Debanna Chakraborty
15 MF  IND Yumnam Singh
16 DF  IND Monoranjan Singh
17 FW  IND Jiten Murmu
18 MF  IND Supriya Pandit
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF  IND Prosenjit Paul
20 MF  IND Samar Kumir
21 GK  IND Suvam Sen
22 GK  IND Shilton Pal
23 MF  IND Subhankar Das
24 MF  IND Altamash Sayed
25 FW  IND Enjamul Hoque
26 MF  IND Ahan Patra
27 MF  IND Yumkhaibam Jiteshwor Singh
28 MF  IND Supriya Pandit
30 MF  IND Pankaj Moula
37 DF  IND Bikramjeet Singh

Current technical staff
Position Name
Head Coach Sankarlal Chakraborty
Strength & Conditioning Coach (Physical Trainer) Rudra Pratim Roy
Assistant Coach
(Physiotherapist) Aritra Nag

Record
Season Div. Tms. Pos. Attendance/G Federation Cup/Super Cup AFC Champions League AFC Cup
2012–13 IL2 23 G6th - DNP DNP DNP
2013–14 IL2 26 3 - GStage DNP DNP
2014–15 IL2 11 2 - DNP DNP DNP
2019–20 IL2 18 2 – DNP DNP DNP
Key
  • Tms. = Number of teams
  • Pos. = Position in league
  • Attendance/G = Average league attendance

Head coach's record

updated on 20 January 2020

NameNationalityFromToPWDLGFGAWin%
Debjit Ghosh  India 2012 2013 6 0 3 3 8 11 000.00
Carlton Chapman  India 2013 2014 18 10 7 1 34 18 055.56
Sankarlal Chakraborty  India 2019 Present 9 5 2 2 13 10 055.56

Honours

Leagues
(1):Runner-Up 2014-15,2019-20
(1):3Ed Prize 2013-14

Cup
(1):Winners 2013
Runners-up (1): 1948

References
  1. "Stadiums in India". World Stadiums. Archived from the original on 24 September 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  2. "5 city teams in the 2nd Division". Calcutta Telegraph. 2 January 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
  3. "Official website of Bhawanipore Club". Archived from the original on 16 August 2013.
  4. "Squad".


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