United SC

United SC
Full nameUnited Sports Club
Nickname(s)The Peafowls
Short nameUSC
Founded1927; 97 years ago (1927)
(as Eveready Association Club)
GroundKalyani Stadium
Capacity20,000
ChairmanNabab Bhattacharya
ManagerSteve Herbots
League
WebsiteClub website

The United Sports Club (Bengali: ইউনাটেড স্পোর্টস ক্লাব) is a professional football club based in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.[1] United SC was founded in 1927.[2] The club competes in I-League 2 as well as Calcutta Football League,[3] the oldest football league in Asia.

United SC soon emerged as one of the most successful teams from the state in 2010s, after Mohun Bagan and East Bengal.[4][5] The club previously participated in I-League,[6] which was then top flight of Indian football league system.[7][8][9][10] The club mostly uses Kalyani Stadium as home ground.[11]

  1. ^ Chandra, Shikharr. "United Sports Club loan Nigerian striker Adekunle Owolabi Waheed". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  2. ^ "Indian football: chance to redeem itself". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 15 April 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  3. ^ Singha, Sulaya (10 September 2022). "এক ম্যাচ বাকি থাকতেই গ্রুপ চ্যাম্পিয়ন হয়ে কলকাতা লিগের সুপার সিক্সে ভবানীপুর ক্লাব" [Bhawanipore Club became the group champion in Super Six of Calcutta League with one match left]. sangbadpratidin.in. Kolkata: Sangbad Pratidin Digital. Archived from the original on 19 October 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  4. ^ "আনন্দবাজার পত্রিকা — খেলা: তিন প্রধানে এ বার নতুন মুখ" [Anandabazar Patrik — Sports: New faces in three Kolkata football giants]. anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Kolkata. 22 May 2012. Archived from the original on 22 May 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  5. ^ "United SC bring their Asian player, have signed Moustafa". United Sports Club. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
  6. ^ "ONGC VS. PRAYAG UNITED 2 – 2". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 1 June 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  7. ^ "Indian Football: With very little money and lot of passion, United Sports Club still running strongly". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  8. ^ "United 2–0 Rangdajied United". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Prayag United SC: Team Analysis And Season Preview 2011-12". thehardtackle.com. 9 September 2011. Archived from the original on 11 November 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  10. ^ "UNITED VS. AIR INDIA 5 – 1". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 15 April 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  11. ^ "GKFC face United Sports Club in the IFA Shield opener on Sunday". GokulamKeralaFC.com. 5 December 2020. Archived from the original on 5 December 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2021.