3. history
Mohun Bagan Athletic Club(Mohun Bagan AC) is a
national sports club, best known for its football team.
Mohun Bagan AC is one of the oldest football club in
Asia.
Mohun Bagan was established on 15 august in 1889(129
years ago) by three famous aristocratic Bengali families of
North Kolkata.
Bhupendra Nath Bose was the first ever president of the
club.
The team won its first trophy in 1904, when they won the
Coochbehar Cup.
In 1905 Mohun Bagan reached the finals of the Gladstone
cup which was held in Chinsurah where they defeated the
reigning IFA Shield champions Dalhousie 6-1.
4. Most Mohun Bagan players played bare feet
while East Yorkshire Regiment played with
proper footballing equipment. This win was
considered a landmark victory in the Indian
Freedom struggle.
In 1911 Mohun Bagan created history by becoming the first Indian
club to win the IFA Shield after defeating East Yorkshire Regiment 2-1
on July 29.
Mohun Bagan Fight for Indian Independence
5. Mohun Bagan played their first match in first division of
Calcutta Football League on 15 May 1915 against Calcutta
Club.
In 1939 Mohun Bagan won their first ever Calcutta Football
League title.
Mohun Bagan got incredible success from 1933 to 1939
where they won 29 trophies. During that phase, out of 23
derbies, they beat East Bengal 12 times (including 1 walk over
win), drew 10 matches and lost only 1 to their archrivals. It
was a golden period in the history of the club.
In 1947 Mohun Bagan became the first Indian club to win
the IFA Shield post independence.
In 1954 the Green & Maroons became the first ever club to
clinch the double crown of Kolkata---the IFA Shield and
Calcutta Football League.
6. In 1977 Mohun Bagan played a
friendly match against the famous
North American Soccer League club
New York Cosmos which featured
the legendary Brazilian footballer,
Pele. The match, which took place
at Eden Gardens, had a match
attendance of 80,000 and ended in
a 2-2 draw.
In 1981 Mohun Bagan won their first standalone
Federation Cup title beating Mohammedan 2-0.
In 1998 Mohun Bagan won the treble by winning the IFA
Shield.
In 2007 Mohun Bagan won their first Super Cup title by
defeating Dempo by a score of 4-0.
Legendary Pele against Mohun Bagan
7. Along with Kahn, stars like Ze Roberto and
Toni Kroos (who then played for Bayern’s
youth team) were also present in the
Bayern team. The match was played on 27
May 2008 at the Salt Lake Stadium.
A year later in 2008 Mohun Bagan players
got the opportunity to play against German
international, Oliver Khan in his official
testimonial for Bayern Munich.
Mohun Bagan AC VS Bayern Munich FC
8. Maradona visits Mohun Bagan
The God entered the
temple! Maradona visits
the Mohun Bagan tent
and then entertains a
houseful stadium at the
Mohun Bagan club
ground.
The two Legends(Pele and
Maradona) of world football
have connected with the
National Football Club of
India, Mohun Bagan…
(07-Dec-2008)
9. On 31 May 2015, Mohun Bagan claimed
their first ever I-League title (in
addition to their previous 3 National
Football League titles) after a 1-1 draw
with Bengaluru FC, in the league’s final
match.
Mohun Bagan became the first Indian
club to qualify to the second round of
AFC Champions League qualifiers when they
defeated Singapore based club Tampines
Rovers on 27 January 2016.
Mohun Bagan recorded the biggest margin
of victory by an Indian club South China
10. Colours and Crests
The Colours of Mohun
Bagan have traditionally
been Green and
Maroon. In recent times
though the club has
used a more white
dominant away kit for
use in away matches.
Colours:
Home
Away
11. Crests:
The initial crest of the club
however consisted of the
picture of a royal Bengal
tiger amidst a dense jungle.
The current crest of the club
is circular in shape and
consists of a sailing country
boat painted in green and
maroon colours.
14. Some honorable trophies achieved
Mohun Bagan
IFA-Shield Durand Cup
I-League Sikkim Gold Federation Cup
15. Mohun Bagan Day
Mohun Bagan has been celebrated since 2001 on 29 July each year in
honour of Mohun Bagan’s victory over East Yorkshire Regiment in the 1911
IFA Shield Final.
Mohun Bagan Ratna:
16. Players
First-Team Squad:
As of 25 Nov 2017.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players
may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
17. Some great players of Pre and Post
Independent Era:
Sailen
Manna
Gostha
Paul
Chuni
Goswami
Pradip
Kumar
Banerjee
Prasun
Banerje
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Subrata
Bhattacharjee
Jose
Ramirez
Barreto
Katsumi
Yusa
Krishanu
Dey Sony
Norde
Syed
Nayeemu
ddin
Shibdas
Bhaduri
18. Supporters
Mohun Bagan have historically enjoyed the privilege of possessing
the biggest fan base in India and one of the biggest, globally. The fans
known as Mariners (The nickname(s) of Mohun Bagan) have the
distinction of the highest attendance in I-League matches. There are
sevaral fan clubs dedicated to Mohun Bagan in different parts of
India.The grand reception when, by
some estimates, over 200,000
fans gathered to great the 2014-
2015 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.
19. Celebrity Mohun Bagan fans
include Dr. Ranjendra Prasad,
Kazi Nazrul Islam, Premendra
Mitra, Hemendra Kumar Ray, K.C
Nag, Manna Dey, Jyoti Basu, R.D.
Burman, Sourav Ganguly,
Amitabh Bachchan, Satyajit Ray,
Uttam Kumar, Mithun
Chakraborty, Shakti
20. Rivalries
Mohun Bagan’s biggest rivalry is with city rivals east Bengal and is popularly known
as the Kolkata Derby. Mohun Bagan also had a keen rivalry with Mohammedan SC till
2000s but the importance of this match has fizzled out in past one and half decades
due to the fact that the terms only met once a year in the Calcutta Football league.
Kolkata
Derby:
Kolkata Derby is the football match between Mohun
Bagan and East Bengal. The two clubs currently
meet at least 3 times a year, twice in I-League andonce in the Calcutta Football League. Mohun Bagan recorded
big victory margins of 3 or more goals over their archrivals on
numerous occasions. The 5-3 win in an I-League encounter on
25 October 2009(Chidi Edeh score 4 goals).The rivalry between these two teams is
almost 100 years old, highest
attendance was more than 1.65 lakhs
spectator, and features in the FIFA’s
classic derby list. The matches witness
large audience attendance and rivalry
between patrons. It is considered to be
Asia’s Biggest rivalry.