Rainbow AC

Rainbow Athletic Club is an Indian professional football club based in Kolkata, West Bengal,^[2] that competes in the Calcutta Premier Division.

Rainbow AC

Full name	Aditya School of Sports Rainbow Athletic Club[1]
Short name	Rainbow AC
Founded	1956; 69 years ago (1956)
Ground	Amal Dutta Stadium, Dumdum
Capacity	15,000
Owner	Aditya Group
Head coach	Tarit Ghosh
League	CFL Premier Division
Website	Official website
Home colours Away colours

The club was formerly known as Rainbow Athletic Club or simply Rainbow,^[3][4] and as NBP Rainbow Athletic Club due to past sponsorship ties.^[5]

In 2018, Rainbow AC participated in the I-League 2nd Division, the second tier of the Indian football league system.

In 2020, the club was acquired by the Indian conglomerate Aditya Group, following which it was officially renamed as Aditya School of Sports Rainbow Athletic Club, abbreviated as ASOS Rainbow AC.^[6]

History

The team was founded in 1956 as Baranagore Rainbow Club by football enthusiast Pradip Roy and his associates. It was later renamed NBP Rainbow AC. The club has a rivalry with East Bengal Club, Mohun Bagan, Mohammedan Sporting, and Peerless SC.

Rainbow participates in the Calcutta Football League Premier Division.

In the 2019–20 season, the team was managed by Jahar Das.^[7] In 2020, the club entered into a partnership with Indian conglomerate Aditya Group. It was announced that the new entity would have former India international Debjit Ghosh as its technical director.^[8]

In June 2023, the IFA announced the merger of both Premier Division A and B of the Calcutta Football League ahead of its 125th edition, in which Rainbow was placed in Group B.^[9][10][11]

Ground

Bird's-eye view of the Amal Dutta Stadium, Dumdum.

Rainbow Athletic Club plays most of its home matches at the Amal Dutta Stadium, which is located in Dumdum, near Kolkata, in the North 24 Parganas district.^[12] The stadium has a capacity of about 15,000 spectators.

The club played the majority of its matches in the Calcutta Football League 2023 season at this venue.

Crest and colours

ASOS Rainbow AC previous logo

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

Period	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
2018—2022	Nike	New Barrackpore Co-operative Homes Ltd
2022 - Present	Vamos	KREAMZ

Players

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  IND Hemanta Ghosh 22 GK  IND Shilton Paul — GK  IND Satyabrata Manna — GK  IND Pranup Limboo — GK  IND Frevino Fernandes — DF  IND Sourav Dasgupta (Captain) — DF  IND Ramdinmawia Hnamte — DF  IND Md Alamgir Hussain — DF  IND Sagar Raihan Raza — DF  IND Sujit Sadhu — DF  IND Pramode Pradhan — DF  IND Bijoy Das — DF  IND Shambhu Bera — DF  IND Urjay Bramha 15 DF  IND Tanchok Hang Subba 16 DF  IND Asish Chettri — DF  IND Tania Raji — DF  IND Enjamul Hoque

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  IND Debayan Saha 6 MF  IND SK Asif Ahmed — MF  IND Jagannath Sana (8) 19 MF  IND Pankaj Moullah — MF  IND Shubhankar Sana — FW  IND Suraj Mahato 11 FW  IND Joydeep Gogoi — FW  IND Anil Kisku — FW  IND Farsad Abdusamad N — FW  IND Arkabikash Tudu — FW  IND Pritam Sarkar — MF  IND Saptak Sherpa — MF  IND Firoj Ali — FW  IND Cho Tshering Lepcha — FW  IND Rajesh Das — FW  IND Denzil Ivan Mascarenhas — FW  IND Raunak Paul

Records

Season	Div.	Tms.	Pos.	Attendance/G	Federation Cup/Super Cup	Calcutta Football League
2018–19	I-League 2	16	4th, group C	–	DNP	5th

Key

• Tms. = Number of teams
• Pos. = Position in league
• Attendance/G = Average league attendance

Honours

• CFL Premier Division B
  • Runners-up (2): 2016, 2022^[13]

See also

• Football in Kolkata
• List of football clubs in Kolkata