West Bengal football team

For the women's team, see West Bengal women's football team.

West Bengal
পশ্চিমবঙ্গ
Full nameWest Bengal football team
Founded1941; 83 years ago (1941)
(as Bengal football team)
GroundSalt Lake Stadium
Capacity68,000
OwnerIndian Football Association
Head coachBiswajit Bhattacharya
LeagueSantosh Trophy
2023–24Group stage
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The West Bengal football team (Bengali: পশ্চিমবঙ্গ ফুটবল দল), also known as IFA Bengal football team or earlier the Bengal football team, is an Indian football team representing West Bengal in Indian state football competitions including the Santosh Trophy.[1] They were the second Indian team to participate in the continental top tier tournament – Asian Champion Club Tournament, by playing in the 1970 edition following Mysore in 1969.[2]

  1. ^ "West Bengal, Kerala & Punjab drawn together in tantalizing group in 75th edition of Hero Santosh Trophy". the-aiff.com. All India Football Federation. 6 January 2022. Archived from the original on 6 January 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  2. ^ Mukherjee, Soham; Easwar, Nisanth V (1 April 2020). "How have Indian clubs fared in AFC Champions League and AFC Cup?". goal.com. Goal. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)