Mohun Bagan AC (field hockey)
{{Short description|Indian professional field hockey club based in Kolkata, West Bengal}}
{{About|the field hockey club|the parent club|Mohun Bagan AC}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2023}}
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| fullname = Mohun Bagan Athletic Club
| nickname = The Mariners
| short name = MBAC
| founded = {{Start date and age|1889|8|15|df=y}}
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| ground = Howrah Dumurjola Stadium
Mohun Bagan Ground
| capacity = 22,000
| owner =
| chrtitle = President
| chairman = Swapan Sadhan Bose
| coach = Simranjeet Singh
| manager = Gurmeet Singh
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| league = Calcutta Hockey League
| season = 2022–23
| website = {{URL|https://www.themohunbaganac.com}}
| current = 2025 Mohun Bagan AC hockey season
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Mohun Bagan Athletic Club is an Indian professional field hockey club based in Kolkata, West Bengal. It participates in various tournaments conducted by Hockey Bengal. The team plays its home matches mostly at the Mohun Bagan Ground, SAI Sports Complex at Salt Lake Stadium and Howrah Dumurjola Stadium. The team has won 41 major state titles, which includes 27 Calcutta Hockey League and 14 Beighton Cup titles.{{cite web|url=https://www.themohunbaganac.com/tropy-room/|title=Trophy room|publisher=themohunbaganac.com|access-date=8 November 2022}}{{Cite web|title=Teams with Most Wins in Prestigious Beighton Cup|date=26 September 2022 |url=https://hockeypassion.in/hockey-perspectives/teams-with-most-wins-in-prestigious-beighton-cup/|access-date=3 November 2022|publisher=Hockey Passion}}
History
Mohun Bagan started their field hockey section in the early 1930s and got affiliated with the Bengal Hockey Association (BHA). The Club participated in the Calcutta Hockey League and the Beighton Cup and were the second Indian field hockey club to win the Calcutta Hockey League after Greer Sporting in the 1935 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.hockeybengal.org/calcutta-hockey-league-history |title=BIRTH AND EVOLUTION OF CALCUTTA HOCKEY LEAGUE COMPETITION (1905) |date=2022 |access-date=24 October 2022|website=www.hockeybengal.org|publisher=Hockey Bengal |location=Kolkata |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221018155544/https://www.hockeybengal.org/calcutta-hockey-league-history |archive-date=18 October 2022 }}
The club disbanded their hockey section in 2000,{{cite web |title=As hockey regains its place in the sun, Bengal experts rue lack of basic infra |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/as-hockey-regains-its-place-in-the-sun-bengal-experts-rue-lack-of-basic-infra/articleshow/85121490.cms |date=7 August 2021 |last=Bhattacharya |first=Nilesh |website=The Times of India }} but was eventually revived after 22 years in 2022.{{cite web |title=NTFS #110 – An Indian Hockey Giant Returns To The Fold, The Laws of Cricket, and The Shelf Life of Sport As A Product |url=https://notthefootyshow.ashleymorrisonmedia.com/https-notthefootyshow-ashleymorrisonmedia-com-wp-content-uploads-2022-08-ntfs-podcast-110-mp3/ |date=30 August 2022 |last=Morrison |first=Ashley |publisher=Not the Footy Show }}
Statistics
{{As of|2025|March|28}}
| class="wikitable"
! style="background:#1A5026; color:white; text-align:center;" |Season ! style="background:#7A1024; color:white; text-align:center;" |Tournament ! style="background:#1A5026; color:white; text-align:center;" |Result ! style="background:#7A1024; color:white; text-align:center;" |Played ! style="background:#1A5026; color:white; text-align:center;" |Won ! style="background:#7A1024; color:white; text-align:center;" |Draw ! style="background:#1A5026; color:white; text-align:center;" |Lose |
| rowspan="2" |2024–25
| style="text-align:center" |Calcutta Premier Hockey League | style="text-align:center" |Champions | style="text-align:center" |8 | style="text-align:center" |7 | style="text-align:center" |1 | style="text-align:center" |0 |
Honours
=League=
- Calcutta Hockey League
- Champions (27): 1935, 1951, 1952, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1962, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2023, 2025
=Cup=
- Beighton Cup
- Champions (14): 1952, 1958, 1960, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979
- Runners-up (3): 1956, 1972, 1980
- Agha Khan Cup
- Champions (1): 1964
- Bombay Gold Cup
- Champions (1): 1964
- Runners-up (1): 1970
Notable players
Notable players who have represented Mohun Bagan includes olympians Keshav Dutt,{{Cite magazine|agency=Press Trust of India |date=7 July 2021 |title=Olympic gold-winning hockey legend Keshav Datt dies|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/hockey/story/olympic-gold-winning-hockey-legend-keshav-datt-dies-1824945-2021-07-07|access-date=9 July 2021|magazine=India Today}}{{Cite news|last=Sarangi|first=Y. B.|date=7 July 2021|title=Olympic gold-winning hockey legend Keshav Datt dies|work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/hockey/hockey-legend-keshav-datt-dead/article35185012.ece|access-date=9 July 2021|issn=0971-751X}} Ashok Kumar,{{Cite news|title=Hockey stalwart Ashok Kumar to receive Mohun Bagan Lifetime Achievement Award|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/hockey/ashok-kumar-lifetime-achievement-award-mohun-bagan-foundation-day-india-1975-hockey-world-cup-gold/article32070175.ece|date=13 July 2020|publisher=Sportstar}} Jaswant Singh Rajput, Joginder Singh, Inam-ur Rahman etc.
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{official website|https://www.themohunbaganac.com/}}
{{Mohun Bagan AC}}
{{West Bengal Sports}}
Category:Field hockey in West Bengal