mo4ch:> Indian Football: Down the memory lane - Mohun Bagan’s first NFL win in 1997-98 | Mo4ch News

After firing Amal Dutta it was TK Chathunni who led the Mariners to their first NFL title...The 1997-98 season is special in the hearts of the Mohun Bagan fans for the Mariners won their first National Football League (NFL) title.After an average season in 1996-97 where they won just the Bordoloi trophy, Mohun Bagan roped in Amal Dutta as the coach.Dutta implemented the famous 'Diamond System' where he fielded his team in a 3-4-3 formation, where a defensive blocker in front of a three-man backline would give the shape of a diamond in midfield. Editors' PicksA host of star players, namely Basudeb Mondal, Debjit Ghosh, Hemanta Dora etc also jumped ship from East Bengal to Bagan to form one of the formidable teams at that point.But apart from winning the Calcutta Football League (CFL) and DCM Trophy, his tactics could not win a major trophy. In the Federation Cup, East Bengal humiliated his side 4-1 whereas, in the Durand Cup, IM Vijayan and Jo Paul Ancheri's FC Kochin t…