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Rainbow A.C.
ASOS Rainbow Athletic Club (commonly known as ASOS Rainbow AC or Rainbow, formerly NBP Rainbow) is an Indian professional football club based in Kolkata, West Bengal, that competes in the Calcutta Premier Division A. In 2018, they competed in the I-League 2nd Division, the second tier of Indian football league system. History The team was founded in 1956 as Baranagore Rainbow Club, then later renamed as NBP Rainbow AC. The team has not been as successful as their city rivals, East Bengal Club, Mohun Bagan, Mohammedan Sporting and Peerless SC. Rainbow participates in the Calcutta Football League premier divisions. In 2020, Rainbow entered into a partnership with Indian conglomerate Aditya Group. It was announced that the new combination will have former India international Debjit Ghosh as their technical director. Stadium Rainbow club plays all their home matches of Calcutta Football League in Barasat Stadium, which is located in Barasat, North 24 Parganas. It i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barasat Stadium
The Barasat District Sports Stadium, also known as Vidyasagar Krirangan, is an association football stadium located in Barasat, North 24 Parganas, West Bengal. It is used mostly for Calcutta Football League matches. It is also used for several district-level, state-level and sometimes national level tournaments. The stadium currently holds around 15,000 spectators, has four floodlight towers, air conditioned function and changing rooms. The artificial turf at the stadium has achieved a two-star rating from FIFA. Since the 2014–15 season, the stadium has hosted the home matches of Mohun Bagan A.C. and East Bengal in the I-League The I-League (known as Hero I-League for sponsorship ties with Hero MotoCorp) is the second-tier men's professional football competition of the Indian football league system. It is currently contested by 12 clubs across the country with the w .... References Football venues in West Bengal Sports venues in Kolkata Barasat Year of e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Debjit Ghosh
Debjit Ghosh (born 23 February 1974) is a former Indian football player. During his playing days, Ghosh played for Mohun Bagan, Mahindra United, East Bengal, and Mohammedan in the National Football League from 1996 to 2007. He also represented India between 1997 and 2006. Club career Born in Kolkata, West Bengal, Ghosh started his playing career with Kolkata football giants East Bengal in 1996. He Joined Mohun Bagan in the Year 1997.He stayed at the club until 2002, becoming captain for one year in 2001. He moved to Mumbai-based side Mahindra United for one season before moving to Mohun Bagan Kolkata rivals, East Bengal. He stayed at the club until 2006 before moving to the third Kolkata football giant, Mohammedan. He stayed at the club for one season before retiring. 2003 collapse On 21 July 2003, during an 2003 ASEAN Club Championship quarter-final match for East Bengal against Persita Tangerang of Indonesia, Ghosh was knocked-out unconscious by the elbow of Tangerang playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Association Football Clubs Established In 1956
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List Of Football Clubs In Kolkata
This is a list of football clubs in Kolkata. Kolkata is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly river, it is the principal commercial, cultural, and educational centre of East India. Kolkata differs from other Indian cities by giving importance to association football and other sports. The city is a centre of football activity in India and is home to several current and former top national clubs, such as ATK Mohun Bagan, East Bengal Club, United S.C., Tollygunge Agragami and the Mohammedan Sporting Club. Calcutta Football League, which was started in 1898, is the oldest football league in Asia. A * Aikya Sammilani *Army Red * Aryan FC *ATK Mohun Bagan B * Bata SC *Bengal Nagpur Railway FC * Bhratri Sangha FC * Bhawanipore FC *BSS Sporting Club C * Calcutta Customs * Calcutta FC *Calcutta Police *Calcutta Port Trust *City AC D *Dalhousie AC *Diamond Harbour FC E *East Bengal Club *Eastern Railway FC *Entally Athletic Club F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football In Kolkata
Football is one of the most popular sports in Kolkata, West Bengal. East Bengal, ATK Mohun Bagan and Mohammedan are the heart of Kolkata football. The rivalry between Mohun Bagan and East Bengal is one of the fiercest in the world and is considered one of flagship events in the Indian footballing calendar. Kolkata is known to be the ''Mecca of Indian football'' with the two most supported teams in the country being based within the city – ATK Mohun Bagan and East Bengal. Both teams used to play against each other in the Kolkata derby. The city is also home to the biggest stadium in India, the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, which as of 2015 has a capacity of 85,000. The record attendance of 131,781 came in a match between the said two teams in the semifinal of the 1997 Federation Cup. Footballers who have visited Kolkata Because it is often called India's football capital, many international footballing personalities have visited Kolkata. In 1977, Mohun Bagan played a fri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Calcutta Premier Division
The 2022 Calcutta Football League Premier Division was the 124th overall season of the two highest state-level football divisions of West Bengal. The division consists of two tiers within it: Premier Division A and Premier Division B. Premier Division A The first stage of the Premier Division A has been held from 2nd August till September and the Super Six is supposed to be held afterwards. Mohammedan are the defending champions of Premier Division A. Change in format The round-robin format had been reinstated after a short season of round-robin cum knock-out format last year due to COVID-19 pandemic, but the league has been divided into two stages so as to accommodate the ''Kolkata's'' ''Big Three''–ATK Mohun Bagan, East Bengal and Mohammedan–according to national and continental games schedule. The first stage is played by eleven teams, out of which the top three in the points table would qualify for the Super Six, wherein the three teams would be joined by the Big Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Calcutta Premier Division
The 2016 Calcutta Football League Premier Division was the 118th season of the Calcutta Premier Division, a state league within the Indian state of West Bengal. The league is divided into two groups – Group A and Group B. The Championship title is awarded only to the Group A winner, while four teams from Group A are relegated to Group B at the end of the season and 4 teams from Group B are simultaneously promoted to Group A for the next season. The fixtures of Group A kicked off on 27 July 2016, while the fixtures for Group B had kicked off on 16 July 2016. This will also be the first time in history that a trophy will be awarded to the Group A champions, on the day of the last match of the league. The Indian Football Association also took a decision to award the Amal Dutta award to the coach adjudged "Best coach of the league". The association also announced that a monetary award amounting to Rs. 25 lakhs will be given to the champions of Group A. East Bengal were crow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018–19 I-League 2nd Division
The 2019 I-League 2nd Division (known as Hero 2018–19 I-League 2nd Division for sponsorship reasons), was the 12th season of the I-League 2nd Division, the second division Indian football league, since its establishment in 2008. The league was played from January to April 2019. TRAU won the title and earned the promotion to 2019–20 I-League. Teams Nominated teams At the start of the season 23 teams were nominated by the state associations for participation in this edition of the league. Following clubs were nominated: Kerala: SAT Tirur, Quartz FC, FC Kerala Delhi: Hindustan FC, Sudeva Moonlight, Delhi United FC Manipur: TRAU FC, SSU-Singjamei Meghalaya: Langsning FC Mizoram: Chhinga Veng Sikkim: United Sikkim West Bengal: Mohammedan Sporting, Rainbow AC Jammu and Kashmir: Lonestar Kashmir FC, J&K Bank FC Karnataka: Ozone FC, South United FC Telangana: Fateh Hyderabad AFC Odisha: RadhaRaman Club Bihar: Shirsh Bihar United FC Gujarat: ARA FC Jhark ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super Cup (India)
AIFF Super Cup, also called the Super Cup or Hero MotoCorp, Hero Super Cup (for sponsorship ties), is an annual single-elimination tournament, knockout association football, football competition in Football in India, Indian football. It is organised by the All India Football Federation (AIFF). Competition is open to the football club, clubs that play in Indian Super League and I-League, the current top 2 divisions of Indian football league system. History On 19 February 2018, the All India Football Federation announced the creation of the Super Cup as a replacement for the Federation Cup (India), Federation Cup, India's main knockout football tournament. The qualifiers for the inaugural tournament were held between 15-16 March. The tournament proper then commenced on 31 March and concluded with the final on 20 April 2018. Bengaluru FC, Bengaluru emerged as the winners of the inaugural edition of the tournament. They defeated East Bengal F.C., East Bengal 4–1 in the final. The 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Federation Cup (India)
The Federation Cup (also known as Hero Federation Cup for sponsorship reasons) was an annual knockout football competition in Indian football which started in 1977. From its inception, until I-League was started in 1997 (then called NFL), it was the most prestigious national level club football tournament in India. Until 2017, it was the most important club tournament after the I-League, to which it became a ''de facto'' League Cup. Winner of the Federation Cup was given direct entry in the AFC Cup. The holders of the 2017 Federation Cup were Bengaluru who beat Mohun Bagan 2–0 in the 2017 final held in Cuttack, Odisha. All India Football Federation announced that Federation Cup will be put on hold to avoid scheduling conflict with Indian Super League and I-League, but after Asian Football Confederation mandated that a club must play at least 18 matches in the season, AIFF decided to revive the tournament under new format. Venues Matches during the Federation Cup were usu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
