<b>Match Details: </b>The match will start from<b> 3 PM in Mohun Bagan AC Ground</b>. Physical tickets will be available at Mohun Bagan Matchday Ticket Counter. No online tickets will be released for IFA Shield Group Stage Matches.
Mohun Bagan is going to play the opening match of IFA Shield 2026.<b> Before the match begins, Indian Football Association will hand over the Calcutta Football League trophy to the Mariners</b>. MBSG won CFL 4 days ago by defeating rival club, Mohammedan SC 3-2 in the final Super Six Match, with 10 men while trailing by a goal in the second half.
Mohun Bagan have been victorious <b>21 times</b> in the tournament. The last IFA Shield win was last year, in 2025, when Mohun Bagan won 5-4 in Penalties against arch rivals, EBFC.
The IFA Shield 2026 is the <b>126th edition</b> of the historic tournament which began back in 1893.<b> Mohun Bagan's Immortal XI defeated British teams barefoot and lifted the first IFA Shield in 1911. </b>This win was a massive morale boost for the National Freedom Struggle. Coincidentally, the next trophy was lifted in 1947, when Mohun Bagan defeated arch rivals, EBFC 1-0 in the finals, in the same year that India officially gained independence from British Colonial Rule.
<b>H2H STATS: </b> Mohun Bagan faced Sreenidi Deccan just once back in 2024 in Super Cup. Mohun Bagan won the match 2-1 with 10-men and the goalscorers were Armando Sadiku and Jason Cummings.
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Hello and Welcome to the Mohun Bagan SG vs Sreenidi Deccan FC, IFA Shield 2026 Group Stage, Live Match Commentary by Anik Nandi, MBFT.
23rd Sept'26 15:00 IST IFA Shield | MOHUN BAGAN SG | vs | SREENIDI DECCAN FC
