Mohun Bagan SG Youth and Academy
Reserve team and youth system of Mohun Bagan Super Giant
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Mohun Bagan SG Under-23s, Under-21s, Under-17s, Under-15s, and Under-13s generally known as Mohun Bagan, is the reserve team and youth system of the Indian Super League side Mohun Bagan SG. The U-21 and the reserve teams are generally referred to as last stage of progression into the senior squad. The reserve team participates in the Calcutta Football League. Youth teams also participate in the RF Development League and the AIFF Elite League. The concept for a youth team was conceived and materialised under the leadership of Balai Das Chattopadhyay in 1944.[1]
The The Green and Maroons
Sobuj Maroon
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| Nicknames | The Mariners The The Green and Maroons Sobuj Maroon | ||
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| Short name | MBSG | ||
| Founded | 2002 | ||
| Ground | Mohun Bagan Ground | ||
| Capacity | 22,000 | ||
| Owners | RPSG Mohun Bagan Pvt. Ltd.: | ||
| Chairman | Sanjiv Goenka | ||
| Head coach | Deggie Cardozo (Reserves) | ||
| League | CFL Premier Division (Reserves) RF Development League AIFF Elite League | ||
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History
Mohun Bagan collaborated with Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL) to establish a residential academy for youth development in 2002. On 20 July 2002 Mohun Bagan SAIL Football Academy was set up in Durgapur, and the primary objective of the academy was "Spot and Groom the Youth", with the best of training using modern techniques, tactics, physical and psychological conditioning, and related inputs, so that in near future, India could see them in the national platform.
In 2007 the club had appointed a famous Brazilian football expert Prof. Luiz Greco, as the Technical Director of the youth teams of Mohun Bagan SAIL Football Academy.[2]
The academy teams won various trophies across the country. The academy's greatest feat was achieved in 2006 when the club's U14 team qualified for the Final Round of Nike Premier Cup (Under-14), a worldwide club tournament hosted by Manchester United, by beating East Bengal in the National Qualifier and Singapore Sports School in the final of South-East Asia Qualifier. Till then no Indian team had ever participated at the premier level since independence.[3] The team faced some of the top clubs like Manchester United, São Paulo, Athletic Bilbao and Ferencvárosi in the group stage and, Brussels and Universidad Católica in the 17-20th place play-offs semi-finals and 19th place play-off final respectively. Unfortunately the team didn't win any match and ranked 20th in the tournament among the 20 qualified teams over the world.[4]
From 2015 to 2018 the U-19 team participated in the prestigious IFA Shield, which was organised as an U-19 tournament due to the busy schedules of the clubs' senior teams. Mohun Bagan was the runners-up for two consecutive seasons, 2017 and 2018.[5][6]
In 2017 the U-15 team defeated ATK by a record 13–0 scoreline in the opening match of AIFF U15 Youth League.[7]
In 2019 the U-19 team also participated in a regional franchise-based Talent Hunt league called Zee Bangla Football League that featured the top 4 clubs of West Bengal (Mohun Bagan, East Bengal, Mohammedan and Aryan) along with 16 franchise teams representing various districts of the state.[8] The organisers declared both Mohun Bagan and East Bengal as the winners after the final match was abandoned due to fan unrest.[9]
In 2020, after KGSPL, owners of ATK FC, disbanded ATK and acquired an 80% stake in the footballing section of Mohun Bagan, the youth academy team was disbanded for the next two seasons.[10]
In June 2022, fresh trials were conducted under senior team head coach Juan Ferrando to set up new under-13, under-15 and under-18 teams, and UEFA Pro License holder Spanish coach Josep Maria Roma Gilbert was appointed from Al Hilal to take charge of the U-21 team.[11][12] In the 2022–23 U-17 Youth Cup, the team failed to qualify for the knockout stages. The reserve team of Mohun Bagan participated in the Reliance Foundation Development League for the first time. This competition is predominantly for the under-21 age group, with five under-23 players allowed in the squad and three in the playing XI.[13] They successfully secured a third place and qualified for Next Gen Cup where they ranked 6th. The reserve side also participated in the CFL Premier Division under the senior team's assistant coach Bastob Roy who replaced Gilbert from the new season.
As of the 2024–25 season, the Mohun Bagan Youths team participates in various age group Regional and National level tournaments -
- AIFF Sub Junior League (U13)
- AIFF Junior League (U15)
- Reliance Foundation Youth Sports (U15)
- Indian Youth League (U17)
- Dream Sports Championship (U17)
- Chief Minister's Cup (U21/Reserves)
- Bhadreshwar Gold Cup (U21/Reserves)
- Reliance Foundation Development League (U21/Reserves)
- Calcutta Premiere Division (U23/Reserves)
U23
Squad
- As of 29 June 2025
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Performance record
- As of 30 August 2025
| Performance of Mohun Bagan in Calcutta Football League | |||||||
| Season | Result | Played | Won | Draw | Lose | GF | GA |
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| 2023 | 5th of 6 in super six | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 16 |
| 2024 | 7th of 13 in Group Stage | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 15 |
| 2025 | 6th of 13 in Group Stage | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 14 |
| 2026 | 2nd of 13 in Group Stage | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
U21
Squad
- As of 14 January 2025
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Performance record
- As of 23 March 2026
| Performance of Mohun Bagan in Next Gen Cup | |||||
| Season | Result | Played | Won | Draw | Lose |
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| 2022 | Did not participate | ||||
| 2023 | 6th | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | Did not qualify | ||||
| 2025 | Not Held | ||||
U17
Squad
- As of 5 January 2025
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Performance record
- As of 21 April 2026
| Performance of Mohun Bagan in Youth Leagues | ||||||
| Season | Tournament | Result | Reference | |||
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| 2002–03 | NFL U-19 | ?? | [20] | |||
| 2003–04 | Not Held | [20] | ||||
| 2004–05 | Champions | [20] | ||||
| 2005–06 | Not Held | [20] | ||||
| 2006–07 | ||||||
| 2008 | I-League U19 | Semi Finals | [21] | |||
| 2009 | Not Held | |||||
| 2010 | Championship Group Stage | [22] | ||||
| 2011 | Group Stage | [23] | ||||
| 2012 | I-League U20 | Group Stage | [24] | |||
| 2013 | 5th of 6th in Final Round | [25] | ||||
| 2014 | I-League U19 | Group Stage | [26] | |||
| 2014-15 | 6th of 8th in Final Round | [27] | ||||
| 2015–16 | I-League U-18 | Group Stage | [28] | |||
| 2016–17 | Disqualified [a] | [30] | ||||
| 2017–18 | Youth League U-18 | Zonal Group Stage | [31] | |||
| 2018–19 | Elite League U-18 | Quarter Finals | [32] | |||
| 2019–20 | Abandoned [b] | [33] | ||||
| 2020-21 | Not Held | [34] | ||||
| 2021-22 | ||||||
| 2022–23 | U17 Youth Cup | Group Stages | [35] | |||
| 2023–24 | National Group Stage | [36] | ||||
| 2024–25 | Quarter Finals | [37] | ||||
| 2025–26 | U18 Elite League | National Group Stage | ||||
- League called-off due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[33]
U15
Squad
- As of 8 February 2025
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Performance record
| Performance of Mohun Bagan in U-15 Youth Leagues | ||||||||
| Year | Tournament | Final Position | Played | Won | Draw | Loss | GF | GA |
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| 2005-06 | U-15 Nike Premier Cup Indian Qualifiers | Champions[38] | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| 2006-07 | Semi Finals | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | |
| 2007-08 | Group Stage | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2008-09 | Disqualified [39] | |||||||
| 2015-16 | U-15 Youth League | Zonal Round | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 17 |
| 2016-17 | U-16 Youth League | National Finals | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 4 |
| 2017-18 | Nike Premier Cup | Zonal Round | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 7 |
| 2018-19 | U-15 Hero Junior League | National Group Stage[40] | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 16 |
| 2019-20 | League called-off due to the COVID-19 pandemic | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 7 | |
| 2020-21 | Not Held | |||||||
| 2021-22 | ||||||||
| 2022-23 | ||||||||
| 2023-24 | Quarter Finals | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 13 | |
| 2024-25 | Quarter Finals | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 54 | 22 | |
| 2025-26 | AIFF u16 Junior League | National Group Stage | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 43 | 12 |
U13
Squad
- As of 2 March 2025
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Performance record
| Performance of Mohun Bagan in U-13 Youth Leagues | |||||||||
| Season | Tournament | Result | Played | Won | Draw | Loss | GF | GA | Top Scorer (Goals) |
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| 2017-18 | U13- Hero Sub Junior League | Zonal Group Stage (3rd) | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 6 | Dip Mahata (4) |
| 2018-19 | Zonal Group Stage (2nd) | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 5 | Miraj Mullick (4) | |
| 2019-20 | Abandoned [a] | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | Ajoy Oraw(2) | |
| 2020-21 | Not Held | ||||||||
| 2021-22 | |||||||||
| 2022-23 | |||||||||
| 2023-24 | U13 AIFF Sub Junior League | Group Stage (3rd) | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 22 | Dipra Sarkar (10) |
| 2024-25 | National Group Stage | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 43 | 24 | Shagnik Kundu (13) | |
- League called-off due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Honours
Global
- South-East Asia Qualifiers for Manchester United Premier Cup: 2006[42]
National
- National Football League U-19 (1):
2004–05[43] - Reliance Foundation Development League: 2024–25,
2023–24 - Chief Minister's Cup (1): 2024–25
- Dream Sports Championship U17:
2024–25
Regional
- Zee Bangla U-19 Football League (1): 2019[note 1]
- Bhadreshwar Gold Cup (1): 2024-25
Notable players
Sunil Chhetri- Subrata Pal
- Sandip Nandy
- Subhankar Adhikari
- Abhash Thapa
- Pintu Mahata
- Deepak Tangri
- Souvik Chakrabarti
- Subha Ghosh
- Deep Saha
- Rahim Ali
- Sourav Das
- Akshunna Tyagi
- Sheikh Sahil
- Kiyan Nassiri
- Suhail Bhat
- Arsh Anwer Shaikh
- Lalrinliana Hnamte
- Mahroos siddiquee Nadim
Notes
- Joint winners with East Bengal