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Indian association football club based in Diamond Harbour
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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]
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]
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.
Title
Name
Owner
Abhishek Banerjee
Head coach
Kibu Vicuña
Assistant coach
Biswajit Ghosal
Assistant coach
Nitesh Singh
Strength & conditioning coach
Paulius Ragauskas
Physiotherapist
Bhaskar Sengupta
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^ 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 .
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