Kalighat Milan Sangha F.C.

KMS

Full name

Kalighat Milan Sangha Football Club

Nickname(s)

KMS

Founded

1944^[1]

Ground

Salt Lake Stadium and Kalyani Stadium, Kolkata

Capacity

120,000 and 10,000

Owner

Kalighat Club

Chairman

B Harish Chatterjee

League

I-League 2nd Division

2014

2nd, Group A
Final Round : 3rd

Website

Club home page

Home colours

Away colours

Kalighat Milan Sangha Football Club is an Indian football club from Kolkata. Formed in 1944, the club has always been amateur but in January 2012 it announced its move into professional football and was accepted into the I-League 2nd Division, the second tier of football in India. They use several stadiums in Kolkata for Calcutta Premier Division matches, but most of their matches are held at the Salt Lake Stadium, which has a 120,000 capacity.

History

Kalighat Milan Sangha was founded in 1944 in Kolkata and has since grown step by step from district to state to national level.. In 1966 the club started football through Allen League under IFA. The club qualified to the first division of the Calcutta Football League for the first time in 1989. The club became the first division champions in 2008 to secure a place in the Calcutta Premier Division for the first time in 2009. Winning the 2011 edition of the All Airlines Gold Cup was a big achievement for the club.^[2]

In January 2012, it was officially certified by the All India Football Federation to participate in the I-League 2nd Division, the second tier of football in India.^[3] They also participated in the 2013 I-League 2nd Division.^[4]

Players

Current squad

As of 6 February 2014^[5]

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

No.		Position	Player
		GK	Subham Sen
		GK	Raju Ganguly
		DF	Supriyo Bhagat
		DF	Rana Gharami
		DF	Goutam Debnath
		DF	Mohan Sarkar
		DF	Gautam Thakur
		DF	Eze Kingsley
		MF	Ding Ding

No.		Position	Player
		MF	Kallol Paul
		MF	Sumit Onrao
		MF	Saikat Saha Roy
		MF	Arijit Basak
		MF	Bhim Onrao
		FW	Joel Sunday
		FW	James Gbilee
		FW	Tanmay Kundu

References

↑ "Club". kmsfc.com (KMSFC).
↑ "Club". kmsfc.com (KMSFC).
↑ "5 city teams in the 2nd Division". The Telegraph (Calcutta). January 2, 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
↑ "Shabeer show helps Eagles stay afloat in second division I-League". The Times of India. March 13, 2013.
↑ Mukhopadhay, Shoubhik. "I-League 2nd Div Journey Will Be Tough For Kalighat MS". Retrieved 7 February 2014.

External links

Sports teams based in West Bengal

American football	EFLI Kolkata Vipers

Cricket	IPL Kolkata Knight Riders ICL Royal Bengal Tigers (now defunct) CCL Bengal Tigers Ranji Bengal cricket team

Football	I-League East Bengal F.C. Mohammedan S.C. Mohun Bagan A.C. United S.C. I-League 2nd Division Bhawanipore F.C. Kalighat Milan Sangha F.C. I-League Under 19 Bhawanipore F.C. East Bengal F.C. Kalighat Milan Sangha F.C. Mohammedan S.C. Mohun Bagan A.C. United S.C. NFL Mohun Bagan A.C. East Bengal F.C. Mohammedan S.C. Tollygunge Agragami Fed Cup East Bengal F.C. Mohammedan S.C. Mohun Bagan A.C. United S.C. Bhawanipore F.C. Durand Cup Mohammedan S.C. Kalighat Milan Sangha F.C. Bhawanipore F.C. Super Cup East Bengal F.C. Santosh Trophy West Bengal football team IFA East Bengal F.C. United S.C. Mohammedan S.C. Mohun Bagan A.C. ISL Atlético de Kolkata

Kabaddi	Pro Kabaddi Bengal Warriors

Rugby union	AISART Calcutta CFC Jungle Crows Sergeant's Institute

Football in India

All India Football Federation

National teams	Men India U-23 U-19 U-17 Women India U-19

League system	Men I-League I-League 2nd Division Indian Super League Women Women's Championship

International tournaments	Nehru Cup

Nationwide competitions	Federation Cup Durand Cup Santosh Trophy IFA Shield

Youth competitions	I-League U18 I-League Youth U15 B.C. Roy Trophy Dutta Ray Trophy Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy Azad Trophy Subroto Cup

State cups	Kolkata Police Friendship Cup Football Tournament Goa Governor Cup Goan Super Cup Mullick Police Cup Sikkim Gold Cup Faria Gold Cup Traders Cup Lt. Governors Cup ATPA Shield Garodia Gold Cup Bordoloi Trophy I'Day Cup OIL Gold Cup All Airlines Gold Cup

Defunct competitions	NFL Rovers Cup AIFF Super Cup

State and district leagues

State leagues	Andaman and Nicobar Islands Andhra Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh Assam Bihar Chandigarh Chhattisgarh Daman & Diu Delhi Goa Gujarat Haryana Himachal Pradesh Jammu & Kashmir Jharkhand Karnataka Kerala Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram Nagaland Odisha Puducherry Punjab Rajasthan Sikkim Tamil Nadu Telangana Tripura Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand West Bengal

District leagues	Mumbai Football League Pune Football League

Member associations

States	Andaman and Nicobar Islands Andhra Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh Assam Bihar Chandigarh Chhattisgarh Daman & Diu Delhi Goa Gujarat Haryana Himachal Pradesh Jammu & Kashmir Jharkhand Karnataka Kerala Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram Nagaland Odisha Puducherry Punjab Rajasthan Sikkim Tamil Nadu Telangana Tripura Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand West Bengal

Organisations	Railways Services

Association teams

States	Andaman and Nicobar Islands Andhra Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh Assam Bihar Chandigarh Chhattisgarh Daman & Diu Delhi Goa Gujarat Haryana Himachal Pradesh Jammu & Kashmir Jharkhand Karnataka Kerala Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram Nagaland Odisha Puducherry Punjab Rajasthan Sikkim Tamil Nadu Telangana Tripura Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand West Bengal

Organisations	Railways Services

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