It has been three years since the Red and Golds last won against their rivals. The last time they beat the Mariners was on January 27, 2019. In the ISL, the two rivals met each other twice last season and once this season and on all three occasions, Antonio Habas' side emerged victorious - 2-0, 3-1 and 3-0 respectively.
The match on January 29th, 2022, will be the 381st meeting between the two Kolkata giants. To date, out of 380 Kolkata derbies, the Red and Golds have a better head-to-head record with 132 wins to their name. The Green and Maroons have won 123 times and 125 matches ended in ties.
East Bengal enjoy the biggest margin of victory, 5-0, which came in the final of the IFA Shield in 1975 while Bagan settled the scores by scoring five goals in an eight-goal thriller in an I-League clash in 2009. Mohun Bagan won the tie 5-3.
Only two players have scored hat-tricks in the history of the match. Bhaichung Bhutia scored the first hat-trick in the Federation Cup 1997 semifinal where East Bengal won 4-1 and the second hat-trick was scored by Chidi Edeh in Bagan's aforementioned 5-3 triumph. The Nigerian forward is also the only player to score four goals in a derby.
Here, we take a look at all the records of this classic encounter between the two Kolkata sides.
Who has won more Kolkata Derbies - Mohun Bagan or East Bengal?
Competition | Matches | Mohun Bagan wins | East Bengal wins | Draws |
ISL | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
NFL/I-League | 45 | 15 | 17 | 13 |
Federation Cup | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
IFA Shield | 41 | 7 | 21 | 13 |
Durand Cup | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 |
Rovers Cup | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
CFL | 160 | 47 | 53 | 60 |
Airlines Gold Cup | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
DCM Trophy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Scissor's Cup | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
McDowell Cup | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Bordoloi Trophy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Darjeeling Gold Cup | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Other tournaments | 41 | 21 | 9 | 11 |
Exhibition matches | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 |
Total | 379 | 122 | 132 | 125 |
Who are the top five goalscorers in Kolkata Derby?
Player | Goals for EB | Goals for MB | Total |
Bhaichung Bhutia | 13 | 6 | 19 |
Jose Ramirez Barreto | - | 17 | 17 |
Chima Okorie | 10 | 6 | 16 |
Mohammed Habib | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Sisir Ghosh | 3 | 8 | 11 |
Alvito D'Cunha | 8 | - | 8 |
What are the biggest wins in Kolkata Derby history?
Date | Match | Competition |
25/10/2009 | Mohun Bagan 5-3 East Bengal | I-League |
17/08/2007 | East Bengal 3-4 Mohun Bagan | CFL |
30/09/1975 | East Bengal 5-0 Mohun Bagan | IFA Shield |
13/07/1997 | East Bengal 4-1 Mohun Bagan | Federation Cup |
6/09/2015 | East Bengal 4-0 Mohun Bagan | CFL |