Mohammedan Sports Club, also known as SC, is a traditional Indian football club that is set to join the Indian Super League (ISL), India’s top football league. View owners, players and stadium.
Mohammedan SC’s joining the ISL means that Kolkata’s three former clubs – Mohammedan, East Bengal and Mohun Bagan – are now back in the same league.
Mohammedan Sports Club (SC): Owner, Manager, Stadium Capacity, Squad, Player List, Origins before IPL 2024
The historic club won its first I-League trophy after defeating Shillong Rajong FC 2-1.
History and achievements of Mohammedan SC
Mohammedan Sports Club is an Indian football club from Kolkata, West Bengal, founded on February 22, 1891. The club recently received promotion from the I-League and now competes in the Indian Super League. He also played in the Calcutta Football League, Asia’s oldest football league.
The club dominated the 1930s and 1940s, becoming the first Indian club to win the Calcutta Football League (CFL) in 1934. The club went on to win seven more titles between 1934 and 1941, only missing out in 1939. Mohammedan SC also set a unique record of winning the CFL and IFA Shield in 1936.
The club won its first Durand Cup in 1940 and the CFL again in 1948. However, financial problems and poor performance on the field led to the club’s decline. Mohammedan Sports Club, along with several other clubs, became a founding member of the National Football League (NFL) in 1966. However, the club was relegated to the second tier of the NFL, where it played in the 1997/98, 2000/01, 2002/03 and 2004/05 seasons.
In the 2013/14 season, Mohammedan SC was relegated to the second tier of the I-League. However, the club recovered and successfully returned to the Indian Football League A. In addition to its achievements in the league, Mohammedan SC also won the now-defunct Aga Khan Gold Cup three times, in 1959, 1960 and 1964.
| Full name | Mohammedan Sports Club |
|---|---|
| Stadium | Mohammedan Stadium Kishore Bharati Krirangan |
| Capacity | 15,000 12,000 |
| Owner | Bunkerhill Private Limited (51%) Mohammedan Sports Club Private Limited (49%) |
| President | Amiruddin Bobby |
Home ground
Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (VYBK) is the home ground of Mohammedan Sports Club. The stadium has a capacity of approximately 15,000 spectators.
The full squad for the 2023-2024 season can be found here.
Head coach
Andrei Chernyshev, a Russian professional football coach and former player, is the head coach of the club.
Impact on Indian football
When the Indian Super League began in 2014, none of the three major clubs in Kolkata participated. However, when the 2024-2025 season begins in a decade, all three of Kolkata’s major clubs will be participating in the league: Mohun Bagan Supergiants, East Bengal FC and Mohammedan SC. Also, the Indian Super League will host more exciting derby matches in Kolkata next season with Mohammedan SC.
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