Pranjal Banerjee

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Pranjal Banerjee
Born (1986-04-21) 21 April 1986 (age 36)
Kolkata
Domestic
YearsLeagueRole
Indian Super League Referee
I-League Referee
International
YearsLeagueRole
2014– AFC Elite Referee since 2015 FIFA listed Referee

Pranjal Banerjee is an Indian professional football referee who officiates primarily the matches of both I-League [1] and Indian Super League.

Banerjee was awarded 2016 All India Football Federation Referee of the Year. [2] [3]

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References

  1. Banerjee, Debanjan (9 August 2015). "উপচে পড়া গ্যালারি রঙিন করলেন খাবরা" [Khabra colored the overflowing gallery]. anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Anandabazar Patrika. Archived from the original on 14 November 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  2. "2016 AIFF Referee of the Year: Pranjal Banerjee". firstpost.com. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  3. "Pranjal Banerjee from IFA won '2016 AIFF Award for Best Referee'". news18.com. Retrieved 3 November 2017.

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