2025 Bengal Super League

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Bengal Super League
Season 2025–26
Dates14 December 2025 – February 2026
Matches9
Goals26 (2.89 per match)
2026 →
All statistics correct as of 19 December 2025.

The 2025 Bengal Super League is the inaugural season of the Bengal Super League, a men's professional franchise football league in West Bengal, India. It is organised by the Indian Football Association (IFA) and Shrachi Sports. It will feature 8 clubs and hold matches at four venues across West Bengal. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

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Clubs

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Locations of the BSL clubs
ClubFranchise zones
Burdwan Blasters Purba Bardhaman, Paschim Bardhaman
Howrah Hooghly Warriors Howrah, Hooghly
JHR Royal City Malda, Uttar Dinajpur, Dakshin Dinajpur, Murshidabad
Kopa Tigers Birbhum Birbhum
Medinipur Purba Medinipur, Paschim Medinipur, Jhargram
North 24 Prgs North 24 Parganas, Nadia
North Bengal United Jalpaiguri, Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Cooch Behar, Alipurduar
Sundarban Bengal Auto South 24 Parganas
ClubCityStadiumCapacity
Burdwan Blasters [a] Bardhaman Spandan Stadium 4,000
Howrah Hooghly Warriors [b] Howrah Sailen Manna Stadium 15,000
JHR Royal City [c] Malda DSA Malda Stadium 15,000
Kopa Tigers Birbhum [d] Bolpur Bolpur Stadium 15,000
Medinipur Midnapore Sri Aurobindo Stadium 10,000
North 24 Prgs Naihati Bankimanjali Stadium 25,000
North Bengal United Siliguri Kanchenjunga Stadium 40,000
Sundarban Bengal Auto Canning Canning Sports Complex 12,000
  1. ↑ The club is based in Bardhaman but will play its home games in Bolpur.
  2. ↑ The club is based in Howrah but will play two home games in Kalyani.
  3. ↑ The club will play first four home games in Malda and last three in Berhampore.
  4. ↑ The club is based in Bolpur but will play one home game in Kalyani.

Personnel and sponsorship

ClubHead coachCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Burdwan Blasters Flag of India.svg Deepak Mondal Flag of India.svg Deep Halder
Howrah Hooghly Warriors Flag of Brazil.svg José Barreto Flag of India.svg Avilash Paul
JHR Royal City Flag of India.svg Flag of Nigeria.svg Saheed Ramon Flag of India.svg Salman Kalliyath Flag of India.svg Hanzala Interior DesignerJHR Group
Kopa Tigers Birbhum Flag of England.svg Flag of Bulgaria.svg Georgi Raev Flag of Tajikistan.svg Komron Tursunov
Medinipur Flag of India.svg Jayanta Sen Flag of Ghana.svg Nuhu Seidu Issahak
North 24 Prgs Flag of India.svg Goutam Ghosh Flag of India.svg Tarak Hembram
North Bengal United Flag of India.svg Biswajit Bhattacharya Flag of India.svg Amit Chakraborty Flag of India.svg Silco
Sundarban Bengal Auto Flag of India.svg Mehtab Hossain Flag of India.svg Sena Ralte

Foreign players

Teams must include a minimum of seven state-grown players, including under-19 footballers, along with up to two foreign and two outstation players in the playing XI. [8]

ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3
Burdwan Blasters Flag of Ghana.svg Komenan Issifou Flag of Senegal.svg Modou Mbengue
Howrah Hooghly Warriors Flag of Brazil.svg Paulo Cézar Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg William Sessegnon
JHR Royal City Flag of Brazil.svg Alê Júnior Flag of Brazil.svg João Vitor De Paula Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Adama Coulibaly
Kopa Tigers Birbhum Flag of Tajikistan.svg Komron Tursunov
Medinipur Flag of Ghana.svg Nuhu Seidu Issahak Flag of Ghana.svg Kwame Oppong
North 24 Prgs
North Bengal United Flag of Ghana.svg Ebenezer Amoh Flag of Ghana.svg Abdul Samed Ango
Sundarban Bengal Auto Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Florent Koara Flag of Ghana.svg Richmond Kwasi

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Howrah Hooghly Warriors 220052+36Advance to Playoff
2 JHR Royal City 320152+36
3 Sundarban Bengal Auto 220031+26Advance to Eliminator
4 North 24 Prgs 210152+33
5 North Bengal United 210134−13
6 Burdwan Blasters 201123−11
7 Medinipur 201124−21
8 Kopa Tigers Birbhum 300318−70
Updated to match(es) played on 19 December 2025. Source: Bengal Super League

Results

Fixtures and results

Home \ Away BUB HHW JRC KTB MED NPG NBU SBA
Burdwan Blasters —1–11–2
Howrah Hooghly Warriors —3–1
JHR Royal City —2–03–10–1
Kopa Tigers Birbhum —1–2
Medinipur —
North 24 Prgs 1–24–0—
North Bengal United —
Sundarban Bengal Auto —
Updated to match(es) played on 19 December 2025. Source: Bengal Super League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Results by match

Match1234567891011121314
Burdwan Blasters LD
JHR Royal City WLW
Howrah Hooghly Warriors WW
Kopa Tigers Birbhum LLL
Medinipur LD
North 24 Prgs WL
North Bengal United LW
Sundarban Bengal Auto WW
Updated to match(es) played on 19 December 2025. Source: Bengal Super League
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314
Burdwan Blasters 56
JHR Royal City 34
Howrah Hooghly Warriors 21
Kopa Tigers Birbhum 88
Medinipur 67
North 24 Prgs 13
North Bengal United 75
Sundarban Bengal Auto 42
Updated to match(es) played on 19 December 2025. Source: Bengal Super League

Matches

Round 1

14 December 2025 JHR Royal City 3–1 North Bengal United Malda
16:00
  • Hansda Soccerball shade.svg30', 90+7' (pen.)
  • João Vitor De Paula Soccerball shade.svg26'
 Report
  • Adama Coulibaly Soccerball shade.svg50' (o.g.)
Stadium: DSA Malda Stadium
Player of the Match: Robi Hansda (JHR Royal City)
15 December 2025 Burdwan Blasters 1–2 Sundarban Bengal Auto Bolpur
13:00
 Report
  • Richmond Kwasi Soccerball shade.svg72'
  • Aqib Nawab Soccerball shade.svg77'
Stadium: Bolpur Stadium
Player of the Match: Aqib Nawab (Sundarban Bengal Auto)
15 December 2025 North 24 Prgs 4–0 Kopa Tigers Birbhum Naihati
16:00
  • Tanmoy Ghosh Soccerball shade.svg16'
  • Mrinmoy Mahapatra Soccerball shade.svg29'
  • Zomuansanga Soccerball shade.svg85'
  • Kuntal Pakhira Soccerball shade.svg86'
 Report Stadium: Bankimanjali Stadium
Player of the Match: Tanmoy Ghosh (North 24 Prgs)
16 December 2025 Howrah Hooghly Warriors 3–1 Medinipur Howrah
13:00
  • Paulo Cézar Soccerball shade.svg55', 67' (pen.)
  • Koustav Dutta Soccerball shade.svg85'
 Report
  • Sudip Das Soccerball shade.svg1'
Stadium: Sailen Manna Stadium
Player of the Match: Paulo Cézar (Howrah Hooghly Warriors)

Round 2

17 December 2025 Kopa Tigers Birbhum 1–2 North Bengal United Bolpur
13:00
  • Akash Mondal Soccerball shade.svg43'
 Report
  • Shlok Tiwari Soccerball shade.svg18', 38'
Stadium: Bolpur Stadium
Player of the Match: Shlok Tiwari (North Bengal United)
17 December 2025 JHR Royal City 0–1 Sundarban Bengal Auto Malda
16:00 Report
  • Richmond Kwasi Soccerball shade.svg79'
Stadium: DSA Malda Stadium
Player of the Match: Richmond Kwasi (Sundarban Bengal Auto)
18 December 2025 Burdwan Blasters 1–1 Medinipur Bolpur
13:00
  • Mbengue Modou Soccerball shade.svg44'
 Report
  • Somnath Pramanick Soccerball shade.svg63'
Stadium: Bolpur Stadium
Player of the Match: Sudip Kumar Das (Medinipur)
19 December 2025 North 24 Prgs 1–2 Howrah Hooghly Warriors Naihati
13:00
  • Kuntal Pakhira Soccerball shade.svg13'
 Report
  • Akash Das Soccerball shade.svg45+3'
  • Sahil Harijan Soccerball shade.svg81'
Stadium: Bankimanjali Stadium
Player of the Match: Kuntal Pakhira (North 24 Prgs)

Round 3

19 December 2025 JHR Royal City 2–0 Kopa Tigers Birbhum Malda
16:00
 Report Stadium: DSA Malda Stadium

Knockout stage

Playoff Qualifier Final
1PW
2QW
PL
Eliminator EW Third place
3QL
4EL

Playoff

1st placed teamv2nd placed team

Eliminator

3rd placed teamv4th placed team

Qualifier

Playoff loservEliminator winner

Third place

Qualifier loservEliminator loser

Final

Playoff winnervQualifier winner

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

As of December 2025
RankPlayerClubGoals

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The Bengal Super League officially launched, tournament will develop district football". Anandabazar Patrika. 8 July 2025.
  2. ↑ "Bengal Super League: District-centric professional football league announced". Ei Samay. 8 July 2025.
  3. ↑ "Grand official launch of Bengal Super League". Aajkaal. 8 July 2025.
  4. ↑ "Bengal Super League logo unveiled". Sangbad Pratidin. 8 July 2025.
  5. ↑ "Franchise-based inter-district action to rock Bengal football". RevSportz. 8 July 2025.
  6. ↑ "Shrachi Sports launches Bengal Super League with Zee". Anando Sangbad Live. 8 July 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  7. ↑ "Zee to broadcast Bengal Super League". Zee News. 8 July 2025.
  8. ↑ Mukherjee, Sayan (17 October 2025). "Inaugural Bengal Super League unveils Lothar Matthaus as ambassador". News9live. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
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