The Kolkata Derby (locally known as "Boro Match"; bn, বড় ম্যাচ) is the
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
match in
Kolkata
Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, comme ...
, between
East Bengal
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and
ATK Mohun Bagan
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. The club, which was formed as a merger between the football section of m ...
(
Mohun Bagan
Mohun Bagan Athletic Club is an Indian professional sports club based in Kolkata, West Bengal. Founded in 1889, its football section is one of the oldest in India and Asia. The club is most notable for its victory over East Yorkshire Regiment ...
till
2019–20). In January 2020, the owners of a Kolkata based
Indian Super League
The Indian Super League (ISL) is an Indian professional league for men's association football clubs. At the top of the Indian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Organised by the All India Football Federat ...
club
ATK merged their brand with the football department of
Mohun Bagan
Mohun Bagan Athletic Club is an Indian professional sports club based in Kolkata, West Bengal. Founded in 1889, its football section is one of the oldest in India and Asia. The club is most notable for its victory over East Yorkshire Regiment ...
to become
ATK Mohun Bagan
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. The club, which was formed as a merger between the football section of m ...
. The rivalry between these two teams is almost 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 Coochbehar Cup and latest match of this historical derby was played on 29 October 2022 in
Indian Super League
The Indian Super League (ISL) is an Indian professional league for men's association football clubs. At the top of the Indian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Organised by the All India Football Federat ...
. The Kolkata Derby is considered to be greatest derby in Asian Football and also one of the biggest derbies in the world.
The two clubs meet at least 3 times a year, twice in the
Indian Super League
The Indian Super League (ISL) is an Indian professional league for men's association football clubs. At the top of the Indian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Organised by the All India Football Federat ...
and once in the
Calcutta Football League
The Calcutta Football League (CFL) is a ladder-based football competition in the Indian state of West Bengal, organised by Indian Football Association (WB), under state football leagues in India. Due to sponsorship reasons, the league is off ...
. Often these two clubs met in other competitions like the
Durand Cup
The Durand Football Tournament, commonly known as Durand Cup, is an annual domestic football competition in India which was first held in 1888 in Shimla. Hosted by the Durand Football Tournament Society (DFTS) and All India Football Federation ...
,
IFA Shield
The IFA Shield is an annual football competition organized by the Indian Football Association. The IFA is the governing body of football in the state of West Bengal, came into existence in 1893. Named after the association, the IFA Shield tourn ...
,
Super Cup
A super cup is a competition, usually but not exclusively in association football, which often forms the 'curtain raiser' to a season, and typically involves only two teams who have qualified through success in other competitions during the prev ...
etc.
Both clubs have huge and dedicated fan bases around the world, and represent a specific class of
Bengali people
Bengalis (singular Bengali bn, বাঙ্গালী/বাঙালি ), also rendered as Bangalee or the Bengali people, are an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group originating from and culturally affiliated with the Bengal region of S ...
, Mohun Bagan represented people existing in the
western part of
Bengal
Bengal ( ; bn, বাংলা/বঙ্গ, translit=Bānglā/Bôngô, ) is a geopolitical, cultural and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal, predom ...
(known as ''
Ghotis''), while East Bengal is primarily supported by people hailing from the eastern part of pre-independence
Bengal
Bengal ( ; bn, বাংলা/বঙ্গ, translit=Bānglā/Bôngô, ) is a geopolitical, cultural and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal, predom ...
(known as ''
Bangals''). Culturally, this derby is very similar to the
Scottish Professional Football League
The Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) is the national men's association football league in Scotland. The league was formed in June 2013 following a merger between the Scottish Premier League and the Scottish Football League. As ...
's
Old Firm
The Old Firm is the collective name for the Scottish football clubs Celtic and Rangers, which are both based in Glasgow. The two clubs are by far the most successful and popular in Scotland, and the rivalry between them has become deeply em ...
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
Celtic, Celtics or Keltic may refer to:
Language and ethnicity
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**Celts (modern)
*Celtic languages
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*Celtic nations
Sports Fo ...
). The celebrations of a derby win is traditionally marked with dishes prepared from either ''
ilish
The ilish (''Tenualosa ilisha'') ( bn, ইলিশ, translit=iliś; also known as the ilishi, hilsa, hilsa herring or hilsa shad, is a species of fish related to the herring, in the family Clupeidae. It is a very popular and sought-after food ...
'' or
''golda chingri'', depending on which team wins. The East Bengal supporters celebrate their win with ''ilish'' courses, being associated to the eastern region of Bengal (now
Bangladesh
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...
), where as the Mohun Bagan fans celebrate with courses of ''golda chingri''.
Origins
Mohun Bagan
Mohun Bagan Athletic Club is an Indian professional sports club based in Kolkata, West Bengal. Founded in 1889, its football section is one of the oldest in India and Asia. The club is most notable for its victory over East Yorkshire Regiment ...
is one of the oldest existing club of India having been established in 1889 in the city, then known under its anglicized name,
Calcutta
Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , List of renamed places in India#West Bengal, the official name until 2001) is the Capital city, capital of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of West Bengal, on the eastern ba ...
and till date one of the two most successful clubs in India, the other being
East Bengal
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. 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
Mohun Bagan Athletic Club is an Indian professional sports club based in Kolkata, West Bengal. Founded in 1889, its football section is one of the oldest in India and Asia. The club is most notable for its victory over East Yorkshire Regiment ...
who chose play without their star halfback Sailesh Bose, much to the chagrin of club vice-president Suresh Chandra Chaudhuri. Such was the industrialist's displeasure, he decided to form a new club and
East Bengal
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, common_name = East Bengal
, status = Province of the Dominion of Pakistan
, p1 = Bengal Presidency
, flag_p1 = Flag of British Bengal.svg
, s1 = East ...
was born. As Chaudhuri and his co-founders hailed from eastern part of Bengal, essentially now modern-day
Bangladesh
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...
, 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
The Calcutta Football League (CFL) is a ladder-based football competition in the Indian state of West Bengal, organised by Indian Football Association (WB), under state football leagues in India. Due to sponsorship reasons, the league is off ...
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
Mohun Bagan Ground, also known as Mohun Bagan–Calcutta FC Ground, is a football stadium located in the maidan region of central Kolkata, just opposite the Eden Gardens. The stadium is leased to Mohun Bagan AC and is mostly used as training gro ...
) 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 372 matches up till now, where East Bengal have been triumphant 129 times while Mohun Bagan 122 times, which also includes a walkover.
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Brief history of the Derby
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
The IFA Shield is an annual football competition organized by the Indian Football Association. The IFA is the governing body of football in the state of West Bengal, came into existence in 1893. Named after the association, the IFA Shield tourn ...
final. The 3–1 victory credited to the then revolutionary 4–2–4 formation employed by innovative coach Amal Dutta
Amal Dutta (4 May 1930 – 10 July 2016) was a former Indian footballer, coach and football manager. Born in Calcutta, then Bengal Presidency, he is considered as the first professional football coach in the country. A finest thinker of the sp ...
.
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. 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
The IFA Shield is an annual football competition organized by the Indian Football Association. The IFA is the governing body of football in the state of West Bengal, came into existence in 1893. Named after the association, the IFA Shield tourn ...
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
The Ganges ( ) (in India: Ganga ( ); in Bangladesh: Padma ( )). "The Ganges Basin, known in India as the Ganga and in Bangladesh as the Padma, is an international river to which India, Bangladesh, Nepal and China are the riparian states." is ...
trying to escape the wrath of shell-shocked supporters. 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.
On 16 August 1980, 16 football fans died due to stampede and riot inside the Eden Gardens
The Eden Gardens is a cricket ground in Kolkata, India. Established in 1864, it is the oldest and second-largest cricket stadium in India and third-largest in the world. The stadium currently has a capacity of 66,000.
Eden Gardens is often re ...
stadium, Kolkata
Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, comme ...
on the occasion of a Kolkata Derby match in the Calcutta Football League.
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 – a record attendance for any sport in India – filled a heaving Salt Lake Stadium
The Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (VYBK; ), commonly known as the Salt Lake Stadium, is an all-seater multi-purpose stadium located in Bidhannagar, with current capacity of 85,000 spectators. Named after Swami Vivekananda, the stadium fo ...
. India's most recognizable footballer, Baichung Bhutia
Bhaichung Bhutia (born 15 December 1976), also spelled as Baichung Bhutia, is an Indian former professional footballer who played as a striker. Bhutia is considered as the torchbearer of Indian football in the international arena. He is often ...
, 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
Chidi Edeh (born 18 August 1987) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker. He played most of his career for clubs in India.
Career Dempo
In 2007, Edeh signed with I-League side Dempo SC and appeared in 15 league matches. H ...
scoring a hat-trick for Bagan.
On 6 September 2015, another memorable derby took place when East Bengal FC
East Bengal Club, commonly referred to as East Bengal (), is an Indian professional multi-sport club based in Kolkata, West Bengal. It is best known for its professional men's football team that competes in the Indian Super League, the top fl ...
equaled the record for the highest margin of victory in a Calcutta Football League
The Calcutta Football League (CFL) is a ladder-based football competition in the Indian state of West Bengal, organised by Indian Football Association (WB), under state football leagues in India. Due to sponsorship reasons, the league is off ...
Derby as they triumphed 4–0 against Mohun Bagan
Mohun Bagan Athletic Club is an Indian professional sports club based in Kolkata, West Bengal. Founded in 1889, its football section is one of the oldest in India and Asia. The club is most notable for its victory over East Yorkshire Regiment ...
. South Korean forward Do Dong-hyun scored a free-kick brace while Mohammed Rafique and Rahul Bheke
Rahul is a popular male name in India and has a variety of meanings. The earliest meaning found in the Upanishads is "conqueror of all miseries." Later use of the word is attributed to the Buddha, who named his son ''Rahula'' as he felt that fam ...
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
Kiyan Nassiri Giri (born 17 November 2000) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Indian Super League club Mohun Bagan SG.
Personal life
Kiyan is the son of former Iran national youth team pla ...
, son of former East Bengal player Jamshid Nassiri
Jamshid Nassiri (born 15 March 1959 in Khorramshahr) is an Iranian-Indian football manager and former footballer, who is currently the technical director of Calcutta Premier Division side Peerless. Nassiri is known for forming a successful attack ...
, 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
The Durand Football Tournament, commonly known as Durand Cup, is an annual domestic football competition in India which was first held in 1888 in Shimla. Hosted by the Durand Football Tournament Society (DFTS) and All India Football Federation ...
, one in the I-League
The I-League (known as Hero I-League for sponsorship ties with Hero MotoCorp) is the second-tier men's professional football competition of the Indian football league system. It is currently contested by 12 clubs across the country with the w ...
and the rest in the ISL.
First official derby
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, Prafulla Chatterjee
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, Santosh Ganguly
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, Bijay Hari Sen
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, Haran Saha
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, Nani Gosai
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, Surya Chakravarty
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, Sudhangshu Bose
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, Poltu Das Gupta
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, Umapati Kumar
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!Captain
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Statistics
Trophy counts
Major Honours (National and international)
This following table includes only those titles recognised and organised by the AIFF
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and AFC:
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!Mohun Bagan
Mohun Bagan Athletic Club is an Indian professional sports club based in Kolkata, West Bengal. Founded in 1889, its football section is one of the oldest in India and Asia. The club is most notable for its victory over East Yorkshire Regiment ...
(now ATK Mohun Bagan
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. The club, which was formed as a merger between the football section of m ...
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!East Bengal
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, National Football League
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/ I-League
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, 5
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, 14
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, -
, Durand Cup
The Durand Football Tournament, commonly known as Durand Cup, is an annual domestic football competition in India which was first held in 1888 in Shimla. Hosted by the Durand Football Tournament Society (DFTS) and All India Football Federation ...
, 16
, 16
, -
, Indian Super Cup
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, 2
, 3
, -
, Rovers Cup
The Rovers Cup was an annual football tournament held in India, organized by the Western India Football Association. It was the second oldest tournament in India after Durand Cup.
History
Rovers Cup was incorporated by some British football e ...
, 14
, 10
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, Calcutta Football League
The Calcutta Football League (CFL) is a ladder-based football competition in the Indian state of West Bengal, organised by Indian Football Association (WB), under state football leagues in India. Due to sponsorship reasons, the league is off ...
, 30
, 39
, -
, IFA Shield
The IFA Shield is an annual football competition organized by the Indian Football Association. The IFA is the governing body of football in the state of West Bengal, came into existence in 1893. Named after the association, the IFA Shield tourn ...
, 22
, 29
, -
, ASEAN Club Championship
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, 1
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, 103
, 109
Recent results of Kolkata Derby
The records of the meetings between the sides since 2014 have been listed below.
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, 29 October 2022, , ATK Mohun Bagan, , 2–0, , East Bengal, , Vivekananda Yuva Bharati Krirangan, , ISL
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, 28 August 2022, , East Bengal, , 0–1, , ATK Mohun Bagan, , Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, , Durand Cup
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, 29 January 2022, , ATK Mohun Bagan, , 3–1, , East Bengal, , Fatorda Stadium, , ISL
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, 27 November 2021, , East Bengal, , 0–3, , ATK Mohun Bagan, , Tilak Maidan, , ISL
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, 19 February 2021, , ATK Mohun Bagan, , 3–1, , East Bengal, , Fatorda Stadium
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, 27 November 2020, , East Bengal, , 0–2, , ATK Mohun Bagan
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, , Tilak Maidan
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, 15 March 2020, , East Bengal, , –, , Mohun Bagan, , Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, , I-League
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, 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
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, 27 January 2019, , Mohun Bagan, , 0–2, , East Bengal, , Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, , I-League
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, 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
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, 21 January 2018, , East Bengal, , 0–2, , Mohun Bagan, , Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, , I-League
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, 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
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, 14 May 2017, , Mohun Bagan, , 2–0, , East Bengal, , Barabati Stadium
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, 9 April 2017, , Mohun Bagan, , 2–1, , East Bengal, , Kanchenjunga Stadium, , I-League
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, 12 February 2017, , East Bengal, , 0–0, , Mohun Bagan, , Kanchenjunga Stadium, , I-League
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, 7 September 2016, , East Bengal, , 3–0, , Mohun Bagan, , Kalyani Stadium
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, 2 April 2016, , East Bengal, , 2–1, , Mohun Bagan, , Kanchenjunga Stadium, , I-League
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, 23 January 2016, , Mohun Bagan, , 1–1, , East Bengal, , Kanchenjunga Stadium
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, , I-League
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, 6 September 2015, , East Bengal, , 4–0, , Mohun Bagan, , Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, , CFL
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, 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
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, 31 August 2014, , East Bengal, , 3–1, , Mohun Bagan, , Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, , CFL
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, 1 March 2014, , East Bengal, , 1–1, , Mohun Bagan, , Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, , I-League
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, 11 January 2014, , East Bengal
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, , 0–1, , Mohun Bagan
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, , Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan
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*Since 2014, 25 matches have been played between the teams where:
# Mohun Bagan (now ATK Mohun Bagan) won: 12
# East Bengal won: 6 ()
# 7 matches were draws.
*Highest scorer in a single match — Chidi Edeh
Chidi Edeh (born 18 August 1987) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker. He played most of his career for clubs in India.
Career Dempo
In 2007, Edeh signed with I-League side Dempo SC and appeared in 15 league matches. H ...
(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
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The Indian Super League (ISL) is an Indian professional league for men's association football clubs. At the top of the Indian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Organised by the All India Football Federat ...
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Note: Red & Gold refers to East Bengal
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, status = Province of the Dominion of Pakistan
, p1 = Bengal Presidency
, flag_p1 = Flag of British Bengal.svg
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, while Green & White refers to Mohun Bagan
Mohun Bagan Athletic Club is an Indian professional sports club based in Kolkata, West Bengal. Founded in 1889, its football section is one of the oldest in India and Asia. The club is most notable for its victory over East Yorkshire Regiment ...
and ATK Mohun Bagan
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. The club, which was formed as a merger between the football section of m ...
See also
*South Indian Derby
The South Indian Derby, also known as the Southern Derby or Southern Rivalry, is the name given to a football derby contested by any two of the three professional football clubs from South India—Bengaluru FC, Chennaiyin FC and Kerala Blaster ...
*
*List of association football rivalries
This list deals with football rivalries around the world. This includes club teams who compete in local derbies as well as matches between club teams further afield. It also lists international rivalries and rivalries between individual players. ...
Notes
References
{{East Bengal F.C.
Sport in Kolkata
East Bengal Club
Mohun Bagan AC
Association football rivalries in India