Rainbow AC
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| Full name | Aditya School of Sports Rainbow Athletic Club[1] | ||
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| Short name | Rainbow AC | ||
| Founded | 1956 | ||
| Ground | Amal Dutta Stadium, Dumdum | ||
| Capacity | 15,000 | ||
| Owner | Aditya Group | ||
| Head coach | Tarit Ghosh | ||
| League | CFL Premier Division | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
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Rainbow Athletic Club is an Indian professional football club based in Kolkata, West Bengal,[2] that competes in the Calcutta Premier Division.
The club was formerly known as Rainbow Athletic Club or simply Rainbow,[3][4] and as NBP Rainbow Athletic Club due to past sponsorship ties.[5]
In 2018, Rainbow AC participated in the I-League 2nd Division, the second tier of the Indian football league system.
In 2020, the club was acquired by the Indian conglomerate Aditya Group, following which it was officially renamed as Aditya School of Sports Rainbow Athletic Club, abbreviated as ASOS Rainbow AC.[6]
History
[edit]The team was founded in 1956 as Baranagore Rainbow Club by football enthusiast Pradip Roy and his associates. It was later renamed NBP Rainbow AC. The club has a rivalry with East Bengal Club, Mohun Bagan, Mohammedan Sporting, and Peerless SC.
Rainbow participates in the Calcutta Football League Premier Division.
In the 2019–20 season, the team was managed by Jahar Das.[7] In 2020, the club entered into a partnership with Indian conglomerate Aditya Group. It was announced that the new entity would have former India international Debjit Ghosh as its technical director.[8]
In June 2023, the IFA announced the merger of both Premier Division A and B of the Calcutta Football League ahead of its 125th edition, in which Rainbow was placed in Group B.[9][10][11]
Ground
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Rainbow Athletic Club plays most of its home matches at the Amal Dutta Stadium, which is located in Dumdum, near Kolkata, in the North 24 Parganas district.[12] The stadium has a capacity of about 15,000 spectators.
The club played the majority of its matches in the Calcutta Football League 2023 season at this venue.
Crest and colours
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Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors
[edit]| Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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| 2018—2022 | Nike | New Barrackpore Co-operative Homes Ltd |
| 2022 - Present | Vamos | KREAMZ |
Players
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Records
[edit]| Season | Div. | Tms. | Pos. | Attendance/G | Federation Cup/Super Cup | Calcutta Football League |
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| 2018–19 | I-League 2 | 16 | 4th, group C | – | DNP | 5th |
- Key
- Tms. = Number of teams
- Pos. = Position in league
- Attendance/G = Average league attendance
Honours
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ NBP Rainbow Athletic Club profile and archive Archived 15 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ "NBP Rainbow AC live score, schedule and results – Football – SofaScore". www.sofascore.com. Archived from the original on 16 April 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- ^ Rainbow AC team profile Archived 16 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine Soccerway.com. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ^ "IFA CFL Calcutta Premier League teams 2017". kolkatafootball.com. Kolkata Football. Archived from the original on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- ^ "IFAWB Clubs: Men's Division (CFL PREMIER DIVISION)". ifawb.org. Indian Football Association. Archived from the original on 9 October 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ^ NBP Rainbow AC profile and archive Archived 15 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ "Kolkata Football Academy — Our Coaches: Jahar Das (Vice President and Head of Youth Development AFC 'A' Licence and Goalz Coaching)". kolkatafootballacademy.com. Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ^ "XtraTime VIDEO: Kolkata's Rainbow AC partners Aditya Group!". arunfoot.com (Arunava About Football). Archived from the original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ^ "Calcutta Football League (CFL) goes bigger than ever for its historic 125th season". thefangarage.com. Kolkata: The Fan Garage. 5 June 2023. Archived from the original on 6 June 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ Chakraborty, Sanghamitra (5 June 2023). "Calcutta Football League: মোহনবাগান-মহমেডানের গ্রুপে অভিষেকের ক্লাব, ইস্টবেঙ্গলের গ্রুপে ভবানীপুর" [Calcutta Football League: Debutant club in Mohun Bagan-Mohammedan group, Bhavanipur in East Bengal group]. TV9 Bangla (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 5 June 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- ^ Biswas, Koushik (5 June 2023). "Calcutta Football League : বাজল কলকাতা ফুটবল লিগের ঘণ্টা, কঠিন গ্রুপে মোহনবাগান" [Calcutta Football League: Bell of Calcutta Football League rings, Mohun Bagan in tough group]. Ei Samay (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 5 June 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- ^ "North 24 Parganas district". wbtourismgov.in. Archived from the original on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "IFA CFL 2022 PREMIER DIVISION – B: ALL RESULTS". kolkatafootball.com. Kolkata: KolkataFootball. 29 September 2022. Archived from the original on 23 October 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
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