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| Full name | ATK Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | ATK | ||
| Short name | ATKFC | ||
| Founded | 7 May 2014 (as Atlético de Kolkata) June 2017 (as ATK after ending partnership with Atlético Madrid) | ||
| Dissolved | 1 June 2020 (merged with football division of Mohun Bagan AC to form Mohun Bagan SG) | ||
| Ground | Salt Lake Stadium Bidhannagar, West Bengal | ||
| Capacity | 85,000 | ||
| Owner | Kolkata Games and Sports Pvt. Ltd.[1] | ||
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ATK FC (also known as Atlético de Kolkata in association with Atlético Madrid) was an Indian professional football club based in Kolkata, West Bengal. The club competed in the ISL, the top flight of Indian football. They were the league champions during the inaugural 2014 seasom, 2016 and 2019–20 seasons respectively.
The club was owned by Kolkata Games and Sports Pvt. Ltd. which consists of former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly, alongside businessmen Harshavardhan Neotia, Sanjiv Goenka and Utsav Parekh. Initially, for the first three seasons, Spanish La Liga club Atlético Madrid was also a co-owner; later Goenka bought the shares owned by Atlético Madrid. After the end of their partnership with the Spanish giant, Atlético de Kolkata has been rechristened to ATK in July 2017.[2] The team's name and colours are derived from their former Spanish partner.
Under coach Antonio López Habas, Atlético hosted and won the first match of the ISL. They won the inaugural season, beating Kerala Blasters 0–1 in the final. Two years later, under José Francisco Molina, the team won on penalties against the same opponent in the final. Currently, ATK holds the most ISL trophies with 3, defeating Chennaiyin FC in the 2020 final.
On 16 January 2020, it was announced that the RPSG Group along with former cricketer Sourav Ganguly and businessmen Utsav Parekh, had bought an 80% stake in Mohun Bagan Football Club (India) Pvt. Ltd.[3] the legal entity owning the I-League club, Mohun Bagan AC.[4] As a result, ATK was de facto dissolved on 1 July 2020, and it was merged with the footballing division of Mohun Bagan AC to play in the ISL as ATK Mohun Bagan. In 2023, the club's name was rebranded as Mohun Bagan Super Giant.
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