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{{short description|Association football club based in Kolkata, India.}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2016}}
{{Infobox football club
| clubname = Bhawanipore
| image = Bhawanipore FC Logo.png
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| fullname = Bhawanipore Football Club<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/teams/india/bhawanipore-fc/20936/|title=BHAWANIPORE FC|website=Soccerway.com|access-date=1 March 2021}}</ref>
| nickname = Yellow Army{{Citation needed|date=September 2021}}
| founded = {{start date and age|1910}}
| ground = [[Salt Lake Stadium]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.worldstadiums.com/asia/countries/india.shtml |title=Stadiums in India |publisher=World Stadiums |access-date=2014-07-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110924095432/http://www.worldstadiums.com/asia/countries/india.shtml |archive-date=24 September 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Kalyani Stadium]]
| capacity = 85,000 20,000
| owner = [[Sangbad Pratidin]]
| mgrtitle = Head coach
| manager = [[Sankarlal Chakraborty]]

| league = [[I-League 2nd division]], [[Calcutta Football League]]
| season = [[2020-21 I-League|2020-21]]
| position = 2nd, Group B 2nd, Final round
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'''Bhawanipore Football Club''' is an [[India]]n professional [[association football|football]] club based in [[Bhowanipore]], [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]].<ref>[https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/bhawanipore-fc/2021/2/ Bhawanipore Football Club profile] ''worldfootball.net''. Retrieved 1 March 2021</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://bangla.hindustantimes.com/sports/churchill-brothers-s-shilton-paul-to-join-bhawanipore-club-on-loan-for-2nd-division-i-league-31600509351534.html|title=আই লিগের দ্বিতীয় ডিভিশনে ভবানীপুরের দূর্গ সামলাবেন শিল্টন|website=bangla.hindustantimes.com|access-date=1 March 2021}}</ref> The club was established in 1910 and competes in the [[I-League 2nd division]],<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/eighteen-teams-to-compete-in-hero-second-division-league-2019-20|title=Eighteen teams to compete in Hero Second Division League 2019–20|website=www.the-aiff.com|access-date=2020-01-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://i-league.org/fixtures-page/|title=Fixtures Page {{!}} Hero I-League|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-23}}</ref> the second tier of [[Indian football league system]], alongside the [[Calcutta Football League|Calcutta Premier Division A]].<ref name="telegraphindia1">{{cite web | url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120105/jsp/sports/story_14965336.jsp | title=5 city teams in the 2nd Division | publisher=Calcutta Telegraph | date=2 January 2012 | access-date=7 January 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=24 July 2016|title=সেরা কোচ পাবেন অমল দত্ত ট্রফি|url=http://www.anandabazar.com/khela/best-football-coach-will-get-amal-dutta-trophy-1.441342#|newspaper=আনন্দবাজার পত্রিকা|access-date=24 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=আই লিগের দ্বিতীয় ডিভিশনে ভবানীপুরের দূর্গ সামলাবেন শিল্টন|url=https://bangla.hindustantimes.com/sports/churchill-brothers-s-shilton-paul-to-join-bhawanipore-club-on-loan-for-2nd-division-i-league-31600509351534.html|access-date=1 March 2021|website=bangla.hindustantimes.com}}</ref>

==History==
Bhawanipore Football Club was founded in 1910 in [[Bhowanipore]], [[Kolkata]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bhawanipur.in/|title=Official website of Bhawanipore Club|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130816002624/http://bhawanipur.in/|archive-date=16 August 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref> 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.<ref name="telegraphindia1"/><ref name=March9th>{{cite web|title=I-League 2nd Div: Kicks Off March 9 With 26 Clubs In Three Groups|url=http://feverpitch.in/SiteWeb/Newsdesc.aspx?SID=B4045A2A-823D-4A1C-A5DA-7017CC7BDC35|work=FeverPitch|access-date=24 February 2013}}</ref> 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. They have also participated in domestic tournaments such as [[IFA Shield]],<ref>[http://www.rediff.com/sports/report/ifa-shield-east-bengal-edge-bhowanipore-club-2-1/20120303.htm IFA Shield: East Bengal edge Bhowanipore Club 2-1 – Rediff.com Sports]. Rediff.com (2012-03-03). Retrieved on 2012-03-17.</ref> and [[Durand Cup]].

Bhawanipore achieved third place in the [[2013 I-League 2nd Division]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kolkatafootball.com/ileague_2nd_2013/index.html|title=ileague 2nd divn -2013 | LIVE Indian Football News | LIVE kolkatafootball.com | Indian Football | I-LEAGUE LIVe SCORE | Live Indian Football News | Live Indian Soccer News | Football in India | Soccer of India. | KOLKATA FOOTBALL NEWS|website=www.kolkatafootball.com}}</ref> They later participated in the [[2014 I-League 2nd Division]] and moved to the [[2014 I-League 2nd Division Final Round|Final Round]] of [[I-League|I-League Qualifiers]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Kalighat drub United Sikkim|url=http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/mdetails.asp?id=mar3014/sports07|work=assamtribune.com |access-date= 15 July 2019}}</ref> and achieved second place with 17 points in 8 matches.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://i-league.org/?p=10459|title=2nd Division League Starts in Feb ’14|access-date=2014-02-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140111052218/http://i-league.org/?p=10459|archive-date=2014-01-11|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://i-league.org/?p=11137|title=2nd Div League: Teams Qualified|access-date=2014-02-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221184619/http://i-league.org/?p=11137|archive-date=2014-02-21|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>[https://globalsportsarchive.com/competition/soccer/i-league-2nd-division-2014/final-round/3482/ 2014 I-League 2nd Division final round] ''Globalsportsarchive.com''. Retrieved 12 May 2021</ref>

In the [[2019–20 I-League 2nd Division]], Bhawanipore participated and made it to the final round of [[I-League]] qualifiers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.arunfoot.com/i-league-qualifiers-ara-fc-0-2-bhawanipore-fc-goals-highlights/amp/|title=I-League Qualifiers: ARA FC 0-2 Bhawanipore FC – Goals & Highlights!|website=Arunfoot.com|access-date=12 May 2021}}</ref> [[Sankarlal Chakraborty]] was appointed as head coach and they signed who foreign players; Liberian [[Ansumana Kromah]] and Ghanaian [[Philip Adjah]].<ref name="Mohammedan">[http://www.mohammedansportingindia.com/?p=4824 Adjah returns to Mohammedan Sporting] ''mohammedansportingindia.com''. Retrieved 12 May 2021</ref><ref>[https://m.timesofindia.com/sports/football/i-league/two-players-test-positive-for-covid-19-ahead-of-i-league-qualifiers/amp_articleshow/78440279.cms Two players test positive for Covid19 ahead of the I-League qualifiers in Kolkata] ''The Times of India''. Retrieved 12 May 2021</ref>

Due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in India]], usual final round format was scrapped off. It was decided that the final round of the league will be rescheduled into a new format and all the non-reserve teams from the preliminary stage will automatically progress to this round. It was officially named as ''I-League Qualifiers''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hero I-League Qualifier 2020 to get underway on October 8 {{!}} Hero I-League|url=https://i-league.org/hero-i-league-qualifier-2020-to-get-underway-on-october-8/|access-date=2020-10-08|language=en-US}}</ref> The teams from the preliminary round were scheduled to play in a [[Round-robin tournament|round-robin format]] in two venues, at the [[Salt Lake Stadium]] in [[Kolkata]] and [[Kalyani Stadium]] in [[Kalyani, West Bengal|Kalyani]], near Kolkata to advance to the [[2020–21 I-League]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hero I-League Qualifier 2020 to get underway on October 8|url=https://i-league.org/hero-i-league-qualifier-2020-to-get-underway-on-october-8/|access-date=2020-09-16|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=2nd Division League to begin in September, I-League by late November or early December|url=https://thefangarage.com/articles/17572-2nd-division-league-to-begin-in-september-i-league-by-late-november-or-early-december|access-date=2020-08-20 |work=The Fan Garage}}</ref><ref>[https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/bhawanipore-fc-i-league-2020-qualifier-win-return-6716203/lite/ Bhawanipore FC marks the return of I-League with a win in qualifier] ''indianexpress.com''. Retrieved 29 July 2021</ref> Bhawanipore finished on the second position of the league table at the end of I-League qualifiers, with 9 points in 4 matches.<ref>[https://i-league.org/points-table/hil-qualifiers/ I-League Qualifiers 2020] ''i-league.org''. Retrieved 12 May 2021</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Mohammedan secure coveted Hero I-League return after 2-0 win over Bhawanipore |url=https://i-league.org/mohammedan-secure-coveted-hero-i-league-return-after-2-0-win-over-bhawanipore/|date=16 October 2020 |website=i-league.org |publisher=AIFF |access-date=16 October 2020}}</ref>

==Management and sponsorship==
In 2012, ''[[Sangbad Pratidin]]'' became a premium sponsor of the club and they were also affiliated with [[Mohun Bagan AC]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.economictimes.com/company/sangbad-pratidin-bhawanipore-football-club-private-limited/U92412WB2011PTC171097|title=SANGBAD PRATIDIN BHAWANIPORE FOOTBALL CLUB PRIVATE LIMITED|website=The Economic Times|access-date=12 May 2021}}</ref> Sangbad Pratidin Bhawanipore Football Club Private Limited was incorporated on 22 December 2011. Its last annual general meet (AGM) happened on 29 Sep, 2017. Its current board members and directors are Ashok Kumar Tiwari and Arun Sengupta.

==Stadium==
{{Main|Kalyani Stadium|Rabindra Sarobar Stadium}}

[[File:Kalyani Stadium 05.JPG|thumb|An outside view of Kalyani Stadium]]
Bhawanipore Football Club currently plays at the 20,000 seater [[Kalyani Stadium|Kalyani Municipal Corporation Stadium]] in [[Kalyani, West Bengal|Kalyani]]. They also use [[Rabindra Sarobar Stadium]] for some of their home matches.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ATK's home ground will be Rabindra Sarobar stadium |work=Business Standard |agency=Press Trust of India |date=21 August 2016 |access-date=16 January 2019 |url= https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/atk-s-home-ground-will-be-rabindra-sarobar-stadium-116082100538_1.html}}</ref>

==Fans==
Football is pretty famous in bhawanipore. A club recognised Bhowanipore fan club by the name West Bengal Palace, has been in support since 2019. The [[Kalyani Stadium|Kalyani Municipal Corporation Stadium]] main galleries have 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==
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;margin-left:1em;float:center"
|-
!Period
!Kit manufacturer
!Shirt sponsor
|-
|2012—present
|[[Cosco (India) Limited|Cosco]]
|[[Sangbad Pratidin]]<ref>[https://globalsportsarchive.com/team/soccer/sangbad-pratidin-bhawanipore-fc/14575/ Sangbad Pratidin Bhawanipore Football Club profile and archive] ''globalsportsarchive.com''. Retrieved 12 May 2021</ref>
|-
|}

==Rivalry==
Bhawanipore has the rivalries with other two [[Calcutta Football League]] sides [[Kalighat Milan Sangha]] and [[Tollygunge Agragami FC]], which is often referred to as the '''South Kolkata Derby'''.<ref name="KN1">{{cite news|title=Top five underdog teams in Calcutta Football League 2019|url=https://khelnow.com/news/article/calcutta-football-league-2019-top-five-underdog-teams|access-date=27 July 2019|work=Khel Now|date=25 July 2019}}</ref>
===South Kolkata Derby===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
! Opponent
! Played
! Wins
! Draws
! Losses

|-
| Bhawanipore
| 5|| 0 || 4 || 1
|-
|[[Tollygunge Agragami F.C.|Tollygunge Agragami]]
| 6 || 0 || 6 || 0
|-
| [[Kalighat Milan Sangha F.C.|Kalighat Milan Sangha]]
| 7 || 1 || 6 || 0
|-
|Total
! 18 !! 1 !! 16 !! 1
|}

==Players==

===Current squad===
{{updated|9 October 2020}}<ref>{{cite web|title =Squad|url=https://i-league.org/team-page/bhawanipore-fc/}}</ref>

{{fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=1|nat=IND|pos=GK|name=Dibyendu Sarkar }}
{{Fs player|no=2 |nat=IND|pos=DF|name=Sourav Chakraborty }}
{{Fs player|no=4|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=[[Kingshuk Debnath]]|other=Captain}}
{{Fs player|no=5|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=[[Arijit Bagui]] }}
{{Fs player|no=7|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=Anup Theres Raj}}
{{Fs player|no=9|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=Shreehari C }}
{{Fs player|no=12|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=Faizal Ali }}
{{Fs player|no=14|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=Debanna Chakraborty}}
{{Fs player|no=16|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=Monoranjan Singh}}
{{Fs player|no=17|nat=IND|pos=FW|name=Jiten Murmu}}
{{Fs player|no=18|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=Supriya Pandit}}
{{fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=19|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=Prosenjit Paul }}
{{Fs player|no=20|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=Samar Kumir}}
{{Fs player|no=21|nat=IND|pos=GK|name=Suvam Sen}}
{{Fs player|no=23|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=Subhankar Das}}
{{Fs player|no=25|nat=IND|pos=FW|name=Enjamul Hoque}}
{{Fs player|no=26|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=Ahan Patra}}
{{Fs player|no=27|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=Yumkhaibam Jiteshwor Singh}}
{{Fs player|no=28|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=Supriya Pandit}}
{{Fs player|no=30|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=[[Pankaj Moula]] }}
{{Fs player|no=37|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=[[Bikramjeet Singh]]}}
{{Fs end}}

==Season statistics==
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|-
! Season
! Div.
! Tms.
! Pos.
!Attendance/G
! [[Federation Cup (India)|Federation Cup]]'''/'''[[Super Cup (India)|Super Cup]]

!colspan=1|[[AFC Champions League]]
!colspan=1|[[AFC Cup]]

|-
|align=center| [[2012 I-League 2nd Division|2012–13]]
|align=center |IL2
|align=center|23
|align=center|'''G6th'''
|align=center| -
|align=center| DNP
|align=center| DNP
|align=center| DNP
|-
|align=center| [[2013 I-League 2nd Division|2013–14]]
|align=center |IL2
|align=center|26
|align=center bgcolor= Bronze |'''3'''
|align=center| -
|align=center| GStage
|align=center| DNP
|align=center| DNP
|-
|align=center| [[2014 I-League 2nd Division|2014–15]]
|align=center |IL2
|align=center|11
|align=center bgcolor= Silver |'''2'''
|align=center| -
|align=center| DNP
|align=center| DNP
|align=center| DNP
|-
|align=center| [[2019–20 I-League 2nd Division|2019–20]]
|align=center |IL2
|align=center|18
|align=center bgcolor= Silver|''' 2'''
|align=center| –
|align=center| DNP
|align=center| DNP
|align=center| DNP
|}
;Key
*Tms. = Number of teams
*Pos. = Position in league
*Attendance/G = Average league attendance
==Managerial history==
''updated on 20 January 2020''
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!Name!!Nationality!!From!!class="unsortable"|To!!P!!W!!D!!L!!GF!!GA!!Win%
|-
|rowspan="1" align="left" |[[Debjit Ghosh]]
|rowspan="1" align="left" | {{IND}}
|align=left|2012<ref>{{cite web|title=Bhawanipore FC Started Pre-Season Training|url=http://thif-live.com/bhawanipore-fc-started-pre-season-training/|website=THIF-Live|access-date=13 March 2015}}</ref>
|align=left|2013
{{WDL|6|0|3|3|for=8|against=11}}
|-
|rowspan="1" align="left" |[[Carlton Chapman]]
|rowspan="1" align="left" | {{IND}}
|align=left|2013<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2013/07/13/4114040/chapman-joins-kolkatas-bhawanipore-as-head-coach|title=Chapman joins Kolkata's Bhawanipore as head coach|website=Goal.com|access-date=12 May 2021}}</ref>
|align=left|2014
{{WDL|18|10|7|1|for=34|against=18}}
|-
|rowspan="1" align="left" |[[Sankarlal Chakraborty]]
|rowspan="1" align="left" | {{IND}}
|align=left|2019<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/amp/news/bhawanipore-fc-sankarlal-chakraborty-target-win-second/1xtr681h3g1051o0w0ltvci6ta|title=Bhawanipore FC’s Sankarlal Chakraborty - Our target is to win the Second Division League|website=goal.com|access-date=1 March 2021}}</ref>
|align=left|Present
{{WDL|9|5|2|2|for=13|against=10}}
|-
|}

==Honours==
===Leagues===
*'''[[I-League 2nd Division]]'''
**Runners-up (2): [[2014 I-League 2nd Division Final Round|2014–15]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://i-league.org/?p=12667|title=ROYAL WAHINGDOH ARE SECOND DIVISION CHAMPIONS|date=11 April 2014|work=[[I-League]]|access-date=2014-04-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413123202/http://i-league.org/?p=12667|archive-date=2014-04-13|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[2019–20 2nd Division League|2019–20]]<ref>[https://i-league.org/points-table/hil-qualifiers/ I-League 2nd Division 2020 Final Round League Table] ''i-league.org''. Retrieved 1 March 2021</ref>
**Third place (1): [[2013 I-League 2nd Division Final Round|2013–14]]<ref>[https://www.indiafooty.com/2014/03/24/fixtures-results-of-2nd-division-i-league-2013-14-final-round/ Fixtures, results and table of 2013 I-League 2nd Division Final Round] ''indiafooty.com''. Retrieved 31 July 2021</ref>

===Cup===
*'''[[Bordoloi Trophy]]'''
**Winners (1): 2013<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/bordoloitrophy.html|title=List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Bordoloi Trophy:|website=indianfootball.de|access-date=1 March 2021}}</ref>
*'''[[IFA Shield]]'''
**Runners-up (1): 1948<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sengupta |first1=Somnath |title=The Glorious History Of IFA Shield |url=http://www.thehardtackle.com/2011/the-glorious-history-of-ifa-shield/ |website=Thehardtackle.com |date=8 March 2011}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Football in Kolkata]]
* [[Mohun Bagan Athletic Club]]
* [[List of football clubs in Kolkata]]

==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
*[https://int.soccerway.com/teams/india/bhawanipore-fc/20936/ Bhawanipore FC team profile] at Soccerway
*[https://m.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063713267098&_rdr Bhawanipore FC official page] at Facebook

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{{West Bengal Sports}}

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