Rainbow AC

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ASOS Rainbow
Rainbow AC.svg
Full nameAditya School of Sports Rainbow Athletic Club [1]
Short nameASOS Rainbow
Rainbow
Founded1956;68 years ago (1956)
GroundAmal Dutta Stadium, Dumdum
Capacity15,000
OwnerAditya Group
Head coachTarit Ghosh
League CFL Premier Division
Website Club website

ASOS Rainbow Athletic Club (also known as Rainbow Athletic Club or simply Rainbow, [2] [3] formerly NBP Rainbow) [4] is an Indian professional football club based in Kolkata, West Bengal, [5] that competes in the Calcutta Premier Division and Calcutta Football League. [6] [7] [8]

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In 2018, they competed in the I-League 2nd Division, the second tier of Indian football league system.

In 2020, the club was acquired by the Indian Conglomerate Aditya Group naming it ASOS RAINBOW AC.

History

The team was founded in 1956 as Baranagore Rainbow Club, then got renamed as NBP Rainbow AC. The team has their rivalry with East Bengal Club, Mohun Bagan, Mohammedan Sporting or Peerless SC.

Rainbow participates in the Calcutta Football League premier divisions.

In 2019–20 season, Rainbow was managed by Jahar Das. [9] In 2020, the club entered into a partnership with Indian conglomerate Aditya Group. It was announced that the new entity will have former India international Debjit Ghosh as their technical director. [10]

In June 2023, IFA announced that they have merged both Premier Division A and B of the Calcutta Football League ahead of its 125th edition, in which Rainbow was placed in the group B. [11] [12] [13]

Stadium

Bird-eye view of the Amal Dutta Stadium, Dumdum. Amal Dutta Stadium.jpg
Bird-eye view of the Amal Dutta Stadium, Dumdum.

Rainbow club plays most of their home matches at Amal Dutta Stadium, which is located in Dumdum, Kolkata, North 24 Parganas. [14] The stadium has capacity of about 15,000 spectators.

ASOS RAINBOW AC plays majority for their games of CFL 2023 on this venue.

Club crest and kits

ASOS Rainbow AC previous logo ASOS Rainbow AC logo.svg
ASOS Rainbow AC previous logo

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

PeriodKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
2018—2022 Nike New Barrackpore Co-operative Homes Ltd
2022 - PresentVamosKREAMZ

Current squad

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of India.svg  IND Hemanta Ghosh
22 GK Flag of India.svg  IND Shilton Paul
GK Flag of India.svg  IND Satyabrata Manna
GK Flag of India.svg  IND Pranup Limboo
GK Flag of India.svg  IND Frevino Fernandes
DF Flag of India.svg  IND Sourav Dasgupta(Captain)
DF Flag of India.svg  IND Ramdinmawia Hnamte
DF Flag of India.svg  IND Md Alamgir Hussain
DF Flag of India.svg  IND Sagar Raihan Raza
DF Flag of India.svg  IND Sujit Sadhu
DF Flag of India.svg  IND Pramode Pradhan
DF Flag of India.svg  IND Bijoy Das
DF Flag of India.svg  IND Shambhu Bera
DF Flag of India.svg  IND Urjay Bramha
15 DF Flag of India.svg  IND Tanchok Hang Subba
16 DF Flag of India.svg  IND Asish Chettri
DF Flag of India.svg  IND Tania Raji
DF Flag of India.svg  IND Enjamul Hoque
No.Pos.NationPlayer
MF Flag of India.svg  IND Debayan Saha
6 MF Flag of India.svg  IND SK Asif Ahmed
MF Flag of India.svg  IND Jagannath Sana(8)
19 MF Flag of India.svg  IND Pankaj Moullah
MF Flag of India.svg  IND Shubhankar Sana
FW Flag of India.svg  IND Suraj Mahato
11 FW Flag of India.svg  IND Joydeep Gogoi
FW Flag of India.svg  IND Anil Kisku
FW Flag of India.svg  IND Farsad Abdusamad N
FW Flag of India.svg  IND Arkabikash Tudu
FW Flag of India.svg  IND Pritam Sarkar
MF Flag of India.svg  IND Saptak Sherpa
MF Flag of India.svg  IND Firoj Ali
FW Flag of India.svg  IND Cho Tshering Lepcha
FW Flag of India.svg  IND Rajesh Das
FW Flag of India.svg  IND Denzil Ivan Mascarenhas
FW Flag of India.svg  IND Raunak Paul

Records

SeasonDiv.Tms.Pos.Attendance/G Federation Cup / Super Cup Calcutta Football League
2018–19 I-League 2 164th, group CDNP5th
Key

Honours

See also

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