West Bengal football team
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| Full name | Bengal Football Team |
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| Founded | 1893 |
| Ground | Salt Lake Stadium |
| Capacity | 120,000 |
| Owner | Indian Football Association |
| Manager | Biswajit Guha Roy |
| League | Santosh Trophy |
| 2011 Santosh Trophy | Santosh Trophy, 1st |
| Website | the-ifa |
Salt Lake Stadium
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| Location | Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
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| Owner | Government of West Bengal |
| Capacity | 120,000 |
| Field size | 105 × 68 metres |
| Surface | Astroturf |
| Opened | 1984 |
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West Bengal Football Team (1984-present) Kingfisher East Bengal FC (1984-present) Mohun Bagan AC (1984-present) Prayag United S.C. (2008-present) Mohammedan Sporting (1984-present) |
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The Bengal football team (Bengali: পশ্চিমবঙ্গ ফুটবল টীম) is an Indian football team representing West Bengal in the Santosh Trophy.
They have appeared in the Santosh Trophy finals 43 times, and have won the trophy 31 times, (the most by any team). Prior to 1972, the team competed as 'Bengal'.
2012 Santosh Trophy Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Governing Body
Winners: 32
1941-42, 1945–46, 1945–46, 1949–50, 1950–51, 1951–52, 1953–54, 1955–56, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1962–63, 1969–70, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1982-83 (Shared with Goa), 1986–87, 1988–89, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2010–11, 2011-12, 2016-17
Runners-up: 12
1944-45, 1946–47, 1946–47, 1960–61, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1974–75, 1985–86, 2006–07, 2008–09
The League and Tournaments are generally played at the following Stadiums and Grounds:saniul
Yuva Bharati Krirangan (in Bengali যুবভারতী ক্রীড়াঙ্গন, Yuva Bharati Krirangan or Stadium of the Indian Youth), commonly known as Salt Lake Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Bidhannagar, Kolkata, West Bengal. The stadium is the second largest non-auto racing stadium in the world and the largest in the Indian sub-continent. It is currently used for football matches and athletics. The stadium was built in 1984 and holds 120,000 people in a three-tier configuration.
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