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ATK Mohun Bagan is a professional football club based in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. The new club will come into existence on June 1, 2020, by the merger of ATK FC and Mohun Bagan AC. It plays in the Indian Super League under licence from the All India Football Federation. The club is owned by Kolkata Games and Sports Pvt. Ltd. (80%) and Mohun Bagan Football Club Pvt. Ltd. (20%).

History
In 2018, FSDL, the organiser of ISL, planned to include the 2 Kolkata giants, East Bengal & Mohun Bagan in the competition. So, it was decided that the existing Kolkata based franchise, ATK, would merge with one of Mohun Bagan. But, the plan was put on hold, since, later that season, all the I-League clubs, jointly protested against AIFF. In 2019, after the Indian football roadmap was published, and it was decided that ISL would be the 1st division league, the merger plan was reworked and finalised, and on 16th January 2020, owners of ISL side ATK, the RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group bought 80% of shares in the club, with the current owners of the club left with the remaining minority stake of 20%. It was announced that the new club will function from the next season, i.e. 2020-21 and will play in Indian Super League from Kolkata.

Salt Lake Stadium
The Salt Lake Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Kolkata, built in 1984. The stadium is the second largest non-auto racing stadium in the world and the largest in India. It is currently used for mainly football matches. The stadium includes a unique running track, long jump track, electronic scoreboard, natural turf, floodlighting arrangement, air-conditioned VIP restroom and Conference Hall along with Medical Room & Doping Control Room.

Mohun Bagan Ground
The Mohun Bagan Ground is a football stadium located in the maidan region of central Kolkata, just opposite to the Eden Gardens stadium. The stadium is owned by Mohun Bagan who currently use the stadium as a training ground, Although this season the ground had been used for a few of their I-League matches as well. The office and club tent of Mohun Bagan are adjacent to the stadium.