Prayag United S.C. is an Indian football Club from Kolkata

Kolkata

Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...

 in West Bengal

West Bengal

West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...

, India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. The club currently plays in the I-League

I-League

The I-League is an Indian football league for association football clubs. At the top of the Indian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 14 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation of two teams each year with the I-League 2nd Division...

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1927-2009

Prayag United S.C. was originally established in 1927 as Eveready Association. In 2006, it was renamed as United Sports Club to attract title sponsor and the football division owned by United Sport Football Team Private Ltd. With the inflow of sponsorship, the club clinched promotion to the first division of the I-League in 2007.

2010-Present

For the 2010-11 I-League season United SC played at the Salt Lake Stadium

Salt Lake Stadium

Salt Lake Stadium , is a multi-purpose stadium in Bidhannagar, Kolkata, West Bengal.-Information:...

 in Kolkata

Kolkata

Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...

. On Indian Transfer deadline day United SC made the biggest headline news by signing India national football team

India national football team

The Indian national football team is the national football team of India and is governed by the All India Football Federation. It is a member of the Asian Football Confederation. Since 1948, the AIFF has been affiliated with FIFA, the international governing body for football. In 1954, AIFF became...

 striker Sunil Chhetri till the end of the season. In June 2011 after the I-League

I-League

The I-League is an Indian football league for association football clubs. At the top of the Indian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 14 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation of two teams each year with the I-League 2nd Division...

 season ended old sponsors Chirag choose to cut ties with United SC and thus Chirag United SC became United Sports Club. Even though the team has lost a lot in terms of sponsorship money the club is still able to sign and retain there current players. On August 3rd 2011 it was announced that United Sports Club has signed a sponsorship deal with Prayag Group and on August 7th 2011 United Sports Club officially changed there name to Prayag United S.C.

Crest

The Prayag United crest is designed in the shape of a blue and white circle. The logo includes the words United Sports Club in the blue strip of the crest. This is to show United Sports Club as the main name of the club. Inside the crest is a peacock on top of a football.

Colors

While the crest is Blue and White the official colors of Prayag United are purple and yellow. While still sponsored and owned by Chirag Computers, United Sports Club's official colors were purple and white. The home kit for Prayag includes a purple and yellow jersey with purple shorts and white socks while the away kit is all white with red socks.

Stadium

Prayag United Sports Club currently play at the 120,000 seater Salt Lake Stadium

Salt Lake Stadium

Salt Lake Stadium , is a multi-purpose stadium in Bidhannagar, Kolkata, West Bengal.-Information:...

 in Kolkata

Kolkata

Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...

. At first though Prayag United Sports Club said that they would move on the Siliguri

Siliguri

Siliguri is a city in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is located in the Siliguri Corridor or Chicken's Neck - a very narrow strip of land linking mainland India to its north-eastern states. It is also the transit point for air, road and rail traffic to the neighbouring countries of Nepal,...

 but now it seems that they might stay in Kolkata for the 2011-12 season and will move during the 2012-13 season.

First-team squad

Domestic

• I-League 2nd Division
  I-League 2nd Division
  The I-League 2nd Division is the second highest division of football in India after the I-League....
  
  

Winners (1): 2008

I-League 2nd Division 2008

The draw of the preliminary groups of the inaugural I-League Division 2 was carried out at Football House, Dwarka on 25 February 2008. The 12 participating teams have been drawn into two groups of six teams each to be played in Pune and Kolhapur...

• Durand Cup
  Durand Cup
  The Durand Football Tournament was started by then, India's Foreign Secretary, Mortimer Durand at Simla, India, in 1888. The initial matches were played in Dagshai. It was basically initiated, as a recreation for British troops stationed in India. The Durand Cup was twice suspended, during the two...
  
  

Winners (1): 2010

Runners-up (1): 2011

2011 Durand Cup

The 2011 Durand Cup is the 124th edition of the Durand Cup, the third oldest association football competition in the world.Churchill Brothers won the 2011 Durand Cup at the Ambedkar Stadium with a 5-4 tie-break win over Prayag United. The 2010 Durand Cup Champions were Prayag United.-Format:The...

External links

• Official Prayag United website