Southern Samity

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Southern Samity
Southern Samily Logo.svg
Full nameSouthern Samity Football Club [1] [2]
Founded1945;79 years ago (1945)
Ground Rabindra Sarobar Stadium
Capacity22,000
PresidentAsraf Ali Shaikh
Head coachSaheed Ramon
League CFL Premier Division
Website Club website

Southern Samity is an Indian professional multi-sports club from Kolkata. [3] [4] [5] Founded in 1945, [6] the club is also based in Siliguri, North Bengal. Apart from sports, they are also involved in numerous cultural activities. Its football section competes in the Calcutta Football League premiere division A, [7] [8] [9] and previously participated in the I-League 2nd Division, [10] [11] then second tier of Indian football league system. [12]

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History

Formation and journey

Southern Samity was founded in the city of Kolkata in 1945, [13] during the British rule in India. During that time they were involved in various sporting and cultural activities. In 1959, the club got their affiliation from the Indian Football Association (IFA), but the club got their footsteps in Indian football long after their foundation. [14] From 2007 to 2008 onwards, Frontlink International took charge of the club's football department, which boosted the growth highly. [15]

Present years

In the year of 2008–09, they emerged as the champions of Calcutta Premier Division B and were promoted to the Calcutta Premier Division A. [16] [7] In 2011, Southern Samity created history as they became the first club after Behala Youth in 1975 to reach the prestigious IFA Shield semi-final on debut. [17] In 2011–12 CFL season, the club was managed by Shabbir Ali. [18] [19] They also reached to the quarter-final of the 2012 IFA Shield. [20] Southern Samity participated in the 2013 I-League 2nd Division [21] and moved to the final round, where they achieved sixth position. [22] In 2015, they played in the Calcutta Premier Division Group A. [23]

In 2016, Southern Samity appointed Amit Sen as their new head coach and participated in the 2016–17 I-League 2nd Division, [24] [25] [26] where they achieved success and qualified for the final round. [27] They finished the season as runners-up with 17 points from 10 matches, behind champions NEROCA FC. [28]

In 2020, [29] Southern Samity reached the quarter-finals of the IFA Shield before losing 0–1 to I-League side Real Kashmir. [30] [31] [32] Besides football, the club along with state football governing body IFA, and Kalighat MS have joined the fight against COVID-19 pandemic in West Bengal from May 2021 by providing free vaccinations to people. [33] [34] [35]

On 1 July 2021, Southern Samity appointed Biswajit Bhattacharya as their new head coach. [36] [37] The club then roped in Ugandan trio Hamdan Nsubuga, Peter Mutebi and Habib Kavuma. [38] They began their 2021–22 Calcutta Premier Division campaign with a 3–0 defeat against Mohammedan Sporting. [39] [40] On 23 August, Southern Samity was deducted six points by IFA and also handed two losses which includes their forfeited match against United Sports, [41] and were relegated to the Premier Division B. 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 Southern Samity was placed within Group-I. [42] [43] [44]

Stadium

Rabindra Sarobar Stadium on a matchday before renovation Rabindra Sarobar Stadium.jpg
Rabindra Sarobar Stadium on a matchday before renovation

Southern Samity used Rabindra Sarobar Stadium in Lake Gardens, [45] Kolkata, as their home ground for matches of both the I-League 2nd Division and Calcutta Football League. [46] [47] [48] Opened in 1961, the stadium is also known as Lake Stadium and has a capacity of 22,000 spectators.

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

PeriodKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
2021–present Nike, Inc. [49] Track-Only [50]

Players

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
GK Flag of India.svg  IND Arnab Das
GK Flag of India.svg  IND Praveen Patel
DF Flag of India.svg  IND Shubham Ghosh
DF Flag of India.svg  IND Amarendu Chakraborty
DF Flag of India.svg  IND Sonam Zangpo Bhutia
DF Flag of India.svg  IND Pranit Lama Tamang
DF Flag of India.svg  IND Elminhao Kilong
DF Flag of India.svg  IND Tanmoy Saha
DF Flag of India.svg  IND Kunal Tamang
DF Flag of India.svg  IND Laitonjam Sanathoi Singh
DF Flag of India.svg  IND Moghlesur Rahman
MF Flag of India.svg  IND Surabuddin Mollick
MF Flag of India.svg  IND Laltu Hembram
No.Pos.NationPlayer
MF Flag of India.svg  IND Shahrukh Rahman
MF Flag of India.svg  IND Gunajit Potsangbam
MF Flag of India.svg  IND Sayan Dutta
MF Flag of India.svg  IND Imran Khan
MF Flag of India.svg  IND Subhankar Das
MF Flag of India.svg  IND Sujit Soren
MF Flag of India.svg  IND Ashis Pradhan
MF Flag of India.svg  IND Lalawmpuia Hnamte
FW Flag of India.svg  IND Peter Seiminthang Haokip
FW Flag of India.svg  IND Chandra deep Roy
FW Flag of India.svg  IND Sheen Sohktung
FW Flag of India.svg  IND Amarendu Chakraborty
FW Flag of India.svg  IND Waseem Rahaman

Team management

PositionName
Chairperson Flag of India.svg Jinia Roy Chowdhury
President Flag of India.svg Asraf Ali Shaikh
Sr. Vice president Flag of India.svg Dr. Pranab Mukhapadhyay
Vice presidents Flag of India.svg Dr. Tirthankar Bagchi,

Flag of India.svg Sanjay Bose
Flag of India.svg Lalit Sharma

Head coach Flag of India.svg Saheed Ramon
Team manager Flag of India.svg Amit Sen
General secretary Flag of India.svg Sourav Pal

Notable players

Past and present internationals

The foreign players below had youth/senior international cap(s) for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed, represented their countries before or after playing for Southern Samity. [51] [52]

Noted Indian player(s)

Honours

League

Cup

Women

Other departments

Southern Samity Women

The club has its women's football section, that competes in the Calcutta Women's Football League. [81] In the 2021–22 season, they achieved success with second-place finish. [82] [80]

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