Indian association football club based in Kolkata
Football club
Tollygunge Agragami
Full name Tollygunge Agragami Football Club Nickname(s) Agragami (The Pioneer)Short name TAFC Founded 1943; 81 years ago (1943 ) (as Russa Agragami Samity ) Ground
Rabindra Sarobar Stadium Capacity 22,000 Chairman Subhankar Ghosh Dostider Head coach Arindam Deb League
CFL Premier Division
Tollygunge Agragami Football Club is an Indian professional multi-sports club known for its
football section.
[1]
[2] It is based in
Tollygunge ,
Kolkata ,
West Bengal .
[3]
[4] Founded in 1943 as "Russa Agragami Samity", the club competes in
Calcutta Premier Division League .
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Tollygunge Agragami previously participated in the
National Football League ,
[9]
[10] then top flight of
Indian football league system .
[11]
[12] Later, they also appeared in
I-League 2nd Division .
[13] Beside CFL, the club participates in other regional tournaments alongside the Kolkata giants
Mohun Bagan SG ,
East Bengal and
Mohammedan Sporting .
[14]
Former
crest of Tollygunge Agragami
Tollygunge Agragami, as a football club, founded in
Kolkata , India, during the British raj. The team was incorporated in 1943 as Russa Agragami Samity .
[15]
[16] It was later renamed to "Tollygunge Agragami" in 1955. The club uses
Rabindra Sarobar Stadium as its home ground,
[17]
[18] which has a capacity of 22,000. Although the team has not been as successful as their city rivals,
East Bengal Club ,
Mohun Bagan AC , alongside
Mohammedan Sporting , but they are a team to watch out for.
[19]
[20]
The club in 1971, reached the final of prestigious
IFA Shield , but was defeated by
Mohamedan Sporting 2–0.
[21]
[22] The team was then managed by legendary coach
Sushil Bhattacharya , who guided them earning promotion to
Calcutta Football League first division.
[23]
[24] Winning the 1997–98 season of the
National Football League 2nd Division , is Tollygunge's biggest achievement since their inception. Nepali international
Hari Khadka donned in the club colours in 1996–97 season.
[25]
Amal Dutta became Tollygunge coach in 1999, helped the club reaching final of the 105th edition of IFA Shield in that year.
[26]
In July 2000, after a brilliant display at the NFL, Tollygunge goalkeeper Prasanta Dora was included in
Sukhwinder Singh managed
national team of India during their historic England-tour, where they played three matches against
English Premier League sides
Fulham ,
West Bromwich Albion , and arch-rival
Bangladesh .
[27]
[28]
Tollygunge Agragami participated in the 2018 Calcutta Premier Division playoffs, finishing tenth. They were relegated to the Calcutta Premier Division B and defeated
Mohammedan Sporting by 2–1.
[29] 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 .
[30]
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 Tollygunge Agragami was placed within Group I.
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[32]
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[34]
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.
[35] 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 .
[36] In the fifth season of the National Football League, the club competed bravely, finishing 8th again with 24 points.
[37] 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.
[38]
[39]
In the
2002–03 National Football League , they again finished 9th with 23 points.
[40] The
2003–04 National Football League
[41] was tough for them, where they finished 10th behind the giants
Mohun Bagan A.C. with only 20 points.
[42] In
2004–05 National Football League , Tollygunge relegated after finishing at the bottom with 17 points.
[43] 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.
[44]
[45]
[46]
In 1999–2000, the club was known as "Manaksia Tollygunge Agragami" due to their sponsorship ties with Manaksia Steel Company.
[47] In January 2003, Indian courier company
DTDC Express Limited was unveiled as club's title sponsor.
[48] In 2011, Tollygunge Agragami roped in Kolkata Weir Industries Ltd (KWIL) as their main sponsor.
[49] In 2014, the club entered into a sponsorship of
Shree Venkatesh Films , and registered by the name of "Tollygunge Agragami SVF Football Club Private Limited".
[50]
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In 2015, the club acquired service of Trak-Only as their main shirt sponsor.
[55]
The club plays its home matches at the
Rabindra Sarobar Stadium which is located in
Lake Gardens, Kolkata .
[56]
[57]
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.
[58]
[59]
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".
For all current and former notable Tollygunge Agragami players with a Wikipedia article, see:
Category:Tollygunge Agragami FC players .
World Cup player
Other players
Tollygunge Agragami is having its men's
cricket section. It is under the state jurisdiction of
Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB),
[106]
[107] which is governing body of cricket in West Bengal, and competes in CAB First Division League, J.C. Mukherjee T-20 Trophy and other tournaments.
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[109]
Tollygunge Agragami has a tennis department and the club is an affiliated member of the Bengal Tennis Association (BTA).
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In 1985, Tollygunge Agragami became affiliated with fellow CFL Premier Division side Russa United Club, and formed a football academy alongside operating coaching camps in Kolkata.
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