Diamond Harbour Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Diamond Harbour, West Bengal. It currently competes in the I-League 3, the fourth tier of the Indian football league system and CFL Premier Division. It is also the first tier football league in the state of West Bengal.[1][2]
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| Full name | Diamond Harbour Football Club | ||
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| Short name | DFC, DHFC | ||
| Founded | 2022 | ||
| Ground | Various | ||
| Owner | Abhishek Banerjee | ||
| Head coach | Kibu Vicuña | ||
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| Website | Club website | ||
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History edit
TMC politician and Diamond Harbour MP Abhishek Banerjee launched the DHFC in 2022. The IFA allowed DHFC to participate in CFL First Division, the third tier of Calcutta Football League. The club then appointed former Mohun Bagan and Kerala Blasters head coach Kibu Vicuña for the upcoming league season.[3] In December 2022, Vicuña left the club and taking charge of another city-based club Mohammedan Sporting.[4]
In June 2023, the Indian Football Association (IFA) announced the merger of both Premier Division A and B of the Calcutta Football League, ahead of its 125th edition, in which Diamond Harbour was placed in the group I.[5][6][7] The club then qualified for league's "Super Six" round.[8] Later in August 2023, the club qualified for I-League 3 ahead of the inaugural season kick-off.[9][10][11]
Players edit
First-team squad edit
- As of 27 June 2023
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Technical staff edit
| Title | Name |
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| Owner |  Abhishek Banerjee
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| Head coach |  Kibu Vicuña
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| Assistant coach | Biswajit Ghosal
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| Assistant coach | Nitesh Singh
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| Strength & conditioning coach |  Paulius Ragauskas
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| Physiotherapist | Bhaskar Sengupta
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Achievements edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Trinamool Congress' Abhishek Banerjee Launches Diamond Harbour Football Club". News18. 16 April 2022. Archived from the original on 17 April 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
- ^ PTI (15 April 2022). "Abhishek Banerjee launches football club, to make CFL Ist division debut". thebridge.in. Archived from the original on 15 April 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
- ^ "Techno Sports". technosports.co.in. 10 May 2022. Archived from the original on 16 May 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
- ^ Chakraborty, Swapnomoy (16 December 2022). "I-League: Kibu Vicuna to take charge as head coach of Mohammedan SC; will arrive on Monday". thebridge.in. Kolkata: The Bridge. Archived from the original on 21 December 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ "Calcutta Football League (CFL) goes bigger than ever for its historic 125th season". thefangarage.com. Kolkata: The Fan Garage. 5 June 2023. Archived from the original on 6 June 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ Chakraborty, Sanghamitra (5 June 2023). "Calcutta Football League: মোহনবাগান-মহমেডানের গ্রুপে অভিষেকের ক্লাব, ইস্টবেঙ্গলের গ্রুপে ভবানীপুর" [Calcutta Football League: Debutant club in Mohun Bagan-Mohammedan group, Bhavanipur in East Bengal group]. TV9 Bangla (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 5 June 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- ^ Biswas, Koushik (5 June 2023). "Calcutta Football League : বাজল কলকাতা ফুটবল লিগের ঘণ্টা, কঠিন গ্রুপে মোহনবাগান" [Calcutta Football League: Bell of Calcutta Football League rings, Mohun Bagan in tough group]. Ei Samay (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 5 June 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- ^ "Calcutta Football League 2023: Confirmed Super Six Phase Teams". indianfootballnews.in. Kolkata: Indian Football News. 20 September 2023. Archived from the original on 21 September 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
- ^ "Major AIFF Decisions: 15 Clubs Nominated In 3rd Division; Youth Quota In I League Teams". thefangarage.com. 22 August 2023. Archived from the original on 18 September 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ^ "AIFF League Committee: Youth quota for I-League, State FAs nominate 3rd Division League clubs". The Away End. 22 August 2023. Archived from the original on 8 November 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ Lopes, Flavio (25 September 2023). "THIRD DIVISION: Dempo to play at home, Sporting away". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Panaji: The Times of India. TNN. Archived from the original on 28 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
Further reading edit
- "Inter Kashi: ফুটবলেও হিন্দুত্ব? মন্দির-তিলক নিয়ে ময়দানে ফিরছে 'অ্যাটলেটিকো'". Aaj Tak বাংলা (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 29 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.