Bengaluru FC Futsal is an Indian professional futsal club which is part of Bengaluru FC and is based in Bengaluru, Karnataka.[1][2] The club competes in Karnataka Futsal League and Futsal Club Championship, the highest level of futsal club competition in India.[3]

Bengaluru FC Futsal
Full nameBengaluru FC Futsal
Nickname(s)The Blues
Short nameBFC
Founded15 October 2021; 2 years ago (2021-10-15)[1]
GroundSree Kanteerava Indoor Stadium
Capacity4,000
OwnerJSW Group
ChairmanSajjan Jindal
LeagueKarnataka Futsal League
Futsal Club Championship
2021Semi-finalists
WebsiteClub website

History edit

In December 2019, the AIFF executive committee had announced that a new futsal club tournament will be held annually and had also invited ISL clubs to participate.,[3] but due to COVID pandemic the tournament was postponed and rescheduled for 2021.[4] On 15 October 2021, Bengaluru FC emerged as the only ISL club to have announced participation.[1]

Recent seasons edit

As of February 2023
Season Tier Division Result
2021 1 FCC Semi-final
2022–23 Group Stage

Squad edit

As of 3 November 2021

Bengaluru FC had announced 18-man squad for their inaugural campaign at AIFF Futsal Club Championship.[5]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
  IND Manik Baliyan
  IND Pretam Harash Idnani
  IND Manish Chaudhary
  IND Robin Yadav
  IND Harpreet Singh
  IND Jagdeep Singh
  IND Shigil NS
  IND Bekey Oram
  IND Kamalesh Palanisamy
No. Pos. Nation Player
  IND Edwin Rosario
  IND Louis Macarton Nickson
  IND Lalthangliana
  IND Vinith V.
  IND Omega Vanlalhruaitluanga
  IND Lalremtluanga Fanai
  IND Biswa Darjee
  IND Nongkhlaw Emboklang
  IND Monirul Molla

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c @bengalurufc (October 15, 2021). "UPDATE: Bengaluru FC will participate in the inaugural edition of the Hero Futsal Club Championship, set to take place in New Delhi next month" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ "First-ever Indian Futsal Club Championship to be held in November". Sportskeeda. 15 October 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Futsal club championship to kick-off from 2020 season". AIFF. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  4. ^ "inaugural edition of futsal championship to kick-off in new delhi on november 5". www.aninews.in. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
  5. ^ "Blues announce squad for inaugural AIFF Futsal Club Championship". Bengaluru FC. 3 November 2021.

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