Mohun Bagan A.C.
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| Full name | Mohun Bagan Athletic Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Mariners | ||
| Founded | 15 August 1889 (1889-08-15), as Mohun Bagan Sporting Club[1] | ||
| Ground | Mohun Bagan Ground; Salt Lake Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 22,000; 85,000 | ||
| Owner | Mohun Bagan Football Club (India) Private Limited | ||
| Coach | Sankarlal Chakraborty | ||
| League | I-League | ||
| 2017–18 | I-League, 3rd | ||
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Current seasonMohun Bagan A.C. (/ˌmoʊhʊn ˈbɑːɡɑːn/) is a football club based in Kolkata, India.The club was established in 1889 by eminent lawyer Bhupendra Nath Bose and is the oldest existing football club in India and one of the oldest clubs in Asia.[2] The club plays in the I-League, the top-flight domestic league of Indian football. The most notable victory in the history of the club was over East Yorkshire Regiment in the 1911 IFA Shield final match, which made them the first Indian club to win the prestigious title.[3][4]
Mohun Bagan have won the top-flight football league in India 4 times, the National Football League 3 times and the I-League once. They are the most successful team of India in the history of the Federation Cup, having won the championship a record 14 times.[5] The club has also won several other trophies, which includes the Durand Cup (16 times), IFA Shield (22 times), and the Calcutta Football League (30 times).[2] The club has won about 290 trophies which is the highest by any Indian club.
During the club's centenary (100 years since it was founded) celebration in 1989, the then Prime Minister of India Rajiv Gandhi gave the club the title of the National Club of India.[6]
The club contests the Kolkata Derby with long-time rivals East Bengal.[7] The first ever derby match was played on 8 August 1921.[8]
Contents
1 History
2 Colours and crests
2.1 Colours
2.2 Crests
3 Stadiums
3.1 Salt Lake Stadium
3.2 Mohun Bagan Ground
3.3 Barasat Stadium
4 Competitive record
5 Supporters
6 Rivalries
6.1 Kolkata Derby
7 Mohun Bagan Day
7.1 Mohun Bagan Ratna
8 Players
8.1 First-Team Squad
9 Current technical staff
10 Current management
11 Honours
11.1 National
11.2 International
11.3 Trophy Count
11.4 Notable Former Players
12 Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors
13 Filmography
14 References
15 Further reading
History
Main gate of Mohun Bagan Athletic Club
Mohun Bagan was established in 1889 by three famous aristocratic Bengali families of North Kolkata. Bhupendra Nath Bose was the first ever president of the club. The team won its first trophy in 1904,[9] when they won the Coochbehar Cup.[10] In 1905 Mohun Bagan reached the finals of the Gladstone Cup which was held in Chinsurah where they defeated the reigning IFA Shield champions Dalhousie 6–1.
IFA Shield Winning Team of 1911
In 1911 Mohun Bagan created history by becoming the first Indian club to win the IFA Shield after defeating East Yorkshire Regiment 2–1 on 29 July. Most Mohun Bagan players played bare feet while East Yorkshire Regiment played with proper footballing equipment.[11][12] This win was considered a landmark victory in the Indian freedom struggle.
Mohun Bagan played their first match in first division of Calcutta Football League on 15 May 1915 against Calcutta Club.[13] In 1939 Mohun Bagan won their first ever Calcutta Football League title. Mohun Bagan got incredible success from 1933 to 1939 where they won 29 trophies. During that phase, out of 23 derbies, they beat East Bengal 12 times (including 1 walk over win), drew 10 matches and lost only 1 to their archrivals. It was a golden period in the history of the club.
In 1947 Mohun Bagan became the first Indian club to win the IFA Shield post independence.[14] In 1954 the Green & Maroons became the first ever club to clinch the double crown of Kolkata — the IFA Shield and Calcutta Football League. In 1977 Mohun Bagan became the first ever Indian football club to win the triple crown (IFA Shield, Durand Cup and Rovers Cup) in the same year.[14]
In 1977 Mohun Bagan played a friendly match against the famous North American Soccer League club New York Cosmos which featured the legendary Brazilian footballer, Pelé.[15] The match, which took place at Eden Gardens, had a match attendance of 80,000 and ended in a 2–2 draw.
In the 1978 IFA Shield Final, Mohun Bagan were up against FC Ararat Yerevan of Soviet Union. The match ended 2-2 and both the clubs were declared winners. Thus, the club became the first Indian team, post-independence, to win the IFA Shield while competing against a non-Asian side in the final.
In 1981 Mohun Bagan won their first standalone Federation Cup title after beating Mohammedan 2–0.[16]
In 1998 Mohun Bagan won the treble by winning the IFA Shield, Federation Cup and the National Football League for the first time in one football season.[17] In 2007 Mohun Bagan won their first Indian Super Cup title by defeating Dempo by a score of 4–0.[18] A year later in 2008 Mohun Bagan players got the opportunity to play against German international, Oliver Kahn in his official testimonial for Bayern Munich.[18] Along with Kahn, stars like Ze Roberto and Toni Kroos (who then played for Bayern's youth team) were also present in the Bayern team.[18] The match was played on 27 May 2008 at the Salt Lake Stadium.
On 31 May 2015, Mohun Bagan claimed their first ever I-League title (in addition to their previous 3 National Football League titles) after a 1–1 draw with Bengaluru FC, in the league's final match. Mohun Bagan became the first Indian club to qualify to the second round of AFC Champions League qualifiers when they defeated Singapore based club Tampines Rovers on 27 January 2016.[19] Mohun Bagan recorded the biggest margin of victory by an Indian club in an AFC Cup away match when they defeated Hong Kong based club South China 4–0 in Hong Kong on 9 March 2016.[20]
On 28 September 2018, Mohun Bagan 'Legends' (consisting of retired former players of the club) hosted the FC Barcelona 'Legends' side at the Salt Lake Stadium.
Colours and crests
Colours
The colours of Mohun Bagan have traditionally been green and maroon. In recent times though the club has used a more white dominant away kit for use in away matches.
        Home[21] |    Away[22] |
These are the home and away jerseys of Mohun Bagan used in the 2014–15 season when they won the I-league for the first time
Crests
The current crest of the club is circular in shape and consists of a sailing country boat painted in green and maroon colours. The boat, perhaps signifies the club's place of establishment; northern Kolkata, on the banks of the Ganges. In fact the city was the capital and prime trade center of British India and the main mode of transportation was through the waterways. The initial crest of the club however consisted of the picture of a royal Bengal tiger amidst a dense jungle.[23]
Stadiums
Salt Lake Stadium
Yuva Bharati Krirangan (Salt Lake Stadium)
Mohun Bagan playing against Bayern Munich in 2008 at the Salt Lake Stadium
Salt Lake Stadium or Vivekananda Yuva Bharati Krirangan is a multipurpose stadium in Bidhannagar, Kolkata, West Bengal, with a current capacity of 68,000. It is the largest stadium in India by capacity.[24]
Before its renovation in 2011, it was the second largest football stadium in the world, having a seating capacity of 120,000.[25] Prior to the construction and opening of Rungrado May Day Stadium in 1989, it was the largest football stadium in the world. Reportedly, a total of 85,000 bucket seats will be installed in the stadium before the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup to be held in India.[26]
The record attendance of 131,000[27] was set in 1997 in a Kolkata Derby match between Mohun Bagan and East Bengal when they clashed in a Federation Cup semi-final match. East Bengal emerged victorious by a margin of 4–1.
The stadium is situated approximately 10 kilometres to the east of the Kolkata downtown. The roof is made of metal tubes and aluminum sheets and concrete. The stadium was inaugurated in January 1984. There are two electronic score boards and control rooms. The lighting is uniformly distributed to facilitate night kick-offs. There are special arrangements for TV broadcasting.[28]
The stadium covers an area of 76.40 acres (309,200 m2). The stadium has a unique synthetic track for athletic meets. It has a main football arena measuring 105m x 70m, It also houses electronics scoreboards, elevators, VIP enclosures, peripheral floodlighting arrangement from the roof-top, air-conditioned VIP rest room, conference hall and much more. The stadium has its own water arrangements and standby diesel generation sets.[28]
The Salt Lake Stadium hosts the home games of Mohun Bagan in I-League. It is also an AFC accredited stadium and thus suitable for hosting Mohun Bagan's matches in AFC competitions.
Mohun Bagan Ground
Mohun Bagan Ground - Panoramic View
The Mohun Bagan Ground is a football stadium located in the maidan region of central Kolkata, just opposite the Eden Gardens stadium.[29] The stadium is owned by Mohun Bagan who currently use the stadium as a training ground, Although this season the ground had been used for a few of their I-League matches as well. The office and club tent of Mohun Bagan are adjacent to the stadium.
Mohun Bagan Ground
This ground is mainly used by Mohun Bagan for Calcutta Football League matches against smaller and local Kolkata sides. The stadium has galleries on three sides and a rampart on the fourth side. The north side gallery is the member's gallery and is the most modern gallery of the stadium, having bucket seats installed.[30] The east side and south side galleries are still made of a temporary wooden structure and are designated for non-member supporters. Just adjacent the stadium, the club tent and main office are located. The club tent consists of a beautiful lawn, with benches known as the Mohun Bagan lawn.
In 1977 Mohun Bagan became the first club in maidan to have floodlights installed in their stadium. The floodlights operated till the mid-90's, after which they became fully dysfunctional. The lights were later repaired and renovated and were inaugurated on 25 February 2016 with an IFA Shield match between Mohun Bagan U19s and DSK Liverpool academy.[31]
From the 2016–17 season, Mohun Bagan has decided to pitch for hosting I-League matches at their home club ground, especially with modern facilities like bucket seats and properly functional floodlight towers.[32]
Barasat Stadium
The Barasat District Sports Stadium, also known as Vidyasagar Krirangan, is a football stadium located in Barasat city, on the outskirts of Kolkata, West Bengal. It is used mostly for Calcutta Football League matches featuring local Kolkata sides. It is also used for several district-level, state-level and, infrequently, national level tournaments. The stadium currently holds around 22,000 spectators, has 4 floodlight towers and different air conditioned function and changing rooms.[33] The artificial turf at the stadium has achieved a two-star rating from FIFA.[34]
Since the 2014–15 season, the stadium has hosted the home matches of Mohun Bagan in the I-League as the Salt Lake Stadium was being renovated and reconstructed for the under 17 world cup.
Competitive record
The club's competitive record since the 2012–13 season are listed below.
| Season | Div | Tms | Pos | Attendance/G | Federation Cup/Super Cup | CFL | AFC Champions League | AFC Cup |
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2012–13 | I-League | 14 | 10 | – | Group stage | 2 | DNP | DNP |
2013–14 | I-League | 13 | 8 | – | Semifinals | 2 | DNP | DNP |
2014–15 | I-League | 11 | 1 | – | Group stage | 2 | DNP | DNP |
2015–16 | I-League | 9 | 2 | – | Winners | 3 | Preliminary round 2 | Round 16 |
2016–17 | I-League | 10 | 2 | 7,911 | Runners-up | 3 | DNP | Group stage |
2017-18 | I-League | 10 | 3 | 15,825 | Semi-finals | 2 | DNP | DNP |
2018-19 | I-League | 11 | – | – | – | 1 | DNP | DNP |
Supporters
Mohun Bagan have historically enjoyed the privilege of possessing the biggest fan base in India and one of the biggest, globally. The fans known as Mariners have the distinction of the highest attendance in I-League matches. There are several fan clubs dedicated to Mohun Bagan in different parts of India.
As per official statistics, Mohun Bagan had the highest average attendance in the 2013-14 season. AIFF reported an average home crowd of 17,068.[35] In the 2014-15 I-League season, their vocal support in away matches in Pune, Mumbai and Bengaluru was a phenomenon previously unseen in Indian football. The Economic Times, a leading Indian newspaper, reported that the club had an average attendance of over 35,000 in their home matches, possibly an I-League record. Over 21,000 attended the league decider of the 2014-15 I-League between Mohun Bagan and Bengaluru FC in Bengaluru, of this ".. over 8,000 were away fans, travelling from as far as Kolkata, Mumbai and Pune to watch the game", noted Sunando Dhar, chief executive officer of the I-League in the same article.[36] Their grand reception when, by some estimates, over 200,000 fans gathered to greet the 2014-15 I-League clinching squad (on their way back to Kolkata from Bengaluru) has been dubbed as "legendary" "unparalleled" and "surreal" by the press as well as football historians.[37]
Mohun Bagan fans have also provided financial help to the club during times of struggles. In early 2000s, a Mohun Bagan fan mortgaged his house to raise funds for signing Brazilian superstar Jose Ramirez Barreto.[38] In 2013 another fan donated his entire monthly salary to the club.[39]
Celebrity Mohun Bagan fans include Dr. Rajendra Prasad, Kazi Nazrul Islam,[40]Premendra Mitra, Hemendra Kumar Ray,[41]K.C.Nag, Manna Dey,[42]Jyoti Basu,[43]R. D. Burman,[44]Sourav Ganguly,[45]Amitabh Bachchan,[46]Satyajit Ray, Uttam Kumar, Mithun Chakraborty,[47]Shakti Chattopadhyay, Srijit Mukherji, Babul Supriyo, Bimal Kar[48] and many more.
Rivalries
Mohun Bagan's biggest rivalry is with city rivals East Bengal and is popularly known as the Kolkata Derby. Mohun Bagan also had a keen rivalry with Mohammedan SC till 2000s but the importance of this match has fizzled out in past one and half decades due to the fact that the teams only meet once a year in the Calcutta Football League.
Kolkata Derby
Kolkata Derby is the football match between Mohun Bagan and East Bengal. The two clubs currently meet at least 3 times a year, twice in I-League and once in the Calcutta Football League. Till 2 September 2018, 358 kolkata derbies got played (340 competitive matches and 18 friendly exhibition ) out of which Mohun Bagan has won 115 matches with East Bengal having won 123 times (including competitive matches and friendlies) n balance matches ended in a draw. The first match between the sides was played on 8 August 1921 in the Coochbehar Cup and the semifinal match ended in a 0–0 draw. Mohun Bagan won the replayed semifinal 3-0. The first ever derby goal in that match got scored by Rabi Ganguly n other two goals by poltu dasgupta n Abhilash ghosh. The first ever CFL match between the sides was played on 28 May 1925 in CFL where East Bengal beat Mohun Bagan 1–0. Mohun Bagan holds the record of scoring the fastest goal in a derby (24 July 1976, a 17-second goal from Md Akbar on behalf of Mohun Bagan). They have the record of winning 2 consecutive derbies in 2 consecutive days (7 and 8 August 1935) and had the unique distinction of losing only 1 derby in a span of 7 years (1933 to 1939). A few notable victories include the Darbhanga Shield match on 5 September 1934, when they won 4–1 (Amiyo Deb scored all the 4 goals), and the 5–3 win in an I-League encounter on 25 October 2009 (Chidi Edeh scored 4 goals). Further has won several derbies scoring 4 goals against their arch rival East Bengal. One such instance was in Raja Memorial shield final played on 6th Aug 1937 in the common ground of mohun bagan east bengal, wherein mohun bagan beat east bengal 4-0 and Asit ganguly scored 3 goals in that historic match.[49]
Mohun Bagan Day
Mohun Bagan Day has been celebrated since 2001 on 29 July each year in honour of Mohun Bagan's victory over East Yorkshire Regiment in the 1911 IFA Shield Final.
Mohun Bagan Ratna
Sailen Manna, the first recipient of the award
Mohun Bagan Ratna is an award presented each year on Mohun Bagan Day to outstanding former players. The first recipient was former captain Sailen Manna.
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2001 | Sailen Manna |
| 2002 | Dr.Talimeran Ao (Posthumous) |
| 2003 | Shibdas Bhaduri (Posthumous) |
| 2004 | Gostha Paul (Posthumous) |
| 2005 | Chuni Goswami |
| 2006 | Umapati Kumar (Posthumous) |
| 2007 | Dhiren Dey (Posthumous) |
| 2008 | Mohammad Abdus Sattar |
| 2009 | Samar Banerjee |
| 2010 | Hiralal Mukherjee, Bhuti Sukul, Sudheer Chatterjee, Monmohan Mukherjee, Rajen Sengupta, Neelmadhav Bhattacharya, Kanu Roy, Habul Sarkar, Abhilash Ghosh, Bijoydas Bhaduri (All posthumous) |
| 2011 | Pradip Kumar Banerjee |
| 2012 | Jarnail Singh (Posthumous) |
| 2013 | Balaidas Chatterjee (Posthumous) |
| 2014 | Arumoynaigam |
| 2015 | Karuna Sankar Bhattacharya (Posthumous) |
| 2016 | Syed Nayeemuddin |
| 2017 | Subrata Bhattacharya |
| 2018 | Pradip Chowdhury |
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Last updated: August 2018
Source: mohunbaganac.com
Players
First-Team Squad
- As of 16 April 2018
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Current technical staff
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Chief Coach |  Sankarlal Chakraborty |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Arpan Dey |
| Physical Trainer | Samiran Nag |
| Physiotherapist | Soumya Bhattacharjee |
| Club Doctor | Protim Roy |
| Team Manager | Satyajit Chatterjee |
Last updated: 9 March 2018
Source: mohunbaganac.com
Current management
| Office | Name |
|---|---|
Hon. President | Gitanath Ganguly |
Hon. General Secretary | Swapan Sadhan Bose |
Hon. Asst. General Secretary | Srinjoy Bose |
Hon. Treasurer | Satyajit Chatterjee |
Hon. Finance Secretary | Debasish Dutta |
| Football Secretary | Swapan Banerjee |
| Cricket Secretary | Samrat Bhowmick |
| Hockey Secretary | Mahesh Tekhriwal |
| Tennis Secretary | Sanjoy Ghosh |
| Ground Secretary | Uttam Saha |
Last updated: 1 May 2018
Source: mohunbaganac.com
Honours
The following honours are only the AIFF run national titles that Mohun Bagan have won.
National
- I-League
Winners (1): 2014–15
- Runners-up (3): 2008–09, 2015–16, 2016–17
National Football League (until 2006–07 season)
Winners (3) (record): 1997–98, 1999–2000, 2001–02
- Runners-up (1): 2000–01
- Federation Cup
Winners (14) (record): 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998, 2001, 2006, 2008, 2015–16
- Runners-up (6): 1997, 1983, 1985, 2004, 2010, 2016-17
- Indian Super Cup
Winners (2): 2007, 2009- Runners-up (2): 1998, 1999
International
- AFC Champions League
- Group Stage (2): 1987, 1988-89
- Preliminary Rounds (4): 1994-95, 1995, 1999-2000, 2016
- Preliminary Qualifiers (1): 2002-03
- AFC Cup
- Group Stage (3): 2007, 2009, 2017
- Round of 16 (1): 2016
Last updated: 24 May 2016
Source: mohunbaganac.com
Trophy Count
| Tournament | Winners | |
|---|---|---|
I-League and National Football League | 1 | 3s |
Federation Cup | 14 | |
Indian Super Cup | 2 | |
IFA Shield | 22 | |
Calcutta Football League | 30 | |
Durand Cup | 16s | |
Rovers Cup | 14 | |
Total | 200 a | |
Records
aIncluding minor trophies
s Shared records
Notable Former Players
- Players who have represented their nations in FIFA World Cup
| Country | Name |
|---|---|
 Nigeria | Friday Elahor |
 Mauritius | Sewram Gobin |
 Namibia | Quinton Jacobs |
 Cameroon | Pierre Boya |
 Haiti | Sony Nordé |
 Trinidad & Tobago | Cornell Glenn |
 Equatorial Guinea | Eduardo Ferreira |
 Nepal | Bimal Magar |
 Uganda | Henry Kisekka |
 Lebanon | Akram Moghrabi |
Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors
| Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|
| 1998—2006 | None | None |
| 2006—2011 | Reebok | McDowell's No.1 |
| 2011—2012 | Adidas | |
| 2012—2013 | Fila | |
| 2013—present | Shiv-Naresh | None |
Filmography
- Arun Roy, Egaro, 2011.[50]
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Further reading
Sen, Dwaipayan (2013). "Wiping the Stain Off the Field of Plassey: Mohun Bagan in 1911". In Bandyopadhyay, Kausik; Mallick, Sabyasachi. Fringe Nations in World Soccer. Routledge. pp. 52–76. ISBN 978-1-317-99810-5.
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