Mohun Bagan SG Youth and Academy

Nickname(s)The Mariners
Short nameMBSG
Founded2002 (2002)
GroundMohun Bagan Ground
Capacity22,000
OwnerRPSG Mohun Bagan Pvt. Ltd.:
ChairmanSanjiv Goenka
Head coachDeggie Cardozo (Reserves)
LeagueCFL 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 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]

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

Mohun Bagan squad for the Calcutta Football League 2025.

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
61 GK  IND Deeprobhat Ghosh
51 GK  IND Nandan Roy
91 GK  IND Priyansh Dubey
70 DF  IND Achinta Das
78 DF  IND Piyush Thakuri
96 DF  IND Pabitra Mandi
65 DF  IND Marshal Kisku
32 DF  IND Aditiya Mondal
22 DF  IND Dippendu Biswas
4 DF  IND Sahil Inamdar
73 DF  IND Umer Muhther
36 DF  IND Muhammad Bilal CV
53 DF  IND Leewan Castanha
77 DF  IND Thangjam Roshan Singh
44 MF  IND Nishar
74 MF  IND Sahil Kar
56 MF  IND Sandeep Malik
No. Pos. Nation Player
80 MF  IND Mingma Sherpa
17 MF  IND Muhammad Niyaj
81 MF  IND Thumsol Tongsin
25 MF  IND Tushar Biswakarma
50 MF  IND Gogocha Chungkham
42 MF  IND Gurnaj Singh Grewal
30 MF  IND Pallujam Rohan Singh
55 MF  IND Yendrembam Rohit Singh
79 MF  IND Taibangnganba Pangabam
98 FW  IND Karan Rai
90 FW  IND Adil Abdullah
43 FW  IND Shibam Munda
27 FW  IND Bharat Lairenjam
62 FW  IND Bivan Jyoti Laskar
71 FW  IND Salahudheen Adnan K
72 FW  IND Pasang Tamang

Performance record

As of 7 July 2025
Performance of Mohun Bagan in Calcutta Football League
Season Result Played Won Draw Lose GF GA
2023 5th of 6 in super six 15 8 3 4 33 16
2024 7th of 12 in Group Stage 12 4 4 4 28 15
2025 TBD 4 2 1 1 6 1

U21

Squad

Mohun Bagan squad for the Reliance Foundation Development League 2025.

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
24 GK  IND Syed Zahid
51 GK  IND Nandan Roy
91 GK  IND Priyansh Dubey
55 RB  IND Pritam Meetei
77 RB  IND Ravi Bahadur Rana (U-23)
79 LB  IND Jetlee Singh
65 LB  IND Marshal Kisku
36 LB  IND Amandeep Vrish Bhan
3 CB  IND Raj Basfore
4 CB  IND Sahil Inamdar
73 CB  IND Umer Muhther
78 CB  IND Abhishek Mondal
53 CB  IND Leewan Castanha
54 LM  IND Dev Mal
43 LM  IND Shibam Munda
72 LM  IND Pasang Tamang
50 RM  IND Taison Singh
37 RM  IND Rahul Halder
No. Pos. Nation Player
40 RM  IND Haodamlian Vaiphei
44 CM  IND Nishar
74 CM  IND Sahil Kar
66 CM  IND Sibajit Singh
30 CM  IND Ningomba Engson Singh (U-23)
56 CM  IND Sandeep Malik
81 CM  IND Thumsol Tongsin
93 CM  IND Lungoulal Kipgen
70 AM  IND Tapan Halder
25 AM  IND Tushar Biswakarma
10 FW  IND Serto Kom
90 FW  IND Adil Abdullah
99 FW  IND Prem Hansdak
27 FW  IND Fardin Ali Molla (U-23)
62 FW  IND Vian Vinay Murgod
7 FW  IND Suhail Bhat
80 FW  IND Thangngaisang Haokip

Performance record

As of 18 May 2025
Performance of Mohun Bagan in Reliance Foundation Development League
Season Result Played Won Draw Lose Reference
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 in Next Gen Cup
Season Result Played Won Draw Lose
2022 Did not participate
2023 6th 4 0 2 2
2024 Did not qualify
2025

U17

Squad

Mohun Bagan squad for the AIFF U17 Youth League 2025.

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  IND Suva Barai
51 GK  IND Nandan Roy
99 GK  IND Seiminlal Haokip
24 DF  IND Jetlee Singh
4 DF  IND Rupam Barik
28 DF  IND Adrito Mahato
3 DF  IND Aditya Mondal
44 DF  IND Jayanta Mondal
21 DF  IND Monu Rajbanshi
2 DF  IND Abhishek Mondal
40 DF  IND Rajdeep Kshetrapal
26 DF  IND Mahammad Sarfaraz
29 MF  IND Abrar Ali
7 MF  IND Anish Das
33 MF  IND Rintu Malik
10 MF  IND Bobby Singh
6 MF  IND Sainak Ghosh
22 MF  IND Rajib Bauldas
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF  IND Aniket Biswas
16 MF  IND Sabyasachi Dhar
19 MF  IND Ali Hossain Khan
8 MF  IND Stephen Doungle
27 MF  IND Lungoulal Kipgen
31 MF  IND Khaiminlal Khongsai
85 FW  IND Thangngaisang Haokip
86 FW  IND Prem Hansdak
87 FW  IND Sagun Hembram
88 FW  IND Akash Singh
89 FW  IND Pritam Gain

Performance record

As of 8 May 2025
Performance of Mohun Bagan in Youth Leagues
Season Tournament Result Reference
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]
  1. ^ Mohun Bagan disqualified for fielding over-age player.[29]
  2. ^ League called-off due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[33]

U15

Squad

Mohun Bagan squad for the AIFF U15 Junior League 2025.

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  IND Ranjan Malo
21 GK  IND Priyanshu Das
31 GK  IND Debayan Dutta Roy
18 DF  IND Paban Das
48 DF  IND Rupam Mahi
4 DF  IND Papu Sarkar
25 DF  IND Naim Mondal
17 DF  IND Dipra Sarkar
16 DF  IND Mikael Besra
23 DF  IND Tapas Mondal
20 DF  IND Sayan Paswan
3 DF  IND Sandip Karmakar
22 DF  IND Biswajit Debnath
15 MF  IND Roki Das
6 MF  IND Akash SK
42 MF  IND Hans Biswas
19 MF  IND Dipanjan Das
2 MF  IND Rohit Barman
No. Pos. Nation Player
11 MF  IND Arko Bhaskar
12 MF  IND Sahid Chowdhury
14 MF  IND Joy Chakraborty
7 MF  IND Oyshik Roy Chowdhury
9 FW  IND Sumit Singh
8 FW  IND Suroj Halder
10 FW  IND Rajdeep Paul

Performance record

Performance of Mohun Bagan in U-15 Youth Leagues
Year Tournament Final Position Played Won Draw Loss GF GA
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 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

U13

Squad

Source:[41]

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  IND Sayan Debnath
21 GK  IND Hiranmoy Das
31 GK  IND Rupam Biswas
2 DF  IND Ishan Manna
3 DF  IND Gourav Sil
4 DF  IND Jishu Chakraborty
5 DF  IND Srijan Koley
27 DF  IND Ali Hussain
32 DF  IND Souvik Sikdar
6 MF  IND Nirab Roy
7 MF  IND Karthik Hembram
8 MF  IND Syed Bashir Anowar
11 MF  IND Jiyon Hansda
12 MF  IND Ehsan Mondal
28 MF  IND Lorence Kishku
No. Pos. Nation Player
29 MF  IND Bijoy Das
33 MF  IND Rony Karmakar
34 MF  IND Subrata Mandi
42 MF  IND Rupam Manna
45 MF  IND Sk Sakib
46 MF  IND Sk Sakibuddin
48 MF  IND Bakibillah
49 MF  IND Abhijit Hansda
9 FW  IND Shagnik Kundu
10 FW  IND Sidu Soren
30 FW  IND Archisman Paul
35 FW  IND Anubrata Baul Das
36 FW  IND Raj Mudi
37 FW  IND Sandip Roy

Coach : Chanchal Saha

Performance record

Performance of Mohun Bagan in U-13 Youth Leagues
Season Tournament Result Played Won Draw Loss GF GA Top Scorer (Goals)
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)
  1. ^ League called-off due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Honours

Global

National

Regional

  • Zee Bangla U-19 Football League (1): 2019[note 1]
  • Bhadreshwar Gold Cup (1): 2024-25

Notable players

Notes

  1. ^ Joint winners with East Bengal

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