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]
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.
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]
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]
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]
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]
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