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

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

Stadium

While the club represents Burdwan and was originally slated to play at the Spandan Stadium, their home matches for the inaugural season were 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
No.Pos.NationPlayer
— DF Flag of India.svg  IND Khalid Molla
— MF Flag of India.svg  IND Bedashwor Singh
— 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
— FW Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Komenan Issifou
— FW Flag of Senegal.svg  SEN Modou Mbengue

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 17 January 2026
NameNationalityFromToPWDLWin%
Sandip Nandy Flag of India.svg  India 11 December 2025 [6] Present1253441.67

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.
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