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ATK Mohun Bagan

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Mohun Bagan Athletic Club, is an Indian professional sports club based in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Founded in 1889, the club is one of the oldest in India and Asia. The club is most notable for its victory over East Yorkshire Regiment in the 1911 IFA Shield final. This victory made Mohun Bagan the first all-Indian side to win a championship over a British side and was a major moment during India's push for independence. Although Mohun Bagan is a multi-sport club, the primary sport since its foundation has been football.
They have won the top-flight football league a record five times – the National Football League three times, and the I-League twice. They are the most successful team of India in the history of the Federation Cup, having won the championship a record 14 times. The club has also won several other trophies, including the Durand Cup (16 times), IFA Shield (22 times), and the Calcutta Football League (30 times). In total, the club has won 253 trophies. The club contests the Kolkata Derby with long-time local rivals SC East Bengal with the first derby match played on 8 August 1921. The club also shares a rivalry with another local club, Mohammedan SC.
Mohun Bagan was inducted into the Club of Pioneers, a network of the oldest existing football clubs around the world, on 29 July 2019 as the club celebrated its 130th year in existence.
The football operations of Mohun Bagan are now known as ATK Mohun Bagan FC since 2020, after Kolkata Games and Sports Private Limited, the company owning ATK FC, merged with Mohun Bagan Football Club (India) Private Limited, the legal entity overseeing the affairs of the club's football section, by buying 80% stakes of the latter.