I-League 2017/18: 5 ways in which East Bengal and Mohun Bagan fans play the banter game

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East Bengal will face Mohun Bagan in another Kolkata Derby on January 21

#3 East Bengal fans are teased for only managing to win the CFL in recent years

The new Calcutta Football League Trophy
The Calcutta Football League trophy

East Bengal have not won a National League title since 2003. They finished runners-up thrice in the I-League but failed to win the title. East Bengal also won their last national-level title in the form of the Federation Cup in 2012. On the contrary, Mohun Bagan have had an immense amount of national-level success in recent times. The Mariners won the I-League in 2015 and also won the Federation Cup in 2016.

Despite having a dismal national level record in the past decade, East Bengal have won eight Calcutta Football League (CFL) titles on the trot. Mohun Bagan fans use this instance as an opportunity to mock their rivals sighting their poor show in I-League.

As Compact Fluorescent Lamp is also abbreviated as CFL, the Mohun Bagan fans tease the East Bengal fans as 'bulb winners' thus mocking the city league and as well their rivals.

Mohun Bagan fans also call East Bengal as a 'local team' for managing to win only the CFL year after year. However, East Bengal still hold a superior head to head record when it comes to Kolkata Derbies in the last five years.

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