NBP Rainbow Athletic Club () is an Indian professional football club based in Kolkata, West Bengal, that competes in the Calcutta Premier Division.
The club was formerly known as Rainbow Athletic Club or simply Rainbow,Rainbow AC team profile Soccerway.com. Retrieved 7 March 2021. and as NBP Rainbow Athletic Club due to sponsorship ties. 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, and officially renamed as Aditya School of Sports Rainbow Athletic Club, abbreviated as ASOS Rainbow AC.NBP Rainbow AC profile and archive globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
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. 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.
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.
Logo history
Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors PeriodKit manufacturerShirt sponsor2018—2022NikeNew Barrackpore Co-operative Homes Ltd2022VamosKREAMZ
Players
Records Season Div. Tms. Pos. Attendance/G Federation Cup/Super Cup Calcutta Football League 2018–19 I-League 2164th, 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
See also Football in Kolkata List of football clubs in Kolkata
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