Howrah Hooghly Warriors FC

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Howrah Hooghly Warriors
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Full nameHowrah Hooghly Warriors Football Club
Short nameHHWFC
FoundedJuly 2025;7 months ago (July 2025)
Ground Sailen Manna Stadium
Capacity15,000
OwnerNikhil Shaw
Head coach José Barreto
League Bengal Super League

Howrah Hooghly Warriors Football Club is an Indian professional football club representing the districts of Howrah and Hooghly in West Bengal. Founded in July 2025, the club competes in the Bengal Super League (BSL), the state's premier district-based franchise football competition organized by the Indian Football Association (IFA) in partnership with Shrachi Sports. [1]

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The club is coached by Mohun Bagan legend and record goalscorer José Barreto, marking his return to Bengal football. [2]

History

Howrah-Hooghly Warriors was established as one of the eight founding franchises of the Bengal Super League in July 2025. [1] Under the guidance of Jose Ramirez Barreto, the Warriors built a squad combining experienced professional campaigners with young prospects from the twin districts. The team made its competitive debut in December 2025.

Stadium

The club's primary home ground is the Sailen Manna Stadium (also known as Howrah Municipal Stadium) in Howrah, which has a capacity of 15,000. During the 2025–26 season, the club also utilized the Kalyani Stadium for certain home fixtures as part of the league's centralized scheduling. [3]

Players

[2]

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
1 GK Flag of India.svg  IND Avilash Paul (captain)
— GK Flag of India.svg  IND Ranjan Soren
37 DF Flag of India.svg  IND Shallum Pires
24 DF Flag of India.svg  IND Anish Mazumder
— DF Flag of India.svg  IND Soumik Koley
— DF Flag of India.svg  IND Faiz Khan
4 DF Flag of India.svg  IND Suman Roy
— DF Flag of India.svg  IND Baban Pakray
99 DF Flag of India.svg  IND Swarup Das
— DF Flag of India.svg  IND Aman Yadav
— DF Flag of India.svg  IND Rajdip Das
— DF Flag of Senegal.svg  SEN Seila Toure
— MF Flag of India.svg  IND Sk Sahil
No.Pos.NationPlayer
44 MF Flag of India.svg  IND Koustav Dutta
15 MF Flag of India.svg  IND Adarsh Lama Tamang
— MF Flag of India.svg  IND Dipesh Murmu
21 MF Flag of India.svg  IND Deep Gain
— MF Flag of India.svg  IND Arit
— MF Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  CIV William Sessegnon
10 FW Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Paulo Cézar
— FW Flag of India.svg  IND Azharuddin Mallick
14 FW Flag of India.svg  IND Lourembam David Singh
10 FW Flag of India.svg  IND Sk Jiyabul Hossain
— FW Flag of India.svg  IND Sahil Harijan
— FW Flag of India.svg  IND Akash Das

Personnel

Current technical staff

PositionName
Head coach Flag of Brazil.svg José Barreto
Assistant coach Flag of India.svg Sanjay Palandar
Assistant coach Flag of India.svg Suman Dutta
Goalkeeping coach Flag of India.svg Sangram Mukherjee

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "IFA Bengal Super League officially launched". Anandabazar Patrika. 8 July 2025. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Bengal Super League 2025-26: Full Squad List of All Teams". Chase Your Sport. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
  3. ↑ "Fixture – Bengal Super League". bengalsuperleague.com. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
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