| 1) Mohammedan Sporting became the first Indian Team to win the Calcutta Football League
in the Pre Independence Ara in 1934 and repeated the feat of becoming again the Hrst
Indian sideto win the same in Post Independence Ara in 1948.
2) Mohammedan Sporting became the First team to win the Calcutta League five years in a row from 1934 to 1938. 3) Mohammedan Sporting is the only team to become League Champions in the very first year of promotion in 1934. 4) Mohammedan Sporting became the 'first |ndian team to win the DOUBLE in 1936 when they won both the Calcutta League and l.F.A Shield. They repeated the feat in 1941 and 1957. 5) Mohammedan Sporting became the first Indian team to win the Durand Cup in 1940. 6) Mohammedan Sporting became the first Indian team to win the TRIPLE CROWN in 1940 when they won the Calcutta League, Rovers Cup and Durand Cup in the same year. 7) Mohammedan Sporting became the first indian side to win an International Tournament on foreign soil when they won Aga Khan Gold Cup at Dacca in 1960 by defeating Makassar Club (Indonesia)4-1 inthe final. 8) Rahmatullah of Mohammedan Sporting holds the record of scoring a maximum 10 Goals in an International Tournament which he achieved in Aga Khan Gold Cup at Dacca in 1960. 9) Mohammean Sporting became the First Indian team to win the Rovers Cup in 1940 with outconceding a goal. 10) Mohammedan Sporting became the first Indian team to score more than 100 goals in one season when they scored 110 goals in 1941. 11) Mohammedan Sporting holds the record of winning the |,F.A. Shield by a maximum 32 goals in 1941 The record has still not been broken yet. 12) Mohammedan Sporting had the distinction of reaching the Semi Finals as the only Indian Club in the Nehru Club Cup Tournament in Kolkata in 1990. 13) Prince of Nepal becamethe first Hindu playerto don Sportings colors in 1943. |
