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{{Short description|Indian multi-sports club}}
{{Short description|Indian professional multi-sports club based in Kolkata, West Bengal}}
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{{About|the multi-sports club|the association football team|Mohun Bagan Super Giant|for Mohun Bagan SG U23s, U21s, U17s, and Academy (Football)| Mohun Bagan SG Youth and Academy|the cricket team|Mohun Bagan cricket team|the field hockey team|Mohun Bagan field hockey team|}}
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| founded = {{start date and age|1889|8|15|df=yes}} (as ''Mohun Bagan Sporting Club'')<ref>{{cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=History in Timeline of Indian Football|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/history|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200308124507/http://www.the-aiff.com/history|archive-date=8 March 2020|access-date=2021-02-15|website=All India Football Federation}}</ref>
| chrtitle = President
| chairman = Swapan Sadhan Bose
| website = https://www.themohunbaganac.com/
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{{Mohun Bagan AC sections}}
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| fullname = Mohun Bagan Super Giant
| nickname = The Mariners
| nickname = The Mariners
| short name = MBSG
| short_name = MBAC
| ground = {{ubl|[[Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan]]|[[Mohun Bagan Ground]]}}
| founded = {{start date and age|1889|8|15|df=yes}} (as ''Mohun Bagan Sporting Club'')<ref>{{cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=History in Timeline of Indian Football|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/history|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200308124507/http://www.the-aiff.com/history|archive-date=8 March 2020|access-date=2021-02-15|website=the-aiff.com|publisher=All India Football Federation}}</ref>
| capacity = 85,000 <br /> 22,000
| colors = {{Color box|green}} [[Green]]<br/>{{Color box|maroon}} [[Maroon]]
| chairman = [[Sanjiv Goenka]]
<p><strong>President:</strong> Debasish Dutta</p>
| owner = RPSG Mohun Bagan Pvt. Ltd.
<p><strong>General Secretary:</strong> Srinjoy Bose</p>
* Kolkata Games and Sports Pvt. Ltd. (80%)
| website = {{official URL}}
* Mohun Bagan Football Club (India) Pvt. Ltd. (20%)
| mgrtitle = Head coach
| manager = [[Juan Ferrando]]
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| current = 2023–24 Mohun Bagan SG season
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'''Mohun Bagan Athletic Club''' ({{lang-bn|মোহনবাগান অ্যাথলেটিক ক্লাব}}), simply known as '''Mohun Bagan''', is a professional [[sports club]] based in [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]]. Founded in 1889 primarily as a [[association football|football]] centred club, it is one of the oldest clubs in [[Asia]]. The football division, currently named '''Mohun Bagan Super Giant''' due to ownership reasons, competes in the [[Indian Super League]], the top flight of [[Indian football league system|Indian club football]]. The club is most notable for its victory over the [[East Yorkshire Regiment]] in the 1911 [[IFA Shield]] final. This victory made Mohun Bagan the first all-Indian club to win a championship over a British club and was a major moment during India's push for independence.
{{Mohun Bagan AC sections}}
'''Mohun Bagan Athletic Club''' is an Indian professional [[multi-sports club]] based in [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]]. Founded in 1889, it is one of the oldest multi-sports clubs in [[Asia]]. The club has various sports departments like [[association football|football]], [[cricket]], [[field hockey|hockey]], [[tennis]], [[Sport of athletics|athletics]] and [[Esports|eSports]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wbsportsandyouth.gov.in/chronology|title=Chronology of Important Sports Events — West Bengal|website=wbsportsandyouth.gov.in|publisher=Government of West Bengal – Department of youth services and sports|date=2017|access-date=25 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013092944/https://wbsportsandyouth.gov.in/chronology|archive-date=13 October 2022|location=Kolkata}}</ref>


Till now the club has won the top-flight football league a record six times {{Emdash}} [[National Football League (India)|National Football League]] thrice and [[I-League]] twice and [[Indian Super League]] once.<ref name="ileague">{{cite web |last1=Fujioka |first1=Atsushi |last2=Chaudhuri |first2=Arunava |date=22 March 2023 |title=India - List of National Champions |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/indiachamp.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519211725/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/indiachamp.html |archive-date=19 May 2023 |access-date=19 May 2023 |website=[[RSSSF]]}}</ref> They are one of the most successful Indian clubs in the history of the [[Federation Cup (India)|Federation Cup]], having won the championship a record 14 times.<ref>{{cite web |date=10 January 2015 |title=From the History Book, Roll of Honour |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/from-the-history-book-roll-of-honour |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519211905/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/from-the-history-book-roll-of-honour |archive-date=19 May 2023 |access-date=19 May 2023 |website=[[All India Football Federation]]}}</ref> The club had also won several other trophies, including the [[Durand Cup]] (16 times), the [[IFA Shield]] (22 times), the [[Rovers Cup]] (14 times) and the [[Calcutta Football League]] (30 times).<ref>{{cite web |author=Shetty |first=Chittu |date=11 August 2019 |title=Why This Would Be the Right Time to Bring Back 'Rovers Cup' |url=https://www.footballcounter.com/2019/why-this-would-be-the-right-time-to-bring-back-rovers-cup/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210627133540/https://www.footballcounter.com/2019/why-this-would-be-the-right-time-to-bring-back-rovers-cup/ |archive-date=27 June 2021 |access-date=27 June 2021 |website=Football Counter}}</ref><ref name="Novy_Kapadia">{{cite web |last=Kapadia |first=Novy |date=7 June 2015 |title=Mohun Bagan: Blaze of Glory |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/mohun-bagan-blaze-of-glory/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160222151228/http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/mohun-bagan-blaze-of-glory/ |archive-date=22 February 2016 |access-date=4 March 2016 |website=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Nag |first1=Utathya |date=19 April 2023 |title=Calcutta Football League: East Bengal Kings of Asia's Oldest League Competition {{endash}} full winners list |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/calcutta-football-league-history-winners-list |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230505071647/https://olympics.com/en/news/calcutta-football-league-history-winners-list |archive-date=5 May 2023 |access-date=19 May 2023 |website=Olympics.com |publisher=[[International Olympic Committee]]}}</ref>
== History ==
[[File:Bhupendranath_Bose.jpg|thumb|[[Bhupendra Nath Bose]], the first president of Mohun Bagan]]
The foundation of Mohun Bagan stretches back into the 1880s when the neighborhood youth of presently known Fariapukur Lane in [[Shyambazar]] had set out in search for an ideal place to establish a football club, and came across a marble palace, ''Mohun Bagan Villa'', owned by the family of a leading [[jute trade]]r, Kirti Chandra Mitra.<ref name="MB Villa">{{cite web |last1=Mukherjee |first1=Anita |title=MOHUN BAGAN VILLA – GONE, BUT NOT FORGOTTEN |url=https://breathingroots.co.in/2020/10/10/mohun-bagan-villa-gone-but-not-forgotten/ |website=Breathing Roots |date=10 July 2021 |access-date=5 May 2022 |archive-date=3 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003050014/https://breathingroots.co.in/2020/10/10/mohun-bagan-villa-gone-but-not-forgotten/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="part1">{{cite web |last1=Sengupta |first1=Somnath |title=History Of Mohun Bagan (Part 1): The Success That Changed Indian Football |url=http://www.thehardtackle.com/2010/history-of-mohun-bagan-chapter-1-the-origin-and-the-success-that-changed-indian-football/ |website=The Hard Tackle |date=2 May 2010 |access-date=5 May 2022 |archive-date=25 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025110131/http://www.thehardtackle.com/2010/history-of-mohun-bagan-chapter-1-the-origin-and-the-success-that-changed-indian-football/ |url-status=live }}</ref>


The club annually contests in Asia's oldest rivalry, the [[Kolkata Derby]], against its long-time local rival [[East Bengal Club]],<ref>{{cite web |last=Choudhury |first=Angikaar |date=8 September 2015 |title=The East Bengal-Mohun Bagan Derby: The Rivalry That Divides Kolkata |url=https://scroll.in/field/754003/the-east-bengal-mohun-bagan-derby-the-rivalry-that-divides-kolkata |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624200207/https://scroll.in/field/754003/the-east-bengal-mohun-bagan-derby-the-rivalry-that-divides-kolkata |archive-date=24 June 2021 |access-date=17 June 2021 |website=[[Scroll.in|Scroll]]}}</ref> with the first derby match being played on 8 August 1921.<ref>{{cite web |last=Sharma |first=Amitabha Das |date=1 April 2016 |title=The Kolkata Derby: They Met as Early as 1921! |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/the-kolkata-derby-they-met-as-early-as-in-1921/article17221788.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416103239/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/the-kolkata-derby-they-met-as-early-as-in-1921/article17221788.ece |archive-date=16 April 2023 |access-date=19 May 2023 |website=[[Sportstar]]}}</ref> Mohun Bagan was one of the founding members of National Football League in 1996, and has never been relegated from the top-tier league of the country. In its 130th year of existence, the club was inducted into the [[Club of Pioneers]], a network of the oldest existing football clubs around the world, on 29 July 2019.<ref name="khelnow.com">{{Cite web|date=2019-05-17|title=How will Mohun Bagan benefit from their inclusion in the Club of Pioneers?|url=https://khelnow.com/football/i-league-2019-20-mohun-bagan-club-of-pioneers-benefits/|access-date=2021-01-02|website=Khel Now|language=en-US|archive-date=29 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029110707/https://khelnow.com/football/i-league-2019-20-mohun-bagan-club-of-pioneers-benefits|url-status=live}}</ref>{{TOC limit|2}}
On 15 August 1889, after a meeting of three prominent aristocratic [[Bengalis|Bengali]] families of [[North Kolkata]] – the Mitra family, the Basu family, and the Sen family – presided over by [[Bhupendra Nath Bose|Bhupendra Nath Basu]] himself, ''Mohun Bagan Sporting Club'' was formed.<ref name="MB Villa"/><ref name="part1"/><ref name="hist">{{cite news |title=Mohun Bagan Football history by decade |work=Mohun Bagan Athletic Club |url=https://themohunbaganac.com/history-by-decade/ |url-status=live |access-date=27 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806224102/https://themohunbaganac.com/history-by-decade/ |archive-date=6 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://inscript.me/how-east-bengal-mohun-bagan-became-rival-history-of-west-bengal-club-football-by-ayan-bhattacharya-robibarer-royak|title=বাংলা ভাগের ক্ষত কিভাবে বিষিয়ে দিল মোহনবাগান আর ইস্টবেঙ্গলকে?|trans-title=How did the wound of the partition of Bengal poisoned both Mohun Bagan and East Bengal?|first1=Ayan|last1=Bhattacharya|archive-date=7 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231107163804/https://inscript.me/how-east-bengal-mohun-bagan-became-rival-history-of-west-bengal-club-football-by-ayan-bhattacharya-robibarer-royak|website=inscript.me|publisher=ইনস্ক্রিপ্ট বাংলা নিউজ|location=Kolkata|language=bn|date=10 September 2023|access-date=7 November 2023}}</ref> Bhupendra Nath Basu became the first president of the newly founded club and Jyotindra Nath Basu was the first secretary of it.<ref name="MB Villa" /><ref name="hist"/>


==History==
During the initial years, the meager ground inside the palace was used by the club for hosting matches, including their first match that was played against the team of [[Eden Hindu Hostel]] students, and lost 1–0.<ref name="MB Villa" /><ref name="beginning">{{cite web |title=The Beginning – 1889 to 1909 |url=http://www.mohunbaganclub.com/history/history-1889-1909/ |website=Mohun Bagan Club |access-date=5 May 2022 |archive-date=5 May 2015 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150505103851/http://www.mohunbaganclub.com/history/history-1889-1909/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The club management hugely emphasized providing memberships to the youth and maintained a strict code of conduct with an avowed objective of producing excellent sportsmen and imbuing them with impeccable moral and social values.<ref name="MB Villa"/>
===Formation and early years (1880s)===
[[File:Bhupendranath_Bose.jpg|thumb|[[Bhupendra Nath Bose]], the first President of the club]]
The foundation of Mohun Bagan AC stretches back into the 1880s when the neighborhood youth of presently known Fariapukur Lane in [[Shyambazar]] had set out in search for an ideal place to establish a football club, and came across a marble palace, ''Mohun Bagan Villa'', owned by the family of a leading [[jute trade]]r, Kirti Chandra Mitra.<ref name="MB Villa">{{cite web |last1=Mukherjee |first1=Anita |title=MOHUN BAGAN VILLA – GONE, BUT NOT FORGOTTEN |url=https://breathingroots.co.in/2020/10/10/mohun-bagan-villa-gone-but-not-forgotten/ |website=Breathing Roots |access-date=5 May 2022 |archive-date=3 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003050014/https://breathingroots.co.in/2020/10/10/mohun-bagan-villa-gone-but-not-forgotten/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="part1">{{cite web |last1=Sengupta |first1=Somnath |title=History Of Mohun Bagan (Part 1): The Success That Changed Indian Football |url=http://www.thehardtackle.com/2010/history-of-mohun-bagan-chapter-1-the-origin-and-the-success-that-changed-indian-football/ |website=The Hard Tackle |date=2 May 2010 |access-date=5 May 2022 |archive-date=25 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025110131/http://www.thehardtackle.com/2010/history-of-mohun-bagan-chapter-1-the-origin-and-the-success-that-changed-indian-football/ |url-status=live }}</ref>


On 15 August 1889, after a meeting of three prominent aristocratic [[Bengalis|Bengali]] families of [[North Kolkata]] – the Mitra family, the Basu family, and the Sen family – presided over by [[Bhupendra Nath Bose|Bhupendra Nath Basu]] himself, ''Mohun Bagan Sporting Club'' was formed.<ref name="MB Villa"/><ref name="part1"/><ref name="hist">{{cite news |title=Mohun Bagan Football history by decade |work=Mohun Bagan Athletic Club |url=https://themohunbaganac.com/history-by-decade/ |url-status=live |access-date=27 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806224102/https://themohunbaganac.com/history-by-decade/ |archive-date=6 August 2020}}</ref> Bhupendra Nath Basu became the first president of the newly founded club and Jyotindra Nath Basu was the first secretary of it.<ref name="MB Villa" /><ref name="hist"/>
At the first-anniversary assembly, the [[Presidency University, Kolkata|Presidency College]] students and members of the club invited their professor, [[F. J. Rowe]], to attend. Rowe pointed out the inappropriate naming of the club and suggested replacing ''"Sporting"'' with ''"Athletic"'' since the club didn't indulge in sporting activities, like [[angling]] or [[Shooting sports|rifle shooting]].<ref name="beginning"/> Thus, the members agreed and renamed the club as ''Mohun Bagan Athletic Club''.<ref name="part1"/><ref name="beginning"/><ref name="MB Villa"/>


During the initial years, the meager ground inside the palace was used by the club for hosting matches, including their first match that was played against the team of [[Eden Hindu Hostel]] students, and lost 1–0.<ref name="MB Villa" /><ref name="beginning">{{cite web |title=The Beginning – 1889 to 1909 |url=http://www.mohunbaganclub.com/history/history-1889-1909/ |website=Mohun Bagan Club |access-date=5 May 2022 |archive-date=5 May 2015 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150505103851/http://www.mohunbaganclub.com/history/history-1889-1909/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The initial players to play for the club were Girin Basu, Pramatha Nath Chattopadhyay, Sachin Bandhyopadhyay, Ram Goswami, Sarat Mitra, Hem Nath Sen, Nalin Basu, Upen Ghosh, Manindra Nath Basu, Manomoham Pandey, Probhas Mitra, and the captain Manilal Sen.<ref name="beginning"/> Priyanath Mitra, the successor of Kirti Mitra, had the club's iconic Green-Maroon jerseys stitched by a renowned European tailoring shop, Messrs Rankin at Old Couse House Street.<ref name="MB Villa"/> The club management hugely emphasized providing memberships to the youth and maintained a strict code of conduct with an avowed objective of producing excellent sportsmen and imbuing them with impeccable moral and social values.<ref name="MB Villa"/>
The second-anniversary assembly was presided by Sir Thomas Holland, who later became a member of the Executive Council of [[Governor-General of India]]. In 1891, with the help of the [[Maharaja]] Durga Charan Laha of [[Shyampukur]], the club ground was relocated within his residential estate, now known as Laha Colony.<ref name="beginning"/> The club ground was later relocated to Shyam Square in [[Bagbazar]], with the help of the [[Kolkata Municipal Corporation]] chairman, Henry Lee.<ref name="beginning"/> In 1900, Mohun Bagan became the partner of Presidency College and shared their ground at [[Maidan (Kolkata)|Maidan]], where they would continue to play for 15 years.<ref name="beginning"/>  


At the first-anniversary assembly, the [[Presidency University, Kolkata|Presidency College]] students and members of the club invited their professor, [[F. J. Rowe]], to attend. Rowe pointed out the inappropriate naming of the club and suggested replacing ''"Sporting"'' with ''"Athletic"'' since the club didn't indulge in sporting activities, like [[angling]] or [[Shooting sports|rifle shooting]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bongodorshon.com/home/story_detail/on-the-occasion-of-mohunbagan-day-of-pride|title=মোহনবাগান দিবস : প্রথম শিল্ড জয়ে এগারোর টিমে ছয়জনই ছিলেন কোচবিহারের!|first=Suman|last=Sadhu|website=bongodorshon.com|publisher=Bongodorshon Information Desk|language=bn|trans-title=Mohun Bagan Day: In the first shield victory, six of the team of eleven were from Cooch Behar!|location=Kolkata|agency=|date=29 July 2021|access-date=23 October 2022|archive-date=29 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220729064738/https://www.bongodorshon.com/home/story_detail/on-the-occasion-of-mohunbagan-day-of-pride}}</ref><ref name="beginning"/> Thus, the members agreed and renamed the club as ''Mohun Bagan Athletic Club''.<ref name="part1"/><ref name="beginning"/><ref name="MB Villa"/>
Mohun Bagan have a fierce rivalry with [[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]], which is mainly focused on the century old footballing rivalry of the two clubs and they play the [[Kolkata Derby]] which is referred to as 'Boro Match' (Big Match) in Kolkata. However, cricket and hockey matches between Mohun Bagan and East Bengal have also witnessed some fierce contests, significant crowds and clashes among the supporters of the two clubs. Mohun Bagan also have a rivalry with [[Mohammedan SC (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]], with whom they play the 'Mini Derby' and is also mainly a footballing rivalry.  


The second-anniversary assembly was presided by Sir Thomas Holland, who later became a member of the Executive Council of [[Governor-General of India]]. In 1891, with the help of the [[Maharaja]] Durga Charan Laha of [[Shyampukur]], the club ground was relocated within his residential estate, now known as Laha Colony.<ref name="beginning"/> The club ground was later relocated to Shyam Square in [[Bagbazar]], with the help of the [[Kolkata Municipal Corporation]] chairman, Henry Lee.<ref name="beginning"/> The first tournament that the club participated in was the 1893 Coochbehar Cup, where the team suffered to perform against the [[British Indian Army]] teams and the clubs like [[Aryan FC|Aryan]], National, Town Club, Kumurtuli, Fort William's Arsenal and the famed Sovabazar, which was founded by the ''Father of Indian football'' [[Nagendra Prasad Sarbadhikari]] himself.<ref name="MB Villa"/> In 1900, Mohun Bagan became the partner of Presidency College and shared their ground at [[Maidan (Kolkata)|Maidan]], where they would continue to play for 15 years.<ref name="beginning"/>
== Structure ==
[[File:Chuni Goswami Gate of Mohun Bagan Athletic Club in right, and Gate of the Calcutta Football Club (CFC) of CC&FC, in Kolkata Maidan, West Bengal, India, photo taken on December 31, 2023.jpg|thumb|Newly built Chuni Goswami Gate of Mohun Bagan AC in December 2023.]]
Mohun Bagan is registered as a society under [[Societies Registration Act, 1860]] and [[West Bengal Societies Registration Act, 1961]].<ref name="beginning"/> Unlike many other top [[sports club]]s in the country which are [[Limited company|limited companies]], it is not possible to purchase shares in the club, but only membership. The registered members forms the ''Mohun Bagan Society'', which takes part in the general elections for the appointment for various posts.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mullick|first=Sounak|date=29 October 2018|title=Mohun Bagan elections conducted peacefully, Tutu Bose's panel expecting a landslide victory|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/mohun-bagan-elections-conducted-peacefully-tutu-bose-s-panel-expecting-a-landslide-victory|access-date=13 February 2021|website=Sportskeeda|archive-date=25 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325021725/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/mohun-bagan-elections-conducted-peacefully-tutu-bose-s-panel-expecting-a-landslide-victory|url-status=live}}</ref> The club is governed by its own "''[[constitution]]''". [[Amendment]]s and resolutions are passed via [[annual general meeting]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mohun Bagan Fans To Hold Protest Ahead Of Annual Members' Meeting {{!}} The Fan Garage (TFG)|url=https://thefangarage.com/articles/17891-mohun-bagan-fans-to-hold-protest-ahead-of-annual-members-meeting|access-date=2021-02-13|website=thefangarage.com| date=12 February 2021 |language=en|archive-date=12 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210212081112/https://thefangarage.com/articles/17891-mohun-bagan-fans-to-hold-protest-ahead-of-annual-members-meeting|url-status=live}}</ref>


===Administrative and tactical overhaul under Subedar-major Sailen Basu (1900s)===
== Management ==
The early exits from major tournaments suffered in the 1900s evoked ridicule from its local rivals, including Sovabazar.<ref name="MB Villa"/> Soon after the appointment of [[Subedar-major]] Sailen Basu as the secretary, the club adopted European playing methods and players underwent rigorous physical training and followed austere fitness regime similar to what Subedar-major Basu had experienced during his service in the army.<ref name="beginning"/><ref name="MB Villa"/> The club also began recruiting players from other clubs, especially from National, where footballers played in boots rather than barefoot. [[The Reverend|Rev.]] Sudhir Chatterjee was one of the notable recruitment from National, who was also the only player in the club to play in boots at that time.<ref name="beginning"/> As a result of such incredible changes made, the club achieved its first success by winning the 1904 Coochbehar Cup.<ref name="part1"/><ref name="beginning"/>
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The following year Mohun Bagan won the Coochbehar Cup once again and reached the Gladstone Cup final, held in [[Chinsurah]], where they defeated the reigning [[IFA Shield]] champions [[Dalhousie AC|Dalhousie]] 6–1,<ref name="MB Villa"/><ref name="beginning"/> with [[Shibdas Bhaduri]] scoring four goals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thecalcuttamirror.com/daily-news/kolkata/2245/|title=বিপ্র-কুটিরের 'পঞ্চম পাণ্ডব' শিবদাস|first=Nirmal Kumar|last=Saha|website=thecalcuttamirror.com|publisher=The Calcutta Mirror|language=bn|trans-title='Fifth Pandava' Shibdas of Bipra-Kutir|location=Kolkata|agency=|date=29 July 2020|access-date=20 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221021164919/https://thecalcuttamirror.com/daily-news/kolkata/2245/|archive-date=21 October 2022}}</ref> Maharaja Rajendra Bhup Bahadur of [[Cooch Behar|Coochbehar]], impressed by the team, would become a chief patron of the club.<ref name="part1"/> In 1906, Mohun Bagan also won the Minto Fort tournament by defeating one of the major [[England|English]] clubs in India, [[Calcutta Cricket and Football Club|Calcutta]].<ref name="beginning"/> But they missed the chance of participating for the 1906 IFA Shield because P.K. Biswas, who had played for National but also played for Mohun Bagan in the same year, which was considered illegal by the [[Indian Football Association]], the then ''de facto'' governing body of Indian football. Therefore Mohun Bagan was disqualified.<ref name="beginning"/>
 
Apart from team building, Subedar-major Basu had a remarkable contribution in arranging a new club tent and ground after the demolition of Mohun Bagan Villa in 1891. The club did not have a permanent club tent and had an increasing number of club members through a minimal membership fee of 8 [[Indian anna|annas]], half for students.<ref name="beginning"/> During this period, a major meeting was held among the club officials, including Jyotindra Nath Basu, Subedar-major Sailen Basu, Dwijendra Nath Basu, [[Bhupendra Nath Mitra|Sir Bhupendra Nath Mitra]] and Dr. Girish Ghosh.<ref name="beginning"/> The meeting was regarding the construction of a club tent at Maidan, which was financially not feasible. A few days later, a club tent within Mohun Bagan's premises in Maidan was constructed and is still in use.<ref name="beginning"/><ref name="MB Villa"/> To date, there is no evidence of this in the financial records of the club, and the donors remain unknown.<ref name="beginning"/> Mohun Bagan also won the Trades Cup four consecutive times between 1906 and 1909, which was the second most prestigious tournament in India after IFA Shield. Mohun Bagan won Coochbehar Cup in 1907 and 1908, and then both the Laxmibilas Cup and the Gladstone Cup in 1909 and 1910.<ref name="beginning"/><ref name="MB Villa"/>
 
===The historic year of 1911===
[[File:Mohun Bagan 1911 IFA shield winning team.jpg|thumb|left|A colourized image of the [[IFA Shield]] winning team of 1911]]
In 1909 and 1910, among only a few other native clubs, the team had the honor to play in the IFA Shield for its consistent performances over the recent years. However, they would struggle to match the [[regiment]] teams of [[British Army|British]] and British Indian armies in the first two years.<ref name="MB Villa"/> In 1911, Mohun Bagan formed a dominant side for the IFA Shield,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sengupta|first=Somnath|title=Tactical Evolution Of Indian Football (Part One): Profiling Three Great 2-3-5 Teams|url=https://thehardtackle.com/2011/tactical-evolution-of-indian-football-part-one-profiling-three-great-2-3-5-teams/|location=Kolkata|date=29 July 2011|access-date=2021-03-16|website=thehardtackle.com|publisher=The Hard Tackle|language=en-US|archive-date=9 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211009112727/https://thehardtackle.com/2011/tactical-evolution-of-indian-football-part-one-profiling-three-great-2-3-5-teams/}}</ref> which included Hiralal Mukherjee, Bhuti Sukul, Rev. Sudhir Chatterjee, Monmohun Mukherjee, Rajen Sengupta, Nil Madhav Bhattacharya, Kanu Roy, Habul Sarkar, Abhilash Ghosh, Bijoydas Bhaduri and captained by [[Shibdas Bhaduri]].<ref name="creation">{{cite web |title=Creation of History – 1910 to 1919 |url=http://www.mohunbaganclub.com/history/632-2/ |website=Mohun Bagan Club |access-date=5 May 2022 |archive-date=5 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220505210601/http://www.mohunbaganclub.com/history/632-2/ |url-status=live }}</ref> They battled out against the professionally equipped teams of [[St. Xavier's College, Kolkata|St. Xavier's College]], Calcutta Rangers Club, [[Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own)|Rifle Brigade]] and [[Middlesex Regiment]] to reach the IFA Shield final without conceding a goal. The enthusiasm for the final on 29 July 1911 (which is now known as "Mohun Bagan Day") was such that people came from other [[district]]s of [[Bengal Presidency|Bengal]] as well as from neighboring provinces of [[Bihar and Orissa Province|Bihar]] and [[Eastern Bengal and Assam Province|Assam]].<ref name="MB Villa"/> The [[East Indian Railway Company]] ran a special train and additional steamer services were pressed into service to ferry spectators to [[Kolkata|Calcutta]] from the ''mofussil'' areas.<ref name="MB Villa"/> Tickets for the match, originally priced at {{Indian Rupee|1}} and {{Indian Rupee|2}}, were sold at {{Indian Rupee|15}} due to its immense demand in the country.<ref name="MB Villa"/> After trailing by a goal from [[Sergeant|Sgt.]] Jackson of [[East Yorkshire Regiment]] team within the first 15 minutes of the 50 minutes of the match, Shibdas Bhaduri soon scored an equalizer in the first half and then set up Abhilash Ghosh to score the winner with just two minutes remaining of the match.<ref name="creation"/><ref>{{cite web|title=List of IFA Shield Finals|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india-ifahist.html|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|access-date=20 November 2012|archive-date=31 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121031142319/http://rsssf.com/tablesi/india-ifahist.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The club became the first native team to lift the IFA Shield, that too in front of an estimated crowd of 80,000, although the referee, H.G. Pooler, estimated approximately 20,000 to be the number.<ref name="creation"/><ref>{{cite web |last1=Basu |first1=Jaydeep |title=A victory for India? Why Mohun Bagan's historic 1911 IFA Shield win was purely about football |url=https://scroll.in/field/968849/why-mohun-bagans-historic-1911-ifa-shield-win-should-be-judged-purely-from-a-football-perspective#:~:text=Manchester%20Guardian%20reported%20there%20were,%2C%20however%2C%20viewed%20it%20differently. |website=Scroll |access-date=5 May 2022 |archive-date=5 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220505210600/https://scroll.in/field/968849/why-mohun-bagans-historic-1911-ifa-shield-win-should-be-judged-purely-from-a-football-perspective#:~:text=Manchester%20Guardian%20reported%20there%20were,%2C%20however%2C%20viewed%20it%20differently. |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Reuters]] in its [[Telegraphy|cablegram]] to English newspapers mentioned: "For the first time in the history of Indian football an Indian team, the Mohun Bagan, consisting purely of Bengalees, has won the Indian Football Association Shield beating crack teams of English regiments. About 80,000 spectators were present on the ground, but most of them could not see the match. By noticing the flying of kites, they were following the actions of the match. And when they came to know about the win of their team, they started tearing off their shirts, waving them, tearing their hairs."<ref name="MB Villa"/><ref name="creation"/> The mood can be gauged by what Achintya Kumar Sengupta wrote in Kallol Jug: "Mohun Bagan is not a football team. It is a tortured country, rolling in the dust, which has just started to raise its head."<ref>{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.298440/mode/1up?view=theater |last1=Sengupta |first1=Achintya Kumar |title=কল্লোল যুগ |year=1977 |publisher=M.C. Sarkar & Sons |isbn=978-8171571437 |access-date=5 May 2022}}</ref> Mohun Bagan supporters and the public at large went berserk, even supporters of [[Muslims|Muslim]] representative clubs like Moslem and [[Mohammedan SC (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]] went to the streets to celebrate and the Muslims from [[Dharmatala]] joined the victory procession of [[Hindus]] near the [[Thanthania Kalibari]].<ref name="MB Villa"/><ref name="Open">{{cite web |last1=Majumdar |first1=Boria |url=https://openthemagazine.com/sports/the-victory/ |title=The Victory |date=22 July 2010 |publisher=Open |access-date=5 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Mohammedan Sporting: A football club with legacy that needs understanding |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/mohammedan-sporting-football-club-legacy-needs-understanding |website=Sportskeeda |date=16 November 2014 |access-date=5 May 2022 |archive-date=5 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220505210608/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/mohammedan-sporting-football-club-legacy-needs-understanding |url-status=live }}</ref> On 31 July 1911, The Englishman wrote, "What the Congress failed to achieve, Mohun Bagan has. In other words, they have succeeded in degrading the English." The performance was appreciated by [[The Guardian|Manchester Guardian]] saying, "The team {{sic|comprising|hide=y|of}} the Bengalis won the IFA Shield by defeating three top military teams. 80,000 Indians will remain witnesses to this event. There is nothing to be surprised at. The team that is physically more fit, has sharp surveillance and intelligence, wins.".<ref name="creation"/> On 30 July 1911, India Mirror reported, "The Japanese victory over the Russians did not stir the East half as much as did the match between Mohun Bagan and East York."<ref>{{cite web |title=1911: Football and the Partition of Bengal |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/1911-football-and-the-partition-of-bengal |website=Sportskeeda |date=30 May 2011 |access-date=5 May 2022 |archive-date=5 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220505210601/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/1911-football-and-the-partition-of-bengal |url-status=live }}</ref> After the match ended, a [[Brahmin]], pointing to the [[Union Jack]] fluttering atop [[Fort William, Kolkata|Fort William]], asked Rev. Chatterjee, "When will that come down?" and according to popular legend, it was predicted that the flag would come down only when Mohun Bagan regained the shield, which would later come true.<ref name="Open"/>
 
===Nation-wide exposure of the club (1912–30)===
After a comparatively disappointing year in 1912, Shibdas Bhaduri handed the captaincy to Habul Sarkar the following year, but they failed to win any trophy that year.<ref name="creation" /> The same year [[Gostha Pal]] joined the club as a [[Defender (association football)|defender]] at the young age of 16 and continued to play for 22 years, also leading the team from 1921 to 1926, soon became known as the ''"Chinese Wall".''<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-08-20 |title=A Legend Without Shoes, This 'Chinese Wall' Was Once India's Favourite Footballer |url=https://www.thebetterindia.com/236100/gostha-pal-paul-kolkata-football-legend-birth-anniversary-first-padma-shri-award-postage-stamp-mohun-bagan-club-ser106/ |access-date=2022-05-05 |website=The Better India |language=en |archive-date=5 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220505213849/https://www.thebetterindia.com/236100/gostha-pal-paul-kolkata-football-legend-birth-anniversary-first-padma-shri-award-postage-stamp-mohun-bagan-club-ser106/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1914, Mohun Bagan for the first time played in [[Calcutta Football League|CFL]] 2nd Division and finished third with only the top non-military team be promoted to CFL 1st Division but after a team from the 1st Division withdrew, Mohun Bagan got promoted.<ref name="creation" /> Mohun Bagan played their first match on 15 May 1915 against Calcutta, which was drawn.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Andrew Flint |date=2015-11-11 |title=A Tale of One City: Kolkata |url=https://thesefootballtimes.co/2015/11/11/a-tale-of-one-city-kolkata/ |access-date=2021-03-16 |website=These Football Times |language=en-GB |archive-date=9 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709183002/https://thesefootballtimes.co/2015/11/11/a-tale-of-one-city-kolkata/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Meanwhile, Subedar-major Sailen Basu had to leave for his commitments in the military service for the [[World War I]].<ref name="countrywide">{{Cite web |title=Countrywide success – 1920 to 1929 |url=http://www.mohunbaganclub.com/history/history-1920-1929/ |access-date=2022-05-05 |website=Mohun Bagan Club |language=en-US |archive-date=5 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220505224747/http://www.mohunbaganclub.com/history/history-1920-1929/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Dwijendra Nath Basu, nephew of Bhupendra Nath Basu and brother of Subedar-major Basu, replaced him as the club's secretary. Mohun Bagan finished fourth in their league debut, while a junior team of the club made the semi-finals of the Trades Cup and Coochbehar Cup.<ref name="countrywide" /> The next year, Mohun Bagan reached the second position in the league and the following year, narrowly lost the IFA Shield final to [[Middlesex Regiment]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=India - List of Calcutta/Kolkata League Champions |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/indiacalchamp.html |access-date=2022-05-05 |website=[[RSSSF]] |archive-date=2 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802035706/http://rsssf.com/tablesi/indiacalchamp.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
On 8 August 1921, the club played its first match against [[East Bengal Club]] in the Coochbehar Cup semi-final, which ended in a goalless draw, but Mohun Bagn went on to beat them in the replay by 1–0 and gave rise to the [[Kolkata Derby]]. In 1922, Mohun Bagan played exhibition matches of [[cricket]] and football against a team of [[Indian South Africans|Indians from South Africa]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Bolsmann |first1=Chris |last2=Vahed |first2=Goolam |date=2017-11-02 |title='They Are Fine Specimens of the Illustrious Indian Settler': Sporting Contact between India and South Africa, 1914–1955 |url=https://cogentoa.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03057070.2017.1379689 |journal=Journal of Southern African Studies |volume=43 |issue=6 |pages=1273–1291 |doi=10.1080/03057070.2017.1379689 |s2cid=148862123 |issn=0305-7070 |access-date=5 May 2022 |archive-date=3 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003050545/https://cogentoa.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03057070.2017.1379689?cookieSet=1 |url-status=live }}</ref> The following year, Mohun Bagan was invited to [[Rovers Cup]] in [[Bombay Presidency|Bombay]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thesportslite.com/football/rovers-cup-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-tournament/|title=Rovers Cup — the second oldest Football tournament in India|date=18 January 2022|access-date=14 October 2022|first=Sarwadnya|last=Nirwane|location=Mumbai|website=thesportslite.com|publisher=The Sports Lite|archive-date=14 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221014043956/https://thesportslite.com/football/rovers-cup-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-tournament/}}</ref> where they lost to [[Durham Light Infantry]] by 4–1.<ref>{{Cite web |title=India - List of Rovers Cup Finals |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/indiaroverscuphist.html |access-date=2022-05-05 |website=[[RSSSF]] |archive-date=24 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924164532/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/indiaroverscuphist.html |url-status=live }}</ref> After 35 years of long association of Bhupendra Nath Basu with Mohun Bagan came to an end with his demise in 1924. After his death, Sir Rajendranath Mukherjee became the club's new president.<ref name="countrywide" /> The next year, Mohun Bagan became the first civilian Indian team to be invited to the oldest football tournament in Asia, [[Durand Cup]], where they lost to [[Sherwood Foresters]] in the semi-finals.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Nag |first1=Utathya |last2=Peter |first2=Naveen |date=25 August 2021 |title=Durand Cup in focus as India's oldest football tournament seeks revival |url=https://olympics.com/en/featured-news/durand-cup-2021-history-indian-football-teams-legacy-oldest |access-date=6 May 2022 |website=Olympics |archive-date=30 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210830155410/https://olympics.com/en/featured-news/durand-cup-2021-history-indian-football-teams-legacy-oldest |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-07-27 |title=Top 10 moments in Durand Cup history |url=https://khelnow.com/football/durand-cup-2019-history/ |access-date=2022-05-05 |website=Khel Now |language=en-US |archive-date=26 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226184414/https://khelnow.com/football/durand-cup-2019-history |url-status=live }}</ref> That year Mohun Bagan also failed to win the league and finished second. During this period, the club attended as well as hosted numerous charity matches all over the country for fundraising as the earnings from memberships weren't enough to run the club over a long period.<ref name="countrywide" /> On 28 May 1925, the club played its first official Derby against East Bengal and lost by 1–0. That year club played a charity match against [[Cheshire Regiment]] in 1927 to raise relief funds for the floods in [[Gujarat]]. In 1929, due to a clash during the match of Mohun Bagan and Dalhousie, all the native teams withdrew their names from the IFA registration.<ref name=":5">{{Cite book |last1=Bandyopadhyay |first1=Kausik |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rnt0DwAAQBAJ |title=A Social History of Indian Football: Striving to Score |last2=Majumdar |first2=Boria |date=2018-10-24 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-317-85099-1 |language=en |access-date=7 May 2022 |archive-date=17 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117034355/https://books.google.com/books?id=rnt0DwAAQBAJ |url-status=live }}</ref> Later, it was negotiated on the condition that there would be equal number of European and Indian clubs in the association.<ref name=":5" />
 
===Significant contributions to the national team (1931–47)===
[[File:Karuna Shakar Bhattacharjee 1930s.jpg|thumb|Karuna Bhattacharya, a long-time associate of Mohun Bagan as a player and later as secretary and coach of the team.]]
Renowned [[Barrister]] Shailendra Nath Banerjee became the secretary of the club with the turn of the decade.<ref name="legend">{{Cite web |title=Era of Legends – 1930 to 1939 |url=http://www.mohunbaganclub.com/history/history-1930-1939/ |access-date=2022-05-05 |website=Mohun Bagan Club |language=en-US |archive-date=5 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220505232956/http://www.mohunbaganclub.com/history/history-1930-1939/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1931 the club acquired the services of highly skilled players like, [[Karuna Bhattacharya|Karuna 'Habla' Bhattacharya]] and [[Syed Abdus Samad (footballer)|Syed Abdus Samad]].<ref name="legend"/><ref name=":6">{{cite news |title=Mohun Bagan to honour legend Karuna Bhattacharya |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/mohun-bagan-to-honour-legend-karuna-bhattacharya-115071200728_1.html |access-date=6 May 2022 |publisher=Business Standard |date=12 July 2015 |archive-date=6 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220506103740/https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/mohun-bagan-to-honour-legend-karuna-bhattacharya-115071200728_1.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1933, Gostho Pal got selected as the captain of IFA XI representing [[India]] for an [[Road (sports)|away match]] against [[Sri Lanka|Ceylon]], but the following year, due to injury, his defence partner Dr. Sanmatha Dutta led the tour to [[South Africa]] for a series of matches.<ref>{{cite web |title=Barefoot tourists, 1934 |url=https://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/the-mercury-south-africa/20180214/281822874264111 |website=PressReader |publisher=The Mercury |access-date=6 May 2022 |archive-date=6 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220506102238/https://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/the-mercury-south-africa/20180214/281822874264111 |url-status=live }}</ref> 1935 saw a great change in Mohun Bagan's tradition of playing with bare-feet when on the behest of Abdul Hamid, a renowned player who joined from [[Quetta]], the club decided to use boots for the first time.<ref name="legend"/><ref>{{cite web |last1=Nandi |first1=Dhritiman |title=Foreign recruits in Indian football – A short recap |url=http://www.indianfootballnetwork.com/blog/2013/06/12/foreign-recruits-in-indian-football-a-short-recap/ |website=IndianFooty |date=13 June 2013 |access-date=6 May 2022 |archive-date=21 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210321092935/http://www.indianfootballnetwork.com/blog/2013/06/12/foreign-recruits-in-indian-football-a-short-recap/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Bhattacharya |first1=Nilesh |title=Former Indian International Abdul Hamid passed away |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/former-india-international-abdul-hamid-who-played-in-the-1962-asian-games-passed-away-in-jhansi-uttar-pradesh-on-wednesday-hamid-was-66-he-played-for-mohammedan-sporting-mohun-bagan-and-bnr-in-the-bengal-hockey-league-/articleshow/14691599.cms |access-date=6 May 2022 |work=The Times of India |date=5 July 2012 |archive-date=6 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220506102238/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/former-india-international-abdul-hamid-who-played-in-the-1962-asian-games-passed-away-in-jhansi-uttar-pradesh-on-wednesday-hamid-was-66-he-played-for-mohammedan-sporting-mohun-bagan-and-bnr-in-the-bengal-hockey-league-/articleshow/14691599.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1937, Mohun Bagan for the first time faced off against a foreign team – an English amateur club [[Islington Corinthians F.C.|Islington Corinthians]], who were on a world tour; but narrowly lost by 1–0.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Alam |first1=Dhrubo |title=Islington Corinthians FC: The amateur football club that toured the world |date=16 July 2018 |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/in-focus/islington-corinthians-fc-1605994 |publisher=The Daily Star |access-date=6 May 2022 |archive-date=6 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220506102238/https://www.thedailystar.net/in-focus/islington-corinthians-fc-1605994 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1938 the tradition of Mohun Bagan players leading IFA teams continued with Karuna Bhattacharya captaining a side to [[Australia]], where he also scored against [[Australia men's national soccer team|Australia]] as well as [[Football Queensland]] team during the tour.<ref>{{cite web |title=1938 Indian Tour of Australia |url=http://www.ozfootball.net/museum/index.php/tours/252-1938-indian-tour-of-australia |website=Ozfootball |publisher=Online Football Museum |access-date=6 May 2022 |archive-date=23 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180923052751/http://www.ozfootball.net/museum/index.php/tours/252-1938-indian-tour-of-australia |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="legend"/><ref name=":6"/><ref name="ozfootball.net">{{cite web|url=http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Socceroo/1938A.html|title=Socceroo Internationals for 1938|access-date=2018-08-15|archive-date=6 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180806202225/http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Socceroo/1938A.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Mohun Bagan also broke a 29-year-old barren run in Trades Cup, in 1938.<ref name="legend"/> In second half 1930s both [[Umapati Kumar]] and Gostha Pal had retired, but the squad got competent reinforcements – Anil Dey in half back position and Satyen 'Mana' Guin in attack, who a right winger was nicknamed ''"Racing Deer"'' for his speed along the flanks.<ref name="legend"/><ref name=":1"/> Captained by Bimal Mukherjee, son of Manmohan Mukherjee, and a host of quality players, Mohun Bagan broke their long wait for a major trophy in 1939 when they won their first ever Calcutta Football League title.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=2020-05-15|title=Mohun Bagan: Top 10 defining moments in Mariners' history|url=https://khelnow.com/football/indian-football-mohun-bagan-defining-moments-history/|access-date=2020-12-18|website=Khel Now|language=en-US|archive-date=21 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421222335/https://khelnow.com/football/indian-football-mohun-bagan-defining-moments-history|url-status=live}}</ref> Significantly, Mohun Bagan also celebrated its [[golden jubilee]] the same year, which was marked with celebrations across the city, match organized featuring renowned former players and medals and jerseys were distributed to the players. From 1933 to 1939 the club won 29 trophies, also out of 23 Derbies, they beat East Bengal 12 times, including 1 [[Walkover|walkover win]], drew 10 matches and lost only once to their arch-rival.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://themohunbaganac.com/remembering-derbies/|title=Remembering Derby|access-date=4 July 2021|archive-date=28 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210628161833/https://themohunbaganac.com/remembering-derbies/|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
In 1941, the secretaryship was given to another famed barrister, B.C. Ghosh replaced Sailen Banerjee, who was elected as the club's vice-president. In 1942, for the first time, an [[insurance policy]] was implemented for the medical aid of the injured players during matches, and a medical board composed of reputed doctors was formed to oversee the medical issues.<ref name="diamond">{{cite web |title=Diamond Jubilee – 1940 to 1949 |url=http://www.mohunbaganclub.com/history/history-1940-1949/ |website=Mohun Bagan Club |access-date=6 May 2022 |archive-date=5 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220505210606/http://www.mohunbaganclub.com/history/history-1940-1949/ |url-status=live }}</ref> A [[trustee|trusty board]] was also formed on the initiative of a [[Solicitor]] B.K.Ghosh and Barrister S.K.Gupta for the monetary support of the club.<ref name="diamond"/> In 1943 and 1944, Mohun Bagan won CFL in succession. In 1944, B.C. Ghosh became the club's vice-president, and Dr. S.K. Gupta took charge of the general secretary's office. Meanwhile, a junior football team was formed under the guidance of a former Mohun Bagan player, [[Balaidas Chatterjee|Balaidas Chattopadhyay]], and also made efforts to introduce sports like [[Rugby union|rugby]] and [[baseball]] among the youth.<ref name="diamond"/> In 1945, former vice-president and first captain of Mohun Bagan Manilal Sen expired. The same year, [[George Curtis (footballer, born 1919)|George Curtis]], who was an [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] player stationed in India as a part of [[Royal Air Force]] in the [[World War II]], took charge of the team as a coach for a brief stint.<ref name="diamond"/><ref>{{cite book|last=Hogg|first=Tony|title=West Ham Who's Who|year=1995|publisher=Independent UK Sports publications|location=London|isbn=1-899429-01-8|pages=223}}</ref> In 1947, Mohun Bagan got invitation to Madurai Cup but was beaten by Hyderabad Police in the final. This year the team once again participated in Rover's Cup. Still, the tournament was called off due to the collapse of the [[Cooperage Ground]] during the quarter-final match against [[South Staffordshire Regiment|1st Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment]].<ref name="diamond"/><ref>{{cite web |last1=Nirwane |first1=Sarwadnya |title=Rovers Cup-the second oldest Football tournament in India |url=https://thesportslite.com/football/rovers-cup-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-tournament/ |website=The Sports Lite |date=18 January 2022 |access-date=6 May 2022 |archive-date=14 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221014043956/https://thesportslite.com/football/rovers-cup-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-tournament/ |url-status=live }}</ref> This year Mohun Bagan won its second IFA Shield on 15 November by defeating its arch-rival East Bengal, thus fulfilling the prophecy of the club winning its second Shield only in the year of [[Independence Day (India)|India's independence]], and becoming the first club to win the Shield in post-independent India.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Majumdar |first1=Boria |title=Mohun Bagan's 'battles' against the Raj |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/mohun-bagans-battles-against-the-raj/articleshow/21836516.cms |work=The Times of India |access-date=6 May 2022 |archive-date=6 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220506114125/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/mohun-bagans-battles-against-the-raj/articleshow/21836516.cms |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="diamond"/>
 
===Struggle with consistency (1948–1950s)===
[[File:Talimeren Ao 2018 stamp of India.jpg|thumb|Dr. Talimeren Ao featuring on the 2018 postage stamp of India]]
In the first year after the independence, the club handed the captaincy for two years to [[Talimeren Ao]], who had been a part of the club since 1943 after leaving Maharana Club in [[Guwahati]].<ref name="diamond"/><ref name="Ao">{{cite web|url=http://www.india-north-east.com/2010/10/drtalimeren-aao-legendary-footballer.html|title=Dr.Talimeren Ao – a legendary footballer|publisher=North East India|access-date=2 April 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131018085529/http://www.india-north-east.com/2010/10/drtalimeren-aao-legendary-footballer.html|archive-date=18 October 2013}}</ref> Ao went on to lead the national team in [[1948 Summer Olympics]] in [[London]], and along with him [[Mahabir Prasad (footballer)|Mahabir Prasad]] and [[Sailen Manna]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/world-match-centre/news/newsid/169/268/4/|title=Indian football's unique tale|publisher=FIFA|access-date=12 June 2014|archive-date=15 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715171513/http://www.fifa.com/world-match-centre/news/newsid/169/268/4/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://pierretristam.com/pdfs/wc10.pdf |title=Triumphs and Disasters: The Story of Indian Football, 1889--2000. |access-date=20 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120813081005/http://pierretristam.com/pdfs/wc10.pdf |archive-date=13 August 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The club's secretary, Balai Das Chattopadhyay too had to leave for London as the team's head coach and trainer, therefore Gostho Pal took charge of his duties in club temporarily. Anil Dey was selected for the team as well but stayed behind. Dhanadaranjan' Bokai' Sen carried out the captain's duties in the absence of Ao.<ref>{{cite web |title=Former Mohan Bagan custodian passes away |url=https://www.mykhel.com/more-sports/former-mohan-bagan-custodian-passes-away-044534.html |website=My Khel |date=31 January 2007 |access-date=6 May 2022 |archive-date=6 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220506160327/https://www.mykhel.com/more-sports/former-mohan-bagan-custodian-passes-away-044534.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In the same year, the [[Kingdom of Afghanistan]] invited Mohun Bagan on the occasion of their [[Third Anglo-Afghan War|independence]] celebrations. Still, the club couldn't attend because of its preplanned agenda.<ref name="diamond"/> That year, Mohun Bagan successfully defended the IFA Shield against [[Bhawanipore FC|Bhawanipore]] in the final. After the Olympics, Ao played for the club until 1953 and retired to pursue a career in medicine after completing [[Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery|MBBS]].<ref name="Ao"/> His excellence on-field caught the eyes of many foreign clubs, including Arsenal, who offered a one-year contract to Ao, but he famously refused to carry on with his studies.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.in/football/story/_/id/17899572/doctor-pioneer-footballer-leader-remarkable-story-talimeren-ao|title=Doctor, pioneer, footballer, leader - the remarkable story of T Ao|publisher=espn.in|date=27 October 2016|access-date=6 May 2022|archive-date=2 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210902170332/https://www.espn.in/football/story/_/id/17899572/doctor-pioneer-footballer-leader-remarkable-story-talimeren-ao|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
The year 1949 was the club's [[diamond jubilee]]. On this occasion, a vivid procession was organized on 11 December, from the club's birthplace, Balaram Ghosh Street.<ref name="newspaper">{{cite web |title=Amrita Bazar Patrika [Daily]. Vol: 81; Issue:229 |url=https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP262-1-1-6977#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=5&xywh=-5207%2C-592%2C17267%2C10753 |website=Endangered Archives Programme |publisher=British Library |access-date=8 May 2022 }}{{Dead link|date=July 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> On the occasion [[List of chief ministers of West Bengal|West Bengal's Chief Minister]] [[Bidhan Chandra Roy|Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy]] commented, ''"I am proud and delighted that, fortunately, I have witnessed the IFA Shield tournament of 1911. During the freedom struggle, Mohun Bagan's existence inspired the youth. In the sports world of Bengal, Mohun Bagan has still maintained its excellence. Even after 60 years, Mohun Bagan has kept its youth unaffected. I pray that on our beloved Motherland, Mohun Bagan's sporting spirit may survive forever,"'' and attended the ceremonies and exhibitions hosted by the club.<ref name="newspaper"/> Mohun Bagan also invited [[Allsvenskan|Swedish]] club [[Helsingborgs IF|Helsingborgs]] to play three friendlies, along with many other exhibition matches of [[cricket]], [[field hockey|hockey]] and football.<ref name="diamond"/> [[Runu Guha Thakurta]], a renowned forward, was acquired by the club that year. In 1950, India had received a direct qualification to the [[1950 FIFA World Cup|FIFA World Cup]], with Manna being the captain of the team, but [[All India Football Federation]] refused to play, failing to realize its importance. Despite acquiring the services of some of the famed players, the club failed to dominate in major tournaments, where they were regularly outshined by the [[Pancha Pandavas]] led East Bengal and [[Syed Abdul Rahim]]'s [[Hyderabad City Police FC|Hyderabad City Police]] team.
[[File:Chuni.jpg|thumb|left|Chuni Goswami at Mohun Bagan Ground in 2020.]]
S Manna, T Aao, Abhay Ghosh, and R Guhathakurta got their call for the national team to play the [[1951 Asian Games|Asian Games]], and Manna led the team to the [[Football at the 1951 Asian Games|gold medal]].<ref name="champ">{{cite web |title=The Champions – 1950 to 1959 |url=http://www.mohunbaganclub.com/history/history-1950-1959/ |website=Mohun Bagan Club |access-date=6 May 2022 |archive-date=5 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220505210604/http://www.mohunbaganclub.com/history/history-1950-1959/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In [[1952 Summer Olympics]] three Mohun Bagan players including Manna as the captain and [[Mohammad Abdus Sattar]], who joined the club from Mohammedan in 1950. Mohun Bagan won the CFL in 1951 after a wait of seven years, the IFA Shield in 1952, and its first Durand Cup in 1953 by 4–0 against [[National Defence Academy (India)|National Defence Academy]] team.<ref name="champ"/> During the prize distribution of Durand Cup, the [[President of India]] [[Rajendra Prasad|Dr. Rajendra Prasad]] said, ''"Mohun Bagan was my favorite team from my childhood. I was a regular visitor of all Mohun Bagan matches when I was a student at Kolkata. Sometimes, when I didn't have money to buy the ticket, I could not stop myself. I watched the match from the outside. I was always aware of the up-to-date news of the club."'' That year [[Samar Banerjee|Samar 'Badru' Banerjee]] joined the team and formed an important attacking duo with Md. Sattar.<ref name="champ"/> During Manna's spell as the captain, he was named among the top 10 captains around the world by [[The Football Association]] in 1953, becoming the first Asian to have the honor.<ref>{{cite web |title=India's greatest footballer |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/magazine/indias-greatest-footballer/article29646644.ece |website=Sportstar |date=14 April 2006 |publisher=The Hindu |access-date=6 May 2022 |archive-date=6 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220506160328/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/magazine/indias-greatest-footballer/article29646644.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1954 Mohun Bagan became the first club ever to clinch the [[double (association football)|double crown]] of [[Kolkata]] — CFL and IFA Shield, courtesy to Badru's solitary goal against the formidable side of Hyderabad City Police.<ref name="champ"/><ref>{{Cite web|title=History by Decade|url=https://themohunbaganac.com/history-by-decade/|access-date=2020-12-18|website=Mohun Bagan Athletic Club|language=en-US|archive-date=6 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806224102/https://themohunbaganac.com/history-by-decade/|url-status=live}}</ref> That year Mohun Bagan beat the [[Austrian Football Bundesliga|Austrian]] club [[Grazer AK|Grazer]] by 2–1 and beat the visiting [[Afghanistan national football team|Afghanistan]] by 3–0. That year [[Chuni Goswami|Subimal 'Chuni' Goswami]] joined the senior team from the club's youth ranks.<ref name="champ"/> Mohun Bagan defended the CFL title successfully till 1956 and won the IFA Shield and its first Rover's Cup in 1956.<ref name="champ"/> In December 1954, Mohun Bagan lost a match against [[AIK Fotboll|AIK]], featuring [[Kurt Hamrin]], by 3–1 and in March 1955, played against the visiting [[Soviet Union national football team|Soviet Union]] featuring [[Lev Yashin]] and lost by 3–0.<ref>{{cite web |title=A.I.K. (Solna, Sweden) tour of Asia 1954 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/aik-oostazietour54.html |website=RSSSF |access-date=6 May 2022 |archive-date=17 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150317125318/http://rsssf.com/tablesa/aik-oostazietour54.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="champ"/><ref>{{cite web |title=1955 USSR and India reciprocal tours |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesu/ussr-india-tours55.html |website=RSSSF |access-date=6 May 2022 |archive-date=20 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150420150040/http://rsssf.com/tablesu/ussr-india-tours55.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The following year Mohun Bagan also played against [[Austria national football team|Austria]] but lost by 2–0. The following year Mohun Bagan, as a representative from India, toured [[Liberal democracy period in Indonesia|Indonesia]], [[Colony of Singapore|Singapore]], [[British Hong Kong|Hong Kong]] and [[Federation of Malaya|Malaya]], which was organized solely by the assistant secretary of the club Dhiren Dey.<ref name="champ"/> [[Mariappa Kempaiah]], a versatile footballer playing in the offense as well as defense, joined Mohun Bagan in 1957.<ref name="champ"/> For the [[1956 Summer Olympics]] in [[Melbourne]], Badru captained the national team. While Krishnachandra 'Kesto' Pal was included in the main squad, Chuni, S Chatterjee, and Sushil Guha were selected as reserved players .<ref name="champ"/> The following years were mostly unsuccessful as the club failed to win several major trophies, but during this time, Mohun Bagan obtained the services of a tough and tackling defender [[Jarnail Singh (footballer)|Jarnail Singh Dhillon]] from Rajasthan Club. The arrival of [[T. Abdul Rahman|Thazhatheri Abdul Rahman]] at the back partnering Singh with Sanath Sett in goal, enhanced the team. With an immediate impact, Mohun Bagan won CFL and Durand Cup in 1959.<ref name="champ"/>
 
===The Golden era (1960s)===
Mohun Bagan in 1960, captured CFL, IFA Shield, and Durand Cup, losing just once in 42 matches played in these three tournaments. Based on their dominative performance, They were invited to a number of matches in [[East Africa]] travelling to [[Protectorate of Uganda|Uganda]], [[Kenya Colony|Kenya]], [[Sultanate of Zanzibar|Zanzibar]] and [[Tanganyika Territory|Tanganyika]].<ref name="60s">{{cite web |title=1960 to 1969 |url=http://www.mohunbaganclub.com/history/726-2/ |website=Mohun Bagan Club |access-date=6 May 2022 |archive-date=5 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220505210606/http://www.mohunbaganclub.com/history/726-2/ |url-status=live }}</ref> During the tour, out of nineteen matches 15 were won, 3 were drawn and only 1 was lost. Mohun Bagan won the Shield consecutively in 1961 and 1962. Under Dhiren Dey, a strict regime was reinstated in the club and under the coaching of Arun Sinha, scrapped the archaic [[Formation (association football)#Pyramid (2–3–5)|2–3–5]] formation and began using 3-defenders system.<ref name="sinha">{{cite web |last1=Basu |first1=Jaydeep |title=From Jarnail To Jhingan: Punjab Flavour to Evolution of Defenders in Indian Football |url=https://www.newsclick.in/jarnail-jhingan-punjab-flavour-evolution-defenders-indian-football |website=News Click |date=28 August 2020 |access-date=6 May 2022 |archive-date=26 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426090031/https://www.newsclick.in/jarnail-jhingan-punjab-flavour-evolution-defenders-indian-football |url-status=live }}</ref> Sinha was primarily responsible for properly grooming the likes of Chuni and Singh.<ref name="sinha"/> On the recommendations of Chuni and Kempiah, Isaiyah Arumayinayigam had joined the team before the tour and proved his talents during the tour, earning the nickname ''"Baby Taxi"''. On 27 April 1962 Gostho Pal received the [[Padma Shri]], becoming the first footballer to do so.<ref name="60s"/> The club won its tenth CFL title and IFA Shield that year. Chuni was selected to lead the national team in [[1962 Asian Games]] and won the [[Football at the 1962 Asian Games|gold medal]], with Jarnail Singh playing a pivotal part in the campaign.  [[Ashok Chatterjee]], a well-built forward, was another vital addition to the team in 1962. In 1963, Mohun Bagan won CFL again and added Durand Cup to their cabinet after a 2–0 victory against [[Hyderabad City Police FC|Andhra Pradesh Police]]. A new club tent was inaugurated this year by the [[Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Chief of Army Staff]] [[Jayanto Nath Chaudhuri]] and the [[List of chief ministers of West Bengal|Chief Minister of West Bengal]] [[Prafulla Chandra Sen]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Mohun Bagan inauguration ceremony of the newly built club tent |url=https://www.facebook.com/MohunBaganAthleticClub1889/videos/1275226216556153 |website=Facebook Live |access-date=10 August 2022 |archive-date=10 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220810203013/https://www.facebook.com/MohunBaganAthleticClub1889/videos/1275226216556153 |url-status=live }}</ref>
1964 saw Mohun Bagan celebrate its [[platinum jubilee]] with a year-long celebration involving numerous sporting events.<ref name="60s"/> Popular [[Nemzeti Bajnokság I|Hungarian]] club [[FC Tatabánya|Tatabánya]] was invited to play a series of friendly matches. An exhibition cricket match was arranged between [[India national cricket team|India]] and [[Commonwealth XI cricket team in India in 1964–65|Commonwealth XI]], featuring names like [[Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi]], [[Vijay Manjrekar]], [[Farokh Engineer]], [[M. L. Jaisimha]], [[Salim Durani]], [[Garfield Sobers]], [[Colin Cowdrey]], [[Mushtaq Mohammad]] and [[Lance Gibbs]]. An exhibition hockey match between India and Calcutta XI and [[tennis]] matches featuring the likes of [[Ramanathan Krishnan]], [[Jaidip Mukerjea]], [[Bob Hewitt]] and [[Martin Mulligan]] were arranged as well. A team of [[East Germany|East German]] athletes was invited to take part in the [[Sport of athletics|athletic]] meet along with an Indian team. Off-the-field numerous processions and shows were organized to celebrate this occasion, and several high-profile personalities attended the festivities. Fittingly, the club enjoyed massive success in cricket by winning CAB Cricket League, in hockey by winning [[Aga Khan Gold Cup]], in football by winning the IFA Shield, the CFL, and the Durand Cup by defeating East Bengal.<ref name="60s"/>
 
Chandreshwar Prasad, a tough and uncompromising defender skilled in the air, joined Mohun Bagan in 1965. Pungam Kannan and [[Sukalyan Ghosh Dastidar]], famous for their long-range shots, joined the club in 1967 and 1969, respectively. In 1967 and 1968, Mohun Bagan won just two trophies, the Shield and Rover's Cup, respectively. Chuni retired from football in 1968 after spending his whole career at Mohun Bagan; thus, the golden era slowly ended. In 1969 a young and eccentric coach named [[Amal Dutta]] joined, who was also the first professional coach in India, and introduced the concept of overlapping [[Defender (association football)#Full-back|full-backs]] in [[Formation (association football)#4–2–4|4–2–4]] to Indian football, for which Bhabani Roy was the primary candidate. With the new strategy in place, Mohun Bagan played scintillating football and captured CFL and IFA Shield with a 3–1 victory against [[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]] in the Shield final.<ref name="60s"/>
{{football squad on pitch|align=left
| GK  = [[Balai Dey|Balai]]
| RB  = Bhabani
| RCB = Chandreshwar([[Captain (association football)|C]])
| LCB = Pradip
| LB = Altaf
| RCM  = [[Syed Nayeemuddin|Nayeemuddin]]
| LCM  = Priyalal
| RW = Sitesh
| RCF  = [[Sukalyan Ghosh Dastidar|Sukalyan]]
| LCF  = [[Mohammed Habib (footballer)|Habib]]
| LW  = Pranab
|caption=Amal Dutta's 4–2–4 line-up against East Bengal in the 1969 IFA Shield final.}}
 
===Decline and revival under P. K. Banerjee (1970s)===
[[File:Syed Nayeemuddin - South 24 Parganas 2016-02-14 1163.JPG|thumb|Syed Nayeemuddin played for five years (1968–74) and later became the coach (1992–93, 1996, and 1999).]]
Mohun Bagan struggled to assert dominance in the first half of the 1970s and failed to match their arch-rivals regarding team building. Although they won Rover's Cup from 1970 to 1972, they fared poorly in other major tournaments.<ref name="70s">{{cite web |title=Encounter with Pele – 1970 to 1979 |url=http://www.mohunbaganclub.com/history/history-1970-1979/ |website=Mohun Bagan Club |access-date=6 May 2022 |archive-date=5 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220505210618/http://www.mohunbaganclub.com/history/history-1970-1979/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Mohun Bagan failed to beat East Bengal even once between 1969 and 1974 and lost to their arch-rivals in Durand Cup and IFA Shield finals multiple times. The lowest point of their decline came in [[1975 IFA Shield Final|1975 IFA Shield final]] when Mohun Bagan lost 5–0 to East Bengal, the biggest margin of defeat in the derby till then. The ignominy surrounding the heavy defeat was that several Mohun Bagan players spent the night holed up on a boat in the [[Ganges]] as the supporters laid siege to the club tent.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thequint.com/sports/football/mohun-bagan-atk-merger-isl-fans-verdict-ileague-2020|title=Mohun Bagan's ATK Merger – What Do the Fans Think?|date=2020-01-21|website=The Quint|language=en|access-date=2020-01-24|archive-date=22 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200122163830/https://www.thequint.com/sports/football/mohun-bagan-atk-merger-isl-fans-verdict-ileague-2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Umakanto Palodhi, an ardent Mohun Bagan fan, committed suicide. He wrote in his suicide note that he will be born as a Mohun Bagan footballer in the next life and will take revenge for that 0–5 defeat.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/blogs/flavours-of-kolkata/the-real-meaning-of-the-kolkata-derby/|title=The real meaning of the Kolkata Derby|date=2017-02-13|website=Economic Times Blog|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-12|archive-date=11 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191211113134/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/blogs/flavours-of-kolkata/the-real-meaning-of-the-kolkata-derby/|url-status=live}}</ref> In May 1972, Mohun Bagan toured to newly independent [[Bangladesh]] to play exhibition matches, where they defeated [[Mohammedan SC (Dhaka)|Dhaka Mohammedan]] in their first match, but lost to [[Shadhin Bangla football team]] later.<ref name="Mohun Bagan to Bangladesh">{{cite web|url=https://www.prothomalo.com/sports/football/%E0%A7%AD-%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B7%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF-%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A7%9F%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%A2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9F-%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%9B%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8|title=৭ কোটি মানুষের জন্য ভালোবাসা নিয়ে ঢাকায় এসেছিল মোহনবাগান|first=Masud|last=Alam|website=www.prothomalo.com|publisher=[[Prothom Alo|The Daily Prothom Alo]]|language=bn|trans-title=Mohun Bagan came to Dhaka with love for 7 crore people|location=Dhaka, Bangladesh|agency=|date=19 April 2022|access-date=19 October 2022|archive-date=2 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002192020/https://www.prothomalo.com/sports/football/%E0%A7%AD-%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B7%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF-%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A7%9F%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%A2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9F-%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%9B%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8}}</ref> Mohun Bagan did recruit a number of young players in 1974 and 1975 so as to steer the team back to success. [[Subrata Bhattacharya]], an indomitable defender, [[Prasun Banerjee]], a dictating midfielder, and [[Narayanswami Ulaganathan]], a swift winger, joined in 1974 at a young age. In 1975, Compton Dutta, an impeccable right-back, and Dilip Palit, a combative full-back, joined the team. In 1976 the wheel had finally turned as Mohun Bagan assembled their best team in years under the helm of Chandra Madhab Roy. Along with the strong core group that joined in 1974 and 1975, the club added a host of players from their two local rivals, including [[Mohammed Habib (footballer)|Mohammed Habib]], his brother Mohammed Akbar and [[Subhash Bhowmick]]. Habib was an extremely tactful attacker, Akbar was a prolific striker, and Bhowmik was one of the finest wingers. Young winger [[Bidesh Ranjan Bose|Bidesh Bose]] also donned the Green-Maroon jersey for the first time and would soon make his mark with his darting runs along the touchline. Pradeep Chowdhury arrived at the club to partner with Subrata in the defense. Mohun Bagan's most important investment was in the coaching post, where Prasun's brother, [[P. K. Banerjee|P.K. Banerjee]] was employed after his immensely successful spell at East Bengal. Under him, 1976 turned into one of the best years in the club's history when Mohun Bagan won their first CFL and IFA Shield titles since 1969 and added Rover's Cup to their success. In 1976, a hattrick of [[Bordoloi Trophy]] was completed along with a victory in [[Darjeeling Gold Cup]]. Most significantly, Mohun Bagan ended a seven-year wait to win the Derby in 1976 with a 17 seconds header from Akbar, assisted by Ulanganathan. Along with [[Shyam Thapa]], other iconic names like Sudhir Karmakar and [[Gautam Sarkar]], who were affectionately called ''"Indian Beckenbauer"'' for his snatching abilities in the midfield, also joined Mohun Bagan in the following year. [[Shibaji Banerjee]] played his first senior game for the club in 1977 after being a part of the youth teams. With one of the best squads in its history, Mohun Bagan suffered a shocking defeat of [[1997 Indian Federation Cup Final|1–0]] against [[Indian Telephone Industries Limited|ITI]] team in the [[1997 Indian Federation Cup|inaugural]] [[Federation Cup (India)|Federation Cup]], which became the most prestigious title in the country, and also lost the first Derby of that year. But they successfully captured Bordoloi Trophy by thrashing Mohammedan with 4–0 and also became the first club to win the "triple crown" – the IFA Shield, the Durand Cup, and the Rover's Cup, in that year and as per club traditions, they invited East Bengal for dinner.<ref name="70s"/><ref name=Nation>{{cite web|title=Nation wide success and Diamond jubilee celebration: 1947–1960|url=http://www.sabujmaroonswapno.com/smsweb/clubhistory.php?x=1947-1960|work=Sabuj Maroon Swapno|access-date=21 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120809085247/http://www.sabujmaroonswapno.com/smsweb/clubhistory.php?x=1947-1960|archive-date=9 August 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
{{football squad on pitch|align=right
| GK  = [[Shibaji Banerjee|Shibaji]]
| RB  = Sudhir
| RCB = [[Subrata Bhattacharya|Subrata]] ([[Captain (association football)|C]])
| LCB = Pradip
| LB = Dilip
| RDM  = [[Gautam Sarkar|Gautam]]
| LDM  = [[Prasun Banerjee|Prasun]]
| RW = [[Mohammed Habib (footballer)|Habib]]
| RCF  = Akbar
| LW  = [[Bidesh Ranjan Bose|Bidesh]]
| LCF  = [[Shyam Thapa|Shyam]]
|caption=Supposed formation of [[P. K. Banerjee|PK Banerjee]]'s Mohun Bagan against [[New York Cosmos (1970–1985)|NY Cosmos]].}}
 
On 24 September 1977, through the efforts of Dhiren Dey Mohun Bagan played a friendly match against the [[North American Soccer League (1968–1984)|American]] club [[New York Cosmos (1971–1985)|New York Cosmos]] which featured [[Brazil national football team|Brazilian]] World Cup winners like [[Pelé]] and [[Carlos Alberto Torres]], and [[Serie A]] icon [[Giorgio Chinaglia]].<ref name=Cosmos>{{cite web|title=Memorable performances and historical match against Pele: 1965–1977|url=http://www.sabujmaroonswapno.com/smsweb/clubhistory.php?x=1965-1977|work=Sabuj Maroon Swapno|access-date=21 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120809085434/http://www.sabujmaroonswapno.com/smsweb/clubhistory.php?x=1965-1977|archive-date=9 August 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> The game, which took place at [[Eden Gardens]], had a match attendance of 80,000 along with the Chief Minister of West Bengal [[Jyoti Basu]].<ref name=Cosmos/> NY Cosmos had took a lead through Alberto but it was soon equalized by Thapa. Surprisingly, Mohun Bagan took the lead through Habib but late in the game, Chinaglia's goal kept the final scoreline at 2–2. One of the remarkable instances in the game was Shibaji's brilliant save to deny a Pelé free-kick.<ref name=Cosmos/><ref name="70s"/>
 
[[File:Shri P. K. Banerjee, at the felicitation ceremony of the members of 1960 Rome Olympics Indian Football Team (cropped).jpg|left|thumb|P.K. Banerjee in 2011.]]
After the further additions of Manas Bhattacharya and Shyamal Banerjee, Mohun Bagan continued their dominant run in 1978, consisting of a CFL win with record 78 goals in 22 matches and a Federation Cup joint-win with East Bengal. In the IFA Shield final, Mohun Bagan was up against the [[Soviet Top League|Soviet]] club [[FC Ararat Yerevan|Ararat Yereven]] featuring [[Arkady Andreasyan]] and [[Khoren Oganesian]]. P.K. Banerjee lined up in a defensive 5–2–3 formation, but the visitors still took an early lead. As the visitors struggled with the wet climatic conditions, Banerjee changed to a more attacking [[Formation (association football)#4–2–4|4–2–4]] formation by bringing on winger Bidesh Bose. Bose instantly changed the game as Mohun Bagan raced to a 2–1 lead with the goals from Habib and Manas, but a late goal from Oganesian prevented a famous win for Mohun Bagan, and both the clubs were declared winners.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Adhikary|first=Sukanya|date=2020-09-15|title=Throwback to 1978, when Mohan Bagan won IFA shield jointly with FC Ararat|url=https://sportslightmedia.com/index.php/2020/09/15/throwback-to-1978-when-mohan-bagan-won-ifa-shield-jointly-with-fc-ararat/|access-date=2020-12-18|website=Sportslightmedia|language=en-US|archive-date=19 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210119013701/https://sportslightmedia.com/index.php/2020/09/15/throwback-to-1978-when-mohan-bagan-won-ifa-shield-jointly-with-fc-ararat/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="70s"/> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sportslightmedia.com/throwback-to-1978-when-mohan-bagan-won-ifa-shield-jointly-with-fc-ararat/|title=throwback to 1978 IFA Shield Final| date=15 September 2020 |access-date=4 July 2021|archive-date=9 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709183109/https://sportslightmedia.com/throwback-to-1978-when-mohan-bagan-won-ifa-shield-jointly-with-fc-ararat/|url-status=live}}</ref> The following year, Mohun Bagan squad saw the arrival of Xavier Pius who became popular for his individual flair. Mohun Bagan had a cent percent success record winning all four trophies they participated in, including CFL, Durand Cup, and IFA Shield.<ref name="70s"/>
 
===The National Club of India (1980s)===
The dominance in Durand Cup and Federation Cup was continued in 1980, meanwhile CFL and IFA Shield was called off after a tragic incident that took place during the Derby on 16 August where sixteen people died in a riot among the supporters inside [[Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan]].<ref name="100th"/><ref name=RSSSF/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/top-5-cases-of-crowd-violence-in-indian-footballing-history|title=Top 5 cases of crowd violence in Indian Footballing history|date=9 January 2013|website=Sportskeeda.com|access-date=2 April 2019|archive-date=2 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402195601/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/top-5-cases-of-crowd-violence-in-indian-footballing-history|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Sumit|last=Mitra|date=15 September 1980|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/sport/story/19800915-stampede-rioting-during-east-bengal-match-in-kolkata-821407-2014-01-09|title=Stampede, rioting during East Bengal match in Kolkata|work=India Today|access-date=1 July 2021|archive-date=9 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709182841/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/sport/story/19800915-stampede-rioting-during-east-bengal-match-in-kolkata-821407-2014-01-09|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
In 1981 Mohun Bagan won their first standalone Federation Cup after beating Mohammedan by 2–0, and added IFA Shield and Rover's Cup to the collection as well.<ref name="100th">{{cite web |title=The Centenary – 1980 to 1989 |url=http://www.mohunbaganclub.com/history/history-1980-1989/ |website=Mohun Bagan Club |access-date=7 May 2022 |archive-date=7 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220507102559/http://www.mohunbaganclub.com/history/history-1980-1989/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=RSSSF>{{cite web|title=List of Federation Cup Winners|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/indiacuphist.html|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|access-date=21 November 2012|archive-date=17 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140217082516/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/indiacuphist.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The club made some impactful signings like [[Krishanu Dey]], [[Krishnendu Roy]] and [[Sudip Chatterjee (footballer)|Sudip 'Tulu' Chatterjee]]. 1983 was a comparatively unsuccessful year. After six golden years, the club only managed to win CFL, with Manas Bhattacharya being the league's top scorer.<ref name="100th"/> As a result, a host of new players were recruited in 1984, and the most notable names being [[Prasanta Banerjee]], [[Babu Mani]] and Tanumoy Basu, who replaced Shibaji in the goal, and that led to major successes, including Durand Cup and CFL. Later, [[Sisir Ghosh]] was brought in, and he made a successful attacking duo with Mani. Mohun Bagan established a statue honoring Gostho Pal at Maidan. In 1986 players like [[Satyajit Chatterjee]], [[Aloke Mukherjee]] and Amit Bhadra made to the squad, and the year ended with CFL, third consecutive Durand Cup, and Federation Cup after a four-year wait, and qualifying for [[1987 Asian Club Championship]] for the first time.<ref name="100th"/> Mohun Bagan won twice in the group stage of ACC with 12 goals, half of which were scored by Sisir. However, finishing second in the group failed to progress to the semi-final group. They qualified for ACC once again for the [[1988–89 Asian Club Championship|1988–89 season]] by winning the 1987 Federation Cup and displayed outstanding performance in the group stage, including a 6–0 defeat of [[PFF National Challenge Cup|Pakistani]] team Crescent Textiles Mill with a hat-trick from Sisir. Still, in the semi-final group, they lost every game and finished at the bottom.<ref name="100th"/> At the domestic level, the club failed to win any major tournament except Rover's Cup.<ref name="100th"/>
 
[[File:Stamp of India - 1989 - Colnect 165312 - Mohan Bagan Atheletic Club - Centenary.jpeg|thumb|1989 postage stamp commemorating the centenary year of Mohun Bagan]]
Mohun Bagan celebrated their 100th anniversary in 1989 with a grand torch rally starting from Basu Bati in [[North Kolkata]] and covered several important places in Mohun Bagan's history before reaching the [[Mohun Bagan Ground]].<ref name=":1" /> The [[List of prime ministers of India|Prime Minister of India]] [[Rajiv Gandhi]] arrived for the celebrations and during his speech, he referred to Mohun Bagan as ''"The National Club of India"''.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|author=Rauf|first=Zohaib|date=2 April 2016|title=The Inspirational Story of India's First Football Club|url=https://thelogicalindian.com/amp/rewind/the-inspirational-story-of-indias-first-football-club/|publisher=The Logical India|access-date=17 December 2020|archive-date=25 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325053423/https://thelogicalindian.com/amp/rewind/the-inspirational-story-of-indias-first-football-club/|url-status=live}}</ref> Fittingly, Mohun Bagan won CFL and IFA Shield by defeating [[Tata Football Academy]] in the final by 1–0.<ref name=":0" />  Mohun Bagan became the first club to be honored by a postage stamp from the [[Government of India]] on this historical year.<ref>{{cite web |author=Ainy |url=https://www.istampgallery.com/mohun-bagan/ |title=Mohun Bagan Athletic Club |publisher=iStampGallery.com |date=24 November 2017 |access-date=14 July 2020 |archive-date=8 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200808085009/https://www.istampgallery.com/mohun-bagan/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
===Commercialisation and incoming of foreigners (1990–2000)===
[[File:I.M.Vijayan.JPG|thumb|I.M. Vijayan played for Mohun Bagan for a total of 3 years and was nicknamed ''"Kalo Horin"'' ({{Translation|Black Buck}}) by the fans.]]
The centenary celebrations continued till 1990 when Mohun Bagan played against an assembled team that featured [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroonian]] World Cupper [[Roger Milla]]. It was a disappointing year with only the CFL title in the bag, and upon that, the club lost its president Dhiren Dey, who had devoted his life to commanding the club for around five decades. Subrata Bhattacharya retired after 17 years in the team, with 52 trophies won and the accolade of the first Indian defender to score 50 career goals. After the exit of some long-serving officials from the management, a new generation of officials was elected, with prominent figures like [[Swapan Sadhan Bose]], Anjan Mitra, Balaram Chowdhury, and Biru Chatterjee. One of the most significant changes made by the new board was a change in Mohun Bagan's constitution which had prevented foreigners to join the club to maintain the tag of the ''National Club of India''. The club also began to accept sponsorships for the next eight years from major institutions like [[Steel Authority of India|SAIL]], [[Emami]], [[PepsiCo]], and [[Tata Consumer Products|Tata Tea]]. The club invested significantly to bring back Krishanu Dey and Babu Mani, along with other major signings like [[Bikash Panji]] and especially [[I. M. Vijayan]], who was being approached by every major club in the country. In 1991 Mohun Bagan made their first-ever foreign recruitment, which was a Nigerian striker [[Chima Okorie]] from East Bengal, and later the second foreign signing was another Nigerian striker Bernard Operanozie, who would play as a defender. With the arrival of [[Syed Nayeemuddin]] on the bench, Mohun Bagan defended their Rover's Cup and won another Federation Cup in 1992. The following year Oparanozie got the captain's responsibilities after Bhadra got out with injury, and being the club's first foreign captain, he led the team to win Federation Cup again. Mohun Bagan also famously won over [[Croatian First Football League|Croatian]] club [[NK Varaždin (1931–2015)|Varteks]] that year in the group stage of [[DCM Trophy]]. 1994 was a decorative year with four trophies, including Federation Cup for the third consecutive time, Durand Cup after an eight-year wait, and the CFL. While in [[1993–94 Asian Club Championship]], Mohun Bagan easily thumped [[Club Valencia (Maldives)|Club Valencia]] and [[Ratnam SC|Ratnam]] in the preliminary stage, but after a 4–0 away loss to [[Thai Farmers Bank F.C.|Thai Farmers' Bank]] in the 1st leg of the second round, Mohun Bagan was ejected out of the tournament for refusing to play the 2nd leg in [[Malaysia]]. India was amid [[1994 plague in India|plague outbreak]] and Mohun Bagan failed to win any major trophy for the following two years.
{{football squad on pitch|align=right
| GK  = [[Hemanta Dora|Hemanta]]
| RB  = Lorendra
| CB = Aloke ([[Captain (association football)|C]])
| LB = Reazul
| DM  = [[Debjit Ghosh|Debjit]]
| RCM  = [[Satyajit Chatterjee|Satyajit]]
| LCM = Basudeb
| AM = Amit
| CF  = [[Chima Okorie|Chima]]
| RW  = [[Dipendu Biswas|Dipendu]]
| LW  = Abdul
|caption=Mohun Bagan's preferred line-up under Amal Dutta in his "Diamond System".}}
In December 1996, [[National Football League (India)|National Football League]] began as the top-tier league in the country, and Mohun Bagan finished at the bottom in the group stage with just one win and was relegated in the next season, which was later revoked by the organizers.<ref>{{cite web |title=India Season 1996/97 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india97.html |website=[[RSSSF]] |access-date=17 December 2020 |archive-date=11 June 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090611104712/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/india97.html#nfl1 |url-status=live }}</ref> The club appointed their former coach, Amal Dutta and under him, Mohun Bagan began to play in an innovative [[Formation (association football)#3–4–3|3–4–3]] "Diamond System", which was bolstered by the likes of Abdul Khaliq and Okerie in the front, Mohun Bagan played very offensively, which was rare in Indian football. The glamorous success achieved by Amal Dutta and P.K. Banerjee, who was now coaching East Bengal, had given birth to a significant coaching rivalry between them during the 80s, which reached its peak at the [[1997 Indian Federation Cup|1997 Federation Cup]] semi-final. It was one of the most anticipated matches in Indian football history, pitting two fierce rivalries – Mohun Bagan and Amal Dutta against East Bengal and P.K. Banerjee – at one stage. With a record 131,000 attendance at Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Mohun Bagan's defensive frailties were exposed by [[Bhaichung Bhutia]], who scored a hattrick in a 4–1 victory for East Bengal. Despite the loss, fans lauded Mohun Bagan's impressive style of play under Dutta's Diamond System. Regardless, the club steered back to win the [[1997–98 National Football League (India)|1997–98 National Football League]] with ten matches unbeaten run and only two losses in the league, under the mentorship of [[T. K. Chathunni]] after Dutta left midway due to internal strife with the club officials. Players like Okorie, [[Dipendu Biswas]], Reazul Mustafa and [[Sri Lanka]]n winger Roshan Pereira played pivotal roles in the team.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=List of Winners/Runners-Up of the National Football League|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/nfl.html|access-date=2020-12-17|website=www.indianfootball.de|archive-date=27 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027034504/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/nfl.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=rediff.com: National Football League|url=https://www.rediff.com/sports/nflroll.htm|access-date=2020-12-17|website=www.rediff.com|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303220719/http://www.rediff.com/sports/nflroll.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> Mohun Bagan's performance in January 1998 earned them the AFC title of ''"Diadora Team of Asia"'' for that month, and went on to win the Federation Cup as well.
 
In 1998, [[United Spirits]], a subsidiary of [[Vijay Mallya]] owned [[United Breweries Group]], entered into a partnership with Mohun Bagan by buying a 50% stake in the club's football division and formed a [[joint-venture]] entity named ''United Mohun Bagan Private Limited''.<ref name=":4">{{Cite news|last=Basu|first=Manish|date=25 February 2015|title=USL moves Sebi on Mohun Bagan sponsorship|work=Mint|url=https://www.livemint.com/Companies/HEDxdyOlqAIuu7DnOBuxOP/USL-moves-Sebi-on-renewing-Mohun-Bagan-sponsorship.html%3ffacet=amp|access-date=18 December 2020|archive-date=25 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325021954/https://www.livemint.com/companies/hedxdyolqaiuu7dnobuxop/usl-moves-sebi-on-renewing-mohun-bagan-sponsorship.html?facet=amp|url-status=live}}</ref> For the first time the club was transformed into a [[Corporation|corporate]] establishment from a [[society]] status, and the name of the club's football division was thus changed to ''McDowell's Mohun Bagan FC''.<ref>{{Cite web|date=12 August 2015|title=McDowell's Mohun Bagan|url=https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/mohun-1439386427-800.jpg|access-date=18 December 2020|website=Sportskeeda|archive-date=25 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325021832/https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/mohun-1439386427-800.jpg|url-status=live}}</ref> That season saw them defeat [[Uzbekistan Super League|Uzbek]] giant [[Pakhtakor Tashkent FK|Pakhtakor Tashkent]] in the IFA Shield group stage, and eventually win the Shield. Mohun Bagan signed a host of foreigners for the [[1999–2000 National Football League (India)|1999–00 National Football League]]. Renowned internationals like [[Uzbekistan national football team|Uzbek]] striker [[Igor Shkvyrin]], [[Nigeria national football team|Nigerian]] forward Stephen Abarowei, [[Thailand national football team|Thai]] full-back [[Dusit Chalermsan]] and [[Kenya national football team|Kenyan]] defender [[Sammy Omollo|Samuel "Pamzo" Omollo]], and [[Brazil]]ian [[José Barreto (Brazilian footballer)|José Ramirez Barreto]] joined the club. The Indian contingent in the club was kept almost intact from the last season with the addition of the striker [[R. C. Prakash|R.C. Prakash]] and full-back [[Dulal Biswas]], Mohun Bagan comfortably won the league along with Durand Cup and Rover's Cup with former club player Subrata Bhattacharya at the helm. But at the continental stage, got eliminated with an 8–0 defeat against [[Júbilo Iwata]] in the second round of the [[1999–2000 Asian Club Championship|1999–00 Asian Club Championship]].
 
===Heightened foreign influence (2000–2010)===
In the [[2001–02 National Football League (India)|2001–02]] season, Mohun Bagan's bid to win back-to-back league titles was shattered when they finished second by just a point behind East Bengal. However, Barreto finished as the league's top scorer.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /> Mohun Bagan captured the [[2001 Indian Federation Cup|2001 Federation Cup]] due to the heroics of goalkeeper Bibhas Ghosh and Barreto, who was awarded the tournament's best player. Mohun Bagan also triumphed in the Bordoloi Trophy after thrashing [[Thai League 2|Thai]] club [[Rajpracha F.C.|Rajpracha]] 4–0 in the final. Mohun Bagan's squad was joined by another Nigerian, Abdulatif Seriki replacing Omollo. On the final matchday, in a must-win situation against the title contender – [[Churchill Brothers FC Goa|Churchill Brothers]], Mohun Bagan clinched their third league title with a 73rd-minute header by the Nigerian defender Abdul Wastu Saliu assisted by Basudeb Mandal's corner kick. Under Subrata Bhattacharya, Mohun Bagan became the first club to win Federation Cup and NFL in a season. One of the more significant developments saw Mohun Bagan flag off the first residential football academy by any top-flight Indian club, set up in Durgapur with the assistance of SAIL. In 2002 and 2003, the club plunged into uncertain times owing to internal administrative problems and problems with their investors. Internal strife among club officials caused a failure in retaining most of their players from the league-winning squad, including the departure of Subrata in 2003. Problems with sponsors reached such a critical stage that United Breweries threatened to sue the club at one point. Bhaichung Bhutia, who had joined the club in 2002, missed out on most of the season to injuries, producing a negligible impact on the team. As a result, Mohun Bagan's on-field form slumped remarkably, with the club winning just one major trophy in the form of the IFA Shield in these two years. To make matters worse, in 2004, Mohun Bagan's most influential foreigner – Barreto, also left the club and Mohun Bagan finished 7th and 9th in [[2002–03 National Football League (India)|2002–03]] and [[2003–04 National Football League (India)|2003–04]] seasons respectively. The barren period of major trophies also continued next season, as they finished 8th in the league and runner-up in Federation Cup. In 2004, Mohun Bagan became the first Indian club to launch a [[credit card]] in association with [[ICICI Bank]]. [[FIFA]] formed an elite task force the same year and Mohun Bagan was one of only eleven clubs selected globally along with names like [[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]], [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] and [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]].
[[File:Bhaichung Mahuri.jpg|thumb|Bhaichung Bhutia, with his wife, at Mohun Bagan Ground in 2009.]]
[[File:Baggu.jpg|thumb|left|''Baggu, Mohun Bagan's mascot.'']]
With internal problems slowly subsiding, Mohun Bagan assembled a strong side in 2006 that included Barreto and Bhaichung's return, along with a combative Brazilian midfielder [[Douglas Silva (footballer, born 1974)|Douglas Silva]]. The team was further bolstered with top Indian players like [[Sangram Mukherjee]], [[Deepak Mondal]] as well as youngsters like [[Lalawmpuia Pachuau]], [[Lalkamal Bhowmick]] and [[Sushil Kumar Singh]]. With the sudden resignation of coach Biswajit Bhattacharya, the Brazilian physio of the team, Robson Mattos was hastily promoted as the team's coach. Bhutia and Sangram's collective heroics led them to their 12th Federation Cup. While the [[2006–07 National Football League (India)|2006–07 league season]] didn't go well with as many as three foreign coaches taking part during the campaign in the form of Robson Mattos and former players – Chima Okorie and Bernard Oparanozie. [[List of presidents of FIFA|FIFA president]] [[Sepp Blatter]] came to Kolkata and attended Mohun Bagan's won 2-1 Derby win on 15 April 2007. On Mohun Bagan Day, the club became the first in India to launch an official mascot which was a tiger named ''"Baggu"''. In 2007 Mohun Bagan sealed their first-ever [[Indian Super Cup (1997–2011)|Indian Super Cup]] with a 4–0 victory over the league champions [[Dempo SC|Dempo]], with Bhutia scoring a hattrick. In [[2007–08 I-League|2007–08 season]], where NFL got rebranded as [[I-League]], Brazilian coach [[Carlos Roberto Pereira]] took the reins of the team but failed to win any significant accolade. The following season, Mohun Bagan appointed [[Morocco|Moroccan]] coach [[Karim Bencherifa]], who led the team to a record 10-match winning run in the league and a Federation Cup victory. Still, poor performance in his second league resulted in him being sacked midway through the [[2009–10 I-League|2009–10 season]] and putting Satyajit Chatterjee as the interim coach. The only highlight of his second season campaign was the 5–3 Derby victory on 25 October 2009.
[[File:Salt Lake Stadium ( Yuba Bharati Krirangan ) Kolkata India - FC Bayern Munich Mohun Bagan Oliver Kahn 1.jpg|thumb|left|Crowd at the exhibition match against [[Bayern Munich]].]]
In 2008, Mohun Bagan players got the opportunity to play against [[Germany national football team|German]] icon [[Oliver Kahn]] in his official [[testimonial match]] for Bayern Munich, which also featured Brazilian star [[Zé Roberto]]. The match was played on 27 May 2008 at Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan and finished with Bayern Munich comfortably winning by 3–0. The same year [[Argentina national football team|Argentine]] World Cup winner [[Diego Maradona]] paid a visit to the club tent during a tour to India.
 
===Strive for success and ultimate takeover by KGSPL (2010–20)===
Mohun Bagan emerged as third ranked Indian team, and 611 universally, in the international rankings of clubs during the first ten years of the 21st century (2001–2010), issued by the [[International Federation of Football History & Statistics]] in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://iffhs.de/iffhs-history-the-best-world-club-of-the-first-decade-2001-2010/|title=IFFHS History: The World's Best Club of the First Decade (2001–2010)|website=iffhs.de|publisher=International Federation of Football History & Statistics|location=Bonn, Germany|date=2010|access-date=26 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328212957/https://iffhs.de/iffhs-history-the-best-world-club-of-the-first-decade-2001-2010/|archive-date=28 March 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> The club though struggled for supremacy in the first five years of the new decade, and the seasons were marked by poor team recruitment, which lacked balance and overpaying for players. The management focused only on recruiting big names while ignoring essential areas of the team which needed bolstering. Some of the foreign stars recruited during this period were [[Odafa Onyeka Okolie]] from Churchill Brothers, with a record salary of {{INR}}1.4 crores per year in 2011, [[Muritala Ali]] from [[Mahindra United FC|Mahindra United]] and [[Tolgay Özbey]] from East Bengal.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mohun Bagan sign Odafe for record Rs.2 crore one-year deal |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-06-01/top-stories/29607824_1_odafe-onyeka-okolie-mohun-bagan-mohammedan-sporting |website=The Times of India |access-date=8 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140115033007/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-06-01/top-stories/29607824_1_odafe-onyeka-okolie-mohun-bagan-mohammedan-sporting |archive-date=15 January 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> These players failed to replicate their form shown at their former clubs and as a result Mohun Bagan teams which were often built around them also suffered. After an illustrious career at Mohun Bagan, Barreto finally made his exit in 2012. A crowd of 30,000 turned up at Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan on 6 May 2012 as Barreto played his last match for the club against [[Pune FC|Pune]], where he scored his final goal for the team.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://zeenews.india.com/sports/football/fans-brave-heat-to-bid-farewell-to-barreto_741926.html|title = Fans brave the heat to bid farewell to Barreto|date = 6 May 2012|access-date = 8 May 2022|archive-date = 19 May 2014|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140519063701/http://zeenews.india.com/sports/football/fans-brave-heat-to-bid-farewell-to-barreto_741926.html|url-status = dead}}</ref> The Brazilian ended his career at the club as the first foreigner to score over 200 goals in India for a club with his final tally reading 228 goals in 371 matches.<ref>{{cite web |title=Leading Goal Scorers |url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/nflsco04.htm |work=Rediff.com |access-date=24 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040828213707/http://www.rediff.com/sports/nflsco04.htm |archive-date=28 August 2004 |date=14 May 2004}}</ref>
 
The club endured a phase of five years without a major trophy between 2010 and 2015, the longest such phase since the nation's independence. On 29 December 2012, Mohun Bagan was barred from competing in I-League for two years following a decision taken by the league's core committee. The suspension came because Mohun Bagan had refused to take the field in the second half of the match against [[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]] on 9 December 2012, citing crowd violence and an unsuitable atmosphere for the continuation of the match.<ref name=violence>{{cite web|title=Mohun Bagan, East Bengal fans clash, 40 hurt|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/mohun-bagan-east-bengal-fans-clash-40-hurt/1042803/|access-date=10 December 2012|archive-date=3 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003050548/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/mohun-bagan-east-bengal-fans-clash-40-hurt/1042803/|url-status=live}}</ref> All their results in the [[2012-13 I-League|2012-13 season]] were declared null and void and all their remaining fixtures were cancelled.<ref name=suspended>{{cite news |title=Century old Mohun Bagan banned from I-League |newspaper=Business Standard India |date=29 December 2012 |url=http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/century-old-mohun-bagan-bannedi-league/200951/on |access-date=29 December 2012 |last1=Roy |first1=Rajat |archive-date=2 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130102132425/http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/century-old-mohun-bagan-bannedi-league/200951/on |url-status=live }}</ref> However on 15 January 2013, Mohun Bagan appealed against the decision and were reinstated, but a hefty amount was fined, their officials were suspended from all the AIFF meetings for a year and, the team would start with 0 points and would play out only the remaining 16 fixtures in the league. This did not affect their win-loss and goal difference record in the table.<ref name=revoked>{{cite web|title=AIFF revoke two-year ban on Mohun Bagan|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2013/01/15/3673299/aiff-revoke-two-year-ban-on-mohun-bagan|access-date=16 January 2013|archive-date=30 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180630190243/http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2013/01/15/3673299/aiff-revoke-two-year-ban-on-mohun-bagan|url-status=live}}</ref> This led the team in a dire relegation fight but were successful to avoided it. In the following season, the team performed disastrously and finished 8th in the table, scarcely avoiding relegation. A constant incoming and outgoing of coaches saw established names like Subrata Bhattacharya, [[Subhash Bhowmick]] and Karim Bencherifa, along with younger coaches like [[Stanley Rozario]] and [[Santosh Kashyap]] failing to end the precarious state of the team.
 
[[File:Sanjay sen.jpg|thumb|180px|Sanjay Sen, who led Mohun Bagan to its first I-League trophy.]]
[[File:Bengaluru FC vs Mohun Bagan.jpg|thumb|left|Bengaluru vs Mohun Bagan, the final match of 2014–15 I-League.]]
Mohun Bagan started the 2014–15 season with Subhash Bhowmick on the bench. However, poor performance in CFL and Bhowmick's lack of mandatory AFC Pro license saw [[Sanjoy Sen]] taking over the reins before Federation Cup. Mohun Bagan's Cup campaign didn't go well, and they crashed out of the tournament after a 4–1 loss against [[Salgaocar FC|Salgaocar]]. Before I-League started, Sen made numerous tactical changes and played in a [[Formation (association football)#4–2–3–1|4–2–3–1]] formation. The trident of foreigners – [[Katsumi Yusa]], [[Pierre Boya]] and [[Sony Norde]] was backed by energetic ball-winners like Sehnaj Singh and led by [[Balwant Singh (footballer)|Balwant Singh]] in front. The defense was reinforced by veteran [[Bello Razaq]] and [[Pritam Kotal]], while the goal was guarded by young [[Debjit Majumder]]. The final league match was against the title contender, [[Bengaluru FC|Bengaluru]] at [[Sree Kanteerava Stadium]], with just one point advantage. In the 86th minute, a corner kick from Norde was headed in Razaq to equalize the score-line to 1–1, thereby winning their first major trophy in five seasons and the first league title in eleven years. Mohun Bagan had reached their [[Anniversary|quasquicentennial]] year of existence in 2014, therefore club organized a huge rally in North Kolkata chiefly to celebrate the anniversary on 1 June 2015. The celebration was capped off with their league victory achieved the previous month. The victory parade saw around 200,000 supporters, by some estimates, lined up along the streets, with prominent former club associates like P.K. Banerjee, Manas Bhattacharya, Bidesh Bose, Compton Dutta, Shibaji Banerjee, and Satyajit Chatterjee involved with the celebrations.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mohun Bagan's Victory Parade where 'life had come to a standstill'|url=https://i-league.org/former-mariners-recall-mohun-bagans-victory-parade-where-life-had-come-to-a-standstill/|website=i-league.org|access-date=18 November 2020|archive-date=24 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124063216/https://i-league.org/former-mariners-recall-mohun-bagans-victory-parade-where-life-had-come-to-a-standstill/|url-status=live}}</ref> FIFA president Sepp Blatter also congratulated Mohun Bagan in a special letter.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sepp Blatter congratulates Mohun Bagan on I-League win |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/sports/report-sepp-blatter-congratulates-mohun-bagan-on-i-league-win-2092387 |access-date=8 May 2022 |publisher=DNA India |date=4 June 2015 |archive-date=8 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220508185354/https://www.dnaindia.com/sports/report-sepp-blatter-congratulates-mohun-bagan-on-i-league-win-2092387 |url-status=live }}</ref> At the continental stage, Mohun Bagan became the first Indian club to win a match in [[AFC Champions League]] and qualify for the second preliminary round of [[2016 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off|ACL qualifying play-offs]], when they defeated [[Singapore Premier League|Singaporen]] club [[Tampines Rovers]] by 3–1.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/Mohun-Bagan-create-history-beat-Tampines-Rovers-in-AFC-Champions-League-qualifiers/articleshow/50746911.cms|title=Mohun Bagan beat Tampines Rovers and creates history|website=The Times of India|access-date=11 May 2016|archive-date=23 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160423012323/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/Mohun-Bagan-create-history-beat-Tampines-Rovers-in-AFC-Champions-League-qualifiers/articleshow/50746911.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> Mohun Bagan also recorded the biggest margin of victory by an Indian club in an [[AFC Cup]] away match when they defeated [[Hong Kong Premier League|Hongkongese]] club [[South China AA|South China]] by 4–0.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report-mohun-bagan-thrash-south-china-4-0-in-afc-cup-2187378|title=Mohun Bagan thrash South China 4–0|website=Daily News and Analysis|access-date=11 May 2016|archive-date=21 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421044658/http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report-mohun-bagan-thrash-south-china-4-0-in-afc-cup-2187378|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/mohun-bagan-thrash-south-china-4-0-in-afc-cup/articleshow/51331550.cms|title=Mohun Bagan thrash South China 4-0|website=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=4 July 2021|archive-date=11 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711163221/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/mohun-bagan-thrash-south-china-4-0-in-afc-cup/articleshow/51331550.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> In that edition, the team also reached the round of 16 but got eliminated by Tampines Rovers.
 
After a breakaway from United Breweries in 2015, Mohun Bagan was once again re-established as a society. Still, in 2017 ''Mohun Bagan Football Club (India) {{Abbr|Pvt.|Private}} {{Abbr|Ltd.|Limited}}'' was registered as a legal entity on 31 July 2017. The new legal entity created was exclusively for all football activities of the Mohun Bagan Athletic Club.<ref name="mbfcpl">{{cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/company/mohun-bagan-football-club-(india)-private-limited-/U92410WB2017PTC222145|title=Mohun Bagan Football Club (india) Private Limited|work=The Economic Times|access-date=8 May 2020|archive-date=5 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200705145823/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/company/mohun-bagan-football-club-(india)-private-limited-/U92410WB2017PTC222145|url-status=live}}</ref> On 28 September 2018 in the ''Clash of Legends'' (a match between the teams of retired former players of the respective clubs), Mohun Bagan ''Legends'' hosted Barcelona ''Legends'' at Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, that was attended by a crowd of 45,000, along with one of the directors of Barcelona Pau Vilanova and the [[List of mayors of Kolkata|mayor]] of Kolkata [[Sovan Chatterjee]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/amp/news/clash-of-legends-mohun-bagan-fc-barcelona-kolkata/bq8759gmi14f14zl4s74tjps3 |title=Clash of Legends: FC Barcelona legends to take on their Mohun Bagan counterparts |work=Goal |date=9 January 2018 |access-date=14 July 2020 |archive-date=28 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191228072106/https://www.goal.com/en-in/amp/news/clash-of-legends-mohun-bagan-fc-barcelona-kolkata/bq8759gmi14f14zl4s74tjps3 |url-status=live }}</ref> The fixture concluded with a heavy defeat for the hosts by a score-line of 6–0.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/clash-of-legends-barcelona-vs-mohun-bagan/article25074802.ece |title=Former Barça stars win hearts in Kolkata |work=The Hindu |date=28 September 2018 |access-date=18 November 2020 |archive-date=19 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919230452/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/clash-of-legends-barcelona-vs-mohun-bagan/article25074802.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> The following three seasons since the title win, Mohun Bagan continued their strong contest for trophies, but succeeding to win only the [[2015–16 Indian Federation Cup|2016 Federation Cup]], though foreigners like Yusa and Norde continued to make their presence felt with strong performances, along with single season signings like [[Darryl Duffy]] and [[Cornell Glen]]. Among the Indians, [[Jeje Lalpekhlua]], [[Pritam Kotal]], and [[Prabir Das]] produced some of their best performances for the team. In 2018, the team managed to reach the semi-final of the [[2018 Indian Super Cup|inaugural]] [[Super Cup (India)|Super Cup]] that replaced Federation Cup as the country's top knock-out tournament. The following [[2018–19 I-League|season]] was considerably poor under the new coach [[Khalid Jamil]], as the team finished 5th on the table. The club also pulled out of Super Cup along with the other participating I-League clubs in protest against the unfair schedule favoring the [[Indian Super League]] clubs. Therefore the season concluded with no national trophies in three consecutive seasons. The management appointed [[Kibu Vicuña]] for the next season, and he gave the leadership duties to [[Dhanachandra Singh]] and [[Gurjinder Kumar]]. He promoted several players like [[Subha Ghosh]], [[Sheikh Sahil|Sk. Sahil]] and [[Kiyan Nassiri]] from the youth ranks to the first team and assembled a squad with a blend of youth and experience. Vicuña brought a brand of football to India, which was very similar to that commonly seen in [[Spain]]. He believed in playing a possession-based game and incorporated build-up from the back, for which he used [[Baba Diawara]] at the front and supported by [[Joseba Beitia]] with [[Nongdamba Naorem]] and [[V. P. Suhair|V.P. Suhair]] running down the flanks. The midfield was dictated by [[Fran González (footballer, born 1989)|Fran González]] while the defense was held by the strong pair of [[Daneil Cyrus]] and [[Fran Morante]]. With record 14 matches unbeaten run, Mohun Bagan sealed their second I-League title and fifth national league title on their 16th matchday with a 1–0 win over [[Aizawl FC|Aizawl]] at the [[Kalyani Stadium]]. With four matches still to be played, [[2019–20 I-League|2019–20 season]] was terminated by the AIFF due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/sports/football/i-league/aiff-concludes-season-mohun-bagan-declared-i-league-champions/amp_articleshow/75228633.cms|title=AIFF concludes season, Mohun Bagan declared I-League champions|work=The Times of India|date=19 April 2020|access-date=18 November 2020|archive-date=16 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220416094654/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/i-league/aiff-concludes-season-mohun-bagan-declared-i-league-champions/articleshow/75228633.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:Kolkata Derby.jpg|alt=The Kolkata Derby|thumb|Mohun Bagan's 2–1 Kolkata Derby victory, held on 19 January 2020.]]
 
During this period, the organizers of ISL, as well as the club managements themselves, made efforts to include Mohun Bagan and East Bengal in the league. Accordingly, on 16 January 2020, Kolkata Games and Sports Pvt. Ltd., the owners of [[ATK (football club)|ATK]], led by [[Sanjiv Goenka]], entered into an ownership deal with Mohun Bagan Athletic Club (India) Pvt. Ltd. for its football team and formed ATK Mohun Bagan Football Club Pvt. Ltd. that rebranded the football division of Mohun Bagan as ''ATK Mohun Bagan''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/sports/mohun-bagan-merge-with-sanjiv-goenkas-atk/cid/1736491|title=Mohun Bagan merge with Goenka's ATK|website=The Telegraph|location=Kolkota|language=en|access-date=20 January 2020|archive-date=16 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220416094654/https://www.telegraphindia.com/sports/mohun-bagan-merge-with-sanjiv-goenkas-atk/cid/1736491|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-07-20|title=IFA Clarification ATK Disaffiliated, Mohun Bagan To Play With New Brand Name {{!}} The Fan Garage (TFG)|url=https://thefangarage.com/articles/17527-ifa-clarification--atk-disaffiliated-mohun-bagan-to-play-with-new-brand-name|access-date=2021-02-14|website=thefangarage.com|archive-date=2 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201102102449/https://thefangarage.com/articles/17527-ifa-clarification--atk-disaffiliated-mohun-bagan-to-play-with-new-brand-name|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="ATK">{{cite web |date=10 July 2020 |title=All you need to know about ATK-Mohun Bagan merger |url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/atk-mohun-bagan-jersey-logo-merger-isl-indian-football/nzbkggr93x8a135whx1tklux9 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200710131646/https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/atk-mohun-bagan-jersey-logo-merger-isl-indian-football/nzbkggr93x8a135whx1tklux9 |archive-date=10 July 2020 |access-date=11 July 2020 |website=goal.com}}</ref> ATK Mohun Bagan entered ISL as one of the expansion teams in the 2020–21 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/mohun-bagan-atk-merger-official-rpsg-group-majority-stake-isl-ileague-indian-football-news/article30576195.ece|title=Mohun Bagan, ATK announce merger; to play ISL next season|website=Sportstar|date=16 January 2020 |language=en|access-date=20 January 2020|archive-date=1 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001201555/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/mohun-bagan-atk-merger-official-rpsg-group-majority-stake-isl-ileague-indian-football-news/article30576195.ece|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Mohun Bagan not to reopen club tent due to spike in COVID-19 cases |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/mohun-bagan-not-to-reopen-club-tent-covid-19-cases-spike-kolkata-merchandise-online-merger-atk-isl-i-league/article31821122.ece |access-date=11 July 2020 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=13 June 2020 |archive-date=14 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200714141220/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/mohun-bagan-not-to-reopen-club-tent-covid-19-cases-spike-kolkata-merchandise-online-merger-atk-isl-i-league/article31821122.ece |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
===New dominance (2020–)===
[[File:Roy celebrating his goal after score a goal against Kerala Blasters.jpg|thumb|Roy Krishna celebrating after scoring ATK Mohun Bagan's inaugural goal.]]
ATK Mohun Bagan started its debut ISL season with most of its players including five of the foreigners—[[Roy Krishna]], [[David Williams (Australian soccer)|David Williams]], [[Edu García]], [[Carl McHugh]], [[Javi Hernández (footballer, born 1989)|Javi Hernández]]—and the coaching staff led by [[Antonio López (footballer, born 1957)|Antonio López Habas]] was retained under their old contracts with KGSPL owned ATK. They narrowly lost the ISL Premiership on the last matchday as well as the ISL Championship in the [[2021 Indian Super League Final|final]], both to [[Mumbai City FC|Mumbai City]], but became joint-most points earner in a single season.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mumbai City FC clinch League Winners Shield after beating ATK Mohun Bagan|url=https://www.indiansuperleague.com/news/mumbai-city-fc-clinch-league-winners-shield-after-beating-atk-mohun-bagan|access-date=2021-12-18|website=Indian Super League|language=en|archive-date=18 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211218134115/https://www.indiansuperleague.com/news/mumbai-city-fc-clinch-league-winners-shield-after-beating-atk-mohun-bagan|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=ISL 2020–21 Final Highlights: Mumbai City beat ATK Mohun Bagan 2–1, lift trophy|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/isl-2020-21-final-mumbai-city-vs-atk-mohun-bagan-live-score-updates-7226863/|access-date=2021-12-18|website=The Indian Express|date=13 March 2021 |language=en|archive-date=18 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211218132611/https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/isl-2020-21-final-mumbai-city-vs-atk-mohun-bagan-live-score-updates-7226863/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Hero ISL 2020 Points Table|url=http://www.indiansuperleague.com/%7B%7B0%7D%7D|access-date=2021-12-18|website=Indian Super League|language=en}}{{Dead link|date=March 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> At the continental stage, ATK Mohun Bagan dominated the [[2021 AFC Cup group stage#Group D|AFC Cup group stage]], but eventually lost the [[2021 AFC Cup knockout stage#Inter-zone play-off semi-finals|inter-zone play-off semi-final]] to the [[Uzbekistan Super League|Uzbek]] side [[FC Nasaf|Nasaf Qarshi]] by 6–0.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sportstar|first=Team|title=AFC CUP HIGHLIGHTS FC Nasaf 6-0 ATKMB: The host dominates the Mariners; will face Hong Kong's Lee Man in the Inter-zonal play-off finals|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/afc-cup-semifinal-atk-mohun-bagan-vs-fc-nasaf-live-kauko-krishna-amrinder-norchayev-indian-football-news/article36592420.ece|access-date=2021-12-18|website=Sportstar|date=22 September 2021 |language=en|archive-date=18 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211218132619/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/afc-cup-semifinal-atk-mohun-bagan-vs-fc-nasaf-live-kauko-krishna-amrinder-norchayev-indian-football-news/article36592420.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> The following season, the club withdrew from the [[2021–22 Calcutta Premier Division|CFL Premier Division]] and also refused to participate in the [[2021 Durand Cup|Durand Cup]] due to unavailability of first team players and the absence of a reserve team.<ref>{{Cite web|title=SC East Bengal & ATK Mohun Bagan continue to give CFL a miss - What happens to their fixtures? {{!}} Goal.com|url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/cfl-sc-east-bengal-atk-mohun-bagan-what-happens-to-their/133x7uygtc1ra1sg0jeqzlkblg|access-date=2021-10-28|website=www.goal.com|archive-date=7 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210907142940/https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/cfl-sc-east-bengal-atk-mohun-bagan-what-happens-to-their/133x7uygtc1ra1sg0jeqzlkblg|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-09-05|title=Kolkata welcomes Durand Cup but Bagan, East Bengal skip it|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/football/kolkata-welcomes-durand-cup-but-bagan-east-bengal-skip-it-101630823868335.html|access-date=2021-10-28|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|archive-date=28 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028183913/https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/football/kolkata-welcomes-durand-cup-but-bagan-east-bengal-skip-it-101630823868335.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Prior to the start of [[2021–22 Indian Super League season|2021–22 season]], [[Sourav Ganguly]], one of the co-owners of ATK Mohun Bagan Pvt. Ltd. decided to step away from his role in the club in order to avoid conflict of interests with the team's principle owner and chairman Sanjiv Goenka.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ganguly quits ATK Mohun Bagan position to avoid conflict of interest|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/119586/ganguly-quits-atk-mohun-bagan-position-to-avoid-conflict-of-interest|access-date=2021-10-28|website=Cricbuzz|language=en|archive-date=28 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028182858/https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/119586/ganguly-quits-atk-mohun-bagan-position-to-avoid-conflict-of-interest|url-status=live}}</ref> The club made some of the biggest transfers of 2021 in Indian football that included, [[Liston Colaco]] for around $161K and [[Hugo Boumous]] for more than $250K.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mishra|first=Siddharth|date=2021-07-08|title=ISL: Top 6 Most Expensive Transfers in the Indian Super League|url=https://thebridge.in/isl/top-5-expensive-tranfers-in-the-isl-22813|access-date=2021-10-28|website=thebridge.in|language=en|archive-date=28 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028182854/https://thebridge.in/isl/top-5-expensive-tranfers-in-the-isl-22813|url-status=live}}</ref> ATK Mohun Bagan also signed a Finnish midfielder [[Joni Kauko]], who had recently played in [[UEFA Euro 2020 Group B|UEFA Euro 2020]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-27|title=Analysis: How Joni Kauko can create an impact at ATK Mohun Bagan|url=https://khelnow.com/football/isl-2021-22-atk-mohun-bagan-joni-kauko-impact-analysis/|access-date=2021-12-18|website=Khel Now|language=en-US|archive-date=18 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211218134127/https://khelnow.com/football/isl-2021-22-atk-mohun-bagan-joni-kauko-impact-analysis|url-status=live}}</ref> On 18 December, Habas announced his decision to resign from his duty as the head coach of the team after a winless run of 4 matches including their biggest loss in the league till then.<ref>{{Cite web|title=ATK Mohun Bagan part ways with Antonio Habas|url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/isl-atk-mohun-bagan-part-ways-with-antonio-habas/blt80c451f37079236b|website=Goal.com|language=en|access-date=18 December 2021|archive-date=18 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211218092625/https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/isl-atk-mohun-bagan-part-ways-with-antonio-habas/blt80c451f37079236b|url-status=live}}</ref> On 19 December, [[FC Goa|Goa]] president announced that ATK Mohun Bagan had signed their head coach [[Juan Ferrando]], through a buyout clause that possibly made him highest paid coach in ISL.<ref>[https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/atk-mohun-bagan-appoint-juan-ferrando-as-head-coach-7682392/ ATK Mohun Bagan appoint Juan Ferrando as head coach] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211220143029/https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/atk-mohun-bagan-appoint-juan-ferrando-as-head-coach-7682392/ |date=20 December 2021 }}. ''The Indian EXPRESS''. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-12-20|title=ATK Mohun Bagan appoints Juan Ferrando as head coach|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/atk-mohun-bagan-appoint-juan-ferrando-as-head-coach-7682392/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-22|publisher=[[Indian Express]]|language=en-US|archive-date=20 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211220143029/https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/atk-mohun-bagan-appoint-juan-ferrando-as-head-coach-7682392/}}</ref> ATK Mohun Bagan matched [[FC Goa|Goa]]'s 15 matches unbeaten streak in the league until they lost against [[Jamshedpur FC|Jameshedpur]] and finished 3rd in the league table.<ref>{{cite news |title=JFC Win League Winners' Shield |url=https://www.news18.com/news/football/indian-super-league-2021-22-live-score-and-updates-atk-mohun-bagan-vs-jamshedpur-fc-isl-8-atkmb-v-jfc-livenews-4846580.html |access-date=7 March 2022 |publisher=News18 |date=7 March 2022 |archive-date=7 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307131221/https://www.news18.com/news/football/indian-super-league-2021-22-live-score-and-updates-atk-mohun-bagan-vs-jamshedpur-fc-isl-8-atkmb-v-jfc-livenews-4846580.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Jamshedpur FC clinch League Winners' Shield after beating ATK Mohun Bagan|url=https://www.indiansuperleague.com/news/jamshedpur-fc-clinch-league-winners-shield-after-beating-atk-mohun-bagan|publisher=Indian Super League|access-date=7 March 2022 |archive-date=7 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307173759/https://www.indiansuperleague.com/news/jamshedpur-fc-clinch-league-winners-shield-after-beating-atk-mohun-bagan|url-status=live}}</ref> In the ISL playoffs, they lost against [[Hyderabad FC|Hyderabad]] on aggregate score in the semifinals. In 2022-23 season, the club again withdrew from the [[2022 Calcutta Premier Division|Calcutta Premier Division]], citing lack of a reserve squad. Among some of the eye-catching summer transfers, ATK Mohun Bagan signed [[Asish Rai]] for $157K, along with one of the foreign replacements as [[Dimitri Petratos]]. The season formally began with consecutive disappointments in Durand Cup and then in [[2022 AFC Cup knockout stage#Inter-zone play-off semi-finals|inter-zone play-off semi-final]] against a [[Malaysia Super League|Malaysian]] club [[Kuala Lumpur City F.C.|Kuala Lumpur City]]. The team had a considerably successful run in the league, finishing third and qualifying for the [[2022–23 Indian Super League playoffs|playoffs]] for the third time in a row. On 18 March, Mohun Bagan became the ISL Champions for the first time after defeating [[Bengaluru FC|Bengaluru]] in the penalties by 4–3. To commemorate the victory, ''"ATK"'' was finally removed, and the team was renamed as ''Mohun Bagan Super Giant'' after three years of consistent requests and protests by the fans.<ref>{{Citation |title=Sanjiv Goenka: গোয়েঙ্কাকে ঘিরে স্লোগান উঠল REMOVE ATK |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvkkbdi-BxY |access-date=2023-03-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319050704/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvkkbdi-BxY&gl=US&hl=en |url-status=live |language=en |archive-date=19 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=10 October 2022 |title=Mohun Bagan Fans Hold 'Remove ATK' Protest In Front Of Official's House, 'Goenka Out' Trends {{!}} The Fan Garage (TFG) |url=https://thefangarage.com/articles/18666-mohun-bagan-fans-hold-remove-atk-protest-in-front-of-officials-house-goenka-out-trends |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319050659/https://thefangarage.com/articles/18666-mohun-bagan-fans-hold-remove-atk-protest-in-front-of-officials-house-goenka-out-trends |archive-date=19 March 2023 |access-date=2023-03-19 |website=thefangarage.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-11 |title='Remove ATK and give us our Mohun Bagan back': Protest over iconic football club felt during India vs Afghanistan |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/football/remove-atk-and-give-us-our-mohun-bagan-back-protest-over-iconic-football-club-felt-during-india-vs-afghanistan-101654965698596.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319050657/https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/football/remove-atk-and-give-us-our-mohun-bagan-back-protest-over-iconic-football-club-felt-during-india-vs-afghanistan-101654965698596.html |archive-date=19 March 2023 |access-date=2023-03-19 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sportstar |first=Team |date=2023-03-18 |title=ISL: ATK Mohun Bagan to be renamed as Mohun Bagan Super Giant |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/isl/atk-mohun-bagan-name-change-mohun-bagan-super-giants-isl-indian-football-season-remove-atk/article66636482.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318172057/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/isl/atk-mohun-bagan-name-change-mohun-bagan-super-giants-isl-indian-football-season-remove-atk/article66636482.ece |archive-date=18 March 2023 |access-date=2023-03-18 |website=sportstar.thehindu.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-17 |title=ISL Champion ATKMB to be officially renamed Mohun Bagan Super Giant from June 1 |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/indian-football/isl-champion-atkmb-official-rename-mohun-bagan-super-giant-indian-super-league-football-news/article66861389.ece |access-date=2023-06-26 |website=sportstar.thehindu.com |language=en |archive-date=26 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230626121900/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/indian-football/isl-champion-atkmb-official-rename-mohun-bagan-super-giant-indian-super-league-football-news/article66861389.ece |url-status=live }}</ref>
{{football squad on pitch|align=right
| GK  = {{flagicon|IND}}<br>[[Vishal Kaith|Kaith]]
| RB  = {{flagicon|IND}}<br>[[Asish Rai|Rai]]
| RCB = {{flagicon|IND}}<br>[[Pritam Kotal|Kotal]] ([[Captain (association football)|C]])
| LCB = {{flagicon|MNE}}<br>[[Slavko Damjanović|Damjanović]]
| LB  = {{flagicon|IND}}<br>[[Subhasish Bose|Bose]]
| RDM = {{flagicon|IRL}}<br>[[Carl McHugh|McHugh]]
| LDM = {{flagicon|IND}}<br>[[Glan Martins|Martins]]
| AM  = {{flagicon|FRA}}<br>[[Hugo Boumous|Boumous]]
| RW  = {{flagicon|IND}}<br>[[Manvir Singh (footballer, born 1995)|Manvir]]
| LW  = {{flagicon|IND}}<br>[[Ashique Kuruniyan|Kuruniyan]]
| CF  = {{flagicon|AUS}}<br>[[Dimitri Petratos|Petratos]]
|caption=Starting 11 of ATK Mohun Bagan in the [[2023 Indian Super League Final|2023 ISL Final]]}}
In May 2023, [[Lucknow Super Giants]], a [[RPSG Group]] owned [[Indian Premier League]] franchise, sported a special Green-Maroon jersey in their away fixture against [[Kolkata Knight Riders]] to pay tribute to the century-old legacy of Mohun Bagan.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bhattacharyya |first=Gautam |date=2023-05-14 |title=IPL 2023: Lucknow may wear Mohun Bagan colours against KKR at Eden |url=https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/sports/ipl-2023-lsg-may-wear-mohun-bagan-colours-against-kkr-at-eden-gardens |access-date=2023-05-15 |website=National Herald |language=en}}</ref> On 3 July the club management hosted [[2022 FIFA World Cup]] [[FIFA World Cup Golden Glove|Golden Glove]] winner [[Emiliano Martínez]] and Mohun Bagan SG unveiled their new logo after their rebranding.<ref>{{cite web |title=FIFA World Cup 2022 winner Emiliano Martinez arrives in India; dons Mohun Bagan colours |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/fifa-world-cup-2022-winner-emi-martinez-in-kolkata-india-tour-mohun-bagan-colours/article67037913.ece |website=Sportstar |publisher=The Hindu |access-date=3 July 2023 |archive-date=4 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230704050216/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/fifa-world-cup-2022-winner-emi-martinez-in-kolkata-india-tour-mohun-bagan-colours/article67037913.ece |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":7">{{cite web |last1=Madhavan |first1=Rahul |title="1889 is just that icing on the cake" - Mohun Bagan Super Giant fans express delight as the club unveil new logo |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/indian-football/news-1889-just-icing-cake-mohun-bagan-super-giant-fans-express-delight-club-unveil-new-logo |website=Sportskeeda |access-date=3 July 2023 |archive-date=4 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230704050217/https://www.sportskeeda.com/indian-football/news-1889-just-icing-cake-mohun-bagan-super-giant-fans-express-delight-club-unveil-new-logo |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
==Club crest and kits==
The club's crest is circular and consists of a sailing country boat painted in green and maroon colors. The boat perhaps signifies the club's place of establishment; northern [[Kolkata]], on the banks of the [[Ganges]]. The city was the capital during the later 19th century and a prime trade center of [[British Raj|British India]], and the primary mode of transportation was through the waterways.
 
The initial crest of the club varied much due to the lack of any requirement for logo registration, hence any club could use any logo during any tournament. Initially the club crest consisted of the picture of a [[Royal Bengal tiger]] laying either amidst a dense jungle, probably indicating the famous [[Sundarbans]], or simply a [[Arecaceae|palm tree]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportskeeda.com/football/manchester-united-mohun-bagan-sailing-on-the-same-boat|title=Manchester United and Mohun Bagan sailing the same boat|access-date=24 March 2016|website=sportskeeda.com|archive-date=8 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160408013132/http://www.sportskeeda.com/football/manchester-united-mohun-bagan-sailing-on-the-same-boat|url-status=live}}</ref> The crest with the tiger lying under a palm tree was used during the famous 1911 IFA Shield. A similar logo was used by another [[Maidan (Kolkata)|Maidan]] based club Rajasthan Club, which incited confusions among the locals, henceforth, in 1920s the club came up with a new logo with the iconic sailing boat.<ref>{{cite web |title=Club Logo Evolution |url=https://twitter.com/MBArchive1889/status/1675900430986117121?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet |website=Twitter |publisher=Mohun Bagan Archive |access-date=3 July 2023}}</ref>
 
The club's crest is used for all sporting activities other than the football division of the club. The crest for the football division of the club has changed ''[[mutatis mutandis]]'' from time to time due to ownership changes, all the while retaining the signature Green and Maroon colours and the sailboat.
 
After the 2020 rebranding to ATK Mohun Bagan, for the first time the football team crest didn't mention the foundation year – ''1889'', which fueled the ongoing controversy over the ownership deal.<ref name="ATK" /> Later, in 2023, when the football team undergo another rebrand, the new crest incorporated ''1889''.<ref name=":7" />
 
The primary colours for the home [[Kit (association football)|kit]] has always been the famous [[Shades of green#Green (HTML/CSS color)|green]] and [[maroon]], while the primary colour for the [[Away colours|away kit]] is predominately white. The patterns for the home kit had many variations including halves, [[Stripe (pattern)|stripes]] and diagonals.
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===Kit manufacturers and sponsors===
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|1889–1993
| rowspan="7" |''None''
|''None''
|-
|1993–94
|[[Bata Corporation#Bata brands|Power]]
|-
|1994–95
|[[Emami]]
|-
|1995–96
|[[PepsiCo]]
|-
|1996–97
|[[McDowell's No.1]]
|-
|1997–98
|[[Tata Consumer Products|Tata Tea]]
|-
|1998–2006
| rowspan="4" |[[McDowell's No.1]]<ref name=":4" />
|-
|2006–12
|[[Reebok]]
|-
|2012–13
|[[Fila]]
|-
|2013–15
|rowspan=2|Shiv Naresh
|-
|2015–20
|''None''
|-
|2020–21
|rowspan=3|[[Nivia]]
|rowspan=2|[[SBOBET|SBOTOP]]<ref name="Goal">{{cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/isl-2020-21-atk-mohun-bagan-sbotopnet-principal-team-sponsor/62ph3an380t111wecu79314l5|title=ATK Mohun Bagan rope in SBOTOP.net as their principal team sponsor|website=Goal|language=en-UK|access-date=2020-11-06|archive-date=9 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210209040057/https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/isl-2020-21-atk-mohun-bagan-sbotopnet-principal-team-sponsor/62ph3an380t111wecu79314l5|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|2021–22
|-
|2022–
|[[Parimatch|Parimatch News]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Parimatch News Announced as Lead Sponsor of ISL's ATK Mohun Bagan FC |url=https://www.sangritoday.com/spotlight/parimatch-news-announced-as-lead-sponsor-of-isls-atk-mohun-bagan-fc |access-date=19 July 2022 |publisher=Sangri Today |date=19 July 2022 |archive-date=19 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220719144657/https://www.sangritoday.com/spotlight/parimatch-news-announced-as-lead-sponsor-of-isls-atk-mohun-bagan-fc |url-status=live }}</ref>
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==Stadiums==
===Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan===
Mohun Bagan plays most of its home matches at [[Salt Lake Stadium|Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan]], commonly called Salt Lake Stadium, located in the suburb of [[Bidhannagar]] in Kolkata.<ref>{{cite web |title=ATK Mohun Bagan FC - Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan |url=https://www.indiansuperleague.com/clubs/499-atk-mohun-bagan-fc-profile/venue |website=[[Indian Super League]] |access-date=12 July 2020 |archive-date=10 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200710122612/https://www.indiansuperleague.com/clubs/499-atk-mohun-bagan-fc-profile/venue |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[File:Salt Lake Stadium ( Yuba Bharati Krirangan ) Kolkata India - FC Bayern Munich Mohun Bagan Oliver Kahn 15.jpg|240px|thumb|[[Oliver Kahn]]'s farewell match against Mohun Bagan at the Salt Lake Stadium]]A [[multi-purpose stadium]] owned by the [[Government of West Bengal]] under Youth Affairs and Sports Department, the VYBK primarily hosts football matches, apart from occasional [[track and field]] events. The stadium was built in 1984, predominately for matches like [[Kolkata Derby]] that featured attendance too huge for the grounds in [[Maidan (Kolkata)|Maidan]] to accommodate.
 
Before its renovation in 2011, it was the largest football stadium in the world, with a capacity of 120,000. Before the construction and opening of [[Rungrado 1st of May Stadium]] in 1989, it was the largest football stadium in the world. It is currently the fourth-largest sports stadium in Asia by capacity. The gigantic stadium features three tiers of concrete galleries with nine entry gates, including a [[Very important person|VIP]] gate and 30 ramps for the spectators to reach the viewing blocks.
 
===Mohun Bagan Ground===
The Mohun Bagan Ground is a football stadium located in the Maidan region of central Kolkata, just opposite the [[Eden Gardens]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mohunbaganac.com/about|title=Mohun Bagan Athletic Club|website=mohunbaganac.com|access-date=28 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151108012139/http://www.mohunbaganac.com/about|archive-date=8 November 2015|url-status=usurped}}</ref> The stadium is operated by Mohun Bagan uses it as a training ground, although in [[2017–18 Mohun Bagan A.C. season|2017]] it had been used for a few of their I-League matches. The office and club tent is adjacent to the stadium.
[[File:Mohun Bagan Ground and gallery 09.jpg|thumb|Mohun Bagan Ground in 2018]]
 
This ground is mainly used for [[Calcutta Football League]] matches. The stadium has galleries on three sides and a rampart on the fourth side. The north side, a contemporary gallery of the stadium, having bucket seats installed, is for the members.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.feverpitch.in/news.php?newsid=3026&news=Mohun-Bagan-To-Refurbise-Club-Ground|title=Mohun Bagan refurbise club ground|website=feverpitch.in|access-date=12 May 2016|archive-date=13 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513090233/http://www.feverpitch.in/news.php?newsid=3026&news=Mohun-Bagan-To-Refurbise-Club-Ground|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
In 1977 [[Mohun Bagan]] became the first club in [[Maidan (Kolkata)|Maidan]] to have floodlights installed in their stadium. The floodlights operated till the mid-1990s, after which they were renovated and inaugurated on 25 February 2016 with an [[IFA Shield]] match between Mohun Bagan U19s and [[DSK Shivajians F.C.|DSK-Liverpool Academy]].<ref name=floodlights>{{cite web|url=http://www.mohunbaganac.com/news-detail/newly-installed-floodlights-inaugurated-at-the-mohun-bagan-ground-5019|url-status=dead|title=Newly installed floodlights inaugurated at the Mohun Bagan ground|website=mohunbaganac.com|access-date=12 May 2016|archive-date=10 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310142242/http://www.mohunbaganac.com/news-detail/newly-installed-floodlights-inaugurated-at-the-mohun-bagan-ground-5019}}</ref> After coming in as the principal investor, KGSPL renovated the stadium in the lines of Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan with [[artificial turf]] and upgraded amenities so that it can be used for practice and home matches in Indian Super League and other big tournaments as and when required.
 
==Supporters==
The fans, known as ''Mariners,'' have the reputation of being very loyal and respectful of the club, whom they often consider to be a mother-like figure in their lives. They have had the distinction of the highest attendance during the club's tenure in [[I-League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en-sg/news/3952/asia/2014/07/04/4934968/i-league-attendance-record-highest-for-mohun-bagan|title=Mohun Bagan attendance record|access-date=4 July 2021|archive-date=9 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709193126/https://www.goal.com/en-sg/news/3952/asia/2014/07/04/4934968/i-league-attendance-record-highest-for-mohun-bagan|url-status=live}}</ref> There are several fan clubs dedicated to Mohun Bagan in different parts of [[India]]. Mohun Bagan had the highest average attendance with an average home crowd of 17,068 in the 2013–14 season, as per the [[All India Football Federation|AIFF]] reports.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=5769|title=Attendance figures of Airtel I-League 2013–14|work=AIFF|access-date=17 November 2015|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304065506/https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=5769|url-status=live}}</ref> In the [[2014-15 I-League]] season, their vocal support in away matches in [[Pune]], [[Mumbai]] and [[Bengaluru]] was arguably unseen in Indian football until then.
 
In 2015 an all-female supporters' group called ''Lady Mariners,'' was established. The group became India's first all-female football supporter's club.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Roy|first=Abhranil|date=15 January 2017|title=India's first All-female Football Supporters' Club is finally here|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/indias-first-all-female-football-supporters-club-is-finally-here|access-date=30 January 2021|website=Sportskeeda|archive-date=25 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325053230/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/indias-first-all-female-football-supporters-club-is-finally-here|url-status=live}}</ref> Around 2016, [[ultras]] of Mariners, called ''Mariners' Base Camp'', was formed with its various wings spread all around [[India]], to revolutionize the Indian football fan movement through [[tifo]]s, [[chant]]s, [[slogan]]s and [[pyrotechnics]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-10-03|title=Emergence and Evolution of Ultras in Indian football fans culture|url=https://khelnow.com/football/indian-football-fans-ultras/|access-date=2020-12-26|website=Khel Now|language=en-US|archive-date=18 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200618002340/https://khelnow.com/football/indian-football-fans-ultras|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Mariners' Base Camp – The Ultras of The National Club of India Mohun Bagan|url=https://www.marinersbasecamp.com/|access-date=2020-12-26|language=en-US|archive-date=5 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201205022532/https://www.marinersbasecamp.com/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Facebook|url=https://www.facebook.com/MohunBaganAthleticClub1889/photos/a.716404158427513/3915308748537022/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/238802646187669/3915308748537022 |archive-date=2022-02-26 |url-access=limited|access-date=2021-04-03|website=www.facebook.com}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
 
[[File:Banner Unfurl.jpg|thumb|One of the biggest banners in Indian football unfurled by Mumbai Pune Mariners at the [[Cooperage Ground]] in 2016]]''[[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, traveling 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.<ref>{{cite news|title=Average rating for the I-League rises 6% in 2015 compared with the last edition: TAM|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/media/entertainment/media/average-rating-for-the-i-league-rises-6-in-2015-compared-with-the-last-edition-tam/articleshow/47622458.cms|work=The Economic Times|access-date=17 November 2015|archive-date=15 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150615031545/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/media/entertainment/media/average-rating-for-the-i-league-rises-6-in-2015-compared-with-the-last-edition-tam/articleshow/47622458.cms|url-status=live| last1=Sharma | first1=Ravi Teja | last2=Raghavendra | first2=Nandini }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2015/06/01/12305172/mohun-bagan-greeted-to-a-grand-reception-by-the-supporters|title=Mohun Bagan greeted to a grand reception by the Supporters|website=Goal.com|access-date=17 November 2015|archive-date=24 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924145149/http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2015/06/01/12305172/mohun-bagan-greeted-to-a-grand-reception-by-the-supporters|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:INDvsBAN 2019 BluePilgrimTifo(MB-EB-MM).jpg|thumb|left|A co-operative tifo unfurled by the combined supporters of Mohun Bagan, East Bengal, and Mohammedan during India's match against [[Bangladesh national football team|Bangladesh]] in 2019.]]
Mohun Bagan fans have also provided financial help to the club during times of struggle. In the early 2000s, a Mohun Bagan fan mortgaged his house to raise funds for signing Brazilian superstar [[Jose Ramirez Barreto]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehardtackle.com/2012/indian-football-jose-barreto-and-mohun-bagan-end-of-an-era/|title=Indian Football: Jose Barreto and Mohun Bagan, end of an era|website=Thehardtackle.com| date=3 May 2012 |access-date=17 November 2015|archive-date=19 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151119172709/http://www.thehardtackle.com/2012/indian-football-jose-barreto-and-mohun-bagan-end-of-an-era/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2013 another fan donated his entire monthly salary to the club.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mohunbaganac.com/community-detail/no-1-mariner|url-status=dead|title=No 1 Mariner-Lieutenant Colonel Avishek Mukherjee, who contributed his one month salary|website=MohunBaganAC.com|access-date=17 November 2015|archive-date=18 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151118051126/http://www.mohunbaganac.com/community-detail/no-1-mariner}}</ref>
 
Crazy and passionate football fans, Pannalal and Chaitali Chatterjee, who traveled abroad to 10 [[FIFA World Cup]]s to represent [[India|India's]] footballing passion, had once said, ''"You can cut open my [[wrist]]. You will see Mohun Bagan running in my [[vein]]s, and nothing will ever change that."<ref>{{Cite web|last=FIFA.com|title=Welcome to FIFA.com News - Indian couple reveal their World Cup passion - FIFA.com|url=https://www.fifa.com/news/indian-couple-reveal-their-world-cup-passion-2916005|access-date=2021-01-02|website=www.fifa.com|language=en-GB|archive-date=16 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220416094713/https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/2018russia/news/indian-couple-reveal-their-world-cup-passion-2916005|url-status=live}}</ref>''
 
On 29 July 2020 (Mohun Bagan Day), Marines abroad took an initiative to feature the club on the billboards of [[NASDAQ]] at [[Times Square]], in order to celebrate the occasion during the times of [[COVID-19 pandemic|pandemic]] when all the fans in India were under a [[COVID-19 lockdowns|lockdown]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-07-29|title=Mohun Bagan gets featured on NASDAQ billboards|url=https://www.livemint.com/sports/football-news/mohun-bagan-gets-featured-on-nasdaq-billboards-11596020514694.html|access-date=2020-12-28|website=mint|language=en|archive-date=17 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117130100/https://www.livemint.com/sports/football-news/mohun-bagan-gets-featured-on-nasdaq-billboards-11596020514694.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-08-01|title=SUNBURNT TERRACE: Virality Of Assumptions The Story Of Mohun Bagan's Nasdaq Advert {{!}} The Fan Garage (TFG)|url=https://thefangarage.com/articles/17542-sunburnt-terrace-virality-of-assumptions--the-story-of-mohun-bagans-nasdaq-advert|access-date=2020-12-28|website=thefangarage.com|archive-date=27 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127092733/https://thefangarage.com/articles/17542-sunburnt-terrace-virality-of-assumptions--the-story-of-mohun-bagans-nasdaq-advert|url-status=live}}</ref> This made Mohun Bagan the first ever Indian sports entity to be featured on the [[NASDAQ]] billboards at [[Times Square]] and got featured in one of the [[Twitter]] posts of [[FIFA]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Sharma|first=Amitabha Das|date=2020-07-29|title=Mohun Bagan features on NASDAQ billboards|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/bagan-features-on-nasdaq-billboards/article32224760.ece|access-date=2020-12-28|issn=0971-751X|archive-date=25 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125143049/https://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/bagan-features-on-nasdaq-billboards/article32224760.ece|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
The takeover of KGSPL of the football division of Mohun Bagan met with a harshly negative response from the Mariners, followed by numerous protests around the city, digitally and on the streets.<ref>{{Cite web|title=#RemoveATK Trends Again As Tension Between Mohun Bagan Fans And Management Flares Up {{!}} The Fan Garage (TFG)|url=https://thefangarage.com/articles/18002-removeatk-trends-again-as-tension-between-mohun-bagan-fans-and-management-flares-up|access-date=2022-02-25|website=thefangarage.com|date=28 June 2021 |language=en|archive-date=25 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220225093617/https://thefangarage.com/articles/18002-removeatk-trends-again-as-tension-between-mohun-bagan-fans-and-management-flares-up|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Mohun Bagan Fans & Members' Forum Wants To 'Break The Merger' {{!}} The Fan Garage (TFG)|url=https://thefangarage.com/articles/18098-mohun-bagan-fans-and-members-forum-wants-to-break-the-merger|access-date=2022-02-25|website=thefangarage.com|date=10 September 2021 |language=en|archive-date=25 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220225093612/https://thefangarage.com/articles/18098-mohun-bagan-fans-and-members-forum-wants-to-break-the-merger|url-status=live}}</ref> The supporters believed that this takeover, which was popularly termed as ''"the merger of ATK and Mohun Bagan"'' would become a mark of conclusion for their 'mother club' and its century-old legacy. Gradually as the air of doubts were cleared, the resentment thawed. However, most of the ultras continued to voice their demands with hard statements.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Where are the Fans? East Bengal, Mohun Bagan and the Waning Passion and Legacy|url=https://www.newsclick.in/where-are-fans-east-bengal-mohun-bagan-and-waning-passion-and-legacy|access-date=2022-02-25|website=NewsClick|date=10 December 2021 |language=en|archive-date=25 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220225093612/https://www.newsclick.in/where-are-fans-east-bengal-mohun-bagan-and-waning-passion-and-legacy|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Mohun Bagan Fans Burn Effigy In 'Break The Merger' Protest {{!}} The Fan Garage (TFG)|url=https://thefangarage.com/articles/18104-mohun-bagan-fans-burn-effigy-in-break-the-merger-protest|access-date=2022-02-25|website=thefangarage.com|date=13 September 2021 |language=en|archive-date=25 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220225093615/https://thefangarage.com/articles/18104-mohun-bagan-fans-burn-effigy-in-break-the-merger-protest|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=ISL 2021-22: ATK Mohun Bagan captain Pritam Kotal dedicates song to fans ahead of opening clash against Kerala Blasters [Exclusive]|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/indian-football/news-isl-2021-22-atk-mohun-bagan-captain-pritam-kotal-dedicates-song-fans-ahead-opening-clash-kerala-blasters-exclusive|access-date=2022-02-25|website=www.sportskeeda.com|language=en|archive-date=25 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220225093611/https://www.sportskeeda.com/indian-football/news-isl-2021-22-atk-mohun-bagan-captain-pritam-kotal-dedicates-song-fans-ahead-opening-clash-kerala-blasters-exclusive|url-status=live}}</ref> Ultimately, the principal owner of the football team Sanjiv Goenka announced the removal of ''"ATK"'' from the team's name at the end of the season and renaming it as Mohun Bagan Super Giant officially on 1 June 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Name |first=Author |title=ATKMB to be renamed Mohun Bagan Super Giants from next season |url=https://khelnow.com/football/2023-03-indian-football-isl-final-sanjeev-goenka-change-atk-mohun-bagan-super-giants-name |access-date=2023-06-23 |website=Khel Now |language=English |archive-date=23 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230623113417/https://khelnow.com/football/2023-03-indian-football-isl-final-sanjeev-goenka-change-atk-mohun-bagan-super-giants-name |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
Mohun Bagan had been backed by numerous celebrities among whom includes [[Hemendra Kumar Ray]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.anandabazar.com/supplementary/patrika/hemendra-kumar-roy-was-a-football-lover-and-die-heart-fan-of-mohun-bagan-1.278986#|title=HemIendra Kumar Roy was a football lover and a die heart Mohun Bagan fan|website=Anandabazar Patrika|access-date=16 May 2016|archive-date=7 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160507114153/http://www.anandabazar.com/supplementary/patrika/hemendra-kumar-roy-was-a-football-lover-and-die-heart-fan-of-mohun-bagan-1.278986|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Manna Dey]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2013/20131025/main3.htm|title=Manna Dey, the golden voice, goes silent at 94|first=Subhadeep|last=Choudhury|website=The Tribune|access-date=17 November 2015|date=24 October 2014|archive-date=30 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150630145056/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2013/20131025/main3.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Jyoti Basu]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/Jyoti-Basu-A-die-hard-Mohun-Bagan-supporter/articleshow/5456354.cms|title=Jyoti Basu: A die hard Mohun Bagan supporter|work=The Times of India|access-date=17 November 2015|archive-date=5 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170705043423/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/Jyoti-Basu-A-die-hard-Mohun-Bagan-supporter/articleshow/5456354.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> [[R. D. Burman]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.panchamonline.com/articles/gulonrd.htm|title=And then there is silence...|website=Panchamonline.com|access-date=17 November 2015|archive-date=24 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924063656/http://www.panchamonline.com/articles/gulonrd.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Sourav Ganguly]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2014/08/02/4999164/as-a-young-boy-it-was-all-about-watching-football-sourav|title=As a young boy it was all about watching football: Sourav|access-date=17 November 2015|website=Goal.com|archive-date=24 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924144907/http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2014/08/02/4999164/as-a-young-boy-it-was-all-about-watching-football-sourav|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Amitabh Bachchan]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/I-have-always-been-a-Mohun-Bagan-supporter-says-Amitabh-Bachchan/articleshow/9412408.cms|title=I have always been a Mohun Bagan supporter says Amitabh Bacchan|access-date=17 November 2015|work=The Times of India|archive-date=13 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180913011318/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/I-have-always-been-a-Mohun-Bagan-supporter-says-Amitabh-Bachchan/articleshow/9412408.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Uttam Kumar]],<ref>{{cite news |title=উত্তমকুমার মোহনবাগানের ফ্যান ছিলেন |url=https://www.anandabazar.com/entertainment/world-cup-2018-uttam-kumar-was-a-mohun-bagan-fan-says-his-grand-son-gourab-chatterjee-dgtl-1.816113 |language=bn |access-date=9 June 2020 |work=[[Anandabazar Patrika]] |date=14 June 2018 |archive-date=9 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609234030/https://www.anandabazar.com/entertainment/world-cup-2018-uttam-kumar-was-a-mohun-bagan-fan-says-his-grand-son-gourab-chatterjee-dgtl-1.816113 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Mithun Chakraborty]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110326/jsp/entertainment/story_13765308.jsp|title=I am the chosen one|access-date=17 November 2015|work=The Telegraph|location=Kolkota|archive-date=1 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001023458/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110326/jsp/entertainment/story_13765308.jsp|url-status=dead}}</ref> and many more.
 
==Rivalry==
Mohun Bagan's biggest rivalry is with city rivals [[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]] and is popularly known as the [[Kolkata Derby]]. Mohun Bagan also had an intense rivalry with [[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan SC]] but the importance of this match has fizzled out in the 21st century because the teams only meet once a year in the [[Calcutta Football League]].<ref>[https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/calcutta-football-league-cfl-mohun-bagan-mohammedan-sporting-mini-kolkata-derby-live-lineup-streaming-commentary-score-goals-result/article29456255.ece Calcutta Football League, Mini Derby: Mohammedan upsets Mohun Bagan 3-2] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709182319/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/calcutta-football-league-cfl-mohun-bagan-mohammedan-sporting-mini-kolkata-derby-live-lineup-streaming-commentary-score-goals-result/article29456255.ece |date=9 July 2021 }} ''sportstar.thehindu.com''. Retrieved 22 October 2021.</ref>
 
===Kolkata Derby===
Kolkata Derby or the ''Boro Match'' is a football match between Mohun Bagan and [[East Bengal FC|East Bengal]].
[[File:Kolkata Derby.jpg|alt=The Kolkata Derby|thumb|The Kolkata Derby]]
 
Till 25 February 2023, 384 matches have been played between the two teams out of which Mohun Bagan has won 127 matches and East Bengal have won 132 times<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://themohunbaganac.com/remembering-derbies/|title=Remembering derbies|access-date=2 June 2020|archive-date=28 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210628161833/https://themohunbaganac.com/remembering-derbies/|url-status=live}}</ref> (including all competitive matches and exhibition games) and rest of the matches ended in draws.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/kolkata-derby-mohun-bagan-vs-east-bengal-statistics-history-rivalry-wins-losses-draws-all-time-i-league-calcutta-football-league/article29303497.ece/amp/|title=Kolkata Derby: Stats add intrigue to the Bagan-EB rivalry|website=sportstar.thehindi.com|date=31 August 2019 |access-date=12 September 2019|archive-date=5 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190905032433/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/kolkata-derby-mohun-bagan-vs-east-bengal-statistics-history-rivalry-wins-losses-draws-all-time-i-league-calcutta-football-league/article29303497.ece/amp/|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:First official Kolkata Derby news report.jpg|thumb|left|The first official Kolkata Derby news report]]
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. Rabi Ganguly scored the first-ever derby goal in that match, and the other two goals were scored by Poltu Dasgupta and Abhilash Ghosh.
 
The first [[Calcutta Premier Division|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 of Mohun Bagan). They have the record of winning two consecutive derbies on two successive days (7 and 8 August 1935) and had the unique distinction of losing only one derby in 7 years (1933 to 1939).
 
A few notable victories include the Darbhanga Shield match on 5 September 1934, when Bagan won 4–1 (Amiyo Deb scored all four goals, the only time a player scored four goals in this derby), and a 5–3 win in an [[I-League]] encounter on 25 October 2009 ([[Chidi Edeh]] scored four goals). They have won several derbies scoring four goals against East Bengal. One such instance was in Raja Memorial Shield final played on 6 August 1937 at the common ground of both the clubs ([[Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan]]), where Bagan beat East Bengal 4–0 and Asit Ganguly scored three goals in that match.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/mohun-bagan-beat-east-bengal-5-3/61472|title=Mohun Bagan beat East Bengal 5–3|date=26 October 2009|access-date=18 February 2018|archive-date=19 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180219090157/https://www.mid-day.com/articles/mohun-bagan-beat-east-bengal-5-3/61472|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
==Ownerships and sponsorship naming==
Mohun Bagan AC is registered as a society under [[Societies Registration Act, 1860]] and [[West Bengal Societies Registration Act, 1961]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Williams|first=Paul|date=2020-01-17|title=Merger marks the death of Mohun Bagan|url=https://www.theasiangame.net/merger-marks-the-death-of-mohun-bagan/|access-date=2021-02-13|website=The Asian Game|language=en-AU|archive-date=18 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220318144639/https://www.theasiangame.net/merger-marks-the-death-of-mohun-bagan/|url-status=live}}</ref> Unlike many other top [[sports club]]s in the country which are [[Limited company|limited companies]], it is not possible to purchase shares in the club, but only membership. The registered members forms the ''Mohun Bagan Society'', which takes part in the general elections for the appointment for various posts.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mullick|first=Sounak|date=29 October 2018|title=Mohun Bagan elections conducted peacefully, Tutu Bose's panel expecting a landslide victory|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/mohun-bagan-elections-conducted-peacefully-tutu-bose-s-panel-expecting-a-landslide-victory|access-date=13 February 2021|website=Sportskeeda|archive-date=25 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325021725/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/mohun-bagan-elections-conducted-peacefully-tutu-bose-s-panel-expecting-a-landslide-victory|url-status=live}}</ref> The club is governed by its own "''[[constitution]]''". [[Amendment]]s and resolutions are passed via [[annual general meeting]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mohun Bagan Fans To Hold Protest Ahead Of Annual Members' Meeting {{!}} The Fan Garage (TFG)|url=https://thefangarage.com/articles/17891-mohun-bagan-fans-to-hold-protest-ahead-of-annual-members-meeting|access-date=2021-02-13|website=thefangarage.com| date=12 February 2021 |language=en|archive-date=12 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210212081112/https://thefangarage.com/articles/17891-mohun-bagan-fans-to-hold-protest-ahead-of-annual-members-meeting|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
However, the football department was registered as a [[private limited company]] in 1998 after a [[joint venture]] with [[United Breweries Group]]. Presently, a consortium called ''RPSG Mohun Bagan Private Limited'', whose 80% shares are owned by Kolkata Games and Sports Private Limited and 20% shares by Mohun Bagan Athletic Club (India) Private Limited, controls the football division.<ref name="atkmbpl">{{cite news |title=ATK-Mohun Bagan Pvt. Ltd. to have five directors |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/atkmohun-bagan-pvt-ltd-to-have-five-directors/1869366 |access-date=11 July 2020 |publisher=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]] |date=17 June 2020 |archive-date=12 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200712053736/https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/atkmohun-bagan-pvt-ltd-to-have-five-directors/1869366 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[RPSG Group]] founder and chairman [[Sanjiv Goenka]] is the principal owner of the consortium.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sourav Ganguly named among ATK-Mohun Bagan Board of Directors |url=https://khelnow.com/football/isl-2020-21-atk-mohun-bagan-board-of-directors-sourav-ganguly |access-date=11 July 2020 |publisher=Khel Now |date=5 July 2020 |archive-date=13 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200713152251/https://khelnow.com/football/isl-2020-21-atk-mohun-bagan-board-of-directors-sourav-ganguly |url-status=live }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|+History of football team ownerships and respective naming
!style="background:#1A5026; color:white; text-align:center;"|Year
!style="background:#7A1024; color:white; text-align:center;"|Ownership
!style="background:#1A5026; color:white; text-align:center;"|Football team name
|-
|1889–1890
|rowspan=2|Mohun Bagan Society<ref name="hist"/>
|Mohun Bagan Sporting Club
|-
|1890–1998
|Mohun Bagan Athletic Club
|-
|1998–2015
|United Mohun Bagan Private Limited<ref>{{cite news |title=United Mohun Bagan Football Team Private Limited |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/company/united-mohun-bagan-football-team-private-limited-/U92412WB1998PTC086709 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200727131257/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/company/united-mohun-bagan-football-team-private-limited-/U92412WB1998PTC086709 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-07-27 |access-date=27 July 2020 |work=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref>{{efn|The first corporate ownership of the club|group=note}}
|McDowell Mohun Bagan Football Club
|-
|2015–2017
|Mohun Bagan Society
|Mohun Bagan Athletic Club
|-
|2017–2020
|Mohun Bagan Football Club (India) Private Limited<ref name="mbfcpl"/>
|Mohun Bagan Football Club
|-
|2020–2023
|ATK Mohun Bagan Private Limited
|ATK Mohun Bagan Football Club
|-
|2023–present
|RPSG Mohun Bagan Private Limited{{efn|RPSG Mohun Bagan Pvt. Ltd. is a renamed entity of ATK Mohun Bagan Pvt. Ltd.|group=note}}
|Mohun Bagan Super Giant
|}
{{reflist|group=note}}
 
==Current management==
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===Mohun Bagan AC===
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|President
|President
|[[Swapan Sadhan Bose]]
|Debasish Dutta
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| rowspan="5"|Vice president  
| rowspan="5"|Vice president  
|[[Moloy Ghatak]]
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|[[Arup Roy]]
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|[[Kunal Ghosh]]
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|Ashit Chatterjee
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|Shoumik Bose
|Shoumik Bose
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|General secretary
|Manash Kumar Bhattacharya
|Debasish Dutta
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|Assistant general secretary
|[[Satyajit Chatterjee]]
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|Treasurer
|Uttam Kumar Saha
|Uttam Kumar Saha
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|Finance secretary
|Kunal Ghosh
|Mukul Singha
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|Football secretary
|Debasis Mitra
|Swapan Banerjee
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|Cricket secretary
|General Secretary
|Tanmoy Chatterjee
|Srinjoy Bose
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|-
|Hockey secretary
|Assistant General Secretary
|Subhasis Paul
|Satyajit Chatterjee
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|-
|Tennis secretary
|Finance Secretary
|Sandipan Banerjee
|Surajit Basu
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|Youth football secretary
|Manas Kumar Bhattacharya
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|Athletics secretary
|Debashis Mitra
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|Planning & development secretary
|Planning & Development Secretary
|Ranjan Basu
|Ranjan Basu
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| rowspan="11"|Executive member
|Football Secretary
|Debasish Chatterjee
|Swapan Banerjee
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|Chinmoy Chatterjee
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|Satyaki Dey
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|Pinaki Ranjan Das
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|Samrat Bhowmik
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|Samir Chatterjee
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|Debaprasad Mukherjee
|Youth Football Secretary
|Shilton Paul
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|-
|Parthajit Das
|Cricket Secretary
|Samrat Bhowmick
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|Debashis Roy
|Hockey Secretary
|Shyamal Mitra
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|-
|Saswata Bose
|Tennis Secretary
|Sidhartha Roy
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|-
|Someswar Bagui
|Athletics Secretary
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|rowspan="2"|Co-operative executive member
|Pintu Biswas
|Pintu Biswas
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|Sohini Mitra Chaubey
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[[File:Juan Ferrando and Debasish Dutta.jpg|thumb|180px|Juan Ferrando with Mohun Bagan AC General secretary Debasish Dutta.]]
===Mohun Bagan SG===
[[File:Sanjiv Goenka in WEF, 2009.jpg|thumb|160px|Sanjiv Goenka, the principle owner of Mohun Bagan SG]]
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|[[Chairman]]
|[[Sanjiv Goenka]]<ref name="www.telegraphindia.com">{{Cite web|title=Roadmap for ATK's Mohun Bagan|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/sports/football/roadmap-for-atks-mohun-bagan/cid/1785892|access-date=2021-01-31|website=www.telegraphindia.com|archive-date=5 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210205185934/https://www.telegraphindia.com/sports/football/roadmap-for-atks-mohun-bagan/cid/1785892|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| rowspan="5" |Board members
|Utsav Parekh<ref name="www.telegraphindia.com" />
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|Gautam Roy<ref name="www.telegraphindia.com" />
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|Sanjeev Mehra<ref name="www.telegraphindia.com" />
|-
|Debasish Dutta<ref name="www.telegraphindia.com" />
|-
|Soumik Bose<ref>{{Cite web|title=Srinjoy Bose resigns as Director of ATK Mohun Bagan dgtl|url=https://www.anandabazar.com/sports/football/srinjoy-bose-resigns-as-director-of-atk-mohun-bagan-dgtl/cid/1316667|access-date=2021-12-02|website=www.anandabazar.com|archive-date=2 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211202162134/https://www.anandabazar.com/sports/football/srinjoy-bose-resigns-as-director-of-atk-mohun-bagan-dgtl/cid/1316667|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|[[Chief executive officer]]
|Raghu Iyer<ref name="Goal"/>
|}
{{Col-end}}
==Players==
===First-team squad===
{{updated|2 July 2023}}
{{Fs start}}
{{fs player|no=1|pos=GK|nat=IND|name=[[Vishal Kaith]]}}
{{fs player|no=2|pos=DF|nat=IND|name=[[Sumit Rathi]]}}
{{fs player|no=5|pos=DF|nat=AUS|name=[[Brendan Hamill (soccer)|Brendan Hamill]]}}
{{fs player|no=7|pos=MF|nat=IND|name=[[Anirudh Thapa]]}}
{{fs player|no=8|pos=MF|nat=IRL|name=[[Carl McHugh]]}}
{{fs player|no=9|pos=FW|nat=AUS|name=[[Dimitri Petratos]]}}
{{fs player|no=10|pos=MF|nat=FRA|name=[[Hugo Boumous]]}}
{{fs player|no=11|pos=FW|nat=IND|name=[[Manvir Singh (footballer, born 1995)|Manvir Singh]]}}
{{fs player|no=13|pos=MF|nat=IND|name=[[Ravi Bahadur Rana]]}}
{{Fs player|no=14|pos=MF|nat=IND|name=[[Lalrinliana Hnamte]]}}
{{fs player|no=15|pos=DF|nat=IND|name=[[Subhasish Bose]]|other=[[Captain (association football)|Captain]]}}
{{fs player|no=16|pos=MF|nat=IND|name=[[Abhishek Suryavanshi]]}}
{{fs player|no=17|pos=FW|nat=IND|name=[[Liston Colaco]]}}
{{fs player|no=18|pos=MF|nat=IND|name=[[Ningomba Engson Singh]]}}
{{fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=19|pos=FW|nat=IND|name=[[Ashique Kuruniyan]]}}
{{fs player|no=22|pos=MF|nat=IND|name=[[Deepak Tangri]]}}
{{fs player|no=23|pos=GK|nat=IND|name=Debnath Mondal}}
{{fs player|no=25|pos=FW|nat=IND|name=[[Kiyan Nassiri]]}}
{{fs player|no=27|pos=FW|nat=IND|name=Md. Fardin Ali Molla}}
{{fs player|no=31|pos=GK|nat=IND|name=Arsh Anwer Shaikh}}
{{fs player|no=33|pos=MF|nat=IND|name=[[Glan Martins]]}}
{{fs player|no=44|pos=DF|nat=IND|name=[[Asish Rai]]}}
{{fs player|no=|pos=DF|nat=IND|name=[[Anwar Ali (footballer, born 2000)|Anwar Ali]]|other=on loan from [[Delhi FC]]}}
{{fs player|no=|pos=FW|nat=IND|name=[[Nongdamba Naorem]]}}
{{fs player|no=|pos=FW|nat=AUS|name=[[Jason Cummings]]}}
{{fs player|no=|pos=FW|nat=IND|name=[[Shubho Paul]]}}
{{fs player|no=|pos=FW|nat=ALB|name=[[Armando Sadiku]]}}
{{fs player|no=|pos=MF|nat=IND|name=[[Sahal Abdul Samad]]}}
{{fs end}}
=== Other players under contract ===
{{updated|6 June 2023}}
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|other=out due to injury|no=22|pos=MF|nat=IND|name=[[Deepak Tangri]]}}
{{fs player|other=out due to injury|no=12|pos=GK|nat=IND|name=[[Avilash Paul]]}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|other=out due to injury|no=|pos=MF|nat=FIN|name=[[Joni Kauko]]}}
{{Fs end}}
==Coaching staff==
[[File:Juan Ferrando.jpg|thumb|180px|Juan Ferrando during an AFC Cup group stage match in 2022.]]
{{Updated|20 June 2023}}
{|class="wikitable" "margin-left:1em;float:center"
|-
!style="background:#1A5026; color:white; text-align:center;"|Position
!style="background:#7A1024; color:white; text-align:center;"|Name
|-
|Head coach
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Juan Ferrando]]
|-
|Assistant / Youth coach
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Bastob Roy]]
|-
|Goalkeeping coach
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Ángel Pindado]]
|-
|Technical director
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Antonio Lopez Habas]]
|-
|Athletic development coach
|{{flagicon|GRE}} Akis Petrou Oikonomou
|-
|Physical trainer
|{{flagicon|ESP}} Luis Alfonso Martínez
|-
|Head physiotherapist
|{{flagicon|IND}} Abhinandan Chatterjee
|-
|Youth development head
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Sanjoy Sen]]
|}
==Season overview==
''Note:'' The club's competitive record only since 1996, when the first national-level league was incepted, is listed below.
<section begin=MB/>
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; width:90%; text-align:center;"
! rowspan="2" style="background:Green; color:Maroon;"|Season
! colspan="8" style="background:Green; color:Maroon;"|National Football League (till 2007)<br>I-League (2007–2020)<br>Indian Super League (2020– )
! rowspan="2" style="background:Green; color:Maroon;"|ISL Playoffs<br /> (2020– )
! rowspan="2" style="background:Green; color:Maroon;"|Federation Cup (till 2017, {{nowrap|2023– )}}<br>Super Cup (2017–2023)<br>
! rowspan="2" style="background:Green; color:Maroon;"|Durand Cup
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="background:Green; color:Maroon;"|Asian club competition
! rowspan="2" style="background:Green; color:Maroon;"|Calcutta Premier Division
! rowspan="2" style="background:Green; color:Maroon;"|Other major honours
|-
! style="background:Green; color:Maroon;"|{{abbr|Pos|Position in League}}
! style="background:Green; color:Maroon;"|{{abbr|Pl|Played}}
! style="background:Green; color:Maroon;"|{{abbr|W|Won}}
! style="background:Green; color:Maroon;"|{{abbr|D|Drew}}
! style="background:Green; color:Maroon;"|{{abbr|L|Lost}}
! style="background:Green; color:Maroon;"|{{abbr|GF|Goals for}}
! style="background:Green; color:Maroon;"|{{abbr|GA|Goals against}}
! style="background:Green; color:Maroon;"|{{abbr|Pts.|Points}}
|-
|align=left|[[1996–97 National Football League (India)|1996–97]]
|  style="text-align:right;"| {{efn|name=NFL'96|Mohun Bagan originally finished the season in the relegation zone, but the decision to relegate was repelled later.}}'''5th''' of 6 (first phase) || align="right" |5||align=right|1||align=right|3||align=right|1||align=right|6||align=right|5||align=right|6
| rowspan="25" style="Background: #EEE; Vertical-Align: Middle; Text-Align: Center; " Class="Table-Cast"|{{abbr|'''N/A'''|Not applicable}}
| '''[[1996 Indian Federation Cup|Quarterfinalists]]'''
|{{n/a|''Data unavailable''}}
| colspan="2" rowspan="3" |''DNQ''
|  style="text-align:right; background:gold;"|'''1st'''
| [[Bordoloi Trophy]]
|-
|align=left|[[1997–98 National Football League (India)|1997–98]]
|  style="text-align:right; background:gold;"|'''1st'''||align=right|18||align=right|9||align=right|6||align=right|2||align=right|20||align=right|10||align=right|34
| '''[[1997 Indian Federation Cup|Semifinalists]]'''
|style="text-align:right; background:silver;"|'''Runners-up'''
|  style="text-align:right; background:silver;"|'''2nd'''
| 
|-
|align=left|[[1998–99 National Football League (India)|1998–99]]
|align=right|'''4th'''||align=right|20||align=right|6||align=right|9||align=right|5||align=right|19||align=right|17||align=right|27
| style="background:gold;"| '''[[1998 Indian Federation Cup|Winners]]'''
| '''Semifinalists'''
|  style="text-align:right; background:silver;"|'''2nd'''
| [[IFA Shield]]
|-
|align=left|[[1999–2000 National Football League (India)|1999–00]]
|  style="text-align:right; background:gold;"|'''1st'''||align=right|22||align=right|14||align=right|5||align=right|3||align=right|36||align=right|17||align=right|47
|rowspan=2 data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | Cancelled
| '''Semifinalists'''
![[1999–2000 Asian Club Championship|Asian Club Championship]]
| align="left" |[[1999–2000 Asian Club Championship#Second round|Qualifying<br />round 2]]
|  style="text-align:right; background:silver;"|'''2nd'''
| [[IFA Shield]]
|-
|align=left|[[2000–01 National Football League (India)|2000–01]]
|  style="text-align:right; background:silver;"|'''2nd'''||align=right|22||align=right|13||align=right|6||align=right|3||align=right|40||align=right|19||align=right|45
| style="background:gold;"| '''Winners'''
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |''DNQ''
|  style="text-align:right; background:gold;"|'''1st'''
| [[Rovers Cup]]
|-
|align=left|[[2001–02 National Football League (India)|2001–02]]
|  style="text-align:right; background:gold;"|'''1st'''||align=right|22||align=right|13||align=right|5||align=right|4||align=right|31||align=right|19||align=right|44
|  style=background:gold;| '''[[2001 Indian Federation Cup|Winners]]'''
|'''2nd''' of 3
(Final group stage)
|  style="text-align:right; background:#c96;"|'''3rd'''
| [[Bordoloi Trophy]]
|-
|align=left|[[2002–03 National Football League (India)|2002–03]]
|align=right|'''7th'''||align=right|22||align=right|9||align=right|6||align=right|7||align=right|35||align=right|25||align=right|33
| '''Semifinalists'''
| rowspan="2" | ''DNP''
![[2002–03 AFC Champions League|AFC Champions League]]
| align="left" |[[2002–03 AFC Champions League qualification#Round 4|Qualifying<br />round 4]]
|  style="text-align:right; background:silver;"|'''2nd'''
| [[All Airlines Gold Cup]]
|-
|align=left|[[2003–04 National Football League (India)|2003–04]]
|align=right|'''9th'''||align=right|22||align=right|6||align=right|6||align=right|10||align=right|23||align=right|24||align=right|24
|{{n/a|''Cancelled''}}
| colspan="2" rowspan="3" |''DNQ''
|  style="text-align:right; background:silver;"|'''2nd'''
| [[IFA Shield]]
|-
|align=left|[[2004–05 National Football League (India)|2004–05]]
|align=right|'''8th'''||align=right|22||align=right|5||align=right|8||align=right|9||align=right|16||align=right|19||align=right|23
|style="background:silver;" |'''Runners-up'''
|style="text-align:right; background:silver;"|'''Runners-up'''
|  style="text-align:right; background:gold;"|'''1st'''
| [[All Airlines Gold Cup]]
|-
|align=left|[[2005–06 National Football League (India)|2005–06]]
|style="text-align:right; background:#c96;"|'''3rd'''||align=right|17||align=right|8||align=right|6||align=right|3||align=right|17||align=right|10||align=right|30
|'''Pre-quarterfinalists'''
|''DNP''
|  style="text-align:right; background:silver;"|'''2nd'''
| [[All Airlines Gold Cup]]
|-
|align=left|[[2006–07 National Football League (India)|2006–07]]
|align=right|'''8th'''||align=right|18||align=right|5||align=right|6||align=right|7||align=right|15||align=right|21||align=right|21
|style=background:gold; |'''Winners'''
|'''Semifinalists'''
![[2007 AFC Cup|AFC Cup]]
| align="left" |2nd of 4
([[2007 AFC Cup#Group stage|Group stage]])
|  style="text-align:right; background:gold;"|'''1st'''
| [[Indian Super Cup (1997–2011)|Indian Super Cup]]
|-
|align=left|[[2007–08 I-League|2007–08]]
|align=right|'''4th'''||align=right|18||align=right|8||align=right|6||align=right|4||align=right|22||align=right|17||align=right|30
|'''Semifinalists'''
| rowspan="2" |''DNP''
| colspan="2" |''DNQ''
|  style="text-align:right; background:gold;"|'''1st'''
| 
|-
|align=left|[[2008–09 I-League|2008–09]]
|  style="text-align:right; background:silver;"|'''2nd'''||align=right|22||align=right|13||align=right|4||align=right|5||align=right|30||align=right|20||align=right|43
|style=background:gold;|[[2008 Indian Federation Cup|'''Winners''']]
![[2009 AFC Cup|AFC Cup]]
| align="left" |4th of 4
([[2009 AFC Cup#Group stage|Group Stage]])
|  style="text-align:right; background:gold;"|'''1st'''
| [[Indian Super Cup (1997–2011)|Indian Super Cup]]
|-
|align=left|[[2009–10 I-League|2009–10]]
|align=right|'''5th'''||align=right|26||align=right|10||align=right|6||align=right|10||align=right|48||align=right|43||align=right|36
|  '''[[2009-10 Indian Federation Cup|Semifinalists]]'''
|style="background:silver;" |'''[[2009 Durand Cup final|Runners-up]]'''
| colspan="2" rowspan="6" |''DNQ''
|  style="text-align:right; background:silver;"|'''2nd'''
| 
|-
|align=left|[[2010–11 I-League|2010–11]]
|align=right|'''6th'''||align=right|26||align=right|8||align=right|10||align=right|8||align=right|34||align=right|32||align=right|34
|style="background:silver;"  |'''[[2010 Indian Federation Cup|Runners-up]]'''
| rowspan="5" |''DNP''
|  style="text-align:right; background:#c96;"|'''3rd'''
|
|-
|align=left|[[2011–12 I-League|2011–12]]
|align=right|'''4th'''||align=right|26||align=right|13||align=right|8||align=right|5||align=right|51||align=right|32||align=right|47
|'''4th''' of 4
([[2011 Indian Federation Cup|Final Group Phase]])
|  style="text-align:right; background:silver;"|'''2nd'''
| [[All Airlines Gold Cup]]
|-
|align=left|[[2012–13 I-League|2012–13]]
|align=right|{{efn|name=IL'12|Mohun Bagan refused to field a side for the second half of a league match due to crowd troubles. For this reason the club was fined and had to start from nil points midway through the season.}}'''10th'''||align=right|26||align=right|11||align=right|8||align=right|7||align=right|40||align=right|34||align=right|29
|'''2nd''' of 4
([[2012 Indian Federation Cup|Final group phase]])
|  style="text-align:right; background:silver;"|'''2nd'''
|
|-
|align=left|[[2013–14 I-League|2013–14]]
|align=right|'''8th'''||align=right|24||align=right|6||align=right|10||align=right|8||align=right|23||align=right|24||align=right|28
|[[2013–14 Indian Federation Cup|'''Semifinalists''']]
|  style="text-align:right; background:silver;"|'''2nd'''
|
|-
|align=left|[[2014–15 I-League|2014–15]]
|  style="text-align:right; background:gold;"|'''1st'''||align=right|20||align=right|11||align=right|6||align=right|3||align=right|33||align=right|16||align=right|39
|'''3rd''' of 5
([[2014–15 Indian Federation Cup|Group stage]])
|  style="text-align:right; background:silver;"|'''2nd'''
|
|-
| rowspan="2" align="left" |[[2015–16 I-League|2015–16]]
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:right; background:silver;" |'''2nd'''|| rowspan="2" align="right" |16|| rowspan="2" align="right" |8|| rowspan="2" align="right" |6|| rowspan="2" align="right" |2|| rowspan="2" align="right" |32|| rowspan="2" align="right" |16|| rowspan="2" align="right" |30
| rowspan="2" style="background:gold;" |'''[[2015–16 Indian Federation Cup|Winners]]'''
|data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na"  rowspan="2" |''Cancelled''
![[2016 AFC Champions League|AFC Champions League]]
| align="left" |[[2016 AFC Champions League#Preliminary round 2|Qualifying round 2]]
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:right; background:#c96;" |'''3rd'''
| rowspan="2" |
|-
![[2016 AFC Cup|AFC Cup]]
|align=left|[[2016 AFC Cup#Round of 16|Round of 16]]
|-
| align="left" |[[2016–17 I-League|2016–17]]
| style="text-align:right; background:silver;" |'''2nd'''|| align="right" |18|| align="right" |10|| align="right" |6|| align="right" |2|| align="right" |27|| align="right" |12|| align="right" |36
|style="background:silver;" |'''[[2016–17 Indian Federation Cup|Runners-up]]'''
|''DNP''
![[2017 AFC Cup|AFC Cup]]
| align="left" |3rd of 4
([[2017 AFC Cup#Group stage|Group stage]])
| style="text-align:right; background:#c96;" |'''3rd'''
|
|-
|align=left|[[2017–18 I-League|2017–18]]
|  style="text-align:right; background:#c96;"|'''3rd'''||align=right|18||align=right|8||align=right|7||align=right|3||align=right|28||align=right|14||align=right|31
|[[2018 Indian Super Cup|'''Semifinalists''']]
|rowspan=2 data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | Cancelled
| colspan="2" rowspan="3" |''DNQ''
|  style="text-align:right; background:silver;"|'''2nd'''
|
|-
|align=left|[[2018–19 I-League|2018–19]]
|align=right|'''5th'''||align=right|20||align=right|8||align=right|5||align=right|7||align=right|27||align=right|28||align=right|29
|''DNP''{{efn|name=boycott|[[Super Cup (India)|Super Cup]] was boycotted by [[I-League]] clubs in protest of partiality against them over [[Indian Super League|ISL]] clubs.}}
|  style="text-align:right; background:gold;"|'''1st'''
|
|-
|align=left|[[2019–20 I-League|2019–20]]
|  style="text-align:right; background:gold;"|'''1st'''||align=right|16|| align="right" |12||align=right|3||align=right|1||align=right|35||align=right|13||align=right|39
|rowspan=3 data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | Cancelled
|style="background:silver;" |'''[[2019 Durand Cup|Runners-up]]'''
|  style="text-align:right; background:silver;"|'''2nd'''
|
|-
|align=left |[[2020–21 Indian Super League season|2020–21]]
| style="text-align:right; background:silver;" |'''2nd'''
| align=right |20
| align=right |12
| align=right |4
| align=right |4
| align=right |28
| align=right |15
| align=right |40
| style="background:silver;" |[[2020–21 Indian Super League playoffs|'''Runners-up''']]
|{{n/a|''Cancelled''}}
![[2021 AFC Cup|AFC Cup]]
|style="text-align:left"| [[2021 AFC Cup knockout stage#Inter-zone play-off semi-finals|Inter-zone play-off semifinal]]
|{{n/a|''Cancelled''}}
|
|-
|align=left |[[2021–22 Indian Super League season|2021-22]]
| style="text-align:right; background:#c96;|'''3rd'''
| align=right |20
| align=right |10
| align=right |7
| align=right |3
| align=right |37
| align=right |26
| align=right |37
| [[2021–22 Indian Super League playoffs|'''Semifinalists''']]
|''DNP''
! [[2022 AFC Cup|AFC Cup]]
| style="text-align:left"| [[2022 AFC Cup knockout stage#Inter-zone play-off semi-finals|Inter-zone play-off semifinal]]
| rowspan="2" |''DNP''
|
|-
| align=left |[[2022-23 Indian Super League|2022-23]]
| style="text-align:right; background:#c96;" |'''3rd'''
| align=right |20
| align=right |10
| align=right |4
| align=right |6
| align=right |24
| align=right |17
| align=right |34
| style="background:gold;"| [[2022–23 Indian Super League playoffs|'''Winners''']]
|'''3rd''' of 4
([[2023 Indian Super Cup|Group Stage]])
|'''3rd''' of 5
([[2022 Durand Cup group stage|Group Stage]])
| colspan="2" data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | —
|
|}
{{notelist}}
<section end=MB/>
==Honours==
{{Further|topic=Honours received by Mohun Bagan|List of Mohun Bagan A.C. records and statistics}}
===Major titles===
''Note:'' The following honours are only the [[All India Football Federation|AIFF]] certified titles that Mohun Bagan have won.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mohun Bagan Trophy room|url=https://themohunbaganac.com/trophy-room-2/|website=themohunbaganac.com|publisher=Mohun Bagan Athletic Club|access-date=9 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220126082005/https://themohunbaganac.com/trophy-room-2/|archive-date=26 January 2022}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;"
!style="width: 5%;background:#1A5026; color:white; text-align:center;"|Competition
!style="width: 1%;background:#7A1024; color:white; text-align:center;"|No.
!style="width: 15%;background:#1A5026; color:white; text-align:center;"|Seasons
|-
|''[[National Football League (India)|NFL]]''/ '''[[I-League]]'''{{efn|NFL was rebranded as I-League, which ran as the top-tier league until 2022}}/ '''[[Indian Super League|ISL]]''' (First division)
|bgcolor="#DCE5E5"|'''6'''
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1997–98 National Football League (India)|1997–98]], [[1999–2000 National Football League (India)|1999–2000]], [[2001–02 National Football League (India)|2001–02]], [[2014–15 I-League|2014–15]], [[2019–20 I-League|2019–20]], [[2022-23 Indian Super League|2022–23]]
|-
|'''[[Federation Cup (India)|Federation Cup]]'''
| bgcolor="#DCE5E5"|'''14'''
| style="text-align:left;"|1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1987, 1992, [[1993 Indian Federation Cup|1993]], 1994, 1998, 2001, 2006, [[2008 Indian Federation Cup|2008]], [[2015–16 Indian Federation Cup|2015–16]]
|-
|'''[[Durand Cup]]'''
| bgcolor="#DCE5E5" |'''16'''{{smallsup|S}}
| style="text-align:left;" |1953, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1974, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1994, 2000
|-
|[[IFA Shield]]
|'''20'''
| style="text-align:left;" |1911, 1947, 1948, 1954, 1956, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1969, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1987, 1989, 1998, 1999, 2003
|-
|[[Indian Super Cup (1997-2011)|''Indian Super Cup'']]
|'''2'''
| style="text-align:left;"|2007, 2009
|-
|''[[Rovers Cup]]''
|bgcolor="#DCE5E5"|'''14'''
| style="text-align:left;"|1955, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1976, 1977, 1981, 1985, 1988, 1991, 1992, 2000
|-
|[[Calcutta Football League]]
|'''30'''
|style="text-align:left;"|1939, 1943, 1944, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1969, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1997, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, [[2018–19 Calcutta Premier Division|2018]]
|-
|colspan="4" style="text-align:left;"|'''Bolded''' denotes that the tournament is an active national competition.<br>''Italicised'' denotes that the tournament is discontinued.<br>
*{{legend|#DCE5E5|Record}}
*{{smallsup|S}} shared record
|}
{{notelist}}
===Awards===
* [[Banga Bibhushan]]: 2022 (the highest civilian honour in [[West Bengal]] given by the [[Government of West Bengal]])<ref>{{cite web |title=Proud Moment! |url=https://twitter.com/Mohun_Bagan/status/1550461894678708225 |website=Twitter |access-date=22 June 2022 |archive-date=22 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220722124545/https://twitter.com/Mohun_Bagan/status/1550461894678708225 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.millenniumpost.in/kolkata/3-iconic-city-football-clubs-to-receive-banga-bibhushan-486861|title=3 iconic city football clubs to receive Banga Bibhushan|website=www.millenniumpost.in|publisher=Millennium Post|location=Kolkata, West Bengal|date=22 July 2022|access-date=24 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220724070753/http://www.millenniumpost.in/kolkata/3-iconic-city-football-clubs-to-receive-banga-bibhushan-486861|archive-date=24 July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news9live.com/sports/football/not-clubs-but-institutions-mohun-bagan-east-bengal-mohammedan-receive-banga-bibhushan-award-from-west-bengal-cm-mamata-banerjee-from-bengal-govt-184984|title='Not clubs but institutions': Mohun Bagan, East Bengal, Mohammedan receive Banga Bibhushan award|website=www.news9live.com|publisher=News Nine|location=Kolkata, West Bengal|first=Sayan|last=Mukherjee|date=25 July 2022|access-date=25 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220725162640/https://www.news9live.com/sports/football/not-clubs-but-institutions-mohun-bagan-east-bengal-mohammedan-receive-banga-bibhushan-award-from-west-bengal-cm-mamata-banerjee-from-bengal-govt-184984|archive-date=25 July 2022}}</ref>
==Club Ranking==
{{col-begin|width=95%}}
|-
|
=== World===
{{updated|11 July 2023}}<ref>{{cite news|url=https://footballalphabet.com/rankings/world/11|title=World Club Rankings|work=footballalphabet.com|access-date=11 July 2023}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! Ranking !! Team !! Points
|-
|543||align=left|{{flagicon|GUA}} [[C.D. Guastatoya]]||209.81
|-
|544||align=left|{{flagicon|SPA}} [[Cadiz CF]]||209.60
|-
|-bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|545||align=left|{{flagicon|IND}} '''Mohun Bagan AC'''||209.40
|-
|546||align=left|{{flagicon|MAR}} [[Mouloudia Club Oujda]]||209.39
|-
|547||align=left|{{flagicon|BEL}} [[KAS Eupen]]||209.28
|}
|
=== AFC ===
{{updated|11 July 2023}}<ref>{{cite news|url=https://footballalphabet.com/rankings/afc/2|title=AFC Club Rankings|work=footballalphabet.com|access-date=11 July 2023}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! Ranking !! Team !! Points
|-
|72||align=left|{{flagicon|TKM}} [[Ahal FK]]||210.44
|-
|73||align=left|{{flagicon|VIE}} [[Hanoi FC]]||209.81
|-
|-bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|74||align=left|{{flagicon|IND}} '''Mohun Bagan AC'''||209.40
|-
|75||align=left|{{flagicon|IRN}} [[F.C. Nassaji Mazandaran | FC Nassaji]]||208.95
|-
|76||align=left|{{flagicon|KUW}} [[Qadsia SC]]||206.06
|}
|
=== National ===
{{updated|11 July 2023}}<ref>{{cite news|url=https://footballalphabet.com/countries/india|title=Indian Clubs Ranking|work=footballalphabet.com|access-date=11 July 2023}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! Ranking !! Team !! Points
|-bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|1||align=left|{{flagicon|IND}} '''Mohun Bagan AC'''||209.40
|-
|2||align=left|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Mumbai City FC]]||185.04
|-
|3||align=left|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Bengaluru FC]]||162.03
|-
|4||align=left|{{flagicon|IND}} [[FC Goa]]||150.14
|-
|5||align=left|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Hyderabad FC]]||109.20
|}
|}
==Performance in AFC competitions==
<section begin=AFC MB/>
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; width:90%; text-align:center;"
|-
! style="background:Green; color:Maroon;"| Season
! style="background:Green; color:Maroon;"| Competition
! style="background:Green; color:Maroon;"| Round
! style="background:Green; color:Maroon;"| Club
! style="background:Green; color:Maroon;"| 1st leg
! style="background:Green; color:Maroon;"| 2nd leg
! style="background:Green; color:Maroon;"| Agg.
! style="background:Green; color:Maroon;"| Highest Scorer
|-
| rowspan=4 style="text-align:center" | [[1987 Asian Club Championship|1987]]
| rowspan=4 style="text-align:center" | [[Asian Club Championship]]
| rowspan=4 style="text-align:center" | Qualifying round
| style="text-align:left" |{{flagicon|Iraq}} [[Al-Rasheed SC]]
| colspan="3" style="text-align:center; background:#FFCCCC" | 0–2
| rowspan=4 style="text-align:center" | Sisir Ghosh<br />(6 goals)
|-
| style="text-align:left" |{{flagicon|Nepal}} [[Manang Marshyangdi Club]]
| colspan="3" style="text-align:center; background:#CCFFCC;"| 6–1
|-
| style="text-align:left" |{{flagicon|Pakistan}} [[PAF F.C.|PAF FC]]
| colspan="3" style="text-align:center; background:#CCFFCC;"| 4–1
|-
| style="text-align:left" |{{flagicon|Bangladesh}} [[Mohammedan Sporting Club (Dhaka)|Mohammedan SC]]
| colspan="3" style="text-align:center; background:#FFFFCC;"| 2–2
|-  
|-  
| rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | [[1988–89 Asian Club Championship|1988–89]]
|Treasurer
| rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | [[Asian Club Championship]]
|Sandipan Banerjee
| rowspan=3 style="text-align:center" | Qualifying round
| style="text-align:left" |{{flagicon|Pakistan}} Crescent Textile FC
| colspan="3" style="text-align:center; background:#CCFFCC;"| 8–0
| rowspan=6 style="text-align:center; Background: #EEE; Vertical-Align: Middle; Text-Align: Center; " Class="Table-Cast"|''Data unavailable''
|-
| style="text-align:left" |{{flagicon|Nepal}} Kathmandu SC
| colspan="3" style="text-align:center; background:#CCFFCC;"| 4–2
|-
| style="text-align:left" |{{flagicon|Oman}} [[Fanja SC]]
| colspan="3" style="text-align:center; background:#CCFFCC;"| 1–0
|-
|-
| rowspan=3 style="text-align:center" | Semi-final round
| rowspan="11"|Executive Members
| style="text-align:left" |{{flagicon|Kuwait}} [[Kazma SC]]
|Someswar Bagui
| colspan="3" style="text-align:center; background:#FFCCCC" | 1–0
|-
|-
| style="text-align:left" |{{flagicon|China}} [[Guangdong Hongyuan F.C.|Guangdong Hongyuan FC]]
|Anupam Sahoo
| colspan="3" style="text-align:center; background:#FFCCCC" | 6–0
|-
|-
| style="text-align:left" |{{flagicon|Iraq}} [[Al-Rasheed SC]]
|Debaprasad Mukherjee
| colspan="3" style="text-align:center; background:#FFCCCC" | 2–0
|-
|-
| rowspan=1 style="text-align:center" | [[1990–91 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1990–91]]
|Debajyoti Basu
| rowspan=1 style="text-align:center" | [[Asian Cup Winners' Cup]]
| rowspan=1 style="text-align:center" | First round
| style="text-align:left" |{{flagicon|China}} [[Dalian Shide F.C.|Dalian Shide FC]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#FFCCCC;"| {{Nowrap|0–1 }}
| style="text-align:center; background:#FFCCCC;"| 4–0
| style="text-align:center; background:#FFCCCC" | 5–0
| style="text-align:center" | —
|-
|-
| rowspan=3 style="text-align:center" | [[1994–95 Asian Club Championship|1994–95]]
|Kashi Nath Das
| rowspan=3 style="text-align:center" | [[Asian Club Championship]]
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center" | Preliminary round
| style="text-align:left" |{{flagicon|Maldives}} [[Club Valencia]]
| colspan="3" style="text-align:center; background:#CCFFCC;"| 7–1
| rowspan=3 style="text-align:center" |Tausif Jamal<br />(4 goals)
|-
|-
| style="text-align:left" |{{flagicon|Sri Lanka}} [[Ratnam SC]]
|Mukul Sinha
| colspan="3" style="text-align:center; background:#CCFFCC;"| 5–1
|-
|-
| rowspan=1 style="text-align:center" | Second round
|Parthajit Das
| style="text-align:left" |{{flagicon|Thailand}} [[Thai Farmers Bank F.C.|Thai Farmers Bank FC]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#FFCCCC;"| 0–4
| style="text-align:center; background:#FFCCCC;"| 3–0 {{refn|The [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]] ordered that the 2nd leg was to be played in [[Malaysia]] due to a [[1994 plague in India|plague threat in India]], but Mohun Bagan objected to the ruling; Thai Farmers Bank was given a [[walkover]] and Mohun Bagan was ejected from the competition, fined $3,000 and banned from AFC competitions for three years. The ban was later lifted.|name=ACC94|group=N}}
| style="text-align:center; background:#FFCCCC;"| 7–0
|-
|-
| rowspan=1 style="text-align:center" | [[1995 Asian Club Championship|1995]]
|Ranjan Bosu
| rowspan=1 style="text-align:center" | [[Asian Club Championship]]
| rowspan=1 style="text-align:center" | First round
| style="text-align:left" |{{flagicon|Maldives}} [[Club Valencia]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#CCFFCC;"| 2–1
| style="text-align:center; background:#FFCCCC;"| 1–0
| style="text-align:center; background:#FFCCCC;"| 2–2<br />([[away goal rule|a]])
| rowspan=1 style="text-align:center" |Manoharan, Satyabrata Bhowmik<br />(1 goal each)
|-
|-
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center" | [[1999–2000 Asian Club Championship|1999–00]]
|Sanjoy Majumder
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center" | [[Asian Club Championship]]
| rowspan=1 style="text-align:center" | First round
| style="text-align:left" |{{flagicon|Bangladesh}} [[Muktijoddha Sangsad KC]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#CCFFCC;"| 2–1
| style="text-align:center; background:#FFFFCC;"| 0–0
| style="text-align:center; background:#CCFFCC;"| 2–1
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center" |[[Chima Okorie]], [[Dipendu Biswas]]<br />(1 goal each)
|-
|-
| rowspan=1 style="text-align:center" | Second round
|Sohini Mitra Chaubey
| style="text-align:left" |{{flagicon|Japan}} [[Júbilo Iwata]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#FFCCCC;"| 8–0
| {{N/A|n/p}}
{{refn|The match was played over one leg by mutual agreement|name=ACC99|group=N}}
| style="text-align:center; background:#FFCCCC;"| 8–0
|-
|-
| rowspan=3 style="text-align:center" | [[2002–03 AFC Champions League|2002–03]]
|Sudipta Ghosh
| rowspan=3 style="text-align:center" | [[AFC Champions League]]
| rowspan=3 style="text-align:center" | Qualifying stage
| style="text-align:left" |{{flagicon|Sri Lanka}} [[Saunders SC]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#CCFFCC;"| 0–2
| style="text-align:center; background:#CCFFCC;"| 5–1
| style="text-align:center; background:#CCFFCC;"| 5–3
| rowspan=3 style="text-align:center" |[[Baichung Bhutia]]<br />(4 goals)
|-
|-
| style="text-align:left" |{{flagicon|Maldives}} [[Club Valencia]]
|rowspan="3"|Co-Operative Executive Members
| style="text-align:center; background:#FFFFCC;"| 2–2
|Debashis Roy
| style="text-align:center; background:#CCFFCC;"| 0–3
| style="text-align:center; background:#CCFFCC;"| 5–2
|-
| style="text-align:left" |{{flagicon|South Korea}} [[Daejeon Hana Citizen]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#FFCCCC;"| 6–0
| style="text-align:center; background:#FFCCCC;"| 1–2
| style="text-align:center; background:#FFCCCC;"| 7–2
|-
| rowspan=3 style="text-align:center" | [[2007 AFC Cup|2007]]
| rowspan=3 style="text-align:center" | [[AFC Cup]]
| rowspan=3 style="text-align:center" | Group stage
| style="text-align:left" |{{flagicon|Singapore}} [[Tampines Rovers FC]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#FFFFCC;"| 0–0
| style="text-align:center; background:#FFCCCC;"| 2–0
| style="text-align:center; background:#FFCCCC;"| 2–0
| rowspan=3 style="text-align:center" |[[Lalawmpuia Pachuau]]<br />(2 goals)
|-
| style="text-align:left" |{{flagicon|Thailand}} [[Osotspa Samut Prakan F.C.|Osotspa Samut Prakan FC]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#CCFFCC;"| 1–0
| style="text-align:center; background:#FFFFCC;"| 0–0
| style="text-align:center; background:#CCFFCC;"| 1–0
|-
| style="text-align:left" |{{flagicon|Malaysia}} [[Pahang F.C.|Pahang FC]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#CCFFCC;"| 1–2
| style="text-align:center; background:#CCFFCC;"| 2–0
| style="text-align:center; background:#CCFFCC;"| 3–2
|-
| rowspan=3 style="text-align:center" | [[2009 AFC Cup|2009]]
| rowspan=3 style="text-align:center" | [[AFC Cup]]
| rowspan=3 style="text-align:center" | Group stage
| style="text-align:left" |{{flagicon|Syria}} [[Al-Karamah SC]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#FFCCCC;"| 1–0
| style="text-align:center; background:#FFCCCC;"| 0–4
| style="text-align:center; background:#FFCCCC;"| 5–0
| rowspan=3 style="text-align:center" |[[Rakesh Masih]]<br />(1 goal)
|-
| style="text-align:left" |{{flagicon|Jordan}} [[Al-Wehdat SC]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#FFCCCC;"| 1–2
| style="text-align:center; background:#FFCCCC;"| 5–0
| style="text-align:center; background:#FFCCCC;"| 6–2
|-
| style="text-align:left" |{{flagicon|Kuwait}} [[Kuwait SC]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#FFCCCC;"| 0–1
| style="text-align:center; background:#FFCCCC;"| 6–0
| style="text-align:center; background:#FFCCCC;"| 7–0
|-
| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center" | 2016
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center" | [[2016 AFC Champions League|AFC Champions League]]
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center" | Qualifying stage
| style="text-align:left" |{{flagicon|Singapore}} [[Tampines Rovers FC]]
| colspan="3" style="text-align:center; background:#CCFFCC;"| 3–1
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center" |[[Cornell Glen]], [[Jeje Lalpekhlua]], [[Katsumi Yusa]]<br />(1 goal each)
|-
| style="text-align:left" |{{flagicon|China}} [[Shandong Taishan F.C.|Shandong Taishan FC]]
| colspan="3" style="text-align:center; background:#FFCCCC;"| 0–6
|-
| rowspan="4" |[[2016 AFC Cup|AFC Cup]]
| rowspan="3" |Group stage
| style="text-align:left" |{{flagicon|Maldives}} [[Maziya S&RC]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#CCFFCC;" | 5–2
| style="text-align:center; background:#FFFFCC;" | 1–1
| style="text-align:center; background:#CCFFCC;"| 6–3
| rowspan="4" style="text-align:center" | [[Jeje Lalpekhlua]]<br />(6 goals)
|-
| style="text-align:left" |{{flagicon|Hong Kong}} [[South China AA]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#CCFFCC;"| 0–4
| style="text-align:center; background:#FFCCCC;"| 0–3
| style="text-align:center; background:#CCFFCC;"| 4–3
|-
| style="text-align:left" |{{flagicon|Myanmar}} [[Yangon United F.C.|Yangon United FC]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#CCFFCC;"| 3–2
| style="text-align:center; background:#FFFFCC;"| 1–1
| style="text-align:center; background:#CCFFCC;"| 4–3
|-
| rowspan=1 style="text-align:center" | Round of 16
| style="text-align:left" |{{flagicon|Singapore}} [[Tampines Rovers FC]]
| colspan="3" style="text-align:center; background:#FFCCCC;"| 1–2
|-
| rowspan="5" |[[2017 AFC Cup|2017]]
| rowspan="5" |[[AFC Cup]]
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" | Qualifying stage
| style="text-align:left" |{{flagicon|Sri Lanka}} [[Colombo FC]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#CCFFCC;" | 1–2
| style="text-align:center; background:#CCFFCC;" | 2–1
| style="text-align:center; background:#CCFFCC;" | 4–2
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" | [[Jeje Lalpekhlua]]<br />(4 goals)
|-
| style="text-align:left" |{{flagicon|Maldives}} [[Club Valencia]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#FFFFCC;"| 1–1
| style="text-align:center; background:#CCFFCC;"| 4–1
| style="text-align:center; background:#CCFFCC;"| 5–2
|-
| rowspan=3 style="text-align:center" | Group stage
| style="text-align:left" |{{flagicon|India}} [[Bengaluru FC]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#FFCCCC;"| 2–1
| style="text-align:center; background:#CCFFCC;"| 3–1
| style="text-align:center; background:#FFCCCC;"| 5–2
|-
| style="text-align:left" |{{flagicon|Bangladesh}} [[Abahani Limited Dhaka]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#CCFFCC;"| 3–1
| style="text-align:center; background:#FFFFCC;"| 1–1
| style="text-align:center; background:#CCFFCC;"| 4–2
|-
| style="text-align:left" |{{flagicon|Maldives}} [[Maziya S&RC]]
| style="text-align:center; background:#FFCCCC;"| 0–1
| style="text-align:center; background:#FFCCCC;"| 5–2
| style="text-align:center; background:#FFCCCC;"| 5–3
|-
| rowspan="4" |[[2021 AFC Cup|2021]]
| rowspan="4" |[[AFC Cup]]
| rowspan="3" |Group stage
|style="text-align:left" |{{flagicon|India}}[[Bengaluru FC]]
|colspan="3" style="text-align:center; background:#CCFFCC;"|2–0
| rowspan="4" |[[Roy Krishna]]
(2 goals)
|-
|style="text-align:left" |{{flagicon|Maldives}}[[Maziya S&RC]]
|colspan="3" style="text-align:center; background:#CCFFCC;"|3–1
|-
|style="text-align:left" |{{flagicon|Bangladesh}}[[Bashundhara Kings]]
|colspan="3" style="text-align:center; background:#FFFFCC;"|1–1
|-
|Inter-zone play-offs
|style="text-align:left" |{{flagicon|Uzbekistan}}[[FC Nasaf|Nasaf Qarshi]]
|colspan="3" style="text-align:center; background:#FFCCCC;"|0–6
|-
| rowspan="6" |[[2022 AFC Cup|2022]]
| rowspan="6" |[[AFC Cup]]
| rowspan="2" |Qualifying stage
|style="text-align:left" |{{flagicon|Sri Lanka}}[[Blue Star SC|Blue Star]]
|colspan="3" style="text-align:center; background:#CCFFCC;"|5–0
| rowspan="6" |[[Liston Colaco]]
(4 goals)
|-
|style="text-align:left" |{{flagicon|Bangladesh}}[[Abahani Limited Dhaka]]
|colspan="3" style="text-align:center; background:#CCFFCC;"|3–1
|-
| rowspan="3" |Group stage
|style="text-align:left" |{{flagicon|India}}[[Gokulam Kerala FC]]
|colspan="3" style="text-align:center; background:#FFCCCC;"|2–4
|-
|style="text-align:left" |{{flagicon|Bangladesh}}[[Bashundhara Kings]]
|colspan="3" style="text-align:center; background:#CCFFCC;"|4–0
|-
|style="text-align:left" |{{flagicon|Maldives}}[[Maziya S&RC]]
|colspan="3" style="text-align:center; background:#CCFFCC;"|5–2
|-
|Inter-zone play-offs
|style="text-align:left" |{{flagicon|Malaysia}}[[Kuala Lumpur City F.C.|Kuala Lumpur City FC]]
|colspan="3" style="text-align:center; background:#FFCCCC;"|1–3
|}
{{reflist|group=N}}
<section end=AFC MB/>
 
==Notable players==
The eleven players of the 1911 [[IFA Shield]] winning team are often regarded as the ''Amar Ekadash'' ({{Translation|Immortal Eleven}}).<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-04-13|title=Amor Ekadosh|url=https://themohunbaganac.com/amor-ekadosh/|access-date=2021-06-17|website=Mohun Bagan Athletic Club|language=en-US|archive-date=24 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624200425/https://themohunbaganac.com/amor-ekadosh/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Indian football: Remembering Mohun Bagan's "Amor Ekadosh" - the "Immortal 11" from 1911 {{!}} Goal.com|url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/indian-football-history-mohun-bagan-amor-ekadosh-immortal-11/10h9w0x12f30y1od5dgunlrwwk|access-date=2021-06-17|website=www.goal.com|archive-date=24 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624201359/https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/indian-football-history-mohun-bagan-amor-ekadosh-immortal-11/10h9w0x12f30y1od5dgunlrwwk|url-status=live}}</ref>
{{Col-begin}}
{{Col-break}}
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%"
!style="background:#1A5026; color:white; text-align:center;"|{{Abbr|Pos|Position}}
!style="background:#7A1024; color:white; text-align:center;"|Name
|-
|GK
| Hiralal Mukherjee
|-
|DF
| Arun 'Bhuti' Sukul
|-
|DF
| [[Reverend|Rev.]] Sudhir Kumar Chatterjee
|-
|MF
| Nilmadhab Bhattacharyya
|-
|MF
| Rajendranath Sengupta
|-
|MF
| Manomohon Mukherjee
|-
|CF
| Sirishchandra 'Habul' Sarkar
|-
|CF
| Bijoydas Bhaduri
|-
|CF
| Jitendranath 'Kanu' Roy
|-
|CF
| [[Shibdas Bhaduri]] ([[Captain (association football)|c]])
|-
|CF
| Abhilash Ghosh
|-
|Coach
|Sailen Basu
|-
|}
{{Col-break}}
{{football squad on pitch|align=right
| GK  = Hiralal
| RCB  = Bhuti
| LCB = Sudhir
| LDM = Nilmadhab
| CM = Rajendranath
| RDM  = Manomohon
| RW  = Habul
| LW = Bijoydas
| RCF  = Kanu
| LCF  = [[Shibdas Bhaduri|Shibdas]]
| CF  = Abhilash
|caption=[[Formation (association football)#Pyramid (2–3–5)|Pyramid]] line-up of the ''Immortal XI''}}
{{Col-break}}
[[File:Mohun Bagan.jpg|thumb|1911 IFA Shield winning team of Mohun Bagan AC.]]
{{Col-end}}
===Top scorers in Tier 1 Indian League (NFL/I-League/ISL)===
 
{|class="wikitable sortable" style=text-align:center;width:70%
|-
!style="background:#1A5026; color:white; text-align:center;"|Ranking
!style="background:#7A1024; color:white; text-align:center;"|Nationality
!style="background:#1A5026; color:white; text-align:center;"|Name
!style="background:#7A1024; color:white; text-align:center;"|Years
!style="background:#1A5026; color:white; text-align:center;"|Goals
|-
|1||align=left|{{BRA}}||[[José Ramirez Barreto]]||1999–2004, 2006–2012||'''94<ref name=NFL>[http://www.espn.in/football/india/story/3327725/by-the-numbers-mohun-bagan-soar-past-600-goals-in-national-league By the numbers: Mohun Bagan soar past 600 goals in national league] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180127083945/http://www.espn.in/football/india/story/3327725/by-the-numbers-mohun-bagan-soar-past-600-goals-in-national-league |date=27 January 2018 }} ESPN.in</ref>'''
|-
|2||align=left|{{NGA}}||[[Odafa Onyeka Okolie]]||2011–2014||'''51<ref name=NFL/>'''
|-
|3||align=left|{{IND}}||[[Baichung Bhutia]]||2002–2003, 2006–2009||'''25<ref name=NFL/>'''
|-
|4||align=left|{{FIJ}}||[[Roy Krishna]]||2020–2022||'''24<ref name=ISL>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiansuperleague.com/news/atk-best-chennaiyin-in-hero-isl-2019-20-final-to-clinch-record-third-title|title=ATK best Chennaiyin in Hero ISL 2019–20 final to clinch record third title|publisher=Indian Super League|date=14 March 2020|access-date=14 March 2020|archive-date=18 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200318194935/https://www.indiansuperleague.com/news/atk-best-chennaiyin-in-hero-isl-2019-20-final-to-clinch-record-third-title|url-status=live}}</ref>'''
|-
|5||align=left|{{NGA}}||[[Chidi Edeh]]||2009–2011||'''21'''
|}
 
===Top scorers in Calcutta Football League===
[[File:Chuni Goswami 1959.jpg|thumb|Mohun Bagan's all-time top Indian goalscorer, [[Chuni Goswami]]]]
''Note:'' Only senior team players with more than 50 goals have been listed below.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;width:70%"
|-
!style="background:#1A5026; color:white; text-align:center;"|Ranking
!style="background:#7A1024; color:white; text-align:center;"|Nationality
!style="background:#1A5026; color:white; text-align:center;"|Name
!style="background:#7A1024; color:white; text-align:center;"|Years
!style="background:#1A5026; color:white; text-align:center;"|Goals
|-
|1|| align="left" |{{IND}}||[[Chuni Goswami]]||1954–1968||'''145'''
|-
|2|| align="left" |{{IND}}||[[Sisir Ghosh]]||1985–1992, 1995–1996||'''67'''
|-
|3|| align="left" |{{IND}}||Manas Bhattacharya||1977–1980, 1982–1984, 1986–1988||'''64'''
|-
|4|| align="left" |{{IND}}||Nanda Ray Chowdhury||1935–1943||'''63'''
|-
| rowspan="2" |5|| align="left" |{{IND}}||[[Ashok Chatterjee]]||1961–1968, 1972|| rowspan="2" |'''58'''
|-
| align="left" |{{IND}}||[[Subhash Bhowmick]]||1970–1972, 1976–1978
|-
| rowspan="2" |7|| align="left" |{{BRA}}||[[José Ramirez Barreto]]||1999–2004, 2006–2012|| rowspan="2" |'''57'''
|-
| align="left" |{{IND}}||Keshto Pal||1954–1959
|-
| rowspan="2" |9|| align="left" |{{IND}}||[[Samar Banerjee]]||1952–1959|| rowspan="2" |'''55'''
|-
|-
| align="left" |{{IND}}||[[Shyam Thapa]]||1977–1983
|Arijit Banerjee
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |11|| align="left" |{{IND}}||Mohammad Akbar||1976–1978|| rowspan="2" |'''51'''
|Sanjoy Ghosh
|-
| align="left" |{{IND}}||Pungab Kannan||1966–1968, 1971, 1973–1975
|}


==Mohun Bagan Day==
{{Fb cs footer|s=[https://www.themohunbaganac.com/management/ Mohun Bagan Athletic Club]|u=16 June 2025|date=June 2025}}
On 10 July 1911, Mohun Bagan had begun their third IFA Shield campaign. The tournament continued for the next 19 days, with Mohun Bagan eventually becoming the champions by defeating the East Yorkshire Regiment team. Thus, for the first time, a native club defeated the British and the British-Indian teams in a football tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lifestyle.livemint.com/news/talking-point/how-football-kicked-off-in-india-111645287939737.html|title=How football kicked off in India {{!}} As with the English language, when the British transported the sport to India, they didn't expect the 'natives' to beat them at it|website=lifestyle.livemint.com|publisher=[[Mint (newspaper)|Livemint Delhi]]|date=8 June 2018|access-date=27 January 2022|first=Manu S|last=Pillai|location=Delhi, India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220714153151/https://lifestyle.livemint.com/news/talking-point/how-football-kicked-off-in-india-111645287939737.html|archive-date=14 July 2022}}</ref>


Since 2001, 29 July is celebrated as ''Mohun Bagan Day'' in honor of the club's victory over East Yorkshire Regiment in the 1911 IFA Shield Final.
== Departments ==
=== Football ===
{{Main|Mohun Bagan Super Giant}}
The Mohun Bagan football team is the most distinguished and revered department of this club. It was the original department with which the club was founded in 1889. The team plays its home matches mostly at the [[Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan]] and also at the [[Mohun Bagan Ground]]. It competes in the [[Indian Super League]], the top tier of [[Indian football league system]]. The team is most notable for its victory over the [[East Yorkshire Regiment]] in the 1911 [[IFA Shield]] final. It is the most successful team in the country. In its 130th year of existence, the team was inducted into the "[[Club of Pioneers]]", a network of the oldest existing football clubs around the world, on 29 July 2019.<ref name="khelnow.com">{{Cite web|date=2019-05-17|title=How will Mohun Bagan benefit from their inclusion in the Club of Pioneers?|url=https://khelnow.com/football/i-league-2019-20-mohun-bagan-club-of-pioneers-benefits/|access-date=2021-01-02|website=Khel Now|language=en-US|archive-date=29 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029110707/https://khelnow.com/football/i-league-2019-20-mohun-bagan-club-of-pioneers-benefits|url-status=live}}</ref>


===Campaign===
=== Cricket ===
{{football box
{{Main|Mohun Bagan AC (cricket)}}
| id= Mohun Bagan v St. Xavier's College
The Mohun Bagan cricket team participates in various tournaments for varying age groups conducted by the [[Cricket Association of Bengal]]. Currently, it participates in the CAB First Division League, CAB Senior Knockout, CAB Super League, and JC Mukherjee Trophy.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sangbadpratidin.in/cricket/after-cab-league-cab-one-day-bhawanipore-club-wins-jc-mukherjee-trophy-and-crown-treble|title=ত্রিমুকুট জয় ভবানীপুরের, সিএবি লিগ, প্রথম ডিভিশন ওয়ানডে খেতাবের পরে জেসি মুখার্জিতেও চ্যাম্পিয়ন|first1=Alapan|last1=Saha|website=sangbadpratidin.in|publisher=Sangbad Pratidin|location=Kolkata|date=1 July 2024|access-date=2 July 2024|trans-title=JC Mukherjee also champions after Trimukut Jai Bhavanipur, CAB League, First Division ODI title|language=bn|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240702101845/https://www.sangbadpratidin.in/sports/cricket/after-cab-league-cab-one-day-bhawanipore-club-wins-jc-mukherjee-trophy-and-crown-treble/|archive-date=2 July 2024}}</ref> The team plays its home matches mostly at the [[Eden Gardens]] and also at the [[Jadavpur University Campus Ground]]. They have won over 100 major state-level trophies so far.<ref name="Trophies">{{cite web|url=https://www.themohunbaganac.com/tropy-room/|title=Trophy room|publisher=themohunbaganac.com|accessdate=16 September 2019|archive-date=26 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221026183228/https://www.themohunbaganac.com/tropy-room/|url-status=live}}</ref> In past many big names like [[Sourav Ganguly]], [[Sachin Tendulkar]], [[Virat Kohli]], [[MS Dhoni]] and even [[Sri Lanka Cricket|Sri Lankan]] player [[Chaminda Vaas]] had played for the club.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/cricket/report-flashback-when-virat-kohli-appeared-for-mohun-bagan-9-years-ago-2628628/amp|title=When Virat Kohli appeared for Mohun Bagan in 2009|work=DNA India|access-date=20 November 2020|date=24 June 2018|archive-date=28 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128152640/https://www.dnaindia.com/cricket/report-flashback-when-virat-kohli-appeared-for-mohun-bagan-9-years-ago-2628628/amp|url-status=live}}</ref>
| round= 1
| date= 10 July 1911
| time= 15:30 IST
| team2= [[St. Xavier's College]]
| score= 3–0
| team1= Mohun Bagan AC
| goals1= *A Ghosh {{goal}}
*B Bhaduri {{goal}}{{goal}}
| goals2=
| stadium= Rangers Ground
| location= [[Kolkata]]
|referee=
| result= W
}}
{{football box
| id= Mohun Bagan v Calcutta Rangers
| round= 2
| date= 14 July 1911
| time= 15:30 IST
| team2= Calcutta Rangers Club
| score= 2–1
| team1= Mohun Bagan AC
| goals1= *[[Shibdas Bhaduri|S Bhaduri]] {{goal}}
*B Bhaduri {{goal}}
| goals2= *Allen {{goal}}
| stadium= Customs Ground
| location= [[Kolkata]]
|referee=  
| result= W
}}
----
{{football box
| id= Mohun Bagan v Rifle Brigade
| round= Quarter Final
| date= 19 July 1911
| time= 15:30 IST
| team2= [[Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own)|Rifle Brigade]]
| score= 1–0
| team1= Mohun Bagan AC
| goals1= *B Bhaduri {{goal}}
| goals2=
| stadium= Dalhousie Ground
| location= [[Kolkata]]
|referee=
| result= W
}}
----
{{football box
| id= Mohun Bagan v Middlesex Regiment
| round= Semi-final
| date= 24 July 1911
| time= 15:30 IST
| team2= [[Middlesex Regiment]]
| score= 1–1
| team1= Mohun Bagan AC
| goals1= *Roy {{goal}}
| goals2= *H Mukherjee {{goal||o.g.}}
| stadium= Dalhousie Ground
| location= [[Kolkata]]
|referee=
| result= D
}}
{{football box
| id= Mohun Bagan v Middlesex Regiment
| round= Semi Final rematch
| date= 26 July 1911
| time= 15:30 IST
| team2= [[Middlesex Regiment]]
| score= 3–0
| team1= Mohun Bagan AC
| goals1= *[[Shibdas Bhaduri|S Bhaduri]] {{goal}}
*Sarkar {{goal}}
*Roy {{goal}}
| goals2=
| stadium= Dalhousie Ground
| location= [[Kolkata]]
|referee=
| result= W
}}
----
{{football box
| id= Mohun Bagan v East Yorkshire Regiment
| round= Final
| date= 29 July 1911
| time= 15:30 IST
| attendance= 80000 (approx.)
| team2= [[East Yorkshire Regiment]]
| score= 2–1
| team1= Mohun Bagan AC
| goals1= *[[Shibdas Bhaduri|S Bhaduri]] {{goal}}
*A Ghosh {{goal}}
| goals2= *[[Sergeant|Sgt.]] Jackson {{goal}}
| stadium= [[Mohun Bagan Ground|CFC Ground]]
| location= [[Kolkata]]
|referee= HG Pooler
| result= W
}}


===Mohun Bagan Ratna===
=== Hockey ===
{{Main|Mohun Bagan AC (field hockey)}}
The Mohun Bagan hockey team participates in various tournaments for varying age groups conducted by the Hockey Bengal. The team plays its home matches mostly at the SAI Sports Complex of [[Salt Lake Stadium]] and also at the [[Mohun Bagan Ground]]. The club participates in the [[Calcutta Hockey League]] and the [[Beighton Cup]]. The team have won 41 major state titles which includes 25 CHL and 14 Beighton Cup titles.<ref name="Trophies"/><ref>{{Cite web|title=Teams with Most Wins in Prestigious Beighton Cup|url=https://hockeypassion.in/hockey-perspectives/teams-with-most-wins-in-prestigious-beighton-cup/|date=2 November 2022|access-date=3 November 2022|publisher=Hockey Passion|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221102200248/https://hockeypassion.in/hockey-perspectives/teams-with-most-wins-in-prestigious-beighton-cup/|archive-date=2 November 2022|website=hockeypassion.in}}</ref>


[[File:Gostha Pal 1998 stamp of India.jpg|thumb|160px|Gostha Pal featuring on 1998 stamp of India]]
=== Athletics ===
Mohun Bagan has an [[Sport of athletics|athletics]] team, which is affiliated with the West Bengal Athletic Association, and participates in various tournaments of West Bengal.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.etvbharat.com/bengali/west-bengal/sports/other-sports/mohun-bagan-becomes-champion-in-state-athletics-meet/wb20230817080832614614566 | title = 27 বছর পরে রাজ্য অ্যাথলেটিক্স মিটে চ্যাম্পিয়ন মোহনবাগান | publisher = Etv Bharat | access-date = 17 August 2023 | archive-date = 8 October 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231008185626/https://www.etvbharat.com/bengali/west-bengal/sports/other-sports/mohun-bagan-becomes-champion-in-state-athletics-meet/wb20230817080832614614566 | url-status = live }}</ref> The club also organizes Annual Athletic meets at the club ground.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.anandabazar.com/sports/130th-annual-athletics-meet-of-mohun-bagan-was-observed-with-great-grandeur-dgtl-1.1099904 | title = বার্ষিক অ্যাথলেটিক্স মিটে বাগানে উৎসবের আমেজ | publisher = Anandabazar Patrika | access-date = 24 January 2020 | archive-date = 9 July 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210709185309/https://www.anandabazar.com/sports/130th-annual-athletics-meet-of-mohun-bagan-was-observed-with-great-grandeur-dgtl-1.1099904 | url-status = live }}</ref>


Mohun Bagan Ratna is an award presented each year on Mohun Bagan Day to outstanding former players, irrespective of the sports played. The first recipient was former captain [[Sailen Manna]].
=== eSports ===
Mohun Bagan also took part in the inaugural season of [https://www.e-isl.in/ e-ISL] where the ISL teams competed to play the video game [[FIFA 22]].


{| class="wikitable"
== Club awards ==
|-
{{Main|Mohun Bagan AC season awards}}
|+Mohun Bagan Ratna recipients
Since 2001, 29 July is celebrated as ''Mohun Bagan Day'' in honor of the club's victory over East Yorkshire Regiment in the 1911 IFA Shield Final. To commemorate the day, the club organises an award distribution ceremony along with various festivities. ''Mohun Bagan Ratna'' is an award presented each year on ''Mohun Bagan Day'' to outstanding former players, irrespective of the sports played. The first recipient was former footballer [[Sailen Manna]]. Apart from the ''Mohun Bagan Ratna'', other awards are also presented which often differ in categories each year, except for an award for the best footballer and cricketer of the season which were presented for most of the years.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2001-07-29 |title=Manna conferred Mohun Bagan Ratna Award |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/manna-conferred-mohun-bagan-ratna-award/articleshow/130001176.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-07-30 |issn=0971-8257 |archive-date=18 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221018132431/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/manna-conferred-mohun-bagan-ratna-award/articleshow/130001176.cms?from=mdr |url-status=live }}</ref>
!style="background:#1A5026; color:white; text-align:center;"|Year
!style="background:#7A1024; color:white; text-align:center;"|Name
|-
| 2001
|[[Sailen Manna]]
|-
| 2002
|[[Talimeran Ao|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,<br /> Bhuti Sukul,<br /> [[Sudhir Kumar Chatterjee]],<br /> Monmohan Mukherjee,<br /> Rajen Sengupta,<br /> Neelmadhav Bhattacharya,<br /> Kanu Roy,<br /> Habul Sarkar,<br /> Abhilash Ghosh,<br /> Bijoydas Bhaduri<br /> (All posthumous)
|-
| 2011
|[[Pradip Kumar Banerjee]]
|-
| 2012
|[[Jarnail Singh (footballer)|Jarnail Singh]] (Posthumous)
|-
| 2013
|[[Balaidas Chatterjee]] (Posthumous)
|-
| 2014
|Arumoy Naigam
|-
| 2015
|[[Karuna Sankar Bhattacharya]] (Posthumous)
|-
| 2016
|[[Syed Nayeemuddin]]
|-
| 2017
|[[Subrata Bhattacharya (footballer)|Subrata Bhattacharya]]
|-
| 2018
|Pradip Chowdhury
|-
|2019
|[[Keshav Dutt]],<br />[[Prasun Banerjee]]
|-
|2020
|[[Gurbux Singh]],<br />[[Palash Nandy]]
|-
|2021
|[[Shibaji Banerjee]] (Posthumous)
|-
|2022
|[[Shyam Thapa]]
|}


==Filmography==
== Honours ==
* Arun Roy, ''[[Egaro|এগারো: The Immortal Eleven]]'' ({{trans|Eleven}}), 2011<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movie-reviews/egaro/movie-review/7366101.cms|title=Egaro, movie review|website=The Times of India|access-date=26 September 2018|archive-date=16 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220416094656/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movie-reviews/egaro/movie-review/7366101.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Banga Bibhushan]]: 2022 (the highest civilian honour in [[West Bengal]] given by the [[Government of West Bengal]])<ref>{{cite web |title=Proud Moment! |url=https://twitter.com/Mohun_Bagan/status/1550461894678708225 |website=Twitter |access-date=22 June 2022 |archive-date=22 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220722124545/https://twitter.com/Mohun_Bagan/status/1550461894678708225 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.millenniumpost.in/kolkata/3-iconic-city-football-clubs-to-receive-banga-bibhushan-486861|title=3 iconic city football clubs to receive Banga Bibhushan|website=www.millenniumpost.in|publisher=Millennium Post|location=Kolkata, West Bengal|date=22 July 2022|access-date=24 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220724070753/http://www.millenniumpost.in/kolkata/3-iconic-city-football-clubs-to-receive-banga-bibhushan-486861|archive-date=24 July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news9live.com/sports/football/not-clubs-but-institutions-mohun-bagan-east-bengal-mohammedan-receive-banga-bibhushan-award-from-west-bengal-cm-mamata-banerjee-from-bengal-govt-184984|title='Not clubs but institutions': Mohun Bagan, East Bengal, Mohammedan receive Banga Bibhushan award|website=www.news9live.com|publisher=News Nine|location=Kolkata, West Bengal|first=Sayan|last=Mukherjee|date=25 July 2022|access-date=25 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220725162640/https://www.news9live.com/sports/football/not-clubs-but-institutions-mohun-bagan-east-bengal-mohammedan-receive-banga-bibhushan-award-from-west-bengal-cm-mamata-banerjee-from-bengal-govt-184984|archive-date=25 July 2022}}</ref>


==See also==
== See also ==
* [[Club of Pioneers]]
* [[Mohun Bagan Super Giant]]
* [[Oldest football clubs]]
* [[Mohun Bagan AC (cricket)]]
* [[Mohun Bagan A.C. (cricket)]]
* [[Mohun Bagan AC (field hockey)]]
* [[Mohun Bagan SG (youth)]]


==References==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==Further reading==
== External links ==
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* {{cite book |last=Sen |first=Dwaipayan |year=2013 |chapter=Wiping the Stain Off the Field of Plassey: Mohun Bagan in 1911 |editor-last1=Bandyopadhyay |editor-first1=Kausik |editor-last2=Mallick |editor-first2=Sabyasachi |title=Fringe Nations in World Soccer |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-317-99810-5}}
* {{cite book |last=Sen |first=Ronojoy |year=2015 |chapter=The Empire Strikes Back: The 1911 IFA Shield and Football in Calcutta |title=Nation at Play: A History of Sport in India |publisher=Columbia University Press |isbn=978-0-231-16490-0}}
* {{cite book |last1=Kapadia |first1=Novy |year=2017 |title=Barefoot to Boots: The Many Lives of Indian Football |publisher=Penguin Random House |isbn=978-0-143-42641-7}}
* {{cite book |last=Mukhopadhay |first=Subir |title=সোনায় লেখা ইতিহাসে মোহনবাগান ({{Translation|Mohun Bagan in the history written in gold}}) |year=2018 |isbn=978-93-850172-0-9}}
* {{cite book |last1=Banerjee |first1=Argha |last2=Basu |first2=Rupak |title=মোহনবাগান: সবুজ ঘাসের মেরুন গল্প ({{Translation|Mohun Bagan: Green fields' Maroon stories}}) |year=2022 |publisher=Shalidhan |isbn=978-81-954667-0-2}}
* {{cite book |title=Soccer in South Asia: Empire, Nation, Diaspora |year=2001 |publisher=Frank Cass Publishers |location=[[London]], United Kingdom |isbn=978-0-7146-8170-2 |page=33 |last1=Dineo |first1=Paul |last2=Mills |first2=James |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=71JHZiiP3hoC |archive-date=25 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220725072732/https://books.google.co.in/books/about/Soccer_in_South_Asia.html?id=71JHZiiP3hoC&source=kp_book_description&redir_esc=y }}
*{{cite book |last1=Martinez |first=Dolores |last2=Mukharji |first2=Projit B |year=2009 |title=Football: From England to the World: The Many Lives of Indian Football |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nbzhAQAAQBAJ&q=kerala+footballer+in+Burma |publisher=[[Routledge]] |isbn=978-1-138-88353-6 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220702174505/https://books.google.co.in/books?id=nbzhAQAAQBAJ&dq=kerala+footballer+in+Burma&source=gbs_navlinks_s |archive-date=2 July 2022 }}
*{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QbUFaAEACAAJ |title=History of Indian Football: Upto 2009–10 |first=Nirmal |last=Nath |year=2011 |publisher=Readers Service |isbn=9788187891963 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220722172604/https://books.google.co.in/books/about/History_of_Indian_Football.html?id=QbUFaAEACAAJ&source=kp_book_description&redir_esc=y |archive-date=22 July 2022 }}
*{{cite book |first1=Boria |last1=Majumdar |first2=Kausik |last2=Bandyopadhyay |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V-sMYjZkpigC&pg=PA69 |title=A Social History Of Indian Football: Striving To Score |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210629140637/https://books.google.com/books?id=V-sMYjZkpigC&pg=PA69 |archive-date=29 June 2021 |publisher=[[Routledge]] |date=2006 |isbn=9780415348355 }}
*{{cite book |first1=Jaydeep |last1=Basu |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QeovtKLi-1sC |title=Stories from Indian Football |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221011131939/https://books.google.co.in/books/about/Stories_from_Indian_Football.html?id=QeovtKLi-1sC&source=kp_book_description&redir_esc=y |archive-date=11 October 2022 |publisher=UBS Publishers' Distributors |date=2003 |isbn=9788174764546 }}
*{{cite web |url=https://www.calcuttayellowpages.com/cricket.html |title=CALCUTTA — CRICKET CLUBS — Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) |archive-date=27 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427103907/https://www.calcuttayellowpages.com/cricket.html |website=calcuttayellowpages.com |publisher=Calcutta Yellow Pages Calcutta |access-date=31 January 2023 }}
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*{{cite web |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1150117/jsp/sports/story_19347595.jsp#.VxdCgvl97IV |title=Time to regain lost glory |date=17 January 2015 |first=Hariprasad |last=Chattopadhyay |website=telegraphindia.com |publisher=The Telegraph India |location=Kolkata |access-date=22 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160505102054/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1150117/jsp/sports/story_19347595.jsp#.VxdCgvl97IV |archive-date=5 May 2016 }}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/team/1911ifashield.html|title=The Mohun Bagan AC winning Team at the 1911 IFA-Shield|archive-date=4 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190204000719/http://www.indianfootball.de/team/1911ifashield.html|date=2008|access-date=26 November 2016|website=indianfootball.de|publisher=Indian Football Network|url-status=dead}}
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This article is about the multi-sports club. For the association football team, see Mohun Bagan Super Giant. For for Mohun Bagan SG U23s, U21s, U17s, and Academy (Football), see Mohun Bagan SG Youth and Academy. For the cricket team, see Mohun Bagan cricket team. For the field hockey team, see Mohun Bagan field hockey team.

Mohun Bagan Athletic Club
Full nameMohun Bagan Athletic Club
NicknameThe Mariners
Short nameMBAC
Founded15 August 1889; 136 years ago (1889-08-15) (as Mohun Bagan Sporting Club)[1]
Colors  Green
  Maroon

President: Debasish Dutta

General Secretary: Srinjoy Bose

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Template:Mohun Bagan AC sections Mohun Bagan Athletic Club is an Indian professional multi-sports club based in Kolkata, West Bengal. Founded in 1889, it is one of the oldest multi-sports clubs in Asia. The club has various sports departments like football, cricket, hockey, tennis, athletics and eSports.[2]

History[edit | edit source]

Bhupendra Nath Bose, the first president of Mohun Bagan

The foundation of Mohun Bagan stretches back into the 1880s when the neighborhood youth of presently known Fariapukur Lane in Shyambazar had set out in search for an ideal place to establish a football club, and came across a marble palace, Mohun Bagan Villa, owned by the family of a leading jute trader, Kirti Chandra Mitra.[3][4]

On 15 August 1889, after a meeting of three prominent aristocratic Bengali families of North Kolkata – the Mitra family, the Basu family, and the Sen family – presided over by Bhupendra Nath Basu himself, Mohun Bagan Sporting Club was formed.[3][4][5][6] Bhupendra Nath Basu became the first president of the newly founded club and Jyotindra Nath Basu was the first secretary of it.[3][5]

During the initial years, the meager ground inside the palace was used by the club for hosting matches, including their first match that was played against the team of Eden Hindu Hostel students, and lost 1–0.[3][7] The club management hugely emphasized providing memberships to the youth and maintained a strict code of conduct with an avowed objective of producing excellent sportsmen and imbuing them with impeccable moral and social values.[3]

At the first-anniversary assembly, the Presidency College students and members of the club invited their professor, F. J. Rowe, to attend. Rowe pointed out the inappropriate naming of the club and suggested replacing "Sporting" with "Athletic" since the club didn't indulge in sporting activities, like angling or rifle shooting.[7] Thus, the members agreed and renamed the club as Mohun Bagan Athletic Club.[4][7][3]

The second-anniversary assembly was presided by Sir Thomas Holland, who later became a member of the Executive Council of Governor-General of India. In 1891, with the help of the Maharaja Durga Charan Laha of Shyampukur, the club ground was relocated within his residential estate, now known as Laha Colony.[7] The club ground was later relocated to Shyam Square in Bagbazar, with the help of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation chairman, Henry Lee.[7] In 1900, Mohun Bagan became the partner of Presidency College and shared their ground at Maidan, where they would continue to play for 15 years.[7]

Mohun Bagan have a fierce rivalry with East Bengal, which is mainly focused on the century old footballing rivalry of the two clubs and they play the Kolkata Derby which is referred to as 'Boro Match' (Big Match) in Kolkata. However, cricket and hockey matches between Mohun Bagan and East Bengal have also witnessed some fierce contests, significant crowds and clashes among the supporters of the two clubs. Mohun Bagan also have a rivalry with Mohammedan, with whom they play the 'Mini Derby' and is also mainly a footballing rivalry.

Structure[edit | edit source]

Newly built Chuni Goswami Gate of Mohun Bagan AC in December 2023.

Mohun Bagan is registered as a society under Societies Registration Act, 1860 and West Bengal Societies Registration Act, 1961.[7] Unlike many other top sports clubs in the country which are limited companies, it is not possible to purchase shares in the club, but only membership. The registered members forms the Mohun Bagan Society, which takes part in the general elections for the appointment for various posts.[8] The club is governed by its own "constitution". Amendments and resolutions are passed via annual general meetings.[9]

Management[edit | edit source]

Office Name
President Debasish Dutta
Vice president Shoumik Bose
Manash Kumar Bhattacharya
Uttam Kumar Saha
Kunal Ghosh
Debasis Mitra
General Secretary Srinjoy Bose
Assistant General Secretary Satyajit Chatterjee
Finance Secretary Surajit Basu
Planning & Development Secretary Ranjan Basu
Football Secretary Swapan Banerjee
Youth Football Secretary Shilton Paul
Cricket Secretary Samrat Bhowmick
Hockey Secretary Shyamal Mitra
Tennis Secretary Sidhartha Roy
Athletics Secretary Pintu Biswas
Treasurer Sandipan Banerjee
Executive Members Someswar Bagui
Anupam Sahoo
Debaprasad Mukherjee
Debajyoti Basu
Kashi Nath Das
Mukul Sinha
Parthajit Das
Ranjan Bosu
Sanjoy Majumder
Sohini Mitra Chaubey
Sudipta Ghosh
Co-Operative Executive Members Debashis Roy
Arijit Banerjee
Sanjoy Ghosh

Last updated: 16 June 2025
Source: Mohun Bagan Athletic Club

Departments[edit | edit source]

Football[edit | edit source]

Main article: Mohun Bagan Super Giant

The Mohun Bagan football team is the most distinguished and revered department of this club. It was the original department with which the club was founded in 1889. The team plays its home matches mostly at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan and also at the Mohun Bagan Ground. It competes in the Indian Super League, the top tier of Indian football league system. The team is most notable for its victory over the East Yorkshire Regiment in the 1911 IFA Shield final. It is the most successful team in the country. In its 130th year of existence, the team was inducted into the "Club of Pioneers", a network of the oldest existing football clubs around the world, on 29 July 2019.[10]

Cricket[edit | edit source]

Main article: Mohun Bagan AC (cricket)

The Mohun Bagan cricket team participates in various tournaments for varying age groups conducted by the Cricket Association of Bengal. Currently, it participates in the CAB First Division League, CAB Senior Knockout, CAB Super League, and JC Mukherjee Trophy.[11] The team plays its home matches mostly at the Eden Gardens and also at the Jadavpur University Campus Ground. They have won over 100 major state-level trophies so far.[12] In past many big names like Sourav Ganguly, Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni and even Sri Lankan player Chaminda Vaas had played for the club.[13]

Hockey[edit | edit source]

Main article: Mohun Bagan AC (field hockey)

The Mohun Bagan hockey team participates in various tournaments for varying age groups conducted by the Hockey Bengal. The team plays its home matches mostly at the SAI Sports Complex of Salt Lake Stadium and also at the Mohun Bagan Ground. The club participates in the Calcutta Hockey League and the Beighton Cup. The team have won 41 major state titles which includes 25 CHL and 14 Beighton Cup titles.[12][14]

Athletics[edit | edit source]

Mohun Bagan has an athletics team, which is affiliated with the West Bengal Athletic Association, and participates in various tournaments of West Bengal.[15] The club also organizes Annual Athletic meets at the club ground.[16]

eSports[edit | edit source]

Mohun Bagan also took part in the inaugural season of e-ISL where the ISL teams competed to play the video game FIFA 22.

Club awards[edit | edit source]

Main article: Mohun Bagan AC season awards

Since 2001, 29 July is celebrated as Mohun Bagan Day in honor of the club's victory over East Yorkshire Regiment in the 1911 IFA Shield Final. To commemorate the day, the club organises an award distribution ceremony along with various festivities. Mohun Bagan Ratna is an award presented each year on Mohun Bagan Day to outstanding former players, irrespective of the sports played. The first recipient was former footballer Sailen Manna. Apart from the Mohun Bagan Ratna, other awards are also presented which often differ in categories each year, except for an award for the best footballer and cricketer of the season which were presented for most of the years.[17]

Honours[edit | edit source]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "History in Timeline of Indian Football". the-aiff.com. All India Football Federation. Archived from the original on 8 March 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  2. ↑ "Chronology of Important Sports Events — West Bengal". wbsportsandyouth.gov.in. Kolkata: Government of West Bengal – Department of youth services and sports. 2017. Archived from the original on 13 October 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Mukherjee, Anita (10 July 2021). "MOHUN BAGAN VILLA – GONE, BUT NOT FORGOTTEN". Breathing Roots. Archived from the original on 3 October 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Sengupta, Somnath (2 May 2010). "History Of Mohun Bagan (Part 1): The Success That Changed Indian Football". The Hard Tackle. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Mohun Bagan Football history by decade". Mohun Bagan Athletic Club. Archived from the original on 6 August 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  6. ↑ Bhattacharya, Ayan (10 September 2023). "বাংলা ভাগের ক্ষত কিভাবে বিষিয়ে দিল মোহনবাগান আর ইস্টবেঙ্গলকে?" [How did the wound of the partition of Bengal poisoned both Mohun Bagan and East Bengal?]. inscript.me (in Bengali). Kolkata: ইনস্ক্রিপ্ট বাংলা নিউজ. Archived from the original on 7 November 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 "The Beginning – 1889 to 1909". Mohun Bagan Club. Retrieved 5 May 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  8. ↑ Mullick, Sounak (29 October 2018). "Mohun Bagan elections conducted peacefully, Tutu Bose's panel expecting a landslide victory". Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  9. ↑ "Mohun Bagan Fans To Hold Protest Ahead Of Annual Members' Meeting | The Fan Garage (TFG)". thefangarage.com. 12 February 2021. Archived from the original on 12 February 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  10. ↑ "How will Mohun Bagan benefit from their inclusion in the Club of Pioneers?". Khel Now. 17 May 2019. Archived from the original on 29 October 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  11. ↑ Saha, Alapan (1 July 2024). "ত্রিমুকুট জয় ভবানীপুরের, সিএবি লিগ, প্রথম ডিভিশন ওয়ানডে খেতাবের পরে জেসি মুখার্জিতেও চ্যাম্পিয়ন" [JC Mukherjee also champions after Trimukut Jai Bhavanipur, CAB League, First Division ODI title]. sangbadpratidin.in (in Bengali). Kolkata: Sangbad Pratidin. Archived from the original on 2 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Trophy room". themohunbaganac.com. Archived from the original on 26 October 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  13. ↑ "When Virat Kohli appeared for Mohun Bagan in 2009". DNA India. 24 June 2018. Archived from the original on 28 November 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  14. ↑ "Teams with Most Wins in Prestigious Beighton Cup". hockeypassion.in. Hockey Passion. 2 November 2022. Archived from the original on 2 November 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  15. ↑ "27 বছর পরে রাজ্য অ্যাথলেটিক্স মিটে চ্যাম্পিয়ন মোহনবাগান". Etv Bharat. Archived from the original on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  16. ↑ "বার্ষিক অ্যাথলেটিক্স মিটে বাগানে উৎসবের আমেজ". Anandabazar Patrika. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  17. ↑ "Manna conferred Mohun Bagan Ratna Award". The Times of India. 29 July 2001. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 18 October 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  18. ↑ "Proud Moment!". Twitter. Archived from the original on 22 July 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  19. ↑ "3 iconic city football clubs to receive Banga Bibhushan". www.millenniumpost.in. Kolkata, West Bengal: Millennium Post. 22 July 2022. Archived from the original on 24 July 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  20. ↑ Mukherjee, Sayan (25 July 2022). "'Not clubs but institutions': Mohun Bagan, East Bengal, Mohammedan receive Banga Bibhushan award". www.news9live.com. Kolkata, West Bengal: News Nine. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.

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