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{{Short description|Indian association football club}} | {{Short description|Indian association football club based in Kolkata}} | ||
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}} | {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}} | ||
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}} | {{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}} | ||
{{Infobox football club | {{Infobox football club | ||
| clubname = Rainbow | | clubname = Rainbow AC | ||
| fullname = Aditya School of Sports Rainbow Athletic Club<ref>[https://globalsportsarchive.com/team/soccer/nbp-rainbow-ac/38868/ NBP Rainbow Athletic Club profile and archive] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210715182806/https://globalsportsarchive.com/team/soccer/nbp-rainbow-ac/38868/ |date=15 July 2021 }} ''globalsportsarchive.com''. Retrieved 15 July 2021</ref> | | image = Rainbow AC.svg | ||
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| | | fullname = Aditya School of Sports Rainbow Athletic Club<ref>[https://globalsportsarchive.com/team/soccer/nbp-rainbow-ac/38868/ NBP Rainbow Athletic Club profile and archive] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210715182806/https://globalsportsarchive.com/team/soccer/nbp-rainbow-ac/38868/ |date=15 July 2021}} ''globalsportsarchive.com''. Retrieved 15 July 2021.</ref> | ||
| short name = ASOS | |||
| nickname = | |||
| founded = {{start date and years ago|1956|df=yes}} | | founded = {{start date and years ago|1956|df=yes}} | ||
| ground = | | ground = Amal Dutta Stadium, Dumdum | ||
| capacity = | | capacity = 15,000 | ||
| owner = Aditya Group | | owner = Aditya Group | ||
| mgrtitle = Head coach | | mgrtitle = Head coach | ||
| manager = | | manager = Aditya Chatterjee | ||
| league = [[Calcutta Football League| | | league = [[Calcutta Football League|CFL Premier Division]] | ||
| season = [[2023 Calcutta Premier Division|2023]] | | season = [[2023 Calcutta Premier Division|2023]] | ||
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| website = https://adityaschoolofsports.com/aditya-school-of-sports-collaborated-with-rainbow-ac/ | | website = [https://adityaschoolofsports.com/aditya-school-of-sports-collaborated-with-rainbow-ac/ Official website] | ||
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'''Rainbow Athletic Club''' ( | '''Rainbow Athletic Club''' ({{langx|bn|রেইনবো অ্যাথলেটিক ক্লাব}}) is an Indian professional [[association football|football]] club based in [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=NBP Rainbow AC live score, schedule and results – Football – SofaScore|url=https://www.sofascore.com/team/football/nbp-rainbow-ac/264308|access-date=17 September 2020|website=www.sofascore.com|archive-date=16 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220416070922/https://www.sofascore.com/team/football/nbp-rainbow-ac/264308|url-status=live}}</ref> that competes in the [[Calcutta Football League|Calcutta Premier Division]]. | ||
The club was formerly known as '''Rainbow Athletic Club''' or simply '''Rainbow''',<ref>[https://int.soccerway.com/teams/india/rainbow/36969/ Rainbow AC team profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220416070922/https://us.soccerway.com/teams/india/rainbow/36969/ |date=16 April 2022}} ''Soccerway.com''. Retrieved 7 March 2021.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kolkatafootball.com/ifa_cfl_premier_a_2017/team.html|title=IFA CFL Calcutta Premier League teams 2017|publisher=Kolkata Football|website=kolkatafootball.com|access-date=4 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210904130906/https://www.kolkatafootball.com/ifa_cfl_premier_a_2017/team.html|archive-date=4 September 2021}}</ref> and as '''NBP Rainbow Athletic Club''' due to sponsorship ties.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ifawb.org/clubs/|title=IFAWB Clubs: Men's Division (CFL PREMIER DIVISION)|website=ifawb.org|publisher=[[Indian Football Association]]|access-date=6 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221009123425/https://ifawb.org/clubs/|archive-date=9 October 2022}}</ref> In 2018, Rainbow AC participated in the [[I-League 2|I-League 2nd Division]], the second tier of the [[Indian football league system]]. In 2020, the club was acquired by the Indian [[Conglomerate (company)|conglomerate]] Aditya Group, and officially renamed as '''Aditya School of Sports Rainbow Athletic Club''', abbreviated as '''ASOS Rainbow AC'''.<ref>[https://globalsportsarchive.com/team/soccer/nbp-rainbow-ac/38868/ NBP Rainbow AC profile and archive] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210715182806/https://globalsportsarchive.com/team/soccer/nbp-rainbow-ac/38868/ |date=15 July 2021}} ''globalsportsarchive.com''. Retrieved 15 July 2021.</ref> | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
The team was founded in 1956 as | The team was founded in 1956 as Baranagore Rainbow Club by football enthusiast Pradip Roy and his associates. It was later renamed NBP Rainbow AC. The club has a rivalry with [[East Bengal Club]], [[Mohun Bagan]], [[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan Sporting]], and [[Peerless SC]]. | ||
Rainbow participates in the [[Calcutta Football League]] Premier Division. | |||
In the 2019–20 season, the team was managed by Jahar Das.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kolkatafootballacademy.com/our-team/|title=Kolkata Football Academy — Our Coaches: Jahar Das (Vice President and Head of Youth Development AFC 'A' Licence and Goalz Coaching)|website=kolkatafootballacademy.com|access-date=22 January 2022|archive-date=26 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326214712/https://kolkatafootballacademy.com/our-team/}}</ref> In 2020, the club entered into a partnership with Indian conglomerate Aditya Group. It was announced that the new entity would have former India international [[Debjit Ghosh]] as its technical director.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.arunfoot.com/xtratime-video-kolkatas-rainbow-ac-partners-aditya-group/|title=XtraTime VIDEO: Kolkata’s Rainbow AC partners Aditya Group!|website=arunfoot.com (Arunava About Football)|access-date=7 March 2021|archive-date=25 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125143029/https://www.arunfoot.com/xtratime-video-kolkatas-rainbow-ac-partners-aditya-group/}}</ref> | |||
In | In June 2023, the IFA announced the merger of both Premier Division A and B of the Calcutta Football League ahead of its 125th edition, in which Rainbow was placed in Group B.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thefangarage.com/articles/19091-calcutta-football-league-cfl-goes-bigger-than-ever-for-its-historic-125th-season|title=Calcutta Football League (CFL) goes bigger than ever for its historic 125th season|website=thefangarage.com|publisher=The Fan Garage|location=Kolkata|date=5 June 2023|access-date=6 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606060715/https://thefangarage.com/articles/19091-calcutta-football-league-cfl-goes-bigger-than-ever-for-its-historic-125th-season|archive-date=6 June 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Sanghamitra|last=Chakraborty|date=5 June 2023|url=https://tv9bangla.com/sports/football/have-a-look-on-2023-calcutta-football-league-premier-division-group-stage-830841.html|title=Calcutta Football League: মোহনবাগান-মহমেডানের গ্রুপে অভিষেকের ক্লাব, ইস্টবেঙ্গলের গ্রুপে ভবানীপুর|trans-title=Calcutta Football League: Debutant club in Mohun Bagan-Mohammedan group, Bhavanipur in East Bengal group|language=bn|work=TV9 Bangla|accessdate=5 June 2023|archive-date=5 June 2023|archive-url=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}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Koushik|last=Biswas|date=5 June 2023|url=https://eisamay.com/sports/football/news/mohun-bagan-is-in-comparatively-tough-group-in-calcutta-football-league/articleshow/100770942.cms|title=Calcutta Football League : বাজল কলকাতা ফুটবল লিগের ঘণ্টা, কঠিন গ্রুপে মোহনবাগান|trans-title=Calcutta Football League: Bell of Calcutta Football League rings, Mohun Bagan in tough group|language=bn|work=Ei Samay|accessdate=5 June 2023|archive-date=5 June 2023|archive-url=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}}</ref> | ||
==Logo history== | |||
[[File:ASOS Rainbow AC logo.svg|thumb|ASOS Rainbow AC first logo]] | |||
[[File:Rainbow AC.svg|thumb|ASOS Rainbow AC second logo]] | |||
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Rainbow | |||
==Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors== | ==Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors== | ||
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|New Barrackpore Co-operative Homes Ltd | |New Barrackpore Co-operative Homes Ltd | ||
|- | |- | ||
|2022 | |||
|Vamos | |||
|KREAMZ | |||
|} | |} | ||
== | ==Players== | ||
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{{Fs player|no=1|nat=IND|pos=GK|name= | {{Fs player|no=1|nat=IND|pos=GK|name=Hemanta Ghosh}} | ||
{{Fs player|no= | {{Fs player|no=22|nat=IND|pos=GK|name=[[Shilton Paul]]}} | ||
{{Fs player|no= | {{Fs player|no=|nat=IND|pos=GK|name=Satyabrata Manna}} | ||
{{Fs player|no= | {{Fs player|no=|nat=IND|pos=GK|name=Pranup Limboo}} | ||
{{Fs player|no= | {{Fs player|no=|nat=IND|pos=GK|name=Frevino Fernandes}} | ||
{{Fs player| | {{Fs player|other=Captain|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=Sourav Dasgupta}} | ||
{{Fs player|no= | {{Fs player|no=|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=Ramdinmawia Hnamte}} | ||
{{Fs player|no= | {{Fs player|no=|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=Md Alamgir Hussain}} | ||
{{Fs player|no= | {{Fs player|no=|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=Sagar Raihan Raza}} | ||
{{Fs player| | {{Fs player|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=Sujit Sadhu}}{{Fs player|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=Pramode Pradhan}} | ||
{{Fs player|no= | {{Fs player|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=Bijoy Das}}{{Fs player|no=|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=Shambhu Bera}} | ||
{{ | {{Fs player|no=|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=Urjay Bramha}} | ||
{{Fs player|no= | {{Fs player|no=15|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=Tanchok Hang Subba}} | ||
{{Fs player|no= | {{Fs player|no=16|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=Asish Chettri}} | ||
{{Fs player|no= | {{Fs player|no=|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=Tania Raji}} | ||
{{Fs player|no= | {{Fs player|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=Enjamul Hoque}} | ||
{{Fs player|no= | {{Fs mid}} | ||
{{Fs player|no= | {{Fs player|no=|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=Debayan Saha}} | ||
{{Fs player|no= | {{Fs player|no=6|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=SK Asif Ahmed}} | ||
{{Fs player|no= | {{Fs player|other=8|no=|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=Jagannath Sana}} | ||
{{Fs player|no= | {{Fs player|no=19|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=Pankaj Moullah}} | ||
{{Fs player|no= | {{Fs player|no=|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=Shubhankar Sana}} | ||
{{Fs player|no= | {{Fs player|no=|nat=IND|pos=FW|name=Suraj Mahato}} | ||
{{Fs player| | {{Fs player|no=11|nat=IND|pos=FW|name=Joydeep Gogoi}} | ||
{{Fs player| | {{Fs player|no=|nat=IND|pos=FW|name=Anil Kisku}} | ||
{{Fs player| | {{Fs player|nat=IND|pos=FW|name=Farsad Abdusamad N}}{{Fs player|nat=IND|pos=FW|name=Arkabikash Tudu}}{{Fs player|nat=IND|pos=FW|name=Pritam Sarkar}}{{Fs player|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=Saptak Sherpa}}{{Fs player|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=Firoj Ali}}{{Fs player|nat=IND|pos=FW|name=Cho Tshering Lepcha}}{{Fs player|nat=IND|pos=FW|name=Rajesh Das}}{{Fs player|nat=IND|pos=FW|name=Denzil Ivan Mascarenhas}}{{Fs player|nat=IND|pos=FW|name=Raunak Paul}} | ||
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{{Fs end}} | {{Fs end}} | ||
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==Honours== | ==Honours== | ||
*'''[[Calcutta Football League|CFL Premier Division B]]''' | *'''[[Calcutta Football League|CFL Premier Division B]]''' | ||
**Runners-up (2): [[2016 | **Runners-up (2): [[2016 CFL Premier Division#Premier Division B|2016]], [[2022 CFL Premier Division#Premier Division B|2022]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kolkatafootball.com/ifa_cfl_premier-b_2022/premier-b_result.html/|title=IFA CFL 2022 PREMIER DIVISION – B: ALL RESULTS|website=kolkatafootball.com|publisher=KolkataFootball|location=Kolkata|date=29 September 2022|access-date=20 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221023170319/https://www.kolkatafootball.com/ifa_cfl_premier-b_2022/premier-b_result.html/|archive-date=23 October 2022}}</ref> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[Football in Kolkata]] | * [[Football in Kolkata]] | ||
* [[List of football clubs in Kolkata]] | * [[List of football clubs in West Bengal|List of football clubs in Kolkata]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Football clubs in Kolkata]] | [[Category:Football clubs in Kolkata]] | ||
[[Category:1956 establishments in West Bengal]] | [[Category:1956 establishments in West Bengal]] | ||
[[Category:I-League | [[Category:I-League 2 clubs]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:41, 3 November 2025
| File:Rainbow AC.svg | |||
| Full name | Aditya School of Sports Rainbow Athletic Club[1] | ||
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| Short name | ASOS | ||
| Founded | 1956 | ||
| Ground | Amal Dutta Stadium, Dumdum | ||
| Capacity | 15,000 | ||
| Owner | Aditya Group | ||
| Head coach | Aditya Chatterjee | ||
| League | CFL Premier Division | ||
| Website | [[1] Club website] | ||
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Rainbow Athletic Club (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.) is an Indian professional football club based in Kolkata, West Bengal,[2] that competes in the Calcutta Premier Division.
The club was formerly known as Rainbow Athletic Club or simply Rainbow,[3][4] and as NBP Rainbow Athletic Club due to sponsorship ties.[5] In 2018, Rainbow AC participated in the I-League 2nd Division, the second tier of the Indian football league system. In 2020, the club was acquired by the Indian conglomerate Aditya Group, and officially renamed as Aditya School of Sports Rainbow Athletic Club, abbreviated as ASOS Rainbow AC.[6]
History[edit | edit source]
The team was founded in 1956 as Baranagore Rainbow Club by football enthusiast Pradip Roy and his associates. It was later renamed NBP Rainbow AC. The club has a rivalry with East Bengal Club, Mohun Bagan, Mohammedan Sporting, and Peerless SC.
Rainbow participates in the Calcutta Football League Premier Division.
In the 2019–20 season, the team was managed by Jahar Das.[7] In 2020, the club entered into a partnership with Indian conglomerate Aditya Group. It was announced that the new entity would have former India international Debjit Ghosh as its technical director.[8]
In June 2023, the IFA announced the merger of both Premier Division A and B of the Calcutta Football League ahead of its 125th edition, in which Rainbow was placed in Group B.[9][10][11]
Logo history[edit | edit source]
Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors[edit | edit source]
| Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|
| 2018—2022 | Nike | New Barrackpore Co-operative Homes Ltd |
| 2022 | Vamos | KREAMZ |
Players[edit | edit source]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Records[edit | edit source]
| Season | Div. | Tms. | Pos. | Attendance/G | Federation Cup/Super Cup | Calcutta Football League |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–19 | I-League 2 | 16 | 4th, group C | – | DNP | 5th |
- Key
- Tms. = Number of teams
- Pos. = Position in league
- Attendance/G = Average league attendance
Honours[edit | edit source]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ NBP Rainbow Athletic Club profile and archive Archived 15 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ↑ "NBP Rainbow AC live score, schedule and results – Football – SofaScore". www.sofascore.com. Archived from the original on 16 April 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- ↑ Rainbow AC team profile Archived 16 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine Soccerway.com. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ↑ "IFA CFL Calcutta Premier League teams 2017". kolkatafootball.com. Kolkata Football. Archived from the original on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ NBP Rainbow AC profile and archive Archived 15 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ↑ "Kolkata Football Academy — Our Coaches: Jahar Das (Vice President and Head of Youth Development AFC 'A' Licence and Goalz Coaching)". kolkatafootballacademy.com. Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ↑ "XtraTime VIDEO: Kolkata's Rainbow AC partners Aditya Group!". arunfoot.com (Arunava About Football). Archived from the original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ↑ "Calcutta Football League (CFL) goes bigger than ever for its historic 125th season". thefangarage.com. Kolkata: The Fan Garage. 5 June 2023. Archived from the original on 6 June 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ↑ Chakraborty, Sanghamitra (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]. TV9 Bangla (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 5 June 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- ↑ Biswas, Koushik (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]. Ei Samay (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 5 June 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- ↑ "IFA CFL 2022 PREMIER DIVISION – B: ALL RESULTS". kolkatafootball.com. Kolkata: KolkataFootball. 29 September 2022. Archived from the original on 23 October 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
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