Bhawanipore Club

Bhawanipore
Full nameBhawanipore Club[1]
Nickname(s)The Yellow Army
Short nameBFC
Founded1910; 114 years ago (1910)
Ground
Capacity85,000
22,000
OwnerSangbad Pratidin
LeagueCFL Premier Division

Bhawanipore Club (also known as সংবাদ প্রতিদিন Bhawanipore Club) is an Indian professional football club based in Bhowanipore, Kolkata, West Bengal.[3][4][5] The club was established in 1910,[6] and competed in the I-League 2nd Division,[7][8][9] then second tier of Indian football league system.

Bhawanipore is currently competing in the Calcutta Premier Division.[10][11] It is also nominated for the newly established I-League 3, 4th division national league in India.

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