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- This article is about a sporting club in Kolkata. For the sporting club in Dhaka, with the same name, see Mohammedan Sporting Club (Bangladesh)
[edit] Mohammedan SC
Mohammedan Sporting Club, founded in 1892, is one of the leading football clubs in Kolkata, along with East Bengal Club and Mohun Bagan AC. They play currently in the first division in National Football League (India). Their home ground in NFL is The Salt Lake Stadium. They play Calcutta Super Division on their own ground - Mohammedan Sporting Ground, Kolkata.
They are the third most favourite football club in India. But they have faced a dearth of quality players and lack of money, which combined to affect their performance in domestic tournaments. In the elite division of the national league last year, the club was the top team till mid-way, but lost way and barely survived relegation.
Mohammedan Sporting already have SPS Group, makers of Elegant Steel, as sponsor and Reebok supplies the players' kit. However, recently the club has bagged a sponsorship deal of Rs.10 million ($226,085) with Anil Ambani's Reliance group. This deal is a big achievement for the club as it will allow them to get better foreign players and also provide other players with better facilities. Mohammedan SC are also known to their fans as The Black Panthers or in Hindi as Kaale Tenduye (which means the same). Some fans also call them "Men in Black" based on the Indian Cricket team nicknamed "Men in Blue". They usually use the formation 4-4-2.
Mohammedan SC vs Kingfisher East Bengal SC (Jan 18 2007)
[edit] Current Roster
| No. |
|
Position |
Player |
| 1 |
 |
GK |
Gopal Das |
| 2 |
|
DF |
Asim Das |
| 3 |
|
DF |
Madhab Das |
| 4 |
|
DF |
Debjit Ghosh |
| 5 |
|
DF |
Habibur Rehman Mondal |
| 6 |
|
DF |
Rajib Ahmed |
| 7 |
|
FW |
Mutum Bijen Singh |
| 8 |
|
MF |
Noel Anthony Wilson |
| 9 |
|
FW |
Raman Vijayan |
| 10 |
 |
FW |
Preston Papai Corporal |
| 11 |
|
FW |
K Muhammed Nisam |
| 12 |
|
MF |
Jatin Singh Bisht |
| 13 |
|
MF |
Amjad Hussain |
| 14 |
|
GK |
Prasanta Dora |
| 15 |
 |
FW |
Mike Okoro |
| 16 |
|
DF |
Subhashish Roy Chowdhury |
| 17 |
|
MF |
Santa Saikhom Singh |
| 18 |
|
FW |
Harvinder Singh |
| 19 |
|
MF |
Kalia Kulothungan |
| 20 |
|
DF |
Shyam Mondal |
|
|
| No. |
|
Position |
Player |
| 21 |
|
GK |
Arindam Ghosh |
| 22 |
|
MF |
Surojit Roy |
| 23 |
|
|
Sheikh Aslam |
| 24 |
|
DF |
Sunil Kumar |
| 25 |
|
DF |
Mir Farooq Hyder |
| 26 |
|
MF |
Eric Bolwe Mputu |
| 27 |
|
MF |
Subrata Guha |
| 28 |
|
|
Mohammed Ali |
| 29 |
|
MF |
Jamir Ali Mondal |
| 30 |
|
DF |
Anbalath Suliman Firoze |
| 31 |
|
GK |
Nazibul Haque |
| 32 |
|
|
Ishan Rawlley Singh |
| 33 |
|
MF |
Muttath Sudheesh |
| 34 |
 |
MF |
Ndem A Guy Kiyeck Herve |
| 35 |
|
|
Shabir Ali Mondal |
| 37 |
|
|
Sheikh Shahnawaz |
|
[edit] Team Management
Team Management Table
| Name |
Position |
| M.J. Akbar |
Chairman |
| Mohammed Qamruddin |
Manager |
| Subhash Bhowmik |
Coach |
| Sultan Ahmed |
Club Secretary |
| Sujit Manna |
Physio |
[edit] Transfers
[edit] Retained
Gopal Das, Arindam Ghosh, Madhab Das, Mir Farooq Hyder, Surajit Chakraborty Jr, Bijen Singh, Raman Vijayan
Prasanta Dora, Subhashish Roy Chowdhury, Anbalath Suliman Firoze, Rajib Ahmed, Noel Anthony Wilson (all Mohun Bagan AC), Habibur Rehman Mondal, Debjit Ghosh, Kalia Kulothungan, Mike Okoro (all East Bengal Club), Surojit Roy, K Muhammed Nisam, Santa Saikhom Singh, Sheikh Aslam (all Fransa-Pax FC), Nasibul Haque, Subrata Guha, Mohammed Ali, Jamir Ali Mondal (all United SC, Calcutta), Ishan Rawlley Singh (Mahindra United), Amjad Hussain (Churchill Brothers SC), M Sudheesh (Indian Bank), Shabir Ali Mondal (Mohammedan AC, Calcutta), Douglas da Silva (BRAZIL), Sheikh Shahnawaz on loan: Shyam Mondal, Ashim Das (both George Telegraph SC), Jatin Singh Bisht (ONGC, Mumbai), Sunil Kumar in the season: Harvinder Singh (Mohun Bagan AC), Eric Bolwe Mputu, Basudeb Mondal (NEPAL), Ndem A Guy Kiyeck Herve (Mohun Bagan AC), Preston Papai Corporal (MALAYSIA)
Bijay Baspore, Satyajit Bose, Suman Datta, Palash Karmakar (all Mohun Bagan AC), Madhusudan Majumdar, Wajid Ali, Jiten Rai (all United SC, Calcutta), Prakash Koley, Goutam Debnath (both Air-India), Poibang Pohshna, Rodingson Sangma (both Lajong SC, Meghalaya), Mohammed Mukhtar (East Bengal Club), Okonji Onyelo Patrick D'Souza (Salgaocar SC), Souvik Mondal (Hindustan Aeronautics Limited SC), Mohammed Nadeem (Eastern Railway SC, Calcutta), Falguni Datta (Calcutta Port Trust), Chetan Mukhi (Hindustan FC, Delhi), Nitin Pradhan (Indian National FC, Delhi), Amjad Ali Khan (Amity United FC, Haryana), Kabijit Khotel (ONGC, Mumbai), Bidesh Pal (Forward Club, Tripura), Rupak Datta, Amitava Ganguly, Adil Qadir, Bilal Ahmad Wani, Mohammed Yasin, KP Zubair, Gley Yao Rodrigue, David Mkandawire in the season: Douglas da Silva, Mike Okoro
[edit] Honours
2004/05 2nd Division National League
2004 Bodoland Martyrs Gold Cup
4x Sait Nagjee Cup
Years: 1971, 1984, 1991, 1992
1991 Kalinga Cup
2x Federation Cup
Years: 1983, 1984
11x Calcutta Super Division
Years: 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1948, 1957, 1967, 1981
6x Rovers Cup
Years: 1940, 1956, 1959, 1980, 1984, 1987
5x IFA Shield
Years: 1936, 1941, 1942, 1957, 1971
4x DCM Trophy
Years: 1958, 1961, 1964, 1980
5x Bordoloi Trophy
Years: 1969,1970, 1985, 1986, 1991
3x Independence Day Cup
Years: 19??(Unknown), 1972, 1988
2x Airlines Gold Cup
Years: 1986, 1996
1940 Durand Cup
1962 Dhaka Aga Khan Gold Cup
1983 Nizam Cup
1986 Vizag Trophy
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