2017–18 East Bengal F.C. season

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East Bengal
2017–18 season
PresidentDr Pranab Dasgupta
Head-Coach Flag of India.svg Khalid Jamil
Stadium Salt Lake Stadium
Barasat Stadium
East Bengal Ground
I-League 4th
Calcutta Premier Division Champions
Super Cup Runners-Up
Top goalscorerLeague: Dudu Omagbemi (8)
All: Dudu Omagbemi (9)
Highest home attendance52951 vs Mohun Bagan (21.01.2018)
Lowest home attendance8692 vs Indian Arrows (04.02.2018)
Average home league attendance17366
Biggest win East Bengal 7-1 Chennai City (2017-18 I-League)
←  2016–17
2018–19  →

The 2017–18 season is East Bengal FC's 98th season in existence. The club has won the Calcutta Football League this season for the record consecutive 8th time. The Red and Gold Brigade finished 4th in the much-awaited 2017-18 I League campaign, coming ever so close once again. East Bengal reached the final of the inaugural Indian Super Cup being held at Bhubaneshwar but lost to Bengaluru FC by 4-1.

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Pre-Season Overview

The club roped in I League winning coach Khalid Jamil as their head coach from Aizawl FC and physio Djair Miranda Garcia from arch-rivals Mohun Bagan who was pivotal to Mohun Bagan's success in recent years. East Bengal retained their star striker Willis Deon Plaza and brought in I League winning Midfielder Mahmoud Amnah from Aizawl FC. East Bengal also roped in 3 more players from Aizawl FC, wingers Brandon Vanlalremdika, Laldanmawia Ralte and Left Back Lalramchullova. The Red and Gold Brigade are hoping to seal the Calcutta Football League championship and set an octa-title record of winning it for the 8th consecutive year.
East Bengal also roped in the star midfielder Katsumi Yusa from their arch-rivals Mohun Bagan who would be playing in the I League after 4 seasons playing for the Green and Maroons.

Team

First-team Squad

No.NameNationalityPositionDate of Birth (Age)
Goalkeepers
1 Ubaid CK Flag of India.svg GK (1990-03-03) 3 March 1990 (age 31)
12 Luis Barreto Flag of India.svg GK (1980-10-14) 14 October 1980 (age 40)
31Dibyendu Sarkar Flag of India.svg GK (1986-10-03) 3 October 1986 (age 34)
32 Mirshad Michu Flag of India.svg GK (1994-02-03) 3 February 1994 (age 27)
Defenders
3 Arnab Mondal (captain) Flag of India.svg CB (1989-09-25) 25 September 1989 (age 31)
4 Lalramchullova Flag of India.svg RB/LB (1996-01-14) 14 January 1996 (age 25)
14 Eduardo Ferreira Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg CB (1983-10-08) 8 October 1983 (age 37)
16 Gurwinder Singh Flag of India.svg CB (1986-04-16) 16 April 1986 (age 35)
18Mehtab Singh Flag of India.svg RB (1998-06-05) 5 June 1998 (age 23)
23Tanmoy Ghosh Flag of India.svg LB —
24 Salam Ranjan Singh Flag of India.svg RB/LB/CB (1995-12-04) 4 December 1995 (age 25)
25 Samad Ali Mallick Flag of India.svg RB (1994-09-30) 30 September 1994 (age 26)
29Deepak Kumar Flag of India.svg LB (1994-01-17) 17 January 1994 (age 27)
37Rahul Ghosh Flag of India.svg LB (1998-09-13) 13 September 1998 (age 22)
Midfielders
5 Khalid Aucho Flag of Uganda.svg CDM (1993-08-08) 8 August 1993 (age 28)
6 Mahmoud Amnah Flag of Syria.svg CM/AM (1983-01-03) 3 January 1983 (age 38)
7 Cavin Lobo (vice-captain) Flag of India.svg CM/AM (1988-04-04) 4 April 1988 (age 33)
8 Mohammed Rafique Flag of India.svg CM (1991-03-26) 26 March 1991 (age 30)
10 Katsumi Yusa Flag of Japan.svg AM/LW/RW (1988-08-02) 2 August 1988 (age 33)
11 Gabriel Fernandes Flag of India.svg RW/AM (1988-04-22) 22 April 1988 (age 33)
17 Laldanmawia Ralte Flag of India.svg RW (1992-12-19) 19 December 1992 (age 28)
21 Surabuddin Mollick Flag of India.svg RW (1990-05-04) 4 May 1990 (age 31)
27 Nikhil Poojari Flag of India.svg RW (1995-09-03) 3 September 1995 (age 25)
30 Brandon Vanlalremdika Flag of India.svg LW (1994-01-28) 28 January 1994 (age 27)
35Yami Longvah Flag of India.svg LW (1998-05-15) 15 May 1998 (age 23)
38Prakash Sarkar Flag of India.svg CDM/RB (1997-02-15) 15 February 1997 (age 24)
40 Ansumana Kromah Flag of Liberia.svg CAM (1992-03-26) 26 March 1992 (age 29)
Forwards
44 Dudu Omagbemi Flag of Nigeria.svg FW (1985-07-18) 18 July 1985 (age 36)
19 V P Suhair Flag of India.svg FW (1992-07-27) 27 July 1992 (age 29)
22 Jobi Justin Flag of India.svg FW (1993-11-10) 10 November 1993 (age 27)

Last updated: 28 January 2018
Source: East Bengal First Team

Technical staff

PositionName
Coach Flag of India.svg Khalid Jamil
Technical Director Flag of India.svg Subhash Bhowmick
Goalkeeper coach Flag of India.svg Abdul Siddiqui
Physical Trainer Flag of Brazil.svg Djair Miranda Garcia
Manager Flag of India.svg Monoranjan Bhattacharya
Assistant Coach Flag of India.svg Ranjan Chowdhury
Club Doctor Flag of India.svg Dr. Shantiranjan Dasgupta
Team Media Officer Flag of India.svg Gautam Roy
Team Observer Flag of India.svg Tushar Rakshit

Transfers

Players Retained

No.Pos.Name
31GK Flag of India.svg Dibyendu Sarkar
12GK Flag of India.svg Luis Barreto
3DF Flag of India.svg Arnab Mondal
16DF Flag of India.svg Gurwinder Singh
18DF Flag of India.svg Mehtab Singh
25DF Flag of India.svg Samad Ali Mallick
26DF Flag of India.svg Koushik Sarkar
8MF Flag of India.svg Mohammed Rafique
7MF Flag of India.svg Cavin Lobo
27MF Flag of India.svg Nikhil Poojari
9FW Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Willis Deon Plaza

Transfers IN

No.Pos.NamePrevious TeamMonth
5DF Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Carlyle Mitchell San Juan Jabloteh F.C. August
24DF Flag of India.svg Salam Ranjan Singh Bengaluru FC August
6MF Flag of Syria.svg Mahmoud Amnah Aizawl FC August
17MF Flag of India.svg Laldanmawia Ralte Aizawl FC August
30MF Flag of India.svg Brandon Vanlalremdika Aizawl FC August
4DF Flag of India.svg Lalramchullova Aizawl FC August
11MF Flag of India.svg Gabriel Fernandes Churchill Brothers August
20MF Flag of India.svg Richard Costa Churchill Brothers August
21MF Flag of India.svg Surabuddin Mollick Churchill Brothers August
23DF Flag of India.svg Tanmoy Ghosh Mohun Bagan August
14DF Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Eduardo Ferreira Mohun Bagan October
10MF Flag of Japan.svg Katsumi Yusa Mohun Bagan October
13MF Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Armand BazieRainbow FCOctober
15FW Flag of Brazil.svg Charles Do Vale De Souza Chennai City F.C. October
44FW Flag of Nigeria.svg Dudu Omagbemi Chennaiyin FC January
40MF Flag of Liberia.svg Ansumana Kromah Mohun Bagan January
5MF Flag of Uganda.svg Khalid Aucho OFK Beograd February

Loaned Out

No.Pos.NameLoaned ToTill
26DF Flag of India.svg Koushik Sarkar Kenkre F.C. End of Season

Released

No.Pos.NameMonthRemarks
5DF Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Carlyle Mitchell October Carlyle Mitchell suffered an injury which would make him sit out for rest of the season.
20MF Flag of India.svg Richard Costa January Richard Costa was released by East Bengal. He joined Churchill Brothers.
15FW Flag of Brazil.svg Charles January Charles was released by East Bengal for poor performance. He was replaced by Dudu Omagbemi.
9FW Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Willis Plaza January Willis Plaza was released by East Bengal after the 2nd Kolkata Derby for his poor performances. He joined Churchill Brothers.
13MF Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Bazie ArmandJanuaryBazie Armand was released by East Bengal for his poor performances. He joined Minerva Punjab F.C. for the rest of the season.

Season Overview

August

The 7 times defending champions started the Calcutta Football League campaign in style as they defeated the newly promoted side Rainbow FC 4–1 with V P Suhair scoring a hat-trick on his debut, thus becoming the 4th East Bengal player after Ashim Moulick (1963), Shyam Thapa (1966) and Bikash Narzinary (2010) to score a hat-trick on debut. Surabuddin Mollick scored the second hat-trick of the season for East Bengal as he came in from the bench to net 3 against Peerless FC in the second half.

September

East Bengal drew 2–2 against Mohammedan Sporting at Kalyani Stadium in the Mini Derby. Willis Plaza scored the third hat-trick for the season for East Bengal when he took on Tollygunge Agragami just before the big Derby. Maintaining their undefeated streak, East Bengal went on to win the league to win the Calcutta Football League for a record consecutive 8 times, bettering their own record of 1970–75. Mohun Bagan drew 2–2 in the derby which helped East Bengal secure their 8th consecutive league win via Goal Difference as both teams were on 23 points from 9 games.
East Bengal was crowned champions for a record 39th time.

October

Following the win in the Calcutta Football League, East Bengal decided to play few Pre Season Friendlies against ISL teams. East Bengal would play against Bengaluru FC, FC Pune City, FC Goa and Jamshedpur FC.

East Bengal also roped in defensive midfielder Armand Bazzie from Rainbow FC after impressing coach Khalid Jamil in trails. Carlyle Mitchell had to be released as he sustained an injury which would keep him out of action for the rest of the season. Former Mohun Bagan defender Eduardo Ferreira was brought in as the replacement.

November

East Bengal drew 1–1 against Bengaluru FC in the first preseason game while lost 3–1 in the second match against the same opponents. FC Pune City won the 3rd preseason game by a close margin 2–1. East Bengal came back in style as they won the next two preseason games, 2–1 against FC Goa and 3–1 against Jamshedpur FC. Armand Bazzie gained a lot of praise in the preseason games, while Mahmoud Amnah and Katsumi Yusa formed a formidable pair which is providing hopes for Red and Gold fans for the upcoming I League, which East Bengal has not won since 2004.
East Bengal started off the I League campaign with a 2–2 draw against the defending champions Aizawl FC. East Bengal squandered a 2-goal lead scored by Eduardo Ferreira and Katsumi Yusa to get equalized in the dying seconds of the match. Next up they face their arch-rivals in the first I League Kolkata Derby of the season, when they face Mohun Bagan on 3 December at the Salt Lake Stadium.

December

East Bengal lost the first I League Kolkata Derby of the season by a 1–0 margin after Mohun Bagan defender Eze Kingsley scored the solitary goal in the 39th minute from a Sony Norde corner. East Bengal fought hard in the second half but could not break the Mohun Bagan defence. This is one of the worst starts to East Bengal's I League campaign in recent years.
East Bengal faced Shillong Lajong FC at Barasat Stadium on 9 December next. East Bengal thumped Shillong Lajong to a 5–1 victory with a brace from ex Aizawl FC man Laldanmawia Ralte and one each Mahmoud Amnah, Eduardo Ferreira and Katsumi Yusa. Lajong captain Samuel Lalmuanpuia scored the consolation goal for them.
East Bengal faced Churchill Brothers at Barasat Stadium on 16 December next where in a crunch game East Bengal snatched the 3 points in the dying minute of the game when Willis Plaza scored a header from a Katsumi Yusa corner to make it 3–2 for East Bengal. Plaza netted a brace while assisted one for Laldanmawia Ralte who scored his 3rd goal for the campaign.
East Bengal faced Chennai City FC on 22 December away at Coimbatore next where in tough conditions East Bengal managed to win their first away game of the season by a margin of 2–1. Katsumi Yusa opened the scoring while Charles put in the second for them. East Bengal now sit at the second spot in the league with 10 points from 5 games.
East Bengal faced Gokulam Kerala FC at Salt Lake Stadium on 27 December next and in a disarrayed game in a chilly Kolkata winter evening, East Bengal managed a 1–0 win courtesy of a Mohammed Rafique screamer from 25 yards out in the 44th minute. East Bengal managed to grab hold of the lead which earned them important 3 points and took them to the top of the table via goal difference to Minerva Punjab FC who lost earlier the same day.
East Bengal faced NEROCA FC away at Imphal on 30 December next where in tough away conditions East Bengal managed to get a point after conceding a late equalizer in the 89th minute. Katsumi Yusa put East Bengal ahead in the 12rh minute, however Willis Plaza pulled his hamstring in the 40th minute which made East Bengal to play defensive and hence conceded the late equalizer. East Bengal end the calendar year 2017 on Top of the League Table.

January

East Bengal faced Indian Arrows away at Delhi on 2 January next and fielded a squad without start man Willis Plaza who carried an injury from the last game against NEROCA FC. Young Jobi Justin started in place of Willis Plaza. East Bengal managed to get an early lead when Mahmoud Amnah scored from a free kick in the 13th minute. Katsumi Yusa doubled the lead in the 16th minute after receiving a ball from Amnah from the right. East Bengal managed to hold onto a 2–0 lead and came out with important 3 points from a tough away game. East Bengal now sit on top of the league table with 17 points from 8 games.
East Bengal faced Churchill Brothers away at Tilak Maidan in Goa on 8 January next and dropped 2 valuable points after drawing 1–1 against the bottom-placed side in the league table. East Bengal went ahead with a terrific header by young Jobi Justin from a Laldanmawia Ralte cross from the right. East Bengal were leading the proceedings in the match when suddenly from a counter-attack Churchill's new signing Mechac Koffi scored a blinder from outside the box. East Bengal now has 18 points from 9 games with 9 more games to go.
East Bengal released their foreign import Charles after a series of poor performances by the Brazilian. He was replaced by Dudu Omagbemi who joined for his second stint for the Red and Golds after 2014–15 Season where he scored 20 goals for East Bengal in all competitions.
East Bengal faced Aizawl FC away at Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in Aizawl on 16 January next wherein tough altitude conditions East Bengal managed a goalless draw against the defending champions. A lack-luster display from the Red and Golds along with poor attacking cost East Bengal vital 2 points before the return Kolkata Derby of the I League, which also meant East Bengal now trail by 6 points to League leaders Minerva Punjab FC with 8 more matches to go.
East Bengal faced Mohun Bagan for the second Kolkata Derby of the I League on 21 January at the Salt Lake Stadium next and lost by a 2–0 margin with Dipanda Dicka netting a brace. Dicka scored in the first minute after Akram Moghrabi headed down a cross from the right. Dicka scored the second of the day when he acrobatically volleyed the ball into the net from a corner in the 35th minute. Mohun Bagan could have scored more if not their forwards missed sitters. East Bengal now seems out of the title race and currently sits 3rd in the league table with 19 points from 11 matches.
East Bengal released their foreign import Willis Plaza after a series of poor performances and lack of goals from the star forward who was also carrying a thigh injury along. East Bengal roped in Liberian Ansumana Kromah who was released by Mohun Bagan earlier in the transfer window. The former Green and Maroon attacking midfielder will boost the Red and Gold attacking set up.
East Bengal faced Minerva Punjab F.C. on 30 January at the Barasat Stadium next where in a crunch game East Bengal managed a 2–2 draw, coming back from 0–2 at HT. Minerva Punjab F.C. went ahead in the 20th minute when Sukhdev Singh scored from a rebound. Minerva Punjab F.C. extended their lead in the 33rd minute when their star Bhutanese man Chencho Gyeltshen scored dribbling past two defenders. After Half Time, East Bengal came out with renewed vigour and rallied back into the game with goals from Jobi Justin in the 59th minute from a Katsumi Yusa corner and Brandon Vanlalremdika in the 88th minute. East Bengal could have come out with all 3 points if not their star Japanese man Katsumi Yusa missed from the spot early in the second half. East Bengal now sits at 3rd spot in the League Table with 20 points from 12 games with 6 more matches to go.

February

East Bengal released another of their foreign import Armand Bazie for his poor performances throughout the League campaign. Bazie is the third foreign player after Charles and Willis Plaza that East Bengal has released during the ongoing I League season.
East Bengal faced Indian Arrows on 4 February at the Barasat Stadium next where after a frustrating performance by the Red and Gold front line, East Bengal managed to score in the dying minute of the match, when Dudu Omagbemi found the net from a glancing header in the 93rd minute, taking a 1–0 lead, ensuring 3 points for the Red and Golds who now sits 3rd in the table with 23 points from 13 games, with 5 more to go.
East Bengal faced Minerva Punjab F.C. on 13 February at the Tau Devi Lal Stadium in Panchkula next and in a do-or-die game against the league leaders East Bengal managed a 1–0 win with a sublime strike from Cavin Lobo in the 60th minute. East Bengal managed to hold on to the lead and reduced the gap to just 3 points from the league leaders Minerva Punjab F.C.. East Bengal now sits at 26 points from 14 games with just 4 more to go.
East Bengal roped in Uganda national football team Defensive Midfield player Khalid Aucho as a replacement for 'Armand Bazie'. He played for Serbian giants Red Star Belgrade before getting released in July 2017.
East Bengal faced Gokulam Kerala F.C. on 17 February at the EMS Stadium in Kozhikode next and lost 2–1 to the home side after leading 1–0 at Half-time courtesy of a spot-kick from Katsumi Yusa in the injury time before the break. Gokulam Kerala F.C. came back hard in the second half and rallied to score two goals to snatch back to back wins. This loss has hurt the title ambitions for the Red and Golds, with just 3 matches to go.
East Bengal faced Chennai City FC on 24 February at the Salt Lake Stadium next and in a do-or-die game, the Red and Gold brigade ran riot against the southerners and clinched an all-important 7–1 win. Mahmoud Amnah opened the scoring in the 20th minute and since then the floodgates were opened. Dharmaraj Ravanan placed the ball into his own net for the second goal when he misjudged the cross from Lalramchullova. Dudu Omagbemi finally rose to the occasion and showed his class and scored in the next 4 goals, thus becoming the fourth East Bengal player to score a hat-trick in the season and first in this I League. Gabriel Fernandes came on in the 80th minute for his first appearance in the I League and in no time put his name in the scoresheet with a sublime strike from outside the box to make it 7–1 for the hosts. Eduardo Ferreira got his 4th booking and will miss the vital away game against Shillong Lajong on 5 March. East Bengal now sits 2nd in the table with just 2 more matches to go.

March

East Bengal faced Shillong Lajong on 5 March at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium next and in a must-win game the Red and Gold Brigade again drew 2–2 to seriously hamper their title aspirations. Dudu Omagbemi opened the scoring but Shillong Lajong rallied from behind to take a 2–1 lead. Dudu Omagbemi scored the equalized late to ensure East Bengal have a chance on the last round to get the title if all results go in their favour.
East Bengal faced NEROCA F.C. on 8 March at the Salt Lake Stadium next in the final game of the 2017-18 I-League and in a 4 way title decider final round, the Red and Golds only managed a 1-1 draw with Dudu Omagbemi scoring the equalizer after Felix Chidi put NEROCA F.C. ahead. Minerva Punjab FC won their match 1-0 which meant the team from Punjab won their maiden I-League title.
East Bengal finished the I-League campaign in the 4th Position, dragging their conquest to the long-awaited title for 15 years now. East Bengal has qualified for the Pre-Quarter Finals of the 2018 Indian Super Cup that is going to start from 31 March at the Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneshwar.
East Bengal appointed veteran and club legend Subhash Bhowmick as the Technical Director to assist Khalid Jamil. This is the fourth stint for Subhash Bhowmick popularly known as Bhombol Da at East Bengal and this one after 9 long years after he resigned as the Coach of the East Bengal club after the infamous 5-3 Kolkata Derby on 25 October 2009.

April

East Bengal faced Mumbai City F.C. on 5 April 2018 at the Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneshwar in the Pre Quarter Finals of the 2018 Indian Super Cup. The ISL side took the lead early in the first half from a sublime free kick from their foreign import Achille Emaná in the 22nd minute of the game. The Red and Gold brigade bounced back and equalized within 4 minutes when star man Katsumi Yusa headed in an inch-perfect cross by Laldanmawia Ralte from the right. East Bengal rallied back in the second half when Mahmoud Amnah scored the winner in the 73rd minute with a perfect volley to win it 2-1.
East Bengal faced Aizawl F.C. on 8 April 2018 at the Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneshwar in the Quarter Finals of the 2018 Indian Super Cup and in adverse hot and humid conditions, the Red and Gold brigade managed to snatch a 1-0 win against the Highlanders with an injury-time spot kick by ex Aizawl F.C. man Laldanmawia Ralte himself in the 95th minute to put East Bengal through to the Semi Finals of the inaugural Indian Super Cup.
East Bengal faced FC Goa on 16 April 2018 at the Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneshwar in the Semi-Final of the 2018 Indian Super Cup. FC Goa missed the likes of Hugo Boumous and Pronay Halder who are carrying double Yellow Card and also Bruno Pinheiro, Brandon Fernandes and Sergio Juste Marin who were Sent Off in the Quarter Final match against Jamshedpur FC. In the crunch game amidst adverse hot and humid conditions the Red and Gold brigade snatched a hard-fought 1-0 win against the ISL side with the solitary goal coming at the 78th minute of the game when Katsumi Yusa put in a cross from the left which was tapped in by Dudu Omagbemi to break the deadlock. FC Goa was soon put down to 10 men as their star midfield man Edu Bedia was given marching orders after a double booking in the 82nd minute. East Bengal managed to hold onto the lead and reached the inaugural Indian Super Cup Final.
East Bengal faced Bengaluru FC on 20 April 2018 at the Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneshwar in the Final of the inaugural 2018 Indian Super Cup. Bengaluru FC has defeated Mohun Bagan 4-2 in the other Semi Final and lost by 4-1. Ansumana Kromah took the lead for East Bengal in the 28th minute with an acrobatic attempt. Rahul Bheke equalised for Bengaluru FC in the 39th minute, heading in from a corner. Samad Ali Mallick was given marching orders after he elbowed an opponent which was the turning point of the game. Sunil Chhetri scored a brace while Miku scored another as Bengaluru FC won 4-1 and lifted the inaugural Indian Super Cup.

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Competitions

Overall

CompetitionFirst matchLast matchFinal Position
Calcutta Football League 13 August 201724 September 2017Champions
I-League 28 November 20178 March 20184th
Super Cup 5 April 201820 April 2018Runners Up

Overview

CompetitionRecord
PldWDLGFGAGDWin %
CFL 9720287+21077.78
I League 188733219+13044.44
Super Cup 430155+0075.00
Total3118946531+34058.06

Last updated: 20 April 2018
Source: Competitions

Calcutta Football League

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 East Bengal (C)9720287+2123Champion
2 Mohun Bagan 9720205+1523
3 Mohammedan 95222814+1417
4Peerless1(S, U, B, S, U, B)9504710−315
5 Tollygunge Agragami 19414513−813
6Calcutta Customs933367−112
7Rainbow19324913−411
8Pathachakra93151612+410
9 Southern Samity (R)401309−91Relegation to Group B
10Railway1(R)9108021−213
Updated to match(es) played on 24 September 2017. Source: Soccerway
(B) ?; (C) Champion; (R) Relegated; (S) ?; (U) ?

Note: 1=These teams got walkover against Southern Samity and they got 3 point each.

I-League

Table

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPts
2 NEROCA 189542013+732
3 Mohun Bagan 188732814+1431
4 East Bengal 188733219+1331
5 Aizawl 186662118+324
6 Shillong Lajong 186481725−822
Source: i-league.org
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots

Result summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
188733219 +13315312211 +11342108 +2

Last updated: 8 March 2018.
Source: i-league.org

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718
GroundHAHHAHAAAAHHHAAHAH
ResultDLWWWWDWDDLDWWLWDD
Position464321122334333244
Updated to match(es) played on 8 March 2018. Source: Soccrway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Super Cup

Brackets

 
 Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
 
              
 
31 March
 
 
 Aizawl (pen.)2 (5)
 
8 April
 
 Chennaiyin 2 (3)
 
 Aizawl 0
 
5 April
 
 East Bengal 1
 
 East Bengal 2
 
16 April
 
 Mumbai City 1
 
 East Bengal 1
 
2 April
 
 FC Goa 0
 
 Minerva Punjab 0 (4)
 
12 April
 
 Jamshedpur 0 (5)
 
 Jamshedpur 1
 
3 April
 
 FC Goa 5
 
 FC Goa 3
 
20 April
 
 ATK 1
 
 East Bengal 1
 
1 April
 
 Bengaluru FC 4
 
 Churchill Brothers 1
 
11 April
 
 Mohun Bagan 2
 
 Mohun Bagan 3
 
4 April
 
 Shillong Lajong 1
 
 Pune City 2
 
17 April
 
 Shillong Lajong 3
 
 Mohun Bagan 2
 
1 April
 
 Bengaluru FC 4
 
 Bengaluru FC 2
 
13 April
 
 Gokulam Kerala 1
 
 Bengaluru FC 3
 
6 April
 
 NEROCA 1
 
 NEROCA 3
 
 
 Kerala Blasters 2
 

Pre Quarter Finals

Mumbai City FC 1-2 East Bengal
Zakeer Mundampara Yellow card.svg 6'
Sehnaj Singh Yellow card.svg 9'
Achille Emaná Soccerball shade.svg 22'		 Katsumi Yusa Soccerball shade.svg 26'
Mahmoud Amnah Soccerball shade.svg 73'
Attendance: 4354
Referee: Venkatesh R

Quarter Finals

Aizawl F.C. 0-1 East Bengal
HmingthanmawiaYellow card.svg 33'
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Laldanmawia Ralte Soccerball shade.svg 90+5' (pen.)
Attendance: 3286

Semi Finals

East Bengal 1-0 FC Goa
Gurwinder Singh Yellow card.svg 25'
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Samad Ali Mallick Yellow card.svg 67'
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Edu Bedia Yellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svg37'82'
Attendance: 4200
Referee: Santosh Kumar

Final

East Bengal 1-4 Bengaluru FC
Ansumana Kromah Soccerball shade.svg 28'Yellow card.svg 74'
Gurwinder Singh Yellow card.svg 44'
Khalid Aucho Yellow card.svg 45'
Samad Ali Mallick Red card.svg 45+2'
Mahmoud Amnah Yellow card.svg 74'		 Gurpreet Singh Sandhu Yellow card.svg 8'
Rahul Bheke Soccerball shade.svg 39'
Sunil Chhetri Soccerball shade.svg 69' (pen.)Soccerball shade.svg 90'
Miku Soccerball shade.svg 71'
John Johnson Yellow card.svg 88'
Attendance: 9500
Referee: Ramaswamy Srikrishna

Matches

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Calcutta Football League

Fixtures & results

13 August 20171 East Bengal 4–1 NBP Rainbow East Bengal Ground
V.P. Suhair Soccerball shade.svg 18'Soccerball shade.svg 43'Soccerball shade.svg 46'
Brandon Vanlalremdika Soccerball shade.svg 72'		Chattu MondalSoccerball shade.svg 80'Man of the Match: V.P. Suhair (East Bengal)
16 August 20172 East Bengal 2–0 Calcutta Customs East Bengal Ground
Carlyle Mitchell Soccerball shade.svg 76'Soccerball shade.svg 93'Man of the Match: Carlyle Mitchell (East Bengal)
28 August 20175 East Bengal 3–0 Railway FC East Bengal Ground
Jobi Justin Soccerball shade.svg 3'
V.P. Suhair Soccerball shade.svg 68'Soccerball shade.svg 82'
7 September 20176 East Bengal 2–1 Pathachakra East Bengal Ground
Brandon Vanlalremdika Soccerball shade.svg 45'
Mahmoud Amnah Soccerball shade.svg 87' (pen.)		JagannathSoccerball shade.svg 21'

Pre Season Friendlies

Fixtures & results

3 November 20174 Goa 1–2 East Bengal Bambolim Stadium
ManvirSoccerball shade.svg 80' Report Brandon Vanlalremdika Soccerball shade.svg 8'
Charles Soccerball shade.svg 82'

I League

Fixtures & results

28 November 20171 East Bengal 2–2 Aizawl Salt Lake Stadium
20:00 IST Eduardo Ferreira Soccerball shade.svg 66'
Katsumi Yusa Soccerball shade.svg 72'
Brandon Vanlalremdika Yellow card.svg 78'		 Report Alfred Jaryan Yellow card.svg 19'
Lalrinzuala Khiangte Yellow card.svg 43'
Masih Saighani Yellow card.svg 45+1'
William Lalnunfela Soccerball shade.svg 74', 90+4'
H. Lalmuankima Yellow card.svg 78'
Kareem Omolaja Yellow card.svg 80'		Attendance: 16611
Referee: Santosh Kumar
Man of the Match: Katsumi Yusa(East Bengal)
3 December 20172 Mohun Bagan 1–0 East Bengal Salt Lake Stadium
14:00 IST Aser Pierrick Dipanda Yellow card.svg 34'
Kingsley Obumneme Soccerball shade.svg 39'
Ricky Lallawmawma Yellow card.svg 45'		 Report Mehtab Singh Yellow card.svg 14'
Gurwinder Singh Yellow card.svg 37'		Attendance: 64360
Referee: C. R. Srikrishna
Man of the Match: Kingsley Obumneme (Mohun Bagan)
9 December 20173 East Bengal 5–1 Shillong Lajong Barasat Stadium
17:30 IST Mahmoud Amnah Soccerball shade.svg 14'
Eduardo Ferreira Soccerball shade.svg 19'
Laldanmawia Ralte Soccerball shade.svg 51', 62'
Katsumi Yusa Soccerball shade.svg 75' (pen.)
Prakash Sarkar Yellow card.svg 86'		 Report Samuel Lalmuanpuia Yellow card.svg 82'
Samuel Lalmuanpuia Soccerball shade.svg 87'		Attendance: 10,023
Referee: Senthil Nathan
Man of the Match: Laldanmawia Ralte (East Bengal) [1]
16 December 20174 East Bengal 3–2 Churchill Brothers Barasat Stadium
17:30 IST Laldanmawia Ralte Soccerball shade.svg 51'Yellow card.svg 54'
Willis Plaza Soccerball shade.svg 45+2', 90+6'Yellow card.svg 85'
Eduardo Ferreira Yellow card.svg 69'
Charles Yellow card.svg 81'		 Report Peter Omoduemuke Soccerball shade.svg 15'Yellow card.svg 55'
Nicholas Fernandes Soccerball shade.svg 60'
Ogba Kalu Nnanna Yellow card.svg 89'
Eric Obinna Chukwunyelu Yellow card.svg 90'		Attendance: 11,182
Referee: Ajit Kumar Meitei
Man of the Match: James Kithan (Churchill Brothers)
22 December 20175 Chennai City 1–2 East Bengal Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
17:30 IST Alexander Romario JesurajSoccerball shade.svg 43'
S. PandiyanYellow card.svg 69'		 Report Katsumi Yusa Soccerball shade.svg 27'
Charles Soccerball shade.svg 31'
Salam Ranjan Singh Yellow card.svg 55'
Armand BazieYellow card.svg 90'		Attendance: 12758
Referee: Tejas Visvasrao Nagvenkar
Man of the Match: Uros Poljanec (Chennai City FC)
27 December 20176 East Bengal 1–0 Gokulam Kerala Salt Lake Stadium
20:00 IST Mohammed Rafique Soccerball shade.svg 44' Report Rohit Mirza Red card.svg 52'
Emmanuel Chigozie Yellow card.svg 85'		Attendance: 9983
Referee: Umesh Bora
Man of the Match: Mohammed Rafique (East Bengal)
30 December 20177 Neroca 1–1 East Bengal Khuman Lampak Main Stadium
14:00 IST Govin Singh Yellow card.svg 31'
Nedo TurkovicSoccerball shade.svg 89'
Aryn Williams Yellow card.svg 91'		 Report Katsumi Yusa Soccerball shade.svg 12'
Bazie ArmandYellow card.svg 61'
Eduardo Ferreira Yellow card.svg 93'		Attendance: 28243
Referee: Senthil Nathan S
Man of the Match: Eduardo Ferreira (East Bengal)
2 January 20188 Indian Arrows 0–2 East Bengal Ambedkar Stadium
14:00 IST Abhishek Halder Yellow card.svg 12' Report Mahmoud Amnah Soccerball shade.svg 13'
Katsumi Yusa Soccerball shade.svg 16'
Arnab Mondal 		Attendance: 5205
Referee: Umesh Bora
Man of the Match: Mahmoud Amnah (East Bengal)
8 January 20189 Churchill Brothers 1–1 East Bengal Tilak Maidan Stadium
14:00 IST Kalu Ogba Yellow card.svg 55'
Mechac Koffi Soccerball shade.svg 75'		 Report Jobi Justin Soccerball shade.svg 26'Attendance: 3108
Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta
Man of the Match: Mechac Koffi (Churchill Brothers)
16 January 201810 Aizawl 0–0 East Bengal Rajiv Gandhi Stadium
14:00 IST Masih Saighani Yellow card.svg 61'
Alfred Jaryan Yellow card.svg 64'		 Report Laldanmawia Ralte Yellow card.svg 10'
Lalramchullova Yellow card.svg 54'
Katsumi Yusa Yellow card.svg 61'		Attendance: 7280
Referee: Rosario Fernandes
Man of the Match: Avilash Paul (Aizawl FC)
21 January 201811 East Bengal 0–2 Mohun Bagan Salt Lake Stadium
14:00 IST Armand BazzieYellow card.svg 18' Report Dicka Soccerball shade.svg 2'Soccerball shade.svg 35'
Kingshuk Debnath Yellow card.svg 17'		Attendance: 52951
Referee: C. R. Srikrishna
Man of the Match: Dicka (Mohun Bagan)
30 January 201812 East Bengal 2–2 Minerva Punjab Barasat Stadium
13:55 IST Katsumi Yusa Soccerball shade cross.svg47'
Jobi Justin Soccerball shade.svg 59'
Eduardo Ferreira Yellow card.svg 72'
Brandon Vanlalremdika Soccerball shade.svg 88'		 Report Sukhdev Singh Soccerball shade.svg 20'
Chencho Gyeltshen Soccerball shade.svg 33'
Souvik Das Yellow card.svg 68'
Guy Eric Dano Yellow card.svg 90+2'		Attendance: 11200
Referee: Tejas Visvasrao Nagvenkar
Man of the Match: Kiran Kumar Limbu (Minerva Punjab F.C.)
4 February 201813 East Bengal 1–0 Indian Arrows Barasat Stadium
17:30 IST Dudu Omagbemi Soccerball shade.svg 90+3' Report Attendance: 8692
Referee: Om Prakash Thakur
Man of the Match: Prabhsukhan Singh Gill (Indian Arrows)
13 February 201814 Minerva Punjab 0–1 East Bengal Tau Devi Lal Stadium
14:00 IST Amandeep SinghYellow card.svg 45+1'
Bali Gagandeep Yellow card.svg 70'		 Report Cavin Lobo Soccerball shade.svg 60'
Mahmoud Amnah Yellow card.svg 77'
Ubaid CK Yellow card.svg 90+2'		Attendance: 8243
Referee: Ajit Kumar Meitei
Man of the Match: Mahmoud Amnah (East Bengal)
17 February 201815 Gokulam Kerala 2–1 East Bengal EMS Stadium
14:00 IST KiviSoccerball shade.svg 51'
IrshadYellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svg55' 90+1'
EmanuelYellow card.svg 70'
Salam Ranjan Singh(o.g.)Soccerball shade.svg 87'		 Report Katsumi Yusa Yellow card.svg 39'Soccerball shade.svg 45+4'(p)
Arnab Mondal Yellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svg90+1' 90+6'
Lalramchullova Yellow card.svg 90+1'		Attendance: 3257
Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta
Man of the Match: Bilal Hussain Khan (Gokulam Kerala FC)
24 February 201816 East Bengal 7–1 Chennai City Salt Lake Stadium
14:00 IST Mahmoud Amnah Soccerball shade.svg 20'
Dharmaraj Ravanan(o.g.)Soccerball shade.svg 23'
Dudu Omagbemi Soccerball shade.svg 32'Soccerball shade.svg 49'Soccerball shade.svg 56'Soccerball shade.svg 61'
Eduardo Ferreira Yellow card.svg 36'
Gabriel Fernandes Soccerball shade.svg 84'		Mashoor ShereefSoccerball shade.svg 59'Attendance: 8753
Referee: Crystal John
Man of the Match: Dudu Omagbemi(East Bengal)
5 March 201817 Shillong Lajong 2–2 East Bengal Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
17:30 IST Aibanbha DohlingSoccerball shade.svg 49'
Samuel Lalmuanpuia Soccerball shade.svg 69'(p)		 Dudu Omagbemi Soccerball shade.svg 20'Soccerball shade.svg 88'
Samad Ali Mallick Yellow card.svg 90+4'		Attendance: 5706
Referee: Umesh Bora
Man of the Match: Nidhin Lal (Shillong Lajong)
8 March 201818 East Bengal 1-1 Neroca Salt Lake Stadium
15:00 IST Lalramchullova Yellow card.svg 45'
Dudu Omagbemi Soccerball shade.svg 73'Yellow card.svg 78'		Ngasepam TondonbaYellow card.svg 10'
Felix Chidi Odili Soccerball shade.svg 42'		Attendance: 26960
Referee: Rowan Arumughan
Man of the Match: Lalit Thapa (Neroca FC)

Indian Super Cup

Fixture & results

5 April 2018R16 Mumbai City 1-2 East Bengal Kalinga Stadium
20:00 IST Zakeer Mundampara Yellow card.svg 6'
Sehnaj Singh Yellow card.svg 9'
Achille Emaná Soccerball shade.svg 22'		 Katsumi Yusa Soccerball shade.svg 26'
Mahmoud Amnah Soccerball shade.svg 73'		Attendance: 4354
Referee: Venkatesh R
Man of the Match: Mahmoud Amnah (East Bengal)
8 April 2018QF Aizawl 0-1 East Bengal Kalinga Stadium
16:00 IST HmingthanmawiaYellow card.svg 33'
C LalrosangaYellow card.svg 77'
Masih Saighani Yellow card.svg 81'		 Khalid Aucho Yellow card.svg 62'
Laldanmawia Ralte Soccerball shade.svg 90+5' (pen.)		Referee: C. R. Srikrishna
Man of the Match: Laldanmawia Ralte (East Bengal)
16 April 2018SF East Bengal 1-0 Goa Kalinga Stadium
16:00 IST Gurwinder Singh Yellow card.svg 25'
Cavin Lobo Yellow card.svg 36'
Samad Ali Mallick Yellow card.svg 67'
Dudu Omagbemi Soccerball shade.svg 78'		 Seriton Fernandes Yellow card.svg 23'
Edu Bedia Yellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svg37'82'		Attendance: 4200
Referee: Santosh Kumar
Man of the Match: Laxmikant Kattimani (FC Goa)
20 April 2018Final East Bengal 1-4 Bengaluru Kalinga Stadium
16:00 IST Ansumana Kromah Soccerball shade.svg 28'Yellow card.svg 74'
Gurwinder Singh Yellow card.svg 44'
Khalid Aucho Yellow card.svg 45'
Samad Ali Mallick Red card.svg 45+2'
Mahmoud Amnah Yellow card.svg 74'		 Gurpreet Singh Sandhu Yellow card.svg 8'
Rahul Bheke Soccerball shade.svg 39'
Sunil Chhetri Soccerball shade.svg 69' (pen.)Soccerball shade.svg 90'
Miku Soccerball shade.svg 71'
John Johnson Yellow card.svg 88'		Attendance: 9500
Referee: Ramaswamy Srikrishna
Man of the Match: Sunil Chhetri (Bengaluru FC)

Statistics

Appearances

Players with no appearances not included in the list.
As of match played 20 April 2018
Sortable table
No.Pos.Nat.NameCFLI LeagueIndian Super CupTotal
AppsStartsAppsStartsAppsStartsAppsStarts
12GK Flag of India.svg Luis Barreto 9988001717
32GK Flag of India.svg Mirshad Michu00330033
1GK Flag of India.svg Ubaid CK 0077441111
16DF Flag of India.svg Gurwinder Singh 7733441414
4DF Flag of India.svg Lalramchullova 881410442626
25DF Flag of India.svg Samad Ali Mallick 8842441616
3DF Flag of India.svg Arnab Mondal 331212001515
18DF Flag of India.svg Mehtab Singh22660088
24DF Flag of India.svg Salam Ranjan Singh 001614001614
29DF Flag of India.svg Deepak Kumar00431053
14DF Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Eduardo Ferreira –1717442121
23DF Flag of India.svg Tanmoy Ghosh33000033
6MF Flag of Syria.svg Mahmoud Amnah 991616442929
30MF Flag of India.svg Brandon Vanlalremdika 8794001711
17MF Flag of India.svg Laldanmawia Ralte 991413442727
8MF Flag of India.svg Mohammed Rafique 55145001910
21MF Flag of India.svg Surabuddin Mollick 926000152
7MF Flag of India.svg Cavin Lobo 70139442313
10MF Flag of Japan.svg Katsumi Yusa –1818442222
27MF Flag of India.svg Nikhil Poojari 21000021
38MF Flag of India.svg Prakash Sarkar5299001414
11MF Flag of India.svg Gabriel Fernandes 722010112
40MF Flag of Liberia.svg Ansumana Kromah [B]–7331104
5MF Flag of Uganda.svg Khalid Aucho ––4444
35MF Flag of India.svg Yami Longvah20330053
19FW Flag of India.svg V P Suhair 55000055
22FW Flag of India.svg Jobi Justin 439620159
44FW Flag of Nigeria.svg Dudu Omagbemi –88431211
Players who have left/released by East Bengal mid-season
5DF Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Carlyle Mitchell 66––66
13MF Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Armand Bazie –129–129
20MF Flag of India.svg Richard Costa 1100–11
9FW Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Willis Plaza 77108–1715
15FW Flag of Brazil.svg Charles –72–72

[B] Played for Mohun Bagan in the 2017–18 CFL and 2017-18 I-League. Made 9 Appearances in 2017–18 CFL and 11 appreances in 2017-18 I-League for Mohun Bagan.

Goal Scorers

RankNo.Pos.Nat.NameCFLI LeagueSuper CupTotal
144 FW Flag of Nigeria.svg Dudu Omagbemi –819
26 MF Flag of Syria.svg Mahmoud Amnah 4318
310 MF Flag of Japan.svg Katsumi Yusa -617
17 MF Flag of India.svg Laldanmawia Ralte 3317
9 FW Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Willis Plaza a52–7
619 FW Flag of India.svg V P Suhair 5-05
722 FW Flag of India.svg Jobi Justin 1203
30 MF Flag of India.svg Brandon Vanlalremdika 2103
21 MF Flag of India.svg Surabuddin Mollick 3-03
1014 DF Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Eduardo Ferreira -202
11 MF Flag of India.svg Gabriel Fernandes 1102
5 DF Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Carlyle Mitchell a2––2
1315 FW Flag of Brazil.svg Charles a–1–1
8 MF Flag of India.svg Mohammed Rafique 0101
7 MF Flag of India.svg Cavin Lobo 0101
40 MF Flag of Liberia.svg Ansumana Kromah 0011
27 MF Flag of India.svg Nikhil Poojari 1––1
25 DF Flag of India.svg Samad Ali Mallick 1001
Own Goals–1–1
TOTAL2832565

a Denotes Players who left East Bengal mid season.

Hat-tricks

PlayerAgainstResultDateCompetition
Rainbow FC
4–113 August 2017 CFL 2017–18
Flag of India.svg Surabuddin Mollick 5–119 August 2017 CFL 2017–18
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Willis Plaza 5–019 September 2017 CFL 2017–18
Flag of Nigeria.svg Dudu Omagbemi 47–124 February 2018 2017-18 I-League

4 Scored 4 goals in the match

Clean Sheets

Correct as of matches played on 20 April 2018
No.PlayerCFLI LeagueSuper CupTOTAL
12 Flag of India.svg Luis Barreto 4307
32 Flag of India.svg Mirshad Michu–000
1 Flag of India.svg Ubaid CK –224

Disciplinary Record

As of matches played 20 April 2018
No.Pos.NameI LeagueIndian Super CupTotalRemarks
Yellow card.svgYellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svgRed card.svgYellow card.svgYellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svgRed card.svgYellow card.svgYellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svgRed card.svg
30MF Brandon Vanlalremdika 100000100
16DF Gurwinder Singh 100200300
18DFMehtab Singh100000100
38MFPrakash Sarkar100000100
17MF Laldanmawia Ralte 200000200
14DF Eduardo Ferreira 400000400Missed the match against Shillong Lajong on 5 March 2018.
9FW Willis Plaza 100000100
15FW Charles do Vale de Souza 100000100
24DF Salam Ranjan Singh 100000100
13MFArmand Bazie300000300
10MF Katsumi Yusa 200000200
4DF Lalramchullova 300000300
6MF Mahmoud Amnah 100200300
1GK Ubaid CK 100000100
3DF Arnab Mondal 210000210Missed the match against Chennai City F.C. on 24 February 2018.
25DF Samad Ali Mallick 100101201
44FW Dudu Omagbemi 100000100
5MF Khalid Aucho 000200200
7MF Cavin Lobo 000100100
40MF Ansumana Kromah 000100100

Honours

Titles Won

2017-18 Calcutta Premier Division Champions (39th time Champions)
*8th consecutive Calcutta League title for East Bengal (2010–2017)

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