Mohun Bagan
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| Full name | ATK Mohun Bagan Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Mariners | ||
| Short name | ATKMB | ||
| Founded | 1 June 2020 | ||
| Ground | Salt Lake Stadium Mohun Bagan Ground | ||
| Capacity | 85,000 22,000 | ||
| Owner | ATK Mohun Bagan Private Limited (Sanjiv Goenka (RPSG), Sourav Ganguly & Utsav Parekh) (80%) (Mohun Bagan Football Club (India) Pvt. Ltd. & Swapan Sadhan Bose) (20%) | ||
| Director | Debashis Dutta | ||
| Manager | Antonio López Habas | ||
| League | Indian Super League | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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ATK Mohun Bagan Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Kolkata, West Bengal. The club competes in the Indian Super League, the top flight of Indian football. This new merged club was formed as part of a merger between football section of multi-sport club Mohun Bagan and former ISL side ATK. The club will begin play from the 2020–21 season. The club's principal owner is RPSG Group chairman Sanjiv Goenka. Former India cricketer Sourav Ganguly and Utsav Parekh also serve as co-owners, along with Mohun Bagan. Former ATK coach Antonio López Habas is the current head coach of ATK Mohun Bagan. The Salt Lake Stadium serves as the club's home stadium, with a capacity of 85,000.
History[edit]
Background[edit]
ATK Mohun Bagan was founded as part of a merger between Mohun Bagan and ATK.[1] Mohun Bagan were founded in 1889 as Mohun Bagan Sporting Club and are one of the oldest and most historic football clubs in India.[2] The club's most notable achievement came on 29 July 1911 when Mohun Bagan defeated East Yorkshire Regiment in the IFA Shield final. Mohun Bagan's victory was the first time an all-Indian football club had won the IFA Shield and became a symbol of nationalism during the Indian independence movement.[3] The club was a founding member of the National Football League (NFL), India's first domestic league, in 1996.[4] Since then, the club has gone on to win five league titles, three NFL and two in the I-League, becoming tied for most successful club in Indian football.[5] Mohun Bagan have also won the most Federation Cup titles (14) and second most Calcutta Football League titles (30).[6][7] ATK Football Club, founded on 7 May 2014 as Atlético de Kolkata, were a founding member of the Indian Super League.[8] The club was owned by a consortium consisting of RPSG Group founder Sanjiv Goenka, Harshavardhan Neotia, former Indian cricketer Sourav Ganguly, Utsav Parekh, and Spanish football club Atlético Madrid.[9] The club would go on to win two of the first three Indian Super League finals in 2014 and 2016.[10] After three seasons, Atlético Madrid ended their partnership with the club and sold their ownership stake to Goenka.[11] The club was then rebranded as ATK.[11] In March 2020, ATK won their third and final championship, defeating Chennaiyin in the 2020 ISL final.[12]
Formation[edit]
Discussions to include Kolkata giants and I-League clubs Mohun Bagan and East Bengal had been ongoing since 2018.[13] Discussions and rumors continued through 2019 before an announcement was made on 16 January 2020 that ATK owners RPSG Group bought an 80% stake in Mohun Bagan. As part of the purchase, it was announced that ATK would merge its brand with Mohun Bagan to create a new club for the 2020–21 Indian Super League season.[14][15] It was also announced that the new club would launch on 1 June 2020 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[16] The club's name was officially announced on 10 July 2020 as ATK Mohun Bagan.[17] It was also revealed that the club would retain the main colours of Mohun Bagan – green and maroon – and the club's new logo was also unveiled.[17]
Club culture[edit]
Team colours and crest[edit]
During the team's official unveiling on 10 July 2020 it was announced that the club would use the colours of Mohun Bagan – green and maroon – as their official colours.[17] It was also revealed by principal owner Sanjiv Goenka that ATK Mohun Bagan's secondary colours would be white and red of ATK with green and maroon stripes in it.[18] The club's logo also remained almost unchanged from the logo used by Mohun Bagan, featuring the sailing boat but with the word "ATK" included.[19]
Ownership[edit]
The club is owned by a consortium known as ATK Mohun Bagan Private Limited.[20] RPSG Group founder Sanjiv Goenka is the principal owner of the organization while former India cricketer Sourav Ganguly and businessman Utsav Parekh are co-owners.[21] Mohun Bagan Football Club also acts a co-owner, owning 20% of the organization.[22]
Stadium[edit]
Salt Lake Stadium[edit]
ATK Mohun Bagan will be playing matches at the Salt Lake Stadium, located in the Kolkata suburb of Bidhannagar in West Bengal.[23] A multi-purpose stadium, the stadium is mainly used to host football matches. The stadium was the home stadium for both ATK and Mohun Bagan.[24]
Mohun Bagan Ground[edit]
The stadium is owned by Mohun Bagan who currently use the stadium as a training ground. ATK Mohun Bagan owners have a plan to renovate the stadium in near future so that they can use this stadium for their home matces in Indian Super League.
Rivalries[edit]
Mohun Bagan's biggest rivalry is with city rivals SC East Bengal and is popularly known as the Kolkata Derby. Mohun Bagan also had an intense rivalry with Mohammedan SC but the importance of this match has fizzled out in past two decades due to the fact that the teams only meet once a year in the Calcutta Football League.
Kolkata Derby[edit]
Kolkata Derby or the Boro Match is a football match between Mohun Bagan and East Bengal. The two clubs currently meet at least 3 times a year, twice in Indian Super League and once in the Calcutta Football League. Till January 2020, 370 matches have been played between the two teams (327 competitive matches and 43 friendly or non-competitive exhibitions) out of which Mohun Bagan has won 119 matches and SC East Bengal have won 129 times[25] (including all competitive matches and friendlies) and rest of the matches ended in draws.[26] The first match between the sides was played on 8 August 1921 in the Coochbehar Cup and the semifinal match ended in a 0–0 draw. Mohun Bagan won the replayed semifinal 3–0. The first derby goal ever scored was scored in that match by Rabi Ganguly and the other two goals were scored by Poltu Dasgupta and Abhilash Ghosh. The first 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 2 consecutive derbies in 2 consecutive days (7 and 8 August 1935) and had the unique distinction of losing only 1 derby in a span of 7 years (1933 to 1939). A few notable victories include the Darbhanga Shield match on 5 September 1934, when Bagan won 4–1 (Amiyo Deb scored all the 4 goals, the only time a player scored 4 goals in this derby), and a 5–3 win in an I-League encounter on 25 October 2009 (Chidi Edeh scored 4 goals). They have won several derbies scoring 4 goals against East Bengal. One such instance was in Raja Memorial Shield final played on 6 August 1937 in the common ground of both the clubs (Salt Lake Stadium), where Bagan beat East Bengal 4–0 and Asit Ganguly scored 3 goals in that match.[27]
Players[edit]
First-team squad[edit]
- As of 1 November 2020[28]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Coaching staff[edit]
| Position | Name |
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| Head Coach |  Antonio López Habas[29]
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| Assistant Coach | Manuel Cascallana[30]
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 Sanjoy Sen[31]
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| Goalkeeping Coach | Ángel Pindado[32]
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| Physiotherapists | Luis Alfonso Martinez
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| Noel Augustine
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| Bhaskar Sengupta
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| Physical Trainer | Alvaro Ros Bernal
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| Team Manager | Avishek Bhattacharjee
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| Kit Manager | Anirban Biswas
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Statistics and records[edit]
Seasons[edit]
- As of 20 November 2020
| Season | Indian Super League | Finals | Super Cup | AFC Cup | Top Scorer | ||||||||
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| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Player | Goals | ||||
| 2020–21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | TBD | TBD | TBD | Roy Krishna | 2 |
Head coaches record[edit]
- As of 1 June 2020
| Name | Nationality | From | To | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Win% |
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| Antonio López Habas | Spain
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1 June 2020 | Present | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
References[edit]
- ↑ "ATK Mohun Bagan to retain green and maroon jersey; addition of 'ATK' to MB logo". Sony ESPN. 10 July 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ↑ "Indian Football – Mohun Bagan all-time Indian XI". Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ↑ "Remember this date in 1911: when Mohun Bagan beat a British football team to become national icons". Scroll.in. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ↑ "1st "Philips" National Football League 1996/97". indianfootball.de.
- ↑ Banerjee, Ritabrata (10 March 2020). "I-League: Mohun Bagan's win over Aizawl FC makes the Kolkata Derby inconsequential". Goal.com. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ↑ "India – List of Federation Cup Winners". RSSSF.
- ↑ "East Bengal, Mohun Bagan's Title Hegemony In Calcutta Football League Set To End After 61 Years". News Nation. 4 October 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ↑ Bag, Shamik (8 November 2014). "Football: Bend it like Ganguly". liveMint. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ↑ "Photos: Ganguly's ISL franchise named Atletico de Kolkata". Rediff.com. 7 May 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ↑ Sarkar, Dhiman (19 December 2016). "Atletico de Kolkata crowned ISL 2016 champions after beating Kerala Blasters FC". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Atletico Madrid deal over, will still be called ATK in ISL 2017: Sanjiv Goenka". Hindustan Times. 22 July 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ↑ "ISL Final Highlights: ATK beats Chennaiyin FC 3–1 to win record third title". The Hindu. 15 March 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ↑ "ISL management wants to merge ATK with Mohun Bagan for the next ISL". Anandabazar Patrika. 22 November 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Mohun Bagan, ATK announce merger; to play ISL next season". The Hindu. 16 January 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ↑ "RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group acquires majority stake in Mohun Bagan Football Club (India) Private Limited". Mohun Bagan Athletic Club. 16 January 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ↑ "Mohun Bagan not to reopen club tent due to spike in COVID-19 cases". The Hindu. 13 June 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 "OFFICIAL! ATK and Mohun Bagan to be known as ATK Mohun Bagan FC". Goal.com. 10 July 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ↑ "Dr. Sanjiv Goenka: I share the same passion for Green and Maroon as the fans". Indian Super League. 10 July 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ↑ "ATK Mohun Bagan retain iconic green and maroon jersey". Outlook. 10 July 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ↑ "ATK-Mohun Bagan Pvt. Ltd. to have five directors". Outlook. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ↑ "Sourav Ganguly named among ATK-Mohun Bagan Board of Directors". Khel Now. 5 July 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ↑ "ATK Mohun Bagan – The name ISL and I-League champions would play as". Goal.com. 8 June 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ↑ "ATK Mohun Bagan FC – Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan". Indian Super League.
- ↑ "Kolkata Maidan, Salt Lake Stadium heavily affected by Cyclone 'Amphan'". Yahoo Sports. 23 May 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ↑ "Kolkata Derby List". Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Kolkata Derby: Stats add intrigue to the Bagan-EB rivalry". sportstar.thehindi.com. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ↑ "Mohun Bagan beat East Bengal 5–3". 26 October 2009. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
- ↑ "Squad". Indian Super League. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ↑ "What the Coach Fiasco Tells Us About Future of Mohun Bagan After M̶e̶r̶g̶e̶r̶ Takeover by ATK". NewsClick. 21 March 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ↑ "Indian Football: ATK signs Atletico Madrid's Sports Scientist".
- ↑ "I hope Mohun Bagan fans will continue to support ATK-MB, says Sanjoy Sen". The Bridge. 20 June 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
- ↑ "Introducing our new Goalkeeping Coach Ángel Pindado to our ATK Family!".
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