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ATK Mohun Bagan

Full name	ATK Mohun Bagan Football Club
Founded	June 1, 2020; 4 years ago (2020-06-01)
Ground	Mohun Bagan Ground Salt Lake Stadium
Owner	Kolkata Games and Sports Pvt. Ltd. (80%) Mohun Bagan Football Club (India) Pvt. Ltd. (20%)
Manager	Antonio Lopez Habas[1]
League	Indian Super League
Current season

ATK Mohun Bagan is a professional football club based in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. The new club will come into existence on June 1, 2020, by the merger of ATK FC and Mohun Bagan AC.^[2] It plays in the Indian Super League under licence from the All India Football Federation. The club is owned by Kolkata Games and Sports Pvt. Ltd. (80%) and Mohun Bagan Football Club Pvt. Ltd. (20%).^[3][4]

In 2018, FSDL, the organiser of ISL, planned to include the 2 Kolkata giants, East Bengal & Mohun Bagan in the competition. So, it was decided that the existing Kolkata based franchise, ATK, would merge with one of Mohun Bagan.^[5] But, the plan was put on hold, since, later that season, all the I-League clubs, jointly protested against AIFF. In 2019, after the Indian football roadmap was published, and it was decided that ISL would be the 1st division league, the merger plan was reworked and finalised, and on 16th January 2020, owners of ISL side ATK, the RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group bought 80% of shares in the club, with the current owners of the club left with the remaining minority stake of 20%.^[6][7] It was announced that the new club will function from the next season, i.e. 2020-21 and will play in Indian Super League from Kolkata.

The Salt Lake Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Kolkata, built in 1984. The stadium is the second largest non-auto racing stadium in the world and the largest in India. It is currently used for mainly football matches. The stadium includes a unique running track, long jump track, electronic scoreboard, natural turf, floodlighting arrangement, air-conditioned VIP restroom and Conference Hall along with Medical Room & Doping Control Room.^[8][9]

The Mohun Bagan Ground is a football stadium located in the maidan region of central Kolkata, just opposite to the Eden Gardens stadium. The stadium is owned by Mohun Bagan who currently use the stadium as a training ground, Although this season the ground had been used for a few of their I-League matches as well. The office and club tent of Mohun Bagan are adjacent to the stadium.^[10]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  IND Dheeraj Singh 2 DF  IND Sumit Rathi 4 DF  ENG John Johnson 7 MF  IND Komal Thatal 8 MF  EIR Carl McHugh 9 FW  AUS David Williams 10 MF  ESP Edu García 16 FW  IND Jayesh Rane 17 MF  IND Pronay Halder 19 MF  ESP Javi Hernández 20 DF  IND Pritam Kotal (vice-captain) 21 FW  FIJ Roy Krishna (captain) 22 FW  IND Jobby Justin

No. Pos. Nation Player 23 MF  IND Michael Soosairaj 24 DF  IND Salam Ranjan Singh 25 MF  IND Michael Regin 28 DF  IND Ankit Mukherjee 29 GK  IND Arindam Bhattacharya 30 DF  IND Anas Edathodika 33 DF  IND Prabir Das — DF  IND Subhasish Bose — FW  IND Manvir Singh — MF  IND Glan Martins — MF  IND SK Sahil — DF  IND Ashutosh Mehta

Position	Name
Head Coach	Antonio López Habas[11]

Month	Website	Heading	What does it say?	New/ merged	MBFC	ATKFC	Note
JAN	themohunbaganac.com	RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group acquires majority stake in Mohun Bagan Football Club (India) Private Limited	The new football club will have brand names of ATK and Mohun Bagan. RPSG Group will become 80 % majority shareholder alongside Mohun Bagan Football Club (India) Private Limited owning the remaining 20 % shares.	Y
	indiansuperleague.com	RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group acquires majority stake in Mohun Bagan Football Club	The new football club will have brand names of ATK and Mohun Bagan.	Y
	thestatesman.com	RIP Mohun Bagan! ATK acquire 80% of ‘sinking ship’	Mohun Bagan may have saved their ship from sinking but they have let their century-old identity and a part of Bengali culture go down the Ganges.			Y
	scroll.in	Mohun Bagan to merge into ATK after selling majority stake to RPSG Group	The new club will come into existence from June 1, 2020, and will feature the brand names of both ATK and Mohun Bagan.	Y
	goal.com	Mohun Bagan enters ISL after merger with ATK	The century-old club along with two-time ISL champions ATK will form a new club and enter the cash-rich league in the next season...	Y
	espn.in	ATK, Mohun Bagan confirm merger; new club to compete in ISL 2020-21	Two-time Indian Super League champions ATK will merge with I-League club Mohun Bagan in June 2020 and will compete as one team in the next ISL season.	Y
	outlookindia.com	Mohun Bagan merges with ATK; to play as one team in next ISL	The merged club will come into existence in June and will compete in the ISL 2020-21.	Y
	business-standard.com	RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group buys majority stake in Mohun Bagan Football Club	Kolkata Games and Sports (KGS), an RPSG venture, which owns the ATK brand, will be merged with Mohun Bagan Football Club Pvt Ltd to form a new company. This new entity will come into effect by June 1 this year.	Y
	sportstar.thehindu.com	Mohun Bagan, ATK announce merger; to play ISL next season	The merged club will come into existence from June 1, 2020 and will compete in the 2020-21 Indian Super League season and the other competitions organised by the All India Football Federation. The new football club will have brand names of ATK and Mohun Bagan.	Y
	telegraphindia.com	Mohun Bagan merge with Goenka’s ATK	Indian Super League side ATK and Mohun Bagan Football Club (India) Private Limited have decided to merge and form a new club that would play as one team from the 2020-21 season.	Y
MAR	indianexpress.com	As ATK, Mohun Bagan reign supreme, what happens to India’s AFC slots?	But since the Mariners have entered into a merger with ATK, after the RP-Sanjiv Goenka (RPSG) Group acquired 80 percent stake in the Mohun Bagan Football Club (India) Private Limited on January 16, the new ATK-Mohun Bagan entity will likely avail the spot.	Y
	scroll.in	Indian football: Antonio Habas set to coach merged ATK-Mohun Bagan, confirms co-owner Sanjiv Goenka	ATK, however, would compete in the AFC Cup as a merged team with Mohun Bagan who have sealed the berth by clinching the I-League title.	Y
JUN	newsclick.in	Chronicle of a Merger Foretold: Swift Death of the Legacy of Mohun Bagan	But the merger is far from equal. All decision making power resides in the hands of the ATK management, who have chosen to simply cut loose several players who were part of Bagan’s title winning squad.			Y
	news18.com	After Merger, ISL and I-League Champions to Go By ATK Mohun Bagan from 2020-21 Season	ISL champions ATK and I-League champions Mohun Bagan, who have merged and will take part in the ISL from next season, will be known as ATK Mohun Bagan.	Y
JUL	thesprintnews.com	Sourav Ganguly as one of directors of merged ATK-Mohun Bagan	BCCI president Sourav Ganguly has been delegated as one of the directors of the newly merged Indian Super League franchise ATK-Mohun Bagan. The New Kolkata ISL team will compete in the Indian Super League (ISL) in the upcoming season.	Y
	timesofindia.com	Ganguly already co-owner, so eligible to become director of ATK-MB	Mohun Bagan had joined forces with ISL champions ATK as a merged entity which started from June 1.	Y
SEP	firstpost.com	Sandesh Jhingan joins ATK-Mohun Bagan on five-year contract from Kerala Blasters	Defending Indian Super League champions ATK Mohun Bagan on Saturday announced the signing of high-profile defender Sandesh Jhingan.			Y
	espn.in	Sandesh Jhingan joins ATK Mohun Bagan ahead of new season	Defending Indian Super League champions ATK Mohun Bagan on Saturday announced the signing of defender Sandesh Jhingan for an undisclosed fee.			Y
	outlookindia.com	ATK Mohun Bagan sign Indian defender Jhingan	Defending Indian Super League champions ATK Mohun Bagan on Saturday announced the signing of high-profile defender Sandesh Jhingan.			Y
OCT	the-afc.com	The most popular football clubs: India	They recently merged with ATK to become ATK Mohun Bagan and will make their Indian Super League bow in 2020-21.	Y
	indiansuperleague.com	Hero ISL embarks upon a unique season with unprecedented 115 games	Marking the return of the first major live sporting action in the country, the 7th season of India's premier football league kicks off with the defending champions ATK Mohun Bagan squaring off against Kerala Blasters FC on Friday			Y
	sportstar.thehindu.com	Teams begin pre-season training in Goa ahead of ISL season	Defending champion ATK Mohun Bagan FC and Jamshedpur FC were among the first clubs to arrive in Goa, which will host the entire ISL season behind closed doors owing to the coronavirus pandemic.			Y
NOV	indianexpress.com	Roy Krishna’s Covid dribble from Fiji to Goa: 40 days, quarantine in 3 countries	The 33-year-old spent 30 days in quarantine, in three countries, to make it in time to play for defending champions ATK Mohun Bagan.			Y
	khelnow.com	ISL: Five things that defined the first Kolkata Derby	But, the ISL holders were wearing their shooting boots.			Y
Coach Player	khelnow.com	Fran Gonzalez breaks silence on future in Indian football	The player revealed that the club have not communicated with him or his lawyer, despite having a year remaining in his contract.			Y	Player of MB with long term contract wasnt even contacted.
	espn.in	Antonio Habas to be ATK-Mohun Bagan coach in ISL	Fresh from winning a third Indian Super League title, ATK boss Sanjiv Goenka on Sunday announced that Antonio Habas will remain the coach of the team that is set to merge with I-League club Mohun Bagan.	Y		Y	At that time ATKMB wasn't formed Still Habas got automatically contracted. Same goes with Sanjay Sen.
	scroll.in	Indian football: Antonio Habas set to coach merged ATK-Mohun Bagan, confirms co-owner Sanjiv Goenka	ATK boss Sanjiv Goenka on Sunday announced that Antonio Habas would remain the coach of their team that has merged with the country’s oldest club, Mohun Bagan.	Y		Y
	newsclick.in	Chronicle of a Merger Foretold: Swift Death of the Legacy of Mohun Bagan	several Indian footballers in Mohun Bagan are without contracts for the new season as no club official has come forward to talk to them.			Y	It says players are clubless.
	ATKMB twitter	The Irish midfielder has penned down a one-year extension that will keep him in the City of Joy till 2021				Y	Says "EXTENSION". He was ATK's player
		Sheikh Sahil signs with the club and will represent ATK Mohun Bagan FC in the ISL for the next three years		Y		Y	Says "SIGNING". He was MB's player
Others	ISL club profile	New ATKMB profile.				Y	Previously retained ATK's profile
	AIFF club profile	New ATKMB profile.		Y
	Facebook	Retained the ATK one. Says "This new merged club was formed as part of a merger between football section of multi-sport club Mohun Bagan AC and former ISL side ATK"		Y		Y
	Twitter	Retained the ATK one.				Y
	RPSG website	The Group acquired a majority stake in Mohun Bagan Football in 2020. The clubs were merged and will play as one ISL 2020-21 onwards.		Y