George Telegraph S.C.

George Telegraph Sporting Club is an Indian professional association football club based in Kolkata, that competes in the Calcutta Football League, the top tier state football league in West Bengal.[1] They play their home matches at Rabindra Sarobar Stadium.

George Telegraph
Full nameGeorge Telegraph Sports Club
Nickname(s)Georgians
Giant Killers
Founded1925
General Secretary Subrata Dutta
Manager Ranjan Bhattacherjee
LeagueCalcutta Football League
2019-20currently 1st

History

The club was founded by late Haripada Dutta in 1925. They started out on the 4th division of the Calcutta League and after 21 years they were finally promoted to the 1st division of Calcutta Football League beating Rajasthan Athletic Club 3-1. In the same year they reached the final of the IFA Shield, but due to the anti-British riots the final couldn't be held. Instead of declaring them as joint winners with Mohun Bagan AC, the entire tournament was scrapped. They stayed at the top flight for 66 years but in 2002 and 2003, they suffered back-to-back demotions. Then again they got promoted twice in two successive years and since then they have been staying in the top flight. Their first participation in I-League 2nd Division was in 2008-09 season, where they were eliminated in the group stage, therefore unable to qualify for the I-League. In 2013, they again got a chance to play in I-League 2nd Division, their second season.

Squad

As of 19 August 2019

First-team squad

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 Laltu Mondal
GK  IND Jayanth Kumar
GK  IND Bhaskar Routh
GK  IND Projit Chakraborty
DF  NGA Echezona Anyichie (Captain)
DF  IND Ashim Dey
DF  IND Tanmoy Saha
DF  IND Kaustave Banerjee
DF  IND Chandril Bose
DF  IND Nabi Hossain Khan
DF  IND Mohan Sarkar
DF  IND Amod Kumar Mahato
DF  IND Sourish Lodh Chowdhury
DF  IND Chinta Chandrashekar Rao
MF  IND Khokan Mondal
MF  IND Dipayan Banerjee
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF  IND Arun Suresh
FW  IND Sk Raja ali
MF  IND Sk Jahiruddin
MF  IND Subha Kumar
MF  IND Rishov Bhattacharya
MF  IND Rajib Shaw
MF  IND Arka Dey
MF  IND Rathindranath Karmakar
MF  IND Bablu Oraon
MF  IND Tanmay Ghosh
MF  IND Aayushmaan Chaturvedi
FW  IND Souvik Kar
FW  IND Kunal Kanti Naskar

Club officials

As of 03 July 2020

George Telegraph Sports Club

  • President: Biswanath Dutta
  • General Secretary: Subrata Dutta
  • Joint Secretary : Anirban Dutta
  • Executive Secretary: Adhiraj Dutta
  • Manager: Sabyasachi Sarkar


Coaching and Medical Staff

  • Head Coach: Ranjan Bhattacherjee
  • Assistant Head Coach: Qutubuddin Sipai
  • Goalkeeping Coach: Dipak Biswas
  • Team Doctor: Dr. Sibeswar Mukherjee

See also

References

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