Uttar Pradesh football team

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Uttar Pradesh
Full nameUttar Pradesh football team
Founded1941;83 years ago (1941)
(as United Provinces football team)
GroundVarious
Owner Uttar Pradesh Football Sangh
Head coachShantanu 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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References

  1. "Uttar Pradesh Football Sangh". AIFF. Retrieved 26 January 2016.