Happy Mohun Bagan Day!

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Happy Mohun Bagan Day!

29th July 1911 was the historic day, the day Indian football was born, the day Mohun Bagan represented the whole of India and fought a unequal battle with the Britishers on the football ground in the IFA shield Final! 11 bare foot Mohun Bagan players defeated the Britishers in their won game of football to become the first Indian team ever to win a Tournament!

To commemorate this fateful day, the Indian Govt. honoured Mohun Bagan Ac with the title of the National Club of India.

To Mohun Bagan fans, 29th of July is the Mohun Bagan day, celebrating the dream victory of the 11 mortals in the Immortal Green and Maroon jersey, who attained Immortality from this very day!

This is the 96th Anniversary of the Mohun Bagan day!

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MOHUN BAGAN ATHLETIC CLUB-The National club of India

A Short History:

MOHUN BAGAN AC-The National club of India, the oldest Club in Asia, was established on 15th August 1889 when India was up in arms against her collonial head, England.

Eversince its establishment the Club had been winning a lot of local leagues and cups but the moment of greatness that surpasses all came in the year 1911 when Mohun Bagan AC became the first Indian club/team to defeat the foreigners in their own game of football.

On 29th of July 1911 Mohun Bagan won the IFA shield beating East Yorkshire 2-1. Eversince there has been no stopping!

The club has won and keeps on winning many a laurel for the country! It has made our Nation Proud!

According to FIFA rankings, in Asia, Mohun Bagan is the 16th biggest team to have an avg. home crowd of 19,888. According to World standards, Mohun Bagan has been ranked of 127 much ahead of other big clubs like Udinese(Italy), Benfica(Portugal) and Fulham(England) to mention a few.

It is however,not an easy task to consolidate the history of a club which is more than 117 years old*...(read more...)

*For Further Info:Please visit The Offical site of MAC: History section please open in a New Window

Location: Kolkata Maidan
Colours: Green and Maroon
Symbol: Sail Boat
Stadium: Mohun Bagan ground
Yuva Bharati Krirangan

MOHUN BAGAN AC- It's not just a club, it is an institution, a religion, a passion. LIVE IT...DIE FOR IT...

Mohun Bagan AC - The National Club of India!

Tuesday, July 29, 2008