Full name | Mohammedan Sporting Club Women | |||
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Nickname(s) | The Black Panthers | |||
Short name | MSC | |||
Founded | 2022 | |||
Ground | Mohammedan Sporting Ground | |||
Capacity | 15,000 | |||
Owner |
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President | Gulam Ashraf | |||
Head coach | Alauddin Rahaman | |||
League | Calcutta Women's Football League | |||
2022–23 | Group stage | |||
Website | Club website | |||
Mohammedan Sporting Club Women is an Indian women's football club based in Kolkata, West Bengal. It is the women's football section of Mohammedan SC. They compete in the Calcutta Women's Football League, the top-flight tournament of women's football in the state of West Bengal under the Indian Football Association.
In 2022, the football section of the club was instituted for the first time and they participated in the 2022–23 Calcutta Women's Football League. [1] They went past the group stage and qualified for the knockouts, where they finished as semi-finalists in their inaugural season before losing to the eventual winners East Bengal. [2] [3] [4]
The Mohammedan Sporting Ground is located in Kolkata, and is the home ground of the club.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Season | Kanyashree Cup [lower-alpha 1] | Women's IFA Shield |
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2022–23 | Semi-finalists | Group stage |
2023–24 | Group stage |
Mohammedan SC Women's Team overall record in Calcutta Women's Football League | ||||||||||
Season | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | Top Scorer | Goals |
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2022–23 | | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 4 | +22 | 75.00 | Neha Sillay Anita Kumari | 6 |
2023–24 | | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 17 | −10 | 28.57 | Labani Mistri | 2 |
List of Mohammedan SC women's team head coaches.
Dates | Name | Ref |
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2022–2023 | Tashi Palzor Bhutia | [6] |
2023– | Alauddin Rahaman |
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