Aryan FC

During the age of associations of Bengali nationalism in late 19th century, Sir Dukhiram Majumder, Kalicharan Mitra, Manmatha Ganguly were the pupils of Nagendra Prasad Sarbadhikari, who practiced and popularized football.{{cite web|url=https://ifawb.org/nagendra-prasad-sarbadhikari/|title=IFAWB: Nagendra Prasad Sarbadhikari|access-date=23 October 2022|location=Kolkata|publisher=Indian Football Association|website=ifawb.org|archive-date=22 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922044307/https://ifawb.org/nagendra-prasad-sarbadhikari/}}{{cite web|url=https://meghbangla.com/2020/07/mohunbagan/|title=মোহনবাগান এবং ভারতীয় ফুটবলের শুরুর কথা|trans-title=Mohun Bagan and the beginning of Indian football|website=meghbangla.com|publisher=Megh Bangla Internet Magazine|date=29 July 2020|access-date=24 October 2022|first=Goutamranjan|last=Basu|language=bn|location=Kolkata|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220405175744/https://meghbangla.com/2020/07/mohunbagan/|archive-date=5 April 2022}} Majumder founded a sporting organization named "Students Union" in Mohun Bagan Villa.{{cite web|url=http://www.mohunbaganclub.com/history/history-1889-1909/ |title=History of Mohun Bagan – Presented by MohunBaganClub.com {{*}} The Beginning: 1889–1909 |website=mohunbaganclub.com |access-date=12 May 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150505103851/http://www.mohunbaganclub.com/history/history-1889-1909/ |archive-date=5 May 2015 |location=Kolkata }}{{cite web |last1=Mukherjee |first1=Anita |title=MOHUN BAGAN VILLA – GONE, BUT NOT FORGOTTEN |url=https://breathingroots.co.in/2020/10/10/mohun-bagan-villa-gone-but-not-forgotten/ |website=Breathing Roots |access-date=5 May 2022 |archive-date=3 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003050014/https://breathingroots.co.in/2020/10/10/mohun-bagan-villa-gone-but-not-forgotten/ }} When the organization discontinued due to disagreements over wearing boots, Majumder went on to form Aryans Club in Maharaja Durga Charan Laha's Telipara field in Shyampukur.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sillypoint.co.in/post/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AB%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A5%E0%A6%AE-'%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%9F'--%E0%A6%AB%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%96%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0/id/kOpqLOAmVzO0ia7T0rhE|title=বাংলার ফুটবলে প্রথম 'স্কাউট': ফুটবলার গড়ার কারিগর দুখীরাম মজুমদার|trans-title=Bengal's first 'scout' in football: Dukhiram Majumdar, the craftsman of making footballers|website=www.sillypoint.co.in|publisher=Silly Point|date=24 August 2022|access-date=21 October 2022|first=Mrinalini|location=Kolkata|language=bn|last=Ghoshal|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221021175746/https://www.sillypoint.co.in/post/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AB%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A5%E0%A6%AE-%27%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%9F%27--%E0%A6%AB%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%96%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0/id/kOpqLOAmVzO0ia7T0rhE|archive-date=21 October 2022}}{{cite web |last1=Sengupta |first1=Somnath |title=History Of Mohun Bagan (Part 1): The Success That Changed Indian Football |url=http://www.thehardtackle.com/2010/history-of-mohun-bagan-chapter-1-the-origin-and-the-success-that-changed-indian-football/ |website=The Hard Tackle |date=2 May 2010 |access-date=5 May 2022 |archive-date=25 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025110131/http://www.thehardtackle.com/2010/history-of-mohun-bagan-chapter-1-the-origin-and-the-success-that-changed-indian-football/ }}{{cite web|url=https://inscript.me/how-east-bengal-mohun-bagan-became-rival-history-of-west-bengal-club-football-by-ayan-bhattacharya-robibarer-royak|title=বাংলা ভাগের ক্ষত কিভাবে বিষিয়ে দিল মোহনবাগান আর ইস্টবেঙ্গলকে?|trans-title=How did the wound of the partition of Bengal poisoned both Mohun Bagan and East Bengal?|first1=Ayan|last1=Bhattacharya|archive-date=7 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231107163804/https://inscript.me/how-east-bengal-mohun-bagan-became-rival-history-of-west-bengal-club-football-by-ayan-bhattacharya-robibarer-royak|website=inscript.me|publisher=ইনস্ক্রিপ্ট বাংলা নিউজ|location=Kolkata|language=bn|date=10 September 2023|access-date=7 November 2023}} Before the advent of East Bengal and Mohammedan Sporting, it was Aryan (then known as Aryans Club){{cite web|title=FOOTBALL IN BENGAL|url=http://ifawb.com/archives.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306042849/http://www.ifawb.com/archives.php|archive-date=6 March 2016|access-date=14 January 2021|website=www.ifawb.com|publisher=The Indian Football Association (West Bengal)}} and Mohun Bagan,{{cite web|url=https://www.themohunbaganac.com/timeline/the-beginning-of-the-journey-1889-1903/|title=The first "Home Ground" of the Club on the spacious ground of Mohun Bagan Villa|website=themohunbaganac.com|publisher=Mohun Bagan Athletic Club|access-date=26 October 2022|location=Kolkata|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221026104426/https://www.themohunbaganac.com/timeline/the-beginning-of-the-journey-1889-1903/|archive-date=26 October 2022}} who enjoyed an elite status among Indian football clubs.{{cite book |last1=Majumdar |first1=Boria |last2=Bandyopadhyay |first2=Kausik |date=1 February 2006 |title=Goalless: The Story of a Unique Footballing Nation |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=i55oAAAACAAJ |location=New Delhi |publisher=Penguin India |isbn=9780670058747 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408140616/https://books.google.co.in/books/about/Goalless_the_Story_of_a_Unique_Footballi.html?id=i55oAAAACAAJ&redir_esc=y |archive-date=8 April 2022}}{{cite web |first=Arjun |last=Wadwha |url=http://www.thesportscampus.com/200805197/introduction-to-football/history-indian-football |title=History of Football in India |website=thesportscampus.com |publisher=TheSportsCampus |date=19 May 2008 |access-date=15 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120825015957/http://www.thesportscampus.com/200805197/introduction-to-football/history-indian-football |archive-date=2012-08-25 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |title=An Eventful Journey Through Red & Gold Trails – The East Bengal Story (Part 1) |url=http://www.thehardtackle.com/2010/an-eventful-journey-through-red-gold-trails-the-east-bengal-story-part-1/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200608132423/http://www.thehardtackle.com/2010/an-eventful-journey-through-red-gold-trails-the-east-bengal-story-part-1/|archive-date=8 June 2020|date=2 August 2010 |access-date=6 June 2020 |website=thehardtackle.com |publisher=The Hard Tackle |language=en-US}} Founded in 1884 as a multi-sports club, association football was introduced in Aryan few years later and thus it became one of the oldest football clubs in India.{{cite web|url=https://www.chaseyoursport.com/Football/The-Golden-Years-of-Indian-Football/659|title=The Golden Years of Indian Football|website=www.chaseyoursport.com|publisher=Chase Your Sport|location=Kolkata|first=Rounak|last=Majumdar|date=22 April 2019|access-date=28 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107230046/https://www.chaseyoursport.com/Football/The-Golden-Years-of-Indian-Football/659|archive-date=7 November 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://lifestyle.livemint.com/news/talking-point/how-football-kicked-off-in-india-111645287939737.html|title=How football kicked off in India {{!}} As with the English language, when the British transported the sport to India, they didn't expect the 'natives' to beat them at it|website=lifestyle.livemint.com|publisher=Livemint Delhi|date=8 June 2018|access-date=27 January 2022|first=Manu S|last=Pillai|location=Delhi, India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220714153151/https://lifestyle.livemint.com/news/talking-point/how-football-kicked-off-in-india-111645287939737.html|archive-date=14 July 2022}}{{Cite web|title=History in Timeline of Indian Football|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/history|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200308124507/http://www.the-aiff.com/history|archive-date=8 March 2020|access-date=2021-02-15|website=the-aiff.com|publisher=All India Football Federation}}{{cite book |last1=Majumdar |first1=Boria |last2=Mangan |first2=J. A. |title=Sport in South Asian Society: Past and Present |date=13 September 2013 |publisher=Routledge |location=Oxford |isbn=978-1-317-99894-5 |page=117 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sWfdAAAAQBAJ&dq=history+of+the+Bengal+Championships+tennis&pg=PA117 |language=en |access-date=29 January 2023 |archive-date=3 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231103142845/https://books.google.com/books?id=sWfdAAAAQBAJ&dq=history+of+the+Bengal+Championships+tennis&pg=PA117#v=onepage&q=history%20of%20the%20Bengal%20Championships%20tennis&f=false }}

Dukhiram Majumder (1875–1929) became father figure of Aryans during the pre-independence era, regarded as first coach of India who brought up and guided players like Syed Abdus Samad,{{Cite web|first=Somnath|last=Sengupta|url=http://www.thehardtackle.com/2012/legends-of-indian-football-the-pioneers/|title=Legends Of Indian Football : The Pioneers|website=thehardtackle.com|publisher=The Hard Tackle|date=24 April 2012|access-date=20 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171026053626/http://www.thehardtackle.com/2012/legends-of-indian-football-the-pioneers/|archive-date=26 October 2017}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/the-unsung-hero-33593|title=The Unsung Hero – The story of a forgotten football star of our own|date=18 July 2014|work=The Daily Star|access-date=25 July 2018|language=en|first=Md Shahnawaz|last=Khan Chandan|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220318154950/https://www.thedailystar.net/the-unsung-hero-33593|archive-date=18 March 2022}} Gostha Pal,{{cite web|url=https://ifawb.org/gostha-pal/|title=Gostha Pal – IFAWB: biography|website=ifa.org|publisher=Indian Football Association|access-date=2 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922012801/https://ifawb.org/gostha-pal/|archive-date=22 September 2022}} Shibdas Bhaduri and others.{{cite web|url=https://banglaamarpran567383012.wpcomstaging.com/untold-story-of-first-football-coach-of-bengal-sir-dukhiram-majumdar/|title=শিবদাস ভাদুড়ী,গোষ্ঠ পাল সকলেই তাঁর ছাত্র, বাঙালি মনে রাখেনি বাংলার ফুটবলের প্রথম কোচ দুখীরাম মজুমদারকে|website=banglaamarpran567383012.wpcomstaging.com|publisher=Bangla Amar Pran – The glorious hub for the Bengal|date=4 December 2020|access-date=13 April 2022|first=Avik|last=Mondal|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220413052022/https://banglaamarpran567383012.wpcomstaging.com/untold-story-of-first-football-coach-of-bengal-sir-dukhiram-majumdar/|archive-date=13 April 2022|language=bn}} Forming a coaching institute within the club,{{cite web|url=https://justnews24x7official.com/%E0%A6%96%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE/%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%99%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%83-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%96%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE-%E0%A6%AE/|title=প্রসঙ্গঃ স্যার দুখীরাম মজুমদার|trans-title=Context: Sir Dukhiram Majumdar|language=bn|date=11 October 2020|access-date=21 October 2022|first=Biplab|last=Dasgupta|location=Kolkata|website=justnews24x7official.com|publisher=Just News 24×7|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221021165636/https://justnews24x7official.com/%E0%A6%96%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE/%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%99%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%83-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%96%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE-%E0%A6%AE/|archive-date=21 October 2022}} he managed the team throughout his life.{{cite web|url=https://xtratimebangla.in/sir-dukhiram-majumder-kicked-his-nephew-by-tieing-up-with-a-lamp-post/|title=ভাইপোকে পোস্টে বেঁধে লাথি মেরে ছিলেন স্যার দুখিরাম মজুমদার…|first=Xtratime Bangla|last=Webdesk|website=xtratimebangla.in|publisher=Xtratime Bangla|language=bn|trans-title=Sir Dukhiram Majumdar tied his nephew to a post and kicked him...|location=Kolkata|agency=|date=21 April 2020|access-date=21 October 2022|archive-date=21 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221021061329/https://xtratimebangla.in/sir-dukhiram-majumder-kicked-his-nephew-by-tieing-up-with-a-lamp-post/}} It was Majumder, who started Aryan's famous policy of bringing up unknown yet talented footballers. In 1914, the Indian Football Association (IFA) permitted only two native clubs in the CFL Second Division; It Aryan one of them.{{cite news|url=https://olympics.com/en/news/calcutta-football-league-history-winners-list |title=Calcutta Football League: East Bengal kings of Asia's oldest league competition — full winners list |website=olympics.com |publisher=The Olympics Football |last1=Nag |first1=Utathya |date=19 April 2023 |access-date=25 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230505071647/https://olympics.com/en/news/calcutta-football-league-history-winners-list |archive-date=5 May 2023 }}{{cite web|url=https://digital.la84.org/digital/api/collection/p17103coll10/id/8849/download|work=digital.la84.org|title=Football and the Big Fight in Kolkata|format=PDF|first1=Amitabha|last1=Das Sharma|access-date=31 October 2023|archive-date=3 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231103082722/https://digital.la84.org/digital/api/collection/p17103coll10/id/8849/download}} In that season, Mohun Bagan earned promotion to the Premier Division but Aryan was promoted to the top division two years later.{{Cite web|first=Atanu|last=Mitra|url=https://www.redbull.com/in-en/how-asias-oldest-football-league-made-its-mark|date=8 November 2017|access-date=16 March 2021|title=How Asia's oldest football league made its mark|website=redbull.com|publisher=RedBull|archive-date=9 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709181447/https://www.redbull.com/in-en/how-asias-oldest-football-league-made-its-mark}}{{Cite web|date=2012-08-18|title=Kingfisher East Bengal FC {{!}} Legacy-History|url=http://eastbengalfootballclub.com/legacy.php|access-date=2021-03-16|website=eastbengalfootballclub.com|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120818124203/http://eastbengalfootballclub.com/legacy.php|archive-date=18 August 2012}} Syed Abdus Samad joined Aryans in 1915.{{Cite web|first1=Jahirul|last1=Islam|url=https://www.shomoyeralo.com/details.php?id=101257|title=তোমাদের গোলপোস্ট নিচু আছে|website=shomoyeralo.com|publisher=Daily Shomoyer Alo Bangla|language=bn|trans-title=Your goal posts are low|location=Dhaka|date=13 June 2020|access-date=3 February 2022|archive-date=6 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206161537/https://www.shomoyeralo.com/details.php?id=101257}} Under Majumdar's coaching, Aryan achieved fourth place in 1920–21 Calcutta Football League and reached the semi-finals of Rovers Cup in 1928. Legendary footballers Balaidas Chatterjee and Karuna Bhattacharya appeared with Aryan at that time.{{cite web|title=Mohun Bagan Ratna — Late Balaidas Chatterjee to receive the award posthumously|url=http://www.mohunbaganac.com/interview-detail/mohun-bagan-ratna-late-balaidas-chatterjee-to-receive-the-award-posthumousl|website=www.mohunbaganac.com|publisher=Mohun Bagan Athletic Club|date=26 July 2013|access-date=28 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304035503/http://www.mohunbaganac.com/interview-detail/mohun-bagan-ratna-late-balaidas-chatterjee-to-receive-the-award-posthumousl|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}{{cite news |author=IANS |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/mohun-bagan-to-honour-legend-karuna-bhattacharya-115071200728_1.html |title=Mohun Bagan to honour legend Karuna Bhattacharya | Business Standard News |newspaper=Business Standard India |publisher=Business-standard.com |date=12 July 2015 |access-date=2020-03-02 |archive-date=24 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924131133/http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/mohun-bagan-to-honour-legend-karuna-bhattacharya-115071200728_1.html }}{{cite web |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/balaidas-chatterjee-posthumously-awarded-mohun-bagan-ratna-113072901219_1.html |url-status=dead |title=Balaidas Chatterjee posthumously awarded Mohun Bagan Ratna |website=www.business-standard.com |publisher=Business Standard India |date=29 July 2013 |access-date=13 October 2022 |location=Kolkata |agency=Press Trust of India |archive-date=13 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013060233/https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/balaidas-chatterjee-posthumously-awarded-mohun-bagan-ratna-113072901219_1.html }}{{cite web|title=Balaidas Chatterjee posthumously awarded Mohun Bagan Ratna|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/Balaidas-Chatterjee-posthumously-awarded-Mohun-Bagan-Ratna/articleshow/21465335.cms|publisher=The Times of India|date=29 July 2013|agency=Press Trust of India|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|location=Kolkata|access-date=1 March 2014|archive-date=14 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170414235115/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/Balaidas-Chatterjee-posthumously-awarded-Mohun-Bagan-Ratna/articleshow/21465335.cms}}

While Aryan didn't enjoy the same degree of success as Mohun Bagan, they did perform well in patches. The club participated consecutively in the Calcutta Football League with their rivals, and Mohammed Salim (first Indian footballer who played for an overseas club) was one of the legendary players who appeared with Aryan in 1933–34.{{cite web|first=Mihir|last=Bose|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/halloffame/salim_mohammed.html|title=Indian Football "HALL OF FAME: MOHAMMED SALIM|website=indianfootball.de|publisher=Indian Football|year=2009|access-date=11 September 2021|archive-date=2 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002163832/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/halloffame/salim_mohammed.html|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|first=Harsh|last=Murarka|url=https://iftwc.com/story-of-mohammed-salim/|title=The untold story of Mohammed Salim, the first Indian footballer to play for a European club|date=11 April 2021|website=iftwc.com|publisher=IFTWC (Indian Football Team for World Cup)|access-date=29 June 2021|archive-date=20 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420140957/https://iftwc.com/story-of-mohammed-salim/}} In the mid-1930s, Dukhiram's nephew Santosh Kumar "Chone" Majumder became head coach of the club.{{cite web|url=https://banglaamarpran.in/footballer-md-selim-the-first-indian-footballer-who-played-for-foreign-club/|title=মেটিয়াবুরুজের এই ফুটবলারই প্রথম ভারতীয় যিনি বিদেশী ক্লাবের হয়ে খেলেছিলেন, প্রাপ্য সম্মান পাননি সেলিম|trans-title=This football player from Metiaburoz was the first Indian to play for a foreign club, Salim did not get the honor he deserved|language=bn|date=21 November 2020|first=Avik|last=Mondal|location=Kolkata|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210821151950/https://banglaamarpran.in/footballer-md-selim-the-first-indian-footballer-who-played-for-foreign-club/|archive-date=21 August 2021|website=banglaamarpran.in|access-date=21 August 2021}} One of Aryan's greatest moments came in 1940, that year, they won IFA Shield defeating Mohun Bagan 4–1, one of India's premier tournaments.{{cite web|url=https://www.bongodorshon.com/home/story_detail/story-of-legendary-football-coach-dukkhiram|first=Chandak|last=Guha|website=bongodorshon.com|publisher=Bongodorshon Information Desk|language=bn|trans-title=The Englishmen too feared Bengal's legendary first football coach|title=ইংরেজরাও ভয় পেত বাংলার প্রথম কিংবদন্তি ফুটবল কোচকে|location=Kolkata|agency=|date=5 September 2019|access-date=24 October 2022|archive-date=8 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230908122903/https://www.bongodorshon.com/home/story_detail/story-of-legendary-football-coach-dukkhiram}}[https://m.facebook.com/Techno-Aryans-FC-208625489155818/ Techno Aryan FC official]. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210802053020/https://m.facebook.com/Techno-Aryans-FC-208625489155818/ |date=2 August 2021 }}. Facebook.com. Retrieved 2 August 2021. They became only the 3rd Indian run club to win the prestigious title. Moreover, they crushed Mohun Bagan 4–1 in the final.{{cite web |title=History of Mohun Bagan :: Diamond Jubilee :: 1940—1949|url=https://www.mohunbaganclub.com/history/history-1940-1949/ |website=mohunbaganclub.com |publisher=Mohun Bagan Athletic Club |date=2014 |location=Kolkata |access-date=17 November 2022 |archive-date=7 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221107060844/https://www.mohunbaganclub.com/history/history-1940-1949/ }} In the 40s, Alil Dey and Modassar Yasin Ali Khan from Tangail, became two of the earliest known Bangladeshi footballers to play for the club.{{cite web|url=http://www.tangail.gov.bd/bn/site/page/3QML-%E0%A6%96%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A7%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%93-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%A8|title=খেলাধুলা ও বিনোদন: টাঙ্গাইল জেলা|website=www.tangail.gov.bd|publisher=Government of Tangail|language=bn|location=Tangail, Bangladesh|access-date=18 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220718151121/http://www.tangail.gov.bd/bn/site/page/3QML-%E0%A6%96%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A7%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%93-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%A8|archive-date=18 July 2022}}

File:Sheeo Mewalal Indian football player 1950s.jpg had two stints with Aryan from 1945 to 1946 and 1956–57.]]

Aryan enjoyed another spell of success in mid-1950s, reaching the final of IFA Shield in 1955 and 1956 with an ageing Sahu Mewalal in their ranks, who scored multiple hat-tricks for the team.{{cite web |author= Sengupta, Somnath |title= Legends Of Indian Football : Sheoo Mewalal |url= http://www.thehardtackle.com/2012/legends-of-indian-football-sheoo-mewalal/ |website= thehardtackle.com |date= 27 December 2012 |access-date= 20 October 2014 |archive-date= 28 October 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141028130451/http://www.thehardtackle.com/2012/legends-of-indian-football-sheoo-mewalal/ }}{{cite web |title= Sahu Mewalal passes away |url= http://www.telegraphindia.com/1081228/jsp/sports/story_10311187.jsp |publisher= The Telegraph – Calcutta |date= 28 December 2008 |access-date= 28 December 2008 |archive-date= 30 December 2008 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081230145437/http://telegraphindia.com/1081228/jsp/sports/story_10311187.jsp }}{{cite web|url=https://ifawb.org/sheoo-mewala/|title=Player: Sheoo Mewalal|website=ifawb.com|publisher=Indian Football Association|location=Kolkata|access-date=6 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221127195136/https://ifawb.org/sheoo-mewala/|archive-date=27 November 2022}} He also emerged as top scorer of CFL in 1949, 1951, 1953, 1954, and 1958.{{Cite web |first=Amoy |last=Ghoshal |url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2008/12/27/1030388/indian-legend-sahu-mewalal-passes-away |title=Indian Legend Sahu Mewalal Passes Away |website=Goal.com |date=27 December 2008 |access-date=28 December 2008 |archive-date=28 December 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081228135218/http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2008/12/27/1030388/indian-legend-sahu-mewalal-passes-away |url-status=dead }} Before or after gaining independence from the British raj, Aryan participated in every Calcutta Football League editions (until the formation of Premier Division B),[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india44.html India 1944] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210817102804/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/india44.html#calc |date=17 August 2021 }} RSSSF. Retrieved 17 August 2021.[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india59.html India 1959] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170619213904/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/india59.html#calc |date=19 June 2017 }} RSSSF. Retrieved 17 August 2021. which is Asia's oldest football league.{{Cite web|title=India - List of Calcutta/Kolkata League Champions|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/indiacalchamp.html|website=RSSSF|last=Atsushi Fujioka|first=Arunava Chaudhuri|date=1996|access-date=26 February 2021|archive-date=2 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802035706/http://rsssf.com/tablesi/indiacalchamp.html|url-status=live}} During that time, legendary players from Bengal including Sanat Seth{{cite web|url=https://www.anandabazar.com/sports/football/former-footballer-sanat-seth-dies-dgtl/cid/1320199|title=Sanat Seth: দুই প্রধানে খেলা প্রাক্তন গোলকিপার প্রয়াত|website=anandabazar.com|publisher=Anandabazar Patrika|date=24 December 2021|access-date=27 July 2022|language=bn|location=Kolkata, West Bengal|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211226210027/https://www.anandabazar.com/sports/football/former-footballer-sanat-seth-dies-dgtl/cid/1320199|archive-date=26 December 2021}} have appeared with the club colours.

As the years progressed they gradually lost their status as a top club, instead Aryan became the breeding ground of some of the most famous players in Kolkata maidan. Players like Pradip Kumar Banerjee,{{cite web|date=12 May 2021|title=SportMob – Best Indian football players of all time: P. K. Banerjee|url=https://sportmob.com/en/article/967888-Best-Indian-football-players-of-all-time|access-date=28 January 2022|website=SportMob.com|archive-date=9 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220809100523/https://sportmob.com/en/article/967888-Best-Indian-football-players-of-all-time}} Prasun Banerjee, Sanat Seth,{{cite web|first=G. C.|last=Das|url=http://www.kolkatafootball.com/kolkatafootball_indian_legend_footballers_profile.html|title=Indian Legendary Football Players Profile: INDIAN "YASIN" SANATH SETH|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080914072626/http://www.kolkatafootball.com/kolkatafootball_indian_legend_footballers_profile.html|date=14 September 2008|archive-date=14 September 2008|access-date=25 January 2011|website=kolkatafootball.com|publisher=Kolkata Football}} Pradyut Barman, Goutam Sarkar,{{Cite web |date=15 July 2023 |title=Gautam Sarkar to be awarded Mohun Bagan Ratna; Vishal Kaith, Dimitri Petratos among other awardees |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/mohun-bagan-ratna-awards-2023-gautam-sarkar-mbsg-kaith-petratos-award-list-winners-east-bengal/article67084611.ece |access-date=31 July 2023 |website=sportstar.thehindu.com |publisher=Sportstar |location=Kolkata |language=en |archive-date=17 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230717095545/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/mohun-bagan-ratna-awards-2023-gautam-sarkar-mbsg-kaith-petratos-award-list-winners-east-bengal/article67084611.ece }} Jahar Das,{{Cite web|url=https://kolkatafootballacademy.com/our-team/|title=Kolkata Football Academy — Our Coaches: Jahar Das (Vice President and Head of Youth Development AFC 'A' Licence and Goalz Coaching)|website=kolkatafootballacademy.com|access-date=22 January 2022|archive-date=26 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326214712/https://kolkatafootballacademy.com/our-team/}} and Sudhir Karmakar started out in Aryan, before moving on to the bigger clubs. Balai Dey, the only footballer who represented the two nations India and Pakistan in international football,{{cite web|url=https://bangla.aajtak.in/sports/story/mohun-bagan-lifetime-achievement-awardee-balai-dey-played-india-and-pakistan-east-bengal-bangladesh-jrd-425520-2022-07-17|title=Balai Dey: খেলেছিলেন পাকিস্তানের জার্সিতেও, ফুটবলের সঙ্গে ক্রিকেটেও সেরা বলাই দে|website=bangla.aajtak.in|publisher=Aaj Tak Bangla|language=bn|location=Kolkata, West Bengal|date=17 July 2022|access-date=19 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220719101413/https://bangla.aajtak.in/sports/story/mohun-bagan-lifetime-achievement-awardee-balai-dey-played-india-and-pakistan-east-bengal-bangladesh-jrd-425520-2022-07-17|archive-date=19 July 2022}} appeared with Aryan in 1967.{{cite web |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/bengali/west-bengal/state/kolkata/balai-dey-who-played-for-india-and-pakistan-1/wb20190616125621719|title=ভারত-পাকিস্তানের জার্সি গায়ে মাঠে নেমেছিলেন বলাই দে [Balai Dey, who played for both the India and Pakistan]|date=16 June 2019|access-date=5 April 2022|website=etvbharat.com|publisher=ETV Network|archive-date=4 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220404112728/https://www.etvbharat.com/bengali/west-bengal/state/kolkata/balai-dey-who-played-for-india-and-pakistan-1/wb20190616125621719|language=bn}}{{cite web|url=http://dulalmahmud.blogspot.com/2011/06/blog-post_09.html?m=1|title=Flying Bird Balai Dey|first=Dulal|last=Mahmud|date=9 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220410165723/http://dulalmahmud.blogspot.com/2011/06/blog-post_09.html?m=1|archive-date=2022-04-10|language=bn|website=dulalmahmud.blogspot.com|access-date=19 April 2022}} Other than another IFA Shield win in 1983 (title shared with East Bengal), Aryan didn't achieve a lot of success in modern era.{{cite web|first=Somnath|last=Sengupta|url=http://www.thehardtackle.com/index.php/aryan-club-rising-from-the-ashes/|title=Aryan Club — Rising From the Ashes|date=16 December 2010|website=thehardtackle.com|publisher=The Hard Tackle|access-date=21 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120114063049/http://www.thehardtackle.com/2010/aryan-club-rising-from-the-ashes/|archive-date=14 January 2012}}

On the morning of 5 August 1971, the Naxalite intellectual and poet Saroj Dutta was killed by the police in the grounds of the Aryan club on the Calcutta maidan.{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/main-article-countering-the-maoists-1408542|title=Countering the Maoists — Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis|date=12 July 2010|website=dnaindia.com|access-date=21 April 2018|archive-date=21 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180421235246/http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/main-article-countering-the-maoists-1408542}} In 1975, Aryan emerged champion of Sir Churachand Singh Memorial Football Tournament defeating Rajasthan Club.{{cite web|title=Roll of Honour at Sir Churachand Singh, KCSI, CBE Memorial Football Tournament — From 1950|url=https://e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=leisure.Sports.61st_CC_Meet_Football_Tournament_2018.Roll_of_Honour_at_Sir_Churachand_Singh_Memorial_Football_Tournament_from_1950|website=e-pao.net|publisher=E-Pao News Manipur|date=20 December 2015|access-date=29 November 2022|archive-date=9 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220709223424/http://e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=leisure.Sports.61st_CC_Meet_Football_Tournament_2018.Roll_of_Honour_at_Sir_Churachand_Singh_Memorial_Football_Tournament_from_1950}}{{Cite web|title=History of Sir Churachand Singh KCSI CBE Memorial Football Tournament|url=http://www.e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=leisure.Sports.59th_CC_Meet_Football_Tournament_2015.History_of_Sir_Churachand_Singh_KCSI_CBE_Memorial_Football_Tournament|access-date=28 December 2021|website=e-pao.net|publisher=E-PAO|archive-date=31 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160131064437/http://www.e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=leisure.Sports.59th_CC_Meet_Football_Tournament_2015.History_of_Sir_Churachand_Singh_KCSI_CBE_Memorial_Football_Tournament}}

In 1998, Aryan reached the final of All Airlines Gold Cup but lost 4–3 to East Bengal in penalty-shootout.{{Cite web|author=Arunava Chaudhary|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/airlinesgoldcup.html|title=List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Airlines Gold Cup|website=Indianfootball.de|publisher=Indian Football Network|access-date=2 March 2021|archive-date=24 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024223328/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/airlinesgoldcup.html|url-status=dead}} They again finished on second position in 2010. In 2019, the club tent in Kolkata Maidan was refurbished.{{Cite web|title=When Swami Vivekananda claimed seven wickets and other Eden Gardens tales|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/cricket/2019/may/04/when-swami-vivekananda-claimed-seven-wickets-and-other-eden-gardens-tales-1972482.html|access-date=17 November 2021|website=newindianexpress.com|agency=Express News Service|date=4 May 2019|location=Kolkata|first1=Atreyo|last1=Mukhopadhyay|publisher=The New Indian Express|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416020605/https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/cricket/2019/may/04/when-swami-vivekananda-claimed-seven-wickets-and-other-eden-gardens-tales-1972482.html|archive-date=16 April 2023}}

In June 2023, the Indian Football Association (IFA) announced the merger of both Premier Division A and B of the Calcutta Football League (CFL) ahead of its 125th edition, in which Aryan was included in Group II.{{cite web|url=https://thefangarage.com/articles/19091-calcutta-football-league-cfl-goes-bigger-than-ever-for-its-historic-125th-season|title=Calcutta Football League (CFL) goes bigger than ever for its historic 125th season|website=thefangarage.com|publisher=The Fan Garage|location=Kolkata|date=5 June 2023|access-date=6 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606060715/https://thefangarage.com/articles/19091-calcutta-football-league-cfl-goes-bigger-than-ever-for-its-historic-125th-season|archive-date=6 June 2023}}{{cite web|author=TNN|date=31 May 2023|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/cfl-premier-div-a-b-to-be-merged/articleshow/100636021.cms?from=mdr|location=Kolkata|title=CFL Premier Div 'A' & 'B' to be merged|work=The Times of India|access-date=8 June 2023|archive-date=31 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230531031053/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/cfl-premier-div-a-b-to-be-merged/articleshow/100636021.cms?from=mdr}}{{cite web|first=Sanghamitra|last=Chakraborty|date=5 June 2023|url=https://tv9bangla.com/sports/football/have-a-look-on-2023-calcutta-football-league-premier-division-group-stage-830841.html|title=Calcutta Football League: মোহনবাগান-মহমেডানের গ্রুপে অভিষেকের ক্লাব, ইস্টবেঙ্গলের গ্রুপে ভবানীপুর|trans-title=Calcutta Football League: Debutant club in Mohun Bagan-Mohammedan group, Bhavanipur in East Bengal group|language=bn|work=TV9 Bangla|accessdate=5 June 2023|archive-date=5 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605154245/https://tv9bangla.com/sports/football/have-a-look-on-2023-calcutta-football-league-premier-division-group-stage-830841.html}}{{cite web|first=Koushik|last=Biswas|date=5 June 2023|url=https://eisamay.com/sports/football/news/mohun-bagan-is-in-comparatively-tough-group-in-calcutta-football-league/articleshow/100770942.cms|title=Calcutta Football League : বাজল কলকাতা ফুটবল লিগের ঘণ্টা, কঠিন গ্রুপে মোহনবাগান|trans-title=Calcutta Football League: Bell of Calcutta Football League rings, Mohun Bagan in tough group|language=bn|work=Ei Samay|accessdate=5 June 2023|archive-date=5 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605154719/https://eisamay.com/sports/football/news/mohun-bagan-is-in-comparatively-tough-group-in-calcutta-football-league/articleshow/100770942.cms}} In a match of that league season on 19 July, Aryan striker Saikat Sarkar scored a stunning goal from side volley against Calcutta Customs; soon the IFA sent clippings of that goal to the FIFA for Puskás Award.{{cite web|url=https://tv9bangla.com/sports/football/indian-football-association-ifa-send-video-of-saikat-sarkar-excellent-goal-in-cfl-2023-862917.html|title=CFL 2023, FIFA: কলকাতা লিগে অনবদ্য গোল, ভিডিয়ো পাঠানো হল ফিফায়|website=tv9bangla.com|publisher=TV9 Bangla|location=Kolkata|trans-title=CFL 2023, FIFA: Impressive goals in Kolkata league, video sent to FIFA|date=20 July 2023|access-date=28 November 2023|language=bn|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231229170250/https://tv9bangla.com/sports/football/indian-football-association-ifa-send-video-of-saikat-sarkar-excellent-goal-in-cfl-2023-862917.html|archive-date=29 December 2023|first1=Dipankar|last1=Ghoshal}}{{cite web|url=https://www.anandabazar.com/amp/sports/football/ifa-nominated-footballer-saikat-sarkar-for-the-fifa-puskas-award/cid/1446206|title=কলকাতা ময়দানে সাইড ভলিতে গোল, পুসকাস পুরস্কারে এরিয়ানের সৈকত|website=anandabazar.com|publisher=আনন্দবাজার পত্রিকা|location=Kolkata|trans-title=Side volley goal at Calcutta Maidan, Ariane's beach at the Puskas Award|date=20 July 2023|access-date=28 November 2023|language=bn|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231229171631/https://www.anandabazar.com/sports/football/ifa-nominated-footballer-saikat-sarkar-for-the-fifa-puskas-award/cid/1446206|archive-date=29 December 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.etvbharat.com/bengali/west-bengal/sports/other-sports/aryans-saikat-sarkar-scored-a-magnificent-goal-in-cfl-2023/wb20230719174547278278638|title=Saikat Sarkar Wonder Goal: শ্যাম থাপার স্মৃতি ফেরালেন কল্যাণীর সৈকত, বিস্ময় গোলের ঘোর কাটছে না ময়দানে!|website=etvbharat.com|publisher=ETV Bharat News|location=Kolkata|trans-title=Saikat Sarkar Wonder Goal: Shyam Thapa brought back the memory of Kalyani beach, wonder goal is not cut in the field!|date=19 July 2023|access-date=28 November 2023|language=bn|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231229180155/https://www.etvbharat.com/bengali/west-bengal/sports/other-sports/aryans-saikat-sarkar-scored-a-magnificent-goal-in-cfl-2023/wb20230719174547278278638|archive-date=29 December 2023}}

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Aryan FC plays most of their home matches of Calcutta Premier Division at the East Bengal Ground,{{cite web|url=http://www.kolkatafootball.com/ifa_cfl_premier_2018-19/result.html#aug_9|title=Calcutta Football League 2018-19|website=kolkatafootball.com|access-date=29 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118232121/https://www.kolkatafootball.com/ifa_cfl_premier_2018-19/result.html|archive-date=18 November 2021}}{{cite news|title=East Bengal held by Aryans in a goalless draw|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2015/08/11/14357092/calcutta-football-league-east-bengal-held-by-aryans-in-a|access-date=11 August 2015|website=goal.com|publisher=Goal|date=11 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181127234305/http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2015/08/11/14357092/calcutta-football-league-east-bengal-held-by-aryan-in-a-goalless-|archive-date=27 November 2018}} which is located in Kolkata Maidan area and has a capacity of 23,500 spectators.{{Cite web|url=https://www.redbull.com/in-en/how-asias-oldest-football-league-made-its-mark|access-date=16 March 2021|title=How Asia's oldest football league made its mark|website=www.redbull.com|archive-date=9 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709181447/https://www.redbull.com/in-en/how-asias-oldest-football-league-made-its-mark|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://the-aiff.com/pages/tournament/tournament-fixtures.php?tournamentdetail=15&sub_tournamentdetail=16 |title=:::: The Aiff :::: |access-date=2012-04-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321202234/http://www.the-aiff.com/pages/tournament/tournament-fixtures.php?tournamentdetail=15&sub_tournamentdetail=16 |archive-date=2012-03-21 }}

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The stadium is officially known as East Bengal–Aryan Ground,{{cite web|url=http://footballnewsindia.in/2015/08/04/calcutta-football-league-officers-choice-blue-title-sponsor/|title=CALCUTTA FOOTBALL LEAGUE – OFFICER'S CHOICE BLUE TO BE THE TITLE SPONSOR|location=Kolkata|website=Football News India|date=4 August 2015|access-date=7 October 2022|archive-date=10 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221010165728/http://footballnewsindia.in/2015/08/04/calcutta-football-league-officers-choice-blue-title-sponsor/}} having Aryan AC gallery in its northeastern part.

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The club is currently being sponsored by the Techno India Group,{{cite web|title=Aryan get past drab Md. Sp.|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1101109/jsp/sports/story_13153442.jsp|website=Telegraph India (Kolkata)|access-date=22 October 2013|archive-date=29 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029193926/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1101109/jsp/sports/story_13153442.jsp|url-status=dead}} which

is a group of engineering and management colleges, public schools.{{Cite web |url=http://kolkatafootball.com/indiafootball_news_2011/march19thpart_2011.html#aryan_club |title=Aryan Club to start I-League 2nd Divn at Madurai |access-date=31 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110402074359/http://kolkatafootball.com/indiafootball_news_2011/march19thpart_2011.html#aryan_club |archive-date=2 April 2011 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|url=http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/sports/aryans-club-ties-up-with-techno-india_10070589.html|title=Aryans Club ties up with Techno India|website=thaindian.com|access-date=21 April 2018|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304082008/http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/sports/aryans-club-ties-up-with-techno-india_10070589.html}} JIS University is the shirt sponsor. The club also acquired service of Trak-Only as their main shirt sponsor.{{cite web|url=https://www.trakonly.com/partners|title=Trak-Only {{!}} Partners: Journey of Togetherness|website=www.trakonly.com|publisher=Trak-Only|access-date=26 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220715090250/https://www.trakonly.com/partners|archive-date=15 July 2022}}

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{{Fs player|no=64|pos=DF|nat=India|name=Pravakar Naskar}}

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{{Fs player|no=58|pos=MF|nat=LBR|name=Alfred Jaryan}}

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{{Category see also|Aryan FC players}}

The players below, had senior/youth international cap(s) for their respective countries, or, have appeared in domestic league matches representing Aryan FC (years in brackets indicate their spells at the club).

• {{flagicon|British India}} Syed Abdus Samad (1913){{Cite news|url=https://roar.media/bangla/main/sports/samad-wizard-of-football|title=জাদুকর সামাদ: বাংলার একজন অতিমানব|website=roar.media|publisher=Roar Media News|trans-title=Magician Samad: The Wizard from Bengal|date=1 February 2019|access-date=17 December 2023|location=Dhaka|language=bn|first=Rasel|last=Ahmed|archive-date=17 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117025029/https://roar.media/bangla/main/sports/samad-wizard-of-football}}
• {{flagicon|British India}} Balaidas Chatterjee (1927–1930)
• {{flagicon|British India}} Karuna Bhattacharya (1928–1930){{Cite web |date=2016-04-17 |title=Mohun Bagan Ratna 2015 — Karuna Sankar Bhattacharya (posthumous) — Mohun Bagan News |url=http://www.mohunbaganac.com/news-detail/mohun-bagan-ratna-2015-karuna-sankar-bhattacharya-posthumous-4485 |access-date=2023-07-30 |archive-date=17 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160417193817/http://www.mohunbaganac.com/news-detail/mohun-bagan-ratna-2015-karuna-sankar-bhattacharya-posthumous-4485 }}
• {{flagicon|PAK}} Osman Jan (1930s){{Cite web |agency=ANI |date=26 December 2022 |title=Osman Jan, Delhi's Santosh trophy hero who also captained Pakistan |url=https://theprint.in/sport/osman-jan-delhis-santosh-trophy-hero-who-also-captained-pakistan/1282459/ |access-date=14 August 2023 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US |archive-date=26 December 2022 |location=New Delhi |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221226040117/https://theprint.in/sport/osman-jan-delhis-santosh-trophy-hero-who-also-captained-pakistan/1282459/ }}{{Cite web |last=Ahsan |first=Ali |date=2010-12-23 |title=A history of football in Pakistan — Part I |url=https://www.dawn.com/2010/12/23/a-history-of-football-in-pakistan-part-i/ |access-date=2023-07-21 |website=DAWN.com |language=en |archive-date=2022-09-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220904220323/https://www.dawn.com/2010/12/23/a-history-of-football-in-pakistan-part-i/ }}
• {{flagicon|British India}} Mohammed Salim (1933–34){{cite web|first=Somnath|last=Sengupta|url=http://www.thehardtackle.com/2011/legends-of-indian-football-mohammedan-sporting-in-1930s/|title=Legends of Indian Football : Mohammedan Sporting in 1930s|website=thehardtackle.com|publisher=The Hard Tackle|date=27 May 2011|access-date=6 September 2015|archive-date=5 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190905072128/http://www.thehardtackle.com/2011/legends-of-indian-football-mohammedan-sporting-in-1930s}}
• {{flagicon|IND}} Sahu Mewalal (1945–46; 1956–57){{cite web|first=Debjit|last=Lahiri|title=Remembering India's most prolific centre forward – Sahoo Mewalal|url=http://www.sportskeeda.com/football/remembering-indias-most-prolific-centre-forward-sahoo-mewalal|website=sportskeeda.com|publisher=Sportskeeda|date=30 October 2012|access-date=20 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020191438/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/remembering-indias-most-prolific-centre-forward-sahoo-mewalal|archive-date=20 October 2014}}
• {{flagicon|IND}} Amal Dutta (1950s){{cite web|url=https://eisamay.com/sports/football/news/-/articleshow/53151338.cms|title=মুছে গেল হীরকের দ্যুতি|website=eisamay.com|publisher=Ei Samay Newspaper|location=Kolkata|trans-title=The light of the diamond disappeared|date=11 July 2016|access-date=28 November 2023|language=bn|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231230035839/https://eisamay.com/sports/football/news/-/articleshow/53151338.cms|archive-date=30 December 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.anandabazar.com/sports/legendary-diamond-coach-of-indian-football-amal-dutta-passes-away-1.432067|first1=Ratan|last1=Chakraborty|title=চলে গেলেন বাঙালিকে বিশ্ব ফুটবলের স্বাদ দেওয়ার জনক|website=anandabazar.com|publisher=Anandabazar Patrika|location=Kolkata|trans-title=The father who gave Bengalis a taste of world football has passed away|date=11 July 2016|access-date=28 November 2023|language=bn|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231024170204/https://www.anandabazar.com/sports/legendary-diamond-coach-of-indian-football-amal-dutta-passes-away-1.432067|archive-date=24 October 2023}}
• {{flagicon|IND}} Sanat Seth (1951–52){{cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/sports/football/ex-india-goalkeeper-sanat-seth-no-more/cid/1844719|date=25 December 2021|title=Ex-India goalkeeper Sanat Seth no more|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221004230531/https://www.telegraphindia.com/sports/football/ex-india-goalkeeper-sanat-seth-no-more/cid/1844719|archive-date=4 October 2022|access-date=26 November 2023|publisher=The Telegraph India|website=telegraphindia.com|location=Kolkata}}
• {{flagicon|IND}} Pradyut Barman (1951–52)
• {{flagicon|IND}} Pradip Kumar Banerjee (1955–1967){{cite web | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/pk-banerjee-death-achievements-6297 | title=A footballing Goliath in India, PK Banerjee passes away at 83 | website=indianexpress.com |publisher=The Indian Express | date=20 March 2020 | access-date=24 March 2020 | archive-date=22 November 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201122132753/https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/pk-banerjee-death-achievements-6297528/ }}{{cite web | url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/football/story/india-legend-pk-banerjee-dies-age-83-kolkata-illness-1657810-2020-03-20 | title=Indian football legend PK Banerjee dies aged 83 | website=indiatoday.com |publisher=India Today | date=20 March 2020 | access-date=24 March 2020 | archive-date=22 November 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201122133340/https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/football/story/india-legend-pk-banerjee-dies-age-83-kolkata-illness-1657810-2020-03-20 }}
• {{flagicon|PAK}} Tarapada Ray (1956–57)
• {{cite web|first=Parijat|last=Moitra|url=https://facebook.com/307603873267894/posts/556285145066431/|title=ইস্টবেঙ্গল ক্লাবের প্রথম বাঙালি বিদেশি ফুটবলার|trans-title=The first foreign Bengali player of East Bengal Club|website=facebook.com (East Bengal Samachar)|language=bn|date=24 June 2020|access-date=8 September 2021|archive-date=24 February 2023|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20230224150255/https://www.facebook.com/307603873267894/posts/556285145066431/?paipv=0&eav=Afb31DfgUefsrKS4w5mvEX9nR-SfruLZgtL1grsX6IqtQCLRfZ3eW6xxqVgrAF04Cek&_rdr}}
• {{cite web|url=http://m.u71news.com/article/57359/index.html|title=বাঙালির ফুটবল-সাফল্য এখন কেবলই স্মৃতি|website=u71news.com|first=Mahbub|last=Arif|date=17 November 2015|access-date=6 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220406083259/http://m.u71news.com/article/57359/index.html|archive-date=6 April 2022|language=bn}}
• {{flagicon|PAK}} {{flagicon|IND}} Balai Dey (1967)
• {{flagicon|IND}} Prasun Banerjee (1970s)
• {{flagicon|IND}} Gautam Sarkar (1970s)
• {{flagicon|NGA}} Charles Efemena (2010–2012){{cite news|title=Md. Sp. held by Port|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1100830/jsp/sports/story_12872392.jsp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603124545/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1100830/jsp/sports/story_12872392.jsp|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 June 2016|accessdate=7 May 2016|work=Telegraph India|date=30 August 2010}}{{cite news|title=Angry fans lock East Bengal players inside the ground after defeat|url=http://sports.ndtv.com/football/news/183790-angry-fans-lock-east-bengal-players-inside-the-ground-after-defeat|access-date=7 May 2016|work=NDTV Sports|date=11 January 2012|archive-date=4 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604072142/http://sports.ndtv.com/football/news/183790-angry-fans-lock-east-bengal-players-inside-the-ground-after-defeat}}
• {{flagicon|NGA}} Bello Razaq (2018–19){{cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/cfl-2018-mohun-bagan-kolkata-derby-aryan/5algw6jklv871wb5axm85y7hx|title=CFL 2018: Mohun Bagan face stern test against Aryan before Kolkata Derby|work=Goal.com|first1=Soham|last1=Mukherjee|date=28 August 2018|location=Kolkata|access-date=9 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231209110749/https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/cfl-2018-mohun-bagan-kolkata-derby-aryan/5algw6jklv871wb5axm85y7hx|archive-date=9 December 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.footballdatabase.eu/en/player/details/140880-bello-razaq|title=Player profile – Club career – Season statistics: Bello RAZAQ|access-date=29 September 2023|website=footballdatabase.eu|publisher=FootballDatabase Europe|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240102053330/https://www.footballdatabase.eu/en/player/details/140880-bello-razaq|archive-date=2 January 2024}}
• {{flagicon|NGA}} Orok Essien (2018–2019; 2021)
• {{Cite web|url=https://iftwc.com/heres-how-the-warriors-minerva-punjab-are-preparing-for-upcoming-i-league-season/|title=Here's How 'The Warriors – Minerva Punjab' are preparing for upcoming I-League season|website=iftwc.com|publisher=IFTWC – Indian Football Team for World Cup|first1=Shreyash|last1=Ingale|date=12 October 2019|access-date=28 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191224181132/https://iftwc.com/heres-how-the-warriors-minerva-punjab-are-preparing-for-upcoming-i-league-season/|archive-date=24 December 2019}}
• {{cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/indian-football-transfers-minerva-punjab-fc-complete-double-deal-rope-in-brazilian-winger-and-nigerian-striker|title=Indian football transfers: Minerva Punjab FC rope in Sergio Barboza Jr and Orok Essien in a double deal|website=Sportskeeda.com|date=10 August 2019|first=Sounak|last=Mullick|access-date=20 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191013102115/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/indian-football-transfers-minerva-punjab-fc-complete-double-deal-rope-in-brazilian-winger-and-nigerian-striker|archive-date=13 October 2019}}
• {{flagicon|LBR}} Alfred Jaryan (2021–2023){{cite web|url=https://www.footballdatabase.eu/en/player/details/203482-alfred-jaryan|title=Player Profile — Career Statistics — Matches: Alfred Jaryan (Liberia)|website=footballdatabase.eu|publisher=Football Database Europe|access-date=9 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231210050111/https://www.footballdatabase.eu/en/player/details/203482-alfred-jaryan|archive-date=10 December 2023}}

{{Incomplete list|date=December 2023}}

• {{flagicon|IND}} Dukhiram Majumder (?–1928){{cite web|url=https://scroll.in/field/852994/a-19th-century-visionary-the-legend-behind-one-of-indias-first-football-scouts|title=A 19th century visionary: The legend behind one of India's first football scouts|first=Atanu|last=Mitra|website=scroll.in|publisher=Scroll|language=en|trans-title=|location=Kolkata|agency=|date=9 October 2017|access-date=21 October 2022|archive-date=23 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211023142230/https://scroll.in/field/852994/a-19th-century-visionary-the-legend-behind-one-of-indias-first-football-scouts}}
• {{flagicon|IND}} Santosh "Chone" Majumder (1930s){{cite web|url=https://www.prohor.in/robbaranda-prasenjit-datta-paye-paye-maidane-12|title=ময়দানের তৃতীয় নয়ন|trans-title=The Third Eye of Kolkata Maidan|website=prohor.in|publisher=Prohor News|first1=Prasenjit|last1=Dutta|language=bn|location=Kolkata|date=22 May 2022|access-date=21 October 2022|archive-date=5 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230205002504/https://www.prohor.in/robbaranda-prasenjit-datta-paye-paye-maidane-12}}
• {{flagicon|IND}} Dasu Mitra (1953–1955){{cite news |title=Indian Football's Enduring Light, P.K. Banerjee Passes Away at 83 |url=https://thewire.in/sport/pk-banerjee-dies-indian-football |date=20 March 2020 |access-date=18 December 2023 |website=thewire.in |publisher=The Wire |location=Kolkata |language=en |archive-date=21 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200321174452/https://thewire.in/sport/pk-banerjee-dies-indian-football |agency=PTI }}{{cite news |title=Indian Football Legend PK Banerjee Dies At 83 |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/sports-news-indian-football-legend-pk-banerjee-dies-at-83/349137 |date=20 March 2020 |access-date=18 December 2023 |website=outlookindia.com |publisher=Outlook India News |location=Kolkata |language=en |archive-date=23 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023031412/https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/sports-news-indian-football-legend-pk-banerjee-dies-at-83/349137 |agency=PTI }}
• {{flagicon|IND}} Amal Dutta (1960–1962){{cite web|first=G. C.|last=Das|url=http://www.kolkatafootball.com/kolkatafootball_indian_legend_footballers_profile.html|title=Indian Legendary Football Players Profile: Asim Moulick|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080914072626/http://www.kolkatafootball.com/kolkatafootball_indian_legend_footballers_profile.html|date=14 September 2008|archive-date=14 September 2008|access-date=25 January 2011|website=kolkatafootball.com|publisher=Kolkata Football}}
• {{flagicon|IND}} Raghu Nandi (2010–2012)
• {{flagicon|IND}} Raju Ekka (2014–2017){{Cite web|url=https://kolkatafootballacademy.com/our-team/|title=Kolkata Football Academy — Our Coaches: Raju Ekka|website=kolkatafootballacademy.com|access-date=22 January 2022|archive-date=26 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326214712/https://kolkatafootballacademy.com/our-team/}}
• {{flagicon|IND}} Rajdeep Nandi (2018–present){{cite web|url=https://www.thewall.in/sports/news-sports-cfl-aryan-beats-mohammedan-sporting/tid/3606|title=ছেলের কাছে বাবার হার, ময়দানে নতুন ইতিহাস|trans-title=Father's loss to his son, new history written in Kolkata Maidan|website=thewall.in|publisher=The Wall Bureau|language=bn|location=Kolkata|agency=|date=8 August 2018|access-date=21 October 2022|archive-date=9 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231209133626/https://www.thewall.in/sports/news-sports-cfl-aryan-beats-mohammedan-sporting/tid/3606}}{{cite web|url=https://eisamay.com/sports/football/news/son-cries-after-defeating-fathers-mohammedan-sporting-club/articleshow/65328004.cms|title=মহামে়ডান কোচকে হারিয়ে ছেলের কান্না|trans-title=Son's cry after defeating Mohammedan coach|website=eisamay.com|publisher=Ei Samay Sangbadpatra|language=bn|location=Kolkata|agency=|date=9 August 2018|access-date=21 October 2022|archive-date=9 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231209134028/https://eisamay.com/sports/football/news/son-cries-after-defeating-fathers-mohammedan-sporting-club/articleshow/65328004.cms}}

• CFL Second Division
• Champions (2): 1991,{{Cite web|first=Josef|last=Bobrowsky|title=India tournaments 1991 – Calcutta Premier League|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india91.html|date=22 March 2002|access-date=20 December 2021|website=RSSSF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030707094528/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/india91.html|archive-date=7 July 2003}} 1996–97{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india97.html#nfl1|title=India 1996/97 – List of Champions: Calcutta Super Division League|website=RSSSF|date=13 February 2014|first1=Arunava|last1=Chaudhuri|first2=Mikael|last2=Jönsson|first3=Josef|last3=Bobrowsky|archive-date=18 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221018092132/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india97.html}}

• IFA ShieldFourth oldest football tournament, organized by the IFA (W.B.), and played between the local clubs of West Bengal and other invited ones.{{cite web |last1=Sengupta |first1=Somnath |title=The Glorious History Of IFA Shield |url=http://www.thehardtackle.com/2011/the-glorious-history-of-ifa-shield/ |website=thehardtackle.com |publisher=The Hard Tackle |date=8 March 2011 |access-date=1 July 2021 |archive-date=9 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709181925/http://www.thehardtackle.com/2011/the-glorious-history-of-ifa-shield/ |url-status=live }}
• Champions (2): 1940, 1983 {{small|(co-winners)}}{{Cite web|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/ifashield.html|title=List of Winners/Runners-Up of the IFA-Shield|website=indianfootball.de|publisher=Indian Football Network|language=en|access-date=20 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007084853/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/ifashield.html|archive-date=7 October 2021|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india-ifahist.html|title=India – List of IFA Shield Finals|access-date=23 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929112913/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india-ifahist.html|archive-date=29 September 2022|work=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|first1=Arunava|last1=Chaudhuri}}
• Runners-up (2): 1955, 1956{{Cite web|url=https://ifawb.org/team/aryan-club/|title=Aryan Club|website=ifawb.org|publisher=Indian Football Association West Bengal|access-date=20 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211222112940/https://ifawb.org/team/aryan-club/|archive-date=22 December 2021}}
• Trades Cup
• Champions (1): 1913{{Cite web |title=IFA TRADES CHALLENGE CUP – 2012 STARTS FROM TODAY |url=http://www.kolkatafootballs.com/indiafootball_news_2012/june7thpart_2012.html |date=11 June 2012 |access-date=9 November 2022 |website=kolkatafootball.com |archive-date=22 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120622121900/http://www.kolkatafootballs.com/indiafootball_news_2012/june7thpart_2012.html }}{{cite web|first=Hans|last=Schöggl|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india-tradescup.html|title=India — List of Trades Cup Winners|website=RSSSF|date=2014|access-date=24 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927050302/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india-tradescup.html|archive-date=27 September 2022}}
• Cooch Behar Cup{{Cite journal |url=http://www.jhsr.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/01-07-JHSRVOL-2NO-2A.-SHIL.pdf |title=Football Culture in Princely State of Cooch Behar |access-date=16 April 2023 |archive-date=16 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416171622/http://www.jhsr.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/01-07-JHSRVOL-2NO-2A.-SHIL.pdf |first=Amrita |last=Kumar Shil |journal=JHSR Journal of Historical Study and Search |date=15 May 2022 |issn=2583-0198 |volume=2 }}
• Champions (5): 1908, 1910, 1932, 1933, 1934{{cite web |title=Football in Bengali culture and society: a study in the social history of football in Bengal-1911-1980 |url=https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/174532 |publisher=University of Calcutta |website=Shodhganga |last=Bandyopadhyay |first=Kausik |date=2008 |hdl=10603/174532 |access-date=7 October 2022 |archive-date=7 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221007174156/https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/174532 |url-status=live }}
• Bordoloi Trophy
• Champions (2): 1965, 1966{{Cite web|first=Chaudhuri|last=Arunava|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/bordoloitrophy.html|title=List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Bordoloi Trophy|website=indianfootball.de|publisher=Indian Football Network|access-date=1 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006210335/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/bordoloitrophy.html|archive-date=6 October 2021|url-status=dead}}
• All Airlines Gold Cup
• Runners-up (2): 1998, 2010
• Churachand Singh Trophy
• Champions (1): 1975{{cite web|first=Chaudhuri|last=Arunava|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/churachandsinghtrophy.html|title=List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Churachand Singh Invitation Football Trophy|website=indianfootball.de|publisher=Indian Football Network|access-date=23 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024220913/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/churachandsinghtrophy.html|archive-date=24 October 2020|url-status=dead}}
• Lal Bahadur Shastri Cup
• Champions (1): 1978 {{small|(co-winners)}}{{cite web|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/lalbahadurshastricup.html|title=List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Lal Bahadur Shastri Cup|website=indianfootball.de|access-date=15 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315014206/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/lalbahadurshastricup.html|archive-date=15 March 2016|publisher=Indian Football Network|url-status=dead}}
• Rovers Cup
• Runners-up (1): 1950{{Cite web|title=India – List of Rovers Cup Finals|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/indiaroverscuphist.html|access-date=2020-12-20|website=RSSSF|first=Neil|last=Morrison|date=2002|archive-date=24 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924164532/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/indiaroverscuphist.html}}
• Independence Day Cup (WB)
• Runners-up (1): 1999{{Cite web|title=Badda become champions|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/badda-become-champions|date=18 January 1999|access-date=30 October 2022|website=thedailystar.net|publisher=The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|location=Dhaka|archive-date=29 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221029181744/https://www.thedailystar.net/news/badda-become-champions}}
• Manik Upadhayay Memorial Trophy
• Runners-up (1): 2022{{cite web|url=https://mobile.twitter.com/Kol_Football/status/1591442667288027137|title=CONGRATS : Calcutta Customs won Manik Upadhayay Memorial Trophy at Asansol, Burdwan.|website=Twitter|publisher=KolkataFootball|date=12 November 2022|access-date=13 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221113145359/https://mobile.twitter.com/Kol_Football/status/1591442667288027137|archive-date=13 November 2022}}
• Naihati Gold Cup
• Runners-up (1): 2023{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Kol_Football/status/1691870994284384634|title=CONGRATS!! 🥇 CALCUTTA CUSTOMS WON NAIHATI GOLD CUP AS THEY BEAT ARYAN CLUB IN 2–1. SUROJIT HANSDA AND ARIAN RAHAMAN SCORED FOR THE CHAMPIONS.|date=16 August 2023|access-date=18 August 2023|website=Twitter.com (@Kol_Football)|publisher=Kolkata Football|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230820180745/https://twitter.com/Kol_Football/status/1691870994284384634|archive-date=20 August 2023}}

;Men's cricket

The men's cricket section of Aryan is affiliated with the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB).{{cite web|url=https://www.cricketassociationofbengal.com/first_division.php|title=The Cricket Association of Bengal: First Division Clubs|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023021313/https://www.cricketassociationofbengal.com/first_division.php|archive-date=23 October 2020|publisher=Cricket Association of Bengal|access-date=2 July 2021|location=Kolkata|website=cricketassociationofbengal.com}}[http://www.cricketassociationofbengal.com/history.php Early History of Bengal Cricket leading to the formation of the Cricket Association of Bengal in 1928]. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223102855/http://www.cricketassociationofbengal.com/history.php |date=23 December 2017 }}. The Cricket Association Of Bengal (CAB). Retrieved 2 July 2021.{{cite journal| url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09523360600802562 |doi=10.1080/09523360600802562 | title=Cricket in colonial Bengal (1880–1947): A lost history of nationalism | journal=The International Journal of the History of Sport | year=2006 | volume=23 | issue=6 | pages=960–990 | s2cid=216152701 |author=Majumdar, B. | url-access=subscription }} The club also participates in First Division League, J.C. Mukherjee T-20 Trophy, P. Sen Trophy and other regional tournaments.{{cite web|url=https://www.cricketassociationofbengal.com/1stdivpoint.php|title=First Division|work=Cricket Association of Bengal|access-date=6 October 2022|archive-date=18 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118235149/https://www.cricketassociationofbengal.com/1stdivpoint.php}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cricketassociationofbengal.com/newspage/news2399.php|title=Dalhousie Athletic Club win in 1st Div two-day meet|date=31 March 2023|access-date=5 November 2023|website=cricketassociationofbengal.com|publisher=The Cricket Association of Bengal|location=Kolkata|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419095056/https://www.cricketassociationofbengal.com/newspage/news2399.php|archive-date=19 April 2023|first1=Arindam|last1=Basu}}{{cite web|url=https://www.thewall.in/tags/Rinku-Singh/mohun-bagan-want-to-sign-rinku-singh-to-play-in-the-prestigious-p-sen-trophy/tid/104907|website=the wall.in|publisher=The Wall Bureau|location=Kolkata|trans-title=Mohun Bagan did not even call Rinku! The P Sen Trophy is now in a crowded, star-studded arena|title=রিঙ্কুকে ডেকেও পেল না মোহনবাগান! পি সেন ট্রফি এবার জমজমাট, তারকার মেলা ময়দানে|date=17 June 2023 |language=bn|access-date=25 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240105102434/https://www.thewall.in/tags/Rinku-Singh/mohun-bagan-want-to-sign-rinku-singh-to-play-in-the-prestigious-p-sen-trophy/tid/104907|archive-date=5 January 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.anandabazar.com/sports/cricket/mohun-bagan-and-bhowanipur-club-reach-quarter-final-of-p-sen-trophy-dgtl/cid/1438512|website=anandabazar.com|publisher=Anandabazar Patrika|date=18 June 2023|location=Kolkata|trans-title=Chande Abhimanyu, Rishi, easy win in P. Sen Trophy last eight Mohun Bagan, Bhavanipur|title=ছন্দে অভিমন্যু, ঋষি, সহজ জয়ে পি সেন ট্রফির শেষ আটে মোহনবাগান, ভবানীপুর|language=bn|access-date=25 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231224085642/https://www.anandabazar.com/sports/cricket/mohun-bagan-and-bhowanipur-club-reach-quarter-final-of-p-sen-trophy-dgtl/cid/1438512|archive-date=24 December 2023}} Noted among players of Aryan, was Bidhu Mukherji, who was part of the India team that toured England in 1911.{{cite web|url=https://wbsportsandyouth.gov.in/cricket|title=Sports of West Bengal — Cricket|website=wbsportsandyouth.gov.in|publisher=Government of West Bengal – Department of youth services and sports|date=2017|access-date=25 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220709130840/https://wbsportsandyouth.gov.in/cricket|archive-date=9 July 2022|location=Kolkata}}

;Women's cricket

The club operates women's cricket team, that usually takes part in CAB Women's Club T20 League annually.{{cite web|url=https://www.cricketassociationofbengal.com/newspage/news3174.php|title=Trishita, Sritama star for Barisha Sporting in CAB Women's Club Cricket League T20 meet|date=15 May 2024|access-date=19 May 2024|first1=Arindam|last1=Basu|website=cricketassociationofbengal.com|publisher=The Cricket Association of Bengal|location=Kolkata|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240520183950/https://www.cricketassociationofbengal.com/newspage/news3174.php|archive-date=20 May 2024}} In 2025 season, they achieved runners-up position in the league, losing the final match to Mohammedan Sporting.{{cite web|url=https://bengali.abplive.com/sports/cricket/cab-local-cricket-mohun-bagan-wins-jc-mukherjee-t20-mohammedan-sporting-wins-womens-t20-league-at-eden-gardens-1136589|title=স্থানীয় ক্রিকেটে টি-২০ চ্যাম্পিয়ন মোহনবাগান, সৌরভ-ঝুলনের সামনে মেয়েদের ট্রফি জিতল মহমেডান|trans-title=Mohun Bagan wins T-20 title in local cricket, Mohammedan wins women's trophy in front of Sourav and Jhulon|website=bengali.abplive.com|publisher=Anandabazar Patrika|date=23 May 2025|access-date=24 May 2025|archive-date=24 May 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250524064721/https://bengali.abplive.com/sports/cricket/cab-local-cricket-mohun-bagan-wins-jc-mukherjee-t20-mohammedan-sporting-wins-womens-t20-league-at-eden-gardens-1136589|language=bn}}

Aryan formerly had a men's field hockey section, which was affiliated to the Bengal Hockey Association (BHA), and participated in multiple nationwide tournaments including Beighton Cup.{{cite web|url=https://www.anandabazar.com/editorial/essays/one-west-bengal-was-the-excellency-center-of-hockey-and-petrochemical-in-all-india/cid/1403525|title=আমরা হকিতেও ছিলাম, পেট্রোরসায়ন শিল্পেও ছিলাম — সবই এখন অতীত|trans-title=We were in hockey, we were in the petrochemical industry — all in the past|website=anandabazar.com|publisher=Anandabazar Patrika|first=Mohit|last=Roy|date=31 January 2023|access-date=1 February 2023|location=Kolkata|language=bn|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230201045709/https://www.anandabazar.com/amp/editorial/essays/one-west-bengal-was-the-excellency-center-of-hockey-and-petrochemical-in-all-india/cid/1403525|archive-date=1 February 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/sunday-times/how-the-anglo-indian-community-created-two-no-1-hockey-teams/articleshow/53690148.cms |title=How the Anglo-Indian community created two No 1 hockey teams |website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com |publisher=The Times of India (Sunday Times)|agency=Times News Network |last=Alikhan |first=Anvar |date=14 August 2016 |access-date=8 November 2022 |archive-date=8 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108234015/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/sunday-times/how-the-anglo-indian-community-created-two-no-1-hockey-teams/articleshow/53690148.cms |url-status=live }}{{cite journal|title=A most remarkable community: Anglo-Indian contributions to sport in India|publisher=Routledge|last=Mills|first=Megan S.|journal=Contemporary South Asia |doi=10.1080/09584930120083828|volume=10|date=2001|issue=2 |pages=223–236 |s2cid=145742265 |doi-access=free}} (Published online: "Routledge Contemporary South Asia"; 1 July 2010). The team was once one of the powerful teams from Bengal, with having players from Engineering institution of the Jadavpur University. One of the notable players of the club is Ali Iqtidar Shah Dara, who represented both India and Pakistan at international level and appeared at the 1936 and 1948 Summer Olympics.{{cite web|work=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/da/ali-dara-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418002009/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/da/ali-dara-1.html|archive-date=18 April 2020|title=Player Profile — Ali Iqtidar Shah Dara|access-date=17 May 2021}}{{cite web|url=http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=DARAALI01 |title=Ali Dara's Olympic database|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929150623/http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=DARAALI01 |work=Dawn.com| archive-date=29 September 2007|date=1 August 2006|access-date=17 May 2021}}{{cite news|url=https://www.thefridaytimes.com/ali-iqtidar-shah-dara-a-shared-india-pakistan-legacy/|title=Ali Iqtidar Shah Dara: a shared India-Pakistan legacy|author=Ajay Kamalakaran|newspaper=The Friday Times (newspaper)|date=14 September 2018|access-date=17 May 2021|archive-date=14 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210814023217/https://www.thefridaytimes.com/ali-iqtidar-shah-dara-a-shared-india-pakistan-legacy/|url-status=dead}}

In 2019, Aryan's 19 men's team participated in Zee Bangla Football League, a regional franchise-based league that featured teams like Mohun Bagan, East Bengal, and Mohammedan.{{Cite web|date=26 May 2019|title=Zee Bangla Football League to be held from May 26 to June 23!|url=https://www.arunfoot.com/zee-bangla-football-league-to-be-held-from-may-26-to-june-23/|access-date=30 January 2021|website=Arunava about Football|language=en-GB|archive-date=9 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210209161614/https://www.arunfoot.com/zee-bangla-football-league-to-be-held-from-may-26-to-june-23/}}{{Cite web|title=Zee Bangla Football League: The farce that was the East Bengal vs Mohun Bagan U-19 final {{!}} Goal.com|url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/zee-bangla-football-league-east-bengal-mohun-bagan/146mtw0111fo31u1o4jq6iw9iz|access-date=2021-01-30|website=www.goal.com|archive-date=4 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210204101808/https://www.goal.com/en/news/zee-bangla-football-league-east-bengal-mohun-bagan/146mtw0111fo31u1o4jq6iw9iz}}

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• {{cite news |author=PTI |date=19 September 1970 |title=Iranians, E. Bengal breeze thro to semi-finals |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=D35lAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wp0NAAAAIBAJ&pg=1836%2C2033455 |work=The Indian Express |access-date=3 November 2021 |archive-date=3 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211103140141/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=D35lAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wp0NAAAAIBAJ&pg=1836%2C2033455 }}
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• [https://web.archive.org/web/20110830143953/http://technoaryanclub.com/aryan/index.php Official website] (technoaryanclub.com)
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20110402074359/http://kolkatafootball.com/indiafootball_news_2011/march19thpart_2011.html#aryan_club Aryan Football Club archive] at Kolkata Football
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20211222112940/https://ifawb.org/team/aryan-club/ Aryan FC] at ifawb.org – IFA (archived)
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20220325053346/http://www.thehardtackle.com/2010/aryan-club-rising-from-the-ashes/ Aryan Club – Rising From the Ashes] at The Hard Tackle (archived)
• [https://int.soccerway.com/teams/india/techno-aryan-xi-fc/18329/ Aryan FC] at Soccerway
• [https://www.flashscore.com/team/aryan/dfoQwcoe/ Aryan FC] at Flashscore
• [https://www.soccerstand.com/team/aryan/dfoQwcoe/ Aryan FC] at Soccerstand
• [https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/aryan-sc/ Aryan FC] at WorldFootball.net

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