Amar Tomar Kolkata
Atlético de Kolkata | |||
Basic data | |||
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Seat | Calcutta , India | ||
founding | 2014 (as Atlético de Kolkata) |
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owner | Kolkata Games and Sports Pvt. Ltd. | ||
Website | atkfc.in | ||
First soccer team | |||
Head coach | Antonio Lopez Habas | ||
Venue | Yuba Bharati Krirangan | ||
Places | 68,000 | ||
league | Indian Super League | ||
2019/20 | master | ||
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Amar Tomar Kolkata ( Atlético de Kolkata until 2017 ), mostly just ATK , is an Indian soccer franchise from Calcutta . The team plays in the Indian Super League , one of the two highest leagues in the country.
history
At the beginning of 2014 it was announced that the All India Football Federation, in cooperation with the companies Reliance and the International Management Group, was establishing a new football league in India. On April 13, 2014, Sourav Ganguly , Harshavardhan Neotia , Sanjiv Goenka , Utsav Parekh and the Spanish club Atlético Madrid were awarded the contract to found a soccer team in Calcutta.
Atlético de Kolkata was officially founded on May 7, 2014. On July 4, 2014, Borja Fernández, the first player was committed. Four days later, Antonio López Habas, the franchise's first coach, was found. Luis García was also committed on July 8, 2014 and the team's coat of arms was presented.
Stadion
The 68,000 Yuba Bharati Krirangan or Salt Lake Stadium is the home ground of Atlético. The I-League teams Mohun Bagan AC , Kingfisher East Bengal , Mohammedan Sporting Club and Prayag United also play their home games here. The sports facility is owned by the West Bengal government .
Coordinates: 22 ° 34 ′ 8 ″ N , 88 ° 24 ′ 33 ″ E
owner
The Kolkata Games and Sports Pvt. Ltd. is the owner of the franchise. The founding members are the former cricket player Sourav Ganguly, the businessman Harshavardhan Neotia, Sanjiv Goenka and Utsav Parekh, as well as the Spanish football club Atlético Madrid, represented by Miguel Ángel Gil Marín.
player
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Trainer since 2014
Surname | from | to |
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Antonio Lopez Habas | July 1, 2014 | 20th December 2015 |
José Francisco Molina | 5th May 2016 | December 18, 2016 |
Teddy Sheringham | July 8, 2017 | January 24, 2018 |
Ashley Westwood | January 24, 2018 | 2nd March 2018 |
Robbie Keane | March 3, 2018 | May 31, 2018 |
Steve Coppell | June 18, 2018 | May 31, 2019 |
Antonio Lopez Habas | June 1, 2019 | today |
Season placement
league
season | Regular season | Play-offs |
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2014 | 3rd place | winner |
2015 | 2nd place | Semifinals |
2016 | 4th Place | winner |
2017/2018 | 9th place | not qualified |
2018/2019 | 6th place | not qualified |
2019/2020 | 2nd place | winner |
Super cup
season | placement |
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2017/2018 | Round of 16 |
2018/2019 | Semifinals |
Best goal scorers since 2014
season | Surname | Gates |
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2014 | Fikru Teferra | 5 |
2015 | Iain Hume | 11 |
2016 | Iain Hume | 7th |
2017/2018 | Robbie Keane | 8th |
2018/2019 | Manuel Lanzarote | 7th |
2019/2020 | Roy Krishna | 15th |
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Indian Super League football: Sourav Ganguly-backed Atletico de Kolkata launched . Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved August 11, 2014.
- ↑ Saumyajit Basu: Stars embrace soccer through Indian Super League . In: Times of India . Retrieved April 14, 2014.
- ↑ Borja Fernández se va a la Superliga india ( Spanish ) La Voz de Galicia. July 4, 2014. Retrieved July 4, 2014.