Kolkata, Aug 13 (Agency) Indian club football action returns this August with the arrival of the AFC Cup 2021, with potentially two Indian clubs – ATK Mohun Bagan and Bengaluru FC in action in the competition’s Group Stage (South) from August 18-24, 2021. Group D consists of ATK Mohun Bagan FC, Maziya Sports & Recreation from the Maldives, and Bangladeshi side Bashundhara Kings, along with the winner of the South Asia Play-Off match between Bengaluru FC, who are 2016 AFC Cup runners-up, and Maldives’ Club Eagles. The play-off fixture will take place on August 15, 2021, in Male. ATK Mohun Bagan is direct entrant to the group stage of the AFC Cup 2021 by being a winner of the Hero I-League 2019-20, after they agree to form a joint venture, and will be confident of making a mark on the continental stage and move forward together.
The Group D fixtures are as below:
August 18: Bashundhara Kings vs Maziya Sports & Recreation
August 18: ATK Mohun Bagan vs Bengaluru FC/Club Eagles
August 21: Maziya Sports & Recreation vs ATK Mohun Bagan
August 21: Bengaluru FC/Club Eagles vs Bashundhara Kings
August 24: Maziya Sports & Recreation vs Bengaluru FC/Club Eagles
August 24: ATK Mohun Bagan vs Bashundhara Kings