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BSS Sporting Club
B.S.S. Sporting Club is a professional football club based in Kolkata, West Bengal. Founded in 2015, the club competes in CFL Premier Division A, the top-tier football league in West Bengal organised by Indian Football Association, football governing body of West Bengal. History B.S.S. Sporting Club, which started its journey in the year 2015, has already became a pioneer in the Kolkata football circuits. It has created history by becoming champions for consecutive 3 years in the CFL lower divisions, before stepping into the Premier Division. In 2019, B.S.S. Sporting participated in Governor's Gold Cup in Sikkim. B.S.S. Sporting has been participating in the prestigious IFA Shield tournament as well, since 2020. Stadium Sailen Manna Stadium (also known as Howrah Municipal Corporation Stadium) is club's home stadium, together with Baksha Sporting Association Ground. Personnel Players Current squad Sponsorship history In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sailen Manna Stadium
Sailen Manna Stadium (also known as Howrah Municipal Corporation Stadium) is a multi-use stadium in Howrah, West Bengal, India. It is mainly used for football matches and hosted some matches during the AFC Youth Championship 2006 The 2006 AFC Youth Championship was the 34th instance of the AFC Youth Championship. It was held from 29 October to 12 November 2006 in India. It was the first time for India to host this tournament. Sixteen teams from the AFC qualified to the f .... The capacity of the stadium is 15,000 people. Howrah Rugby Crows and several football clubs use the venue for home games. References External linksStadium picture Buildings and structures in Howrah Football venues in West Bengal Sports in Howrah Sports venues in West Bengal Year of establishment missing {{India-sports-venue-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Priyant Singh
Priyant Kumar Singh (born 16 February 1991) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Sudeva Delhi in the I-League. Club career After spending years in East Bengal youth system Priyant Singh moved to the senior team with his impressive performance. Later he went to Mohamedan Sporting, and gained experience before coming back to East Bengal in the year 2012. He has represented East Bengal U-19 NFL also during his stint with junior team. He made his debut in an AFC Cup The AFC Cup is an annual continental club football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). Under its current rules, the competition is played primarily between clubs from nations that did not receive direct qualifying s ... match against Al Qadsia Kuwait, in which East Bengal lost 2–3.playing for Mankundu Sporting Club (In Chandannagar football league ) References 1992 births Living people Men's association football goalkeepers East Bengal Club p ... [...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 f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lumding
Lumding (Pron:/lʌmˈdɪŋ/) is a city with municipal board in Hojai district in the Indian state of Assam. Etymology The word 'Lumding' owes its roots to a couple of Dimasa words 'Lama' and 'Ding' connoting 'straight pathway'. The word ''Lumding'' is also believed to be from karbi words 'loom' means the 'water from cloud' and 'ding' meaning 'scarcity or Nil'. There's another Railway station adjacent to it with the same root word "Lama" (Path), it is Lamasakhong (Valley of the small pathways) which is just a few kilometers away from Lumding. History Over the years Lumding has developed into township. The railway township had always enjoyed scant rainfall during the rainy season every year, although the trend has significantly altered over the past few decades. Lumding was also used as a radar station during World War II by the British. Transport Railway Lumding railway division is famous for being the biggest divisional headquarters of the Northeast Frontier Railway and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trades Cup
The Trades Cup (also known as the Trades Challenge Cup or IFA Trades Challenge Cup) is an Indian football tournament held in Kolkata and organised by Indian Football Association. Incorporated in 1889, it is the second oldest football tournament in Asia and oldest football tournament in Kolkata. It is the traditional curtain raiser for the Kolkata football season. History The Trades Cup was instituted in 1889 by the trading community of Calcutta and was organised by the Dalhousie AC Dalhousie Athletic Club is an Indian multi-sports club based in Kolkata, West Bengal. It was established in 1880, during the British rule in India. The club tent is located in Mayo Road, Kolkata Maidan, in Esplanade. Dalhousie competed in the P ... committee. It was the first open football tournament in India, where Indian, British, regimental and college clubs participated. The first Indian club to win a match against a British team was Nagendra Prasad Sarbadhikari's Sovabazar Club. They won t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Léonce Dodoz
Zikahi Léonce Dodoz (born 28 June 1992) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a forward. He is of Beninese descent. Club career Nepal Claiming he was beguiled by a football agent into entering Nepal, Dodoz plied his trade with Friends Club for a year before moving to Three Star Club for 2013. The Ivorian left the team in December that year without contacting their board, with fans asking to get a replacement for him for 2014. While lining up for Three Star Club in 2013, Dodoz's mother died. He missed the 2014 Nepal Martyr's Memorial A-Division Super Six due to a cracked ankle. India Besides Nepal, Dodoz has appeared for various Indian sides in different leagues. In 2015, he signed for Gangtok Himalayan S.C. before moving to Kolkata giants Mohammedan Sporting. With Gangtok, he played in the Sikkim Premier Division League and scored 4 goals in 9 matches. In Mohammedan Sporting, Dodoz appeared in both Calcutta Football League and I-League 2nd Division matches ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tirthankar Sarkar
Tirthankar Sarkar (born 1 July 1993 in Kolkata, West Bengal) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Diamond Harbour FC in the Calcutta Football League. Career Early career Tirthankar is the product of Mohun Bagan SAIL Football Academy, Durgapur. Tirthankar was part of the Academy team that participated in the Manchester United Premier Cup and played in the final round held at Manchester. He also went to 3 overseas tours for Mohun Bagan SAIL Football Academy, to Singapore, Thailand and England. After passing out from Mohun Bagan SAIL Football Academy, Tirthankar played for Salgaocar 2009-2010. Pailan Arrows After starting his career in the Mohun Bagan and Salgaocar youth teams Sarkar signed with I-League club Pailan Arrows. He then made his debut against Sporting Clube de Goa in the I-League on 13 January 2012, Pailan lost the match 2–3. Sarkar then scored his second goal for Pailan Arrows on 28 January 2013 against United Sikkim F.C. to equalize ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kunal Ghosh (footballer)
Kunal Ghosh (born 30 March 1986) is an Indian footballer who plays as a midfielder for ONGC 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 .... Career statistics Club ''Statistics accurate as of 11 May 2013'' References External linksProfileat I-League {{DEFAULTSORT:Ghosh, Kunal Indian men's footballers 1986 births Living people Footballers from West Bengal I-League players ONGC FC players Men's association football midfielders Calcutta Football League players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dipendu Dowary
Dipendu Dowary is an Indian professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for BSS Sporting Club B.S.S. Sporting Club is a professional football club based in Kolkata, West Bengal. Founded in 2015, the club competes in CFL Premier Division A, the top-tier football league in West Bengal organised by Indian Football Association, football g ... in the Calcutta Football League. References External links * * Living people Indian men's footballers I-League players Mohun Bagan Super Giant players Bhawanipore FC players Tollygunge Agragami FC players Bharat FC players Mohammedan SC (Kolkata) players Men's association football midfielders Year of birth missing (living people) Calcutta Football League players {{India-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IFA Shield
The IFA Shield is an annual football competition organized by the Indian Football Association. The IFA is the governing body of football in the state of West Bengal, came into existence in 1893. Named after the association, the IFA Shield tournament was started in the same year. It is the third oldest football tournament in India, after Durand Cup and Trades Cup, and the one of the oldest football competitions in the world. The royal houses of Patiala and Cooch Behar, A.A. Apcar of Armenian Club and J Sutherland of Dalhousie AC had financially contributed for the inception of the Shield. The coveted shield was designed by Walter Locke & Co. (Calcutta) and constructed by Messrs Elkington & Co. (London). During the initial years of the competition, the IFA Shield was dominated by British Army teams and the Royal Irish Rifles defeated W.D.R.A. to lift the first IFA Shield in 1893. However, their stranglehold over the Shield was broken in 1911, when Mohun Bagan AC became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hemanta Dora
Hemanta Dora (born 4 December 1973) is a former Indian International association football, football player who played as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper. Dora has played for Mohun Bagan and won the 1997–98 National Football League (India), 1997-98 National Football League. He played for India national football team, Indian national team including the Nehru Cup in 1997 and the 1998 Asian Games, 1998 Bangkok Asian Games. Honours India *SAFF Championship: 1993 South Asian Association of Regional Co-operation Gold Cup, 1993 * Football at the South Asian Games, South Asian Games Gold medal: Football at the 1995 South Asian Games, 1995 East Bengal *Federation Cup (India), Federation Cup: 1996 Indian Federation Cup, 1996 Mohun Bagan *National Football League (India), National Football League: 1997–98 National Football League (India), 1997–98 References Indian footballers India international footballers 1973 births Living people Footballers from West Beng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sikkim
Sikkim (; ) is a state in Northeastern India. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China in the north and northeast, Bhutan in the east, Province No. 1 of Nepal in the west and West Bengal in the south. Sikkim is also close to the Siliguri Corridor, which borders Bangladesh. Sikkim is the least populous and second smallest among the Indian states. Situated in the Eastern Himalaya, Sikkim is notable for its biodiversity, including alpine and subtropical climates, as well as being a host to Kangchenjunga, the highest peak in India and third highest on Earth. Sikkim's capital and largest city is Gangtok. Almost 35% of the state is covered by Khangchendzonga National Park – a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Kingdom of Sikkim was founded by the Namgyal dynasty in the 17th century. It was ruled by Buddhist priest-kings known as the Chogyal. It became a princely state of British India in 1890. Following Indian independence, Sikkim continued its protectorate stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
