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SBI Kerala (football team)

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{{Short description|Indian association football club}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2016}}
{{Infobox football club
| nickname = ''SBI Kerala''
| ground = [[University Stadium (Thiruvananthapuram)|University Stadium]], [[Thiruvananthapuram]]
| capacity = 20,000
| clubname =
| image =SBT-FC_Logo.png
| fullname = State Bank of India Kerala Football Club
| founded = {{Start date and age|1986||}} (as ''State Bank of Travancore Football Club'')
| chairman =
| manager =V. P. Shaji
| league = [[Kerala Premier League]]
| season = [[2016-17 Kerala Premier League|2016–17]]
| position = Group stage, 4th
}}

'''State Bank of India Kerala''' '''Football Club''', also known as '''SBI Kerala FC''' (formerly known as '''SBT Thiruvananthapuram'''), is a [[association football|football]] club based in [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Kerala]]. It last competed in the [[Kerala Premier League]], the top tier league of the state.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cochinsquare.com/first-soccer-city-in-kochi/ |title=First Soccer City in Kochi | Kochi Cochin News |publisher=Cochinsquare.com |date=2012-06-25 |access-date=2012-07-11}}</ref><ref>[http://www.indianfootball.de/data/kscl.html List of Champions of the Kerala State Club Football Championship] ''Indianfootball.de''. Retrieved 17 August 2021</ref>

== History ==
During the mid-1980s, already established as a premier bank in the state of Kerala and the considering the popularity and passion towards the game of football at the region, [[State Bank of Travancore]] decided to launch a team of its own and register it with [[Kerala Football Association]] in November 1986. The debut of the team was in 1987 in the Trivandrum District 'E' Division League, the 5th division league of the region. The team steadily progressed further and went on to reach the 'B' Division to win the trophy in 1992, thus entering the 'A' Division League, the Tier-1 league of the region in 1993–94.

== Growth ==
At that point, the bank stepped in again by recruiting sportsmen under a special sports quota, pioneering a new trend among the government-controlled [[Public Sector Undertakings]]. This received a further impetus when [[N. M. Najeeb]], a prominent national player at that time, agreed to coach the team. The club then evolved from a group of amateur players and went on to win various trophies. It also qualified and participated in many national level tournaments like [[Durand Cup]], [[IFA Shield]], [[Rovers Cup|Rover's Cup]], Scissors Cup, [[Kalinga Cup]] and the [[Federation Cup (India)|Federation Cup]].

== Entry to National Football League ==
Being the state champions in the 1996, SBT was eligible to play in the newly formed [[I-League|National Football League]] introduced by the [[All India Football Federation]] that year, but the emergence of the first professional football club from the state [[FC Kochin|FC Cochin]] denied its opportunity. However, SBT was given an entry to the [[I-League 2nd Division|2nd Division NFL]], introduced in 1997–98 as a qualifying round for the top division. The team, though a hot favorite with the likes of National players [[Jiju Jacob]], V. P. Shaji, Feroz Sheriff, A. Sunil Kumar and K. V. Dhanesh, could not qualify as it ended runner-up with a draw against [[Sesa Football Academy|Sesa Sports Club]] in the final game of the season.

The next season (1998–99) was the highpoint in SBT's history as it emerged the champions in the 2nd Division NFL, being the only institutional team till date to win the same. It also got promoted to the National Football League, but the glory did not last long as the team performed poorly and again got relegated to the second division.

It once again qualified for the [[I-League|National Football League]] in 2004–05 but after that, there were hardly any notable achievement for the club at the national level.

==Last developments==
Pursuant to the directions of AIFF, SBT formed a junior team. It entered the 'E' Division of Trivandrum District League in 2007 and in less than a decade, it has reached the super division, winning all the lower division leagues and was clubbed with SBT's senior team, giving SBT the distinction of fielding two teams in the Super Division, a first in the history of Trivandrum League.

The future of the club was in threat after the merger between the [[State Bank of India]] with [[State Bank of Travancore]] in April 2017.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Thomas|first1=Nevin|title=Kerala's SBT football club faces extinction woes|url=http://www.sportstarlive.com/football/indian-football/keralas-iconic-football-club-faces-extinction-woes/article17762263.ece|website=sportsstarlive.com|publisher=SportsStar|access-date=2 July 2017}}</ref> But the new management decided to continue with the football team and the club took part in [[2016-17 Kerala Premier League]] with a new name SBI Kerala.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Tennyson|first1=Rayson|title=Future tense for state club champs, SBI Kerala|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/future-tense-for-state-club-champs-sbi-kerala/articleshow/58140115.cms|website=The Times of India|publisher=TNN|access-date=2 July 2017}}</ref>

==Honours==
*'''[[National Football League Second Division (India)|National Football League II]]'''
**Champions (2): 1998–99, 2004<ref>{{cite web |title=National Football League Second Division |author=Arunava Choudhary |url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/nfl2.html |website=indianfootball.de |access-date=16 July 2021 |archive-date=26 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026081440/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/nfl2.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* '''Kerala Football League'''
**Champions (4): 2000–01, 2003–04,<ref>{{cite web|author=M G Radhakrishnan|date=6 May 2002|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/sport/story/20020506-first-indian-professional-football-club-fc-kochin-faces-closure-as-players-migrate-795344-2002-05-06|title=First Indian professional football club FC Kochin faces closure as players migrate|access-date=22 February 2021|website=India Today|archive-date=6 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200906103103/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/sport/story/20020506-first-indian-professional-football-club-fc-kochin-faces-closure-as-players-migrate-795344-2002-05-06|url-status=live}}</ref> 2006–07, 2008
**Runners-up (3): 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2005–06<ref>[http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/india-keralachamp.html India - List of Kerala League Champions] ''RSSSF''. Retrieved 17 August 2021.</ref>
*'''[[Kerala Premier League]]'''
**Champions (2): [[2014-15 Kerala Premier League|2014–15]],<ref>{{cite news |author= |title=SBT FC Continuing Golden Run |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/SBT-FC-Continuing-Golden-Run/2015/09/04/article3009266.ece |newspaper=The New Indian Express |location=Kozhikode |date=4 September 2015|access-date=31 May 2016 }}</ref> [[2015-16 Kerala Premier League|2015–16]]
**Runners-up (1): [[2013-14 Kerala Premier League|2013–14]]
*'''Kerala State Club Football Championship'''
**Champions (6): 1996, 2002, 2008, 2013, 2015, 2017<ref>{{cite news|first=Tennyson|last=Rayson|title=Future tense for state club champs, SBI Kerala|url=http://m.timesofindia.com/sports/football/top-stories/future-tense-for-state-club-champs-sbi-kerala/amp_articleshow/58140115.cms|website=m.timesofindia.com|publisher=[[The Times of India]]|location=Kochi|date=12 April 2017|access-date=15 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190108000715/http://m.timesofindia.com/sports/football/top-stories/future-tense-for-state-club-champs-sbi-kerala/amp_articleshow/58140115.cms|archive-date=8 January 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>
**Runners-up (3): 1997,2006,2011
*'''G.V. Raja Football Tournament'''
**Runner-up (1): 2010<ref>{{cite news|title=J&K Bank emerge champs in GV Raja tournament|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/article212362.ece|accessdate=11 June 2016|newspaper=The New Indian Express|date=16 February 2010}}</ref>
* [[K. C. Mammen Mappillai|Mammen Mappillai Trophy]] – 1996
* Arlem Cup
* Kerala Kaumudi Trophy
* JC Jacob Trophy
* Meyers Cup :'''Champions ''' : 2019

==See also==
* [[Kerala|Football in Kerala]]
* [[List of football clubs in India]]
* [[Indian Bank Recreational Club]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Football in India}}
{{Kerala Sports}}

[[Category:Football clubs in Kerala]]
[[Category:Association football clubs established in 1986]]
[[Category:1986 establishments in Kerala]]
[[Category:Financial services association football clubs in India]]

West Bengal football team

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{{for|the women's team|West Bengal women's football team}}
{{redirect-distinguish|Bengal football team|SC East Bengal}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}}
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| ground = [[Salt Lake Stadium]] [[Howrah Municipal Corporation Stadium|Howrah Stadium]] [[Mohun Bagan Ground]] [[Rabindra Sarobar Stadium|Rabindra Sarobar]]
| capacity =
| owner = [[Indian Football Association]]
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| head coach = Ranjan Bhattachherjee
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The '''West Bengal football team''' ([[Bengali language|Bengali]]: পশ্চিমবঙ্গ ফুটবল দল) is an Indian [[association football|football]] team representing [[West Bengal]] in the [[Santosh Trophy]].<ref>{{cite web|title=West Bengal, Kerala & Punjab drawn together in tantalizing group in 75th edition of Hero Santosh Trophy|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/west-bengal-kerala-punjab-drawn-together-in-tantalizing-group-in-75th-edition-of-hero-santosh-trophy|website=the-aiff.com|publisher=[[All India Football Federation]]|date=6 January 2022|access-date=2 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220106131705/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/west-bengal-kerala-punjab-drawn-together-in-tantalizing-group-in-75th-edition-of-hero-santosh-trophy|archive-date=6 January 2022}}</ref> They became the second Indian team to participate in the continental top tier tournament – [[AFC Champions League|Asian Champion Club Tournament]] – by playing in the [[1970 Asian Champion Club Tournament|1970]] edition following [[Mysore football team|Mysore]] in [[1969 Asian Champion Club Tournament|1969]].<ref>{{Cite web|author=Mukherjee, Soham; Easwar, Nisanth V|url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/india-clubs-in-afc-champions-league-afc-cup/3dj1qowtkdxc1pzji71c49vnz|title=How have Indian clubs fared in AFC Champions League and AFC Cup?|date=1 April 2020|access-date=23 March 2021|website=goal.com|publisher=[[Goal (website)|Goal]]|archive-date=15 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415045019/https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/india-clubs-in-afc-champions-league-afc-cup/3dj1qowtkdxc1pzji71c49vnz}}</ref>

They have appeared in the Santosh Trophy finals 45 times, and have won the trophy 32 times,<ref>{{cite news|title=Another Santosh feather in Bengal's cap|url=http://www.the-aiff.com/pages/tournament/index.php?tournamentdetail=22&N_Id=2577|publisher=The All India Football Federation|date=9 July 2011|access-date=9 July 2011|archive-date=11 November 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111111125651/http://the-aiff.com/pages/tournament/index.php?tournamentdetail=22&N_Id=2577|url-status=dead}}</ref> (the most by any team). Prior to 2003, the team competed as '''Bengal'''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Santosh Trophy Winners|url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/indiasantoshhist.html|website=RSSSF|access-date=2 December 2021|archive-date=18 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210918131806/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/indiasantoshhist.html|url-status=live}}</ref> On 16 August 2021, West Bengal played a friendly match against [[India national football team|India national team]] at the Salt Lake Stadium and it was won by India by 1–0.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://khelnow.com/football/india-football-team-vs-mohammedan-sc-friendly-live-streaming#iLightbox[gallery175085]/0|title=Farukh Choudhary, Ishan Pandita guide India to 2-0 win over Mohammedan SC|website=Khel Now|date=26 August 2021|access-date=2 March 2022|archive-date=2 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220302175212/https://khelnow.com/football/india-football-team-vs-mohammedan-sc-friendly-live-streaming#iLightbox|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Team ==
The following 20 players were called up prior to the [[2021–22 Santosh Trophy]]
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{{fs player |no=21|nat=IND |pos=GK |name=[[Priyant Singh|Priyant Kumar Singh]] }}
{{fs player |no= |nat=IND |pos=GK |name=Raja Burman }}
{{fs player |no=3 |nat=IND |pos=DF |name=Subhendu Mandi }}
{{fs player |no=26|nat=IND |pos=DF |name=Tuhin Das }}
{{fs player |no= |nat=IND |pos=DF |name=Sujit Singh }}
{{fs player |no= |nat=IND |pos=DF |name=Subhankar Adhikari }}
{{fs player |no= |nat=IND |pos=DF |name=Nabi Hussain Khan }}
{{fs player |no=28|nat=IND |pos=DF |name=[[Monotosh Chakladar]] |other=[[Captain (association football)|captain]] }}
{{fs player |no=31|nat=IND |pos=MF |name=Tanmoy Ghosh }}
{{fs player |no=6 |nat=IND |pos=MF |name=Basu Deb Mandi }}
{{fs mid}}
{{fs player |no=12|nat=IND |pos=MF |name=Sajal Bag }}
{{fs player |no=18|nat=IND |pos=MF |name=Mahitosh Roy }}
{{fs player |no= |nat=IND |pos=MF |name=Sukuram Sardar }}
{{fs player |no= |nat=IND |pos=MF |name=Supriya Pandit }}
{{fs player |no= |nat=IND |pos=MF |name=Pritam Sarkar }}
{{fs player |no= |nat=IND |pos=MF |name=Jay Baz }}
{{fs player |no=25|nat=IND |pos=FW |name=Subrata Murmu }}
{{fs player |no=17|nat=IND |pos=FW |name=Md Fardin Ali }}
{{fs player |no= |nat=IND |pos=FW |name=Rahul Kumar Paswan }}
{{fs player |no=20|nat=IND |pos=FW |name=Dilip Orawn }}
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== Honours ==
* '''[[Santosh Trophy]]'''<ref>{{Cite web|first=Novy|last=Kapadia|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/memorable-moments-in-the-santosh-trophy-2|website=www.sportskeeda.com|publisher=[[Sportskeeda]]|date=27 May 2012|access-date=7 March 2021|title=Memorable moments in the Santosh Trophy|archive-date=12 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412140304/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/memorable-moments-in-the-santosh-trophy-2}}</ref>
** '''Winners (32):''' 1941–42, 1945–46, 1947–48, 1949–50, 1950–51, 1951–52, [[1953–54 Santosh Trophy|1953–54]], 1955–56, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1962–63, 1969–70, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1982–83 (Shared with [[Goa football team|Goa]]), 1986–87, 1988–89, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, [[2009–10 Santosh Trophy|2009–10]], [[2010–11 Santosh Trophy|2010–11]], [[2016–17 Santosh Trophy|2016–17]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/association/494|title=Indian Football Association|website=www.the-aiff.com|access-date=2020-03-25|archive-date=18 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200918095002/https://www.the-aiff.com/association/494|url-status=live}}</ref>
** Runners-up (14): 1944–45, 1946–47, 1952–53, 1960–61, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1974–75, 1985–86, [[2006–07 Santosh Trophy|2006–07]], [[2008–09 Santosh Trophy|2008–09]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Goa lifts Santosh trophy|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=18|website=www.the-aiff.com|publisher=[[All India Football Federation]]|date=14 June 2009|access-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304114200/https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=18|archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref> [[2017–18 Santosh Trophy|2017–18]],<ref name=":0" /> [[2021–22 Santosh Trophy|2021–22]]
* '''[[B.C. Roy Trophy]]'''
** '''Winners (18):''' 1961–62, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1969–70, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1989–90, 1994–95, 1995–96, 2003–04, 2017–18<ref name=":0" />
** Runners-up (7): 1975–76, 1987–88, 1999–00, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2010–11<ref name=":0" />
* '''[[Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy]]'''
** '''Winners (12):''' 1965–66, 1978–79, 1985–86, 1989–90, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2003–04, 2007–08, 2015–16<ref name=":0" />
** Runners-up (7): 1987–88, 1988–89, 1996–97, 2001–02, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2008–09<ref name=":0" />

== Stadiums and grounds ==
The league and tournaments are generally played at the following Stadiums and Grounds:
* '''[[Salt Lake Stadium|Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Salt Lake]]'''
# Asia's biggest composite stadium with capacity of around 1,20,000 with Flood Light.
# Important matches of Local League, Shield, I-League and International Matches are played here.

* '''[[Barasat Stadium|Vidyasagar Krirangan, Barasat]]'''
# Capacity around 20,000 and Flood Light
# Matches of Local League, Shield are played here. It is also used for holding I-League matches also.

* '''[[Sailen Manna Stadium|Sailen Manna Stadium, Howrah]]'''
# Present capacity is only around 10,000. But ground condition is extremely good.
# Some important CFL matches and IFA Shield are played here.

* '''[[Rabindra Sarobar Stadium]]'''
# Capacity around 22,000.
# Important League & Shield matches are played here.

* '''[[East Bengal Ground|East Bengal/Aryan]], [[Mohun Bagan Ground|Mohun Bagan/CFC]] and [[Mohammedan Sporting Ground|Mohammedan/Howrah Union Ground]]'''
# Full capacity of these ground are 23,500, 22,000 and 15,000 respectively. Mohun Bagan/CFC Ground has floodlight facilities.
# Most of the League Matches of Premier League and First Division are played here. But these grounds are available for Football only during the period from 16 May to 10 January every year.

* '''10 Open Grounds in the Maidan'''
# Only matches of Junior Division and other ordinary competitions are played here. These grounds are available for football only during the period from 16 May to 30 September every year.
# Besides the above-mentioned grounds and stadium, infrastructure of SAI i.e. [[Sports Authority of India]], [[Kishore Bharati Krirangan]] are also used.
# Grounds available at various places in Kolkata and Howrah are used for conducting Nursery League Matches. Besides above, small stadiums are also available in almost all the Districts towns and some Sub Divisions. Most important and mentionable stadium is at Siliguri – Kanchenjunga Stadium, where International Tournament like Jawaharlal Nehru Cup was also played. Khardah, Kalyani, Burdwan, Durgapur, Midnapur, Haldia, Malda, Raigunje, Balurghat and a few other District Towns also have Stadium.

* '''Indoor Stadium'''
# [[Netaji Indoor Stadium]] (AC), Kolkata- Capacity 12,000.

=== Salt Lake Stadium ===
{{main|Salt Lake Stadium}}

[[File:Yuva Bharati Krirangan.png|thumb|Aerial view of the Salt Lake Stadium]]
'''Yuva Bharati Krirangan''' ([[Bengali language|Bengali]]: যুবভারতী ক্রীড়াঙ্গন, ''Yuva Bharati Krirangan'' or '''Stadium of the Indian Youth'''), commonly known as '''Salt Lake Stadium''', is a multi-purpose [[stadium]] in [[Bidhannagar, Kolkata|Bidhannagar]], [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]]. The stadium is the [[List of stadiums by capacity|second largest]] non-auto racing stadium in the world and the largest in the Indian sub-continent. It is currently used for [[football (soccer)|football]] matches and athletics. The stadium was built in 1984 and holds 120,000<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.eastbengalfootballclub.com/stadium/ |title=East Bengal Football Club |access-date=10 July 2011 |archive-date=28 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828233510/http://eastbengalfootballclub.com/stadium/ |url-status=live }}</ref> people in a three-tier configuration.

It is situated approximately 10 km to the east of the [[Kolkata]] downtown and is elliptical in shape. The roof is made of metal tubes and [[aluminium]] sheets and [[concrete]]. There are two electronic score boards and control rooms. The lighting is uniformly distributed to facilitate nocturnal sports. There are special arrangements for TV broadcasting.

The stadium covers an area of {{convert|76.40|acre|m2}}. It was inaugurated in January 1984. The salient features of the stadium are unique synthetic track for athletic meets, electronic scoreboard, main football arena measuring 105m x 70m, elevators, VIP enclosures, peripheral floodlighting arrangement from the roof-top, air conditioned VIP rest room and Conference Hall. Other features of the stadium are also commentary boxes for All India Radio and [[TV]] along with several platforms for TV cameras, press boxes, dormitories and AC. rooms, player's changing rooms, practice grounds for football, [[cricket]] and [[kho kho]], [[volleyball]] field and an ultra-medium gymnasium. The stadium has its own water arrangements and standby diesel generation sets.

The floodlights which illuminate the stadium consist of 624 bulbs of 2 kW each and two electronic scoreboards consisting of 36,000 bulbs of 25 watt each. The four underground reservoirs have unique fire-fighting arrangements with a capacity of 10,000 gallons. The architectural and structural design of the stadium was the work of the Joint Consultants viz., M/S. Ballardie, Thompson & Matthews Pvt. Ltd. and M/S. H.K. Sen & Associates – both from Kolkata, West Bengal. The track was prepared by Reckortan Tartan Track, Germany. The electronic scoreboards were supplied by Electro Impex of Hungary.

After its inauguration in January 1984 with the Jawaharlal Nehru International Gold Cup Soccer Tournament, the Salt Lake Stadium has hosted several important international tournaments or matches such as The Pre-World Cup Tournament in 1985, Super-Soccers in 1986, 1989, 1991 and 1994, 3rd S.A.F. games in 1987, U.S.S.R. Festival in 1988, Charminar Challenger Trophy in 1992, Jawaharlal Nehru International Gold Cup in 1995. The chief engineer of the stadium is Somnath Ghosh.

The stadium also hosts different kinds of cultural programs such as dance and [[Concert|music concerts]].

==Performance in AFC competitions==
{{See also|Asian Club Championship and AFC Champions League records and statistics}}
*'''[[AFC Champions League|Asian Club Championship]]''': 1 appearance
::Group Stage: [[1970 Asian Champion Club Tournament|1970]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/ascup70.html#cc|title=Asian Club Competitions 1970|website=rsssf.com|publisher=[[RSSSF|the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]]|first=Enda|last=Mulcahy|access-date=2 March 2022|archive-date=2 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161002225436/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/ascup70.html#cc|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Notable players==
''Below the players, are notable footballers who represented the West Bengal football team.''

* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Chuni Goswami]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Chuni Goswami Profile |url=http://www.iloveindia.com/sports/football/players/chuni-gosami.html |access-date=1 May 2020 |website=IloveIndia.com |archive-date=19 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200519182815/http://www.iloveindia.com/sports/football/players/chuni-gosami.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* {{flagicon|Burma}} [[Fred Pugsley]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://eastbengaltherealpower.com/pugsley/|title=PUGSLEY|website=East Bengal the Real Power|access-date=7 March 2021|archive-date=24 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624223305/https://eastbengaltherealpower.com/pugsley/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=soumen78 |url=https://eastbengalclubrecords.wordpress.com/2016/03/31/list-of-foreign-players-to-play-for-east-bengal-club-from-1942/ |title=List of Foreign Players to Play for East Bengal Club from 1942 – East Bengal Club, India – Records, Funs and Facts |publisher=Eastbengalclubrecords.wordpress.com |date=2016-03-31 |access-date=2018-12-18 |archive-date=19 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181019001914/https://eastbengalclubrecords.wordpress.com/2016/03/31/list-of-foreign-players-to-play-for-east-bengal-club-from-1942/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Mohammed Rahmatullah]]<ref>[https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/indian-football-team-at-the-asian-games-1958-tokyo Indian football team at the Asian Games: 1958 Tokyo] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180905102115/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/indian-football-team-at-the-asian-games-1958-tokyo |date=5 September 2018 }}. ''Sportskeeda.com''. Retrieved 22 August 2021.</ref>
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Balai Dey]]<ref>{{cite web|first=12:56 PM IST|last=ETV Bharat News Desk, West Bengal|url=https://www.etvbharat.com/bengali/west-bengal/state/kolkata/balai-dey-who-played-for-india-and-pakistan-1/wb20190616125621719|title=ভারত-পাকিস্তানের জার্সি গায়ে মাঠে নেমেছিলেন বলাই দে [Balai Dey, who played for both the India and Pakistan]|date=16 June 2019|access-date=5 April 2022|website=www.etvbharat.com|publisher=[[ETV Network]]|archive-date=4 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220404112728/https://www.etvbharat.com/bengali/west-bengal/state/kolkata/balai-dey-who-played-for-india-and-pakistan-1/wb20190616125621719|language=bn}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Shabbir Ali]]<ref>{{cite web|first=Rudra Narayan|last=Das|url=http://www.indianfootballnetwork.com/blog/2011/11/29/shabbir-ali-biography/|title=Player Biography : Shabbir Ali – Only Footballer To Win Dhyan Chand Award|website=indianfooty.net|publisher=Indian Football Network|date=29 November 2011|access-date=6 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120823002522/http://www.indianfootballnetwork.com/blog/2011/11/29/shabbir-ali-biography/|archive-date=23 August 2012}}</ref>

== Sponsors ==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
! Sponsor type
! Sponsor's name
|-
| Sponsor
| Shelly's
|-
| Co-Sponsor
|
|-
| Kit Sponsor
| [[Cosco (India) Limited|Cosco]]
|}

==See also==
* [[Football in India|History of football in India]]
* [[Football in Kolkata]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://the-ifa.org/ West Bengal football association website] ([[Indian Football Association]])
* [https://globalsportsarchive.com/team/soccer/west-bengal-football-team/29375/ West Bengal football team] at Global Sports Archive

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