Mohun Bagan Athletic Club
 |
|
| Full name | Mohun Bagan Athletic Club |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | The Mariners |
| Short name | MB |
| Founded | 15 August 1889 as Mohun Bagan Sporting Club |
| Ground |
Salt Lake Stadium Barasat Stadium Mohun Bagan Ground Rabindra Sarobar Stadium (most home games) |
| Capacity | 68,000 22,000 22,000 13,000 |
| President | Swapan Sadhan Bose |
| Head coach | Sanjoy Sen |
| League | I-League |
| 2016–17 | I-League, 2nd |
| Website | Club home page |
Mohun Bagan Athletic Club (English pronunciation: /mohon bagan/) is a football club based in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. The club was established in 1889 by Bhupendra Nath Bose and is the oldest existing football club in India. The club plays in the I-League, the top-flight domestic league of Indian football. Mohun Bagan had notable victory over East Yorkshire Regiment during the 1911 IFA Shield Final, which made them the first Indian club to win the prestigious title.
Mohun Bagan have won the top-tier football league in India four times, including the National Football League three times and the I-League once. They are the most successful team in the history of the Federation Cup having won the championship fourteen times. The club has also won several other accolades, including the Durand Cup (16 times), IFA Shield (22 times), and the Calcutta Football League (29 times). Till 2016, Mohun Bagan has won 248 trophies, which is highest by any Indian club.
The club contests the Kolkata Derby with long-time rivals East Bengal. is the Mohun Bagan derby vs East Bengal derby. The first ever derby got played on 8th Aug 1921 in cooch behar cup semi-final match, which ended in a goalless draw. Mohun bagan won the replayed match 3-0.
Mohun Bagan was established in 1889 by three famous aristocratic Bengali families of North Kolkata. Bhupendra Nath Bose was the first ever president of the club. The team won its first trophy in 1904, 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.
...
Wikipedia