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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]
ManagerHemanta Dora
LeagueCFL Premier Division

Peerless Sports Club[3][4](formerly known asPeerless FC), or simplyPeerless,is an Indian professionalfootballclub based inKolkata,West Bengal.[5]Founded in 1993,[6]the club is owned byPeerless Groupand currently competes in theCalcutta Premier Division A.[7][8][9][10][11]

The club had refused to take part in theI-League 2nd Divisionowing to financial matters. After the threeKolkatagiantsMohun Bagan AC,SC East BengalandMohammedan Sporting,Peerless is considered as the strongest side fromthe city of joy.[12]

History

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Peerless as aclubbegan their journey fromKolkata Maidan,the home ofKolkata football.The club is founded in 1993 and owned by its parent organizationPeerless Group,a businessconglomerateinKolkata.[13]

Shabbir Aliwas the coach of Peerless during their early seasons.

Earlier in the 90s, the club competed in theCalcutta Premier League second division.FormerIndiainternationalShabbir Aliwas in charge of the club and under his coaching, Peerless promoted itself from the first division to theCFL Super Divisionin 1993–94 season.[14][15][16][17]

In 2018, the club signedTrinidad and TobagointernationalAnthony Wolfeahead of their CFL season.[18]Thus he became the club's first and only footballer who has appeared in theFIFA World Cup.[19][20]In 2019, Peerless created history after winning the2019–20 Calcutta Premier Division,[21]defeating their archrivals; threeKolkatagiants. The club managed byJahar Das,emerged as the first small club since 1958 to win theCalcutta Football League.[22]In that season, they reached the quarter-finals of the2020 IFA Shield.[23]

As defending champion, Peerless began their2021–22 Calcutta Premier Divisionjourney on 17 August, defeating Kidderpore FC 4–1.[24][25]They reached the knock-out stages after finishing as Group-B topper but lost 4–0 to Railway FC in the quarter-finals. In June 2022, the club roped in Soren Dutta as head coach and Iranian former footballerJamshid Nassirias technical director.[26]In July, they participated in Naihati Gold Cup and their campaign ended with a 0–0 (5–4) defeat toUnited SCin semi-finals. In September, the club fought in group stages of the Calcutta Premier Division but failed to reach the "super six" round.[27]

In June 2023, the Indian Football Association (IFA) announced the merger of both Premier Division A and B of theCalcutta Football League,ahead of its 125th edition, in which Peerless was allowed to compete in Group I.[28][29][30]

Ownership and finances

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Peerless Sports Club (formed in 1993) is currently owned byPeerless Group,its major holding company isPeerless General Finance & Investment Co Ltd,which is India's Registered Residuary non-banking Company.[31]It has subsidiaries likePeerless Hospital,Bengal Peerless (real estate), Kaizen Holidays and others.

Patit Paban Ray, a board member ofBengal Peerless Housing Development Co Ltd,is currently the chairman of Peerless Club.[32]

Stadium

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Main articles:Barasat StadiumandRabindra Sarobar Stadium
White gate with stone pillars and a tree
Entrance of theBarasat Vidyasagar Krirangan.

Peerless plays most of their home matches ofCalcutta Football League Premier Division Aat both theBarasat StadiumandRabindra Sarobar Stadium.[33]

Honours

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Jahar Daswas the manager who led the team toCalcutta Football Leaguevictory.

League

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Cup

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Peerless SC scripted history in 2020, as they became the only club outside Kolkata's "Big Three" (Mohun Bagan AC,East Bengal FC,andMohammedan Sporting) to win the Championship in 61 years;Eastern Railwaydid the same back in 1958.[42][43]

Players

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First-team squad

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As of 27 June 2023

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules.Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK IndiaIND Sanjoy Kumar Bhattacharrya
2 DF IndiaIND Ksankupar D Khongmalai
3 DF IndiaIND Sourauv Ram Paul
5 DF IndiaIND Stephanson Pale
6 DF IndiaIND Israfil Dewann
7 FW IndiaIND Dawanshwa Carlos Challam
15 MF IndiaIND Donborlang Nongkynrih
16 MF IndiaIND Benjamin Lupheng
17 MF IndiaIND Donlad Diengdoh
41 FW IndiaIND Raikutshisha Buam
44 MF IndiaIND Henry Marvinsson Marboh
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 FW IndiaIND Wanboklang S Lyngkhoi
20 GK IndiaIND Shubham Dhas
14 FW IndiaIND Nikelsson Bina
18 DF IndiaIND Amit Tudu(captain)
26 MF IndiaIND Pynshondorlang Shadap
25 DF IndiaIND Harshaa Parui
24 MF IndiaIND Sajan Shahhani
35 DF IndiaIND Mohamed Aftab Alam
36 FW IndiaIND Manostosh Majji
22 MF IndiaIND MC Mawsawzuala
37 DF IndiaIND Indrajit Singh Bedhi

Notable players

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For all current and former notable Peerless SC players with a Wikipedia article, see:Peerless SC players.

World Cup player

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Managerial history

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Name Nationality Years Note
Shabbir Ali India 1993–1995 [14]
Biswajit Bhattacharya India 2018–2019 [46][47]
Jahar Das India 2019–2021 [48][49]
Subrata Bhattacharya jr. India 2021–2022 [50]
Soren Dutta India 2022–2023 [26]
Hemanta Dora India 2023–present [26]

See also

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