Burdwan Blasters

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Burdwan Blasters
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Full nameBurdwan Blasters
Short nameBB
Founded8th July 2025;6 months ago (8th July 2025)
Ground Bolpur Stadium (temporary) [1]
Capacity15,000
Head coach Sandip Nandy
League Bengal Super League
Website www.bengalsuperleague.com
Soccerball current event.svg Current season

Burdwan Blasters is an Indian professional football club based in Burdwan, West Bengal, that competes in the Bengal Super League (BSL). Founded on 8th July 2025, the club is one of the eight inaugural franchises of West Bengal's first-ever district-centric professional football league, organized by the Indian Football Association (IFA) in collaboration with Shrachi Sports. [2]

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History

The club was established to represent the Bardhaman region in the newly formed Bengal Super League. The franchise was unveiled on 8 July 2025 as part of a ten-year agreement between the IFA and Shrachi Sports to professionalize district football. [2] The league gained significant international attention in October 2025 when it announced German legend Lothar Matthäus as its official ambassador. [3]

Burdwan Blasters played their first competitive match on 15 December 2025 against Sundarban Bengal Auto FC, narrowly losing 1–2 in a match that went to a penalty shootout for bonus points. [4] They secured their first point of the season in a 1–1 draw against FC Medinipur on 18 December 2025. [5]

Stadium

While the club represents Burdwan and was originally slated to play at the Spandan Stadium, their home matches for the 2025–26 season are hosted at the Bolpur Stadium in Birbhum. The venue, which has a capacity of 15,000, is shared with Kopa Tigers Birbhum. [1]

Players

First-team squad

As of 24 December 2025

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
GK Flag of India.svg  IND Nabakumar Ghosh
GK Flag of India.svg  IND Hemanta Ghosh
DF Flag of India.svg  IND Deep Haldar(captain)
DF Flag of Uganda.svg  UGA Latif Kiyemba
DF Flag of India.svg  IND Aveek Orawa
DF Flag of India.svg  IND Debasish Pramanik
DF Flag of India.svg  IND Sourav Das
DF Flag of India.svg  IND Aditya Hati
DF Flag of India.svg  IND Tanmoy Baidya
DF Flag of India.svg  IND Khalid Molla
MF Flag of India.svg  IND Bedashwor Singh
No.Pos.NationPlayer
MF Flag of India.svg  IND Subhankar Das
MF Flag of India.svg  IND Gautam Virwani
MF Flag of India.svg  IND Rajesh Hembram
MF Flag of India.svg  IND Harsha Parui
MF Flag of India.svg  IND Aniket Panchal
MF Flag of India.svg  IND Sourav Sen
MF Flag of India.svg  IND Jackson
FW Flag of India.svg  IND Tushar Hembram
FW Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Christopher Chizoba
FW Flag of India.svg  IND Ujjal Howladar
FW Flag of India.svg  IND Tanmoy Roy

Personnel

Current technical staff

PositionName
Head coach Flag of India.svg Sandip Nandy
Assistant coach Flag of India.svg Gautam Ghosh

Managerial history

Head coach's record

As of 8 January 2026
NameNationalityFromToPWDLWin%
Sandip Nandy Flag of India.svg  India 11 December 2025 [6] Present941444.44

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Bengal Super League 2025-26: Teams, Fixtures and Tournament details". Chase Your Sport. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
  2. 1 2 "IFA Bengal Super League officially launched". Anandabazar Patrika. 8 July 2025. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
  3. Mukherjee, Sayan (17 October 2025). "Bengal Super League unveils Lothar Matthaus as ambassador". News9live. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
  4. "Fixture – Bengal Super League". bengalsuperleague.com. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
  5. "Burdwan Blasters open points account in Bengal Super League". Sangbad Pratidin (in Bengali). 18 December 2025. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
  6. "Sandip Nandy becomes head coach of Burdwan Blasters". Aajkaal. 11 December 2025. Retrieved 24 December 2025.