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United Sports Club
File:ChiragUnitedSC.png
Full nameUnited Sports Club
Founded1927; 98 years ago (1927) (as Eveready Association)[1]
GroundKalyani Stadium[2]
Capacity20,000
ChairmanSubrata Bhattacharya[3]
CoachAnanta Kumar Ghosh[4]
LeagueCalcutta Premier Division A
2019Champions

United Sports Club (formerly known as both Prayag United and Chirag United)[5] is an Indian professional football Club based in Kolkata, West Bengal. The club currently competes in the Calcutta Premier Division A.[6] The club has also competed in the I-League, then top flight of Indian football league system.[7][8][9][10][11][12]

History

1927 – 2009

United SC was originally established in 1927 as Eveready Association Club. In 2006, it was renamed as United Sports Club to attract a title sponsor and the football division owned by United Sport Football Team Private Ltd.[13] With the inflow of sponsorship, the club clinched promotion to the first division of the I-League in 2007.[14] Previously the club has competed in the National Football League (India) before joining the newly formed I-League.[15]

Chirag United players (in purple) in action with East Bengal FC during the 2008–09 I-League.

2010 – present

Shankar Oraon during the club's preseason training in 2011.

For the 2010–11 I-League season United SC played at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata. On Indian Transfer deadline day United SC made headline news by signing India national football team striker Sunil Chhetri until the end of the season.[16] On 3 April 2011, Chhetri scored his first goal for Chirag United against Dempo, however, Dempo won the match 4–2.[17] Chhetri then scored a brace on 29 April 2011 against ONGC to help salvage a 2–2 draw for Chirag.[18] In June 2011 after the I-League season ended, old sponsors Chirag chose to cut ties with United SC and thus Chirag United SC became Prayag United Sports Club. Even though the team has lost a lot in terms of sponsorship money the club is still able to sign and retain their current players.

Lalkamal Bhowmick of Chirag United, making an early inroad against HAL SC during the 2010–11 I-League.

On 3 August 2011 it was announced that United Sports Club had signed a sponsorship deal with Prayag Group and on 7 August 2011 United Sports Club officially changed their name to Prayag United S.C.[19]

The association, however was cancelled in the summer of the 2013, when the company found itself involved in the chit-fund scam. The name was again changed to United Sports Club.[20]

In November 2012, Dutchman Eelco Schattorie was roped in by the club as their new manager and he managed his first game in India on 10 November 2012, where he led Prayag to a 10–1 victory over newly promoted United Sikkim.[21] Schattorie won his first and only cup for the side on 20 March 2013 when Prayag United defeated East Bengal in the IFA Shield final 1–0 through a Ranti Martins goal.[22] The following season in the I-League, They thrashed Air India FC by 5–1 margin,[23] and eventually finished the 2012–13 campaign leading Prayag United to a fourth-place finish with 44 points.[24][25][26][27] In that season, they emerged as the runners-up of the 2012 IFA Shield, losing to East Bengal by 4–2 on penalties.[28][29]

In 2013, the club won their maiden IFA Shield title by defeating East Bengal FC in the final by 1–0 margin.[30] In that competition (Semi-finals), they also defeated a foreign side Deportivo Saprissa of Costa Rica.[31]

After the end of 2013–14 I-League season, United finished on tenth position with 26 points in 24 matches and was evicted from I-League for not fulfilling the Asian Football Confederation's club licensing criteria.[32][33]

On 24 July 2015, it was announced that the club appointed Bino George as the new head coach.[34]

Crest

File:ChiragUnitedSC.png
Crest of the club

The club crest is designed in the shape of a blue and white circle. The logo includes the words United Sports Club in the blue strip of the crest. This is to show United Sports Club as the main name of the club. Inside the crest is a peacock on top of a football.

Colours

While the crest is blue and white, the official colours of United SC are purple and yellow. While still sponsored and owned by Chirag Computers, United Sports Club's official colours were purple and white. The home kit for United SC includes a purple and yellow jersey with purple shorts and white socks while the away kit is all white with red socks.

Ownership

Originally established in 1927 as the Everready Association, the club was renamed as the United Sports Club in 2006, following financial backing by Chirag Computers, a subsidiary of RP Group Company. With the inflow of sponsorship thereafter, the club clinched promotion to the first division of the I-League in 2008.[35]

Stadium

Main articles: Kalyani Stadium and Salt Lake Stadium
An outside view of the Kalyani Municipal Corporation Stadium

United Sports Club currently plays at the 20,000 seating Kalyani Municipal Corporation Stadium in Kalyani.[36] Though the officials initially said that club would move to Siliguri, they have decided to stay in Kalyani for the 2013–14 season and continued there.[19]

The Salt Lake Stadium home of United Sports alongside SC East Bengal and Mohun Bagan AC

Previously the club has also used the iconic 85,000 seater Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata for their home matches of the I-League and Calcutta Football League.

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
2007–2011 None Chirag Computers[37]
2011–2013 Prayag Group
2013–2014 None
2015–2018 Vamos Krishi Bharati

Players

First-team squad

As of 27 July 2016

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK India IND Sangram Mukherjee
— GK India IND Arindam Ghosh
— GK India IND Monotosh Chakraborty
— DF India IND Snehangshu das
— DF India IND Akhil Rajbanshi
— DF India IND Barun Oraon
— DF India IND Sujay Oraon
— DF India IND Santu Singh
— DF India IND Prabhat Lakra
— DF India IND Samrat Chakraborty
— DF India IND Sanjoy Ghosh
— DF India IND Soumik Chakraborty
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF India IND Dinesh Bhagat
— MF India IND Jagannath Oraon
— MF India IND Amod Mahato
— MF India IND Babun Das
— MF India IND Tanmoy Mondal
— FW India IND Bivash Sarkar
— FW India IND Sk. Raju
— FW India IND Md. Rashid
— FW India IND Mousoof Naizan
— FW India IND Sabas Saleel
— FW India IND Dipankar Sarkar
— FW India IND Sandip Bhattacharya
— FW India IND Shankar Oraon
— FW India IND Budhiram Tudu
— FW India IND Suhair V.P.

Notable players

World Cup player

Carlos Hernández, the Costa Rican footballer appeared in the 2006 FIFA World Cup and also played for United Sports Club,[38][39] from 2012 to 2013.

Foreign players

Honours

Domestic

File:Durand Cup.jpg
The coveted Durand Cup trophy, won by United SC for one occasion
Champions (1): 2008 (as Chirag United)[47]
Champions (1): 2010[48]
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up (1): 2011[49]
Champions (2): 2013,[51] 2015 (as U-19 team)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up (2): 2005 (as Eveready Association),[52] 2012[53]
Champions (1): 2003 (as Eveready Association)[54]
Champions (1): 2004 (as Eveready Association)[55][56]
  • Amta Sanhati Gold Cup
Champions (1): 2015

Team records

1st or W Winners
2nd or RU Runners-up
↑ Promoted
↓ Relegated
♦ Top scorer in division
Results of league and cup competitions by season
Season Division P W D L F A Pts Pos Federation Cup Super Cup Asia Round reached Name Goals
League Top goalscorer
2008 IL2 5 4 1 0 9 4 13 1st — — — — — —
2008–09 IL 22 6 8 8 20 26 26 8th Group — — — — —
2009–10 IL 26 8 8 10 33 39 32 8th Group — — — Edmilson 9
2010–11 IL 26 5 14 7 31 36 29 8th Group — — — Sunil Chhetri 7

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Fourth oldest club competition, organized by the IFA (W.B.) and played between local clubs of West Bengal and other invited ones.

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