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| fullname = Sundarban Bengal Auto Football Club<br />
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| short name = SBAFC<br />
| founded = {{start date and age|July 2025}}<br />
| ground = [[Canning]] Sports Complex<br />
| capacity = 12,000<br />
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| mgrtitle = Head coach<br />
| manager = [[Mehtab Hossain]]<br />
| league = [[Bengal Super League]]<br />
| season = [[2025–26 Bengal Super League|2025–26]]<br />
| position = Bengal Super League, 3rd of 8 (regular season)<br />
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'''Sundarban Bengal Auto Football Club''' is an Indian professional [[association football|football]] club based in [[Canning, South 24 Parganas|Canning]], [[West Bengal]], that competes in the [[Bengal Super League]] (BSL). Founded in July 2025, the club represents the [[Sundarbans]] region and is one of the eight inaugural franchises of the BSL, a district-centric professional league organized by the [[Indian Football Association]] (IFA) in collaboration with Shrachi Sports.<ref name="Launch">{{Cite news |date=8 July 2025 |title=IFA Bengal Super League officially launched |work=Anandabazar Patrika |url=https://www.anandabazar.com/sports/football/district-centric-professional-football-league-announced/cid/1523456 |access-date=24 December 2025}}</ref><br />
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The club is coached by former [[India national football team|Indian national team]] midfielder and [[East Bengal FC|East Bengal]] legend [[Mehtab Hossain]], who returned to the dugout to lead the franchise in its debut season.<ref name="ChaseYourSport">{{Cite web |title=Bengal Super League 2025-26: Full Squad List of All Teams |url=https://www.chaseyoursport.com/indian-football/bengal-super-league-2025-26-full-squad-list/11244 |access-date=24 December 2025 |website=Chase Your Sport}}</ref><br />
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== History ==<br />
Sundarban Bengal Auto FC was established as part of a ten-year vision by the IFA and Shrachi Sports to professionalize football across the districts of West Bengal. The franchise identity was unveiled on 8 July 2025, celebrating the regional pride of the mangrove delta region.<ref name="Launch" /><br />
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Under the tactical guidance of Mehtab Hossain, the club enjoyed a stellar start to their inaugural campaign. They won their opening match 2–1 against [[Burdwan Blasters FC]] on 15 December 2025, with Ghanaian striker Richmond Kwasi scoring the decisive goal from the penalty spot.<ref>{{Cite news |date=15 December 2025 |title=Sundarban Bengal Auto FC and North 24 Parganas Win BSL Openers |work=Sangbad Pratidin |url=https://www.sangbadpratidin.in/sports/football/bengal-super-league-sundarban-bengal-auto-and-uttar-24-parganas-win-their-first-match/ |access-date=24 December 2025 |language=bn}}</ref> The club followed this with a 1–0 victory over [[JHR Royal City FC]] on 17 December and a 2–1 comeback win against [[Howrah Hooghly Warriors FC]] on 22 December.<ref>{{Cite news |date=22 December 2025 |title=Hat-trick of Wins for Mehtab's Sundarban |work=Sangbad Pratidin |url=https://www.sangbadpratidin.in/sports/football/bengal-super-league-sundarban-bengal-auto-fc-and-jhr-royal-city-fc-win/ |access-date=24 December 2025 |language=bn}}</ref><br />
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== Stadium ==<br />
The club's home ground is the Canning Sports Complex in [[South 24 Parganas district|South 24 Parganas]], which has a capacity of 12,000. The club also played selected matches at Bolpur Stadium and [[Naihati Stadium]] due to the league's centralized fixture schedule.<ref name="Launch" /><br />
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== Players ==<br />
=== First-team squad ===<br />
{{updated|January 2026}}<br />
{{Fs start}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=1|nat=IND|pos=GK|name=Sanjiban Ghosh}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=33|nat=IND|pos=GK|name=Subrata Santra}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=12|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=Naba Kumar Das}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=5|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=Pawan Pattan}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=14|nat=GHA|pos=DF|name=Suleman Mohammed}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=Debdyut}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=Md Mezanur}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=3|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=Lalhmangaihsanga}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=8|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=[[Mohammed Rafique (footballer)|Mohammed Rafique]]|other=[[Captain (association football)|captain]]}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=Souvik Ghosal}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=Pradip}}<br />
{{Fs mid}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=Kiran}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=15|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=Rajesh Rajbhar}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=19|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=Md. Yasin}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=18|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=Aquib Nawab}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=Lalsiem Chonglai}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=Sahil Mondol}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=Pranendra Singh Thakur}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=Rahul Dowary}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=27|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=Md Tafique}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=|nat=IND|pos=FW|name=[[Naro Hari Shrestha]]}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=|nat=IND|pos=FW|name=Prateek}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=9|nat=GHA|pos=FW|name=Richmond Kwasi}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=7|nat=IND|pos=FW|name=Subhonil Ghosh}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=44|nat=UGA|pos=FW|name=[[Henry Kisekka]]}}<br />
{{Fs end}}<br />
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== Personnel ==<br />
=== Current technical staff ===<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
!Position<br />
!Name<br />
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|Head coach<br />
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Mehtab Hossain]]<br />
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|Advisor<br />
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Ashim Biswas (footballer)|Ashim Biswas]]<br />
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|Goalkeeping coach<br />
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Subhasish Roy Chowdhury]]<br />
|}<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Football in West Bengal]]<br />
* [[Indian Football Association]]<br />
* [[Calcutta Football League]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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{{Bengal Super League}}<br />
{{Football in West Bengal}}<br />
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[[Category:Bengal Super League teams]]<br />
[[Category:Football clubs in West Bengal]]<br />
[[Category:Association football clubs established in 2025]]<br />
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