Bengal Mumbai FC explained

Clubname:Bengal Mumbai
Upright:0.7
Fullname:Bengal Mumbai Football Club
Short Name:BMFC
Ground:B.P.T. Ground
(Sewri, Mumbai)
Capacity:5,000
Chairman:Krishnendu Sen
Manager:Wali Mohammed
League:NFL 2nd Division,
MDFA-Mumbai Elite League

Bengal Mumbai Football Club, known by its abbreviation BMFC, was an Indian professional football club based in Mumbai, Maharashtra.[1] [2] Founded in 1998, they have competed in the National Football League II, alongside the MDFA Elite League.[3] [4]

Bengal Mumbai is the second professionally founded football club in India and the first in Mumbai. The team was dissolved in 2011.[5]

History

Formation and journey

Bengal Mumbai Football Club was founded on January 1 in 1998,[6] [7] with aims to compete in the top flight of Indian football the National Football League. Later, the club became affiliated with Mumbai District Football Association (MDFA) and began participating in the MDFA Elite League.[8] [9]

Bengal Mumbai represented the Mumbai-based Bengali community and ran the early professional youth academics to promote football in the Indian state of Maharashtra. After their foundation, the club emerged as the foremost professional top flight club from Mumbai to compete in the National Football League I & II.[10]

The club enjoyed their major winning in 1998 (5 December) in the prestigious Rovers Cup defeating Central Railway FC by 3–0. In that tournament, they have also defeated giants like JCT Mills FC and Churchill Brothers SC. In the same year, they won the Western India Football Association (WIFA) organized[11] Mumbai Super Division league with throughout dominance.[12] [13] They also participated in the later editions of Rovers Cup.[14]

On 15 July 2001, Nigerian footballer Charles Ocheaga Esheku, playing his first match for Bengal Mumbai in the Harwood Football League at the Cooperage Ground, collapsed on the ground and was declared dead shortly after being admitted to the Bombay Hospital.[15] [16]

Final years

In 2010, Bengal Mumbai reached the final of the Sikkim Governor's Gold Cup defeating Three Star Club of Nepal and Shillong Lajong FC.[17] In final, the club lost to ONGC FC by 1–3 margin and finished as runner-up.[18]

Later in 2011, the club committee unanimously made the decision of disbanding the team due to financial and organizing failures.[19]

Crest and colours

Founded in 1998, the club's crest shows simplicity and it has a blue soccer ball, orbited by a prominent blue ring.[20] Here abbreviation "BMFC", is written in black on top right and "Bengal Mumbai Football Club ltd." is written in blue in bottom right.

Club colours are blue and white.[21]

Kit history

Ownership

BMFC was owned by Bengal Mumbai Football Club Limited, which is a public company incorporated in 1998. It was classified as non-governmental company, as a company limited by shares and is registered at Registrar of Companies, RoC-Mumbai.[22] Krishnendu Sen served as the chairman of BMFC until the club got dissolved in 2011.[23]

Overview

The brainchild of Krishnendu Sen (media agency owner), Ajit Karmarkar (shipping magnate) and Shankar Maitra (businessman), among others, it had inducted Iranian Jamshid Nassiri as their coach.[24] Nassiri managed the club from 1998 to 2001 during their golden years.[25] [26] Former India internationals James Lukram Singh, Abhay Kumar and Abdul Khaliq,[27] were signed for the club's inaugural season. Former Indian international players including Gift Raikhan, Uday Konar,[28] Royston D'Souza,[29] Kalyan Chaubey[30] [31] (who later became the president of All India Football Federation)[32] have also appeared with the club.

Bengal Mumbai holds the distinguishing record of winning two major league tournaments during the same year of its inception, i.e. Mumbai Super Division (1998),[33] and Rovers Cup (1998).

Indian Football Hall of Fame star Chima Okorie, who played for various clubs in England, Norway and Denmark, played for Bengal Mumbai during the 2001–02 season and also managed the team in 2006. He also became the club's CEO on 16 August.[34] [35] [36]

Jahar Das was the manager of the club during their 2002–03 season.[37] Notable Armenian-Iranian retired Rugby football player Emil Vartazarian, who represented India national rugby union team, has also appeared with Bengal Mumbai between 2003 and 2004.[38] [39] [40]

In 2003, Syed Nayeemuddin managed the club in Mumbai Super Division.[41] [42] In 2004, they finished as runners-up in Lal Bahadur Shastri Cup, losing 1–0 to Tata Football Academy.[43] Later in 2004, Bengal Mumbai roped in former India international Syed Shahid Hakim as head coach, who managed the club for a season.[44] [45]

Home ground

See main article: B.P.T. Ground.

BPT Stadium or Bombay Port Trust Ground, is a football stadium in Sewri, Mumbai, Maharashtra, which is located at premises of the Bombay Port Trust, and was established in 1998.[46] The stadium had a seating capacity of around 5,000 spectators and was home ground of Bengal Mumbai FC. The ground has also used by several Mumbai-based Cricket teams.

They have previously used Cooperage Ground for some of their games,[47] which had a seating capacity of 12,000 spectators.[48] [49]

Managerial history

Notable players

For all notable Bengal Mumbai FC players with a Wikipedia article, see: Bengal Mumbai FC players.

Honours

League

Cup

See also

Further reading

Bibliography

Other sources

External links

Notes and References

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