Tollygunge Agragami Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Tollygunge, Kolkata, West Bengal.[4][5] Founded in 1943, the club primarily competes in the Calcutta Premier Division League.[6][7][8][9] It previously participated in the National Football League,[10] then top flight of Indian football league system,[11][12] alongside I-League 2nd Division.[13] Beside CFL, the club participates in other regional tournaments alongside the Kolkata giants ATK Mohun Bagan, East Bengal and Mohammedan Sporting.[14]
Tollygunge Agragami is a football club founded in Kolkata, India. The team was founded in 1943 as Russa Agragami Samity,[15] then later renamed to Tollygunge Agragami in 1955. Their home ground is the Rabindra Sarobar Stadium, which has a capacity of 22,000. Although the team has not been as successful as their city rivals, East Bengal Club, Mohun Bagan alongside Mohammedan Sporting, but they are a team to watch out for.[16][17]
The club in 1971, reached the final of prestigious IFA Shield, but was defeated by Mohamedan Sporting 2–0.[18][19] The team was then managed by legendary coach Sushil Bhattacharya, who guided them earning promotion to Calcutta Football League first division.[20][21] Winning the 1997–98 season of the National Football League 2nd Division, is Tollygunge's biggest achievement since their inception.
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.[22][23]
Present years
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.[24] 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.[25]
National Football League seasons
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.[26]
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.[27]
In the fifth season of the National Football League, the club competed bravely, finishing 8th again with 24 points.[28]
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.[29]
In the 2002–03 National Football League, they again finished 9th with 23 points.[30][31]
The 2003–04 National Football League[32] was tough for them, where they finished 10th behind the giants Mohun Bagan A.C. with only 20 points.[33]
In 2004–05 National Football League, Tollygunge relegated after finishing at the bottom with 17 points.[34] 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.[35][36][37]
Sponsorship history
In 2015, the club acquired service of Trak-Only as their main shirt sponsor.[38]
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.[40][41]
Rivalry
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".
South Kolkata Derby
Opponent
Played
Wins
Draws
Losses
Tollygunge Agragami
6
0
6
0
Kalighat Milan Sangha
7
1
6
0
Bhawanipore
5
0
4
1
Total
18
1
16
1
Managerial history
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Tollygunge Agragami have sacked him on Friday, August 24, 2018 after an abysmal start to the 2018/19 Calcutta Premier Division 'A' campaign, which has seen them sitting on the bottom of the log without points from four matches and has also failed to score a single goal in the process. He will be replaced by Bimal Ghosh against Food Corporation of India on Sunday, August 26, 2018.
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