Kidderpore Sporting Club () is an Indian professional

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based in

Kidderpore Khidirpur or Kidderpore is a neighbourhood of Kolkata, South Kolkata in Kolkata district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of West Bengal. Etymology Most plausibly, the name is a corruption of ''Khidrpur'' or ''Khizarpur' ...

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. Its association football team competes in the

Calcutta Football League The Calcutta Football League (CFL) is a ladder-based football competition in the Indian state of West Bengal, organised by the Indian Football Association (WB) as part of the state leagues. It is the oldest football league in Asia. The CFL ...

Premier Division A, alongside taking part in

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. They also have a

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section.

History

Initially incorporated in 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

, before shifting its current base to the Kolkata Maidan. The club came into limelight during the coaching days of Achyut Banerjee, who managed Kidderpore in the 1950s–60s. They took part in numerous editions of

; at the 1985 tournament, they faced Uruguayan champions

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. Notable players who have played or have started their careers at the club include Sheoo Mewalal, Mangal Purakayastha, Dipu Das, Gautam Sarkar, Surajit Sengupta, Prasun Banerjee, Amit Bagchi, and Arun Kumar Ghosh. In May 2022, the club roped in Managya Nakarmi from Nepal, their first ever Asian footballer. In June 2023, Indian Football Association (IFA) made an announcement that the merger of both Premier Division A and B of the

have done ahead of its 125th edition, in which Kidderpore allowed to compete in Group II. In September, the club qualified for CFL "Super Six" round.

Honours

* Bordoloi Trophy **Champions (1): 1987 **Runners-up (1): 1970 *

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**Runners-up (1): 2004

Other departments

Men's cricket

Kidderpore SC also operates men's team, which is affiliated to the

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(CAB), and competes in domestic tournaments including CAB First Division League and P. Sen Memorial Trophy.

Men's futsal

Kidderpore runs futsal section and men's team competes in the IFA Futsal Club Championship.

References

External links

Kidderpore SC
at Soccerway
Kidderpore SC
at IFAWB.org {{West Bengal Sports Association football clubs established in 1917 1917 establishments in India Football clubs in Kolkata Sports clubs and teams in India