Kalighat Milan Sangha FC

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Kalighat MS
File:Kalighat Milan Sangha FC logo.png
Full nameKalighat Milan Sangha[1]
Nickname(s)Milan Sangha
(Bengali: মিলন সংঘ)[2]
Short nameKFC, KMS
Founded1944; 81 years ago (1944)[3]
GroundSalt Lake Stadium
Rabindra Sarobar Stadium
Capacity85,000 and 10,000
OwnerKalighat MS Pvt Ltd[4]
ChairmanB Harish Chatterjee
ManagerSujit Chakravarty
LeagueI-League 2nd Division,
Calcutta Football League[5]
20142nd, Group A
Final Round : 3rd

Kalighat Football Club, also known as Kalighat MS or Kalighat Milan Sangha,[6] is an Indian professional football club based in Kalighat, Kolkata, West Bengal,[7] that competes in the Calcutta Football League.[8][9] Founded in 1944, the club has always been amateur but in January 2012 it announced its move into professional football and was accepted into the I-League 2nd Division, the second tier of Indian football league system.[10]

They use several stadiums in Kolkata for Calcutta Premier Division matches,[11] but most of their matches are held at the Salt Lake Stadium, which has a capacity of 85,000.[12]

History[edit]

Formation and journey[edit]

Kalighat Milan Sangha was founded in 1944, in Kalighat, Kolkata, as a cultural association club and has since grown step by step from district to state and national level outfit.[13] In 1966, the club started its association football team through competing in Allen League under license from Indian Football Association (IFA).[14] The club qualified to the first division of the Calcutta Football League for the first time in 1989.

Present years[edit]

They became the first division champions in 2008 to secure a place in the Calcutta Premier Division for the first time in 2009. Winning the 2011 edition of the All Airlines Gold Cup was the club's one of the biggest achievements.[15][16]

In January 2012, it was officially certified by the All India Football Federation to participate in the I-League 2nd Division, the second tier of football in India, and reached to the final round of I-League qualifiers.[17][18] They also participated in the 2013 I-League 2nd Division.[19]

They also participated in the 2014 I-League 2nd Division and moved to the Final Round of I-League Qualifiers,[20][21][22] and achieved third place with 14 points in 8 matches.[23][24]

Besides football, the club along with state football governing body IFA, and Southern Samity have joined the fight against COVID-19 pandemic in West Bengal from May 2021 by providing free vaccinations to people.[25][26][27]

Home stadium[edit]

Main article: Rabindra Sarobar Stadium
Rabindra Sarobar Stadium on a matchday before renovation

Kalighat MS has played all their home matches for previous editions of the National Football League at the Salt Lake Stadium, which has a capacity of 85,000 spectators.[28]

In Calcutta Football League, the club also play at the Rabindra Sarobar Stadium, which is commonly known as Lake Stadium and has a seating capacity of nearly 22,000 spectators.[29]

Ownership[edit]

The club is owned by Kalighat Milan Sangha Football Club Private Limited, which is a non-governmental company incorporated on 18 November 2011. It is situated at 32, Harish Chatterjee Street, Kalighat, Kolkata 700026. Ajit Banerjee and Abesh Banerjee served as the board members and directors.[30]

During their previous Calcutta Football League seasons, Kalighat MS brought sponsors like Simoco mobiles.

Other departments[edit]

Besides football, Kalighat Milan Sangha have other active departments including men's cricket (known as Kalighat Club).[31][32] They use Kolkata Maidan fields for practice and plays at Kalighat ground. They often play at the Eden Gardens. The cricket section is situated at Outram Road, Tent Maidan, near Park Street, Kolkata. The cricket team primarily competes in the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) First Division tournament,[33] and also participate tournaments like JC Mukherjee T-20 Trophy,[34] A.N. Ghosh Memorial Trophy, CAB One Day League and P. Sen Trophy.[35]

In May 2018, Indian international Wriddhiman Saha opened a cricket coaching camp (Kalighat MS–P. Sen memorial coaching camp) at the Kalighat Club to nurture young talents.[36]

Honours[edit]

League[edit]

Cup[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Mumbai Tigers vs Kalighat Milan Sangha: I-League 2nd Division deccanherald.com. Retrieved 29 July 2021
  2. ↑ KALIGHAT MILAN SANGHA CULTURAL ASSOCIATION CLUB (in Bengali) bengali.abplive.com. Retrieved 29 July 2021
  3. ↑ "Club". kmsfc.com. KMSFC.
  4. ↑ Kalighat Milan Sangha Club private limited zaubacorp.com. Retrieved 23 February 2021
  5. ↑ East Bengal vs Kalighat MS match report Goal.com. Retrieved 23 February 2021
  6. ↑ "Top five underdog teams in Calcutta Football League 2019". Khel Now. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  7. ↑ KALIGHAT MILAN SANGHA FOOTBALL CLUB Soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 February 2021
  8. ↑ "East Bengal 4–3 Kalighat MS: Red and Gold brigade come out on top in 7 goal thriller". Goal.com. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
  9. ↑ "Calcutta Premier Division A 2019/20". indiafooty.com. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  10. ↑ Mumbai Tiger's late strike edge past Kalighat MS Deccan Herald. Retrieved 1 August 2021
  11. ↑ "Kalighat MS edge past Md. Sporting". Telegraph India. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  12. ↑ "Yuva Bharati Krirangan (Salt Lake Stadium)". StadiumDB.com. Retrieved 8 May 2016..
  13. ↑ Vaz, John. "East Bengal 4-3 Kalighat MS: Red and Gold brigade come out on top in 7 goal thriller". Goal.com. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  14. ↑ https://ifawb.org/team/kalighat-ms/
  15. ↑ "Club". kmsfc.com. KMSFC.
  16. ↑ Indianfootball.de List of All Airlines Gold Cup winners and runners-ups Indianfootball.de. Retrieved 20 April 2021
  17. ↑ "5 city teams in the 2nd Division". The Telegraph (Calcutta). 2 January 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
  18. ↑ "AIFF 2nd Divn. I-League - 2012". www.kolkatafootball.com. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  19. ↑ "Shabeer show helps Eagles stay afloat in second division I-League". The Times of India. 13 March 2013. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013.
  20. ↑ "2nd Division League Starts in Feb '14". Archived from the original on 11 January 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  21. ↑ "Wahingdoh prove 'two' good for Kalighat MS". aiff.com. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  22. ↑ "Kalighat drub United Sikkim". assamtribune.com. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  23. ↑ "2nd Division League Starts in Feb '14". Archived from the original on 11 January 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  24. ↑ "2nd Div League: Teams Qualified". Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  25. ↑ Kolkata football clubs join hands in COVID vaccination drive The Bridge. Retrieved 1 August 2021
  26. ↑ "IFA teams up with local clubs to lead vaccination drive in Kolkata". The Hindu. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  27. ↑ "Football clubs in Kolkata join hands to provide free COVID-19 vaccination". First Post. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  28. ↑ Deb, Debapriya. "Pailan Arrows: Team Analysis and Season Preview 2011/12". The Hard Tackle. Archived from the original on 4 January 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
  29. ↑ "ATK's home ground will be Rabindra Sarobar stadium". Business Standard. Press Trust of India. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  30. ↑ Kalighat Milan Sangha Football Club Private Limited The Economic Times. Retrieved 1 July 2021
  31. ↑ Kalighat Cricket Club players Sportskeeda. Retrieved 1 August 2021
  32. ↑ CAB First Division Clubs Archived 23 October 2020 at the Wayback Machine The Cricket Association of Bengal. Retrieved 2 July 2021
  33. ↑ Kalighat Club vs Calcutta Customs Club, Match 9, Bengal T20 cricketworld.com. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  34. ↑ Mohammedan reach pre quarters of JC Mukherjee T-20 Trophy Archived 9 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine MMC official website. Retrieved 2 July 2021
  35. ↑ Early History of Bengal Cricket leading to the formation of the Cricket Association of Bengal in 1928 Archived 23 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine. The Cricket Association Of Bengal (CAB) Retrieved 2 July 2021
  36. ↑ Wriddhiman Saha official Twitter.com. Retrieved 1 August 2021
  37. ↑ "ROYAL WAHINGDOH ARE SECOND DIVISION CHAMPIONS". I-League. 11 April 2014. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  38. ↑ 2014 I-League 2nd Division final round Globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 12 May 2021
  39. ↑ "CFL 2018-19". kolkatafootball.com. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  40. ↑ "Kalighat MS stun Mohammedan Sporting 3-2 in Airlines Gold Cup". Deccanchronicle.com. 17 August 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2012.

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