Peerless SC

Peerless Sports Club (formerly known as Peerless FC) or simply Peerless is an Indian professional football club based in Kolkata, West Bengal. Founded in the 1980s, the club currently competes in the Calcutta Premier Division A, the top tier state football league of West Bengal.[2][3] Peerless is currently the defending champion of the Calcutta Football League and widely regarded as the Giant Killer. The club has refused to take part in the I-League Second Division owing to financial matters. After the three Kolkata giants Mohun Bagan AC, SC East Bengal and Mohammedan Sporting, Peerless is considered as the strongest side from the city of joy.[4]

This article is about the Kolkata based football club. For the business conglomerate in Kolkata, see Peerless Group.
Peerless S.C.
পিয়ারলেস স্পোর্টস ক্লাব
Full namePeerless Sports Club
Nickname(s)Peerless
The Giant Killer
Founded1980s
GroundSalt Lake Stadium Kolkata
Barasat Stadium Barasat
CapacitySalt Lake Stadium (85,000)
Barasat Stadium (22,000)
ManagerJahar Das[1]
LeagueCalcutta Premier Division A
2019–201st of 14, Winners

History

Peerless as a club began their journey from Kolkata Maidan, the home of Kolkata football. Earlier in the 90s, the club competed in the Calcutta Premier League second division. Former India international Shabbir Ali was in charge of the club and under his coaching, Peerless promoted itself from the second division to the Kolkata Premier division A.[5]

Stadium
Barasat District Sports Stadium
বিদ্যাসাগর ক্রীড়াঙ্গন
Barasat Vidyasagar Krirangan

Peerless plays all their home matches of the Calcutta Football League Premier Division A in both Barasat Stadium and Rabindra Sarobar Stadium.

Players
As of July 2020

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  IND Sourav Chakraborty
— DF  IND Si Nuruddin
— FW  GHA Edmond Peprah
— MF  IND Dipendu Dowary
— MF  IND Dipankar Das
— FW  TRI Anthony Wolfe
— DF  IND Syed Rahim Nabi

Honours
Champions: 2019–20
Runners-up: 1996

See also

References
  1. "EXCLUSIVE: Jahar Das — The man behind Peerless FC's historic Calcutta Football League glory". thebridge.in. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  2. "Peerless wins Calcutta Football League title as East Bengal presents a 'no-show'". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  3. "Peerless in Kolkata: How a Small, Hungry Football Club Snatched Bragging Rights From the Big Two". newsclick.in. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  4. "Peerless SC Become 1st Team in 61 Years to win Calcutta Football League Outside 'Big Three'". news18.com. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  5. "EXCLUSIVE: Jahar Das — The man behind Peerless FC's historic Calcutta Football League glory". thebridge.in. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
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