2020–21 ATK Mohun Bagan FC season

ATK Mohun Bagan
2020–21 season
Head coach	Antonio López Habas
Stadium	Fatorda Stadium; (for 2020–21 season only)
Indian Super League	2nd
ISL Play-offs	Runners-up
AFC Cup	(moved to 2021–22 season due to schedule delays)
Top goalscorer	League: Roy Krishna (14); All: Roy Krishna (14)
Average home league attendance	🔒 Closed Doors
Biggest win	4–1 vs Odisha
Biggest defeat	0–2 vs Mumbai City FC
	← 2019–20 2021–22 →
	All statistics correct as of 18 August 2021.

The 2020–21 ATK Mohun Bagan FC season was the club's 1st season in Indian Super League and 131st season since its establishment in 1889.^[2]^[3] The club under a merged company competed in ISL, one of the top flights of Indian football, as well as in the AFC Cup (because of delays, the AFC Cup campaign has been moved to 2021–22 season).

Players

Squad No.	Name	Position	Date of Birth & Age
Goalkeepers
12	Avilash Paul	GK	(1994-12-26) 26 December 1994 (age 29)
29	Arindam Bhattacharya (Captain)^[b]	GK	(1989-12-11) 11 December 1989 (age 34)
Defenders
2	Sumit Rathi	DF	(2001-08-26) 26 August 2001 (age 23)
5	Sandesh Jhingan (Captain)^[b]	DF	(1993-07-21) 21 July 1993 (age 31)
15	Subhasish Bose	DF	(1995-08-18) 18 August 1995 (age 29)
20	Pritam Kotal (Captain)^[b]	DF	(1993-09-08) 8 September 1993 (age 31)
27	Boris Singh Thangjam	DF	(2000-01-03) 3 January 2000 (age 24)
44	Tiri	DF	(1991-07-14) 14 July 1991 (age 33)
Midfielders
8	Carl McHugh	MF	(1993-02-05) 5 February 1993 (age 31)
10	Edu García (Captain)^[b]	MF	(1990-04-24) 24 April 1990 (age 34)
11	Brad Inman	MF	(1991-12-10) 10 December 1991 (age 32)
14	Glan Martins	MF	(1994-07-01) 1 July 1994 (age 30)
16	Jayesh Rane	MF	(1993-02-20) 20 February 1993 (age 31)
17	Pronay Halder	MF	(1993-02-25) 25 February 1993 (age 31)
18	Sheikh Sahil	MF	(2000-04-28) 28 April 2000 (age 24)
19	Javi Hernández	MF	(1989-06-06) 6 June 1989 (age 35)
23	Michael Soosairaj	MF	(1994-12-25) 25 December 1994 (age 29)
25	Michael Regin	MF	(1988-05-09) 9 May 1988 (age 36)
33	Prabir Das	MF	(1993-12-20) 20 December 1993 (age 30)
Forwards
6	Manvir Singh	FW	(1995-11-06) 6 November 1995 (age 29)
9	David Williams	FW	(1988-02-26) 26 February 1988 (age 36)
21	Roy Krishna (Captain)^[b]	FW	(1987-08-30) 30 August 1987 (age 37)

Source: ATK Mohun Bagan Squad

Management team

Position	Name
Head coach	Antonio López Habas
Assistant coach	Manuel Cascallana
Goalkeeping coach	Ángel Pindado
Head of Youth Development/Assistant Manager	Sanjoy Sen

Last updated: 25 September 2020
Source: themohunbaganac.com

Competitions

Overview

Competition	Record
Competition	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Indian Super League	23	13	5	5	32	19	+13	056.52
Total	23	13	5	5	32	19	+13	056.52

Last updated: 13 March 2021
Source: Competitions

Indian Super League

Regular season

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Mumbai City (L, C)	20	12	4	4	35	18	+17	40	Qualification to ISL playoffs and 2022 AFC Champions League group stage
2	ATK Mohun Bagan	20	12	4	4	28	15	+13	40	Qualification to ISL playoffs and 2022 AFC Cup play-off round^[c]
3	NorthEast United	20	8	9	3	31	25	+6	33	Qualification to ISL playoffs
4	Goa	20	7	10	3	31	23	+8	31	Qualification to ISL playoffs
5	Hyderabad	20	6	11	3	27	19	+8	29

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
(C) Champions; (L) League Winners' Shield Winners

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Ground	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A
Result	W	W	W	L	D	W	W	D	W	L	D	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	D	L
Position	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2

Updated to match(es) played on 28 February 2021. Source: Indian Super League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

20 November 2020 1	Kerala Blasters	0–1	ATK Mohun Bagan	Bambolim
19:30 IST	Samad 78' Pereyra 89'	Report	Halder 38' García 43' Krishna 68'	Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium Attendance: 0^[d] Referee: Crystal John Man of the Match: Roy Krishna (ATK Mohun Bagan)

27 November 2020 2	East Bengal	0–2	ATK Mohun Bagan	Vasco
19:30 IST	Singh 22' Maghoma 53' Fox 75'	Report	Rane 45' Krishna 49' Kotal 70' Singh 85'	Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium Attendance: 0^[d] Referee: C. R. Srikrishna Man of the Match: Carl McHugh (ATK Mohun Bagan)

3 December 2020 3	ATK Mohun Bagan	1–0	Odisha	Margao
19:30 IST	Tiri 8' Krishna 90+5'	Report	Hendry 50'	Stadium: Fatorda Stadium Attendance: 0^[d] Referee: L. Ajitkumar Meitei Man of the Match: Roy Krishna (ATK Mohun Bagan)

7 December 2020 4	Jamshedpur	2–1	ATK Mohun Bagan	Vasco
19:30 IST	Lallawmawma 14' Valskis 30', 66' de Lima 45' Eze 69' Renthlei 85'	Report	Krishna 80'	Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium Attendance: 0^[d] Referee: C. R. Srikrishna Man of the Match: Nerijus Valskis (Jamshedpur)

11 December 2020 5	ATK Mohun Bagan	1–1	Hyderabad	Margao
19:30 IST	Rathi 39' Das 45+3' Bhattacharya 45+5' Singh 54'	Report	Chakrabarti 16' Victor 45+5' Victor 65' (pen.)	Stadium: Fatorda Stadium Attendance: 0^[d] Referee: Harish Kundu Man of the Match: Liston Colaco (Hyderabad)

16 December 2020 6	ATK Mohun Bagan	1–0	Goa	Margao
19:30 IST	Tiri 15' Williams 23' Krishna 85' (pen.) Kotal 88'	Report		Stadium: Fatorda Stadium Attendance: 0^[d] Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta Man of the Match: Carl McHugh (ATK Mohun Bagan)

21 December 2020 7	ATK Mohun Bagan	1–0	Bengaluru	Margao
19:30 IST	Williams 33'	Report	Juanan 5' Bheke 43'	Stadium: Fatorda Stadium Attendance: 0^[d] Referee: C. R. Srikrishna Man of the Match: David Williams (ATK Mohun Bagan)

29 December 2020 8	Chennaiyin	0–0	ATK Mohun Bagan	Bambolim
19:30 IST	Lalrinzuala 80'	Report	Halder 63'	Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium Attendance: 0^[d] Referee: A Rowan Man of the Match: Arindam Bhattacharya (ATK Mohun Bagan)

3 January 2021 9	ATK Mohun Bagan	2–0	NorthEast United	Margao
19:30 IST	Williams 25' Bose 39' McHugh 45+2' Krishna 51' Lambot 57' (o.g.) Das 58' Halder 68'	Report	Gallego 62'	Stadium: Fatorda Stadium Attendance: 0^[d] Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar Man of the Match: Roy Krishna (ATK Mohun Bagan)

11 January 2021 10	ATK Mohun Bagan	0–1	Mumbai City	Margao
19:30 IST	Halder 47' Hernándes 62' Bose 90+4'	Report	Mandar 49' Ogbeche 69' Hernán 90+4'	Stadium: Fatorda Stadium Attendance: 0^[d] Referee: C. R. Srikrishna Man of the Match: Bartholomew Ogbeche (Mumbai City)

17 January 2021 11	Goa	1–1	ATK Mohun Bagan	Margao
19:30 IST	González 62' Donachie 74' Pandita 84'	Report	McHugh 61' García 75'	Stadium: Fatorda Stadium Attendance: 0^[d] Referee: L. Ajit Metei Man of the Match: Saviour Gama (Goa)

21 January 2021 12	ATK Mohun Bagan	1–0	Chennaiyin	Margao
19:30 IST	McHugh 45+1' Rathi 63' Tiri 88' Williams 90+1'	Report	Singh 82'	Stadium: Fatorda Stadium Attendance: 0^[d] Referee: A Rowan Man of the Match: David Williams (ATK Mohun Bagan)

26 January 2021 13	NorthEast United	2–1	ATK Mohun Bagan	Margao
19:30 IST	Kumar 49' Machado 60' Gallego 81' Tamang 90+6'	Report	Krishna 72' Halder 74' Rane 90+1'	Stadium: Fatorda Stadium Attendance: 0^[d] Referee: Crystal John Man of the Match: Federico Gallego (NorthEast United)

31 January 2021 14	ATK Mohun Bagan	3–2	Kerala Blasters	Margao
19:30 IST	Marcelinho 59' Krishna 65' (pen.), 87' McHugh 74' Krishna 87' Halder 90' Kotal 90'	Report	Hooper 14' Nhamoinesu 51' Nhamoinesu 75' Hooper 90' Praveen 90' Samad 90+4'	Stadium: Fatorda Stadium Attendance: 0^[d] Referee: L. Ajitkumar Meitei Man of the Match: Roy Krishna (ATK Mohun Bagan)

6 February 2021 15	Odisha	1–4	ATK Mohun Bagan	Bambolim
19:30 IST	Tratt 2' Bora 41' Alexander 45+1' Onwu 58' Alexander 85'	Report	Singh 11', 54' Halder 64' Bose 80' Krishna 83' (pen.), 86' Kotal 90'	Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium Attendance: 0^[d] Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar Man of the Match: Manvir Singh (ATK Mohun Bagan)

9 February 2021 16	Bengaluru	0–2	ATK Mohun Bagan	Margao
19:30 IST	Chaudhari 36' Khabra 44' Chhetri 90+2'	Report	Krishna 44' (pen.) Marcelinho 37'	Stadium: Fatorda Stadium Attendance: 0^[d] Referee: A Rowan Man of the Match: Marcelinho Leite Pereira (ATK Mohun Bagan)

14 February 2021 17	ATK Mohun Bagan	1–0	Jamshedpur	Margao
19:30 IST	McHugh 51' Krishna 85'	Report	de Lima 87'	Stadium: Fatorda Stadium Attendance: 0^[d] Referee: Harish Kundu Man of the Match: Roy Krishna (ATK Mohun Bagan)

19 February 2021 18	ATK Mohun Bagan	3–1	East Bengal	Margao
19:30 IST	Krishna 15' McHugh 31' Jhingan 64' Williams 72' Williams 88' Hernández 89'	Report	Enobakhare 18' Tiri 41' (o.g.) Pilkington 62' Maghoma 68' Mukherjee 90+3' Fox 90+4'	Stadium: Fatorda Stadium Attendance: 0^[d] Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar Man of the Match: Roy Krishna (ATK Mohun Bagan)

22 February 2021 19	Hyderabad	2–2	ATK Mohun Bagan	Vasco
19:30 IST	Konsham 5' Aridane 8' Chianese 45+1' Aridane 70' Alberg 74' Kattimani 86'	Report	Singh 14' Jhingan 54' Singh 57' Bose 62' Thatal 82' Kotal 90+3'	Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium Attendance: 0^[d] Referee: L. Ajitkumar Meitei Man of the Match: Aridane Santana (Hyderabad)

28 February 2021 20	Mumbai City	2–0	ATK Mohun Bagan	Bambolim
19:30 IST	Fall 7' Fernandes 14' Ranawade 26' Ogbeche 39' Santana 74' Pratap 79'	Report	Kotal 37' Halder 77'	Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar Man of the Match: Mourtada Fall (Mumbai City)

ISL play-offs

6 March 2021 Semi-finals 1st leg	NorthEast United	1–1	ATK Mohun Bagan	Bambolim
19:30 IST	Sylla 90+4'	Report	Williams 34'	Stadium: GMC Stadium Attendance: 0^[d] Referee: Crystal John

9 March 2021 Semi-finals 2nd leg	ATK Mohun Bagan	2–1 (3–2 agg.)	NorthEast United	Margao
19:30 IST	Williams 38' Singh 68'	Report	Suhair 74'	Stadium: Fatorda Stadium Attendance: 0^[d] Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta

13 March 2021 Final	Mumbai City	2–1	ATK Mohun Bagan	Margao
19:30 IST	Tiri 29' (o.g.) Singh 90'	Report	Williams 18'	Stadium: Fatorda Stadium Attendance: 0^[d] Referee: Tejas Nagavenkar

Statistics

Goal scorers

Rank	No.	Pos.	Player	Indian Super League	Play-offs	Total
1	21	FW	Roy Krishna	14	0	14
2	6	FW	Manvir Singh	5	1	6
2	9	FW	David Williams	3	3	6
4	90	MF	Marcelinho Leite Pereira	2	0	2
5	10	MF	Edu García	1	0	1
	19	MF	Javi Hernández	1	0	1
	20	DF	Pritam Kotal	1	0	1
Own goals				1	0	1
Total				28	4	32

Last updated: 18 August 2021.
Source: Fbref

Clean sheets

Rank	No.	Pos.	Player	Indian Super League	Play-offs	Total
1	29	GK	Arindam Bhattacharya	10	0	10
Total				10	0	10

Last updated: 13 March 2021.
Source: FBref

Notes

^ ^a ^b Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in India, the 2020–21 Indian Super League season would be held entirely in Goa, behind closed doors and ATK Mohun Bagan was allotted the Fatorda Stadium as their home ground for the season.^[1]
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Coach Habas announced five players will be given the captain's armband in rotation.^[4]
^ As the Premiers Mumbai City won the ISL playoffs, the regular season runners-up will qualify for 2022 AFC Cup play-off round.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v Match was played behind closed doors due to government restrictions regarding the COVID-19 pandemic in India.

References

^ Mergulhao, Marcus. "ISL opts for league standings to decide groups and home grounds". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
^ "ISL 2020-21 ATK Mohun Bagan FC – Full Squad, Complete Fixture and Live Streaming". News18. 17 November 2020.
^ "ISL 2020-21 ATK Mohun Bagan Preview: 2 India Champions Unite to Pose Another Title Challenge". News18. 20 November 2020.
^ Sharma, Amitabha Das (15 November 2020). "ISL 2020-21: Habas names five captains for ATK Mohun Bagan". Sportstar. Retrieved 3 December 2020.

[COVID-2] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in India, the 2020–21 Indian Super League season would be held entirely in Goa, behind closed doors and ATK Mohun Bagan was allotted the Fatorda Stadium as their home ground for the season.^[1]

[notes-6] Coach Habas announced five players will be given the captain's armband in rotation.^[4]

[7] As the Premiers Mumbai City won the ISL playoffs, the regular season runners-up will qualify for 2022 AFC Cup play-off round.

[closed_doors-8] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v Match was played behind closed doors due to government restrictions regarding the COVID-19 pandemic in India.

[1] Mergulhao, Marcus. "ISL opts for league standings to decide groups and home grounds". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 September 2020.

[3] "ISL 2020-21 ATK Mohun Bagan FC – Full Squad, Complete Fixture and Live Streaming". News18. 17 November 2020.

[4] "ISL 2020-21 ATK Mohun Bagan Preview: 2 India Champions Unite to Pose Another Title Challenge". News18. 20 November 2020.

[5] Sharma, Amitabha Das (15 November 2020). "ISL 2020-21: Habas names five captains for ATK Mohun Bagan". Sportstar. Retrieved 3 December 2020.

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