Calcutta Cricket and Football Club
Calcutta Cricket & Football Club (popularly known by its abbreviation CC&FC, or CCFC) 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 it merged with Calcutta Football Club (oldest football club in Asia, founded in 1872) in 1965.
| Full name | Calcutta Cricket and Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Clippers | ||
| Short name | CCFC, CC&FC | ||
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| Ground | CC&FC Ground, Ballygunge Calcutta FC Ground, Maidan | ||
| Capacity | 22,000 15,000 | ||
| Chairman | Subrata Das | ||
| Head coach | Jamshid Nassiri | ||
| League | Calcutta Premier Division | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Rugby section of the 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.
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