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Mohammedan SC (Kolkata)

January 20, 2023

Mohammedan Sporting Club is an Indian multi-sports club based in Kolkata, West Bengal.[1][2] Its football team competes in I-League,[3] the second-tier of Indian football, as well as in Calcutta Football League (CFL),[4] the oldest football league in Asia.[5] Formed in February 1891, it is one of the oldest active football clubs in the country.[6]

Mohammedan SC
Full nameMohammedan Sporting Club
Nickname(s)Black Panthers
Short nameMSC
Founded22 February 1891; 131 years ago (22 February 1891)
Ground
Capacity85,000
25,000
Owner
  • Mohammedan Sporting Club Private Limited (50%)
  • Bunkerhill Private Limited (50%)
General SecretaryDanish Iqbal
ManagerKibu Vicuña
LeagueI-League
2021–22I-League, 2nd of 13
WebsiteClub website

It was over three decades later since the foundation, the club became affiliated with the Indian Football Association (IFA) to play in the second division of CFL before earning promotion to the premier division of CFL in 1933 and a year later, Mohammedan became the first Indian team to win the league and in 1938 became the first team to win it for five consecutive times.[7] After the independence of India, Mohammedan became the first Indian club to win a football tournament on foreign soil by lifting the Aga Khan Gold Cup in 1960.[8] In 1996, the club was one of the founding members of India's first nationwide league – National Football League (NFL). Mohammedan has never won a top-tier league, only managing to win the 2004–05 NFL Second Division to qualify for NFL and the 2020 I-League Qualifiers to qualify for I-League, which was then the first-tier league of India.[9] They have won the Federation Cup twice in 1983–84 and 1984–85.[10]

Founded during the early years of India's independence movement, Mohammedan had been a symbol of progressive Muslim identity through the tumultuous period of rebellion and the subsequent struggle for status in an altered post-partition landscape.[11][12][13] Therefore the club is primarily supported by the Muslim population of Bengal and it had provided a major backing to the community residing in Kolkata by spreading the sport to a sizeable population during its foundation days.[14] This led to communal rivalry with its cross-town competitors – East Bengal and Mohun Bagan (now ATK Mohun Bagan), which were primarily supported by the Hindu population of Bengal during the early decades.[15][16][17] The rivalries with both the teams have become non-communal and mostly insignificant over the course of time due to the rarity of meeting them at major tournaments.

History

The beginning and early decades (1887–1930)

 
Syed Ahmed Rashid was the first Muslim to receive the title of Khan Sahib from the Governor General of India in 1932, served as the secretary of Mohammedan twice.

In 1887, under the leadership of Khan Bahadur Aminul Islam, a sporting club named Jubilee Club was founded, which was later renamed into Crescent Club and then into Hamidia Club. Finally in 1891, Islam reformed the club and named it Mohammedan Sporting Club to represent the Bengali Mohammedans living in Calcutta.[18][19] The club participated in a number of local tournaments after its foundation but came into prominence only after they won the Cooch Behar Cup in 1902, 1906 and in 1909. Initially, the club's objective wasn't strictly communal, and the club members often showed sincere appreciation towards achievements of its counterpart – Mohun Bagan AC, which was then supported by both Bengali Hindus as well as Muslims. During Mohun Bagan's historic 1911 IFA Shield victory, the members of the club "were almost mad and rolling on the ground with joyous excitement on the victory of their Hindu brethren."[20]

Khan Sahib Syed Ahmed Rashid took a very keen interest in the social and sporting life in Bengal and was the elected Joint Secretary of Mohammedan, from 1925 to 1932.[21][22] Although it was not before 1927 that the financial condition of the club improved when the team was able to play in the second division of the Calcutta Football League (CFL). In order to overcome the precarious financial state of the club, the Joint Secretaries of the club made an appeal to the public "to support a scheme of the club, extending its activities in the social sphere of Muslims", and also requested for donations of ₹3,500 to ₹4,500.[14] With the improved performances of the club in every sport it participated, the management was able to acquire a considerable amount of investment which helped the club to build better teams. Due to Rashid's widespread influence in sports in Bengal, Sir Francis Stanley Jackson, the Governor of Bengal, accepted the patronage of the club.

During Satyagraha, Rashid helped to organise and make the club participate in the Monsoon League in 1930, the CFL in 1930 and 1931, and number of other sports tournaments, when every native club was boycotting sporting events, which was greatly appreciated by IFA, Bengal Hockey Association and Cricket Board of Control in Bengal and Assam.[23] In 1930, Mohammedan finished last in the league table and was on the verge of being relegated out of the CFL 2nd Division, but was allowed to continue when one of the second division teams – East Indian Railway discontinued.

The golden period (1931–1947)

 
Performance stats of Mohammedan in CFL from 1934 to 1941.

One of the club officials, CA Aziz concentrated on creating a strong team through modern strategies and was one of the only Indians to first realise the importance of playing in boots.[18][14] Aziz recruited Mohun Bagan rejects like Kaleh Khan and Hafiz Rahid in 1931, and also players from different parts of India were gradually brought in, often in the name of religion.[24] Players like Masum, Mahiuddin and Rahmat came from Bangalore, while Jumma Khan arrived from North-West Frontier Province, thus forming a truly cosmopolitan team.[25] The whole team had a Muslim core, with no players outside the community. This helped Aziz to create unmatched unity in his squad which showed on and off the field. In 1933, Mohammedan qualified for the premier division of CFL for the first time in its history by topping the second division. Under the captaincy of Khurshid Anwar, Mohammedan became the first native club to capture the CFL title in 1934, in their very first year in top division.[26] In March 1935, he was unanimously elected as the General Secretary of the club for the second time and in October that year he organised a successful tour to Rangoon, Mandalay, Maymyo, Colombo, Galle, Kandy, Madras, Bangalore and Mysore for the football team.[23] That year, the captain's armband was handed over to the young and charismatic Abbas Mirza and later in the summer, Mohammedan recruited goalkeeper Osman Jan from Crescent Club in Delhi. With Osman Jan under the bar, Taj Mohammad and Jumma Khan, were part of a strong and formidable back-line.[24] The trio of Rahim, Hafiz Rashid and Rahmat led the goalscoring duties and, Rashid and Rahim would go on to become the league's top scorer in 1935 with 16 goals and 1938 with 18 goals respectively.[25] Along with new and young recruits every year, two defining names remained constant in the team – Syed Abdus Samad, who joined in 1933, and Mohammed Salim, who returned for a second spell in 1934.[27][28][29][30][31] In 1936, Mohammedan became the first all-Indian team since 1911 to win IFA Shield by defeating Calcutta CFC in the final by 2–1 with goals from Rashid Jr. and Rahim.[32] With their third league win that year, they also became the first Indian club to win the League-Shield "double".[25] During this time, Salim took trials at Celtic FC, and was selected for the team but after playing two friendlies in Scottish Football Alliance, he returned to Mohammedan being homesick, even though being offered contracts from Celtic as well as from clubs in Germany.[33] Thus, he became the first Indian to play for a foreign club.[34] From 1934 to 1938, Mohammedan won the league for record five consecutive times and missed out the title only once in 1939 from 1934 to 1941, when they declined to play in protest against IFA.[35][36] By this time Mohammedan became the undisputed Invincibles of CFL and football in India was no more only about the British against the Indians but also the Hindus (via Mohun Bagan and East Bengal Club) versus the Muslims.[20]

 
1940 CFL winning team.
 
Mohammed Salim, played for Mohammedan during 1926–1927 and 1934–1937.
 
Football Jadukor (transl. Football Magician) Syed Abdus Samad played for Mohammedan from 1933 to 1938, became CFL champion five years in a row.

Mohammedan's another great achievement came in the form of Durand Cup, which was then reserved only for British and British-Indian regimental teams until 1940, when civilian teams were also allowed to participate due to most regiments called in for World War II. The final was scheduled on 12 December 1940 at Irwin Amphitheatre in New Delhi and numerous eminent Muslim politicians flew in from far-off cities like Calcutta, Dhaka, Hyderabad and Bhopal, while common supporters arrived in trains and tongas to watch the match.[37] It was also the first time a football game of such importance was being officiated by an Indian referee, Captain Harnam Singh.[37] Along with around 1,00,000 spectators, as per traditions, Lord Linlithgow, the Viceroy of India, stood witness as Mohammedan defeated Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2–1, under the captaincy of Masum and goals coming from Rashid and Saboo.[37][38][39] This victory by a team of only Muslim players at the capital city provided a massive boost to the Muslim national movement in the country.[37] They also captured the Rover's Cup without conceding a goal in the tournament and beating Bangalore Muslims FC 1–0 in the final, thus creating another unique record of holding CFL, Durand Cup and Rover's Cup titles all in the same year.[24] Their successes led to frenzied support from Muslims in every city of India, followed by increased number of donations to improve the club. They had an abundance of finances and were the first Indian team to play with boots, with a focus on proper diet and physical fitness for their players.[37] In 1941, they won their second Shield, when they beat King's Own Scottish Borderers in the final. They also became the first Indian team to score 100 goals in a year, when they scored 110 goals in all competitions that year.[40] They also became the first Indian club to retain the Shield, when they saw off East Bengal's challenge in 1942 final with a goal from Noor Mohammad. Due to the huge popularity, in 1943, Kaiser Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana, the Prime Minister of Nepal, came all the way to Calcutta to play for Mohammedan, thus he became the first non-Muslim and Hindu player to don Mohammedan colours.[40] The following years until the Independence of India, Mohammedan lost its dominance and failed to bring back any major silverware into their club tent.

Considerable period of success (1947–1980)

After the partition in 1947, the club lost many of its elite patrons, members as well as players, who chose to move to newly formed Islamic state of Pakistan, and soon there was a struggle to run which became evident with the club's performance in major tournaments. Yet, few players returned to continue playing for Mohammedan as foreign nationals. Regardless, the club managed to win the first CFL title in the post-independent India in 1948.[40] Mohammedan continued to bring in numerous football talents from Pakistan and Masood Fakhri became the first Pakistani international to sign with the club in 1955.[41] After 8 years of title drought, Mohammedan went on to win the Rover's Cup for the second time in 1956 by beating the defending champions Mohun Bagan 3–1 in the final. The Rover's Cup win paved the way to regain Mohammedan's lost dominance over football in India and bagged the League-Shield double of CFL and IFA Shield next year. In the league, Mohammedan surpassed East Bengal by a point and defeated Railways 3–0 in the Shield final. By the 1960s, Mohammedan changed its rules and formed teams with players from other communities too. In 1960, as a top club of India, Mohammedan was invited to the Aga Khan Gold Cup, which was at that time considered a continental tournament to determine the unofficial Asian champions. Held in Dhaka, Mohammedan became the first Indian side to win a trophy on foreign soil, beating the Perserikatan champions Persatuan Sepakbola Makassar 4–1 in the final.[42][37] The match is still considered to be one of the greatest matches ever played in Dhaka, and also featured renowned Pakistani forward Mohammad Omar Baloch for Mohammedan.[43] Despite considerably low performance domestically, Mohammedan was still one of the biggest crowd pullers, especially in Delhi, during Durand Cup and DCM Trophy.[44] The next CFL success came only after a decade since their last win, when Mohammedan became the champions without losing a single match, registering their tenth CFL title. In 1971, Mohammedan won the IFA Shield without conceding a goal and by defeating Tollygunge Agragami FC 2–0 in the final.

 
Mohammedan goalkeeper Shakeel Ahmed jumping up for clearing the ball during a match.

Gradual downfall and a period of major failure (1981–2019)

 
Majid Bishkar played for Mohammedan from 1982 to 1987.

In the 80s, the success came at the beginning with Mohammedan winning the '81 CFL unbeaten for the third time, surpassing Mohun Bagan by a point. The following year, Mohammedan appointed one of the iconic Indian footballers, Syed Nayeemuddin to coach the team and also roped in the biggest foreign names, Iranian duo Majid Bishkar and Jamshid Nassiri, from their local rivals East Bengal.[45][46][47][48] Bishkar became the first player to play for Mohammedan with the experience of appearing in FIFA World Cup. In 1983, Mohammedan won its first Federation Cup, which was then the only true national championship, by defeating Mohun Bagan 2–0 in the final,[49] and successfully defended the Cup by defeating East Bengal 1–0 in the next year's final. In 1985, they signed Nigerian striker Chima Okorie from Chandigarh FC, who was considered one of the greatest foreign players in India.[50][51] The later 80s saw a continued drop in performance, winning only minor silverwares with only major success coming in the form of 1987 Rover's Cup. In 1990, Mohammedan participated in the Jawaharlal Nehru Centenary Club Cup, which was the only international club tournament held in India.[52] Mohammedan, as the only Indian team, qualified for the semi-finals by defeating the Zambian national team 1–0 and FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv 1–0 but losing 2–0 to Gimnasia Esgrima.[52] In the semi-final, Mohammedan lost 1–0 to Paraguayan Primera División champion Club Olimpia.[53][54] Nigerian midfielder Emeka Ezeugo of Mohammedan was awarded Taj Bengal Trophy for player of the tournament.[53] Mohammedan was nominated from India to participate in the 1992–93 Asian Cup Winners' Cup and was scheduled to play against Omani Professional League champions Fanja SC in the first round but they withdrew their team from the competition.[55][56] Near the end of the century, all the 'Big Three' clubs of Maidan faced serious financial jeopardy due to increased expenses to compete at the top level and limited source of income, only relying upon supporters' fund and contributions from individuals often belonging to political field.[20] The players were being unpaid for months at a time and coaches were frequently being replaced due to unimproved performance. Mohammedan's trophy drought continued and in 1996 they became one of the founding members of India's first national league – National Football League (NFL). Under the coaching of newly appointed Mridul Banerjee, Mohammedan finished in the bottom two of group table and was relegated to NFL 2nd Division in their debut season.[57][58][59] In the following season, Mohammedan finished in the bottom half of the group table, therefore getting relegated from NFL 2nd Division as well. During this time, Vijay Mallya owned United Breweries Group, approached with partnership offers to Mohammedan along with the other two Maidan clubs – Mohun Bagan and East Bengal, but the club being named after Prophet Muhammad refused to accept funding from a liquor brand.[20]

 
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is being introduced with the Mohammedan players, during the inauguration of the 2006–07 NFL on January 5, 2007.

After two seasons, Mohammedan once again qualified for NFL 2nd Division in 2000–01 only to get relegated once again. With hopes of improving the standards, Mohammedan signed their first foreign coach, former Nigerian club player, Chibuzor Nwakanma.[60] In the next season, the club played in the NFL 2nd Division under the coaching of Mohammed Habib and achieved promotion by finishing second in the final league table. Club icon, Nassiri, was put in-charge for the club's second NFL campaign by newly appointed technical director, PK Banerjee, a renowned footballer as well as coach himself, but Mohammedan suffered another relegation. With the return of Habib as the coach, the club successfully won the 2004–05 NFL 2nd Division, thereby achieving promotion. With renowned tactician Subhas Bhowmick at the helm, the club finished eighth in the 2005–06 NFL and avoided relegation from NFL for the first time, but the following season they eventually got relegated by finishing ninth in the table.

 
Inaugural match of 2006–07 NFL against JCT Mills at Ambedkar Stadium.

Until then NFL and NFL 2nd Division were semi-professional football leagues, but in 2007 the leagues were reformed into professional I-League and I-League 2nd Division respectively. With the appointment of Shabbir Ali as the official coach of the club, Mohammedan achieved promotion to 2008–09 I-League but got relegated after finishing eleventh in the table. In November 2010, Mohammedan organised Platinum Jubilee Celebration Cup tournament to commemorate the 75th anniversary of their 1934 CFL win, with Mohun Bagan, East Bengal and the world's oldest existing football club Sheffield FC being invited to play. As brand ambassador of Mohammedan, former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly played for the club, wearing number 99 jersey, against East Bengal in a 1–0 defeat.[61][62][63] The tournament culminated with a Kolkata Derby, where East Bengal emerged victorious after a penalty shoot-out.[64] In 2013, under Sanjoy Sen, Mohammedan would achieve promotion to I-League and also put an end to a long wait for major success by winning Durand Cup and then the 2014 IFA Shield by beating Bangladesh Premier League runners-up Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club in the penalty shootout.[65][66][67] But once again faced relegation in the 2013–14 I-League after finishing at the bottom of the table.[68][69][70] Later in 2015, they participated in Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup in Bangladesh.[71]

The club showed major signs of reformation in 2016, when Ghazal Uz Zafar, a Kolkata-based young entrepreneur, took over as the General Secretary of the club.[72] It was under his secretaryship, the club became runners-up in 2016 CFL after eight years and also lifted the 2016 Sikkim Governor's Gold Cup for the first time since 1980 by defeating Jhapa XI of Nepal by 1–0.[73] In 2018, they emerged as the champions of Bordoloi Trophy, defeating Oil India Limited by 3–1 margin.[74] But their wait for success in the national league and other major tournaments was yet to come to an end.

Revival of the lost glory (2020–present)

 
Match between Mohammedan and Goa in 2021 Durand Cup final at Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan.

In October 2020, under the secretaryship of Sk. Wasim Akram, Mohammedan for the first time entered into a joint-venture with a Gurgaon based sports management company Bunkerhill, with an aim to eventually qualify or enter the Indian Super League, which had been promoted as the top-tier league in 2019.[75][76] With newly appointed Spanish coach José Hevia, Mohammedan got promoted to 2020–21 I-League after winning 2020 I-League Qualifiers, which temporarily had replaced the traditional I-League 2nd Division due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions.[77][78] The club signed previous I-League season's top scorer, Pedro Manzi along with Bangladeshi football team captain Jamal Bhuyan for their AFC quota.[79][80] After Hevia being sacked mid-season, Mohammedan finished at sixth under their technical director Sankarlal Chakraborty.[81] In May 2021, the club appointed Russia's former assistant coach Andrey Chernyshov, and with him at the helm, Mohammedan reached the Durand Cup final for the first time since 2013 but fell short against FC Goa by just a solitary goal.[82][83][84][85] The following month, Mohammedan clinched their twelfth CFL title after forty long years of wait by defeating Railway FC 1–0 in the final of a newer and shorter knock-out format.[86][87] As one of the title contenders with Serbian midfielder Nikola Stojanović holding the captain's arm-band and Trinbagonian international Marcus Joseph leading the goalscoring charts by 15 goals, Mohammedan for the first time ran for their maiden national league title at 2021–22 I-League, but finished second after a 2–1 defeat against the table toppers Gokulam Kerala FC on the final matchday in a must win situation.[88][89] In October, the club retained their CFL title.[90]

Crest and colours

Crest

The crest of Mohammedan Sporting Club is derived from the typical Islamic iconographic symbol used in various historical contexts. It has the star and crescent in middle, which is partially surrounded by floral patterns and, the name of the club, its year of foundation and the country based inscribed below within the shapes of waving banners.[91] The colour of the crest is also in accordance to the Quranic colour of green.

Colours

The club had adopted the nickname of Black Panthers since their Blank Panther inspired jerseys for 2020–21 season, which also resembled their traditional club colours of black (primary) and white (secondary), hence historically they were often termed as "সাদা–কালো ব্রিগেড" (transl. Black and White Brigade).[92][93][94][95]

 
James Moga at Mohammedan's kit launch for 2016–17 season.

Sponsorship

Kit manufacturers and sponsors
Year Manufacturer Primary sponsor
1891–2005 None None
2005–2007 Reebok[96] Elegant Steel & Metal Works[97]
2007–2008 Reliance Group[98]
2008–2009 Eastern Minerals and Trading Agency
2009–2016 None None
2016–2019 Kaizen Sports[99] Orion Impression
2019–2020 Rocky Sports[100] None
2020–2021 Trak-Only[101] Bunkerhill[102][103]
2021–2022 Hummel[104]
2022–present Trak-Only[105]

Slogan

"Jan Jan Mohammedan" (Bengali: 'জান জান মহামেডান') is the slogan popular among club supporters.[106]

Stadiums

Main articles: Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan and Mohammedan Sporting Ground

Historically to host their home games, the club has used several grounds in Kolkata, Howrah, Barasat and Kalyani, including Eden Gardens, which has been reserved for cricket since Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan opened in 1984.[107]

Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan

 
The Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata

Mohammedan plays most of its major fixtures at Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, commonly called Salt Lake Stadium, located in the suburb of Bidhannagar in Kolkata.[108] A multi-purpose stadium owned by the Government of West Bengal under Youth Affairs and Sports Department, the VYKB primarily hosts football matches, apart from occasional track and field events. The stadium was built in 1984, predominately for matches like Kolkata Derby that featured attendance too huge for the grounds in Maidan to accommodate. Before its renovation in 2011, it was the largest football stadium in the world by capacity of 120,000. Prior to the construction and opening of Rungrado 1st of May Stadium in 1989, it was the largest football stadium in the world. It is currently the fourth largest sports stadium in Asia by capacity. The gigantic stadium features three tiers of concrete galleries with nine entry gates, including a VIP gate, and 30 ramps for the spectators to reach the viewing blocks. The stadium has been mostly used to host major home games like in National Football League and I-League.

Mohammedan Sporting Ground

The Mohammedan Sporting Ground is operated by Mohammedan, which is located in Maidan on the northern side of Fort William and adjacent to the club tent. The ground has natural grass turf with a capacity of 25,000.[109] After the renovations in 2017, the ground was installed with floodlights, an air-conditioned press room and a gymnasium named after The Greatest Muhammad Ali to honour his visit to the club in December 1990.[110] Yet the stadium is not upto the standards required to host top-tier league matches and currently the stadium mostly hosts matches for Calcutta Football League, lower division leagues and youth tournaments.[111][112]

Rivalry

Rivalry of the Big Three

Further information: Football in Kolkata
 
Tifo displaying fans of (left to right) Mohammedan, Mohun Bagan and East Bengal united as the 12th man in support for India at Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan in 2019.

Mohammedan previously had a significant rivalry against the neighbouring clubs – Mohun Bagan (now ATK Mohun Bagan) and East Bengal. The initiation of the feuds goes back to the early 30s, when Mohammedan came out as a dominant contender for Calcutta Football League by winning seven out of eight titles from 1934 to 1941. Since then until 1958, all the CFL titles were won among these three rival clubs, often referred as the Big Three of Maidan (Bengali: ময়দানের তিন প্রধান),[113] and even in other major tournaments like Durand Cup, Rover's Cup and IFA Shield, the three clubs contended against each other for the honours.[114][115][116] The rivalry initially had a communal background since Mohammedan being a Muslim-only club representing the Muslim population of Kolkata, thereby forcing the Hindus in the city to compete via their support for Mohun Bagan and East Bengal even though they weren't communal clubs themselves. By the 1960s, communal tension involved in the feud became insignificant as the club began to regularly sign non-Muslim players as well.[117] But the club also lost their dominance in Indian football and after the inception of national tournaments like Federation Cup and National Football League, Mohammedan was no more a top club and mostly playing in the lower tiers. Thus, the club rarely met Mohun Bagan and East Bengal at major tournaments due to them being in the top tier. Unlike the ever fierce East Bengal-Mohun Bagan feud termed as Kolkata Derby, the matches including Mohammedan and Mohun Bagan or East Bengal is commonly termed as Mini Kolkata Derby.[118][119][120]

Players

First-team squad

As of 31 August 2022

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   IND Sankar Roy
4 DF   IND Wayne Vaz
5 DF   SEN Ousmane N'Diaye
6 DF   IND Safiul Rahaman
9 FW   NGA Abiola Dauda
10 FW   TRI Marcus Joseph (Captain)
11 MF   IND Kean Lewis
12 MF   IND Milan Singh
13 MF   IND Abhishek Halder
15 DF   IND Dipu Halder
16 DF   SYR Shaher Shaheen
18 DF   IND Abhash Thapa
19 DF   IND Sairuat Kima
20 MF   SRB Nikola Stojanović
21 MF   IND Ridge DeMello
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 FW   IND Faslurahman Methukayil
23 DF   IND Sebastian Thangmuansang (on loan from Odisha)
27 DF   IND Abhishek Ambekar
30 GK   IND Mithun Samanta
34 DF   IND Vanlalzuidika
35 FW   IND Azharuddin Mallick
37 MF   IND Sk Sahil (on loan from Jamshedpur)
42 GK   IND Zothanmawia
44 DF   IND Sandip Mandi
46 MF   IND Christy Molly Davis
47 MF   IND SK Faiaz
48 FW   IND Faisal Ali (on loan from Bengaluru)
99 FW   KGZ Mirlan Murzaev
— FW   IND Rahul Paswan
— MF   IND Sujit Singh

Current technical staff

Coaching staff

As of March 2022
Position Name
Head coach   Kibu Vicuña
Assistant coach   Joseph Naik
Goalkeeping coach   Sandip Nandy
Physio   Ankan Roychowdhury
  Akhilesh KS
S&C coach   Paulius Ragauskas
  Ravinder S. Chauhan
Media officer   Sayantan Das Roy
Team manager   Dipendu Biswas
Equipment manager   Omprakash Khatua
Analyst   Devrup J. Gupta
Fitness coach   Sachin Rana
Masseur   Shivkant Sharma

Management

 
Former Indian footballer Dipendu Biswas is the current football secretary as well as the team manager.
As of March 2022
Position Name
President Mohammed "Bobby" Amiruddin
Vice president Mohammed Qamaruddin
General secretary Danish Iqbal
Assistant general secretary Dr. Taha Ahmed
Treasurer Mohammed Akram
Finance secretary Sharique Ahmed
Football secretary Dipendu Biswas
Cricket secretary Dipak K. Singh
Athletics secretary Hasnain Ahmed
Ground secretary Farhan Ahmed
Youth development chairman Khaled Sadan

Previous seasons

Only the seasons since the introduction of a national league in 1996 has been stated below.

As of 15 September 2022
Season National leagues Regional league Domestic cup(s) Other honours
Div P W D L GD Pts Pos
National Football League/NFL 2nd Division Calcutta Premier Division Federation Cup
1996–97 1st 5 1 0 4 -3 3 5th of 6

(Group Stage)

5th Round of 16 Kohima Royal Gold Cup
1997–98 2nd 5 ? ? ? ? ? 5th of 6

(Group Stage)

4th Quarter-finalist
1998–99 Relegated to regional league 5th Semi-finalist
1999–00 4th Not held
2000–01 2nd 4 1 0 3 -2 3 4th of 5

(Final stage)

3rd
2001–02 Relegated to regional league 6th Not eligible
2002–03 2nd 3 2 1 0 2 7 2nd of 4

(Final Stage)

2nd Not held
2003–04 1st 22 4 7 11 -19 19 11th 3rd Runners-up
2004–05 2nd 3 2 1 0 3 7 1st of 4

(Final Stage)

5th Round of 16
2005–06 1st 17 5 2 10 -14 17 8th 3rd Round of 16
2006–07 1st 18 2 6 10 -25 12 9th 3rd Quarter-finalist
I-League/I-League 2nd Division
2007–08 2nd 5 3 1 1 5 10 2nd of 6

(Final Stage)

5th Round of 16 Independence Day Cup
2008–09 1st 22 5 7 10 -14 22 11th 2nd Group Stage
2009–10 2nd 7 2 4 1 0 10 4th of 8

(Final Stage)

? Group Stage
2010–11 2nd 7 1 1 5 -5 4 7th of 8

(Final Stage)

? Qualifying play-offs All Airlines Gold Cup
2011–12 2nd 12 6 3 3 4 21 3rd of 7

(Final Stage)

? Group Stage
2012–13 2nd 10 5 3 2 3 18 2nd of 6

(Final Stage)

6th Group Stage Kalinga Cup
2013–14 1st 24 6 6 12 -8 24 13th 3rd Group Stage IFA Shield, Durand Cup
2014–15 2nd 14 8 2 4 12 23[a] 4th 4th
2015–16 2nd 10 4 3 3 2 12[b] 4th of 6

(Final Stage)

5th Not eligible
2016–17 2nd 6 3 1 2 4 10 3rd of 4

(Preliminary Stage)

2nd Sikkim Gold Cup
Super Cup
2017–18 2nd 10 3 3 4 -1 12 5th of 6

(Preliminary Stage)

3rd Not eligible
2018–19 2nd 10 5 1 4 8 16 3rd of 6

(Preliminary Stage)

4th Bordoloi Trophy, Bodoland Gold Cup
Durand Cup[c]
2019–20 2nd 4 3 1 0 6 10 1st of 5

(Final Stage)

4th Group Stage Sikkim Gold Cup
Super Cup
2020–21 1st 15 5 5 5 -2 20 6th Cancelled[d] Cancelled[d]
2021–22 1st 18 11 4 3 16 37 2nd Champion[e] Not held
Durand Cup[f] Super Cup[f]
2022–23 TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD Semi-finalist TBD
  1. ^ The club was penalized by the deduction of 3 points due to players' contract faults.
  2. ^ 3 points were by the FIFA Disciplinary Committee
  3. ^ After the cancellation of Super Cup due to COVID-19 pandemic, Durand Cup became the de facto domestic cup tournament.
  4. ^ a b Tournament was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
  5. ^ Tournament format was changed from league to league-cum-knockout.
  6. ^ a b Both Durand Cup as well as Super Cup became the domestic cup tournaments of India from 2022

Managerial history

 
Dronacharya awardee Syed Nayeemuddin played and later managed at Mohammedan.
 
Andrey Chernyshov is the current head coach of Mohammedan.

Past and present internationals

See also: Category:Mohammedan SC (Kolkata) players

The players below had senior international cap(s) for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed, represented their countries before or after playing for Mohammedan SC.[160]

Asia

 

Africa

 

North America

 

Honours

International

Domestic

League

Cup

 
The coveted Durand Cup trophy, won by Mohammedan twice in 1940 and 2013.

Awards

Club records and influence

Influence

Mohammedan Sporting Club is not just a football club, it is also a symbol of national integrity and an example of the communal harmony.

— Ghazal uz Zafar, General Secretary of Mohammedan SC, on the club's role in Indian football (Celebrating the 126th foundation day on 22 February 2017).[224]

The name of Bangladeshi club based in Dhaka – Mohammedan Sporting Club — is derived from Mohammedan Sporting Club of Kolkata.[225][226] Members of the Nawab family of Dhaka established Muslim Sports Club as a local club for the youth.[227] A few years later, the family renamed the club as Mohammedan Sporting Club, after its more renowned predecessor Mohammedan SC of Kolkata.[228]

Overall records

Notable wins against foreign teams

As of matches played 1 April 2018
Competition Round Year Opposition Score Venue City Ref
Durand Cup Final 1940   Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2–1 Irwin Amphitheatre New Delhi [38]
IFA Shield Final 1941   King's Own Scottish Borderers 2–0 Eden Gardens Calcutta [202]
Aga Khan Gold Cup Final 1960   PSM Makassar 4–1 Dacca National Stadium Dhaka [42]
DCM Trophy Quarter-Final 1982   East Fremantle Tricolore 1–0 Ambedkar Stadium New Delhi [239]
Nehru Centenary Club Cup Group Stage 1990   Zambia national team 1–0 Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan Kolkata [53]
Nehru Centenary Club Cup Group Stage 1990   Metalist 1925 Kharkiv 1–0 Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan Kolkata [53]
IFA Shield Group Stage 2011   Shandong Luneng Taishan 1–0 Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan Kolkata [240]
IFA Shield Final 2014   Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi 1–1
4–3 (p) 		Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan Kolkata [67]
Sikkim Gold Cup Final 2016   Jhapa XI 1–0 Paljor Stadium Gangtok [73]

Club award

Shaan-e-Mohammedan (transl. 'Pride of Mohammedan') is the lifetime achievement award presented by the club annually since 2015, to respect and laud footballing personalities for their indispensable contribution to the club during their career. The award is usually presented either on the foundation day of the club or on the occasion of Iftar when the club organises Dawat-e-Iftar (transl. Iftar Dinner) for the current and former players and coaches along with other distinct personalities.[241]

Shaan-e-Mohammedan recipients
Year Name Ref
2015 Mohammad Akbar [242]
2016 Prasun Banerjee [243]
2017 Syed Lateefuddin [244]
2018 Manas Bhattacharya [245]
2019 Victor Amalraj [246]
2020 Not awarded due to pandemic
2021
2022 Syed Nayeemuddin [247]

Other departments

 
Main entrance of the Mohammedan SC club tent at evening

Cricket

The cricket section of Mohammedan Sporting[248] is situated at the Tent Maidan,[249] and they practice at both Kolkata Maidan fields and Mohammedan Sporting Ground.[250][251] The men's cricket team primarily competes in the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) First Division tournament[252] and also participate in JC Mukherjee T-20 Trophy,[253][254] A. N. Ghosh Memorial Trophy, CAB One Day League and P. Sen Trophy.[255]

The women's cricket team of Mohammedan participates in the CAB run Bengal Women's T20 League. On 24 February 2022, they emerged champions in the league, defeating Rajasthan Club at Kalyani Stadium.[256][257][258]

Futsal

Main article: Mohammedan SC Futsal

Mohammedan SC participates in Futsal Club Championship,[259][260] highest level of club futsal competition in India. It is currently the only club from West Bengal to participate in the competition.[261]

Athletics

The club has an athletics divisions for numerous track and field sports and the athletes represent the club in the annual athletics meet hosted all across the state,[262] including the ones hosted by the neighbouring sports club like Mohun Bagan and East Bengal.

Hockey (defunct)

Club's hockey team was affiliated with Bengal Hockey Association and is currently defunct. Since the British rule in India, the club participated in prestigious tournaments like Beighton Cup and Calcutta Hockey League.[263] Mohammedan won the 1945 and 1959 editions of Calcutta Hockey League.[264] They also achieved runner-up position in Beighton Cup thrice in 1945, 1957 and 1981.[265]

See also

Footnotes

  1. ^ Majid Bishkar is one of the only two foreigners to play for Mohammedan, appeared in the 1978 FIFA World Cup.
  2. ^ Emeka Ezeugo is one of the only two foreigners to play for Mohammedan, who appeared in the 1994 FIFA World Cup.
  3. ^ The competition is widely regarded as the predecessor of AFC Champions League (held for the first time in 1967), since it was the first organized international competition that involved club teams around Asia, organized by the football authorities of East Pakistan, in collaboration with Asian Football Confederation (AFC).
  4. ^ I-League 2nd Division was replaced by a shorter cup tournament, I-League Qualifiers, due to COVID-19 pandemic regulations.
  5. ^ Fourth oldest football tournament, organized by the IFA (W.B.), and played between the local clubs of West Bengal and other invited ones.

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mohammedan, kolkata, mohammedan, sporting, club, indian, multi, sports, club, based, kolkata, west, bengal, football, team, competes, league, second, tier, indian, football, well, calcutta, football, league, oldest, football, league, asia, formed, february, 18. Mohammedan Sporting Club is an Indian multi sports club based in Kolkata West Bengal 1 2 Its football team competes in I League 3 the second tier of Indian football as well as in Calcutta Football League CFL 4 the oldest football league in Asia 5 Formed in February 1891 it is one of the oldest active football clubs in the country 6 Mohammedan SCFull nameMohammedan Sporting ClubNickname s Black PanthersShort nameMSCFounded22 February 1891 131 years ago 22 February 1891 GroundVivekananda Yuba Bharati KriranganMohammedan Sporting GroundCapacity85 000 25 000OwnerMohammedan Sporting Club Private Limited 50 Bunkerhill Private Limited 50 General SecretaryDanish IqbalManagerKibu VicunaLeagueI League2021 22I League 2nd of 13WebsiteClub websiteHome coloursAway coloursIt was over three decades later since the foundation the club became affiliated with the Indian Football Association IFA to play in the second division of CFL before earning promotion to the premier division of CFL in 1933 and a year later Mohammedan became the first Indian team to win the league and in 1938 became the first team to win it for five consecutive times 7 After the independence of India Mohammedan became the first Indian club to win a football tournament on foreign soil by lifting the Aga Khan Gold Cup in 1960 8 In 1996 the club was one of the founding members of India s first nationwide league National Football League NFL Mohammedan has never won a top tier league only managing to win the 2004 05 NFL Second Division to qualify for NFL and the 2020 I League Qualifiers to qualify for I League which was then the first tier league of India 9 They have won the Federation Cup twice in 1983 84 and 1984 85 10 Founded during the early years of India s independence movement Mohammedan had been a symbol of progressive Muslim identity through the tumultuous period of rebellion and the subsequent struggle for status in an altered post partition landscape 11 12 13 Therefore the club is primarily supported by the Muslim population of Bengal and it had provided a major backing to the community residing in Kolkata by spreading the sport to a sizeable population during its foundation days 14 This led to communal rivalry with its cross town competitors East Bengal and Mohun Bagan now ATK Mohun Bagan which were primarily supported by the Hindu population of Bengal during the early decades 15 16 17 The rivalries with both the teams have become non communal and mostly insignificant over the course of time due to the rarity of meeting them at major tournaments Contents 1 History 1 1 The beginning and early decades 1887 1930 1 2 The golden period 1931 1947 1 3 Considerable period of success 1947 1980 1 4 Gradual downfall and a period of major failure 1981 2019 1 5 Revival of the lost glory 2020 present 2 Crest and colours 2 1 Crest 2 2 Colours 2 3 Sponsorship 2 4 Slogan 3 Stadiums 3 1 Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan 3 2 Mohammedan Sporting Ground 4 Rivalry 4 1 Rivalry of the Big Three 5 Players 5 1 First team squad 6 Current technical staff 6 1 Coaching staff 6 2 Management 7 Previous seasons 8 Managerial history 9 Past and present internationals 9 1 Asia 9 2 Africa 9 3 North America 10 Honours 10 1 International 10 2 Domestic 10 3 Awards 11 Club records and influence 11 1 Influence 11 2 Overall records 12 Notable wins against foreign teams 13 Club award 14 Other departments 14 1 Cricket 14 2 Futsal 14 3 Athletics 14 4 Hockey defunct 15 See also 16 Footnotes 17 References 18 Further reading 19 External linksHistory EditThe beginning and early decades 1887 1930 Edit Syed Ahmed Rashid was the first Muslim to receive the title of Khan Sahib from the Governor General of India in 1932 served as the secretary of Mohammedan twice In 1887 under the leadership of Khan Bahadur Aminul Islam a sporting club named Jubilee Club was founded which was later renamed into Crescent Club and then into Hamidia Club Finally in 1891 Islam reformed the club and named it Mohammedan Sporting Club to represent the Bengali Mohammedans living in Calcutta 18 19 The club participated in a number of local tournaments after its foundation but came into prominence only after they won the Cooch Behar Cup in 1902 1906 and in 1909 Initially the club s objective wasn t strictly communal and the club members often showed sincere appreciation towards achievements of its counterpart Mohun Bagan AC which was then supported by both Bengali Hindus as well as Muslims During Mohun Bagan s historic 1911 IFA Shield victory the members of the club were almost mad and rolling on the ground with joyous excitement on the victory of their Hindu brethren 20 Khan Sahib Syed Ahmed Rashid took a very keen interest in the social and sporting life in Bengal and was the elected Joint Secretary of Mohammedan from 1925 to 1932 21 22 Although it was not before 1927 that the financial condition of the club improved when the team was able to play in the second division of the Calcutta Football League CFL In order to overcome the precarious financial state of the club the Joint Secretaries of the club made an appeal to the public to support a scheme of the club extending its activities in the social sphere of Muslims and also requested for donations of 3 500 to 4 500 14 With the improved performances of the club in every sport it participated the management was able to acquire a considerable amount of investment which helped the club to build better teams Due to Rashid s widespread influence in sports in Bengal Sir Francis Stanley Jackson the Governor of Bengal accepted the patronage of the club During Satyagraha Rashid helped to organise and make the club participate in the Monsoon League in 1930 the CFL in 1930 and 1931 and number of other sports tournaments when every native club was boycotting sporting events which was greatly appreciated by IFA Bengal Hockey Association and Cricket Board of Control in Bengal and Assam 23 In 1930 Mohammedan finished last in the league table and was on the verge of being relegated out of the CFL 2nd Division but was allowed to continue when one of the second division teams East Indian Railway discontinued The golden period 1931 1947 Edit Performance stats of Mohammedan in CFL from 1934 to 1941 One of the club officials CA Aziz concentrated on creating a strong team through modern strategies and was one of the only Indians to first realise the importance of playing in boots 18 14 Aziz recruited Mohun Bagan rejects like Kaleh Khan and Hafiz Rahid in 1931 and also players from different parts of India were gradually brought in often in the name of religion 24 Players like Masum Mahiuddin and Rahmat came from Bangalore while Jumma Khan arrived from North West Frontier Province thus forming a truly cosmopolitan team 25 The whole team had a Muslim core with no players outside the community This helped Aziz to create unmatched unity in his squad which showed on and off the field In 1933 Mohammedan qualified for the premier division of CFL for the first time in its history by topping the second division Under the captaincy of Khurshid Anwar Mohammedan became the first native club to capture the CFL title in 1934 in their very first year in top division 26 In March 1935 he was unanimously elected as the General Secretary of the club for the second time and in October that year he organised a successful tour to Rangoon Mandalay Maymyo Colombo Galle Kandy Madras Bangalore and Mysore for the football team 23 That year the captain s armband was handed over to the young and charismatic Abbas Mirza and later in the summer Mohammedan recruited goalkeeper Osman Jan from Crescent Club in Delhi With Osman Jan under the bar Taj Mohammad and Jumma Khan were part of a strong and formidable back line 24 The trio of Rahim Hafiz Rashid and Rahmat led the goalscoring duties and Rashid and Rahim would go on to become the league s top scorer in 1935 with 16 goals and 1938 with 18 goals respectively 25 Along with new and young recruits every year two defining names remained constant in the team Syed Abdus Samad who joined in 1933 and Mohammed Salim who returned for a second spell in 1934 27 28 29 30 31 In 1936 Mohammedan became the first all Indian team since 1911 to win IFA Shield by defeating Calcutta CFC in the final by 2 1 with goals from Rashid Jr and Rahim 32 With their third league win that year they also became the first Indian club to win the League Shield double 25 During this time Salim took trials at Celtic FC and was selected for the team but after playing two friendlies in Scottish Football Alliance he returned to Mohammedan being homesick even though being offered contracts from Celtic as well as from clubs in Germany 33 Thus he became the first Indian to play for a foreign club 34 From 1934 to 1938 Mohammedan won the league for record five consecutive times and missed out the title only once in 1939 from 1934 to 1941 when they declined to play in protest against IFA 35 36 By this time Mohammedan became the undisputed Invincibles of CFL and football in India was no more only about the British against the Indians but also the Hindus via Mohun Bagan and East Bengal Club versus the Muslims 20 1940 CFL winning team Mohammed Salim played for Mohammedan during 1926 1927 and 1934 1937 Football Jadukor transl Football Magician Syed Abdus Samad played for Mohammedan from 1933 to 1938 became CFL champion five years in a row Mohammedan s another great achievement came in the form of Durand Cup which was then reserved only for British and British Indian regimental teams until 1940 when civilian teams were also allowed to participate due to most regiments called in for World War II The final was scheduled on 12 December 1940 at Irwin Amphitheatre in New Delhi and numerous eminent Muslim politicians flew in from far off cities like Calcutta Dhaka Hyderabad and Bhopal while common supporters arrived in trains and tongas to watch the match 37 It was also the first time a football game of such importance was being officiated by an Indian referee Captain Harnam Singh 37 Along with around 1 00 000 spectators as per traditions Lord Linlithgow the Viceroy of India stood witness as Mohammedan defeated Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2 1 under the captaincy of Masum and goals coming from Rashid and Saboo 37 38 39 This victory by a team of only Muslim players at the capital city provided a massive boost to the Muslim national movement in the country 37 They also captured the Rover s Cup without conceding a goal in the tournament and beating Bangalore Muslims FC 1 0 in the final thus creating another unique record of holding CFL Durand Cup and Rover s Cup titles all in the same year 24 Their successes led to frenzied support from Muslims in every city of India followed by increased number of donations to improve the club They had an abundance of finances and were the first Indian team to play with boots with a focus on proper diet and physical fitness for their players 37 In 1941 they won their second Shield when they beat King s Own Scottish Borderers in the final They also became the first Indian team to score 100 goals in a year when they scored 110 goals in all competitions that year 40 They also became the first Indian club to retain the Shield when they saw off East Bengal s challenge in 1942 final with a goal from Noor Mohammad Due to the huge popularity in 1943 Kaiser Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana the Prime Minister of Nepal came all the way to Calcutta to play for Mohammedan thus he became the first non Muslim and Hindu player to don Mohammedan colours 40 The following years until the Independence of India Mohammedan lost its dominance and failed to bring back any major silverware into their club tent Considerable period of success 1947 1980 Edit After the partition in 1947 the club lost many of its elite patrons members as well as players who chose to move to newly formed Islamic state of Pakistan and soon there was a struggle to run which became evident with the club s performance in major tournaments Yet few players returned to continue playing for Mohammedan as foreign nationals Regardless the club managed to win the first CFL title in the post independent India in 1948 40 Mohammedan continued to bring in numerous football talents from Pakistan and Masood Fakhri became the first Pakistani international to sign with the club in 1955 41 After 8 years of title drought Mohammedan went on to win the Rover s Cup for the second time in 1956 by beating the defending champions Mohun Bagan 3 1 in the final The Rover s Cup win paved the way to regain Mohammedan s lost dominance over football in India and bagged the League Shield double of CFL and IFA Shield next year In the league Mohammedan surpassed East Bengal by a point and defeated Railways 3 0 in the Shield final By the 1960s Mohammedan changed its rules and formed teams with players from other communities too In 1960 as a top club of India Mohammedan was invited to the Aga Khan Gold Cup which was at that time considered a continental tournament to determine the unofficial Asian champions Held in Dhaka Mohammedan became the first Indian side to win a trophy on foreign soil beating the Perserikatan champions Persatuan Sepakbola Makassar 4 1 in the final 42 37 The match is still considered to be one of the greatest matches ever played in Dhaka and also featured renowned Pakistani forward Mohammad Omar Baloch for Mohammedan 43 Despite considerably low performance domestically Mohammedan was still one of the biggest crowd pullers especially in Delhi during Durand Cup and DCM Trophy 44 The next CFL success came only after a decade since their last win when Mohammedan became the champions without losing a single match registering their tenth CFL title In 1971 Mohammedan won the IFA Shield without conceding a goal and by defeating Tollygunge Agragami FC 2 0 in the final Mohammedan goalkeeper Shakeel Ahmed jumping up for clearing the ball during a match Gradual downfall and a period of major failure 1981 2019 Edit Majid Bishkar played for Mohammedan from 1982 to 1987 In the 80s the success came at the beginning with Mohammedan winning the 81 CFL unbeaten for the third time surpassing Mohun Bagan by a point The following year Mohammedan appointed one of the iconic Indian footballers Syed Nayeemuddin to coach the team and also roped in the biggest foreign names Iranian duo Majid Bishkar and Jamshid Nassiri from their local rivals East Bengal 45 46 47 48 Bishkar became the first player to play for Mohammedan with the experience of appearing in FIFA World Cup In 1983 Mohammedan won its first Federation Cup which was then the only true national championship by defeating Mohun Bagan 2 0 in the final 49 and successfully defended the Cup by defeating East Bengal 1 0 in the next year s final In 1985 they signed Nigerian striker Chima Okorie from Chandigarh FC who was considered one of the greatest foreign players in India 50 51 The later 80s saw a continued drop in performance winning only minor silverwares with only major success coming in the form of 1987 Rover s Cup In 1990 Mohammedan participated in the Jawaharlal Nehru Centenary Club Cup which was the only international club tournament held in India 52 Mohammedan as the only Indian team qualified for the semi finals by defeating the Zambian national team 1 0 and FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv 1 0 but losing 2 0 to Gimnasia Esgrima 52 In the semi final Mohammedan lost 1 0 to Paraguayan Primera Division champion Club Olimpia 53 54 Nigerian midfielder Emeka Ezeugo of Mohammedan was awarded Taj Bengal Trophy for player of the tournament 53 Mohammedan was nominated from India to participate in the 1992 93 Asian Cup Winners Cup and was scheduled to play against Omani Professional League champions Fanja SC in the first round but they withdrew their team from the competition 55 56 Near the end of the century all the Big Three clubs of Maidan faced serious financial jeopardy due to increased expenses to compete at the top level and limited source of income only relying upon supporters fund and contributions from individuals often belonging to political field 20 The players were being unpaid for months at a time and coaches were frequently being replaced due to unimproved performance Mohammedan s trophy drought continued and in 1996 they became one of the founding members of India s first national league National Football League NFL Under the coaching of newly appointed Mridul Banerjee Mohammedan finished in the bottom two of group table and was relegated to NFL 2nd Division in their debut season 57 58 59 In the following season Mohammedan finished in the bottom half of the group table therefore getting relegated from NFL 2nd Division as well During this time Vijay Mallya owned United Breweries Group approached with partnership offers to Mohammedan along with the other two Maidan clubs Mohun Bagan and East Bengal but the club being named after Prophet Muhammad refused to accept funding from a liquor brand 20 Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is being introduced with the Mohammedan players during the inauguration of the 2006 07 NFL on January 5 2007 After two seasons Mohammedan once again qualified for NFL 2nd Division in 2000 01 only to get relegated once again With hopes of improving the standards Mohammedan signed their first foreign coach former Nigerian club player Chibuzor Nwakanma 60 In the next season the club played in the NFL 2nd Division under the coaching of Mohammed Habib and achieved promotion by finishing second in the final league table Club icon Nassiri was put in charge for the club s second NFL campaign by newly appointed technical director PK Banerjee a renowned footballer as well as coach himself but Mohammedan suffered another relegation With the return of Habib as the coach the club successfully won the 2004 05 NFL 2nd Division thereby achieving promotion With renowned tactician Subhas Bhowmick at the helm the club finished eighth in the 2005 06 NFL and avoided relegation from NFL for the first time but the following season they eventually got relegated by finishing ninth in the table Inaugural match of 2006 07 NFL against JCT Mills at Ambedkar Stadium Until then NFL and NFL 2nd Division were semi professional football leagues but in 2007 the leagues were reformed into professional I League and I League 2nd Division respectively With the appointment of Shabbir Ali as the official coach of the club Mohammedan achieved promotion to 2008 09 I League but got relegated after finishing eleventh in the table In November 2010 Mohammedan organised Platinum Jubilee Celebration Cup tournament to commemorate the 75th anniversary of their 1934 CFL win with Mohun Bagan East Bengal and the world s oldest existing football club Sheffield FC being invited to play As brand ambassador of Mohammedan former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly played for the club wearing number 99 jersey against East Bengal in a 1 0 defeat 61 62 63 The tournament culminated with a Kolkata Derby where East Bengal emerged victorious after a penalty shoot out 64 In 2013 under Sanjoy Sen Mohammedan would achieve promotion to I League and also put an end to a long wait for major success by winning Durand Cup and then the 2014 IFA Shield by beating Bangladesh Premier League runners up Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club in the penalty shootout 65 66 67 But once again faced relegation in the 2013 14 I League after finishing at the bottom of the table 68 69 70 Later in 2015 they participated in Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup in Bangladesh 71 The club showed major signs of reformation in 2016 when Ghazal Uz Zafar a Kolkata based young entrepreneur took over as the General Secretary of the club 72 It was under his secretaryship the club became runners up in 2016 CFL after eight years and also lifted the 2016 Sikkim Governor s Gold Cup for the first time since 1980 by defeating Jhapa XI of Nepal by 1 0 73 In 2018 they emerged as the champions of Bordoloi Trophy defeating Oil India Limited by 3 1 margin 74 But their wait for success in the national league and other major tournaments was yet to come to an end Revival of the lost glory 2020 present Edit Match between Mohammedan and Goa in 2021 Durand Cup final at Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan In October 2020 under the secretaryship of Sk Wasim Akram Mohammedan for the first time entered into a joint venture with a Gurgaon based sports management company Bunkerhill with an aim to eventually qualify or enter the Indian Super League which had been promoted as the top tier league in 2019 75 76 With newly appointed Spanish coach Jose Hevia Mohammedan got promoted to 2020 21 I League after winning 2020 I League Qualifiers which temporarily had replaced the traditional I League 2nd Division due to COVID 19 pandemic restrictions 77 78 The club signed previous I League season s top scorer Pedro Manzi along with Bangladeshi football team captain Jamal Bhuyan for their AFC quota 79 80 After Hevia being sacked mid season Mohammedan finished at sixth under their technical director Sankarlal Chakraborty 81 In May 2021 the club appointed Russia s former assistant coach Andrey Chernyshov and with him at the helm Mohammedan reached the Durand Cup final for the first time since 2013 but fell short against FC Goa by just a solitary goal 82 83 84 85 The following month Mohammedan clinched their twelfth CFL title after forty long years of wait by defeating Railway FC 1 0 in the final of a newer and shorter knock out format 86 87 As one of the title contenders with Serbian midfielder Nikola Stojanovic holding the captain s arm band and Trinbagonian international Marcus Joseph leading the goalscoring charts by 15 goals Mohammedan for the first time ran for their maiden national league title at 2021 22 I League but finished second after a 2 1 defeat against the table toppers Gokulam Kerala FC on the final matchday in a must win situation 88 89 In October the club retained their CFL title 90 Crest and colours EditCrest Edit The crest of Mohammedan Sporting Club is derived from the typical Islamic iconographic symbol used in various historical contexts It has the star and crescent in middle which is partially surrounded by floral patterns and the name of the club its year of foundation and the country based inscribed below within the shapes of waving banners 91 The colour of the crest is also in accordance to the Quranic colour of green Colours Edit The club had adopted the nickname of Black Panthers since their Blank Panther inspired jerseys for 2020 21 season which also resembled their traditional club colours of black primary and white secondary hence historically they were often termed as স দ ক ল ব র গ ড transl Black and White Brigade 92 93 94 95 James Moga at Mohammedan s kit launch for 2016 17 season Sponsorship Edit Kit manufacturers and sponsors Year Manufacturer Primary sponsor1891 2005 None None2005 2007 Reebok 96 Elegant Steel amp Metal Works 97 2007 2008 Reliance Group 98 2008 2009 Eastern Minerals and Trading Agency2009 2016 None None2016 2019 Kaizen Sports 99 Orion Impression2019 2020 Rocky Sports 100 None2020 2021 Trak Only 101 Bunkerhill 102 103 2021 2022 Hummel 104 2022 present Trak Only 105 Slogan Edit Jan Jan Mohammedan Bengali জ ন জ ন মহ ম ড ন is the slogan popular among club supporters 106 Stadiums EditMain articles Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan and Mohammedan Sporting Ground Historically to host their home games the club has used several grounds in Kolkata Howrah Barasat and Kalyani including Eden Gardens which has been reserved for cricket since Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan opened in 1984 107 Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan Edit The Salt Lake Stadium in KolkataMohammedan plays most of its major fixtures at Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan commonly called Salt Lake Stadium located in the suburb of Bidhannagar in Kolkata 108 A multi purpose stadium owned by the Government of West Bengal under Youth Affairs and Sports Department the VYKB primarily hosts football matches apart from occasional track and field events The stadium was built in 1984 predominately for matches like Kolkata Derby that featured attendance too huge for the grounds in Maidan to accommodate Before its renovation in 2011 it was the largest football stadium in the world by capacity of 120 000 Prior to the construction and opening of Rungrado 1st of May Stadium in 1989 it was the largest football stadium in the world It is currently the fourth largest sports stadium in Asia by capacity The gigantic stadium features three tiers of concrete galleries with nine entry gates including a VIP gate and 30 ramps for the spectators to reach the viewing blocks The stadium has been mostly used to host major home games like in National Football League and I League Mohammedan Sporting Ground Edit The Mohammedan Sporting Ground is operated by Mohammedan which is located in Maidan on the northern side of Fort William and adjacent to the club tent The ground has natural grass turf with a capacity of 25 000 109 After the renovations in 2017 the ground was installed with floodlights an air conditioned press room and a gymnasium named after The Greatest Muhammad Ali to honour his visit to the club in December 1990 110 Yet the stadium is not upto the standards required to host top tier league matches and currently the stadium mostly hosts matches for Calcutta Football League lower division leagues and youth tournaments 111 112 Rivalry EditRivalry of the Big Three Edit Further information Football in Kolkata Tifo displaying fans of left to right Mohammedan Mohun Bagan and East Bengal united as the 12th man in support for India at Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan in 2019 Mohammedan previously had a significant rivalry against the neighbouring clubs Mohun Bagan now ATK Mohun Bagan and East Bengal The initiation of the feuds goes back to the early 30s when Mohammedan came out as a dominant contender for Calcutta Football League by winning seven out of eight titles from 1934 to 1941 Since then until 1958 all the CFL titles were won among these three rival clubs often referred as the Big Three of Maidan Bengali ময দ ন র ত ন প রধ ন 113 and even in other major tournaments like Durand Cup Rover s Cup and IFA Shield the three clubs contended against each other for the honours 114 115 116 The rivalry initially had a communal background since Mohammedan being a Muslim only club representing the Muslim population of Kolkata thereby forcing the Hindus in the city to compete via their support for Mohun Bagan and East Bengal even though they weren t communal clubs themselves By the 1960s communal tension involved in the feud became insignificant as the club began to regularly sign non Muslim players as well 117 But the club also lost their dominance in Indian football and after the inception of national tournaments like Federation Cup and National Football League Mohammedan was no more a top club and mostly playing in the lower tiers Thus the club rarely met Mohun Bagan and East Bengal at major tournaments due to them being in the top tier Unlike the ever fierce East Bengal Mohun Bagan feud termed as Kolkata Derby the matches including Mohammedan and Mohun Bagan or East Bengal is commonly termed as Mini Kolkata Derby 118 119 120 Players EditFirst team squad Edit As of 31 August 2022Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player1 GK IND Sankar Roy4 DF IND Wayne Vaz5 DF SEN Ousmane N Diaye6 DF IND Safiul Rahaman9 FW NGA Abiola Dauda10 FW TRI Marcus Joseph Captain 11 MF IND Kean Lewis12 MF IND Milan Singh13 MF IND Abhishek Halder15 DF IND Dipu Halder16 DF SYR Shaher Shaheen18 DF IND Abhash Thapa19 DF IND Sairuat Kima20 MF SRB Nikola Stojanovic21 MF IND Ridge DeMello No Pos Nation Player22 FW IND Faslurahman Methukayil23 DF IND Sebastian Thangmuansang on loan from Odisha 27 DF IND Abhishek Ambekar30 GK IND Mithun Samanta34 DF IND Vanlalzuidika35 FW IND Azharuddin Mallick37 MF IND Sk Sahil on loan from Jamshedpur 42 GK IND Zothanmawia44 DF IND Sandip Mandi46 MF IND Christy Molly Davis47 MF IND SK Faiaz48 FW IND Faisal Ali on loan from Bengaluru 99 FW KGZ Mirlan Murzaev FW IND Rahul Paswan MF IND Sujit SinghCurrent technical staff EditCoaching staff Edit As of March 2022Position NameHead coach Kibu VicunaAssistant coach Joseph NaikGoalkeeping coach Sandip NandyPhysio Ankan Roychowdhury Akhilesh KSS amp C coach Paulius Ragauskas Ravinder S ChauhanMedia officer Sayantan Das RoyTeam manager Dipendu BiswasEquipment manager Omprakash KhatuaAnalyst Devrup J GuptaFitness coach Sachin RanaMasseur Shivkant SharmaManagement Edit Former Indian footballer Dipendu Biswas is the current football secretary as well as the team manager As of March 2022Position NamePresident Mohammed Bobby AmiruddinVice president Mohammed QamaruddinGeneral secretary Danish IqbalAssistant general secretary Dr Taha AhmedTreasurer Mohammed AkramFinance secretary Sharique AhmedFootball secretary Dipendu BiswasCricket secretary Dipak K SinghAthletics secretary Hasnain AhmedGround secretary Farhan AhmedYouth development chairman Khaled SadanPrevious seasons EditOnly the seasons since the introduction of a national league in 1996 has been stated below As of 15 September 2022Season National leagues Regional league Domestic cup s Other honoursDiv P W D L GD Pts PosNational Football League NFL 2nd Division Calcutta Premier Division Federation Cup1996 97 1st 5 1 0 4 3 3 5th of 6 Group Stage 5th Round of 16 Kohima Royal Gold Cup1997 98 2nd 5 5th of 6 Group Stage 4th Quarter finalist1998 99 Relegated to regional league 5th Semi finalist1999 00 4th Not held2000 01 2nd 4 1 0 3 2 3 4th of 5 Final stage 3rd2001 02 Relegated to regional league 6th Not eligible2002 03 2nd 3 2 1 0 2 7 2nd of 4 Final Stage 2nd Not held2003 04 1st 22 4 7 11 19 19 11th 3rd Runners up2004 05 2nd 3 2 1 0 3 7 1st of 4 Final Stage 5th Round of 162005 06 1st 17 5 2 10 14 17 8th 3rd Round of 162006 07 1st 18 2 6 10 25 12 9th 3rd Quarter finalistI League I League 2nd Division2007 08 2nd 5 3 1 1 5 10 2nd of 6 Final Stage 5th Round of 16 Independence Day Cup2008 09 1st 22 5 7 10 14 22 11th 2nd Group Stage2009 10 2nd 7 2 4 1 0 10 4th of 8 Final Stage Group Stage2010 11 2nd 7 1 1 5 5 4 7th of 8 Final Stage Qualifying play offs All Airlines Gold Cup2011 12 2nd 12 6 3 3 4 21 3rd of 7 Final Stage Group Stage2012 13 2nd 10 5 3 2 3 18 2nd of 6 Final Stage 6th Group Stage Kalinga Cup2013 14 1st 24 6 6 12 8 24 13th 3rd Group Stage IFA Shield Durand Cup2014 15 2nd 14 8 2 4 12 23 a 4th 4th2015 16 2nd 10 4 3 3 2 12 b 4th of 6 Final Stage 5th Not eligible2016 17 2nd 6 3 1 2 4 10 3rd of 4 Preliminary Stage 2nd Sikkim Gold CupSuper Cup2017 18 2nd 10 3 3 4 1 12 5th of 6 Preliminary Stage 3rd Not eligible2018 19 2nd 10 5 1 4 8 16 3rd of 6 Preliminary Stage 4th Bordoloi Trophy Bodoland Gold CupDurand Cup c 2019 20 2nd 4 3 1 0 6 10 1st of 5 Final Stage 4th Group Stage Sikkim Gold CupSuper Cup2020 21 1st 15 5 5 5 2 20 6th Cancelled d Cancelled d 2021 22 1st 18 11 4 3 16 37 2nd Champion e Not heldDurand Cup f Super Cup f 2022 23 TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD Semi finalist TBD The club was penalized by the deduction of 3 points due to players contract faults 3 points were by the FIFA Disciplinary Committee After the cancellation of Super Cup due to COVID 19 pandemic Durand Cup became the de facto domestic cup tournament a b Tournament was cancelled due to COVID 19 pandemic Tournament format was changed from league to league cum knockout a b Both Durand Cup as well as Super Cup became the domestic cup tournaments of India from 2022Managerial history Edit Dronacharya awardee Syed Nayeemuddin played and later managed at Mohammedan Andrey Chernyshov is the current head coach of Mohammedan Syed Nayeemuddin 1982 1985 121 Shabbir Ali 1985 1992 122 Sudip Chatterjee 1997 123 Mridul Banerjee 1997 1998 124 125 Pungam Kannan 1998 1999 126 Mohammed Habib 1999 2000 127 Syed Firoze 2000 2001 128 Chandu Roy Chowdhury 2001 129 130 Chibuzor Nwakanma 2001 2002 131 Mohammed Habib 2002 2003 132 Shankar Maitra 2003 133 Jamshid Nassiri 2003 2004 48 Mohammed Habib 2005 134 135 Subhash Bhowmick 2005 2006 136 137 Shabbir Ali 2007 2010 138 Ayodeji Fuja Tope 2010 2011 139 140 Syed Nayeemuddin 2011 141 Aloke Mukherjee 2011 2013 142 Abdul Aziz Moshood 2013 143 Sanjoy Sen 2013 2014 144 Mridul Banerjee 2014 2015 Ananta Kumar Ghosh 2015 2016 145 Ranjan Chowdhury 2017 2018 146 Biswajit Bhattacharya 2017 2018 147 Raghunath Nandi 2018 2019 148 149 Subrata Bhattacharya 2019 150 151 Saheed Ramon 2019 152 Yan Law 2020 153 154 Jose Carlos Hevia 2020 2021 155 Sankarlal Chakraborty 2021 156 Andrey Chernyshov 2021 2022 157 158 Kibu Vicuna 2022 present 159 Past and present internationals EditSee also Category Mohammedan SC Kolkata players The players below had senior international cap s for their respective countries Players whose name is listed represented their countries before or after playing for Mohammedan SC 160 Asia Edit Musa Ghazi 1945 1947 161 Masood Fakhri 1955 1956 162 Muhammad Umer 1956 1960 163 Abdul Ghafoor Majna 1958 1959 164 Mohammad Omar Baloch 1959 1962 165 Ahmad Sanjari 1978 166 Majid Bishkar 1982 1987 Note 1 167 Mani Bikram Shah 1987 1989 168 Mahabub Hossain Roksy 169 Kaiser Hamid 1991 170 Nurul Haque Manik 1991 1992 171 Rumman Wali Sabbir 1991 1992 172 Devnarayan Chaudhury 2000 2001 173 Sandip Rai 2010 2011 174 Wael Ayan 2018 175 Shyam Babu Kyapchhali 2019 2020 Abhishek Rijal 2020 176 Jamal Bhuyan 2020 2021 177 Shaher Shaheen 2021 178 Nuriddin Davronov 2022 179 Mirlan Murzayev 2022 180 Africa Edit Emeka Ezeugo 1989 90 Note 2 181 Moses Owira 1998 1999 2001 182 Eugene Gray 2002 2003 2009 183 David Makandawire 2005 2007 2009 2011 184 Preston Corporal 2006 2007 185 James Moga 2016 186 Fikru Teferra 2018 187 Musa Mudde 2019 2020 188 Henry Kisekka 2022 189 North America Edit Willis Plaza 2018 2020 190 Marcus Joseph 2021 present 191 Honours EditInternational Edit Du Mont Morency Cup Winners 1 1939 192 Aga Khan Gold Cup Note 3 Winners 1 1960 8 Nehru Centenary Club Cup Semi finals 1 1990 53 Domestic Edit League I League Runners up 1 2021 22 NFL 2nd Division Champions 1 2004 05 193 Runners up 1 2002 03 194 I League 2nd Division Champions 1 2020 Runners up 2 2008 195 2013 196 Calcutta Football League 197 Champions 13 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1940 1941 1948 1957 1967 1981 2021 2022 Runners up 9 1942 1944 1949 1960 1971 1992 2002 2008 2016 17Cup The coveted Durand Cup trophy won by Mohammedan twice in 1940 and 2013 Federation Cup Winners 2 1983 84 1984 85 198 Runners up 3 1981 82 1989 90 2003 I League Qualifiers Note 4 Champions 1 2019 20 199 Durand Cup Champions 2 1940 200 2013 201 Runners up 4 1959 1980 1992 2021 IFA Shield Note 5 Champions 6 1936 1941 1942 1957 1971 2014 202 Runners up 4 1938 1963 1982 1990 Rovers Cup Champions 6 1940 1956 1959 1980 1984 1987 203 Runners up 8 1941 1955 1957 1958 1981 1982 1983 1991 Sait Nagjee Trophy 204 Champions 4 1971 1984 1991 1992 Runners up 2 1979 1988 Coochbehar Cup Champions 5 1902 1906 1909 1947 1952 205 Bordoloi Trophy 206 Champions 6 1969 1970 1985 1986 1991 207 2018 Runners up 5 1965 1966 1971 1977 1983 DCM Trophy 208 Champions 4 1958 1961 1964 1980 209 Runners up 3 1960 1982 1983 All Airlines Gold Cup 210 Champions 3 1986 1996 2010 Runners up 7 1987 1988 1989 1990 2005 2011 211 2012 Independence Day Cup 212 Champions 5 1969 1971 1972 1988 2007 Runners up 1 2018 Sikkim Governor s Gold Cup 213 Champions 3 1980 2016 214 2019 215 Runners up 4 1986 1987 1989 1991 Kalinga Cup Champions 3 1964 1991 2012 216 Darjeeling Gold Cup Champions 1 1984 217 Runners up 1 2018 Bodoland Martyrs Gold Cup Champions 2 2004 218 2018 219 Nizam Gold Cup Champions 1 1983 218 Vizag Trophy Champions 1 1986 218 Kohima Royal Gold Cup Runners up 1 1996 220 Amta Sanghati Gold Cup Runners up 1 2015 221 Awards Edit Banga Bibhushan 2022 222 223 Club records and influence EditInfluence Edit Mohammedan Sporting Club is not just a football club it is also a symbol of national integrity and an example of the communal harmony Ghazal uz Zafar General Secretary of Mohammedan SC on the club s role in Indian football Celebrating the 126th foundation day on 22 February 2017 224 The name of Bangladeshi club based in Dhaka Mohammedan Sporting Club is derived from Mohammedan Sporting Club of Kolkata 225 226 Members of the Nawab family of Dhaka established Muslim Sports Club as a local club for the youth 227 A few years later the family renamed the club as Mohammedan Sporting Club after its more renowned predecessor Mohammedan SC of Kolkata 228 Overall records Edit First Indian team to win the Calcutta Football League in the pre independence era in 1934 229 and repeated the feat of becoming again the first Indian side to win the same in the post independence era in 1948 40 First Indian team to win the Calcutta Football League five years in a row from 1934 to 1938 230 231 Only Indian team to win the Calcutta League in the very first year of its promotion in 1934 40 First Indian team to win the Durand Cup by beating Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2 1 7 December 1940 232 First Indian team to win the Rover s Cup in 1940 without conceding a goal First Indian team to score 100 goals in one year when they scored 110 goals in all competitions held in 1941 40 They are the first Indian team to win a trophy overseas when they won the Aga Khan Gold Cup in Dhaka Bangladesh in 1960 beating Indonesian side PSM Makassar 4 1 in final 42 Only Indian club to reach the semi final of Nehru Centenary Club Cup in 1990 the only international club championship held in the country 233 Before the partition of India Taj Mohammed was the first Pakistani player to sign with Mohammedan as a foreign recruit and after Partition Masood Fakhri became the first Pakistani international to sign with the club 234 Kaiser Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana the Prince of Nepal was the first Hindu player to don club colours in 1943 40 235 Majid Bishkar was the club s first foreigner who played at the FIFA World Cup represented Iran at the 1978 FIFA World Cup 236 The first foreign coach of Mohammedan was Chibuzor Nwakanma from Nigeria who had also played for the club previously 60 Former Indian cricket team captain Sourav Ganguly is club s first brand ambassador 237 238 Notable wins against foreign teams EditAs of matches played 1 April 2018Competition Round Year Opposition Score Venue City RefDurand Cup Final 1940 Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2 1 Irwin Amphitheatre New Delhi 38 IFA Shield Final 1941 King s Own Scottish Borderers 2 0 Eden Gardens Calcutta 202 Aga Khan Gold Cup Final 1960 PSM Makassar 4 1 Dacca National Stadium Dhaka 42 DCM Trophy Quarter Final 1982 East Fremantle Tricolore 1 0 Ambedkar Stadium New Delhi 239 Nehru Centenary Club Cup Group Stage 1990 Zambia national team 1 0 Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan Kolkata 53 Nehru Centenary Club Cup Group Stage 1990 Metalist 1925 Kharkiv 1 0 Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan Kolkata 53 IFA Shield Group Stage 2011 Shandong Luneng Taishan 1 0 Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan Kolkata 240 IFA Shield Final 2014 Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi 1 14 3 p Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan Kolkata 67 Sikkim Gold Cup Final 2016 Jhapa XI 1 0 Paljor Stadium Gangtok 73 Club award EditShaan e Mohammedan transl Pride of Mohammedan is the lifetime achievement award presented by the club annually since 2015 to respect and laud footballing personalities for their indispensable contribution to the club during their career The award is usually presented either on the foundation day of the club or on the occasion of Iftar when the club organises Dawat e Iftar transl Iftar Dinner for the current and former players and coaches along with other distinct personalities 241 Shaan e Mohammedan recipients Year Name Ref2015 Mohammad Akbar 242 2016 Prasun Banerjee 243 2017 Syed Lateefuddin 244 2018 Manas Bhattacharya 245 2019 Victor Amalraj 246 2020 Not awarded due to pandemic20212022 Syed Nayeemuddin 247 Other departments Edit Main entrance of the Mohammedan SC club tent at evening Cricket Edit The cricket section of Mohammedan Sporting 248 is situated at the Tent Maidan 249 and they practice at both Kolkata Maidan fields and Mohammedan Sporting Ground 250 251 The men s cricket team primarily competes in the Cricket Association of Bengal CAB First Division tournament 252 and also participate in JC Mukherjee T 20 Trophy 253 254 A N Ghosh Memorial Trophy CAB One Day League and P Sen Trophy 255 The women s cricket team of Mohammedan participates in the CAB run Bengal Women s T20 League On 24 February 2022 they emerged champions in the league defeating Rajasthan Club at Kalyani Stadium 256 257 258 Futsal Edit Main article Mohammedan SC Futsal Mohammedan SC participates in Futsal Club Championship 259 260 highest level of club futsal competition in India It is currently the only club from 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