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| Full name | Uttar Pradesh football team | ||
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| Founded | 1941 (as United Provinces football team) | ||
| Ground | Various | ||
| Owner | Uttar Pradesh Football Sangh | ||
| Head coach | Shantanu Jain | ||
| League | Santosh Trophy | ||
| 2023–24 | Group stage | ||
The Uttar Pradesh football team, also earlier the United Provinces football team, is an Indian football team representing Uttar Pradesh in Indian state football competitions including the Santosh Trophy. [1]
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