Mohun Bagan continued their dream run in the I-League, taking their winning streak to four matches by overcoming stiff resistance from Air India and recording a hard-fought 3-2 victory at Kalyani Stadium, in Kolkata on Saturday.
The Goa side had beaten the Kolkata giants by a similar margin in the first leg meeting in Kolkata, in the National Football League.
The victory enabled the defending champions displace Dempo from the top spot in the National Football League.
Mohun Bagan tasted their first win after the revocation of their ban by the AIFF as they thrashed ONGC 3-1 in a Round 19 I-League fixture at Kalyani in Kolkata.
Indian Super League side FC Goa was drawn along with superstar footballer Cristiano Ronaldo's Al Nassr of Saudi Arabia in Group D of the AFC Champions League 2.
Asim Biswas scored a brace in a 3-0 victory in the Kolkata Super Division league.
Mohun Bagan's star players like Okolie Odafa, Tolgay Ozbey and Syed Rahim Nabi are free to leave the green-and-maroon brigade and play for some other clubs.
MBSG seek to overturn deficit against JFC in second leg semi-final.
Moroccan Karim Bencherifa, beginning his second stint as coach of Mohun Bagan, said his main aim would be to regain the I-League title.
Defending champions Mohun Bagan easily defeated debutants Aizawl FC 3-1 to begin their campaign with a bang in the I-League football tournament opener at Vidyasagar Krirangan, Kolkata, on Saturday.
As in their last match against Kerala Blasters, ATKMB struggled to get going initially, while SCEB made some fine attacking moves but lacked the finishing touches.
Victory continued to elude last year's runners-up Mohun Bagan. The Kolkata giants went down 1-2 to JCT in a floodlit Round 2 I-League match at Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata on Thursday.
Kolkata giants Mohun Bagan outplayed Goa's Vasco SC 3-0 in a floodlit ONGC I-League encounter at the Vidyasagar Krirangan in Barasat on Thursday. Bagan moved to the second spot in the table, with 40 points from 20 matches. Sporting Clube de Goa have the same number of points in their kitty, but Bagan are ahead of them on better goal difference.
James Singh's early goal enabled Mohun Bagan beat Mohammedan Sporting 1-0 and keep the top place in the I-League football championship table.
Jose Ramirez Barreto scored both goals as Mohun Bagan notched a hard-fought 2-1 win over plucky Air-India in a 13th round I-League match at the Cooperage in Mumbai on Sunday.
Mohun Bagan bounced back from one goal deficit to register a nail-biting 2-1 win over Air India and set up a semi-final derby against arch-rivals East Bengal in the 30th Federation Cup at the floodlit Vidyasagar Krirangan in Barasat on Tuesday.
Mohun Bagan football club on Saturday accepted the resignation of coach Steve Darby and appointed former Nigerian footballer Bernard Operanazie in the Englishman's place.
Ten-man East Bengal held Mohun Bagan to a 1-1 in their fifth outing of the ONGC I-League at Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata on Saturday night.
A goal in each half helped Sporting Clube de Goa defeat Mohun Bagan 2-0 in the third round of the ONGC I-League, played at Nehru Stadium Fatorda on Saturday.
Riding on Holicharan Narzary's first half strike, five-time champions Dempo returned to winning ways with a narrow 1-0 victory against Mohun Bagan in a Round 15 I-League in Kolkata on Saturday.
The Kolkata team lost all its matches in the Manchester United Premier Cup football Under-15 football tournament.
Mohun Bagan moved up to the third spot with a solitary goal victory over wooden spooners Salgaocar Sports Club, who put up a good fight, in an I-League engagement in Kolkata on Monday.
Lal Kamal Bhowmick netted the only goal of the match as Mohun Bagan beat Hindustan Aeronautics Sports Club.
Lalam Puiya's goal gave the Kolkata giants a 1-1 draw in the National Football League.
The arrival of Quess as sponsors has given East Bengal financial boost while Mohun Bagan are in talks with ATK to collaborate.
Man of the match Nicholau Borges scored in each half as Dempo Sports Club humbled Mohun Bagan 2-0 in the fifth round of the ONGC I-League at the Nehru stadium on Wednesday.
Dipendu Biswas' goal late in the match gave the former champions a 1-0 victory over Mohammedan Sporting.
ISL, I-League clubs to meet Sports Minister after talks with AIFF chief Chaubey fail to end deadlock
The 11-time champions edged out Dempo Sports Club 5-4 via sudden death to scrape into the final.
Jose Ramirez Barreto scored twice, one an own goal, as the Kolkata giants were held 1-1 in a Durand Cup football match.
Myanmar's Finance and Revenue Football Club lifted the crown in the 110th IFA Shield football tournament in Kolkata on Sunday.
Mohun Bagan beat Eastern Railway 2-1 for their first victory in two matches in the Kolkata Senior League.
Star striker Odafa Okolie failed to make an impact as Mohun Bagan were held goalless by ONGC in a dull Round 5 match of the I-League in Delhi on Friday.
Salgaocar went down 4-5 on penalties to Mohun Bagan in the first semifinal of the Durand Cup football tournament.
A brace Roberto Mendes Silva helped Bagan to a 4-1 win over JCT Phagwara to enter the semi-finals of the Federation Cup.
On August 16, 1980, the Kolkata football derby between arch rivals Mohun Bagan and East Bengal, played at the Eden Gardens (there was no Salt Lake Stadium then) witnessed a massive clash between the supporters of two teams, leading to 16 deaths.
McDowell Mohun Bagan routed Shillong Lajong 6-1 during the I-League encounter at the Yuba Bharati Krinangan, in Kolkata, on Tuesday.
Wednesday's 3-0 win was also the club's 12th clean sheet in a row.
'USL owes us Rs 4.5 crore from November to March apart from the rest of this year. We will file a case of creditors' liquidation against USL within the next couple of days'
