Food Corporation of India ZSC
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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.
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.
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.
La squadra è stata fondata nel 1975 dai dipendenti della Food Corporation of India, un'azienda pubblica indiana che si occupa della distribuzione di prodotti alimentari. I colori sociali sono il bianco e il blu.
Lo stadio casalingo del Food Corporation of India ZSC è l'Indira Gandhi Athletics Stadium, che ha una capienza di 15.000 posti a sedere.
Il Food Corporation of India ZSC ha vinto due volte la I-League, nel 2010-2011 e nel 2014-2015. Ha inoltre vinto due volte la Federation Cup, nel 2008-2009 e nel 2011-2012.
Il Food Corporation of India ZSC ha rappresentato l'India nella Coppa dell'AFC nel 2011 e nel 2015.