Sporting Bengal United FC

Last updated : 17/05/2024 21:30:31

Introduction

Sporting Bengal United FC are a Saturday football team made up of 43 team members.

The team is from Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England, United Kingdom and play in the Essex Senior Football League Senior Division.

Sporting Bengal United FC started using TeamStats in October 2018 and so far have created match reports and statistics for 23 games.

Team Details

Sporting Bengal United FC is an English football team from Mile End, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. They currently play in the Essex Senior League.

History

The club was formed in 1996 to encourage Asian football in London. They initially played in the London Intermediate League until they were granted senior status in 2003 by the London Football Association, following a tour to Bangladesh, where they played the Bangladesh national team. In the same year, Sporting Bengal joined the Kent League. In 2005, they were one of the first Asian teams to play in the FA Cup, along with London APSA of the Essex Senior League, whose roots are in the neighbouring borough of Newham.

Sporting Bengal have won the Essex Senior League on three occasions, in 2007, 2011, and 2018. They have also won the Essex Senior Cup on two occasions, in 2010 and 2019.

Current squad

Sources

The Essex Senior Football League is an English football league founded in 1921. It is the ninth tier of the English football league system. The league consists of two divisions, the Senior Division and the First Division. The current champions are Sporting Bengal United.