Finally it is a victory for all the Mohun Bagan fans who protested for their mother club day in and out.
Goa: Chairman Sanjiv Goenka has confirmed on Saturday after ATK Mohun Bagan’s maiden ISL triumph, that from 2023-24 season onwards, the Kolkata giants will be known as Mohun Bagan Super Giants.
“From next season the club will be known as Mohun Bagan Super Giants”, Goenka told at the post-match interaction.
Ever since the merger with Amar Tomar Kolkata (ATK ), Mohun Bagan fans have expressed their displeasure over the name throughout social media and even held protests outside the club tent and demanded the ‘ATK’ prefix to be removed permanently.
With the new so called identity, the Mariners have competed thrice so far in the ISL, winning it once and on the other two occasions have finished runners-up and reached the semi-final stage of the competition.
Finally it is a victory for all the Mohun Bagan fans who protested for their mother club day in and out.
After playing out a 2-2 draw in regulation time, the match went down the wire to the dreaded penalties and the Mariners came out on top 4-3 on penalties.
The Moment @atkmohunbaganfc clinched the #HeroISL 🏆#ATKMBBFC #HeroISLFinal #LetsFootball #ATKMohunBagan pic.twitter.com/HRjRkW80jJ
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.@atkmohunbaganfc are the CHAMPIONS of #HeroISL 2022-23! 🏆
Congratulations, #Mariners! 👏#ATKMBBFC #HeroISLFinal #LetsFootball #ATKMohunBagan pic.twitter.com/eNHYNrd7gi
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In the nervy penalty shoot-out, Golden Glove winner Kaith stepped up for his team for the second game in a row, while no one missed from the spot in a game dictated by penalties throughout. As the winners, ATKMB took home prize money of INR 6 crore, while runners-up Bengaluru FC were awarded INR 2.5 crore.
