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ATK Mohun Bagan
File:ATK Mohun Bagan FC logo.svg
Full nameATK Mohun Bagan Football Club
Nickname(s)The Mariners
Short nameATKMB
FoundedJune 1, 2020; 4 years ago (June 1, 2020)
GroundSalt Lake Stadium
Mohun Bagan Ground
Capacity85,000
20,000
OwnerATK Mohun Bagan Pvt. Ltd.
ChairmanSanjiv Goenka
Head CoachAntonio López Habas
WebsiteClub website
Current season

ATK Mohun Bagan FC is an Indian professional football club based in Kolkata, West Bengal. The club competes in Indian Super League, the top flight of Indian football. This club was formed as part of a merger between the football section of multi-sport club Mohun Bagan and three times ISL winners ATK. The club began to 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 A.C. Former ATK coach Antonio López Habas is the current head coach of ATK Mohun Bagan. ATK Mohun Bagan shares a fierce rivalry known as the Kolkata Derby with long-time rivals East Bengal.[1] The first derby match was played on 8th August, 1921.[2] It also has 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. The Salt Lake Stadium serves as the club's home stadium, with a capacity of 85,000.

History

Background

Further information: Mohun Bagan A.C. and ATK (football club)

ATK Mohun Bagan was founded as part of a merger between Mohun Bagan and ATK.[3] Mohun Bagan were founded in 1889 as Mohun Bagan Sporting Club and are one of the oldest and most historic football clubs in India.[4] 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.[5] The club was a founding member of the National Football League (NFL), India's first domestic league, in 1996.[6] 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.[7] Mohun Bagan have also won the most Federation Cup titles (14) and second most Calcutta Football League titles (30).[8][9] ATK Football Club, founded on 7 May 2014 as Atlético de Kolkata, were a founding member of the Indian Super League.[10] 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.[11] The club would go on to win two of the first three Indian Super League finals in 2014 and 2016.[12] After three seasons, Atlético Madrid ended their partnership with the club and sold their ownership stake to Goenka.[13] The club was then rebranded as ATK.[13] In March 2020, ATK won their third and final championship, defeating Chennaiyin in the 2020 ISL final.[14]

Formation

Discussions to include Kolkata giants and I-League clubs Mohun Bagan and East Bengal had been ongoing since 2018.[15] 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 entity for the 2020–21 Indian Super League season.[16][17] It was also announced that the merged club would launch on 1 June 2020 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[18] The club's name was officially announced on 10 July 2020 as ATK Mohun Bagan.[19] 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.[19]

Club culture

Colours and crest

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.[19][20] The ''sailing boat'' was retained in the club's logo.[21]

Ownership

The club is owned by a consortium known as ATK Mohun Bagan Private Limited.[22] 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.[23] Mohun Bagan A.C. also acts a co-owner, owning 20% of the organization.[24]

Stadium

Salt Lake Stadium

Main article: Salt Lake Stadium

ATK Mohun Bagan will be playing matches at the Salt Lake Stadium, located in the Kolkata suburb of Bidhannagar in West Bengal.[25] 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.[26]

Mohun Bagan Ground

Main article: Mohun Bagan Ground

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. 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.[27]

Rivalries

ATK Mohun Bagan's biggest rivalry is with city rivals SC East Bengal and is popularly known as the Kolkata Derby. ATK 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

Main article: Kolkata Derby
The Kolkata Derby
The Kolkata Derby

Kolkata Derby or the Boro Match is a football match between ATK Mohun Bagan and East Bengal. The two clubs currently meet at least twice a year, twice in Indian Super League (ISL).

Till 27 November 2020, 372 matches have been played between the two teams (354 competitive matches and 18 exhibition games) out of which ATK Mohun Bagan FC (previously Mohun Bagan FC) has won 121 matches and SC East Bengal have won 129 times[28] (including all competitive matches and exhibition games) and rest of the matches ended in draws.[29]

The first match between the sides was played on 8 August 1921 in the Coochbehar Cup and the semifinal match ended in a 0–0 draw. Mohun Bagan won the replayed semifinal 3–0. The first ever derby goal was scored in that match by Rabi Ganguly and the other two goals were scored by Poltu Dasgupta and Abhilash Ghosh.

The first encounter in ISL was on 27 November 2020 at Tilak Maidan in Goa, where ATK Mohun Bagan FC beat SC East Bengal by a margin of 2–0.[30] Roy Krishna and Manvir Singh were the goal-scorers for Mohun Bagan.

Players

First-team squad

As of 28 November 2020[31]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF India IND Sumit Rathi
5 DF India IND Sandesh Jhingan(3rd captain)
6 FW India IND Manvir Singh
7 FW India IND Komal Thatal
8 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Carl McHugh
9 FW Australia AUS David Williams
10 FW Spain ESP Edu García (4th captain)
11 MF Australia AUS Brad Inman
12 GK India IND Avilash Paul
14 MF India IND Glan Martins
16 FW India IND Jayesh Rane
17 MF India IND Pronay Halder
18 MF India IND SK Sahil
19 MF Spain ESP Javi Hernández
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 DF India IND Pritam Kotal (2nd captain)
21 FW Fiji FIJ Roy Krishna (captain)
25 MF India IND Michael Regin
26 DF India IND Salam Singh
27 DF India IND Boris Singh Thangjam
29 GK India IND Arindam Bhattacharya (5th captain)
30 MF India IND Ningomba Engson Singh
31 GK India IND Arsh Anwer Shaikh
33 DF India IND Prabir Das
44 DF Spain ESP Tiri
79 DF India IND Subhasish Bose
99 FW India IND Md. Fardin Ali Molla

Other Players under Contract

As of 3 December 2020[32]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
22 FW India IND Jobby Justin
23 MF India IND Michael Soosairaj
— DF England ENG John Johnson
— MF India IND Kiyan Nassiri

Current technical staff

See also: List of Mohun Bagan A.C. managers and List of ATK managers

Position Name
Head Coach Spain Antonio López Habas[33]
Assistant Coach Spain Manuel Cascallana[34]
India Sanjoy Sen[35]
Goalkeeping Coach Spain Ángel Pindado[36]
Physiotherapists Spain Luis Alfonso Martinez
India Noel Augustine
India Bhaskar Sengupta
Physical Trainer Spain Alvaro Ros Bernal
Team Manager India Avishek Bhattacharjee
Kit Manager India Anirban Biswas

Statistics and records

Seasons

As of 11 January 2021
Season Indian Super League Finals Super Cup AFC Cup Top Scorer
P W D L GF GA Pts Position Player Goals
2020–21 11 6 3 2 11 5 21 2nd TBD TBD TBD FijiRoy Krishna 6

Head-to-Head summary in ISL

Opposition Span Played Won Draw Lost Win %
Bengaluru FC 2020– 1 1 0 0 100.00
Chennaiyin FC 2020– 1 0 1 0 100.00
SC East Bengal 2020– 1 1 0 0 100.00
FC Goa 2020– 2 1 1 0 75.00
Hyderabad FC 2020– 1 0 1 0 00.00
Jamshedpur FC 2020– 1 0 0 1 00.00
Kerala Blasters FC 2020– 1 1 0 0 100.00
Mumbai City FC 2020– 1 0 0 1 00.00
NorthEast United FC 2020– 1 1 0 0 100.00
Odisha FC 2020– 1 1 0 0 100.00

Head coaches record

As of 11 January 2021
Name Nationality From To P W D L GF GA Win%
Antonio López Habas  Spain 1 June 2020 Present 11 6 3 2 11 5 054.55

Honours

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