Bengaluru FC Futsal

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 Futsal Club Championship, the highest level of futsal club competition in India.[3]

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
LeagueFutsal Club Championship
2021Semi-finalist
WebsiteClub website

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 November 2021
Season Tier Division Result
2021 1 FCC Semi-final

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. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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

References
  1. @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. "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.

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