United S.C.
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| Full name | United Sports Club | ||
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| Founded | 1927 as Eveready Association | ||
| Ground | Kalyani Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 10,000 | ||
| Coach | Anjan Nath | ||
| League | I-League | ||
| 2012–13 | I-League, 4th | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
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United Sports Club is an Indian football Club from Kolkata in West Bengal, India. The club currently plays in the I-League.
History
1927-2009
United SC was originally established in 1927 as Eveready Association. In 2006, it was renamed as United Sports Club to attract title sponsor and the football division owned by United Sport Football Team Private Ltd.[1] With the inflow of sponsorship, the club clinched promotion to the first division of the I-League in 2007.
2010-Present
For the 2010-11 I-League season United SC played at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata. On Indian Transfer deadline day United SC made the biggest headline news by signing India national football team striker Sunil Chhetri till the end of the season. In June 2011 after the I-League season ended old sponsors Chirag chose to cut ties with United SC and thus Chirag United SC became Prayag United Sports Club. Even though the team has lost a lot in terms of sponsorship money the club is still able to sign and retain their current players. On August 3, 2011 it was announced that United Sports Club had signed a sponsorship deal with Prayag Group and on August 7, 2011 United Sports Club officially changed their name to Prayag United S.C.[2]
The association, however was cancelled in the summer of the 2013, when the company found itself involved in the chit-fund scam. The name was again changed to United Sports Club.
Struggle for Sponsorship and performance in I-League
United SC are yet to bag a title sponsor and with the season at it’s peak now they badly need someone to bail them out. Few of their players are government employees, which makes them unavailable on one occasion or the other. At the start of the season, they were in all sorts of trouble financially and hardly added on to their existing team in the summer. The likes of Subrata Pal, Gournamngi Singh etc. went for greener pastures while loyalists like Ranti Martins, Vineeth CK, Bello Rasaq, Asif K etc. decided to stick with the team even in adverse situations. Their capture of Eric Brown from disbanded ONGC side has been their best activity in the summer.[3]
The best aspect of United SC’s game is their team work and slick passing moves. Eelco Schattorie has instilled a fluent short passing game to the teams ranks and it’s working out very well for the team. They are currently performing above their weight this season due to some exceptional performances from Erik Brown and Vineeth CK.
Crest
The club crest is designed in the shape of a blue and white circle. The logo includes the words 'United Sports Club' in the blue strip of the crest. This is to show United Sports Club as the main name of the club. Inside the crest is a peacock on top of a football.
Colours
While the crest is Blue and White, the official colours of United SC are purple and yellow. While still sponsored and owned by Chirag Computers, United Sports Club's official colours were purple and white. The home kit for United SC includes a purple and yellow jersey with purple shorts and white socks while the away kit is all white with red socks.
Stadium
United Sports Club currently plays at the 10,000 seater Kalyani Stadium in Kalyani. Though the officials initially said that they would move toSiliguri but now they have decided to stay in Kalyani for the 2013–14 season and plan to continue there.[2]
Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors
Kit manufacturers
- 2007–2011: None
Shirt sponsor
- 2007–2011: Chirag Computers
- 2011–2013: Prayag Group
- 2013-present: None
Players
First-team squad
- As of 10 December 2013.[4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Current technical staff
- As of 1st July 2013.
| Position | Name |
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| Head Coach] |  Anjan Nath |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Vacant |
| Doctor |  Aniruddha Ghosh |
| Manager | Ashok Chandra Chandra |
Honours
Domestic
- Winners (1): 2008 (as Chirag United)
- Winners (1): 2010
- Runners-up (1): 2011
- Winners (1): 2013
- Runners-up (2): 2005(as Eveready), 2012
Notes
References
- ↑ http://the-aiff.com/pages/club/index.php?Aboutclub=41&ClubDetail=41
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "I-League: United Sports Club To Be Rechristened As ‘Prayag United’". Goal.com. 2011-08-03. Retrieved 2012-07-11.
- ↑ George, Joseph. "United SC standing tall even in the face of adversities". The Hard Tackle. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- ↑ "Present Football Squad". United S.C. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
External links
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