Tollygunge Agragami FC
Tollygunge Agragami Football Club[2] is an Indian professional football club based in Tollygunge, Kolkata, West Bengal that competes in the Calcutta Premier Division B and have also played in the National Football League (India), then top flight of Indian football.[3] The club also competes in other regional tournaments alongside the Kolkata giants ATK Mohun Bagan, S.C. East Bengal and Mohammedan SC.
Full name | Tollygunge Agragami FC | |
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Nickname(s) | Agragami (The Pioneer) | |
Founded | 1943 | |
Ground | Rabindra Sarobar Stadium | |
Capacity | 22,000 | |
Chairman | Subhankar Ghosh Dostider | |
Manager | Bimal Ghosh[1] | |
League | Calcutta Premier Division | |
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History
Tollygunge Agragami is a soccer club founded in Kolkata, India. The team was founded in 1943 as Russa Agragami Samity, then later renamed to Tollygunge Agragami in 1955. Their home ground is the Rabindra Sarobar Stadium, which has a capacity of 22,000. Although the team has not been as successful as their city rivals, East Bengal Club, Mohun Bagan alongside Mohammedan SC, but they are a team to watch out for.
Rivalry
South Kolkata Derby
Opponent | Played | Wins | Draws | Losses |
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Tollygunge Agragami | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Kalighat Milan Sangha | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
Bhawanipore | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
Total | 18 | 1 | 16 | 1 |
Team management
Position | Name |
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Head Coach | Bimal Ghosh |
Physio | Bibhu Nanda Nayek |
Honours
Domestic
- Runners-up (2): 1971, 1999
- Runners-up (3): 1998-99, 2000, 2002
Tollygunge Agragami participated in the 2018 Calcutta Premier Division playoffs, finishing in tenth. They were placed in Calcutta Premier Division B and defeated Mohammedan Sporting by 2-1. They did not qualify for Calcutta Premier Division A in 2019 or 2020.
See also
References
- "Bimal Ghosh starts his Kolkata stint on note for Tollygunge FC". timesofindia.com. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- "Tollygunge Agragami - Club profile" Check
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