Calcutta Cricket and Football Club is an Indian professional multi-sports club based in Kolkata, West Bengal. Founded in 1792 as a cricket institution, the football and rugby sections were added when
The Eden Gardens in Calcutta, home of cricket in India.
Main entrance to the tent of CC&FC's football section (in left), beside the tent of Mohun Bagan Athletic Club in Kolkata Maidan area.
Main entrance of the Calcutta Football Club in left, beside 'Chuni Goswami Gate' of Mohun Bagan in Kolkata Maidan, in December 2023.
Scene of a rugby match at the CFC ground in Calcutta, c. 1875 (from The Illustrated London News).
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The Calcutta Football League is a ladder-based football competition in the Indian state of West Bengal, organised by the Indian Football Association as part of the state leagues. It is the oldest foot
Calcutta Cricket and Football Club
…made CC&FC the oldest rugby institution founded outside the United Kingdom and Ireland. Club's football section competes in the premier division of Calcutta Football League, fifth tier of the Indian football league system. "The Gentlemen of the Calcutta Cricket Club are getting themselves into Wind, and preparing to take…
Mohammedan SC, the first native Indian team to win the league.
Nikhil Nandy (L) tackling Muhammad Umer during a 1956 Calcutta League match between Mohammedan & Eastern Railway