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Diamond Harbour Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Diamond Harbour,
West Bengal West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fou ...
. It currently competes in CFL 1st Division which is the third tier football league in the state of
West Bengal West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fou ...
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History

TMC politician and Diamond Harbour MP Abhishek Banerjee launched the DHFC in 2022. The
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allowed DHFC to participate in ''CFL First Division'', third tier of Calcutta Football League. The club then appointed former
Mohun Bagan Mohun Bagan Athletic Club is an Indian professional sports club based in Kolkata, West Bengal. Founded in 1889, its football section is one of the oldest in India and Asia. The club is most notable for its victory over East Yorkshire Regiment ...
and
Kerala Blasters Kerala Blasters Football Club (), commonly referred to as The Blasters, is an Indian professional football club based in Kochi, Kerala, that competes in the Indian Super League, the top tier of football in India. The club was established i ...
head coach Kibu Vicuña for the upcoming league season. In December 2022, Vicuña left the club and taking charge of another city-based club Mohammedan Sporting.


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See also

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Football in India Football in India has historically been among the top 3 most popular sport in terms of players participation and TV viewership, together with long time number one cricket and re-emerging kabaddi. India's current top domestic football league is ...
* History of Indian football *
Indian football league system The Indian football league system is the league structure of football club competitions in India. The highest level of men's club football competition in India is the Indian Super League. Indian Women's League, founded in 2016, is the highest l ...
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List of football clubs in Kolkata This is a list of football clubs in Kolkata. Kolkata is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly river, it is the principal commercial, cultural, and educational centre of East India. Kolkata differ ...
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List of football clubs in West Bengal This is a list of football clubs in Kolkata. Kolkata is the capital of the West Bengal, located in eastern India. Calcutta Football League is a multi tier football leagues where more than 160 clubs from Kolkata and rest of West Bengal participa ...
* State football leagues in India


References

{{Football in India Association football clubs established in 2022 Football clubs in Kolkata 2022 establishments in India I-League 2nd Division clubs