Bengal Nagpur Railway FC

Bengal Nagpur Railway
Full nameBengal Nagpur Railway Football Club
Short nameBNR[1]
Founded1929; 95 years ago (1929) (as Bengal Nagpur Railway Recreation Club)[2]
GroundVarious
OwnerSouth Eastern Railway
ChairmanP. Mishra[3]
LeagueCalcutta First Division
WebsiteClub website

Bengal Nagpur Railway Football Club[4] (also known as BNR Recreation Club)[5] is an Indian institutional football club based in Kolkata, West Bengal.[6] Founded in 1929, the club competes in the Premier Division B of the Calcutta Football League.[7][8]

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