Indian association football club
Football club
Kalighat Milan Sangha Football Club (known simply as Kalighat MS , formerly Kalighat Club )
[3]
[4] is an Indian
multi-sports club based in
Kalighat ,
Kolkata ,
West Bengal .
[5]
[6] Its
football team currently competes in the Premier Division of
Calcutta Football League .
[7]
Founded in 1944, the club has mostly been amateur, but in January 2012 it moved into professional football when it was included in the
I-League 2nd Division ,
[8] then second tier of
Indian football league system .
[9]
History
Formation and journey
Kalighat Milan Sangha was founded in 1944,
[10]
[11] in Kalighat, Kolkata,
[12] as a cultural association club and has since grown step by step from district to state and national level outfit.
[13]
[14] The club is continuation of Kalighat Club, formed long ago, that left
Indian Football Association in 1939 with Mohammedan and East Bengal to form BFA, but rejoined later.
[15] In 1966, the club started its football team through competing in Allen League under license from
Indian Football Association (IFA).
[16]
[17] The club qualified to the first division of the Calcutta Football League for the first time in 1989.
Present years
They secured 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 biggest achievement.
[18]
[19]
[20]
In January 2012, it was officially certified by the
All India Football Federation to participate in the
I-League 2nd Division , and reached to the final round.
[21]
[22] They also participated in the
2013 I-League 2nd Division .
[23] In 2014
Sikkim Gold Cup , Kalighat Milan Sangha reached the semi-final but lost 1–0 to
Manang Marshyangdi of Nepal at the end.
[24] They also participated in the
2014 I-League 2nd Division and moved to the
final round ,
[25]
[26] finishing third with 14 points in 8 matches.
[27]
[28] Later in 2018, the club reached semi-finals of Darjeeling Gold Cup.
[29] They participated in
2020 IFA Shield ,
[30] reaching the quarter-finals.
Besides football, the club has joined the fight against
COVID-19 pandemic in West Bengal from May 2021 by providing free vaccinations to people.
[31]
[32]
[33] In July 2022, they participated in Naihati Gold Cup.
[34] After its relegation to the Premier Division B in 2021, Kalighat MS gained its promotion to Premier Division A after winning the
2022 season .
[35]
In June 2023, the Indian Football Association (IFA) announced merger of both the Premier Division A and B of the
Calcutta Football League , ahead of its 125th edition, in which Kalighat MS was allowed to compete in Group I.
[36]
[37]
[38]
[39]
Home 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 .
[40]
[41]
In Calcutta Football League, the club also plays at the
Rabindra Sarobar Stadium , which is commonly known as Lake Stadium and has a seating capacity of 22,000 spectators.
[42]
Ownership
The club is owned by Kalighat Milan Sangha Football Club Private Limited, which is a non-governmental company incorporated on 18 November 2011. Ajit Banerjee and Abesh Banerjee served as the board members and directors.
[43]
Other departments
Men's cricket
Front view of Kalighat Club tent in Kolkata Maidan in 2013
Club's
men's cricket section is known as "Kalighat Club",
[44]
[45] and is currently based in Outram Road, Maidan Tent, Kolkata.
[46] 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,
[16] primarily competes in the
Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) First Division tournament,
[47]
[48]
[49]
[50]
[51] and also participate tournaments like JC Mukherjee T-20 Trophy, A.N. Ghosh Memorial Trophy, CAB One Day League and
P. Sen Trophy .
[52]
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.
[53] The club also operates women's cricket section, that takes part in CAB Women's Club T20 League annually.
[54]
Honours
J. C. Mukherjee Trophy
Runners-up (1): 2016–17
[55]
CAB First Division Championship
Winners (1): 2022–23
[56]
Runners-up (1): 2021–22
[57]
In 2014, Kalighat Milan Sangha launched its U19 team to participate in the
Elite League (India) .
[58] The U19 team was first participated in the league during the
2014 I-League U19 season from Kolkata zone", but failed to qualify for the final round.
[59]
[60]
[61]
[62]
Honours
League
Cup
See also
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Shahabuddin, K. S. (2012). Chapter 7. Summer Holidays and Football in Calcutta (
archived; 23 September 2013 ).
Nath, Nirmal (2011).
History of Indian Football: Upto 2009–10 . Readers Service.
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Dineo, Paul; Mills, James (2001).
Soccer in South Asia: Empire, Nation, Diaspora .
London , United Kingdom: Frank Cass Publishers.
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the original on 25 July 2022.
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