"It took us 13 years to win the national championship (and their first I-League) in 2014-15... It's a long wait but we hope the wait is no longer than five years to win the the Calcutta Football League Premier Division," coach Sanjoy Sen said on the sidelines of their first day's training session.
29-times victors Mohun Bagan are yet to win the CFL Premier Division since 2009 but the I-League triumph has given them a big boost to eye the local league which is dominated by their arch-rivals East Bengal who will be eyeing a record-equalling sixth successive title.
The first Kolkata derby of the season is scheduled on September 6 that will also mark the opening match on the relaid natural grass surface of the Vivekananda Yuva Bharati Krirangan.
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