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Further information: List of Kolkata Derby Matches

Kolkata Derby
The Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan on a matchday of Kolkata Derby in 2020
Other namesBoro Match transl. Big Match
LocationKolkata, West Bengal
Teams
First meeting
Latest meetingEast Bengal 0–1 Mohun Bagan
2023 Durand Cup (3 September 2023)
BroadcastersStar Sports (Indian Super League)
StadiumsVivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan
East Bengal Ground
Mohun Bagan Ground
Kanchenjunga Stadium
Eden Gardens
Statistics
Meetings totalTotal: 391
Competitive: 367[3]
Top scorerBhaichung Bhutia (19)
All-time seriesTotal:
East Bengal: 138
Mohun Bagan: 128
Drawn: 125
Competitive:
East Bengal: 133
Mohun Bagan: 118
Drawn: 116
Largest victoryEast Bengal 5–0 Mohun Bagan
30 September 1975
(IFA Shield Final)
Location of the two teams in Kolkata, as well as Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, the shared home ground of the two clubs.

The Kolkata Derby (locally known as "Boro Match") is the football match in Kolkata, between East Bengal and Mohun Bagan.[4] The rivalry between these two teams is over 100 years old, and the matches witnessed large audience attendance and rivalry between patrons. It is considered to be one of the biggest Asian footballing rivalry. The first match was played on 8 August 1921 in Cooch Behar Cup and latest match of this historical derby was played on 3rd September 2023 in Durand Cup. The Kolkata Derby is considered to be greatest derby in Asian Football and also one of the biggest derbies in the world.[5]

The two clubs meet at least 3 times a year, twice in the Indian Super League and once in the Calcutta Football League. Often these two clubs met in other competitions like the Durand Cup, IFA Shield, Super Cup etc.

Both clubs have large and dedicated fan bases around the world, and represent a specific class of Bengali people, Mohun Bagan represents people existing in the western part of Bengal (known as Ghotis), while East Bengal is primarily supported by people hailing from the eastern part of pre-independence Bengal (known as Bangals). Culturally, this derby is very similar to the Scottish Professional Football League's Old Firm derby, since a majority of the Mohun Bagan supporters represent the 'nativist' population (similar to Rangers) and a majority of the East Bengal fans represent the 'immigrant' population (similar to Celtic).[6][7] The celebrations of a derby win is traditionally marked with dishes prepared from either ilish or golda chingri, depending on which team wins.[8] The East Bengal supporters celebrate their win with ilish courses, being associated to the eastern region of Bengal (now Bangladesh), where as the Mohun Bagan fans celebrate with courses of golda chingri.[9]

Origins

Further information: Football in Kolkata

Mohun Bagan is one of the oldest existing club of India having been established in 1889 in the city, then known under its anglicized name, Calcutta and till date one of the two most successful clubs in India, the other being East Bengal. The significant British influence in what was, until 1911, the nation's capital, ensured the game flourished, drawing players from other regions, and it is against this backdrop in which today's rivalry took root.

In 1920, the Jora Bagan club took field against Mohun Bagan who chose play without their star halfback Sailesh Bose, much to the chagrin of club vice-president Suresh Chandra Chaudhuri.[10] Such was the industrialist's displeasure, he decided to form a new club and East Bengal was born. As Chaudhuri and his co-founders hailed from eastern part of Bengal, essentially now modern-day Bangladesh, the club became an identity for the people who migrated from that region during the partition of Bengal. This resulted in the clubs being backed by two different socioeconomic groups, although this has largely changed over period of time. The first ever clash happened on 8 August 1921 in Cooch Behar Cup semifinal which ended in a goalless draw. Mohun Bagan would win the following replayed match on 10 August 1921 by defeating East Bengal 3–0, courtesy to the goals from Rabi Ganguly, Paltu Dasgupta and Abhilash Ghosh. But due to tournaments like this not regarded as official events and Calcutta Football League being the only official competition, the first official meeting is considered to be the CFL match-up held on 28 May 1925 at the Calcutta Football Ground (now Mohun Bagan Ground) where East Bengal won 1–0 with the help of a solitary goal from Nepal Chakraborty.

Due to lack of proper maintenance and restoration of data, after many researches, the overall matches including competitive, walk overs and friendlies matches data have been retrieved as far as possible. Though the data is just an approximation, as of 27 November 2021, it is believed that the tally of overall meetings stands at 384 matches up till now, where East Bengal have been triumphant 132 times while Mohun Bagan 127 times, which also includes a walkover.[3]

Colours

Traditional

The earliest kit worn by the Mohun Bagan
The earliest kit worn by the East Bengal

Current

Mohun Bagan Super Giant
East Bengal

Brief history of the Derby

News report, by The Statesman, of first official Kolkata Derby, that took place on 28 May 1925.
News report, by The Statesman, of second Kolkata Derby, that took place on 11 August 1925, which was the replayed semi-final of Cooch Behar Cup after it went into a goalless draw the first time.

The 1960s proved a golden period for Mohun Bagan and it concluded in perfect fashion for the Mariners. Having already won the league, Mohun Bagan then did the double, defeating their rivals on their own ground in the IFA Shield final. The 3–1 victory credited to the then revolutionary 4–2–4 formation employed by innovative coach Amal Dutta.

The wheel eventually turned, and the 1970s was East Bengal's decade. The Red and Gold Brigade remained undefeated in the Derbies for 1932 days.[a] In fact, they lost only one derby (that too outside Kolkata) in six years (1970 to 1975) which culminated in a 5–0 IFA Shield win over their great rivals. The Red and Golds won with a record 5–0 scoreline and, with it, a record of five consecutive Shield victories. Such was the ignominy surrounding the heavy defeat that several Mohun Bagan players spent the night holed up on a boat in the Ganges trying to escape the wrath of shell-shocked supporters.[11] Umakanto Palodhi, an ardent Mohun Bagan fan, committed suicide. He wrote in his suicide note that in his next life he will born as a Mohun Bagan footballer and will take revenge of that 0–5 defeat.[12]

On 16 August 1980, 16 football fans died due to stampede and riot inside the Eden Gardens stadium, Kolkata on the occasion of a Kolkata Derby match in the Calcutta Football League.

Further information: Football Lover's Day

The tables turned again. Mohun Bagan won 8 derbies in a row scoring 16 goals in total thus humiliating the red and golds. The most memorable derby on many accounts took place in 1997 at the semi-final of the Federation Cup, when a remarkable crowd of 131,781[13] – a record attendance for any sport in India – filled a heaving Salt Lake Stadium. India's most recognizable footballer, Baichung Bhutia, took centre stage, scoring a hat-trick as East Bengal triumphed 4–1. In 2009, Mohun Bagan beat East Bengal 5–3 with Chidi Edeh scoring a hat-trick for Bagan.

On 6 September 2015, another memorable derby took place when East Bengal FC equaled the record for the highest margin of victory in a Calcutta Football League Derby as they triumphed 4–0 against Mohun Bagan. South Korean forward Do Dong-hyun scored a free-kick brace while Mohammed Rafique and Rahul Bheke scored the other two as the Red and Gold brigade matched their own record which they set back on 23 May 1936, when they defeated the Green and Maroons by the similar 4–0 scoreline with goals from Laxminarayan, K. Prasad, Murgesh and Majid.

On 29 January 2022, ATK Mohun Bagan beat East Bengal 3–1 scores with a hat-trick from Kiyan Nassiri, son of former East Bengal player Jamshid Nassiri, and became the youngest player to score a hat-trick in the derby. East Bengal lost six consecutive derbies since 2019— one in the Durand Cup, one in the I-League and the rest in the ISL.

First official derby

Calcutta Football League
East Bengal1–0Mohun Bagan
Nepal Chakravarty Report
Calcutta Ground (now Mohun Bagan Ground), Calcutta
Referee: C. R. Clayton

India
Purna
India
Prafulla
India
Santosh
India
Nani
India
Bijay
India
Haran
India
Surya
India
Hemanga
India
Nepal
India
Mana
India
Mona
GK India Purna Das
DF India Prafulla Chatterjee
DF India Santosh Ganguly
MF India Bijay Hari Sen
MF India Haran Saha
MF India Nani Gosai
ST India Surya Chakravarty
ST India Hemanga Bose
ST India Mona Dutta
ST India Nepal Chakravarty
ST India Mana Mallick
Captain Mona Dutta

India
Nripen
India
Gostho
India
R.Das
India
Sudhangshu
India
Tarak
India
Balai
India
M. Ghosh
India
Rabi
India
Umapati
India
Poltu
India
Khetra
GK India Nripen Bhaduri
DF India Gostha Pal
DF India R.Das
MF India Tarak Sur
MF India Balai Chatterjee
MF India Sudhangshu Bose
ST India M. Ghosh
ST India Rabi Ganguly
ST India Poltu Das Gupta
ST India Umapati Kumar
ST India Khetra Bose
Captain Gostha Pal

Statistics

Trophy counts

Major Honours (International, National and State)

This following table includes only those titles recognised and organised by the AFC, AIFF and IFA:[14][15]

Competition Mohun Bagan East Bengal
ASEAN Club Championship 0 1
Indian Super League 1 0
National Football League / I-League 5 3
Federation Cup 14 8
Durand Cup 17 16
Indian Super Cup 2 3
Calcutta Football League 30 39
IFA Shield 22 29
Rovers Cup 14 10
Total 105 109

Recent results of Kolkata Derby

Further information: List of Kolkata Derby Matches

The records of the meetings between the sides since 2014 have been listed below.

Date Home Team Result Away Team Stadium Competition
3 September 2023 East Bengal 0-1 Mohun Bagan SG Vivekananda Yuva Bharati Krirangan Durand Cup
12 August 2023 Mohun Bagan SG 0–1 East Bengal Vivekananda Yuva Bharati Krirangan Durand Cup
25 February 2023 East Bengal 0–2 Mohun Bagan Vivekananda Yuva Bharati Krirangan ISL
29 October 2022 Mohun Bagan 2–0 East Bengal Vivekananda Yuva Bharati Krirangan ISL
28 August 2022 East Bengal 0–1 Mohun Bagan Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan Durand Cup
29 January 2022 Mohun Bagan 3–1 East Bengal Fatorda Stadium ISL
27 November 2021 East Bengal 0–3 Mohun Bagan Tilak Maidan ISL
19 February 2021 Mohun Bagan 3–1 East Bengal Fatorda Stadium ISL
27 November 2020 East Bengal 0–2 Mohun Bagan Tilak Maidan ISL
15 March 2020 East Bengal –[b] Mohun Bagan Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan I-League
19 January 2020 Mohun Bagan 2–1 East Bengal Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan I-League
1 September 2019 Mohun Bagan 0–0 East Bengal Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan CFL
27 January 2019 Mohun Bagan 0–2 East Bengal Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan I-League
16 December 2018 East Bengal 3–2 Mohun Bagan Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan I-League
2 September 2018 East Bengal 2–2 Mohun Bagan Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan CFL
21 January 2018 East Bengal 0–2 Mohun Bagan Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan I-League
3 December 2017 Mohun Bagan 1–0 East Bengal Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan I-League
24 September 2017 East Bengal 2–2 Mohun Bagan Kanchenjunga Stadium CFL
14 May 2017 Mohun Bagan 2–0 East Bengal Barabati Stadium Federation Cup
9 April 2017 Mohun Bagan 2–1 East Bengal Kanchenjunga Stadium I-League
12 February 2017 East Bengal 0–0 Mohun Bagan Kanchenjunga Stadium I-League
7 September 2016 East Bengal 3–0[c] Mohun Bagan Kalyani Stadium CFL
2 April 2016 East Bengal 2–1 Mohun Bagan Kanchenjunga Stadium I-League
23 January 2016 Mohun Bagan 1–1 East Bengal Kanchenjunga Stadium I-League
6 September 2015 East Bengal 4–0 Mohun Bagan Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan CFL
28 March 2015 Mohun Bagan 1–0 East Bengal Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan I-League
17 February 2015 East Bengal 1–1 Mohun Bagan Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan I-League
31 August 2014 East Bengal 3–1 Mohun Bagan Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan CFL
1 March 2014 East Bengal 1–1 Mohun Bagan Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan I-League
11 January 2014 East Bengal 0–1 Mohun Bagan Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan CFL

Last updated: 3 September 2023
Source: soccerway.com

  • Since 2014, 30 matches have been played between the teams where:
  1. Mohun Bagan won: 15
  2. East Bengal won: 7 (including 2016 CFL walkover)
  3. 8 matches were draws.
  • Highest scorer in a single match — Chidi Edeh (Mohun Bagan), scored 4 goals in 2009.

Head-to-head ranking in National Football League/I-League and Indian Super League

1996–97 to 2022-23

R/S National Football League I-League Indian Super League
1[d] 2[e] 3[f] 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
4 4 4 4 4 4
5 5 5 5 5
6 6 6 6
7 7 7
8 8 8 8
9 9 9 9 9
10 10
11 11
12
13
14

Note: Red & Gold refers to East Bengal, while Green & White refers to Mohun Bagan

See also

Notes

  1. ^ East Bengal FC lost to Mohun Bagan, first time since their 3–1 defeat in the IFA Shield Final on 20 September 1969, after 1932 days, on 5 January 1975, in the Durand Cup Semi Final at the Ambedkar Stadium, Delhi by 1–0.
  2. ^ Match was cancelled due to the spread of COVID-19 in India.
  3. ^ Match was turned into a walkover win for East Bengal after Bagan decided not to field a team for this game as they claimed their team should've got some time to practice on the pitch which they weren't allowed to, and hence East Bengal was awarded 3 goals and walkover victory.
  4. ^ Mohun Bagan did not qualify in the first season, but was given entry in the next season by then AIFF president Priya Ranjan Dashmunshi
  5. ^ Only Championship Stage matches taken into account.
  6. ^ Only Championship Stage matches taken into account.

References

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  2. ^ "A trip down memory lane".
  3. ^ a b Sharma, Amitabha Das (27 November 2020). "ISL 2020-21, Kolkata Derby: Stats add intrigue to East Bengal vs Mohun Bagan rivalry". Sportstar. Archived from the original on 27 November 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  4. ^ Caless, Kit (19 February 2017). "クリケットの街から眺めるインドサッカー界の未来" [The future of Indian football seen from the city of cricket]. vice.com (in Japanese). Vice Japan. Archived from the original on 28 January 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  5. ^ Adnan Bhat. "The Kolkata derby: Asia's fiercest footballing rivalry". www.aljazeera.com. Archived from the original on 26 August 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  6. ^ "100 years of Kolkata derby". 19 February 2021. Archived from the original on 4 May 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
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  8. ^ Sen, Shomini (7 September 2016). "East Bengal vs Mohun Bagan: The War Between Hilsa and Prawns". News18. Archived from the original on 27 March 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  9. ^ Nag, Utathya. "Mohun Bagan vs East Bengal rivalry: Divided by cultures, united by passion". Olympics. Olympics. Archived from the original on 27 March 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  10. ^ "কলকাতা ডার্বি". sobbanglay.com. September 2018. Archived from the original on 19 November 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  11. ^ "Mohun Bagan's ATK Merger – What Do the Fans Think?". The Quint. 21 January 2020. Archived from the original on 22 January 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  12. ^ "The real meaning of the Kolkata Derby". Economic Times Blog. 13 February 2017. Archived from the original on 11 December 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  13. ^ K Bhaskaran (23 July 1997). "Counting chickens before the eggs are laid". rediff.com. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  14. ^ "TROPHY ROOM - Mohun Bagan Athletic Club". Archived from the original on 10 June 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  15. ^ "Trophy Room of Quess East Bengal FC | Official Website". Archived from the original on 9 June 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2019.

Further reading

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