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{{Short description|Indian football team}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=July 2021}}
{{Infobox football club
| clubname = B.S.S. Sporting Club
| image = BSS Sporting Club logo.png
| image_size = 300px
| fullname = Behala Sanskritik Sammilani Sporting Club<ref name="KN1">{{cite news|first=Sourav|last=Ganguly|title=Top five underdog teams in Calcutta Football League 2019|url=https://khelnow.com/news/article/calcutta-football-league-2019-top-five-underdog-teams|access-date=27 July 2019|website=khelnow.com|publisher=Khel Now|date=25 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200518013020/https://khelnow.com/football/calcutta-football-league-2019-top-five-underdog-teams|archive-date=18 May 2020}}</ref>
| nickname = Behala Warriors
| short name = B.S.S. <br/> BSC
| founded = {{start date and age|2015}}
| ground = [[Sailen Manna Stadium]]
| capacity = 15,000
| owner = Jayanta Chakraborty
| mgrtitle = Head coach
| manager =
| league = [[Calcutta Football League|Calcutta Premier Division]]
| season = [[2023 Calcutta Premier Division|2023]]
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'''B.S.S. Sporting Club''' is a professional [[association football|football]] club based in [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]].<ref>[https://int.soccerway.com/teams/india/bss-sporting/47896/ BSS Sporting Club profile and statistics] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210814115441/https://int.soccerway.com/teams/india/bss-sporting/47896/ |date=14 August 2021 }}. ''Soccerway.com''. Retrieved 14 August 2021.</ref> Founded in 2015, the club competes in [[Calcutta Football League|CFL Premier Division]],<ref>{{cite web|first=Sulaya|last=Singha|url=https://www.sangbadpratidin.in/sports/football/bhawanipore-club-becomes-the-group-champion-of-cfl-2022/|title=এক ম্যাচ বাকি থাকতেই গ্রুপ চ্যাম্পিয়ন হয়ে কলকাতা লিগের সুপার সিক্সে ভবানীপুর ক্লাব|date=10 September 2022|access-date=31 October 2022|trans-title=Bhawanipore Club became the group champion in Super Six of Calcutta League with one match left|website=sangbadpratidin.in|publisher=Sangbad Pratidin Digital|location=Kolkata|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221019125918/https://www.sangbadpratidin.in/sports/football/bhawanipore-club-becomes-the-group-champion-of-cfl-2022/|archive-date=19 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kolkatafootball.com/ifa_cfl_premier_2018-19/result.html#aug_9|title=Calcutta Football League 2018-19|website=kolkatafootball.com|access-date=29 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118232121/https://www.kolkatafootball.com/ifa_cfl_premier_2018-19/result.html|archive-date=18 November 2021}}</ref> the top-tier football league in West Bengal organised by [[Indian Football Association]],<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> football governing body of West Bengal.<ref>{{Cite web|date=7 June 2020|first=Abhishek|last=Ganguly|title=CFL Premier Division A side BSS Sporting Club supports people affected by cyclone Amphan|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/off-the-field/cfl-premier-division-a-side-bss-sporting-club-supports-people-affected-by-cyclone-amphan/articleshow/76243933.cms|access-date=2021-07-18|website=The Times of India|language=en|archive-date=18 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210718140853/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/off-the-field/cfl-premier-division-a-side-bss-sporting-club-supports-people-affected-by-cyclone-amphan/articleshow/76243933.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>

== History ==
B.S.S. Sporting Club, which started its journey in the year 2015, has already became a pioneer in the Kolkata football circuits. It has created history by becoming champions for consecutive 3 years in the CFL lower divisions, before stepping into the Premier Division.<ref>{{Cite web|last=mullick|first=sounak|date=2019-08-27|title=Calcutta Football League 2019: Mohun Bagan vs BSS {{!}} Match Preview, Team News, Live Streaming details|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/calcutta-football-league-2019-mohun-bagan-vs-bss-match-preview-team-news-live-streaming-details|access-date=2021-07-18|website=www.sportskeeda.com|language=en-us|archive-date=18 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210718140854/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/calcutta-football-league-2019-mohun-bagan-vs-bss-match-preview-team-news-live-streaming-details|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2019, B.S.S. Sporting participated in [[Sikkim Gold Cup|Governor's Gold Cup]] in [[Sikkim]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=39th sikkim governors gold cup 2019 matches{{!}}Indian live football|url=http://www.kolkatafootball.com/|access-date=2021-07-18|website=www.kolkatafootball.com|language=en|archive-date=13 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181113172227/http://kolkatafootball.com/|url-status=live}}</ref>

B.S.S. Sporting has been participating in the prestigious [[IFA Shield]] tournament as well, since 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mohamed |first=Farzan |title=IFA Shield 2020: Preview, fixtures, squads, match timings, telecast and more |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/indian-football/ifa-shield-2020-preview-fixtures-match-timings-telecast |access-date=2022-07-09 |website=www.sportskeeda.com |language=en-us |archive-date=9 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220709105147/https://www.sportskeeda.com/indian-football/ifa-shield-2020-preview-fixtures-match-timings-telecast |url-status=live }}</ref> In June 2023, the Indian Football Association (IFA) announced the merger of both Premier Division A and B of the [[Calcutta Football League]] ahead of its 125th edition, in which BSS was placed in Group II.<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>

== Stadium ==
[[Sailen Manna Stadium]] (also known as Howrah Municipal Corporation Stadium) is club's home stadium, together with Baksha Sporting Association Ground.

== Personnel ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+Current technical staff (as of 1 July 2022)
!Position
!Name
|-
|Head coach
|
|-
| Team manager
|{{flagicon|IND}} Jayanta Chakraborty
|-
|Assistant coach
|{{flagicon|IND}} Anup Nag
|-
|Goalkeeping coach
|{{flagicon|IND}} Jagdish Ghosh
|-
|Fitness coach
|{{flagicon|IND}} Chiranjit Malakar
|-
|Physio
|{{flagicon|IND}} Kunal Ghosh
|}

== Players ==

=== Current squad ===
{{Updated|25 July 2021}}
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|nat=IND|pos=GK|name=[[Priyant Singh]]}}
{{Fs player|nat=IND|pos=GK|name=Sourav Chakraborthy}}
{{Fs player|nat=IND|pos=GK|name=Sayantan Pyne}}
{{Fs player|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=[[Dipendu Dowary]]}}
{{Fs player|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=Tonmoy Ghosh}}
{{Fs player|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=Ainish Jamadar}}
{{Fs player|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=Pradip Patra}}
{{Fs player|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=Totan Das}}
{{Fs player|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=Amod Mahato}}
{{Fs player|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=Karan Thapa}}
{{Fs player|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=Partha Mondal}}
{{Fs player|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=[[Kunal Ghosh (footballer)|Kunal Ghosh]]}}
{{Fs player|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=Argha Chakraborthy}}
{{Fs player|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=Samar Kumir}}
{{Fs player|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=Deepak Kumar Rajak}}
{{fs mid}}
{{Fs player|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=Pritam Roy}}
{{Fs player|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=Anirban Das}}
{{Fs player|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=Sajal Bag}}
{{Fs player|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=Goutam Kujur}}
{{Fs player|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=Soumitr Dey}}
{{Fs player|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=Sunil Karmakar}}
{{Fs player|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=[[Tirthankar Sarkar]]}}
{{Fs player|nat=IND|pos=FW|name=Rahul Kumar Paswan}}
{{Fs player|nat=IND|pos=FW|name=Rajen Burman}}
{{Fs player|nat=Ghana|pos=FW|name=Kwesi Seesay}}
{{Fs player|nat=IND|pos=FW|name=Karthik Das}}
{{Fs player|nat=IND|pos=FW|name=Asif Hembram}}
{{Fs player|nat=IND|pos=FW|name=Suvam Singh}}
{{Fs player|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=Sourav Roy}}
{{Fs player|nat=CIV|pos=FW|name=[[Léonce Dodoz]]}}
{{Fs end}}

== Statistics and records ==
2020-21 CFL Premier Division A: '''Quarter-Final'''

2019-20 CFL Premier Division A: '''6th''' place

2018-19 CFL Premier Division B:
'''4th''' place

2017-18 CFL 1st Division:
'''1st''' place

2016-17 CFL 2nd Division:
'''1st''' place

2015-16 CFL 3rd Division:
'''1st''' place

== Honours ==
===League===
*'''[[Calcutta Football League|CFL]] 1st Division'''
**Champions (1): 2017
*'''[[Calcutta Football League|CFL]] 2nd Division'''
**Champions (1): 2016
*'''[[Calcutta Football League|CFL]] 3rd Division'''
**Champions (1): 2015<ref>{{Cite web|title=Home {{!}} BSS Spoerting|url=http://www.bsssportingclub.com/|access-date=2021-07-18|website=www.bsssportingclub.com|archive-date=18 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210718140854/http://www.bsssportingclub.com/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Cup===
*'''[[Trades Cup]]'''<ref>{{cite web|first=Hans|last=Schöggl|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india-tradescup.html|title=India — List of Trades Cup Winners|website=[[RSSSF]]|date=2014|access-date=24 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927050302/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india-tradescup.html|archive-date=27 September 2022}}</ref>
**Champions (1): 2017<ref>{{Cite web|title=IFA Trades Challenge Cup 2017|url=http://www.kolkatafootball.com/ifa_trades_cup_2017/sf_final.html|website=kolkatafootball.com|date=16 June 2017|access-date=27 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200219173051/http://www.kolkatafootball.com/ifa_trades_cup_2017/sf_final.html|archive-date=19 February 2020}}</ref>
*'''Republic Cup [[Lumding]]'''
**Champions (1): 2023

==See also==
* [[Football in Kolkata]]
* [[List of football clubs in West Bengal]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Official website|bsssportingclub.com}}
*{{Facebook|100063530002903}}
*[https://int.soccerway.com/teams/india/bss-sporting/47896/ BSS Sporting Club] at Soccerway

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