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Food Corporation of India Football Club is an Indian institutional football club based in Kolkata, West Bengal. The club, also known as FCI East Zone, plays in the Calcutta Football League Premier Division.[1]
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History
The club represents the sports section of the Food Corporation of India and is controlled through the FCI Sports Promotion Board. The Board was constituted in 1969 and several committees control the departments at zonal & regional levels. It is affiliated to the Indian Football Association and has participated in several divisions of the Calcutta Football League.[2]
In June 2023, FCI was included in the group I of the CFL Premier Division, after the Indian Football Association (IFA) announced merger of both Premier Division A and B of the Calcutta Football League, ahead of its 125th edition.[3]
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Notable players
Honours
- Trades Cup[10]
- Champions (1): 2014[11]
- Runners-up (1): 2011
- Nripendra Narayan Bhattacharjee Trophy
- Champions (1): 2004[12]
Other department
Men's hockey
FCI (eastern zone) has its men's hockey team, which is affiliated with the Bengal Hockey Association, and competes in the Calcutta Hockey League.[13][14][15]
- Honours
- Calcutta Hockey League
- Champions (3): 1990, 1991, 1992[16]
References
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