Bengaluru FC Futsal

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Bengaluru FC Futsal
Bengaluru FC logo.svg
Full nameBengaluru FC Futsal
Nickname(s)The Blues
Short nameBFC
Founded15 October 2021;21 months ago (2021-10-15) [1]
Ground Sree Kanteerava Indoor Stadium
Capacity4,000
Owner JSW Group
Chairman Sajjan Jindal
LeagueKarnataka Futsal League
Futsal Club Championship
2021 Semi-finalists
Website Club website

Bengaluru FC Futsal is an Indian professional futsal club which is part of Bengaluru FC and is based in Bengaluru, Karnataka. [1] [2] The club competes in Karnataka Futsal League and Futsal Club Championship, the highest level of futsal club competition in India. [3]

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History

In December 2019, the AIFF executive committee had announced that a new futsal club tournament will be held annually and had also invited ISL clubs to participate., [3] but due to COVID pandemic the tournament was postponed and rescheduled for 2021. [4] On 15 October 2021, Bengaluru FC emerged as the only ISL club to have announced participation. [1]

Recent seasons

As of February 2023
SeasonTierDivisionResult
2021 1 FCC Semi-final
2022–23 Group Stage

Squad

As of 3 November 2021

Bengaluru FC had announced 18-man squad for their inaugural campaign at AIFF Futsal Club Championship. [5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
—Flag of India.svg  IND Manik Baliyan
—Flag of India.svg  IND Pretam Harash Idnani
—Flag of India.svg  IND Manish Chaudhary
—Flag of India.svg  IND Robin Yadav
—Flag of India.svg  IND Harpreet Singh
—Flag of India.svg  IND Jagdeep Singh
—Flag of India.svg  IND Shigil NS
—Flag of India.svg  IND Bekey Oram
—Flag of India.svg  IND Kamalesh Palanisamy
No.Pos.NationPlayer
—Flag of India.svg  IND Edwin Rosario
—Flag of India.svg  IND Louis Macarton Nickson
—Flag of India.svg  IND Lalthangliana
—Flag of India.svg  IND Vinith V.
—Flag of India.svg  IND Omega Vanlalhruaitluanga
—Flag of India.svg  IND Lalremtluanga Fanai
—Flag of India.svg  IND Biswa Darjee
—Flag of India.svg  IND Nongkhlaw Emboklang
—Flag of India.svg  IND Monirul Molla

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References

  1. 1 2 3 @bengalurufc (October 15, 2021). "UPDATE: Bengaluru FC will participate in the inaugural edition of the Hero Futsal Club Championship, set to take place in New Delhi next month" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ↑ "First-ever Indian Futsal Club Championship to be held in November". Sportskeeda. 15 October 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Futsal club championship to kick-off from 2020 season". AIFF. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  4. ↑ "inaugural edition of futsal championship to kick-off in new delhi on november 5". www.aninews.in. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
  5. ↑ "Blues announce squad for inaugural AIFF Futsal Club Championship". Bengaluru FC. 3 November 2021.


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