Bhawanipore Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Kolkata Maidan, (Heart of the City). The club was established in 1910, and competed in the I-League 2nd Division, then second tier of Indian football league system. Bhawanipore currently competes in the Calcutta Premier Division. It is also nominated for the newly established I-League 3, 4th division national league in India.
They have also participated in domestic tournaments such as IFA Shield, and Durand Cup. in 2013, Bhawanipore clinched the Bordoloi Trophy, defeating Aizawl 1-0. They achieved third place in the 2013 I-League 2nd Division. In next season, the club participated in 2014 I-League 2nd Division and moved to the final round of I-League qualifiers, and achieved second place with 17 points in 8 matches. In May 2018, they officially announced that legendary defender Subrata Bhattacharya was appointed as new head coach.
Bhawanipore FC operates several youth teams (U-13, U-15 and U-18) and academy. Under-18 team of the club previously took part in Youth I-League.
Home Stadium:
Bhawanipore Football Club currently plays at the 20,000 seater Kalyani Municipal Corporation Stadium in Kalyani. They also use Rabindra Sarobar Stadium for some of their home matches.
