Mohun Bagan Super Giant (football division of Mohun Bagan Athletic Club) is an Indian association football club based in Kolkata, West Bengal. Founded in 1889, it is one of the oldest football clubs in Asia. The club competes in the Indian Super League, the top tier of Indian football league system.
Mohun Bagan played their first match in 1889 against Eden Hindu Hostel. They won their first ever title in 1904, lifting Cooch Behar Cup. In 1911, Mohun Bagan became the first Indian club to win a major title, when they defeated the East Yorkshire Regiment, 2–1 to lift the IFA Shield. With 14 Federation Cup titles and 7 NFL/I-League/ISL titles, Mohun Bagan is the most successful club in major national tournaments. Mohun bagan have won more than 5000 matches in their football history, which is highest for an Indian club.
Domestic titles National Football League Mohun Bagan is the most successful club with 3 national league titles, along with East Bengal FC, who also has 3 titles.
Winners (3): 1997–98, 1999–2000, 2001–02 Runners-up (1): 2000–01
I-League Mohun Bagan has won the I-League twice, winning the first title in 2014–15.
Winners (2): 2014–15, 2019–20 Runners-up (3): 2008–09, 2015-16, 2016-17
Indian Super League Mohun Bagan has won an Indian Super League championship title, winning the first title in 2022–23 and won its first premiership title in 2023–24.
Regular season Winners (2): 2023–24, 2024–25 Runners-up (2): 2020–21, 2025–26
Playoffs Winners (2): 2022–23, 2024–25 Runners-up (2): 2020–21, 2023–24
Federation Cup With 14 titles, Mohun Bagan is by far the most successful team in India's most important Cup competition. Mohun Bagan is the only Indian club to have won Federation Cup three consecutive times on two separate occasions.
Winners (14): 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998, 2001, 2006, 2008, 2015–16 Runners-up (6): 1997, 1983, 1985, 2004, 2010, 2016–17
Indian Super Cup Mohun Bagan has won the Super Cup twice, winning the first title in 2007.
Winners (2): 2007, 2009 Runners-up (2): 1998, 1999
Durand Cup Mohun Bagan is the most successful team in Durand Cup, having won the title 17 times. Mohun Bagan is also the only Indian club to have won Durand Cup three consecutive times on two occasions. They are also the first Indian civilian club to be invited to participate in the Durand Cup.
Winners (17): 1953, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1974, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1994, 2000, 2023 Runners-up (14): 1950, 1961, 1970, 1972, 1978, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1997, 2004, 2009, 2019, 2024, 2026
Calcutta Football League Mohun Bagan won the Calcutta Football League for the first time in 1939. The first league title post independence came in 1951. The Mariners have clinched three consecutive league titles three times in their history. Mohun Bagan was the first club to win ten league titles in 1962.
Winners (31): 1939, 1943, 1944, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1969, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1997, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2018, 2026 Runners-up (40): 1916, 1920, 1921, 1925, 1929, 1934, 1940, 1945, 1946, 1948, 1950, 1958, 1966, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2012, 2019
IFA Shield In 1911 Mohun Bagan became the first Indian club to win IFA Shield by defeating East Yorkshire Regiment 2–1 in the final. The second IFA Shield title came in 1947. Between 1976 and 1979 the club won IFA Shield four consecutive times.
Winners (21): 1911, 1947, 1948, 1954, 1956, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1969, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1987, 1989, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2025 Runners-up (20): 1923, 1940, 1945, 1949, 1951, 1958, 1965, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1984, 1986, 1994, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2017, 2018
Rovers Cup Mohun Bagan is the most successful team in Rovers Cup, with 14 titles. They are also the first Indian civilian club to be invited to participate in the Rovers Cup.
Winners (14): 1955, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1976, 1977, 1981, 1985, 1988, 1991, 1992, 2000 Runners-up (10): 1923, 1948, 1956, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1986, 1987
Other titles Sikkim Gold Cup Winners (10) (record): 1984, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 2000, 2001, 2017 Bordoloi Trophy Winners (7) (record): 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1984, 1996, 2001 All Airlines Gold Cup Winners (8) (record): 1989, 1991, 1993, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2012 Cooch Behar Cup Winners (18) (record): 1904, 1905, 1907, 1912, 1916, 1921, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1931, 1935, 1936, 1941, 1944, 1948, 1949, 1962, 1972 Trades Cup (record) Winners (11): 1906, 1907, 1908, 1938, 1939, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1949, 1950, 1965 Lakshmibilas Cup Winners (7): 1909, 1910, 1928, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1941 Gladstone Cup Winners (4): 1905, 1906, 1908, 1911 Sait Nagjee Football Tournament Winners (2): 1978, 1981 DCM Trophy Winners (1): 1997 Darjeeling Gold Cup Winners (4): 1975, 1976, 1979, 1982 Assam Independence Gold Cup Winners (2): 1996, 1997 ATPA Shield Winners (1): 1993 McDowell's Cup Winners (1): 1996 Scissors Cup Winners (1): 1993 PNB Centenary Invitational Trophy Winners (1): 1995 J.C. Guha Memorial Trophy Winners (1): 1988 Shibdas Bhaduri Memorial Tournament Winners (1): 1993 Amritabazar Centenary Trophy Winners (1): 1968 Chief Ministers Cup (CM trophy), Lucknow Winners (1): 2024 Bhadreswar Gold Cup Winners (1): 2025
Trophy count TournamentWinnersNational Football League3sI-League2Federation Cup14Indian Super Cup2 Indian Super League Shield2sISL Cup2IFA Shield21Calcutta Football League31Durand Cup17Rovers Cup14Trades Cup11Total count266m
m Including minor trophies s Shared records
Goalscoring records Top scorers in National League/I-League/ISL RankingNationalityNameYearsGoals1Jose Ramirez Barreto1999-2004, 2006-201294By the numbers: Mohun Bagan soar past 600 goals in national league ESPN.in2Odafa Onyeka Okolie2011-2014513Dimi Petratos2022-294Baichung Bhutia2002-2003, 2006-2009255Sony Nordé2014–2019246Manvir Singh2020–21Chidi Edeh2009–2011Aser Pierrick Dipanda2017–20197Roy Krishna2020–202219
Only LEAGUE goals are Counted. ISL Playoff goals are NOT counted
Top scorers in Calcutta League RankingNationalityNameYearsGoals1Chuni Goswami1954-19681452Sisir Ghosh1985-1992, 1995-1996673Manas Bhattacharya1977-1980, 1982–1984,1986- 1988644Nanda Ray Chowdhury1935-1943635Ashok Chatterjee1961-1968, 1972586Subhash Bhowmick1970-1972, 1976-1978587Jose Ramirez Barreto1999-2004, 2006-2012578Keshto Pal1954-1959579Samar Banerjee1952-19595510Shyam Thapa1977-19835511Mohammad Akbar1976-19785112Pungab Kannan1966-1968, 1971, 1973-19755113Chima Okorie1991-1992, 1997-199960
Source: Ei Samay (newspaper)
AFC club record All stats as per Mohun Bagan official site
Season Competition Round Club 1st leg 2nd leg Agg. Highest Scorer 1987 Asian Club Championship Qualifying round Al-Rasheed SC 0–5 Sisir Ghosh(6 goals) Manang Marshyangdi Club 4–1 PAF FC 4–1 Mohammedan SC 2–2 1988–89 Asian Club Championship Qualifying round Crescent Textile FC 3–0Sisir Ghosh(5 goals) Kathmandu SC 4–2 Fanja SC 1–0 Semi-final round Kazma SC 1–0 Guangdong Hongyuan FC 3–0 Al-Rasheed SC 2–0 1990–91 Asian Cup Winners' Cup First round Dalian Shide FC 3–0 2–0 — 1994–95 Asian Club Championship Preliminary round Club Valencia 7–1 Tausif Jamal(4 goals) Ratnam SC 3–1 Second round Thai Farmers Bank FC 0–9 2–0 9–0 1995 Asian Club Championship First round Club Valencia 2–1 1–0 2–2(a)Manoharan, Satyabrata Bhowmik(1 goal each) 1999–00 Asian Club Championship First round Muktijoddha Sangsad KC 2–1 0–0 2–1 Chima Okorie, Dipendu Biswas(1 goal each) Second round Júbilo Iwata 1–0 3–0 2002–03 AFC Champions League Qualifying stage Saunders SC 0–2 3–1 4–3 Baichung Bhutia(4 goals) Club Valencia 2–2 0–6 3–2 Daejeon Hana Citizen 3–0 1–5 7–5 2007 AFC Cup Group stage Tampines Rovers FC 0–0 2–0 2–0 Lalawmpuia Pachuau(2 goals) Osotspa Samut Prakan FC 1–0 0–0 1–0 Pahang FC 1–7 2–0 3–2 2009 AFC Cup Group stage Al-Karamah SC 1–0 0–4 5–0Rakesh Masih(1 goal) Al-Wehdat SC 1–8 5–4 6–5 Kuwait SC 0–1 6–3 7–4 2016 AFC Champions League Qualifying stage Tampines Rovers FC 3–2Cornell Glen, Jeje Lalpekhlua, Katsumi Yusa(1 goal each) Shandong Taishan FC 0–8AFC CupGroup stage Maziya S&RC 5–3 1–1 6–3 Jeje Lalpekhlua(6 goals) South China AA 0–10 0–6 4–3 Yangon United FC 3–2 1–1 4–3 Round of 16 Tampines Rovers FC 1–22017AFC Cup Qualifying stage Colombo FC 1–4 2–1 4–3 Jeje Lalpekhlua(4 goals) Club Valencia 1–1 4–3 5–4 Group stage Bengaluru FC 2–1 3–2 4–3 Abahani Limited Dhaka 3–1 1–1 4–2 Maziya S&RC 0–1 5–3 5–32021AFC CupGroup stage Bengaluru FC2–0Roy Krishna (2 goals) Maziya S&RC3–1 Bashundhara Kings1–1Inter-zone play-offs Nasaf Qarshi0–62022AFC CupQualifying stage Blue Star SC5–4Liston Colaco (4 goals) Abahani Limited Dhaka3–1Group stage Gokulam Kerala FC2–5 Bashundhara Kings4–2 Maziya S&RC5–2Inter-zone play-offs Kuala Lumpur City FC1–62023–24AFC CupQualifying stage Machhindra F.C.3–1Jason Cummings (4 goals) Abahani Limited Dhaka3–1Group stage Odisha FC 4–0 2–5 6–5 Maziya S&RC 2–1 0–1 2–2 Bashundhara Kings 2–2 1–23–42024–25AFC Champions League TwoGroup stage Ravshan Kulob style="text-align:center; background:#CCFFCC;" style="text-align:center; background:#FFCCCC;" style="text-align:center;background :#CCFFCC" — Al-Wakrah style="text-align:center; background:#CCFFCC;" style="text-align:center; background:#FFCCCC;" style="text-align:center; background:#FFFFCC;" Tractor style="text-align:center; background:#FFFFCC;" style="text-align:center ; background:#FFCCCC;" style="text-align:center ; background:#FFCCCC;"2025–26AFC Champions League TwoGroup stage Sepahan style="text-align:center; background:#FFFFCC;" style="text-align:center; background:#FFFFCC;" style="text-align:center; background:#FFFFCC;" — Al-Hussein style="text-align:center; background:#FFFFCC;" style="text-align:center; background:#FFFFCC;" style="text-align:center; background:#FFFFCC;" Ahal style="text-align:center; background:#FFFFCC;" style="text-align:center; background:#FFFFCC;" style="text-align:center; background:#FFFFCC;"
Player records Club's all-time top goalscorer - Jose Ramirez Barreto (228 goals) Top goalscorer in National Football League/I-League - Jose Ramirez Barreto (94) Top goalscorer in Calcutta Football League - Chuni Goswami (145)
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