2021–22 ATK Mohun Bagan FC season

The 2021–22 season is the club's second season since the merger in 2020, and their second season in the Indian Super League.[1] The club though initially participated in the 123rd edition of the Calcutta Football League, later withdrew before the start of their campaign.[2][3]

ATK Mohun Bagan
2021–22 season
Head coachAntonio López Habas
StadiumPandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (only for this season)
Indian Super LeagueTBD
Calcutta Premier DivisionWithdrew[Note **]
AFC Cup
Average home league attendanceN/A[note 3]
All statistics correct as of 27 November 2021.

Background
Main article: 2020–21 ATK Mohun Bagan FC season

The ISL announced a rule limiting the number of foreign players, which would go in effect from the 2021–22 season.[4] The club began the season with the signing of Hyderabad FC player Liston Colaco for an undisclosed fee, which is believed to be around $161,000.[5] Finnish International Joni Kauko became their next signing which was completed just a few days after Finland were knocked out of the UEFA Euro 2020.[6] On July 8, the club announced the signing of Hugo Boumous from Mumbai City FC on a record transfer fee which is believed to be $280,000 in a first time ever in India, a 5-year deal.[7][8] On the other hand, ATK Mohun Bagan defender Sandesh Jhingan moved to Croatia after agreeing to a free transfer deal with HNK Šibenik.

ATK Mohun Bagan kicked-off their AFC Cup 2021 campaign with a victory against their national rivals Bengaluru FC by 2-0 as captain Roy Krishna and Subhasish Bose found the back of the net.[9][10] On 21 August, ATK Mohun Bagan registered their 2nd win of the AFC Cup 2021 campaign with a win over Maziya S&RC by 3–1.[11] On 24 August, the club produced a 1–1 draw against Bangladesh champions Bashundhara Kings to advance to the inter-zonal semi-final of AFC Cup.[12] On 22 September, ATK Mohun Bagan ended their AFC Cup campaign with a heavy defeat of 0–6 against FC Nasaf in the inter-zonal semi-final.

On 19 November, the club began its 2021–22 ISL season with a high scoring win of 4–2 against Kerala Blasters FC as Hugo Boumous scored a brace, while Roy Krishna and Liston Colaco scored a goal each. After a successful Derby win, ATK Mohun Bagan had its biggest defeat in ISL till then, on their third matchday against Mumbai City FC by 5–1.

Players
Squad No. Name Nationality Date of Birth & Age
Goalkeepers
1 Amrinder Singh (1993-05-27) 27 May 1993
12 Avilash Paul (1994-12-26) 26 December 1994
31 Arsh Anwer Sheikh (2002-07-09) 9 July 2002
Defenders
2 Sumit Rathi (2001-08-26) 26 August 2001
3 Gursimrat Singh Gill (1997-11-02) November 2, 1997
4 Tiri (1991-07-14) 14 July 1991
6 Ashutosh Mehta (1992-02-21) 21 February 1992
13 Ravi Rana (2002-10-15) 15 October 2002
15 Subhasish Bose (1995-08-18) 18 August 1995
20 Pritam Kotal (1993-09-08) 8 September 1993
33 Prabir Das (1993-12-20) 20 December 1993
Midfielders
7 Joni Kauko (1990-07-12) 12 July 1990
8 Carl McHugh (1993-02-05) 5 February 1993
10 Hugo Boumous (1995-07-24) 24 July 1995
14 Ricky Shabong (2002-12-29) 29 December 2002
16 Abhishek Suyavanshi (2001-03-12) 12 March 2001
18 Ningomba Engson Singh (2003-01-02) 2 January 2003
19 Bidyananda Singh (1997-11-27) 27 November 1997
22 Deepak Tangri (1999-02-01) 1 February 1999
23 Michael Soosairaj (1994-10-30) 30 October 1994
24 Lenny Rodrigues (1987-05-10) 10 May 1987
27 Sk. Sahil (2000-04-28) 28 April 2000
Forwards
9 David Williams (1988-02-26) 26 February 1988
11 Manvir Singh (1995-11-06) 6 November 1995
17 Liston Colaco (1998-11-12) 12 November 1998
21 Roy Krishna (1987-08-30) 30 August 1987
25 Kiyan Nassiri (2000-11-17) 17 November 2000

Management team
Position Name
Head coach Antonio López Habas
Assistant coach Manuel Perez Cascallana
Bastab Roy
Goalkeeping coach Ángel Pindado
Physical trainer Alvaro Ros Bernal
Head physiotherapist Luis Alfonso Martinez

Competitions

Overall
Competition First match Latest match Final Position
AFC Cup 2021 18 August 2021 22 September 2021 Interzonal semifinalist
Indian Super League 19 November 2021 TBA TBD
AFC Cup 2022[Note *] TBA TBA TBD

Overview
Competition Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
AFC Cup 2021 4 2 1 1 6 8 −2 050.00
Indian Super League 5 2 1 2 10 10 +0 040.00
AFC Cup 2022[Note *] 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 9 4 2 3 16 18 −2 044.44

Last updated: 11 December 2021
Source: Competitions

2021 AFC Cup
Main article: 2021 AFC Cup

Group stage
Main article: 2021 AFC Cup group stage § Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AMB BSK BFC MAZ
1 ATK Mohun Bagan 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7 Inter-zone play-off semi-finals — 1–1 2–0 —
2 Bashundhara Kings 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 5 — — — 2–0
3 Bengaluru 3 1 1 1 6 4 +2 4 — 0−0 — —
4 Maziya (H) 3 0 0 3 3 11 −8 0 1–3 — 2–6 —
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host
Matches
18 August 2021 (2021-08-18) 1 ATK Mohun Bagan 2-0 Bengaluru Malé, Maldives
16:00 UTC+5
Report
Stadium: National Football Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 3]
Referee: Mohammad Arafah
Man of the Match: Roy Krishna (ATK Mohun Bagan)
21 August 2021 (2021-08-21) 2 Maziya 1-3 ATK Mohun Bagan Malé, Maldives
21:00 UTC+5
Report
Stadium: National Football Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 3]
Referee: Ping-Wun Tam
Man of the Match: Roy Krishna (ATK Mohun Bagan)
24 August 2021 (2021-08-24) 3 ATK Mohun Bagan 1-1 Bashundhara Kings Malé, Maldives
16:00 UTC+5
Report
Stadium: National Football Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 3]
Referee: Kassem Matar Al-Hatmi
Man of the Match: Jonathan Fernandes (Bashundhara Kings)

Knockout stage
Main article: 2021 AFC Cup knockout stage § Inter-zone play-off semi-finals
Match
22 September 2021 (2021-09-22) Inter-zone play-off SF Nasaf 6-0 ATK Mohun Bagan Qarshi, Uzbekistan
  • Kotal  4' (o.g.)
  • Norchaev  18', 21', 31'
  • Bozorov  45+1'
  • Narzullaev  71'
  • Sadullayev  79'
 Report
Stadium: Markaziy Stadium
Referee: Hanna Hattab
Man of the Match: Khusain Norchaev (Nasaf)

2022 AFC Cup[Note *]
Main article: 2022 AFC Cup

Calcutta Football League [Note **]
Main article: 2021–22 Calcutta Premier Division

Summary

On 1 July 2021, the Indian Football Association announced that the 2021–22 Calcutta Premier Division will be held in mid-August, without any spectators, adhering to all the protocols due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[13] The committee has also announced that there will be a change in the format of the tournament with 14 teams likely to be divided into two groups and the top 8 teams will reach the knockout stage and play each other in the quarter-finals.[14]

The fixtures for the 2021–22 Calcutta Premier Division was officially announced on 1 August by the Indian Football Association.[15] ATK Mohun Bagan was set to start their campaign on 29 August against George Telegraph.

ATK Mohun Bagan on 28 August 2021 officially informed the CFL organising body, Indian Football Association, that the club will skip the CFL Premier Division A 2021–22, due to the clash of AFC cup Inter-Zonal Playoff semi-finals occurring on 22 September 2021 with the CFL matches. The club also found the danger of having players either injured or getting covid positive due the lack of bio bubbles in the CFL tournament, who have already returned to their home, or have joined the India national football team camp. Head Coach Habas also returned to Spain and said the need of a break by the players after the 3 AFC cup group stage matches involving intense and painstaking work in 7 days.[16][3] Therefore, all the teams were given walkover against ATK Mohun Bagan.[17]

Indian Super League
Main article: 2021–22 Indian Super League season

League Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
4 Odisha 5 3 0 2 11 11 0 9 Advance to ISL play-offs
5 Chennaiyin 5 2 2 1 4 3 +1 8
6 ATK Mohun Bagan 5 2 1 2 10 10 0 7
7 Kerala Blasters 5 1 3 1 6 7 −1 6
8 Goa 5 2 0 3 8 12 −4 6
Source: Indian Super League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored; 7) fair play ranking; 8) drawing of lots

    Result summary
    OverallHomeAway
    PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
    5 2 1 2 10 10  0 7 1 1 1 6 8  −2 1 0 1 4 2  +2

    Results by round
    Round1234567891011121314151617181920
    VenueHAHAHAAHHH
    ResultWWLLD
    Position21456
    Updated to match(es) played on 6 December 2021. Source: Indian Super League
    A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

    Matches
    19 November 2021 (2021-11-19) 1 ATK Mohun Bagan 4–2 Kerala Blasters Fatorda, Goa
    19:30 IST
    		Report
    		Stadium: PJN Stadium
    Attendance: 0[note 3]
    Referee: Harish Kundu
    Man of the Match: Hugo Boumous (ATK Mohun Bagan)
    27 November 2021 (2021-11-27) 2 East Bengal 0–3 ATK Mohun Bagan Vasco da Gama, Goa
    19:30 IST
    		Report
    		Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium
    Attendance: 0[note 3]
    Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta
    Man of the Match: Joni Kauko (ATK Mohun Bagan)
    1 December 2021 (2021-12-01) 3 ATK Mohun Bagan 1–5 Mumbai City Fatorda, Goa
    19:30 IST
    		Report
    		Stadium: PJN Stadium
    Attendance: 0[note 3]
    Referee: C.R. Srikrishna
    Man of the Match: Vikram Pratap Singh (Mumbai City)
    6 December 2021 (2021-12-06) 4 Jamshedpur 2–1 ATK Mohun Bagan Bambolim, Goa
    19:30 IST
    		Report
    		Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium
    Attendance: 0[note 3]
    Referee: Rowan Arumughan
    Man of the Match: Jitendra Singh (Jamshedpur)
    11 December 2021 (2021-12-11) 5 ATK Mohun Bagan 1–1 Chennaiyin Fatorda, Goa
    19:30 IST
    		Report
    		Stadium: PJN Stadium
    Attendance: 0[note 3]
    Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta
    Man of the Match: Anirudh Thapa (Chennaiyin)
    16 December 2021 (2021-12-16) 6 Bengaluru – ATK Mohun Bagan Bambolim, Goa
    19:30 IST [ Report] Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium
    Attendance: 0[note 3]
    21 December 2021 (2021-12-21) 7 NorthEast United – ATK Mohun Bagan Fatorda, Goa
    19:30 IST [ Report] Stadium: PJN Stadium
    Attendance: 0[note 3]
    29 December 2021 (2021-12-29) 8 ATK Mohun Bagan – Goa Fatorda, Goa
    19:30 IST [ Report] Stadium: PJN Stadium
    Attendance: 0[note 3]
    8 January 2022 (2022-01-08) 9 ATK Mohun Bagan – Hyderabad Fatorda, Goa
    19:30 IST [ Report] Stadium: PJN Stadium
    Attendance: 0[note 3]
    5 January 2022 (2022-01-05) 10 ATK Mohun Bagan – Odisha Fatorda, Goa
    19:30 IST [ Report] Stadium: PJN Stadium
    Attendance: 0[note 3]

    Statistics

    As of 11 December 2021

    Top Scorer
    No. Player Goals
    AFC Cup ISL Total
    1 Roy Krishna 2 2 4
    Liston Colaco 1 3 4
    2 Hugo Boumous – 2 2
    Manvir Singh 1 1 2
    David Williams 1 1 2
    3 Subhasish Bose 1 – 1
    Pritam Kotal – 1 1
    Total 6 10 16
    Top assists
    No. Players Assists
    AFC Cup ISL Total
    1 Liston Colaco 1 1 2
    Joni Kauko – 2 2
    Ashutosh Mehta 1 1 2
    Roy Krishna – 2 2
    2 Subhasish Bose 1 – 1
    David Williams – 1
    Hugo Boumous – 1
    Pritam Kotal – 1 1
    Most cleansheets
    No. Player Cleansheets
    AFC Cup ISL Total
    1 Amrinder Singh 1 1 2
    Total 1 1 2

    Notes
    1. ATK Mohun Bagan advanced to the Inter-zone play-off semi-finals, played during 2021-22 season.
    2. ATK Mohun Bagan advanced to the Qualifiers, played during 2021-22 season.
    3. Matches were played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
    1. ^
      2022 AFC Cup: Since Mumbai City, the 2020–21 Indian Super League regular season premiers, are also the 2020–21 Indian Super League playoffs winners, ATK Mohun Bagan, the 2020–21 Indian Super League regular season runners-up, qualify for the 2022 AFC Cup playoff round.
    2. ^
      CFL: ATK Mohun Bagan on 28 August 2021 officially informed the CFL organising body, Indian Football Association, that the club will skip the 2021-22 CFL Premier Division A, due to the clash of AFC Cup Inter-Zonal Playoff Semi-final occurring on 22 September 2021 with the CFL matches. The club also found the danger of having players either injured or getting covid positive due the lack of bio bubbles in the CFL tournament, who have already returned to their respective homes, or have joined the national team camp during the international break. Therefore IFA decided to give walkover to the opposition teams facing ATK Mohun Bagan.[17] Head Coach Habas also returned to Spain and said the need of a break by the players after the 3 AFC Cup group stage matches involving intense and painstaking work in 7 days.[16][3]

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