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Indian association football club based in Diamond Harbour
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Diamond Harbour Football Club is an Indian professionalfootball club based inDiamond Harbour ,West Bengal .It currently competes in theI-League 3 ,the fourth tier of theIndian football league system andCFL Premier Division .It is also the first tier football league in the state of West Bengal.[ 1] [ 2]
TMC politician andDiamond Harbour MPAbhishek Banerjee launched the DHFC in 2022. TheIFA allowed DHFC to participate inCFL First Division ,the third tier of Calcutta Football League. The club then appointed formerMohun Bagan andKerala Blasters head coachKibu Vicuña for the upcoming league season.[ 3] In December 2022, Vicuña left the club and taking charge of another city-based club Mohammedan Sporting.[ 4]
In June 2023, the Indian Football Association (IFA) announced the merger of both Premier Division A and B of the Calcutta Football League, ahead of its 125th edition, in which Diamond Harbour was placed in the group I.[ 5] [ 6] [ 7] The club then qualified for league's "Super Six" round.[ 8] Later in August 2023, the club qualified forI-League 3 ahead of theinaugural season kick-off.[ 9] [ 10] [ 11]
As of 27 June 2023
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules .Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Title
Name
Owner
Abhishek Banerjee
Head coach
Kibu Vicuña
Assistant coach
Biswajit Ghosal
Assistant coach
Nitesh Singh
Strength & conditioning coach
Paulius Ragauskas
Physiotherapist
Bhaskar Sengupta
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