In the International Draft, four of Atlético de Kolkata's allotted seven picks were Spaniards, including defender Josemi, a UEFA Champions League winner with Liverpool in 2005. They were the biggest spenders in the draft with an expenditure of 39.1 million, their biggest signing being Sanju Pradhan for 7 million. The first Indian signing by the club took place in round one of the 2014 ISL Inaugural Domestic Draft in which Atlético de Kolkata selected Cavin Lobo, midfielder for the city's I-League team East Bengal FC, with their pick. Luis Garcia was the first marquee player of the league On, the team was officially launched as Atlético de Kolkata. It turned out to be the most expensive franchise, being purchased for 180 million (around US$3 million). On 13 April 2014, it was announced that Sourav Ganguly, Harshavardhan Neotia, Sanjiv Goenka, Utsav Parekh, and Spanish La Liga side Atlético Madrid had won the bid for the Kolkata franchise. In March 2014, it was announced that the All India Football Federation, the national federation for football in India, and IMG-Reliance would be accepting bids for ownership of eight of nine selected cities for the upcoming Indian Super League, an eight-team franchise league modeled along the lines of the Indian Premier League cricket tournament. As a result, it was also announced that ATK would merge with Mohun Bagan to form ATK Mohun Bagan FC Pvt. the legal entity owning the I-League club, Mohun Bagan FC. On 16 January 2020, it was announced that the RPSG Group along with former cricketer Sourav Ganguly and businessmen Utsav Parekh, had bought an 80% stake in Mohun Bagan Football Club (India) Pvt. Currently, ATK holds the most ISL trophies with 3, defeating Chennaiyin FC in the 2020 final. Two years later, under José Francisco Molina, the team won on penalties against the same opponent in the final. They won the inaugural season, beating Kerala Blasters 0–1 in the final. Under coach Antonio López Habas, Atlético hosted and won the first match of the Indian Super League. The team's name and colours are derived from their former Spanish partner. After the end of their partnership with the Spanish giant, Atlético de Kolkata has been rechristened to ATK in July 2017. which consists of former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly, alongside businessmen Harshavardhan Neotia, Sanjiv Goenka and Utsav Parekh Initially, for the first three seasons, Spanish La Liga club Atlético Madrid was also a co-owner later Goenka bought the shares owned by Atlético Madrid. The club was owned by Kolkata Games and Sports Pvt. The club competed in the Indian Super League, the top flight of Indian football and were the league champions during the inaugural 2014, 20–20 seasons respectively. ATK (formerly Atlético de Kolkata) was an Indian professional football club based in Kolkata, West Bengal.
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