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| Full name | Diamond Harbour Football Club | |||
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| Short name | DHFC | |||
| Founded | 2022; 2 years ago (2022) | |||
| Ground | Naihati Stadium | |||
| Owner | Abhishek Banerjee | |||
| Head coach | Kibu Vicuña | |||
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| Website | diamondharbourfc | |||
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Diamond Harbour Football Club (Bengali: ডায়মন্ড হারবার ফুটবল ক্লাব) is an professional football club based in Diamond Harbour, West Bengal, India. It currently competes in the I-League 2, the third tier of the Indian football league system and Calcutta Football League, the oldest football league in Asia.
History
TMC politician and Diamond Harbour MP Abhishek Banerjee launched the DHFC in 2022. The IFA allowed DHFC to participate in CFL First Division, the third tier of Calcutta Football League. The club then appointed former Mohun Bagan and Kerala Blasters head coach Kibu Vicuña for the upcoming league season. In December 2022, Vicuña left the club and taking charge of another city-based club Mohammedan Sporting. In June 2023, the Indian Football Association (IFA) announced the merger of both Premier Division A and B of the Calcutta Football League, ahead of its 125th edition, in which Diamond Harbour was placed in the group I. The club then qualified for league's "Super Six" round. Later in August 2023, the club qualified for I-League 3 ahead of the inaugural season kick-off.
The club was featured in the 40th edition of the Sikkim Gold Cup in November 2024.
Players
First-team squad
- As of 11 September 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Technical staff
| Title | Name |
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| Owner |  Abhishek Banerjee
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| Head coach |  Kibu Vicuña
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| Assistant coach | Deepak Kumar Mondal
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| Assistant coach | Nitesh Singh
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| Coach/Supporting
Staff |
Kartick Biswas
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| Coach/Supporting
Staff |
Chiranjit Malakar
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| Coach/Supporting
staff |
Sandeep Nandy
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Honours
- I-League 3
- Champions (1): 2024–25
- Calcutta Football League
- Runners-up (1): 2024
See also
- Football in India
- History of Indian football
- Indian football league system
- List of football clubs in Kolkata
- List of football clubs in West Bengal
- State football leagues in India
References
- "Trinamool Congress' Abhishek Banerjee Launches Diamond Harbour Football Club". News18. 16 April 2022. Archived from the original on 17 April 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
- PTI (15 April 2022). "Abhishek Banerjee launches football club, to make CFL Ist division debut". thebridge.in. Archived from the original on 15 April 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
- "Techno Sports". technosports.co.in. 10 May 2022. Archived from the original on 16 May 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
- Chakraborty, Swapnomoy (16 December 2022). "I-League: Kibu Vicuna to take charge as head coach of Mohammedan SC; will arrive on Monday". thebridge.in. Kolkata: The Bridge. Archived from the original on 21 December 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- "Calcutta Football League (CFL) goes bigger than ever for its historic 125th season". thefangarage.com. Kolkata: The Fan Garage. 5 June 2023. Archived from the original on 6 June 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- Chakraborty, Sanghamitra (5 June 2023). "Calcutta Football League: মোহনবাগান-মহমেডানের গ্রুপে অভিষেকের ক্লাব, ইস্টবেঙ্গলের গ্রুপে ভবানীপুর" [Calcutta Football League: Debutant club in Mohun Bagan-Mohammedan group, Bhavanipur in East Bengal group]. TV9 Bangla (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 5 June 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- Biswas, Koushik (5 June 2023). "Calcutta Football League : বাজল কলকাতা ফুটবল লিগের ঘণ্টা, কঠিন গ্রুপে মোহনবাগান" [Calcutta Football League: Bell of Calcutta Football League rings, Mohun Bagan in tough group]. Ei Samay (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 5 June 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- "Calcutta Football League 2023: Confirmed Super Six Phase Teams". indianfootballnews.in. Kolkata: Indian Football News. 20 September 2023. Archived from the original on 21 September 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
- "Major AIFF Decisions: 15 Clubs Nominated In 3rd Division; Youth Quota In I League Teams". thefangarage.com. 22 August 2023. Archived from the original on 18 September 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- "AIFF League Committee: Youth quota for I-League, State FAs nominate 3rd Division League clubs". The Away End. 22 August 2023. Archived from the original on 8 November 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- Lopes, Flavio (25 September 2023). "THIRD DIVISION: Dempo to play at home, Sporting away". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Panaji: The Times of India. TNN. Archived from the original on 28 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- "All lndia Governor's Gold Cup football tournament to be held in Gangtok from November 8–12". The Week. PTI. Archived from the original on 18 November 2024. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- "Governor's Gold Cup Returns in Grand Style with International Flair and Local Pride". The Voice Of Sikkim. 2 November 2024. Archived from the original on 18 November 2024. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- "Gold Cup back after 5-year gap: Sikkim to host soccer tourney with teams from India, abroad". telegraphindia.com. Archived from the original on 12 November 2024.
Further reading
- "Inter Kashi: ফুটবলেও হিন্দুত্ব? মন্দির-তিলক নিয়ে ময়দানে ফিরছে 'অ্যাটলেটিকো'". Aaj Tak বাংলা (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 29 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
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