Rename all the I-League teams

Joyptan

Yes , East Bengal club was mainly formed for people coming from Now Bangladesh.

http://eastbengalfootballclub.com/legacy.php?p=the-rise-of-east-bengal-club

And don't know what exactly Mohun Bagan means. Maybe @rudra knows.

goalkeepar

Isn't mohun bagan name of a small town/village?

ArsenalFan700

haha @arsenalfan700

just saw my comment on renaming eb n mb....  that might come to haunt me :P should have written sarcasm intended besides... 

I was a young idiot back then, dont judge me

rudra

Mohun Bagan is name of a place in Kolkata, where the club was founded.

East Bengal was named much before formation of Bangladesh, in fact even before, Indian Independence when modern day Pak, Bangladesh all were under the same umbrella. as @goalkeepar mentioned it represented the people coming from East part of Bengal. and thus the rivalry started, now of course things are different, so easy to misinterpret the meaning of the names

goalkeepar

East bengal formed in 1920s when the region was part of india after partation east bengal (region) became east pakistan and after 1971 war it became bangladesh.

Domnic

So why has the name not been changed yet? This club should be the first to change its name. But we all know that it won't happen.

goalkeepar

Yes and some people ask to change the names of goan clubs its not possible

rudra

why should they change the name? they still represent the people who came from East Bengal. Just because East Bengal is now a part of different country doesn't mean the culture, the sentiments regarding that is gone.

Joyptan

East Bengal has became a name as a hole its not just two words.

ArsenalFan700

Plus East Bengal and Mohun Bagan have established fan bases and a real history and rivalry. Really, the only problems with the clubs are their structures.