Tollygunge Agragami FC

Tollygunge Agragami Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Tollygunge, Kolkata, West Bengal that competes in the Calcutta Premier Division B and have also played in the National Football League (India), then top flight of Indian football. The club also competes in other regional tournaments alongside the Kolkata giants ATK Mohun Bagan, East Bengal and Mohammedan.
History.
Tollygunge Agragami is a football club founded in Kolkata, India. The team was founded in 1943 as Russa Agragami Samity, then later renamed to Tollygunge Agragami in 1955. Their home ground is the Rabindra Sarobar Stadium, which has a capacity of 22,000. Although the team has not been as successful as their city rivals, East Bengal Club, Mohun Bagan alongside Mohammedan SC, but they are a team to watch out for. Winning the 1997–98 season of the National Football League 2nd Division is Tollygunge's biggest achievement since their inception.
Tollygunge Agragami participated in the 2018 Calcutta Premier Division playoffs, finishing in tenth. They were placed in Calcutta Premier Division B and defeated Mohammedan Sporting by 2–1. They did not qualify for Calcutta Premier Division A in 2019 and 2020.
National Football League seasons.
In 1998, Tollygunge Agragami emerged as one of the finest sides from Kolkata to participate in the inaugural National Football League, then top tier Indian football league system. They finished as 4th in the Group A of the 1998–99 National Football League with 14 points.
In the 1999–2000 National Football League, they again competed with the top clubs and finished as 8th with 26 points, behind Kingfisher East Bengal.
In the fifth season of the National Football League, the club competed bravely, finishing 8th again with 24 points.
Tollygunge enjoyed their back to back appearances in the top flight league in which they finished 9th in the 2001–02 National Football League (sixth season) with 23 points.
In the 2002–03 National Football League, they again finished 9th with 23 points.
The 2003–04 National Football League was tough for them, where they finished 10th behind the giants Mohun Bagan A.C. with only 20 points.
In 2004–05 National Football League, Tollygunge relegated after finishing at the bottom with 17 points. They lost 11 games and won only 3. East Bengal FC and Vasco SC thrashed Tollygunge by 5-0 respectively.
Home grounds.
The club plays their home matches at the Rabindra Sarobar Stadium which is located in Kolkata. Kishore Bharati Krirangan was used as the home ground of Tollygunge Agragami for Calcutta Football League matches for a long time.
Rivalry.
Tollygunge has the rivalries with other two Calcutta Football League sides Kalighat Milan Sangha and Bhawanipore FC, which is often referred to as the South Kolkata Derby.