The Bengal Super League is a new district-based football league in West Bengal, reigniting Bengal’s deep-rooted love for the beautiful game. It is an eight-team franchise model tournament, similar to the Indian Super League, played in a home-and-away round-robin format, with the winners even getting the chance to compete in the IFA Shield. The league aims to nurture and provide a platform for talents throughout the state without being city-centric. The inaugural season of the BSL began on 14 December 2025, adding a new chapter to the state’s rich footballing history and marking a landmark event that will bring passion, regional pride and drama of the highest order.
Eight teams will represent the different districts of West Bengal, namely Burdwan Blasters, Howrah Hooghly Warriors, JHR Royal City, Kopa Tigers Birbhum, FC Medinipur, North 24 Parganas FC, North Bengal United and Sundarban Bengal Auto FC. Each team is allowed to register 25 players on their roster for the competition. Teams are required to field at least seven state-grown or homegrown players in the starting eleven, including U-19 footballers. A maximum of two national-level outstation players is permitted for each side. The league will have foreigners, but only two are allowed to play at the same time. Each team has arranged some thrilling squads that will bring more excitement to the tournament.
Howrah Hooghly Warriors will be managed by Mohun Bagan’s record goalscorer and club icon, Jose Ramirez Barreto, who, as a manager, also won the Reliance Foundation league with Young Champs. The squad boasts the likes of Brazilian forward Paulo Cézar and experienced campaigners like Avilash Paul and Azharuddin Mallick, with talents like Sahil Harijan. JHR Royal City will have the lethal Robi Hansda and the foreign attraction in De Paula, while I-League winning star forward Komron Tursonov headlines Kopa Tigers Birbhum. North 24 Parganas FC is a team to watch out for, featuring players like Tanmoy Ghosh. Meanwhile, Sundarban Auto FC is also turning up the noise by including Bengal’s beloved striker Narohari Shrestha and will be managed by legend Mehtab Hossain.
Here is the full squad list of all eight teams fighting for the honour in the inaugural edition of the Bengal Super League 2025-26 season:
Burdwan Blasters (TBD)
Defenders: Deep
Head Coach: Dipak Mondol
Howrah Hooghly Warriors
Goalkeepers: Avilash Paul, Ranjan Soren
Defenders: Shallum Pires, Anish Mazumder, Soumik Koley, Faiz Khan, Suman Roy, Baban Pakray
Midfielders: Sk Sahil, Koustav Dutta, Swarup Das, Adarsh Tamang, Dipesh Murmu, Deep Gain, Jiyabul Hossain
Forwards: Paulo Cézar, Azharuddin Mallick, David Singh, Sahil Harijan
Others: Arit, Aman, Rajdip, Akash
Head Coach: Jose Ramirez Barreto
JHR Royal City
Goalkeepers: Priyant Singh, Suraj Mallick, Sourav Samanta, Miraj Ali
Defenders: Amit Tudu, Sukhchand Kisku, Adama Coulibaly, Karan Chand Hurmo
Midfielders: Salman K, Sajan Sahani, Riswan Shoukath, De Paula, Mehedi Hasan, Sayan Dutta
Forwards: Robi Hansda, Alê Júnior, Md Amil Naim, Tchê Tchê, Irfan Sardar
Others: Surajit, Md Sumit, Samir, Tuhin
Head Coach: Saheed Ramon
Kopa Tigers Birbhum
Goalkeepers: Iprotip Das, Aftab Alam, Mahanta Mandal, Akib Sheikh
Defenders: Akash Mondol, Pritam Kundu, Shubhankar Adhikary, Sourish Lodh Chowdhury, Gourab Das, Jagai Konar, Malsawma
Midfielders: SK Rintu, Marshal Hembrom, Lalruatsanga, Tapan Haldar, Jayanta Das, Samir Shikdar, Diganta Mandal
Forwards: Komron Tursonov, Abhishek Roy, Manav Mullick
Head Coach: Georgi Raev
FC Medinipur
Goalkeepers: Tuhin Dey, Abhisek Balowary, Kailash Bera
Defenders: Nongthongbam Japes, Sapan Dey, Kwame Oppong, Babai Pailan, Snehmoy Bhumij, Sumrit Dalui, Tamas Hembram
Midfielders: Rajesh Das, Sagun Soren, Sudip Das, Somnath Pramanick, Anup Singh, Somnath Hembram, Sie Ouattara
Forwards: Johny Kom, Seidu Issahak, Mainak Saha, Surchandra Singh
Head Coach: Jayanta Sen
North 24 Parganas FC
Goalkeepers: Suraj Ali, Rakesh Bahadur
Defenders: Lalrempuia, Rohmingthanga, Susovan Ghosh, Ankan Bhattacharjee, Mohan Sarkar, Hritik Rawat
Midfielders: Tarak Hembram, Tanmoy Ghosh, Kuntal Pakhira, Aditya Thapa, Tushar Ghosh, Debojyoti Das, Abhisek Bhujel
Forwards: Sk. Samir, Sujal Munda, Mrinmoy Mahapatra, Lalremruata, Shohel Mandal, Zoumansanga
Head Coach: Gautam Ghosh
North Bengal United
Goalkeepers: Sangramjit Roy Chowdhury, Raja Barman, Debjit Ghoshal
Defenders: Amit Chakraborty, Sonam Zangpo Bhutia, Abdul Samed Ango, Rohit Tamang,
Midfielders: Ebenezer Amoh, Rupam Pal, Rudra Tudu, Riki Gharami
Forwards: Rounak Paul, Jhantu Prasad, David Motla, Rahul Roy, Sonam Lepcha
Head Coach: Biswajit Bhattacharya
Sundarban Bengal Auto FC
Goalkeepers: Sanjiban Ghosh, Subrata Santra
Defenders: Naba Kumar, Pawan, Suleman, Debdyut, Md Mezanur, Lalhmangaihsanga, Florent Koara
Midfielders: Mohammed Rafique, Souvik Ghosal, Pradip, Kiran, Yasin, Aquib Nawab, Lalsiem Chonglai, Sahil Mondol, Pranendra Singh Thakur, Rahul Dowary, Md Tafique
Forwards: Noro Hari Shrestha, Prateek, Richmond Kwasi
Head Coach: Mehtab Hossain
