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The '''Calcutta Cricket & Football Club (CC&FC)''' is a [[sports club]] based in [[Kolkata]], India. It was founded in 1792, and is one of the oldest sports clubs in the world.{{ref-needed|date=May 2017}} The club is associated with sports such as [[cricket]], [[association football|football]], [[rugby union|rugby]], [[field hockey]], [[swimming (sport)|swimming]], [[tennis]] and [[cycle polo]]. |
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The football squad is currently playing in the 2nd Division of the [[Calcutta Football League]].{{ref-needed|date=May 2017}} |
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== History == |
== History == |
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The Club was founded as the |
The Club was founded as the "Calcutta Cricket Club Clippers" by [[United Kingdom|British]] [[expatriates]] who had come over with the [[British East India Company]].{{ref-needed|date=May 2017}} It is known to have been in existence by 1792.<ref>[http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/152361.html [[Rowland Bowen]], ''Some dates in [[Cricket in India|Indian cricket]] history'', [[Wisden Cricketers' Almanack|Wisden 1967]]. Recent ''Wisdens'' have neither endorsed nor rejected this.]</ref> Later it was merged with the Calcutta Football Club and the Ballygunge Cricket Club over the years to become the Calcutta Cricket and Football Club. Run by the British, Calcutta Football Club was once one of the leading football teams and had a great rivalry specially with [[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]. Other rivals were [[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan Sporting]], [[Techno Aryan F.C.|Aryan]], [[Dalhousie FC|Dalhousie]] etc. |
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Calcutta Cricket & Football Club (CCFC) has won the Calcutta Football League and the prestigious IFA Shield on several occasions – CFL: 8 times, IFA Shield: 9 times. |
Calcutta Cricket & Football Club (CCFC) has won the Calcutta Football League and the prestigious IFA Shield on several occasions – CFL: 8 times, IFA Shield: 9 times. |
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==External links== |
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*[http://ccfc1792.com CCFC Official site] |
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*[http://www.calcuttaweb.com/sports.htm Calcutta sports timeline] |
*[http://www.calcuttaweb.com/sports.htm Calcutta sports timeline] |
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*[http://www.banglacricket.com/History/timeline.php Alternative timeline for CCFC formation] |
*[http://www.banglacricket.com/History/timeline.php Alternative timeline for CCFC formation] |
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| Short name | CC&FC |
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| Founded | 1792 |
| Website | https://ccfc1792.com/ |
The Calcutta Cricket & Football Club (CC&FC) is a sports club based in Kolkata, India. It was founded in 1792, and is one of the oldest sports clubs in the world.[citation needed] The club is associated with sports such as cricket, football, rugby, field hockey, swimming, tennis and cycle polo.
The football squad is currently playing in the 2nd Division of the Calcutta Football League.[citation needed]
History
The Club was founded as the "Calcutta Cricket Club Clippers" by British expatriates who had come over with the British East India Company.[citation needed] It is known to have been in existence by 1792.[1] Later it was merged with the Calcutta Football Club and the Ballygunge Cricket Club over the years to become the Calcutta Cricket and Football Club. Run by the British, Calcutta Football Club was once one of the leading football teams and had a great rivalry specially with Mohun Bagan. Other rivals were Mohammedan Sporting, Aryan, Dalhousie etc.
Calcutta Cricket & Football Club (CCFC) has won the Calcutta Football League and the prestigious IFA Shield on several occasions – CFL: 8 times, IFA Shield: 9 times.
Famous members
A large number of luminaries are associated with the club, including:
- Football: Chuni Goswami, Subhas Bhowmick, S. Bhattacharjee, Pradip Choudhury, P. Ganguly, Santo Mitra, Shyam Thapa.
- Hockey: Keshav Chandra Datt, Gurbux Singh, Dr. Vece Paes, Anand Mandapaka.
- Cricket: Punya B. Datta,[2] Dilip Doshi,[3] A. Gandotra[4] Devang Gandhi,[5] Sourav Ganguly, Saba Karim, Arun Lal,[6] Pranab Roy,[7] Biswajit Bhowmick.
- Tennis: Chiradip Mukerjea, Enrico Piperno, Leander Paes.
References
- ^ Rowland Bowen, Some dates in Indian cricket history, Wisden 1967. Recent Wisdens have neither endorsed nor rejected this.
- ^ http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/12051.html
- ^ http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/28107.html
- ^ [1]
- ^ http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/28770.html
- ^ [2]
- ^ http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/33187.html
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