Tollygunge Agragami FC

Tollygunge Agragami Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Tollygunge, Kolkata, West Bengal,[5] that competes in the Calcutta Premier Division,[6] The club previously participated in the National Football League (India), then top flight of Indian football league system,[7][8] alongside I-League 2nd Division.[9] The club also competes in other regional tournaments alongside the Kolkata giants ATK Mohun Bagan, SC East Bengal and Mohammedan.

Tollygunge Agragami FC
Full nameTollygunge Agragami Football Club[1]
Nickname(s)Agragami (The Pioneer)
Short nameTAFC
Founded1943 (1943) (as Russa Agragami Samity)[2]
GroundRabindra Sarobar Stadium[3]
Kishore Bharati Krirangan (sometimes)
Capacity22,000
ChairmanSubhankar Ghosh Dostider
Head coachBimal Ghosh[4]
LeagueCalcutta Premier Division

History
Former crest of Tollygunge Agragami

Tollygunge Agragami is a football club founded in Kolkata, India. The team was founded in 1943 as Russa Agragami Samity,[10] then later renamed to Tollygunge Agragami in 1955. Their home ground is the Rabindra Sarobar Stadium, which has a capacity of 22,000. Although the team has not been as successful as their city rivals, East Bengal Club, Mohun Bagan alongside Mohammedan SC, but they are a team to watch out for.[11][12] Winning the 1997–98 season of the National Football League 2nd Division is Tollygunge's biggest achievement since their inception.

Tollygunge Agragami participated in the 2018 Calcutta Premier Division playoffs, finishing in tenth. They were placed in Calcutta Premier Division B and defeated Mohammedan Sporting by 2–1.[13] They won two matches, drew two, and lost the rest. They did not qualify for Calcutta Premier Division A in 2019 and 2020.

In 2021, Tollygunge announced Modern Institute of Engineering and Technology as their main sponsor ahead of the 2021–22 Calcutta Premier Division.[14]

National Football League seasons

In 1998, Tollygunge Agragami emerged as one of the finest sides from Kolkata to participate in the inaugural National Football League, then top tier Indian football league system. They finished as 4th in the Group A of the 1998–99 National Football League with 14 points.[15]

In the 1999–2000 National Football League, they again competed with the top clubs and finished as 8th with 26 points, behind Kingfisher East Bengal.[16]

In the fifth season of the National Football League, the club competed bravely, finishing 8th again with 24 points.[17]

Tollygunge enjoyed their back to back appearances in the top flight league in which they finished 9th in the 2001–02 National Football League (sixth season) with 23 points.[18]

In the 2002–03 National Football League, they again finished 9th with 23 points.[19][20]

The 2003–04 National Football League was tough for them, where they finished 10th behind the giants Mohun Bagan A.C. with only 20 points.[21]

In 2004–05 National Football League, Tollygunge relegated after finishing at the bottom with 17 points.[22] They lost 11 games and won only 3, as East Bengal FC and Vasco SC thrashed Tollygunge by 5–0 respectively and Mohun Bagan rout them by 4–0.[23][24][25]

Home grounds
Main articles: Rabindra Sarobar Stadium and Kishore Bharati Krirangan

The club plays its home matches at the Rabindra Sarobar Stadium which is located in Lake Gardens, Kolkata.[26]

Kishore Bharati Krirangan on a matchday of 2020–21 I-League, was used by Tollygunge Agragami.

22,000 seater Kishore Bharati Krirangan, located in Jadavpur, was used as the home ground of Tollygunge Agragami for both the National Football League and Calcutta Football League for a long time.[27][28]

Rivalry

Tollygunge has the rivalries with other two Calcutta Football League sides Kalighat Milan Sangha and Bhawanipore FC, which is often referred to as the South Kolkata Derby.

South Kolkata Derby
Opponent Played Wins Draws Losses
Tollygunge Agragami 6060
Kalighat Milan Sangha 7160
Bhawanipore 5041
Total 181161

Managerial history

Notable former players

For all current and former notable Tollygunge Agragami players with a Wikipedia article, see: Tollygunge Agragami FC players.

World Cup players


Honours

league

Cup

See also

Notes
  1. Fourth oldest football tournament, organized by the IFA (W.B.), and played between the local clubs of West Bengal and other invited ones.

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