List of Mohun Bagan Super Giant captains explained

Mohun Bagan Super Giant (commonly referred to as Mohun Bagan) is an Indian association football club based in Kolkata, West Bengal. Founded in 1889, it is one of the oldest football clubs in Asia. The club competes in the Indian Super League, the top tier of Indian football league system.^[1]

Till now the club has won the top-flight football league a record six times Indian Super League once, I-League twice and National Football League thrice.^[2] They are one of the most successful Indian clubs in the history of the Federation Cup, having won the championship a record 14 times.^[3] The club had also won several other trophies, including the ISL playoffs (1 time), the Durand Cup (17 times), the IFA Shield (22 times), the Rover's Cup (14 times) and the Calcutta Football League (30 times).^{[4] [5] [6]}

List of captains

The following is the list of first-choice captains of Mohun Bagan's main football team in each of the Indian football years/seasons:^{[7] [8]}

Season	Nationality	Name	Notes/References
1889	India	Manilal Sen	Member of one of the founding families–Sen family of Bagbazar–of the club, was the first and the longest serving captain of the team.^[9]
1890
1891
1892
1893
1894
1895
1896
1897
1898
1899
1900
1901	India	Monmohan Pandey
1902
1903
1904
1905	India	Ramdas Bhaduri
1906
1907
1908
1909
1910
1911	India	Shibdas Bhaduri	Was the captain of the Immortal XI that won the 1911 IFA Shield.^[10]
1912
1913	India	Sirishchandra 'Habul' Sarkar
1914
1915
1916	India	Bijoydas Bhaduri
1917
1918
1919	India	Prakash Ghosh
1920
1921	India	Gostha Pal	^[11]
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926	India	Umapati Kumar
1927
1928
1929
1930	India	Sudhansu Bose
1931	India	Dr. Manmatha Nath Dutta
1932
1933
1934	India	Abdul Hamid	From Quetta, Baluchistan; was the first captain not from Bengal.
1935	India	Bhola Sarkar
1936	India	Satu Chowdhary
1937
1938	India	Bimal Mukherjee	Was the captain of the first CFL Premier Division winning team in 1939.^[12]
1939
1940	India	Nanda Roy Choudhury
1941
1942	India	Mona Guin
1943	India	Anil Dey
1944
1945
1946	India	Sarat Das
1947
1948	India	Talimeren Ao	^[13] ^[14]
1949
1950	India	Sailen Manna	^[15]
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955	India	Md. Abdus Sattar	^[16]
1956
1957	India	Swaraj Chatterjee
1958	India	Samar 'Badru' Banerjee	^[17]
1959	India	Sushil Guha
1960	India	Subimal 'Chuni' Goswami	^[18] ^[19]
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965	India	Jarnail Singh	Had become the only ever Indian to lead Asian All-Star team in 1966.^[20] ^[21] ^[22]
1966
1967
1968	India	Isaiah Arumainayagam
1969	India	Chandreswar Prasad
1970
1971
1972	India	Bhabani Ray
1973	India	Sukalyan Ghosh Dastidar
1974	India	Syed Nayeemuddin
1975	India	Nirmal Goswami
1976	India	Prasanta Mitra
1977	India	Subrata Bhattacharya	^[23]
1978	India	Prasun Banerjee	Was the captain of the first club based national tournament–Federation Cup–winning team in 1978.
1979	India	Dilip Palit
1980	India	Compton Dutta
1981	India	Pradip Chowdhury
1982	India	Shyam Thapa
1983	India	Gautam Sarkar	Was the first former East Bengal captain to lead the team.^[24]
1984	India	Shyamal Bose
1985	India	Bidesh Bose
1986	India	Krishnendu Roy
1987	India	Babu Mani	^[25]
1988	India	Prasanta Banerjee
1989	India	Sisir Ghosh
1990	India	Satyajit Chatterjee
1991	India	Sisir Ghosh
1992	India	Achintya Belei
1993	India	Amit Bhadra
1994	India	Tanumoy Basu
1995	India	Sisir Ghosh
1996
1997	India	Aloke Das
1998	India	Biswanath Mondal	Was the captain of the first national league–National Football League–winning team in 1997-98.
1999	India	Hemanta Dora
2000	India	Lolendra Singh
2001	India	Debjit Ghosh
2002	India	Dulal Biswas
2003	India	Renedy Singh	^[26] ^[27]
2004	India	Monitombi Singh
2005	India	Mehtab Hossain	^[28]
2006	Brazil	José Ramirez Barreto	Was the first foreign national captain of the team.^[29] ^[30]
2007-08	India	Bhaichung Bhutia	^[31] ^[32] ^[33]
2008-09
	India	Lalkamal Bhowmick	^[34]
2009-10	India	Sangram Mukherjee	^[35]
2010-11	India	Ishfaq Ahmed	^[36]
2011-12	Brazil	José Ramirez Barreto	^[37]
2012-13	Nigeria	Odafa Onyeka Okolie	^[38] ^[39]
2013-14
2014-15	India	Shilton Paul	Was the captain of the first professional national league–I-League–winning team in 2014-15.^[40] ^[41] ^[42]
2015-16
2016-17	Japan	Katsumi Yusa	^[43]
2017-18	Haiti	Sony Nordé	^[44]
	India	Kingshuk Debnath
2018-19	Nigeria	Eze Kingsley Obumneme	^[45] ^[46]
	Haiti	Sony Nordé	^[47]
2019-20	India	Dhanachandra Singh	^[48] ^[49]
2020-21	India	Pritam Kotal
	India	Arindam Bhattacharya
	India	Sandesh Jhingan
	Spain	Edu García
	Fiji	Roy Krishna	^[50] ^[51]
2021-22			^[52] ^[53]
	India	Subhasish Bose
	India	Pritam Kotal
2022-23			^[54] ^[55]
	Finland	Joni Kauko
	Guinea	Florentin Pogba
	India	Subhasish Bose
2023-24			Was the captain of the first ISL winning team in 2023-24.^[56] ^[57]
2024-25

By nationality

Nationality	No. of players	(Season)	(Season)
Asia
India	71	Manilal Sen (1889)	Subhasish Bose (2024–25)
Japan	1	Katsumi Yusa (2016–17)	Katsumi Yusa (2016–17)
Total	72
Africa
Nigeria	2	Odafa Onyeka Okolie (2012–13)	Eze Kingsley Obumneme (2018–19)
Guinea	1	Florentin Pogba (2022–23)	Florentin Pogba (2022–23)
Total	3
Europe
Spain	1	Edu García (2020–21)	Edu García (2020–21)
Finland	1	Joni Kauko (2022–23)	Joni Kauko (2022–23)
Total	2
North America
Haiti	1	Sony Nordé (2017–18)	Sony Nordé (2018–19)
Total	1
South America
Brazil	1	José Ramirez Barreto (2006)	José Ramirez Barreto (2011–12)
Total	1
Oceania
Fiji	1	Roy Krishna (2020–21)	Roy Krishna (2021–22)
Total	1

Notes and References

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4. Web site: Shetty . Chittu . 11 August 2019 . Why This Would Be the Right Time to Bring Back 'Rovers Cup' . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210627133540/https://www.footballcounter.com/2019/why-this-would-be-the-right-time-to-bring-back-rovers-cup/ . 27 June 2021 . 27 June 2021 . Football Counter.
5. Web site: Kapadia . Novy . 7 June 2015 . Mohun Bagan: Blaze of Glory . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160222151228/http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/mohun-bagan-blaze-of-glory/ . 22 February 2016 . 4 March 2016 . The Indian Express.
6. Web site: Nag . Utathya . 19 April 2023 . Calcutta Football League: East Bengal Kings of Asia's Oldest League Competition full winners list . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230505071647/https://olympics.com/en/news/calcutta-football-league-history-winners-list . 5 May 2023 . 19 May 2023 . Olympics.com . International Olympic Committee.
7. Web site: 2020-01-16 . Mohun Bagan Super Giant - Historical squads . 2024-08-18 . worldfootball.net . en.
8. Web site: 2024-01-01 . MOHUN BAGAN SQUAD OVER THE YEARS 1889-2024 . 2024-08-18 . MBFT : Mohun Bagan . en.
9. Web site: Mohun Bagan: Top 10 defining moments in Mariners' history . 2024-08-19 . Khel Now . en-us.
10. Web site: 2017-05-16 . For Bhaduri Brothers, football was their flight to freedom: 1911 Mohun Bagan captain's kin . 2024-08-19 . The Indian Express . en.
11. Web site: Bhatnagar . Sanskriti . 2022-08-20 . How 'Great Wall of China' Gostha Pal redefined Indian football . 2024-08-19 . ThePrint . en-US.
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13. Web site: Chakraborty . Trinanjan . 16 Jan 2024 . The Naga doctor from Kolkata who rejected an offer from Arsenal FC . The Telegraph.
14. News: Nag . Utathya . 12 Sep 2020 . Talimeren Ao, more than just independent India's first football captain . Olympics.
15. Web site: 20 Aug 2024 . Sailen Manna . Sportskeeda.
16. News: 2008-07-01 . Sattar, Bhutia to get Mohun Bagan Ratna . 2024-08-19 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
17. Web site: 2020-05-14 . Samar Banerjee: The man who led India in the 1956 Olympics Goal.com India . 2024-08-19 . www.goal.com . en-IN.
18. Web site: 2020-04-30 . 1960 -1965: When Chuni Goswami & co propelled Mohun Bagan to the zenith of success Goal.com India . 2024-08-19 . www.goal.com . en-IN.
19. Web site: 2023-06-16 . Chuni Goswami, The Man Who Represented India In Football And Bengal In Cricket . 2024-08-19 . Indiatimes . en-IN.
20. Web site: Scroll Staff . 2020-06-25 . From facing death to playing through pain: The story of Jarnail Singh, Indian football's gutsy hero . 2024-08-19 . Scroll.in . en.
21. Web site: Nag . Utathya . 2 Jul 2020 . PK, Chuni, Balaram, the troika that scripted Indian football's Golden Era . Olympics.
22. Web site: 2020-05-11 . Indian Football - Mohun Bagan all-time Indian XI Goal.com India . 2024-08-19 . www.goal.com . en-IN.
23. Web site: Ex-India defender Subrata Bhattacharya: To be given Mohun Bagan Ratna . 2024-08-19 . suryaa . en.
24. Web site: 2023-07-15 . Goutam Sarkar to get Mohun Bagan Ratna; Vishal Kaith named club's player of the year . 2024-08-19 . News9live . en-US.
25. News: 2022-11-21 . Former India winger and Big 3 star Babu Mani passes away . 2024-08-19 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
26. Web site: Renedy free-kick gives Bagan victory . 2024-08-19 . www.rediff.com.
27. Web site: 2024-05-16 . The 'Turning Point' in Sunil Chhetri's Career: Renedy Singh Remembers . 2024-08-19 . Times Now . en.
28. News: 2018-05-22 . Mohun Bagan, East Bengal in tug-of-war over Mehtab . 2024-08-19 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
29. Web site: Barreto named Mohun Bagan captain Football News . 2024-08-19 . NDTVSports.com . en.
30. Web site: 19 Jul 2006 . Barreto to lead Bagan - Bhaichung dubs the Brazilian a green-and-maroon legend . The Telegraph.
31. News: 2007-06-18 . Bhutia to lead Bagan, Carlos coach . 2024-08-19 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
32. Web site: 19 Jun 2007 . Now, Pereira to coach Bagan - Satyajit Chatterjee to assist Brazilian Hemanta Dora to train goalkeepers . The Telegraph.
33. Web site: Bagan suspends Bhutia for 6 months . 2024-08-19 . oHeraldo.
34. Web site: Dempo succumb to Bagan, finish second best . 2024-08-19 . oHeraldo.
35. Web site: 16 Jul 2009 . Sangram to lead Mohun Bagan . The Telegraph.
36. Web site: Chaudhuri . Arunava . 4 Jun 2010 . Indian Football : Mohun Bagan name 2010/11 . Sportskeeda.
37. News: 2011-07-25 . Mohun Bagan name Barreto as captain, Steve Darby coach . 2024-08-19 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
38. Web site: Okolie Odafa Sports Photo Mohun Bagan captain Okolie Od... . 2024-08-19 . Times Of India . English.
39. Web site: 2013-08-02 . Committed to play as unit in upcoming I-League: Odafa Okolie . 2024-08-19 . News18 . en.
40. Web site: Shilton Paul Sports Photo Mohun Bagan footabll club cap... . 2024-08-19 . Times Of India . English.
41. Web site: 2020-07-23 . I-League: Churchill Brothers sign Shilton Paul from Mohun Bagan Goal.com India . 2024-08-19 . www.goal.com . en-IN.
42. Web site: 2015-08-30 . Mohun Bagan Captain Shilton Paul Signed On Loan By Kerala Blasters The Fan Garage (TFG) . 2024-08-19 . thefangarage.com.
43. Web site: Sarangi . Y. B. . 2017-05-20 . Katsumi Yusa: 'God watching our hard work' . 2024-08-19 . Sportstar . en.
44. Web site: S. Pai . Vinayak . 22 Nov 2017 . I-League 2017/18: Mohun Bagan's Sony Norde rues Yusa Katsumi's decision to join East Bengal . Sportskeeda.
45. Web site: 2018-11-27 . I-League 2018-19: Mohun Bagan's defence must improve as Chennai City FC come calling Goal.com India . 2024-08-19 . www.goal.com . en-IN.
46. Web site: Sharma . Amitabha Das . 2018-12-16 . I-League 2018: East Bengal defeats Mohun Bagan 3-2 in Kolkata Derby . 2024-08-19 . Sportstar . en.
47. Web site: Mohun Bagan Coach Sankarlal Chakraborty Lauds Comeback Man Sony Norde I-League . 2024-08-19 . en-US.
48. News: 2020-05-12 . Really enjoyed playing in this Mohun Bagan team, says Dhanachandra Singh . 2024-08-19 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
49. Web site: Sportstar . Team . 2020-02-13 . I-League: Gonzalez hat-trick headlines Mohun Bagan's 6-2 win over NEROCA FC - as it happened . 2024-08-19 . Sportstar . en.
50. Web site: Sharma . Amitabha Das . 2020-11-15 . ISL 2020-21: Habas names five captains for ATK Mohun Bagan - Indian Football news . 2024-08-19 . Sportstar . en.
51. Web site: Roy Krishna, Sandesh Jhingan among five captains announced by ATK Mohun Bagan . 2024-08-19 . Khel Now . en-us.
52. Web site: PTI . 2021-11-17 . ISL 2021-22: Subhasish, Pritam and Roy Krishna named ATK Mohun Bagan captains . 2024-08-19 . Sportstar . en.
53. Web site: 2021-11-17 . ISL 2021-22: Roy Krishna, Subhasish Bose and Pritam Kotal Named ATK Mohun Bagan Captains . 2024-08-19 . News18 . en.
54. Web site: ATK Mohun Bagan name four captains for 2022-23 season . 2024-08-19 . ANI News . en.
55. Web site: DafaNews . 2022-08-22 . ATK Mohun Bagan name four captains for the 2022-23 season . 2024-08-19 . Dafanews India . en-IN.
56. Web site: Mohun Bagan players headline ISL 2023-24 Fans' Team of the Season . 2024-08-19 . Khel Now . en-us.
57. Web site: 3 May 2024 . ত্রিমুকুট জিতে স্বপ্নপূরণ করতে চান মোহনবাগান অধিনায়ক, কাঁটা কলকাতায় খেলে যাওয়া দুই ফুটবলার . Ananda Bazar Patrika . bn.