Kolkata · Salt Lake Stadium
Two clubs, one city and more than a century of history. What the Mohun Bagan–East Bengal derby says about Indian football.
The individual honours of the 2025/26 season went largely to the champions — with one notable exception in goal.
In a league where matches are tight, the routine that takes fifteen seconds can be worth as much as the move that takes fifteen passes.
East Bengal are a Kolkata institution, founded in 1920 and followed across West Bengal and beyond. Home matches are played at the Salt Lake Stadium.
The club’s identity is bound up with the Kolkata derby, the fixture that defines the city’s football calendar.
