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List of all Kolkata Derby played in Federation Cup [18] and its rebranded version, ... List of all derby matches played since 2000 [46] 2000–01. McDowell Cup. 10 ...
The Kolkata Derby (locally known as "Boro Match") is the football match in Kolkata, between Mohun Bagan and East Bengal. [6] The rivalry between these two teams is over 100 years old, and the matches witnessed large audience attendance and rivalry between patrons. It is considered to be one of the biggest Asian footballing rivalry.
The Kolkata Derby is a fixture contested between two football teams from the Kolkata region, Mohun Bagan and East Bengal. Due to historical and cultural factors common to both teams, massive fanbase, and records of successes over decades, the derby had been very popular and closely followed by fans and covered by media, and hence were the two most popular and successful Indian football clubs ...
Association football is two most-popular sports in West Bengal, the others being Cricket. [3] [4] East Bengal, Mohun Bagan and Mohammedan are the heart of West Bengal football.. The rivalry between Mohun Bagan and East Bengal, originating from the Calcutta Football League as the Kolkata derby, is one of the fiercest in the world and considered among the flagship events in the Indian ...
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The Kolkata Derby has been an eternal rivalry between the two oldest clubs in Indian football—Mohun Bagan and East Bengal—and has been featured on the list of FIFA's Classic Rivalries. The fanaticism around football in Kolkata in the 1970s was unparalleled and the Bangal - Ghoti rivalry was the pinnacle of football rivalries in Asia, as ...
First Derby match in official tournament: East Bengal 1–0 Mohun Bagan (28 May 1925, Calcutta Football League). [184] [47] [46] First Derby at Eden Gardens: East Bengal 2–1 Mohun Bagan (25 June 1967, Calcutta Football League). [47] First Derby at Salt Lake Stadium: East Bengal 1–0 Mohun Bagan (28 September 1984, IFA Shield Final). [4] [47]
Tifo on display with slogans on NRC during Kolkata Derby. In January 2020, East Bengal Ultras caused a controversy when during the 2019–20 I-League first leg Kolkata Derby match, its members unfurled a tifo bearing statements against the National Register of Citizens (NRC).