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{{Short description|Indian association football club}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}
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| clubname = George Telegraph
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| fullname = George Telegraph Sports Club<ref>{{cite news|title=Mohammedan SC suffers first loss; go down 1–2 to Tollygunge|url=http://thif-live.com/cfl-mohammedan-sc-suffers-first-loss-go-down-1-2-to-tollygunge/|location=Kolkata|first=Ujjal|last=Sarkhel|publisher=Thif-Live.com|date=9 August 2016|access-date=21 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821022613/http://thif-live.com/cfl-mohammedan-sc-suffers-first-loss-go-down-1-2-to-tollygunge/|archive-date=21 August 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| nickname = Georgians
| founded = {{start date and age|df=yes|1925}}
| mgrtitle = Head coach
| manager = Goutam Ghosh
| stadium = [[Rabindra Sarobar Stadium]] <br/> [[Barasat Stadium]]
| league = [[Calcutta Football League|Calcutta Premier Division]]
| season = [[2023 Calcutta Premier Division|2023]]
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'''George Telegraph Sports Club''' is an Indian [[multisports club]] based in [[Kolkata]],<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><ref>{{cite web|url=https://rplus.in/2021/09/calcutta-football-league-sunday-match-peerless-vs-george-telegraph/|title=রবিবার পিয়ারলেসের বিপক্ষে মাঠে নামছে জর্জ টেলিগ্রাফ|website=rplus.in|publisher=R Plus News Bangla|location=Kolkata, West Bengal|date=18 September 2021|access-date=18 July 2022|language=bn|first=Moinak|last=Maitra|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220718081738/https://rplus.in/2021/09/calcutta-football-league-sunday-match-peerless-vs-george-telegraph/|archive-date=18 July 2022}}</ref> [[West Bengal]], that competes in the [[Calcutta Football League]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kolkatafootball.com/indian_football_news_2019/july.html#cfl_a|title=IFA CFL Premier-A 2019 to start from 26th July|work=KolkataFootball.com|date=22 July 2019|access-date=23 July 2019|archive-date=27 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190727180832/http://kolkatafootball.com/indian_football_news_2019/july.html#cfl_a}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/calcutta-football-league-2019-mohun-bagan-east-bengal/nfazmy4ipk6i11z79i92v5e6k|title=Calcutta Football League 2019 to kick-off on July 26|work=Goal.com|date=22 July 2019|access-date=23 July 2019|url-status=live|archive-date=23 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190723141022/https://www.goal.com/en/news/calcutta-football-league-2019-mohun-bagan-east-bengal/nfazmy4ipk6i11z79i92v5e6k}}</ref> the top tier state football league in [[West Bengal]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Official Website|url=http://georgetelegraph.org/SportsClub.aspx|website=georgetelegraph.org|access-date=26 February 2021|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303205635/http://www.georgetelegraph.org/SportsClub.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/sports/football/top-stories/east-bengal-lose-0-1-against-george-telegraph-in-cfl-tie/amp_articleshow/70609899.cms|title=East Bengal lose 0-1 against George Telegraph in CFL tie|website=The Times of India|access-date=12 May 2021|archive-date=12 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512165141/https://m.timesofindia.com/sports/football/top-stories/east-bengal-lose-0-1-against-george-telegraph-in-cfl-tie/amp_articleshow/70609899.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> The club plays all their home matches at the [[Rabindra Sarobar Stadium]]. They have also competed in the [[I-League 2nd Division]], the second tier of [[Indian football league system]].<ref>{{cite news|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|work=Khel Now|date=25 July 2019|archive-date=18 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200518013020/https://khelnow.com/football/calcutta-football-league-2019-top-five-underdog-teams}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/indian-football/mumbais-kenkre-fc-name-squad-for-2nd-division-i-league|title=Mumbai's Kenkre FC name squad for 2nd Division I-League|date=5 March 2013|access-date=7 March 2023|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri|website=sportskeeda.com|publisher=Sportskeeda|archive-date=7 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307142309/https://www.sportskeeda.com/indian-football/mumbais-kenkre-fc-name-squad-for-2nd-division-i-league}}</ref>

Founded in 1925<ref>[https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/calcutta-football-league-kolkata-football-cfl-east-bengal-george-telegraph-justice-morgan/article28968766.ece Calcutta Football League: George Telegraph vs East Bengal]. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512150237/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/calcutta-football-league-kolkata-football-cfl-east-bengal-george-telegraph-justice-morgan/article28968766.ece |date=12 May 2021 }}. ''sportstar.thehindu.com''. [[Sportstar]]. Retrieved 11 May 2021.</ref> and affiliated with the [[Indian Football Association]] (IFA),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiafooty.com/calcutta-premier-division-a-2019-20/|title=Calcutta Premier Division A 2019/20|access-date=2019-09-12|website=indiafooty.com|archive-date=18 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118195712/http://www.indiafooty.com/calcutta-premier-division-a-2019-20/}}</ref><ref>[https://m.timesofindia.com/sports/football/top-stories/east-bengal-lose-0-1-against-george-telegraph-in-cfl-tie/amp_articleshow/70609899.cms East Bengal vs George Telegraph] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512165141/https://m.timesofindia.com/sports/football/top-stories/east-bengal-lose-0-1-against-george-telegraph-in-cfl-tie/amp_articleshow/70609899.cms |date=12 May 2021 }}. ''timesofindia.indiatimes.com''. [[The Times of India]]. Retrieved 12 May 2021.</ref> the club is known by its nickname "Georgians".<ref name=ILIG>{{cite web|last=Ogunyale|first=Bunmi|title=Indian league is goldmine – Orok Orok Essien|url=http://www.soccerstarng.mobi/story_display_page.php?interviews_id=85|publisher=Soccer Star NG|date=12 April 2013|access-date=21 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130925193917/http://www.soccerstarng.mobi/story_display_page.php?interviews_id=85|archive-date=25 September 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==History==
The club was founded by Haripada Dutta in 1925, and A. L. Corbett, principal of the George Telegraph Institute, became first chairman.<ref name="Inside Sports">{{cite web|url=https://insidesports.in/archives/1892|title=ফুটবলার তুলে আনতে জেলামুখী জর্জ টেলিগ্রাফ স্পোর্টস ক্লাব|website=insidesports.in|publisher=Inside Sports Bengali|language=bn|trans-title=District oriented George Telegraph Sports Club to pick up footballers|location=Kolkata|agency=|date=18 July 2021|access-date=22 October 2022|archive-date=22 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221022070623/https://insidesports.in/archives/1892}}</ref> They started out on the 4th division of the Calcutta League and after 21 years they were finally promoted to the 1st division of [[Calcutta Football League]] beating Rajasthan Athletic Club 3–1. In the same year, they reached the final of the [[IFA Shield]], but due to the anti-British riots the final couldn't be held. Instead of declaring them as joint winners with [[Mohun Bagan AC]], the entire tournament was scrapped. Some of notable Indian footballers including Rajen Ghosh, Monimohan Ghosh,<ref>{{cite web|title=SAMAD: FOOTBALL WIZARD OF INDIA|url=https://www.booksie.com/557024-samad-football-wizard-of-india|date=2020|access-date=7 November 2022|first=S. A.|last=Nasar|publisher=Booksie|archive-date=29 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929235552/https://www.booksie.com/557024-samad-football-wizard-of-india}}</ref> [[Sheoo Mewalal]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ifawb.org/sheoo-mewala/|title=Player: Sheoo Mewalal|website=ifawb.com|publisher=[[Indian Football Association]]|location=Kolkata|access-date=6 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221127195136/https://ifawb.org/sheoo-mewala/|archive-date=27 November 2022}}</ref> [[Sushil Bhattacharya]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.anandabazar.com/sports/east-bengal-first-coach-sushil-bhattacharya-dead-1.178613|title=ইস্টবেঙ্গলের প্রথম কোচ প্রয়াত|first=|last=|website=www.anandabazar.com|publisher=[[Anandabazar Patrika]]|language=bn|trans-title=First coach of East Bengal passed away|location=Kolkata|agency=|date=19 July 2015|access-date=10 October 2022|archive-date=16 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816071947/https://www.anandabazar.com/sports/east-bengal-first-coach-sushil-bhattacharya-dead-1.178613}}</ref> Runu Guha Thakurata, [[Monoranjan Bhattacharya]], [[Satyajit Chatterjee]], Aloke Mukherjee, Shasthi Duley, appeared with George Telegraph.<ref name="Inside Sports"/>

They stayed at the top flight for 66 years<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.goaldentimes.org/eastern-railway-ran-full-steam-1958/ |title=WHEN EASTERN RAILWAY RAN ON FULL STEAM (1958) |website=www.goaldentimes.org |publisher=Goalden Times |last1=Chakraborty |first1=Debojyoti |date=29 August 2017 |access-date=25 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211111162448/http://www.goaldentimes.org/eastern-railway-ran-full-steam-1958/ |archive-date=11 November 2021}}</ref> but in 2002 and 2003, they suffered back-to-back demotions. Then again they got promoted twice in two successive years and since then they have been staying in the top flight. In 2004, they emerged as the runners-up of the [[All Airlines Gold Cup]]. Their first participation in the [[I-League 2nd Division]] was in [[2009 I-League 2nd Division|2009]], where they finished 4th, behind [[Oil India FC]] and were eliminated in the group stage.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kolkatafootball.com/i-league-2nd-divn-2009.html|title=ONGC I-LEAGUE (2nd Division) 2008-2009|website=kolkatafootball.com|access-date=15 February 2021|archive-date=12 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512235837/https://www.kolkatafootball.com/i-league-2nd-divn-2009.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>[https://int.soccerway.com/national/india/i-league-2nd-division/2009/regular-season/group-a/g2506/ I-League 2nd Division 2009 results, standings and statistics] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160812161258/http://int.soccerway.com/national/india/i-league-2nd-division/2009/regular-season/group-a/g2506/ |date=12 August 2016 }} ''Soccerway.com''. Retrieved 26 February 2021</ref> Therefore, George Telegraph was unable to qualify for the [[I-League]], then top tier of [[football in India]]. In 2013, they again got a chance to play in [[I-League 2nd Division]], which became their second season.

In [[2020 IFA Shield|2020]], the George Telegraph emerged as the runners-up in the prestigious [[IFA Shield]] tournament,<ref>{{Cite web|date=19 December 2020|title=IFA Shield: Real Kashmir win first major tournament, beat George Telegraph 2-1|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/ifa-shield-real-kashmir-win-first-major-tournament-beat-george-telegraph-2-1-7111415/|access-date=2020-12-19|publisher=The Indian Express|website=indianexpress.com|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008120542/https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/ifa-shield-real-kashmir-win-first-major-tournament-beat-george-telegraph-2-1-7111415/|archive-date=8 October 2021}}</ref> the third oldest [[association football]] tournament in the world, losing to 2–1 to the [[I-League]] side [[Real Kashmir FC]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=25 Nov 2020|title=IFA Shield Fixture|url=https://ifawb.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/123rd-IFA-Shield-Fixture.pdf|access-date=9 Dec 2020|website=ifawb.org|archive-date=19 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210719074028/https://ifawb.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/123rd-IFA-Shield-Fixture.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kolkatafootball.com/123_ifa_shield_2020-21/shield_result.html|title=123rd IFA Shield 2020–21|website=kolkatafootball.com|access-date=5 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127002620/https://www.kolkatafootball.com/123_ifa_shield_2020-21/shield_result.html|archive-date=27 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=123RD IFA SHIELD RESULTS 2020–21: Awards after the FINAL (VYBK)|url=https://www.kolkatafootball.com/123_ifa_shield_2020-21/shield_result.html|date=19 December 2020|access-date=2020-12-20|website=kolkatafootball.com|publisher=Kolkata Football|language=en|archive-date=21 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221121071852/https://www.kolkatafootball.com/123_ifa_shield_2020-21/shield_result.html}}</ref> They reached the semi-finals of [[2021–22 Calcutta Premier Division]] in November 2021, but their campaign ended with a 1–0 loss to Railway FC.

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 George Telegraph 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>

==Home stadium==
{{Main|Rabindra Sarobar Stadium|Barasat Stadium}}

George Telegraph plays their home matches of [[Calcutta Football League|Calcutta Premier Division]] at the [[Rabindra Sarobar Stadium]], which has a capacity of nearly 20,000 spectators.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ATK's home ground will be Rabindra Sarobar stadium |work=Business Standard |agency=Press Trust of India |date=21 August 2016 |access-date=16 January 2019 |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/atk-s-home-ground-will-be-rabindra-sarobar-stadium-116082100538_1.html |archive-date=17 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190117122252/https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/atk-s-home-ground-will-be-rabindra-sarobar-stadium-116082100538_1.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:Barasat Stadium.png|thumb|alt=White gate with stone pillars and a tree|Entrance of the [[Barasat Stadium|Barasat Vidyasagar Krirangan]].]]
They also use [[Barasat Stadium|Barasat Vidyasagar Krirangan]] for some of their home games. It has [[AstroTurf|Artificial turf]] and achieved a two-star rating from [[FIFA]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=4955|title=Barasat Turf granted Two-star grading|website=the-aiff.com|access-date=17 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328010742/http://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=4955|archive-date=28 March 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Players==
===First-team squad===
{{updated|5 August 2022}}

{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=4|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=Sourish Lodh Chowdhury}}
{{Fs player|no=5|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=Mohon Sarkar|other=[[Captain (association football)|Captain]]}}
{{Fs player|no=8|nat=IND|pos=FW|name=Souvik Kar}}
{{Fs player|no=9|nat=MLI|pos=FW|name=[[Abdoulaye Kanouté]]}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat=ARG|pos=FW|name=[[Matías Verón]]}}
{{Fs player|no=11|nat=IND|pos=FW|name=Goutam Das}}
{{Fs player|no=13|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=Souvik Ghosal}}
{{Fs player|no=20|nat=IND|pos=FW|name=Sachin Singh}}
{{Fs player|no=25|nat=LBR|pos=DF|name=[[Varney Kallon]]}}
{{fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=30|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=Ameen Palakkathodi}}
{{Fs player|no=31|nat=IND|pos=GK|name=Arup Debnath}}
{{Fs player|no=44|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=Chandril Basu}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=India|pos=GK|name=Bhaskar Routh}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=Rathindranath Karmakar}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=Rudra Pratap Singh Bist}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=IND|pos=FW|name=Sougata Hansda}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=Sk. Abdul}}
{{Fs end}}

==Club officials==
{{Updated|3 July 2020}}
'''Personnel'''
* General secretary: Subrata Dutta
* Joint secretary : Anirban Dutta
* Executive secretary: Adhiraj Dutta
* Team manager: Sabyasachi Sarkar

'''Coaching and medical staff'''
* Head coach: Goutam Ghosh
* Assistant coach: Samar Deb
* Goalkeeping coach: Jagadish Ghosh
* Physio: Murtuza Sabuwala

==Honours==
===League===
*'''[[Calcutta Football League|CFL Senior Division B]]'''
**Champions (3): 1985,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india85.html#calc|title=India 1985 – Regional Leagues: Calcutta League|website=[[RSSSF]]|date=30 May 2013|first1=Ian|last1=King|first2=Neil|last2=Morrison|first3=Piet|last3=Veroeveren|first4=Mark|last4=Cruickshank|archive-date=7 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221007120420/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india85.html}}</ref> 1990, [[2017 Calcutta Premier Division|2017]]

===Cup===
* '''[[IFA Shield]]'''
**Runners-up (1): [[2020 IFA Shield|2020]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-12-19|title=Sports News {{!}} Real Kashmir Win First Major Tournament, Beat George Telegraph 2-1 in IFA Shield Final|url=https://www.latestly.com/agency-news/sports-news-real-kashmir-win-first-major-tournament-beat-george-telegraph-2-1-in-ifa-shield-final-2213658.html|access-date=2020-12-19|website=LatestLY|language=en|archive-date=16 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220416091957/https://www.latestly.com/agency-news/sports-news-real-kashmir-win-first-major-tournament-beat-george-telegraph-2-1-in-ifa-shield-final-2213658.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-12-19|title=IFA Shield: Real Kashmir win first major tournament, beat George Telegraph 2-1|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/ifa-shield-real-kashmir-win-first-major-tournament-beat-george-telegraph-2-1-7111415/|access-date=2020-12-19|website=The Indian Express|language=en|archive-date=8 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008120542/https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/ifa-shield-real-kashmir-win-first-major-tournament-beat-george-telegraph-2-1-7111415/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* '''[[All Airlines Gold Cup]]'''
**Runners-up (1): 2004<ref>{{Cite web|author=Arunava Chaudhary|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/airlinesgoldcup.html|title=List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Airlines Gold Cup:|website=Indianfootball.de|publisher=Indian Football Network|access-date=2 March 2021|archive-date=24 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024223328/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/airlinesgoldcup.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*'''[[Darjeeling Gold Cup]]'''
**Champions (1): 1977<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kolkatafootball.com/darjeeling_gold_cup2014/index.html|title=14th All India Darjeeling Gold Cup: PREVIOUS WINNERS|website=kolkatafootball.com|publisher=Kolkata Football|access-date=3 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713084014/https://www.kolkatafootball.com/darjeeling_gold_cup2014/index.html|archive-date=13 July 2021}}</ref>
*'''Kohima Royal Gold Cup'''
**Runners-up (1): 2004<ref>{{cite web|author=Arunava Chaudhuri|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/royalgoldcup.html|title=List of winners and runners-up of the Kohima Royal Gold Cup|website=indianfootball.de|publisher=Indian Football Network|access-date=29 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006211011/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/royalgoldcup.html|archive-date=6 October 2021|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Other department==
===Men's cricket===
The club has its men's [[cricket]] section, which is under the jurisdiction of [[Cricket Association of Bengal]] (CAB).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricketassociationofbengal.com/first_division.php|title=The Cricket Association of Bengal: First Division Clubs|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023021313/https://www.cricketassociationofbengal.com/first_division.php|archive-date=23 October 2020|publisher=Cricket Association of Bengal|access-date=2 July 2021|location=Kolkata|website=cricketassociationofbengal.com}}</ref><ref>[http://www.cricketassociationofbengal.com/history.php Early History of Bengal Cricket leading to the formation of the Cricket Association of Bengal in 1928]. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223102855/http://www.cricketassociationofbengal.com/history.php |date=23 December 2017 }}. ''The Cricket Association Of Bengal (CAB)''. Retrieved 2 July 2021.</ref> The team participates in First Division League, J.C. Mukherjee T-20 Trophy and other regional tournaments.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricketassociationofbengal.com/1stdivpoint.php|title=First Division|work=Cricket Association of Bengal|access-date=6 October 2022|archive-date=18 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118235149/https://www.cricketassociationofbengal.com/1stdivpoint.php}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Football in Kolkata]]
* [[List of football clubs in Kolkata]]
* [[Calcutta Football League]]

== References ==
{{Reflist|References}}

== Further reading ==
*{{cite news|title=Former Bagan player Bastab Roy appointed assistant coach of Atletico de Kolkata|url=http://www.firstpost.com/sports/isl-2015-former-bagan-player-bastab-roy-appointed-assistant-coach-atletico-de-kolkata-2367538.html|access-date=29 October 2016|work=FirstPost|date=28 July 2015|archive-date=24 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161124020932/http://www.firstpost.com/sports/isl-2015-former-bagan-player-bastab-roy-appointed-assistant-coach-atletico-de-kolkata-2367538.html}}

==External links==
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