Bhawanipore FC

Bhawanipore Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Bhowanipore, Kolkata, West Bengal. The club was established in 1910 and competes in the I-League 2nd division, the 3rd tier of Indian football league system alongside the Calcutta Premier Division A.
History.
Bhawanipore Football Club was founded in 1910 in Bhowanipore, Kolkata. 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. 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.
In the 2019–20 I-League 2nd Division, Bhawanipore participated and made it to the final round of I-League qualifiers. Sankarlal Chakraborty was appointed as head coach and they signed who foreign players; Liberian Ansumana Kromah and Ghanaian Philip Adjah.
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. The teams in this round will play in a round-robin format in two venues, at Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata and Kalyani Stadium in Kalyani, near Kolkata. The team with highest points would advance to the 2020–21 I-League.
Bhawanipore finished on the second position of the league table at the end of I-League qualifiers, with 9 points in 4 matches.
Management and sponsorship.
In 2012, "Sangbad Pratidin" became a premium sponsor of the club and they were also affiliated with Mohun Bagan AC. 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 & directors are Ashok Kumar Tiwari and Arun Sengupta.
Stadium.
Bhawanipore Football Club currently plays at the 20,000 seater Kalyani Stadium in Kalyani. They also use Rabindra Sarobar Stadium for some of their home matches.
Fans.
A club recognised Bhowanipore fan club by the name West Bengal Palace, has been in support since 2019. The 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".
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.
Players.
Current squad.
 