Peerless SC

This article is about the Kolkata based football club. For the business conglomerate in Kolkata, see Peerless Group.

Peerless
Full namePeerless Sports Club
Nickname(s)Peerless
Short namePSC
Founded1993; 31 years ago (1993)[1]
GroundVarious
OwnerBengal Peerless Housing Devpt
ChairmanPatit Paban Ray[2]
Head coachHemanta Dora
LeagueCFL Premier Division

Peerless Sports Club[3][4] (formerly known as Peerless FC), or simply Peerless, is an Indian professional football club based in Kolkata, West Bengal.[5] Founded in 1993,[6] the club is owned by Peerless Group and currently competes in the Calcutta Premier Division A.[7][8][9][10][11]

The club had refused to take part in the I-League 2nd Division owing to financial matters. After the three Kolkata giants Mohun Bagan, East Bengal and Mohammedan Sporting, Peerless is considered as the strongest side from the city of joy.[12]

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