Pailan Arrows is a football club is based in Kolkata

Kolkata

Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...

, India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. Founded in 2010 under a different name, it is owned and managed by the All India Football Federation

All India Football Federation

The All India Football Federation is the organisation which manages the game of association football in India. It administers the running of the India national football team and also controls the I-League, India's premier domestic club competition, in addition to various other competitions and...

 and Pailan Group. The club, which started playing at the Ambedkar Stadium

Ambedkar Stadium

Ambedkar Stadium is a stadium in New Delhi, India. The stadium is named in honour of B. R. Ambedkar, the famous dalit leader and chairman of the Indian constituent assembly. It opened in 2007 and has a listed capacity of 20,000. It is currently used for football matches...

 in New Delhi, was set up in order to provide regular first team playing opportunities to youngsters and with a target of qualifying for the 2018 FIFA World Cup

2018 FIFA World Cup

The bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups was the process by which the locations for the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups were selected. The process began officially in March 2009; eleven bids from thirteen countries were received, including one which was withdrawn and one that was...

. Pailan Arrows were given direct entry to play in India's top division, I-League

I-League

The I-League is an Indian football league for association football clubs. At the top of the Indian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 14 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation of two teams each year with the I-League 2nd Division...

, after Mahindra United

Mahindra United

Mahindra United Football Club was a professional football club based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Their home ground was the Cooperage Ground in Mumbai...

 from Mumbai was disbanded. On June 15th 2011 the All India Football Federation

All India Football Federation

The All India Football Federation is the organisation which manages the game of association football in India. It administers the running of the India national football team and also controls the I-League, India's premier domestic club competition, in addition to various other competitions and...

 announced that they have sold Indian Arrows sponsorship to Pailan Group and that the team will move to Kolkata

Kolkata

Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...

.

2010-2011

The 2010-11 I-League season was Indian Arrows's first ever season. Before the I-League season, they played in the 2010 Federation Cup

2010 Indian Federation Cup

The 32nd Federation Cup qualifiers commenced from September 14. Eight teams battled it out for a place in the quarterfinal round and had been divided in to two groups.-Qualifying Play-Offs :...

. Indian Arrows played against Dempo SC, ONGC FC

ONGC FC

ONGC Football Club also known as ONGC F.C. is an Indian Football club from Mumbai in Maharashtra, India. The ONGC stands for "Oil and Natural Gas Corporation". The club, established by the public sector undertaking ONGC Ltd, currently plays in the I-League 2nd Division.-The Club:ONGC FC is promoted...

 and JCT FC in the group stage. They were knocked out after finishing third out of four teams in Group C with only one win. On 3 December 2010 Indian Arrows played their first ever I-League

I-League

The I-League is an Indian football league for association football clubs. At the top of the Indian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 14 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation of two teams each year with the I-League 2nd Division...

 match against Chirag United, a 2-1 loss. Lalrindika Ralte

Lalrindika Ralte

Lalrindika Ralte is an Indian football player who currently plays for Churchill Brothers in the I-League. He has also represented India U-19 and India U-23....

 scored the club's first goal.

In Round 17 they lost the match to Churchill Brothers SC 2-1 with goal being scored by Jeje Lalpekhlua

Jeje Lalpekhlua

Jeje Lalpekhlua is an Indian footballer who currently plays for Pune F.C. in the I-League. He is being dubbed as the next Baichung Bhutia and is being dubbed as one of the brightest prospects for Indian football. He scored the only goal in a win against Afghanistan in the SAFF Cup group stage match...

. In Round 19 Jeje Lalpekhlua

Jeje Lalpekhlua

Jeje Lalpekhlua is an Indian footballer who currently plays for Pune F.C. in the I-League. He is being dubbed as the next Baichung Bhutia and is being dubbed as one of the brightest prospects for Indian football. He scored the only goal in a win against Afghanistan in the SAFF Cup group stage match...

 scored the first hat-trick in Arrows history against FC Air India, he scored 4 goals in 5-2 victory.

Indian Arrows won their first match against FC Air India and then they won against HAL SC, but the team also suffered heavy defeats but soon managed to gel and finish the season in 10th place.

In the last match of the season they won against a century old Mohun Bagan AC 5-4 with Jeje Lalpekhlua

Jeje Lalpekhlua

Jeje Lalpekhlua is an Indian footballer who currently plays for Pune F.C. in the I-League. He is being dubbed as the next Baichung Bhutia and is being dubbed as one of the brightest prospects for Indian football. He scored the only goal in a win against Afghanistan in the SAFF Cup group stage match...

 scoring a hatrick.

2011-present

On August 8th 2011 it was announced that the Indian Arrows would change its name to Pailan Arrows for sponsorship reasons. It was also announced by the AIFF that Pailan Arrows will not be relegated in 2011/2012 I-league season, but if they are in the position relegation then the team above them will face relegation into 2012 I-league.

Crest

The official crest of Pailan Arrows is the Pailan Group logo but instead of Pailan Group it says Pailan Arrows.

Colors

To resemble the Indian national football team, Pailan Arrows will wear White for their home games and Blue for their away games.

Stadium

The stadium for Pailan Arrows

Pailan Arrows

Pailan Arrows is a football club is based in Kolkata, India. Founded in 2010 under a different name, it is owned and managed by the All India Football Federation and Pailan Group...

 is Salt Lake Stadium

Salt Lake Stadium

Salt Lake Stadium , is a multi-purpose stadium in Bidhannagar, Kolkata, West Bengal.-Information:...

 in Kolkata

Kolkata

Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...

. The stadium has a capacity of 120,000.

Players

Manager History

Name	Nationality	From	|Honours
Des Bulpin Des Bulpin Desmond Donaldson "Des" Bulpin is a British football coach who currently manages the Indian Arrows, a national U-21 team in India. He holds a UEFA A-Licence and has wide-ranging experience working in the Premiership, Championship and Non-League at first team, reserve team and youth team level.-...		August 2010	August 2011
Sukhwinder Singh		August 15th 2011	present