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SC East Bengal (women)
East Bengal FC Women, commonly referred to as East Bengal, is a women's football club based in Kolkata, West Bengal. It is the women's football section of East Bengal FC. They compete in the Indian Women's League, the women's premier football league in India. They are the reigning Indian Women's League champions. The club has also won the Calcutta Women's Football League (Kanyashree Cup) 3 times and the Women's IFA Shield once. History Formation and early beginnings The East Bengal women's football team was formed in 2001 and in their inaugural season of the Calcutta Women's Football League, they lifted the title defeating arch-rivals Mohun Bagan 1–0 in the final at the Rabindra Sarobar Stadium with Shanta Dhara scoring the solitary goal for the club. The following season, East Bengal women's team reached the final again but lost in the final against Mohun Bagan after the game ended 1–1 in the regulation time and Mohun Bagan won 3–2 in the penalty shootout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
East Bengal Ground
The East Bengal Ground, also known as East Bengal–Aryan Ground, is the home stadium of East Bengal and Aryan. The stadium has a capacity of 23,500 people. It is best known as one of the venues for the Calcutta Football League. The stadium lies in the Kolkata Maidan area on the northern side of Fort William and near the Eden Gardens cricket stadium. The Esplanade metro station on the North-South Corridor of the Kolkata Metro is also nearby. History When East Bengal Club was formed in 1920, they used to play at the Kumortuli Park Ground in the initial days. In 1921, East Bengal Club started playing in the Calcutta Football League Second Division. Most of the matches were held at the Calcutta FC Ground. After the 1923 season, East Bengal Club owners were in the lookout for a club ground of their own where the team can play their matches. According to the existing rule of the maidan, two clubs used to share one common ground. Club's founders and then vice-presidents, Shri Sur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kuntala Ghosh Dastidar
Kuntala Ghosh Dastidar (born 23 June 1962) is a former Indian women's football player. She captained the Indian team that played the 1981 World Cup. It does not count in statistics because at that time FIFA did not recognise the women's game. Some of the other players who played in the 1981 World Cup are Shanti Mullick, Minati Roy and Judy D'Silva. Kuntala later took up coaching and also became a football referee. She started 'Bandhu Collective' to coach the players from under-privileged families, including from the Red Light areas. Early life Kuntala home was near the Vivekananda Park and she used to go regularly to the park along with her uncle Sujit Ghosh Dastidar. When she was young, she got an offer from renowned Satyajit Ray to act as ‘Durga’ in a movie but encouraged by her uncle she preferred football and politely refused the offer. In June 1975, Arati Bannerjee, wife of PK Bannerjee, organised a football match for women for the first time and Kuntala was part of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Mumbai Knights FC
Mumbai Knights Football Club is an Indian professional football club from Mumbai. It started as the women's section of Ambernath United Atlanta FC. They currently participate in the Indian Women's League 2. History Mumbai Knights FC made their top tier debut in the Indian Women's League in 2022–23 season, getting relagated in the group stage. They got promoted to the inaugural edition of the second tier Indian Women's League 2 by winning the 2023–24 edition of the WIFA Women's Football League. Honours * WIFA Women's Football League ** Champions (3): 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25 * Mumbai Women's Football League ** Champions (3): 2021–22, 2022–23, 2024–25 References External links * * Mumbai Knights FCat AIFF AIFF may refer to: * Audio Interchange File Format * All India Football Federation, the national governing body of Association football in India Film festivals * Addis International Film Festival, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia * Alexandria Internation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad ( ), also spelled Amdavad (), is the most populous city in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is the administrative headquarters of the Ahmedabad district and the seat of the Gujarat High Court. Ahmedabad's population of 5,570,585 (per the 2011 population census) makes it the fifth-most populous city in India, and the encompassing urban agglomeration population was estimated at 8,854,444 (as of 2024) is the seventh-most populous in India. Ahmedabad is located near the banks of the Sabarmati River, from the capital of Gujarat, Gandhinagar, also known as its twin city. Ahmedabad has emerged as an important economic and industrial hub in India. It is the second-largest producer of cotton in India, due to which it was known as the 'Manchester of India' along with Kanpur. Ahmedabad's stock exchange (before it was shut down in 2018) was the country's second oldest. Cricket is a popular sport in Ahmedabad; a newly built stadium, called Narendra Modi Stadium, at Mote ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
EKA Arena
EKA Arena (formerly The Arena/TransStadia Arena) is a multi-purpose stadium in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, located near Kankaria Lake. The stadium was officially opened on 7 October 2016. It was built in a public-private partnership between the Government of Gujarat and SE TransStadia, a company led by entrepreneur Udit Sheth. The stadium seats 20,000 spectators in its main association football, football configuration. It is capable of being partitioned into an arena, indoor arena, allowing it to host other sporting events (such as kabaddi and table tennis). History TransStadia was established by entrepreneur Udit Sheth after being introduced to British footballer and stadium consultant Paul Fletcher (footballer), Paul Fletcher. Sheth sought to build a multi-purpose stadium on an otherwise-unused property in Gujarat, licensing technology from Fletcher's company StadiArena to allow part of the facility to be converted into an indoor arena to maximise its utilisation. Sheth stated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Gokulam Kerala FC
Gokulam Kerala Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Kozhikode, Kerala. Founded in 2017, the club competes in the I-League, the second tier of the Indian football league system. They won the 2020–21 I-League title to become the first club from Kerala to do so, and became the first team to defend the league title in 2021–22. Gokulam is also the first club from the state to qualify for a continental competition, the AFC Cup, in 2022. Nicknamed ''Malabarians'', Gokulam Kerala represents the state of Kerala, predominantly its Malabar region. Affiliated with the Kerala Football Association (KFA), club's reserve team competes in the Kerala Premier League. They also won the 129th edition of the Durand Cup, becoming the second side from Kerala to win that competition. The women's section of the club participates in the Indian Women's League. History Formation and early years (2017–2020) Gokulam Kerala was founded in January 2017 at Malappuram. The clu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Gokulam Kerala FC (women)
Gokulam Kerala FC Women is an Indian women's association football, women's football section of Gokulam Kerala FC. They participated in Indian Women's League (IWL), the premier women's football league in India. They won the first Indian Women's League, IWL In 2019–20 Indian Women's League season, 2019–20. They then retained the title in 2021–22 Indian Women's League season, 2021–22 and 2022–23 Indian Women's League season, 2022–23. In 2021, they became the first club to represent India in AFC Women's Club Championship. Crest The club logo incorporates elements from historical Theyyam, a famous ritual art form that originated in northern Kerala. It encompasses dance, mime and music. Stadium Gokulam Kerala Women plays most of its home matches at the Kozhikode Corporation EMS Stadium, EMS Stadium, which is located in the heart of Calicut. They used the Malappuram District Sports Complex Stadium after allegations surfaced that the corporation authorities were not hap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Sreebhumi FC
Sribhumi Football Club, also known as Sreebhumi, is an Indian professional football section of Sribhumi Sporting Club. It is a residential club based in Chandannagar, Hooghly district, about 40km from Kolkata Kolkata, also known as Calcutta ( its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary ..., West Bengal. The club plays in the Calcutta Football League. Their women's team participated in Indian Women's League, and currently participates in the Calcutta Women's Football League. History In the 2019–2020 season of the Indian Women's League, the team bowed out in the group stage finishing fourth with five points. For the 2020–2021, the club was invited into the final round after SSB Women's FC, failed to confirm their participation. Since there was no women's league in West Bengal, Sreebhumi was invited based on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kishore Bharati Krirangan
Kishore Bharati Krirangan (commonly known as Mukundapur Stadium) is a multi-purpose stadium in Kolkata, West Bengal. used mainly for Association football, football matches. The capacity of the stadium is 12,000 and the size of the sports complex is 13 acres. The stadium plays host to Mohammedan SC (Kolkata), Mohammedan SC's non-derby Indian Super League matches and lower division Calcutta Football League matches. It has occasionally hosted Calcutta Premier Division matches. Sports meets of different schools are also held here. History Kishore Bharati Stadium was reopened on 7 February 2021 after a brief renovation by the Government of West Bengal. Chief minister Mamata Banerjee inaugurated it ahead of the 2020–21 I-League. The stadium hosted its first domestic league match between Gokulam Kerala FC and Real Kashmir FC, Real Kashmir on the same day. A few years ago the stadium was used as the home ground of Tollygunge Agragami for Calcutta Football League matches. Location ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Mohammedan S
''Mohammedan'' (also spelled ''Muhammadan'', ''Mahommedan'', ''Mahomedan'' or ''Mahometan'') is a term for a follower of Muhammad, the Islamic prophet. It is used as both a noun and an adjective, meaning belonging or relating to, either Muhammad or the religion, doctrines, institutions and practices that he established. The word was formerly common in usage, but the terms ''Muslim'' and ''Islamic'' are more common today. Though sometimes used stylistically by some Muslims, a vast majority consider the term archaic or a misnomer, as it suggests that Muslims worship Muhammad himself and not God. Etymology The ''Oxford English Dictionary'' cites 1663 as the first recorded usage of the English term; the older spelling ''Mahometan'' dates back to at least 1529. The English word is derived from Neo-Latin ''Mahometanus'', from Medieval Latin ''Mahometus'', Muhammad. It meant simply a follower of Mohammad. In Western Europe, down to the 13th century or so, some Christians had the be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2022–23 Calcutta Women's Football League
2022–23 Calcutta Women's Football League was the 27th season of the Calcutta Women's Football League, also known as the Kanyashree Cup. The season consists of 32 teams participating in the league, with the teams in the group stage divided into four groups consisting of eight teams each. The top two teams from each group qualify for the knockout stage. Each team consists of a maximum of four outstation players and every team has two under-17 players. IFA has also appointed an "Integrity Officer" in each team for the sake of women footballers. On 28 January 2023, East Bengal Club (women), East Bengal defeated Sreebhumi FC, Sreebhumi 1–0 in the final to lift the Kanyashree Cup title and qualified for the Indian Women's League. Teams Venues * Rabindra Sarobar Stadium * East Bengal Ground * Naihati Stadium * Amal Dutta Stadium (Dumdum Surer Match) * Mohammedan Sporting Ground * Rishi Aurobindo Maidan, Konnagar * Bidhannagar Sports Complex * SAI Ground, Salt Lake * Mohun Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Shree Cement
Shree Cement is an Indian cement manufacturer, founded in Beawar, Rajasthan, in 1979. Now headquartered in Kolkata, it is India's third largest cement producer by capacity and second largest cement company by market capitalisation. Shree Cement has an installed capacity of 50.9mt including overseas operations. It also produces and sells power under the name Shree Power (captive power plant) and Shree Mega Power (independent power plant). History Shree Cement was incorporated in 1979 by Benu Gopal Bangur. In 1983, it commissioned its first plant in Rajasthan, with production beginning in 1985. In 1995, Bangur's family gained full control of the business. Bangur's son Hari Mohan Bangur, who had joined his father after graduating from IIT Bombay in 1975, is the current head of the company. In 2003, Hari Mohan Bangur's son Prashant Bangur too joined the business. In 2018, Shree Cement acquired UAE-based Union Cement, which had a capacity of 4mt in the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
