United S.C.

United Sports Club

Full name

United Sports Club

Founded

1927 as Eveready Association

Ground

Kalyani Stadium

Capacity

10,000

Chairman

Subrata Bhattacharya

Coach

Ananta Kumar Ghosh

League

I-League 2nd Division

2015

5th

Website

Club home page

Home colours

Away colours

United Sports Club is an Indian football Club from Kolkata in West Bengal, India. The club currently plays in the I-League 2nd Division.

History

1927-2009

United SC was originally established in 1927 as Eveready Association. In 2006, it was renamed as United Sports Club to attract title sponsor and the football division owned by United Sport Football Team Private Ltd.^[1] With the inflow of sponsorship, the club clinched promotion to the first division of the I-League in 2007.

2010-Present

For the 2010-11 I-League season United SC played at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata. On Indian Transfer deadline day United SC made the biggest headline news by signing India national football team striker Sunil Chhetri till the end of the season. In June 2011 after the I-League season ended old sponsors Chirag chose to cut ties with United SC and thus Chirag United SC became Prayag United Sports Club. Even though the team has lost a lot in terms of sponsorship money the club is still able to sign and retain their current players. On August 3, 2011 it was announced that United Sports Club had signed a sponsorship deal with Prayag Group and on August 7, 2011 United Sports Club officially changed their name to Prayag United S.C.^[2]

The association, however was cancelled in the summer of the 2013, when the company found itself involved in the chit-fund scam. The name was again changed to United Sports Club.

Crest

The club crest is designed in the shape of a blue and white circle. The logo includes the words 'United Sports Club' in the blue strip of the crest. This is to show United Sports Club as the main name of the club. Inside the crest is a peacock on top of a football.

Colours

While the crest is Blue and White, the official colours of United SC are purple and yellow. While still sponsored and owned by Chirag Computers, United Sports Club's official colours were purple and white. The home kit for United SC includes a purple and yellow jersey with purple shorts and white socks while the away kit is all white with red socks.

Stadium

United Sports Club currently plays at the 10,000 seater Kalyani Stadium in Kalyani. Though the officials initially said that they would move to Siliguri but now they have decided to stay in Kalyani for the 2013–14 season and plan to continue there.^[2]

The Salt Lake Stadium which East Bengal and Mohun Bagan use for most matches

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

Period	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
2007–2011	None	Chirag Computers
2011–2013		Prayag Group
2013–2014		None
2015-	Vamos	Krishi Bharati

Players

First-team squad

As of 1 April 2015

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

No.		Position	Player
		GK	Suvam Sen
		GK	Subhajit Basu
		GK	Ranajit Majumdar
		DF	Eze Kingsley
		DF	Akhil Rajbanshi
		DF	Prasenjit Paul
		DF	Sujay Oraon
		DF	Santu Singh
		DF	Dipak Mondal
		DF	Dhiman Sinha
		DF	Kallol Pal
		DF	Satish Singh

No.		Position	Player
		MF	Dinesh Bhagat
		MF	Jagannath Oraon
		MF	Jagannath Sana
		MF	Babun Das
		MF	Sarabuddin Mallick
		FW	Rajon Barman
		FW	Biswajit Biswas

Honours

Main article: List of Prayag United S.C. seasons

Domestic

I-League 2nd Division

Winners (1): 2008 (as Chirag United)

Durand Cup

Winners (1): 2010

Runners-up (1): 2011

IFA Shield

Winners (2): 2013,2015 (as U-19 League)

Runners-up (2): 2005(as Eveready), 2012

Amta Sanhati Gold Cup

Winners(1):2015

Team records

1st or W	Winners
2nd or RU	Runners-up
	Promoted
	Relegated
♦	Top scorer in division

Results of league and cup competitions by season
Season	Division	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts	Pos	Federation Cup	Super Cup	Asia	Round reached	Name	Goals
Season	League									Federation Cup	Super Cup	Asia	Round reached	Top goalscorer
2008	IL2	5	4	1	0	9	4	13	1st	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —
2008–09	IL	22	6	8	8	20	26	26	8th	Group	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —
2009–10	IL	26	8	8	10	33	39	32	8th	Group	& —	& —	& —	Edmilson	9
2010–11	IL	26	5	14	7	31	36	29	8th	Group	& —	& —	& —	Sunil Chhetri	7

Notes

References

↑ http://the-aiff.com/pages/club/index.php?Aboutclub=41&ClubDetail=41
1 2 "I-League: United Sports Club To Be Rechristened As ‘Prayag United’". Goal.com. 2011-08-03. Retrieved 2012-07-11.

External links

Official United SC website

United Sports Club

Players Managers Records Supporters Ownership

Home stadium	Salt Lake Stadium Kalyani Stadium

Seasons	2008-09 2009-10 2010-11

Durand Cup winners

1888–1900	Royal Scots Fusiliers (1888) Highland Light Infantry (1889) Highland Light Infantry (1890) King's Own Scottish Borderers (1891) King's Own Scottish Borderers (1892) Highland Light Infantry (1893) Highland Light Infantry (1894) Highland Light Infantry (1895) Somerset Light Infantry (1896) Black Watch (1897) Black Watch (1898) Black Watch (1899) South Wales Borderers (1900)

1901–1920	South Wales Borderers (1901) Hampshire Regiment (1902) Royal Irish Rifles (1903) North Staffordshire Regiment (1904) Royal Dragoons (1905) Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) (1906) Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) (1907) Lancashire Fusiliers (1908) Lancashire Fusiliers (1909) Royal Scots (1910) Black Watch (1911) Royal Scots (1912) Lancashire Fusiliers (1913) Not held (1914) Not held (1915) Not held (1916) Not held (1917) Not held (1918) Not held (1919) Black Watch (1920)

1921–1940	Worcestershire Regiment (1921) Lancashire Fusiliers (1922) Cheshire Regiment (1923) Worcestershire Regiment (1924) Sherwood Foresters (1925) Durham Light Infantry (1926) York & Lancaster Regiment (1927) Sherwood Foresters (1928) York & Lancaster Regiment (1929) York & Lancaster Regiment (1930) Devonshire Regiment (1931) King's Shropshire Light Infantry (1932) King's Shropshire Light Infantry (1933) Royal Signals (1934) Border Regiment (1935) Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (1936) Border Regiment (1937) South Wales Borderers (1938) Not held (1939) Mohammedan Sporting Club (1940)

1941–1960	Not held (1941) Not held (1942) Not held (1943) Not held (1944) Not held (1945) Not held (1946) Not held (1947) Not held (1948) Not held (1949) Hyderabad City Police (1950) East Bengal (1951) East Bengal (1952) Mohun Bagan (1953) Hyderabad City Police (1954) Madras Regimental Centre (1955) East Bengal (1956) Hyderabad City Police (1957) Madras Regimental Centre (1958) Mohun Bagan (1959) Mohun Bagan and East Bengal (1960)

1961–1980	Andhra Pradesh Police (1961) Not held (1962) Mohun Bagan (1963) Mohun Bagan (1964) Mohun Bagan (1965) Gorkha Brigade (1966) East Bengal (1967) Border Security Force (1968) Gorkha Brigade (1969) East Bengal (1970) Border Security Force (1971) East Bengal (1972) Border Security Force (1973) Mohun Bagan (1974) Border Security Force (1975) Border Security Force and JCT Mills (1976) Mohun Bagan (1977) East Bengal (1978) Mohun Bagan (1979) Mohun Bagan (1980)

1981–2000	Border Security Force (1981) Mohun Bagan and East Bengal (1982) JCT Mills (1983) Mohun Bagan (1984) Mohun Bagan (1985) Mohun Bagan (1986) JCT Mills (1987) Border Security Force (1988) East Bengal (1989) East Bengal (1990) East Bengal (1991) JCT Mills (1992) East Bengal (1993) Mohun Bagan (1994) East Bengal (1995) JCT Mills (1996) FC Kochin (1997) Mahindra & Mahindra (1998) Salgaocar Sports Club (1999) Mohun Bagan (2000)

2001–present	Mahindra United (2001-02) East Bengal (2002-03) Salgaocar Sports Club (2003-04) Army XI (2005) Dempo Sports Club (2006) Churchill Brothers SC (2007) Mahindra United (2008) Churchill Brothers SC (2009) Prayag United S.C. (2010) Churchill Brothers SC (2011) Air India (2012) Mohammedan Sporting Club (2013) Salgaocar Sports Club (2014)

Notes: The tournament was not held from 1914-19 (due to WWI), in 1939 (due to WWII), from 1941-49 (due to WWII and Partition) and in 1962 (due to 1962 War)

I-League 2nd Division

Current Teams	Dempo DSK Shivajians Fateh Hyderabad F.C. Gangtok Himalayan S.C. Guwahati F.C. Kenkre Lonestar Kashmir Minerva Academy F.C. Mohammedan NEROCA F.C. PIFA

Seasons	2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2015–16

Final Rounds	2011 2012 2013 2014 2015–16

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

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