Kolkata Games and Sports Pvt. Ltd.

The Kolkata Games and Sports Pvt. Ltd. is a consortium established to oversee the administration and operations of Atlético de Kolkata of the Indian Super League. The consortium is made up of former India cricket captain Sourav Ganguly, businessmen Harshavardhan Neotia, Sanjiv Goenka, and Utsav Parekh, as well as Atlético Madrid of La Liga in Spain.[1]

Atlético de Kolkata

Atlético de Kolkata is an Indian Super League football franchise based in Kolkata, West Bengal. The team began play in October 2014 during the inaugural season of the Indian Super League.[2]

Co-owners of Atlético de Kolkata

NameProfessional roles
India Sourav Ganguly President of Cricket Association of Bengal
Former Captain of Indian Cricket Team
India Sanjiv GoenkaChairman of RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group
Spain Miguel Ángel Gil Marín CEO of Atlético Madrid
India Harshavardhan NeotiaChairman of Ambuja Neotia Group
India Utsav ParekhChairman of SMIFS Capital Markets Ltd.

References

  1. "Kolkata ISL franchise christened Atletico de Kolkata". The Hindu. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  2. Basu, Saumyajit. "Stars embrace soccer through Indian Super League". Times of India. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
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