♦ Mohun Bagan Super Giant’s Subhasish Bose and East Bengal’s Soumya Guguloth were honoured with the All India Football Federation’s (AIFF) prestigious Men’s and Women’s Player of the Year awards for the 2024-25 season, held in Bhubaneswar on 2 May 2025.

♦ The awards recognised their pivotal contributions to two of the most successful seasons in their clubs’ recent history. 

♦ Bose, the tireless left-back and Mohun Bagan’s defensive pillar, played a central role in the club’s record-breaking campaign that saw them clinch both the Indian Super League (ISL) Shield and Cup titles.

♦ Soumya Guguloth, East Bengal’s midfield dynamo, was equally influential in the club’s maiden Indian Women’s League (IWL) triumph.

♦ She ended the campaign as the third-highest goalscorer with nine goals, including the decisive strike in East Bengal’s 1-0 title-clinching win over Odisha FC on April 11 in Kolkata.

♦ Khalid Jamil was awarded Best Men’s Coach and Sujata Kar received the Best Women’s Coach honour.

♦ Vishal Kaith and Elangbam Panthoi Chanu were named Best Goalkeepers in the men’s and women’s categories respectively.

♦ Rising stars Brison Fernandes and Toijam Thoibisana Chanu were recognised as the Most Promising Players of the Year.