Bengaluru FC Futsal

Bengaluru FC Futsal
Full nameBengaluru FC Futsal
Nickname(s)The Blues
Short nameBFC
Founded15 October 2021 (2021-10-15)[1]
GroundSree Kanteerava Indoor Stadium
Capacity4,000
OwnerJSW Group
ChairmanSajjan Jindal
LeagueKarnataka Futsal League
Futsal Club Championship
2021Semi-finalists
Websitehttp://www.bengalurufc.com/

Bengaluru FC Futsal is an Indian professional futsal club which is part of Bengaluru FC and is based in Bengaluru, Karnataka.[1][2] The club competes in Karnataka Futsal League and Futsal Club Championship, the highest level of futsal club competition in India.[3]

History

In December 2019, the AIFF executive committee had announced that a new futsal club tournament will be held annually and had also invited ISL clubs to participate.,[3] but due to COVID pandemic the tournament was postponed and rescheduled for 2021.[4] On 15 October 2021, Bengaluru FC emerged as the only ISL club to have announced participation.[1]

Recent seasons

As of February 2023
Season Tier Division Result
2021 1 FCC Semi-final
2022–23 Group Stage

Squad

As of 3 November 2021

Bengaluru FC had announced 18-man squad for their inaugural campaign at AIFF Futsal Club Championship.[5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
 IND Manik Baliyan
 IND Pretam Harash Idnani
 IND Manish Chaudhary
 IND Robin Yadav
 IND Harpreet Singh
 IND Jagdeep Singh
 IND Shigil NS
 IND Bekey Oram
 IND Kamalesh Palanisamy
No. Pos. Nation Player
 IND Edwin Rosario
 IND Louis Macarton Nickson
 IND Lalthangliana
 IND Vinith V.
 IND Omega Vanlalhruaitluanga
 IND Lalremtluanga Fanai
 IND Biswa Darjee
 IND Nongkhlaw Emboklang
 IND Monirul Molla

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c @bengalurufc (October 15, 2021). "UPDATE: Bengaluru FC will participate in the inaugural edition of the Hero Futsal Club Championship, set to take place in New Delhi next month" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ "First-ever Indian Futsal Club Championship to be held in November". Sportskeeda. 15 October 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Futsal club championship to kick-off from 2020 season". AIFF. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  4. ^ "inaugural edition of futsal championship to kick-off in new delhi on november 5". www.aninews.in. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
  5. ^ "Blues announce squad for inaugural AIFF Futsal Club Championship". Bengaluru FC. 3 November 2021.