BSS Sporting Club

BSS Sporting Club is a professional football club based in Kolkata, West Bengal.[2] Founded in 2015, the club competes in Calcutta Football League Premier A,[3] the top-tier football league in West Bengal organised by Indian Football Association, football governing body of West Bengal.[4]

BSS Sporting Club
Full nameBehala Sanskritik Sammilani Sporting Club[1]
Nickname(s)The Purple Brigade
Founded2015 (2015)
GroundKalyani Stadium, Kolkata, West Bengal
Capacity30,000
ManagerRaghu Nandi
Head coachGoutam Ghosh
LeagueCalcutta Football League
WebsiteClub website

History

BSS Sporting Club, which started its journey in the year 2015, has already became a pioneer in the Kolkata football circuits. It has created history by becoming champions for consecutive 3 years in the CFL lower divisions, before stepping into the Premier Division.[5]

In 2019 BSS Sporting participated in Governor's Gold Cup in Sikkim.[6]

Stadium
Main article: Sailen Manna Stadium
Sailen Manna Stadium[7]
Howrah Municipal Corporation Stadium
LocationHowrah Maidan, Howrah
OwnerHowrah Municipal Corporation
Capacity15,000 [8]
SurfaceGrass
Tenants
BSS Sporting Club

Sailen Manna Stadium (also known as Howrah Municipal Corporation Stadium) is a multi-use stadium in Howrah, West Bengal, India. It is mainly used for football matches and hosted some matches during the AFC Youth Championship 2006. The capacity of the stadium is 15,000 people. Howrah Rugby Crows and several football clubs use the venue for home games.

Personnel
Current Technical Staff (as of 25 July 2021)
Position Name
Head coach Gautam Ghosh
Team manager Raghu Nandi
Assistant coach Samar Deb
Goalkeeping coach Jagdish Ghosh
Fitness coach Chiranjit Malakar
Physio Kunal Ghosh

Players

Current squad
As of 25 July 2021

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  IND Priyant Singh
— GK  IND Sourav Chakraborthy
— GK  IND Sayantan Pyne
— DF  IND Dipendu Dowary
— DF  IND Tonmoy Ghosh
— DF  IND Ainish Jamadar
— DF  IND Pradip Patra
— DF  IND Totan Das
— DF  IND Amod Mahato
— DF  IND Karan Thapa
— DF  IND Partha Mondal
— MF  IND Kunal Ghosh
— MF  IND Argha Chakraborthy
— MF  IND Samar Kumir
— MF  IND Deepak Kumar Rajak
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  IND Pritam Roy
— MF  IND Anirban Das
— MF  IND Sajal Bag
— MF  IND Goutam Kujur
— MF  IND Soumitr Dey
— MF  IND Sunil Karmakar
— MF  IND Tirthankar Sarkar
— FW  IND Rahul Kumar Paswan
— FW  IND Rajen Burman
— FW  GHA Kwesi Seesay
— FW  IND Karthik Das
— FW  IND Asif Hembram
— FW  IND Suvam Singh
— MF  IND Sourav Roy
— FW  CIV Léonce Dodoz

Statistics and records

2019-20 CFL Premier Division A: 6th place

2018-19 CFL Premier Division B: 4th place

2017-18 CFL 1st Division: 1st place

2016-17 CFL 2nd Division: 1st place

2015-16 CFL 3rd Division: 1st place

Honours
  • Champions: CFL 1st Division (1): 2017
  • Champions: CFL 2nd Division (1): 2016
  • Champions: CFL 3rd Division (1): 2015[9]

References
  1. Ganguly, Sourav (25 July 2019). "Top five underdog teams in Calcutta Football League 2019". khelnow.com. Khel Now. Archived from the original on 18 May 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  2. BSS Sporting Club profile and statistics. Soccerway.com. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  3. "Calcutta Football League 2018-19". kolkatafootball.com. Archived from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  4. Ganguly, Abhishek (7 June 2020). "CFL Premier Division A side BSS Sporting Club supports people affected by cyclone Amphan". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  5. mullick, sounak (27 August 2019). "Calcutta Football League 2019: Mohun Bagan vs BSS | Match Preview, Team News, Live Streaming details". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  6. "39th sikkim governors gold cup 2019 matches|Indian live football". www.kolkatafootball.com. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 1 May 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. http://m.goal.com/s/en-india/news/2867667/
  9. "Home | BSS Spoerting". www.bsssportingclub.com. Retrieved 18 July 2021.


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