Kalighat Club is a sports club based 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...

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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...

. It was established in 1922 as a football club. In 1931 it won the 3rd division of Calcutta football league, and the following year 2nd division title as well. Thus it made its first appearance in 1st division of Calcutta football league in 1933. In 1936 the club started playing cricket and today it is one of the dominant cricket clubs in Kolkata. In 1939 the club introduced its hockey team as well.