Mohun Bagan Super Giant (MBSG) was nominated for the ‘Popular Choice — Club/State Team of the Year‘ award for the upcoming Sportstar ACES Awards 2024.
ACES Awards 2024 | Voting lines now open for Sportstar ACES Awards
MBSG, formerly called ATK Mohun Bagan, defeated Bengaluru FC 4-3 on penalties to win its maiden Indian Super League (ISL) title in March 2023.
Later, in the same year, the Kolkata-based club won its 17th Durand Cup title, beating arch-rival East Bengal 1-0. It also had a good run abroad, beating ISL 2021-22 champion Hyderabad FC and Abahani Dhaka from Bangladesh to qualify for the AFC Cup.
IN 2023
- Won maiden ISL title, beating Bengaluru FC in the final
- Beat East Bengal to win Durand Cup 2023 - most successful team in the tournament
- Beat Hyderabad FC and Abahani Dhaka to qualify for AFC Cup
- Keeper Vishal Kaith won Golden Glove, Dimitri Petratos was joint-highest goalscorer
About ACES Awards 2024
There are 21 categories of awards this year – five Popular Choice and 16 Jury awards.
The five Popular Choice awards are ‘Sportstar of the Year (Male)‘, ‘Sportstar of the Year (Female)‘, ‘National Team of the Year’, ‘Club/State Team of the Year’, and ‘Moment of the Year’.
The Jury Awards are Sportsman of the Year (Individual Sports, Track and Field, Team Sports, Parasports), Sportswoman of the Year (Individual Sports, Team Sports, Track and Field, Parasports), Coach of the Year, Best State for Promotion of Sports, Best Corporate for Promotion of Sports, Best PSU for Promotion of Sports, Best College/University for Promotion of Sports, Lifetime Achievement Award, Young Achiever of the Year (Boy), Young Achiever of the Year (Girl)
There will also be a separate Chairperson’s Award for Sports for Social Good, which will honour individuals or organisations that have used the power of sports to make our world a better place.
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