Kidderpore SC explained

Clubname:	Kidderpore
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Fullname:	Kidderpore Sporting Club
Ground:	Braun Field Square
Mgrtitle:	Head coach
Manager:	Sanjib Pal
League:	CFL Premier Division
Season:	2023
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Kidderpore Sporting Club^[1] is an Indian professional multi-sports club based in the city of Kolkata, West Bengal.^{[2] [3] [4]} Its association football team competes in the Calcutta Football League Premier Division A,^[5] alongside taking part in IFA Shield.^[6] They also have a futsal section.

History

Initially incorporated in the year of 1917, the club was founded by a Britisher Napier McDonald and assumed the current name after Indian independence in 1947.^[1] 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.^[1] The club came into limelight during the coaching days of Achyut Banerjee, who managed Kidderpore in the 1950s–60s.^[7] They took part in numerous editions of IFA Shield; at the 1985 tournament, they faced Uruguayan champions Peñarol.^{[8] [9]}

Notable players who have played or have started their careers at the club include Sheoo Mewalal,^{[10] [11] [12]} Mangal Purakayastha, Dipu Das, Gautam Sarkar,^[13] Surajit Sengupta, Prasun Banerjee, Amit Bagchi,^[1] and Arun Kumar Ghosh.^[14] In May 2022, the club roped in Managya Nakarmi from Nepal, their first ever Asian footballer.^[15] In June 2023, Indian Football Association (IFA) made an announcement that the merger of both Premier Division A and B of the Calcutta Football League have done ahead of its 125th edition, in which Kidderpore allowed to compete in Group II.^{[16] [17] [18] [19]} In September, the club qualified for CFL "Super Six" round.^[20]

Honours

• Bordoloi Trophy^{[21] [22]}
  • Champions (1): 1987
  • Runners-up (1): 1970
• Independence Day Cup
  • Runners-up (1): 2004^[23]

Other department

Men's cricket

Kidderpore SC also operates men's team, which is affiliated to the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB), and competes in domestic tournaments including CAB First Division League and P. Sen Memorial Trophy.^[24]

See also

• Football in Kolkata
• List of football clubs in West Bengal

Further reading

Biography

• Book: Mitra . Soumen . 1 January 2006 . In Search of an Identity: The History of Football in Colonial Calcutta . Dasgupta & Co. Private Ltd. . Kolkata . 978-8182110229 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221021163751/https://books.google.co.in/books/about/In_Search_of_an_Identity.html?id=fZbgPgAACAAJ&redir_esc=y . 21 October 2022 .
• Book: Kapadia . Novy . 2017. Barefoot to Boots: The Many Lives of Indian Football . Penguin Random House . 978-0-143-42641-7 .
• Book: Soccer in South Asia: Empire, Nation, Diaspora. 2001. Frank Cass Publishers. London, United Kingdom. 978-0-7146-8170-2. 33. Dineo. Paul. Mills. James. 25 July 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220725072732/https://books.google.co.in/books/about/Soccer_in_South_Asia.html?id=71JHZiiP3hoC&source=kp_book_description&redir_esc=y.
• Book: Martinez. Dolores . Mukharji . Projit B. 2009. Football: From England to the World: The Many Lives of Indian Football . . 978-1-138-88353-6 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220702174505/https://books.google.co.in/books?id=nbzhAQAAQBAJ&dq=kerala+footballer+in+Burma&source=gbs_navlinks_s . 2 July 2022 .
• Book: Nath, Nirmal. History of Indian Football: Upto 2009–10. 2011. Readers Service. 9788187891963. https://web.archive.org/web/20220722172604/https://books.google.co.in/books/about/History_of_Indian_Football.html?id=QbUFaAEACAAJ&source=kp_book_description&redir_esc=y. 22 July 2022.
• Book: Boria. Majumdar. Kausik. Bandyopadhyay. A Social History Of Indian Football: Striving To Score. https://web.archive.org/web/20210629140637/https://books.google.com/books?id=V-sMYjZkpigC&pg=PA69. 29 June 2021. Routledge. 2006. 9780415348355.
• Book: Jaydeep. Basu. Stories from Indian Football. https://web.archive.org/web/20221011131939/https://books.google.co.in/books/about/Stories_from_Indian_Football.html?id=QeovtKLi-1sC&source=kp_book_description&redir_esc=y. 11 October 2022. UBS Publishers' Distributors. 2003. 9788174764546.

Cited sources

• Web site: Olympian Tulsidas Balaram, the once don of Maidan soccer is no more. https://web.archive.org/web/20230402004749/https://www.getbengal.com/details/olympian-tulsidas-balaram-the-once-don-of-maidan-soccer-is-no-more. 2 April 2023. 20 February 2023. 16 February 2023. getbengal.com. Get Bengal Information Desk. Kolkata.
• News: "Lack of Focus on Youth Development Is The Biggest Problem of Indian Football" – Arun Ghosh (Exclusive Interview). 23 August 2013. 26 August 2022. thehardtackle.com. The Hard Tackle. Somnath. Sengupta. Aindrila. Ghosh. Bhaktimoy. Sengupta. Kolkata. https://web.archive.org/web/20220127020642/http://www.thehardtackle.com/2013/lack-of-focus-on-youth-development-is-biggest-problem-of-indian-football-arun-ghosh-exclusive-interview/. 27 January 2022.
• Web site: বাংলা ভাগের ক্ষত কিভাবে বিষিয়ে দিল মোহনবাগান আর ইস্টবেঙ্গলকে?. How did the wound of the partition of Bengal poisoned both Mohun Bagan and East Bengal?. Ayan. Bhattacharya. 7 November 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231107163804/https://inscript.me/how-east-bengal-mohun-bagan-became-rival-history-of-west-bengal-club-football-by-ayan-bhattacharya-robibarer-royak. inscript.me. ইনস্ক্রিপ্ট বাংলা নিউজ. Kolkata. bn. 10 September 2023. 7 November 2023.
• Web site: Calcutta Football League Premier Division B — Championship Round. kolkatafootball.com. Kolkata Football News. Kolkata. https://web.archive.org/web/20230405051523/http://www.kolkatafootball.com/ifa_cfl_premier_2019-20/premier_table_2019.html. 5 April 2023. 18 December 2023.

External links

• Kidderpore SC at Soccerway
• Kidderpore SC at IFAWB.org

Notes and References

1. Web site: IFA (WB) – Team: KIDDERPORE SC. ifawb.org. Indian Football Association. 17 September 2022. 20 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220920170955/https://ifawb.org/team/kidderpore-sc/.
2. News: WHEN EASTERN RAILWAY RAN ON FULL STEAM (1958) . www.goaldentimes.org . Goalden Times . Chakraborty . Debojyoti . 29 August 2017 . 25 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211111162448/http://www.goaldentimes.org/eastern-railway-ran-full-steam-1958/ . 11 November 2021.
3. Web site: India 1985 – Regional Leagues: Calcutta League. RSSSF. 30 May 2013. Ian. King. Neil. Morrison. Piet. Veroeveren. Mark. Cruickshank. 7 October 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221007120420/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india85.html.
4. Web site: CALCUTTA FC WIN. telegraphindia.com. The Telegraph. 13 July 2001. 26 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20230608141520/https://www.telegraphindia.com/sports/calcutta-fc-win/cid/1230824. Kolkata. 8 June 2023.
5. Web site: IFAWB Clubs: Men's Division (CFL PREMIER DIVISION). ifawb.org. Indian Football Association. 6 October 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221009123425/https://ifawb.org/clubs/. 9 October 2022.
6. Web site: 123RD IFA SHIELD RESULTS 2020–21: Awards after the FINAL (VYBK). 19 December 2020. 2020-12-20. kolkatafootball.com. Kolkata Football. en. 21 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221121071852/https://www.kolkatafootball.com/123_ifa_shield_2020-21/shield_result.html.
7. Web site: ময়দানের তৃতীয় নয়ন. The Third Eye of Kolkata Maidan. prohor.in. Prohor News. Prasenjit. Dutta. bn. Kolkata. 22 May 2022. 21 October 2022. 5 February 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230205002504/https://www.prohor.in/robbaranda-prasenjit-datta-paye-paye-maidane-12.
8. Web site: India 1985 – Regional Leagues: IFA Shield. RSSSF. 30 May 2013. Ian. King. Neil. Morrison. Piet. Veroeveren. Mark. Cruickshank. 7 October 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221007120420/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india85.html#ifashield.
9. Web site: !. threadreaderapp.com. 16 July 2023. 16 July 2023. @ebfchistory (East Bengal Club official fanbase). 16 July 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230716052759/https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1680138656089255937.html.
10. Web site: Player: Sheoo Mewalal. ifawb.com. Indian Football Association. Kolkata. 6 February 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20221127195136/https://ifawb.org/sheoo-mewala/. 27 November 2022.
11. Web site: Remembering India's most prolific centre forward – Sahoo Mewalal . sportskeeda.com . 30 October 2012 . 20 October 2014 . 20 October 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141020191438/http://www.sportskeeda.com/football/remembering-indias-most-prolific-centre-forward-sahoo-mewalal .
12. Web site: Amoy. Ghoshal. Indian Legend Sahu Mewalal Passes Away. www.goal.com. Goal. 28 December 2008. 28 December 2008. 28 December 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20081228135218/http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2008/12/27/1030388/indian-legend-sahu-mewalal-passes-away.
13. Web site: 15 July 2023 . Gautam Sarkar to be awarded Mohun Bagan Ratna; Vishal Kaith, Dimitri Petratos among other awardees . 31 July 2023 . sportstar.thehindu.com . Sportstar . Kolkata . en . 17 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230717095545/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/mohun-bagan-ratna-awards-2023-gautam-sarkar-mbsg-kaith-petratos-award-list-winners-east-bengal/article67084611.ece .
14. Web site: Kolkata Football Academy — Our Coaches: Arun Kumar Ghosh (Vice President Training & Tournaments). kolkatafootballacademy.com. 22 January 2022. 28 July 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230728073739/https://kolkatafootballacademy.com/our-team/.
15. Web site: Former Three Star Club Player Joins Calcutta Football League Side. Goal Nepal. 31 May 2022. 21 July 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220721141015/https://www.goalnepal.com/news/detail/13650. 21 July 2022.
16. Web site: Calcutta Football League (CFL) goes bigger than ever for its historic 125th season. thefangarage.com. The Fan Garage. Kolkata. 5 June 2023. 6 June 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230606060715/https://thefangarage.com/articles/19091-calcutta-football-league-cfl-goes-bigger-than-ever-for-its-historic-125th-season. 6 June 2023.
17. Web site: TNN. 31 May 2023. CFL Premier Div 'A' & 'B' to be merged. Kolkata. The Times of India. 8 June 2023. 31 May 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230531031053/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/cfl-premier-div-a-b-to-be-merged/articleshow/100636021.cms?from=mdr.
18. Web site: Sanghamitra. Chakraborty. 5 June 2023. Calcutta Football League: মোহনবাগান-মহমেডানের গ্রুপে অভিষেকের ক্লাব, ইস্টবেঙ্গলের গ্রুপে ভবানীপুর. Calcutta Football League: Debutant club in Mohun Bagan-Mohammedan group, Bhavanipur in East Bengal group. bn. TV9 Bangla. 5 June 2023. 5 June 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230605154245/https://tv9bangla.com/sports/football/have-a-look-on-2023-calcutta-football-league-premier-division-group-stage-830841.html.
19. Web site: Koushik. Biswas. 5 June 2023. Calcutta Football League : বাজল কলকাতা ফুটবল লিগের ঘণ্টা, কঠিন গ্রুপে মোহনবাগান. Calcutta Football League: Bell of Calcutta Football League rings, Mohun Bagan in tough group. bn. Ei Samay. 5 June 2023. 5 June 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230605154719/https://eisamay.com/sports/football/news/mohun-bagan-is-in-comparatively-tough-group-in-calcutta-football-league/articleshow/100770942.cms.
20. Web site: Calcutta Football League 2023: Confirmed Super Six Phase Teams. Indian Football News. 20 September 2023. 21 September 2023. Kolkata. indianfootballnews.in. 21 September 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230921134805/https://www.indianfootballnews.in/2023/09/calcutta-football-league-super-six-cfl-2023-fixtures.html.
21. Web site: India — List of Bordoloi Trophy Winners. 2021-12-16. RSSSF. 19 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190319131730/http://rsssf.com/tablesi/indiabordoloicuphist.html. live.
22. Web site: List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Bordoloi Trophy. indianfootball.de. 1 March 2021. 6 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211006210335/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/bordoloitrophy.html. dead.
23. Web site: List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Independence Day Cup. Arunava. Chaudhuri. www.indianfootball.de. 7 September 2015. 19 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181019212053/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/independencedaycup.html. dead.
24. Web site: রিঙ্কুকে ডেকেও পেল না মোহনবাগান! পি সেন ট্রফি এবার জমজমাট, তারকার মেলা ময়দানে. the wall.in. The Wall Bureau. Kolkata. Mohun Bagan did not even call Rinku! The P Sen Trophy is now in a crowded, star-studded arena. 17 June 2023 . bn. 25 December 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20240105102434/https://www.thewall.in/tags/Rinku-Singh/mohun-bagan-want-to-sign-rinku-singh-to-play-in-the-prestigious-p-sen-trophy/tid/104907. 5 January 2024.