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Aryan Football Club or Techno Aryan FC or simply Aryan,[1] is an Indian professional football club based in the city of Kolkata, that competes in the Calcutta Football League.[2][3][4] The club was founded in 1884 as Aryan Sports Club.[5] It started playing football some years later, making it one of Asia's oldest football clubs. It plays all the home matches in the East Bengal-Aryan Ground.

History

Before the advent of East Bengal and Mohammedan Sporting club, it was Aryan and Mohun Bagan A.C. who enjoyed an elite status among 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.[6] It was he who started Aryan's famous policy of bringing up unknown yet talented footballers.

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Iconic Indian footballer Sahu Mewalal had two stints with Aryan from 1945 to 1946 and 1956 to 1957.[7]

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.[8]

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 Calcutta maidan.[9]

Home ground

Template:Main Template:Infobox stadium Aryan FC plays all their home matches of Calcutta Premier Division in the East Bengal Aryan Ground, which is located at the Kolkata Maidan area and has a capacity of nearly 23,500 spectators.

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East Bengal Aryan Ground layout with the Aryan gallery
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A view of East Bengal Aryan Ground

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.

Sponsors

The Club is currently being sponsored by the Techno India Group, which is a group of engineering and management colleges, public schools.[10][11]

Current squad

Squad for CFL Premier Division A 2018.[12] Template:Fs start Template:Fs player Template:Fs player Template:Fs player Template:Fs player Template:Fs player Template:Fs player Template:Fs player Template:Fs player Template:Fs player Template:Fs player Template:Fs player Template:Fs player Template:Fs player Template:Fs player Template:Fs mid Template:Fs player Template:Fs player Template:Fs player Template:Fs player Template:Fs player Template:Fs player Template:Fs player Template:Fs player Template:Fs player Template:Fs player Template:Fs player Template:Fs player Template:Fs player Template:Fs player Template:Fs player Template:Fs end

Honours

Template:GoldMedal Champions (1): 1940, 1983 (joint winners)[13][14]
Template:SilverMedal Runners-up (2): 1955, 1956[15]
Template:GoldMedal Runners-up (2): 1996[16]
Template:GoldMedal Champions (2): 1965, 1966[17]

See also

Notes

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References

  1. ↑ Top five underdog teams in Calcutta Football League 2019. Khel Now(25 July 2019). Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  2. ↑ Calcutta Football League archive indiafooty.com. Retrieved 12 May 2021
  3. ↑ East Bengal 3-0 Aryan Club sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 12 May 2021
  4. ↑ সেরা কোচ পাবেন অমল দত্ত ট্রফি. আনন্দবাজার পত্রিকা(24 July 2016). Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  5. ↑ India - Techno Aryan XI FC - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway. us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2017-08-08.
  6. ↑ Legends Of Indian Football : The Pioneers. thehardtackle.com. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  7. ↑ Remembering India's most prolific centre forward - Sahoo Mewalal. sportskeeda.com(30 October 2012). Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  8. ↑ Aryan Club - Rising From the Ashes. thehardtackle.com(16 December 2010). Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  9. ↑ Countering the Maoists - Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis. dnaindia.com(12 July 2010). Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  10. ↑ Archived copy. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
  11. ↑ Aryans Club ties up with Techno India. thaindian.com. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  12. ↑ Archived copy. Retrieved 2011-03-31.
  13. ↑ List of Winners/Runners-Up of the IFA-Shield:. indianfootball.de. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  14. ↑ India - List of IFA Shield Finals. Rsssf.com. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  15. ↑ Aryan Club. IFA West Bengal. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  16. ↑ List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Airlines Gold Cup:. indianfootball.de. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  17. ↑ List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Bordoloi Trophy:. indianfootball.de. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
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