2017–18 East Bengal FC season

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.

East Bengal
2017–18 season
PresidentDr Pranab Dasgupta
Head-CoachIndia Khalid Jamil
StadiumSalt Lake Stadium
Barasat Stadium
East Bengal Ground
I-League4th
Calcutta Premier DivisionChampions
Super CupRunners-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 winEast Bengal 7-1 Chennai City (2017-18 I-League)

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. Name Nationality Position Date of Birth (Age)
Goalkeepers
1 Ubaid CK India GK (1990-03-03) 3 March 1990
12 Luis Barreto India GK (1980-10-14) 14 October 1980
31 Dibyendu Sarkar India GK (1986-10-03) 3 October 1986
32 Mirshad Michu India GK (1994-02-03) 3 February 1994
Defenders
3 Arnab Mondal (captain) India CB (1989-09-25) 25 September 1989
4 Lalramchullova India RB/LB (1996-01-14) 14 January 1996
14 Eduardo Ferreira Equatorial Guinea CB (1983-10-08) 8 October 1983
16 Gurwinder Singh India CB (1986-04-16) 16 April 1986
18 Mehtab Singh India RB (1998-06-05) 5 June 1998
23 Tanmoy Ghosh India LB
24 Salam Ranjan Singh India RB/LB/CB (1995-12-04) 4 December 1995
25 Samad Ali Mallick India RB (1994-09-30) 30 September 1994
29 Deepak Kumar India LB (1994-01-17) 17 January 1994
37 Rahul Ghosh India LB (1998-09-13) 13 September 1998
Midfielders
5 Khalid Aucho Uganda CDM (1993-08-08) 8 August 1993
6 Mahmoud Amnah Syria CM/AM (1983-01-03) 3 January 1983
7 Cavin Lobo (vice-captain) India CM/AM (1988-04-04) 4 April 1988
8 Mohammed Rafique India CM (1991-03-26) 26 March 1991
10 Katsumi Yusa Japan AM/LW/RW (1988-08-02) 2 August 1988
11 Gabriel Fernandes India RW/AM (1988-04-22) 22 April 1988
17 Laldanmawia Ralte India RW (1992-12-19) 19 December 1992
21 Surabuddin Mollick India RW (1990-05-04) 4 May 1990
27 Nikhil Poojari India RW (1995-09-03) 3 September 1995
30 Brandon Vanlalremdika India LW (1994-01-28) 28 January 1994
35 Yami Longvah India LW (1998-05-15) 15 May 1998
38 Prakash Sarkar India CDM/RB (1997-02-15) 15 February 1997
40 Ansumana Kromah Liberia CAM (1992-03-26) 26 March 1992
Forwards
44 Dudu Omagbemi Nigeria FW (1985-07-18) 18 July 1985
19 V P Suhair India FW (1992-07-27) 27 July 1992
22 Jobi Justin India FW (1993-11-10) 10 November 1993

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

Technical staff

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

Transfers

Players Retained

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

Transfers IN

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

Loaned Out

No. Pos. Name Loaned To Till
26 DF India Koushik Sarkar Kenkre F.C. End of Season

Released

No. Pos. Name Month Remarks
5 DF Trinidad and Tobago Carlyle Mitchell October Carlyle Mitchell suffered an injury which would make him sit out for rest of the season.
20 MF India Richard Costa January Richard Costa was released by East Bengal. He joined Churchill Brothers.
15 FW Brazil Charles January Charles was released by East Bengal for poor performance. He was replaced by Dudu Omagbemi.
9 FW Trinidad and Tobago Willis Plaza January Willis Plaza was released by East Bengal after the 2nd Kolkata Derby for his poor performances. He joined Churchill Brothers.
13 MF Ivory Coast Bazie Armand January Bazie 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

Competition First match Last match Final Position
Calcutta Football League 13 August 2017 24 September 2017 Champions
I-League 28 November 2017 8 March 2018 4th
Super Cup 5 April 2018 20 April 2018 Runners Up

Overview

Competition Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
CFL 9 7 2 0 28 7 +21 077.78
I League 18 8 7 3 32 19 +13 044.44
Super Cup 4 3 0 1 5 5 +0 075.00
Total 31 18 9 4 65 31 +34 058.06

Last updated: 20 April 2018
Source: Competitions

Calcutta Football League

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 East Bengal (C) 9 7 2 0 28 7 +21 23 Champion
2 Mohun Bagan 9 7 2 0 20 5 +15 23
3 Mohammedan 9 5 2 2 28 14 +14 17
4 Peerless1 (S, U, B, S, U, B) 9 5 0 4 7 10 3 15
5 Tollygunge Agragami1 9 4 1 4 5 13 8 13
6 Calcutta Customs 9 3 3 3 6 7 1 12
7 Rainbow1 9 3 2 4 9 13 4 11
8 Pathachakra 9 3 1 5 16 12 +4 10
9 Southern Samity (R) 4 0 1 3 0 9 9 1 Relegation to Group B
10 Railway1 (R) 9 1 0 8 0 21 21 3
Updated to match(es) played on 24 September 2017. Source: Soccerway
(B) ?; (C) Champions; (R) Relegated; (S) ?; (U) ?

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

I-League

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
2 NEROCA 18 9 5 4 20 13 +7 32
3 Mohun Bagan 18 8 7 3 28 14 +14 31
4 East Bengal 18 8 7 3 32 19 +13 31
5 Aizawl 18 6 6 6 21 18 +3 24
6 Shillong Lajong 18 6 4 8 17 25 8 22
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
18 8 7 3 32 19  +13 31 5 3 1 22 11  +11 3 4 2 10 8  +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 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
31 March
 
 
Aizawl (pen.)2 (5)
 
8 April
 
Chennaiyin2 (3)
 
Aizawl0
 
5 April
 
East Bengal1
 
East Bengal2
 
16 April
 
Mumbai City1
 
East Bengal1
 
2 April
 
FC Goa0
 
Minerva Punjab0 (4)
 
12 April
 
Jamshedpur0 (5)
 
Jamshedpur1
 
3 April
 
FC Goa5
 
FC Goa3
 
20 April
 
ATK1
 
East Bengal1
 
1 April
 
Bengaluru FC4
 
Churchill Brothers1
 
11 April
 
Mohun Bagan2
 
Mohun Bagan3
 
4 April
 
Shillong Lajong1
 
Pune City2
 
17 April
 
Shillong Lajong3
 
Mohun Bagan2
 
1 April
 
Bengaluru FC4
 
Bengaluru FC2
 
13 April
 
Gokulam Kerala1
 
Bengaluru FC3
 
6 April
 
NEROCA1
 
NEROCA3
 
 
Kerala Blasters2
 

Pre Quarter-finals

Mumbai City FC1-2East Bengal
Zakeer MundamparaYellow card 6'
Sehnaj SinghYellow card 9'
Achille Emaná 22'
Katsumi Yusa 26'
Mahmoud Amnah 73'
Attendance: 4354
Referee: Venkatesh R

Quarter-finals

Aizawl F.C.0-1East Bengal
HmingthanmawiaYellow card 33'
C LalrosangaYellow card 77'
Masih SaighaniYellow card 81'
Khalid AuchoYellow card 62'
Laldanmawia Ralte 90+5' (pen.)

Semi-finals

East Bengal1-0FC Goa
Gurwinder SinghYellow card 25'
Cavin LoboYellow card 36'
Samad Ali MallickYellow card 67'
Dudu Omagbemi 78'
Seriton FernandesYellow card 23'
Edu BediaYellow card Yellow-red card 37' 82'
Attendance: 4200
Referee: Santosh Kumar

Final

East Bengal1-4Bengaluru FC
Ansumana Kromah 28' Yellow card 74'
Gurwinder SinghYellow card 44'
Khalid AuchoYellow card 45'
Samad Ali MallickRed card 45+2'
Mahmoud AmnahYellow card 74'
Gurpreet Singh SandhuYellow card 8'
Rahul Bheke 39'
Sunil Chhetri 69' (pen.) 90'
Miku 71'
John JohnsonYellow card 88'
Attendance: 9500
Referee: Ramaswamy Srikrishna

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

Calcutta Football League

Fixtures & results

13 August 2017 1 East Bengal 4–1 NBP Rainbow East Bengal Ground
V.P. Suhair 18' 43' 46'
Brandon Vanlalremdika 72'
Chattu Mondal 80' Man of the Match: V.P. Suhair (East Bengal)
28 August 2017 5 East Bengal 3–0 Railway FC East Bengal Ground
Jobi Justin 3'
V.P. Suhair 68' 82'
7 September 2017 6 East Bengal 2–1 Pathachakra East Bengal Ground
Brandon Vanlalremdika 45'
Mahmoud Amnah 87' (pen.)
Jagannath 21'

Fixtures & results

3 November 2017 4 Goa 1–2 East Bengal Bambolim Stadium
Manvir 80' Report Brandon Vanlalremdika 8'
Charles 82'

I League

Fixtures & results

28 November 2017 1 East Bengal 2–2 Aizawl Salt Lake Stadium
20:00 IST Eduardo Ferreira 66'
Katsumi Yusa 72'
Brandon Vanlalremdika Yellow card 78'
Report Alfred Jaryan Yellow card 19'
Lalrinzuala Khiangte Yellow card 43'
Masih Saighani Yellow card 45+1'
William Lalnunfela 74', 90+4'
H. Lalmuankima Yellow card 78'
Kareem Omolaja Yellow card 80'
Attendance: 16611
Referee: Santosh Kumar
Man of the Match: Katsumi Yusa(East Bengal)
3 December 2017 2 Mohun Bagan 1–0 East Bengal Salt Lake Stadium
14:00 IST Aser Pierrick Dipanda Yellow card 34'
Kingsley Obumneme 39'
Ricky Lallawmawma Yellow card 45'
Report Mehtab Singh Yellow card 14'
Gurwinder Singh Yellow card 37'
Attendance: 64360
Referee: C. R. Srikrishna
Man of the Match: Kingsley Obumneme (Mohun Bagan)
9 December 2017 3 East Bengal 5–1 Shillong Lajong Barasat Stadium
17:30 IST Mahmoud Amnah 14'
Eduardo Ferreira 19'
Laldanmawia Ralte 51', 62'
Katsumi Yusa 75' (pen.)
Prakash Sarkar Yellow card 86'
Report Samuel Lalmuanpuia Yellow card 82'
Samuel Lalmuanpuia 87'
Attendance: 10,023
Referee: Senthil Nathan
Man of the Match: Laldanmawia Ralte (East Bengal)[1]
16 December 2017 4 East Bengal 3–2 Churchill Brothers Barasat Stadium
17:30 IST Laldanmawia Ralte 51' Yellow card 54'
Willis Plaza 45+2', 90+6' Yellow card 85'
Eduardo Ferreira Yellow card 69'
Charles Yellow card 81'
Report Peter Omoduemuke 15' Yellow card 55'
Nicholas Fernandes 60'
Ogba Kalu NnannaYellow card 89'
Eric Obinna Chukwunyelu Yellow card 90'
Attendance: 11,182
Referee: Ajit Kumar Meitei
Man of the Match: James Kithan (Churchill Brothers)
22 December 2017 5 Chennai City 1–2 East Bengal Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
17:30 IST Alexander Romario Jesuraj 43'
S. PandiyanYellow card 69'
Report Katsumi Yusa 27'
Charles 31'
Salam Ranjan Singh Yellow card 55'
Armand BazieYellow card 90'
Attendance: 12758
Referee: Tejas Visvasrao Nagvenkar
Man of the Match: Uros Poljanec (Chennai City FC)
27 December 2017 6 East Bengal 1–0 Gokulam Kerala Salt Lake Stadium
20:00 IST Mohammed Rafique 44' Report Rohit MirzaRed card 52'
Emmanuel ChigozieYellow card 85'
Attendance: 9983
Referee: Umesh Bora
Man of the Match: Mohammed Rafique (East Bengal)
30 December 2017 7 Neroca 1–1 East Bengal Khuman Lampak Main Stadium
14:00 IST Govin SinghYellow card 31'
Nedo Turkovic 89'
Aryn WilliamsYellow card 91'
Report Katsumi Yusa 12'
Bazie ArmandYellow card 61'
Eduardo FerreiraYellow card 93'
Attendance: 28243
Referee: Senthil Nathan S
Man of the Match: Eduardo Ferreira (East Bengal)
2 January 2018 8 Indian Arrows 0–2 East Bengal Ambedkar Stadium
14:00 IST Abhishek HalderYellow card 12' Report Mahmoud Amnah 13'
Katsumi Yusa 16'
Arnab Mondal
Attendance: 5205
Referee: Umesh Bora
Man of the Match: Mahmoud Amnah (East Bengal)
8 January 2018 9 Churchill Brothers 1–1 East Bengal Tilak Maidan Stadium
14:00 IST Kalu OgbaYellow card 55'
Mechac Koffi 75'
Report Jobi Justin 26' Attendance: 3108
Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta
Man of the Match: Mechac Koffi (Churchill Brothers)
16 January 2018 10 Aizawl 0–0 East Bengal Rajiv Gandhi Stadium
14:00 IST Masih SaighaniYellow card 61'
Alfred JaryanYellow card 64'
Report Laldanmawia RalteYellow card 10'
LalramchullovaYellow card 54'
Katsumi YusaYellow card 61'
Attendance: 7280
Referee: Rosario Fernandes
Man of the Match: Avilash Paul (Aizawl FC)
21 January 2018 11 East Bengal 0–2 Mohun Bagan Salt Lake Stadium
14:00 IST Armand BazzieYellow card 18' Report Dicka 2' 35'
Kingshuk DebnathYellow card 17'
Attendance: 52951
Referee: C. R. Srikrishna
Man of the Match: Dicka (Mohun Bagan)
30 January 2018 12 East Bengal 2–2 Minerva Punjab Barasat Stadium
13:55 IST Katsumi Yusasoccer ball with red X47'
Jobi Justin 59'
Eduardo FerreiraYellow card 72'
Brandon Vanlalremdika 88'
Report Sukhdev Singh 20'
Chencho Gyeltshen 33'
Souvik DasYellow card 68'
Guy Eric DanoYellow card 90+2'
Attendance: 11200
Referee: Tejas Visvasrao Nagvenkar
Man of the Match: Kiran Kumar Limbu (Minerva Punjab F.C.)
4 February 2018 13 East Bengal 1–0 Indian Arrows Barasat Stadium
17:30 IST Dudu Omagbemi 90+3' Report Attendance: 8692
Referee: Om Prakash Thakur
Man of the Match: Prabhsukhan Singh Gill (Indian Arrows)
13 February 2018 14 Minerva Punjab 0–1 East Bengal Tau Devi Lal Stadium
14:00 IST Amandeep SinghYellow card 45+1'
Bali GagandeepYellow card 70'
Report Cavin Lobo 60'
Mahmoud AmnahYellow card 77'
Ubaid CKYellow card 90+2'
Attendance: 8243
Referee: Ajit Kumar Meitei
Man of the Match: Mahmoud Amnah (East Bengal)
17 February 2018 15 Gokulam Kerala 2–1 East Bengal EMS Stadium
14:00 IST Kivi 51'
IrshadYellow card Yellow-red card55' 90+1'
EmanuelYellow card 70'
Salam Ranjan Singh(o.g.) 87'
Report Katsumi YusaYellow card 39' 45+4'(p)
Arnab MondalYellow card Yellow-red card90+1' 90+6'
LalramchullovaYellow card 90+1'
Attendance: 3257
Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta
Man of the Match: Bilal Hussain Khan (Gokulam Kerala FC)
24 February 2018 16 East Bengal 7–1 Chennai City Salt Lake Stadium
14:00 IST Mahmoud Amnah 20'
Dharmaraj Ravanan(o.g.) 23'
Dudu Omagbemi 32' 49' 56' 61'
Eduardo FerreiraYellow card 36'
Gabriel Fernandes 84'
Mashoor Shereef 59' Attendance: 8753
Referee: Crystal John
Man of the Match: Dudu Omagbemi(East Bengal)
5 March 2018 17 Shillong Lajong 2–2 East Bengal Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
17:30 IST Aibanbha Dohling 49'
Samuel Lalmuanpuia 69'(p)
Dudu Omagbemi 20' 88'
Samad Ali MallickYellow card 90+4'
Attendance: 5706
Referee: Umesh Bora
Man of the Match: Nidhin Lal (Shillong Lajong)
8 March 2018 18 East Bengal 1-1 Neroca Salt Lake Stadium
15:00 IST LalramchullovaYellow card 45'
Dudu Omagbemi 73'Yellow card 78'
Ngasepam TondonbaYellow card 10'
Felix Chidi Odili 42'
Attendance: 26960
Referee: Rowan Arumughan
Man of the Match: Lalit Thapa (Neroca FC)

Indian Super Cup

Fixture & results

5 April 2018 R16 Mumbai City 1-2 East Bengal Kalinga Stadium
20:00 IST Zakeer MundamparaYellow card 6'
Sehnaj SinghYellow card 9'
Achille Emaná 22'
Katsumi Yusa 26'
Mahmoud Amnah 73'
Attendance: 4354
Referee: Venkatesh R
Man of the Match: Mahmoud Amnah (East Bengal)
8 April 2018 QF Aizawl 0-1 East Bengal Kalinga Stadium
16:00 IST HmingthanmawiaYellow card 33'
C LalrosangaYellow card 77'
Masih SaighaniYellow card 81'
Khalid AuchoYellow card 62'
Laldanmawia Ralte 90+5' (pen.)
Referee: C. R. Srikrishna
Man of the Match: Laldanmawia Ralte (East Bengal)
16 April 2018 SF East Bengal 1-0 Goa Kalinga Stadium
16:00 IST Gurwinder SinghYellow card 25'
Cavin LoboYellow card 36'
Samad Ali MallickYellow card 67'
Dudu Omagbemi 78'
Seriton FernandesYellow card 23'
Edu BediaYellow card Yellow-red card37' 82'
Attendance: 4200
Referee: Santosh Kumar
Man of the Match: Laxmikant Kattimani (FC Goa)
20 April 2018 Final East Bengal 1-4 Bengaluru Kalinga Stadium
16:00 IST Ansumana Kromah 28' Yellow card 74'
Gurwinder SinghYellow card 44'
Khalid AuchoYellow card 45'
Samad Ali MallickRed card 45+2'
Mahmoud AmnahYellow card 74'
Gurpreet Singh SandhuYellow card 8'
Rahul Bheke 39'
Sunil Chhetri 69' (pen.) 90'
Miku 71'
John JohnsonYellow card 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. Name CFL I League Indian Super Cup Total
Apps Starts Apps Starts Apps Starts Apps Starts
12 GK India Luis Barreto 9988001717
32 GK India Mirshad Michu 00330033
1 GK India Ubaid CK 0077441111
16 DF India Gurwinder Singh 7733441414
4 DF India Lalramchullova 881410442626
25 DF India Samad Ali Mallick 8842441616
3 DF India Arnab Mondal 331212001515
18 DF India Mehtab Singh 22660088
24 DF India Salam Ranjan Singh 001614001614
29 DF India Deepak Kumar 00431053
14 DF Equatorial Guinea Eduardo Ferreira 1717442121
23 DF India Tanmoy Ghosh 33000033
6 MF Syria Mahmoud Amnah 991616442929
30 MF India Brandon Vanlalremdika 8794001711
17 MF India Laldanmawia Ralte 991413442727
8 MF India Mohammed Rafique 55145001910
21 MF India Surabuddin Mollick 926000152
7 MF India Cavin Lobo 70139442313
10 MF Japan Katsumi Yusa 1818442222
27 MF India Nikhil Poojari 21000021
38 MF India Prakash Sarkar 5299001414
11 MF India Gabriel Fernandes 722010112
40 MF Liberia Ansumana Kromah[B] 7331104
5 MF Uganda Khalid Aucho 4444
35 MF India Yami Longvah 20330053
19 FW India V P Suhair 55000055
22 FW India Jobi Justin 439620159
44 FW Nigeria Dudu Omagbemi 88431211
Players who have left/released by East Bengal mid-season
5 DF Trinidad and Tobago Carlyle Mitchell 66 66
13 MF Ivory Coast Armand Bazie 129 129
20 MF India Richard Costa 1100 11
9 FW Trinidad and Tobago Willis Plaza 77108 1715
15 FW Brazil 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

Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name CFL I League Super Cup Total
1 44 FW Nigeria Dudu Omagbemi 81 9
2 6 MF Syria Mahmoud Amnah 431 8
3 10 MF Japan Katsumi Yusa -61 7
17 MF India Laldanmawia Ralte 331 7
9 FW Trinidad and Tobago Willis Plaza a 52 7
6 19 FW India V P Suhair 5-0 5
7 22 FW India Jobi Justin 120 3
30 MF India Brandon Vanlalremdika 210 3
21 MF India Surabuddin Mollick 3-0 3
10 14 DF Equatorial Guinea Eduardo Ferreira -20 2
11 MF India Gabriel Fernandes 110 2
5 DF Trinidad and Tobago Carlyle Mitchell a 2 2
13 15 FW Brazil Charles a 1 1
8 MF India Mohammed Rafique 010 1
7 MF India Cavin Lobo 010 1
40 MF Liberia Ansumana Kromah 001 1
27 MF India Nikhil Poojari 1 1
25 DF India Samad Ali Mallick 100 1
Own Goals 1 1
TOTAL 2832565

a Denotes Players who left East Bengal mid season.

Hat-tricks

Player Against Result Date Competition
Rainbow FC
4–1 13 August 2017 CFL 2017–18
India Surabuddin Mollick 5–1 19 August 2017 CFL 2017–18
Trinidad and Tobago Willis Plaza 5–0 19 September 2017 CFL 2017–18
Nigeria Dudu Omagbemi 4 7–1 24 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. Player CFL I League Super Cup TOTAL
12India Luis Barreto4307
32India Mirshad Michu000
1India Ubaid CK224

Disciplinary Record

As of matches played 20 April 2018
No. Pos. Name I League Indian Super Cup Total Remarks
Yellow cardYellow card Yellow-red cardRed card Yellow cardYellow card Yellow-red cardRed card Yellow cardYellow card Yellow-red cardRed card
30 MF Brandon Vanlalremdika 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
16 DF Gurwinder Singh 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0
18 DF Mehtab Singh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
38 MF Prakash Sarkar 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
17 MF Laldanmawia Ralte 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
14 DF Eduardo Ferreira 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 Missed the match against Shillong Lajong on 5 March 2018.
9 FW Willis Plaza 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
15 FW Charles do Vale de Souza 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
24 DF Salam Ranjan Singh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
13 MF Armand Bazie 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
10 MF Katsumi Yusa 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
4 DF Lalramchullova 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
6 MF Mahmoud Amnah 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0
1 GK Ubaid CK 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
3 DF Arnab Mondal 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 Missed the match against Chennai City F.C. on 24 February 2018.
25 DF Samad Ali Mallick 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1
44 FW Dudu Omagbemi 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
5 MF Khalid Aucho 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0
7 MF Cavin Lobo 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
40 MF Ansumana Kromah 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0

Honours

Titles Won

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

See also

References

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