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Mohun Bagan Athletic Club (Mohun Bagan AC) is the National sports club of India, best known for its football team, based in the city of Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Mohun Bagan AC is one of the oldest football clubs in Asia, having been established on 15 August 1889 and was later declared as the National Club of India. The first President of this club was Bhupendra Nath Bose. Mohun Bagan club has a complete Football Academy in collaboration with Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) at Durgapur (Durgapur, West Bengal).
The football team has been hugely successful since its establishment and has maintained its status as one of Indias most successful club having won multiple trophies of national significance. Federation Cup (India), Rovers Cup, Durand Cup, IFA Shield and National (National Football League (India)) & Domestic (Calcutta Football League) League to name a few. Mohun Bagan was the first Indian team to defeat a European team, when the team defeated the East Yorkshire Regiment, 2-1 to lift the 1911 IFA Shield. Mohun Bagan has carried on an intense local rivalry with the East Bengal Club.
Allias Name: Mariners
Fullname: Mohun Bagan Athletic Club
Founded: 1889
Ground: flagiconIndia Salt Lake Stadium,(Yuva Bharati Krirangan), capacity = 120,000 ,Mohun Bagan Ground, capacity = 22,000
Secretary: Anjan Mitra
Manager: Biswajit Bhattacharjee Indian (File:Flag of India.svg)
League: I-League , Calcutta Football League
Season: 2008-09
Position: I-League, 2nd
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