#3 East Bengal (16,24,000+)
East Bengal have a following in excess of 16 million on social media
East Bengal is the only club from the I-league in this list. After the creation of the ISL, the I-League may have lost its shine, but the Red and Gold Brigades are still the most followed club in the country.
The Bengal based club is one of the oldest clubs in the world (Founded in 1920). They have 13,00,000+ followers on Facebook, 35,000 followers on Instagram and 2,39,000+ followers on Twitter. East Bengal has won almost 130 trophies during the course of its rich history. The club has won the Calcutta football league a record 39 times, winning the title consecutively from 2011 to 2017. They also have 3 NFL (known as I-League now) and 8 Federation Cup titles.
In the current season of the I-league, they're placed 2nd with 32 points in 16 matches.
#4 ATK (17,01,000+)
ATK
ATK was formerly known as Atletico De Kolkata because of their collaboration with Spanish giants Atletico Madrid which ended at the end of the 2016-17 season. The Kolkata based club has 10,94,000+ followers on Facebook, 1,44,000 followers on Instagram and 4,63,000 followers on Twitter.
ATK won the inaugural season of the ISL and won the championship again in 2016.ATK was formerly known as Atletico De Kolkata because of their collaboration with Spanish giants Atletico Madrid which ended at the end of the 2016-17 season. The Kolkata based club has 10,94,000+ followers on Facebook, 1,44,000 followers on Instagram and 4,63,000 followers on Twitter. ATK won the inaugural season of the ISL and won the championship again in 2016.
They are currently 6th on the table with 21 points in 16 games and are still in the race of knock stages.