Kidderpore SC
Kidderpore Sporting Club[2] is an Indian professional multi-sports club based in the city of Kolkata, West Bengal.[3][4] Its association football team competes in the Calcutta Football League Premier Division A.[5] They also have a futsal section.
| Full name | Kidderpore Sporting Club[1] |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1917 |
| Ground | Braun Field Square |
| Head coach | Sanjib Pal |
| League | Calcutta Premier Division A |
History
Initially starting in the year of 1917, the club was founded by a Britisher Napier McDonald and assumed the current name after Indian independence in 1947. The club used to play its matches at the premises of the Bhukailash Rajbari in Kidderpore, before shifting its current base to the Kolkata Maidan.[2]
Notable players who have played or have started their careers at the club include Sheoo Mewalal,[6][7][8] Mangal Purakayastha, Dipu Das, Gautam Sarkar, Surajit Sengupta, Prasun Banerjee, Amit Bagchi.[2] In May 2022, the club roped in Managya Nakarmi from Nepal, their first ever Asian footballer.[9]
Honours
- Bordoloi Trophy[10][11]
- Champions (1): 1987
- Runners-up (1): 1970
- Independence Day Cup
- Runners-up (1): 2004[12]
References
- "Calcutta Premier Division A 2019/20". indiafooty.com. Archived from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- "IFA (WB) – Team: KIDDERPORE SC". ifawb.org. Indian Football Association. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- Chakraborty, Debojyoti (29 August 2017). "WHEN EASTERN RAILWAY RAN ON FULL STEAM (1958)". www.goaldentimes.org. Goalden Times. Archived from the original on 11 November 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- King, Ian; Morrison, Neil; Veroeveren, Piet; Cruickshank, Mark (30 May 2013). "India 1985 – Regional Leagues: Calcutta League". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 7 October 2022.
- "IFAWB Clubs: Men's Division (CFL PREMIER DIVISION)". ifawb.org. Indian Football Association. Archived from the original on 9 October 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- "Player: Sheoo Mewalal". ifawb.com. Kolkata: Indian Football Association. Archived from the original on 27 November 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- "Remembering India's most prolific centre forward – Sahoo Mewalal". sportskeeda.com. 30 October 2012. Archived from the original on 20 October 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- Ghoshal, Amoy (28 December 2008). "Indian Legend Sahu Mewalal Passes Away". www.goal.com. Goal. Archived from the original on 28 December 2008. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
- "Former Three Star Club Player Joins Calcutta Football League Side". Goal Nepal. 31 May 2022. Archived from the original on 21 July 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
- "India - List of Bordoloi Trophy Winners". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 19 March 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Bordoloi Trophy". indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- Chaudhuri, Arunava. "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Independence Day Cup". www.indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 19 October 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
Further reading
- Mitra, Soumen (1 January 2006). In Search of an Identity: The History of Football in Colonial Calcutta. Kolkata: Dasgupta & Co. Private Ltd. ISBN 978-8182110229. Archived from the original on 21 October 2022.
- Kapadia, Novy (2017). Barefoot to Boots: The Many Lives of Indian Football. Penguin Random House. ISBN 978-0-143-42641-7.
- Dineo, Paul; Mills, James (2001). Soccer in South Asia: Empire, Nation, Diaspora. London, United Kingdom: Frank Cass Publishers. p. 33. ISBN 978-0-7146-8170-2. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022.
- Martinez, Dolores; Mukharji, Projit B (2009). Football: From England to the World: The Many Lives of Indian Football. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-138-88353-6. Archived from the original on 2 July 2022.
- Nath, Nirmal (2011). History of Indian Football: Upto 2009–10. Readers Service. ISBN 9788187891963. Archived from the original on 22 July 2022.
- Majumdar, Boria; Bandyopadhyay, Kausik (2006). A Social History Of Indian Football: Striving To Score. Routledge. ISBN 9780415348355. Archived from the original on 29 June 2021.
- Basu, Jaydeep (2003). Stories from Indian Football. UBS Publishers' Distributors. ISBN 9788174764546. Archived from the original on 11 October 2022.
External links
- Kidderpore SC (Soccerway)
- Kidderpore SC at IFA
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