Rainbow AC

New Barrackpore Rainbow Athletic Club (commonly known as NBP Rainbow AC or Rainbow)[2] is an Indian professional football club based in Kolkata, West Bengal,[3] that competes in the Calcutta Premier Division A.[4][5] In 2018 they competed in the I-League 2nd Division, the second tier of Indian football league system.[6]

NBP Rainbow AC
Full nameNew Barrackpore Rainbow Athletic Club[1]
Founded1956 (1956)
GroundBarasat Stadium
Capacity20,000
OwnerAditya Group
Head coachTarit Ghosh
LeagueCalcutta Premier Division

History

The team was founded in 1956 as Baranagore Rainbow Club, then later renamed as NBP Rainbow AC. The team has not been as successful as their city rivals, East Bengal Club, Mohun Bagan, Mohammedan Sporting and Peerless SC.[7][8][9] Rainbow participates in the Calcutta Football League premier divisions.[10][11][12]

In 2020, Rainbow entered into a partnership with Indian conglomerate Aditya Group. It was announced that the new combination will have former India international Debjit Ghosh as their technical director.[13]

Stadium
Main article: Barasat Stadium
Entrance of the Barasat Vidyasagar Krirangan.

Rainbow club plays all their home matches of Calcutta Football League in Barasat Stadium, which is located in Barasat, North 24 Parganas. It is as known as Vidyasagar Krirangan.[14] The stadium has artificial turf and a seating capacity of nearly 22,000 spectators.[15]

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors
Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
2018—present Nike New Barrackpore Co-operative Homes Ltd

Current squad

First-team squad
As of 17 August 2019

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  IND Dibyendu Sarkar
4 DF  IND Asik Khan
5 DF  IND Enjamul Hoque
6 DF  IND Chattu Mondal
7 MF  IND Abhijit Sarkar
8 MF  IND Rakesh Karmarkar
9 MF  IND Ravin Modi
11 MF  IND Sujay Dutta
14 MF  IND Sk. Rintu
15 MF  IND Satendar Oraon
16 DF  IND Krishna Biswas
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF  IND Sourav Roy
18 MF  IND Dipak Sardar
19 MF  IND Paltu Das
20 MF  IND Suraj Mahato
22 FW  IND Muhammed Sakirul Ali
23 FW  IND Robi Hansda
24 DF  IND Sujit Sadhu
26 DF  IND Tanmoy Mitra
27 MF  IND Rentu Roy
28 MF  IND Saikat Sarkar
31 GK  IND Ankur Das
32 MF  IND Rajdeep Saha
35 DF  IND Subhankar Kangsabanik
41 GK  IND Antu Mondal
— FW  IND Omkar Landge

Record
Season Div. Tms. Pos. Attendance/G Federation Cup/Super Cup Calcutta Football League
2018–19 I-League 2nd 16 _ – DNP 5th
Key
  • Tms. = Number of teams
  • Pos. = Position in league
  • Attendance/G = Average league attendance

See also

References
  1. NBP Rainbow Athletic Club profile and archive globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 15 July 2021
  2. Rainbow AC team profile Soccerway.com. Retrieved 7 March 2021
  3. "NBP Rainbow AC live score, schedule and results – Football – SofaScore". www.sofascore.com. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  4. "CFL 2019: Subha Ghosh stars as Mohun Bagan edge past NBP Rainbow 1–0 | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  5. "Mohammedan SC face Rainbow AC challenge in CFL". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  6. Eighteen teams, including 7 reserve sides of ISL clubs to contest in revamped 2017-18 Second Division league First Post. Retrieved 28 July 2021
  7. "Calcutta Football League 2019 (CFL) updated points table after East Bengal edge past New Barrackpore Rainbow". timesnownews.com. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  8. Mohammedan Sporting to face Rainbow AC in the Calcutta Football League The Times of India. Retrieved 7 March 2021
  9. "Top five underdog teams in Calcutta Football League 2019". Khel Now. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  10. 2018/19 CFL Rainbow Vs East Bengal (battle) indiafooty. Retrieved 7 March 2021
  11. Peerless-beats-New-Barrackpore-Rainbow-in-calcutta-football-league সংবাদ প্রতিদিন. Retrieved 7 March 2021
  12. "Calcutta Premier Division A 2019/20". indiafooty.com. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  13. "XtraTime VIDEO: Kolkata's Rainbow AC partners Aditya Group!". arunfoot.com (Arunava About Football). Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  14. "North 24 Parganas district". wbtourismgov.in. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  15. "SPO Bengal's Barasat stadium gets two star grading from FIFA". chennaionline.com. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
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