Rainbow AC

New Barrackpore Rainbow Athletic Club (Commonly known as NBP Rainbow AC) is an Indian professional football club based in Kolkata, West Bengal,[1] that competes in the Calcutta Premier Division A.[2] In 2018 they competed in the I-League 2nd Division, the third tier of Indian football.

NBP Rainbow AC
Full nameNew Barrackpore Rainbow Athletic Club
Founded1956
GroundBarasat Stadium
ManagerTarit Ghosh
LeagueI-League 2nd Division
Calcutta 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.

Stadium
Main article: Barasat Stadium
Barasat District Sports Stadium

Rainbow club plays all their home matches of Calcutta Football League in Barasat Stadium, which is located in Barasat, North 24 Parganas. The stadium has artificial turf.

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
3 DF  NGA Emmanuel Chigozie
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
10 FW  NGA Joel Sunday
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

Team management
Position Name
Head Coach Bert Zuurman
Assistant Coach Tarit Ghosh
Physio

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 AC live score, schedule and results - Football - SofaScore". www.sofascore.com. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  2. "CFL 2019: Subha Ghosh stars as Mohun Bagan edge past NBP Rainbow 1-0 | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 17 September 2020.


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