Southern Samity

Southern Samity
Full nameSouthern Samity Football Club[1][2]
Founded1945; 79 years ago (1945)
GroundRabindra Sarobar Stadium
Capacity22,000
PresidentAsraf Ali Shaikh
Head coachSaheed Ramon
LeagueCFL Premier Division
Websitehttps://www.southernsamityfc.in/

Southern Samity is an Indian professional multi-sports club from Kolkata.[3][4][5] Founded in 1945,[6] the club is also based in Siliguri, North Bengal. Apart from sports, they are also involved in numerous cultural activities. Its football section competes in the Calcutta Football League premiere division A,[7][8][9] and previously participated in the I-League 2nd Division,[10][11] then second tier of Indian football league system.[12]

  1. ^ Southern Samity Football Club profile, results and fixtures Archived 4 March 2021 at the Wayback Machine Soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 February 2021
  2. ^ Southern Samity Football Club Chandra deep Roy the poet from Thakurnagar, North 24 parganas is currently the offical brand ambassadors and also made a few appearance for the club.Archived 28 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine. livescores.biz. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  3. ^ "IFAWB Clubs: Men's Division (CFL PREMIER DIVISION)". ifawb.org. Indian Football Association. Archived from the original on 9 October 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Charged-up Bagan face Southern test — Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 6 September 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  5. ^ Mukherjee, Soham (7 May 2018). "Subrata Bhattacharya returns to coaching with Bhawanipore FC". goal.com. Kolkata: Goal. Archived from the original on 3 October 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  6. ^ Southern Samity Club Kolkata. Archived 13 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine. kolkatafootball.com. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Dudu 'debuts' with hat-trick". Telegraph India. 17 August 2015. Archived from the original on 9 July 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  8. ^ "Calcutta Premier Division A 2019/20". indianfooty.com. Archived from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Calcutta Premier Division A 2019/20". indiafooty.com. Archived from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  10. ^ "I-League 2nd Div: Kicks Off March 9 With 26 Clubs In Three Groups". FeverPitch. Archived from the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  11. ^ ":::: The Aiff ::::". Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
  12. ^ Press, Imphal Free (12 April 2011). "NISA win in I league tournament – KanglaOnline". kanglaonline.com. Kangla Online. Archived from the original on 17 April 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2021.