Mohun Bagan Super Giant

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Mohun Bagan Super Giant, commonly referred to as Mohun Bagan (Bengali: [moɦɔn baɡan]), is an Indian professional football club based in Kolkata, West Bengal. Founded on 15 August 1889, it is one of the oldest football clubs in Asia. The club competes in the Indian Super League, the top tier of the Indian football league system. They are the most successful club in India and one of the most successful in Asia, winning a record cumulative number of 267 trophies. They have won more than 5,000 matches in their football history, which is the highest by an Asian club. The club's first notable victory came against the East Yorkshire Regiment in the 1911 IFA Shield final, when its players played barefooted. This victory made Mohun Bagan the first all-Indian club to win championship over a British club, and was a major moment during India's push for independence. The club was founded as Mohun Bagan Sporting Club in 1889, which was later changed to Mohun Bagan Athletic Club and often shortened to...

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