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Burdwan Blasters
Full nameBurdwan Blasters
Short nameBB
Founded8th July 2025; 14 months ago (8th July 2025)
GroundBolpur Stadium (temporary)[1]
Capacity15,000
Head coachSandip Nandy
LeagueBengal Super League
2025–26Bengal Super League, 6th of 8

Burdwan Blasters is an Indian professional football club based in Burdwan, West Bengal, that competes in the Bengal Super League (BSL). Founded on 8th July 2025, the club is one of the eight inaugural franchises of West Bengal's first district-centric professional football league, organized by the Indian Football Association (IFA) in collaboration with Shrachi Sports.[2]

History[edit | edit source]

The club was established to represent the Bardhaman region in the newly formed Bengal Super League. The franchise was unveiled on 8 July 2025 as part of a ten-year agreement between the IFA and Shrachi Sports to professionalize district football.[2][3] Burdwan Blasters played their first competitive match on 15 December 2025 against Sundarban Bengal Auto FC, narrowly losing 1–2.[4] They secured their first point of the season in a 1–1 draw against FC Medinipur on 18 December.[5]

Stadium[edit | edit source]

While the club represents Burdwan and was originally slated to play at the Spandan Stadium, their home matches for the inaugural season were hosted at the Bolpur Stadium in Birbhum. The venue, which has a capacity of 15,000, is shared with Kopa Tigers Birbhum.[1]

Players[edit | edit source]

First-team squad[edit | edit source]

As of 24 December 2025

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK India IND Nabakumar Ghosh
— GK India IND Hemanta Ghosh
— DF India IND Deep Haldar (captain)
— DF Uganda UGA Latif Kiyemba
— DF India IND Aveek Orawa
— DF India IND Debasish Pramanik
— DF India IND Sourav Das
— DF India IND Aditya Hati
— DF India IND Tanmoy Baidya
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF India IND Khalid Molla
— MF India IND Bedashwor Singh
— MF India IND Subhankar Das
— MF India IND Gautam Virwani
— MF India IND Rajesh Hembram
— MF India IND Harsha Parui
— MF India IND Aniket Panchal
— MF India IND Sourav Sen
— MF India IND Jackson
— FW India IND Tushar Hembram
— FW Nigeria NGA Christopher Chizoba
— FW India IND Ujjal Howladar
— FW India IND Tanmoy Roy
— FW Ghana GHA Komenan Issifou
— FW Senegal SEN Modou Mbengue

Personnel[edit | edit source]

Current technical staff[edit | edit source]

Position Name
Head coach India Sandip Nandy
Assistant coach India Gautam Ghosh

Managerial history[edit | edit source]

Head coach's record[edit | edit source]

As of 17 January 2026
Name Nationality From To P W D L Win%
Sandip Nandy  India 11 December 2025[6] Present 12 5 3 4 41.67

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Bengal Super League 2025-26: Teams, Fixtures and Tournament details". Chase Your Sport. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "IFA Bengal Super League officially launched". Anandabazar Patrika. 8 July 2025. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
  3. ↑ Mukherjee, Sayan (17 October 2025). "Bengal Super League unveils Lothar Matthaus as ambassador". News9live. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
  4. ↑ "Fixture – Bengal Super League". bengalsuperleague.com. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
  5. ↑ "Burdwan Blasters open points account in Bengal Super League". Sangbad Pratidin (in Bengali). 18 December 2025. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
  6. ↑ "Sandip Nandy becomes head coach of Burdwan Blasters". Aajkaal. 11 December 2025. Retrieved 24 December 2025.

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