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| Nickname | The Mariners | ||
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| Short name | MBSG | ||
| Founded | 2002; 23 years ago (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 | ||
Mohun Bagan SG Under-23s, Under-21s, Under-17s, Under-15s, and Under-13s generally known as Mohun Bagan, is thereserve team andyouth system of theIndian Super League sideMohun 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 theCalcutta Football League. Youth teams also participate in theRF Development League and theAIFF Elite League. The concept for a youth team was conceived and materialised under the leadership ofBalai Das Chattopadhyay in 1944.[1]
Mohun Bagan collaborated withSteel Authority of IndiaLtd. (SAIL) to establish a residential academy for youth development in 2002. On 20 July 2002Mohun Bagan SAIL Football Academy was set up inDurgapur, 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 expertProf. 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 ofNike Premier Cup (Under-14), a worldwide club tournament hosted byManchester United, by beatingEast Bengal in the National Qualifier andSingapore 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 likeManchester United,São Paulo,Athletic Bilbao andFerencvárosi in the group stage and,Brussels andUniversidad 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 prestigiousIFA 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 and2018.[5][6]
In 2017 the U-15 team defeatedATK by a record 13–0 scoreline in the opening match ofAIFF U15 Youth League.[7]
In 2019 the U-19 team also participated in a regional franchise-based Talent Hunt league calledZee Bangla Football League that featured the top 4 clubs ofWest Bengal (Mohun Bagan,East Bengal,Mohammedan andAryan) 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 ofATK 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 coachJuan Ferrando to set up new under-13, under-15 and under-18 teams, andUEFA Pro License holder Spanish coach Josep Maria Roma Gilbert was appointed fromAl Hilal to take charge of the U-21 team.[11][12] In the2022–23 U-17 Youth Cup, the team failed to qualify for the knockout stages. The reserve team of Mohun Bagan participated in theReliance 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 forNext Gen Cup where they ranked 6th. The reserve side also participated in theCFL Premier Division under the senior team's assistant coachBastob 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 -
Mohun Bagan squad for the Calcutta Football League 2025.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Performance of Mohun Bagan inCalcutta 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 |
Mohun Bagan squad for the Reliance Foundation Development League 2025.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Performance of Mohun Bagan inReliance Foundation Development League | ||||||
| Season | Result | Played | Won | Draw | Lose | Reference |
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| 2022 | Did not participate | [14] | ||||
| 2023 | 3rd | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | [15] |
| 2024 | 3rd of 5 in National Group | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | [16][17] |
| 2025 | Champions | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | [18][19] |
| Performance of Mohun Bagan inNext 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 | |||||
Mohun Bagan squad for the AIFF U17 Youth League 2025.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| 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] | ||||
Mohun Bagan squad for the AIFF U15 Junior League 2025.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| 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[1] | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | |
| 2007-08 | Group Stage[2] | 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[3] | 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 theCOVID-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 | |
Source:[41]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Coach : Chanchal Saha
| 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) | |
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