Food Corporation of India FC explained

Clubname:Food Corporation of India
Fullname:Food Corporation of India Football Club
Short Name:FCIFC
Ground:Various
Owner:Food Corporation of India
Mgrtitle:Head coach
League:CFL Premier Division
Season:2023
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Food Corporation of India Football Club is an Indian institutional football club based in Kolkata, West Bengal. The club, also known as FCI East Zone, plays in the Calcutta Football League Premier Division.[1]

History

The club represents the sports section of the Food Corporation of India and is controlled through the FCI Sports Promotion Board. The Board was constituted in 1969 and several committees control the departments at zonal & regional levels. It is affiliated to the Indian Football Association and has participated in several divisions of the Calcutta Football League.[2]

In June 2023, FCI was included in the group I of the CFL Premier Division, after the Indian Football Association (IFA) announced merger of both Premier Division A and B of the Calcutta Football League, ahead of its 125th edition.[3]

Notable players

Honours

Other department

Men's hockey

FCI (eastern zone) has its men's hockey team, which is affiliated with the Bengal Hockey Association, and competes in the Calcutta Hockey League.[13] [14] [15]

Honours

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ifa CFL 2015 premier division|ifa CFL 2015 premier division fixture|ifa cfl premier div results|ifa cfl premier div matches|ifa cfl 1st premier live|ifa cfl premier div table . kolkatafootball.com . 2015-09-20.
  2. Web site: Personnel — Sports & Welfare Activities . fci.gov.in . 11 November 2022 .
  3. Web site: Calcutta Football League (CFL) goes bigger than ever for its historic 125th season. thefangarage.com. The Fan Garage. Kolkata. 5 June 2023. 6 June 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230606060715/https://thefangarage.com/articles/19091-calcutta-football-league-cfl-goes-bigger-than-ever-for-its-historic-125th-season. 6 June 2023.
  4. Web site: KRISANU DEY PROFILE | Kolkatafootball.com | Live Football Score India | IFA SHield, I-League . Kolkatafootball.com . 2015-09-20.
  5. Web site: Ball-charmer Krishanu Dey is no more. telegraphindia.com. The Telegraph. 21 March 2003. 26 November 2022. Calcutta. https://web.archive.org/web/20230727183023/https://www.telegraphindia.com/sports/ball-charmer-krishanu-dey-is-no-more/cid/1035419. 27 July 2023.
  6. Web site: Strack-Zimmermann. Benjamin. NFT player — National team & Club appearances: Dey, krishanu. National Football Teams. 18 January 2023. 5 October 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231005131222/https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/88498/Krishanu_Dey.html. national-football-teams.com.
  7. Web site: Star forward of the 80s Narendra Thapa no more. 5 August 2022. 5 August 2022. The Hindu, sportstar.thehindu.com. Sharma. Amitabha Das. 5 August 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220805154719/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/football-former-india-star-narendra-thapa-dies/article65733328.ece.
  8. Web site: AIFF condoles the demise of former India forward Narendra Thapa . 7 August 2022 . the-aiff.com . . 14 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220814031918/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/aiff-condoles-the-demise-of-former-india-forward-narendra-thapa .
  9. Web site: Archiman . Bhaduri . 5 August 2022 . Ex-India football player Narendra Thapa passes away . 7 August 2022 . timesofindia.indiatimes.com . The Times of India . en . 6 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220806081828/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/ex-india-football-player-narendra-thapa-passes-away/articleshow/93378430.cms .
  10. Web site: Hans. Schöggl. India — List of Trades Cup Winners. RSSSF. 2014. 24 March 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220927050302/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india-tradescup.html. 27 September 2022.
  11. Web site: IFA Trades Challenge Cup 2014. kolkatafootball.com. 27 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20190105013515/https://www.kolkatafootball.com/ifa_trades_cup2014/. 5 January 2019.
  12. Web site: Chaudhuri. Arunava. List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Nripendra Narayan Bhattacharjee Knockout Football Tournament. indianfootball.de. Indian Football Network. 2008. 2 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20180503074509/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/mmchoudhurytrophy.html. 3 May 2018. dead.
  13. Web site: Schedule. Hockey Bengal. 18 November 2022. 24 October 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221024100541/https://www.hockeybengal.org/schedule-1.
  14. Web site: Calcutta Hockey League Competition — Fixtures of 1st Division Group B 2022. hockeybengal.org. The Hockey Bengal. 26 March 2022. 31 January 2023. Kolkata. https://web.archive.org/web/20221118125355/https://www.hockeybengal.org/post/fixtures-of-1st-division-group-b-2022. 18 November 2022.
  15. Web site: Calcutta Hockey League Competition — Fixtures of 1st Division Group A 2022. hockeybengal.org. The Hockey Bengal. 13 February 2022. 31 January 2023. Kolkata. https://web.archive.org/web/20221024100550/https://9476a252-c6e6-45a1-9e56-d69f3bf4f39e.usrfiles.com/ugd/9476a2_788612ea4f5b4a18b7dbc55f5d86439e.pdf. 24 October 2022.
  16. Web site: BIRTH AND EVOLUTION OF CALCUTTA HOCKEY LEAGUE COMPETITION (1905) . 2022 . 24 October 2022. www.hockeybengal.org. Hockey Bengal . Kolkata . https://web.archive.org/web/20221018155544/https://www.hockeybengal.org/calcutta-hockey-league-history . 18 October 2022 .