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{{infobox football club<br />
| clubname = '''Aryan FC'''<br />
| current = <br />
| image = Aryan Football club logo.jpg<br />
| fullname = Aryan Football Club<br />
| nickname = ''Aryan''<br>''Aryans Club''<br />
| founded = {{start date and age|df=yes|1884}}, (as ''Aryan Sports Club'')<br />
| ground = [[East Bengal Ground|East Bengal-Aryan Ground]]<br />
| capacity = 23,500<br />
| owner = [[Techno India|Techno India Group]]<br />
| chairman = Satyam Roy Chowdhury<br />
| manager = Rajdeep Nandy<br />
| league = [[Calcutta Premier Division]]<br />
| season = <br />
| position = <br />
| website = https://web.archive.org/web/20110830143953/http://technoaryanclub.com/aryan/index.php<br />
}}<br />
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'''Aryan Football Club''' or '''Techno Aryan FC''' or simply '''Aryan''',<ref name="KN1">{{cite news|title=Top five underdog teams in Calcutta Football League 2019|url=https://khelnow.com/news/article/calcutta-football-league-2019-top-five-underdog-teams|access-date=27 July 2019|work=Khel Now|date=25 July 2019}}</ref> is an [[India]]n professional [[Association football|football club]] based in the city of [[Kolkata]], that competes in the [[Calcutta Football League]].<ref>[http://www.indiafooty.com/category/national/calcutta-football-league/page/9/ Calcutta Football League archive] ''indiafooty.com''. Retrieved 12 May 2021</ref><ref>[https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/calcutta-football-league-cfl-2019-east-bengal-aryan-club-lineup-live-streaming-commentary-scores-goals/article29277619.ece/amp/ East Bengal 3-0 Aryan Club] ''sportstar.thehindu.com''. Retrieved 12 May 2021</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=24 July 2016|title=সেরা কোচ পাবেন অমল দত্ত ট্রফি|url=http://www.anandabazar.com/khela/best-football-coach-will-get-amal-dutta-trophy-1.441342#|newspaper=আনন্দবাজার পত্রিকা|access-date=24 July 2016}}</ref> The club was founded in 1884 as ''Aryan Sports Club''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/teams/india/techno-aryan-xi-fc/18329/|title=India - Techno Aryan XI FC - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway|website=us.soccerway.com|language=en|access-date=2017-08-08}}</ref> It started playing football some years later, making it one of [[football in Asia|Asia's oldest football clubs]]. It plays all the home matches in the [[East Bengal Ground|East Bengal-Aryan Ground]].<br />
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==History==<br />
Before the advent of [[East Bengal FC|East Bengal]] and [[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan Sporting club]], it was [[Aryan FC|Aryan]] and [[Mohun Bagan A.C.]] who enjoyed an elite status among [[List of football clubs in India|Indian football clubs]]. While Aryan didn't enjoy the same degree of success as Mohun Bagan, they did perform well in patches. One of Aryan's greatest moments came in 1940. That year, they won [[IFA Shield]], one of India's premier tournaments. They became only the 3rd Indian run club to win the prestigious title. Moreover, they crushed Mohun Bagan 4–1 in the final. '''Sir Dukhiram Majumdar''' (1875 – 16 June 1929) was the father figure of the club during those days.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thehardtackle.com/2012/legends-of-indian-football-the-pioneers/|title=Legends Of Indian Football : The Pioneers|website=thehardtackle.com|access-date=20 February 2021}}</ref> It was he who started Aryan's famous policy of bringing up unknown yet talented footballers.<br />
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[[File:Sheeo Mewalal Indian football player 1950s.jpg|thumb|150px|Iconic Indian footballer [[Sahu Mewalal]] had two stints with Aryan from 1945 to 1946 and 1956 to 1957.<ref>{{cite web|title=Remembering India's most prolific centre forward - Sahoo Mewalal|url=http://www.sportskeeda.com/football/remembering-indias-most-prolific-centre-forward-sahoo-mewalal|website=sportskeeda.com|date= 30 October 2012|access-date=20 October 2014}}</ref>]]<br />
Aryan enjoyed another spell of success in mid-1950s, reaching the final of Shield in 1955 and 1956 with an ageing [[Sahu Mewalal]] in their ranks. As the years progressed they gradually lost their status as a top club, instead Aryan became the breeding ground of some of the most famous players in Kolkata maidan. Players like [[Pradip Kumar Banerjee]], [[Prasun Banerjee]], [[Goutam Sarkar]] and [[Sudhir Karmakar]] started out in Aryan, before moving on to the bigger clubs. Other than another IFA Shield win in 1983 (title shared with East Bengal), Aryan didn't achieve a lot of success in modern era.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehardtackle.com/index.php/aryan-club-rising-from-the-ashes/|title=Aryan Club - Rising From the Ashes|date=16 December 2010|website=thehardtackle.com|access-date=21 April 2018}}</ref><br />
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On the morning of 5 August 1971, the [[Naxalite]] intellectual and poet [[Saroj Dutta]] was killed by the police in the grounds of the Aryan club on the [[Maidan (Kolkata)|Calcutta maidan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/main-article-countering-the-maoists-1408542|title=Countering the Maoists - Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis|date=12 July 2010|website=dnaindia.com|access-date=21 April 2018}}</ref><br />
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==Home ground==<br />
{{Main|East Bengal Ground}}<br />
{{infobox stadium<br />
| name = East Bengal Aryan Ground<br />
| image = File:East Bengal ground.jpg<br />
| image_size = 250px<br />
| caption = East Bengal-Aryan Ground, home of Aryan FC<br />
}}<br />
Aryan FC plays all their home matches of [[Calcutta Football League|Calcutta Premier Division]] in the [[East Bengal Ground|East Bengal Aryan Ground]], which is located at the [[Kolkata Maidan]] area and has a capacity of nearly 23,500 spectators.<br />
[[File:East_Bengal_Ground_layout.svg|alt=|thumb|East Bengal Aryan Ground layout with the Aryan gallery]]<br />
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[[File:EB-Ground.png|thumb|225x225px|centre|A view of East Bengal Aryan Ground|alt=]]<br />
The [[East Bengal Ground]] has galleries on three sides. The west side is the member's gallery with modern facilities like bucket seats and elevators installed. The half of west side is also shared with [[Aryan F.C.]] who have their member's gallery as well, covered in bucket seats which acts as an away gallery for the matches which [[East Bengal F.C.]] plays.<br />
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==Sponsors==<br />
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The Club is currently being sponsored by the [[Techno India|Techno India Group]], which <br />
is a group of [[engineering]] and [[management]] colleges, public schools.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://kolkatafootball.com/indiafootball_news_2011/march19thpart_2011.html#aryan_club |title=Archived copy |access-date=31 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110402074359/http://kolkatafootball.com/indiafootball_news_2011/march19thpart_2011.html#aryan_club |archive-date=2 April 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/sports/aryans-club-ties-up-with-techno-india_10070589.html|title=Aryans Club ties up with Techno India|website=thaindian.com|access-date=21 April 2018}}</ref><br />
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==Current squad==<br />
''Squad for CFL Premier Division A 2018''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://technoaryanclub.com/aryan/index.php?id%3D14 |title=Archived copy |access-date=2011-03-31 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110830145958/http://technoaryanclub.com/aryan/index.php?id=14 |archive-date=30 August 2011 |df=dmy }}</ref><br />
{{Fs start}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=2|pos=DF|nat=India|name=Omeer Hossain}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=3|pos=DF|nat=India|name=Mohan Sarkar}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=4|pos=DF|nat=India|name=Pitambar Das}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=6|pos=MF|nat=India|name=Ankit Mukherjee}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=7|pos=MF|nat=India|name=Sourav Dasgupta}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=8|pos=MF|nat=India|name=Raju Koley}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=9|pos=MF|nat=India|name=Firoj Ali}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=10|pos=MF|nat=India|name=Chattu Mondal}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=11|pos=FW|nat=India|name=Souvik Santra}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=12|pos=MF|nat=India|name=Anubrata Maity}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=13|pos=DF|nat=India|name=Manash Sarkar}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=14|pos=DF|nat=India|name=Sukdeb Murmu}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=15|pos=DF|nat=CIV|name=Seidu Made}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=16|pos=MF|nat=India|name=Hiralal Chettri}}<br />
{{Fs mid}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=17|pos=DF|nat=India|name=[[Rajib Ghorui]]}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=18|pos=DF|nat=India|name=Suraj Bahadur Gurung}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=19|pos=MF|nat=India|name=Sabir Ali}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=20|pos=MF|nat=India|name=Prasenjit Chakraborty}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=21|pos=MF|nat=India|name=Goutam Thakur}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=22|pos=DF|nat=India|name=Bapan Mondal}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=9|pos=FW|nat=CIV|name=Gatch Arthure Diomande}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=24|pos=FW|nat=Nigeria|name=Emmanuel Chinedu}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=25|pos=MF|nat=India|name=Asit Hazra}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=28|pos=FW|nat=India|name=Mahitosh roy rajbonshi}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=27|pos=DF|nat=India|name=Paban Das}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=30|pos=FW|nat=India|name=Godson}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=31|pos=GK|nat=India|name=Jhantu Mondal}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=32|pos=GK|nat=India|name=Rana Chakrabarty}}<br />
{{Fs player|no=33|pos=DF|nat=India|name=Sourav Chakravarty}}<br />
{{Fs end}}<br />
==Honours==<br />
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* '''[[IFA Shield]]'''{{efn|Fourth oldest club competition, organized by the [[Indian Football Association|IFA (W.B.)]] and played between local clubs of [[West Bengal]] and other invited ones.}}<br />
:{{GoldMedal}} Champions (1): 1940, 1983 (''joint winners'')<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/ifashield.html|title=List of Winners/Runners-Up of the IFA-Shield:|website=indianfootball.de|language=en|access-date=20 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/india-ifahist.html|title=India - List of IFA Shield Finals|website=Rsssf.com|access-date=20 February 2021}}</ref><br />
:{{SilverMedal}} Runners-up (2): 1955, 1956<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ifawb.org/team/aryan-club/|title=Aryan Club|website=IFA West Bengal|access-date=20 February 2021}}</ref><br />
* '''[[All Airlines Gold Cup]]'''<br />
:{{GoldMedal}} Runners-up (2): 1996<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/airlinesgoldcup.html|title=List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Airlines Gold Cup:|website=indianfootball.de|access-date=28 February 2021}}</ref><br />
* '''[[Bordoloi Trophy]]'''<br />
:{{GoldMedal}} Champions (2): 1965, 1966<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/bordoloitrophy.html|title=List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Bordoloi Trophy:|website=indianfootball.de|access-date=1 March 2021}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Football in Kolkata]]<br />
* [[List of football clubs in Kolkata]]<br />
* [[List of football clubs in India]]<br />
* [[IFA Shield]]<br />
* [[Techno India|Techno India Group]]<br />
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==Notes==<br />
{{Notelist}}<br />
==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110830143953/http://technoaryanclub.com/aryan/index.php Official Website Aryan Football Club] at ''technoaryanclub.com''<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110402074359/http://kolkatafootball.com/indiafootball_news_2011/march19thpart_2011.html#aryan_club Aryan Football Club archive] at ''kolkatafootball.com''<br />
* [http://www.thehardtackle.com/index.php/aryan-club-rising-from-the-ashes/ Aryan Club - Rising From the Ashes] at ''thehardtackle.com''<br />
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