2021–22 SC East Bengal season

The 2021–22 season was the 102nd season of Sporting Club East Bengal (EB or SCEB) and their second season in the Indian Super League. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021–22 Indian Super League season began on 19 November 2021 and ended on 20 March 2022 with all the matches held in Goa across three venues just like the previous season.[4][5]

East Bengal
2021–22 season
OwnerShree Cement East Bengal Foundation
Head coachManolo Díaz
(until 28 December 2021)[1][2]
Renedy Singh[2]
(interim; from 28 December 2021 until 1 January 2022)[2]
Mario Rivera Campesino
(from 1 January 2022)[3]
StadiumTilak Maidan Stadium[upper-alpha 1]
ISL11th
CFLWithdrew
Top goalscorerLeague: Antonio Perošević
(4 goals)
All: Antonio Perošević
(4 goals)
Average home league attendanceClosed doors[upper-alpha 1]
Biggest winGoa 1–2 East Bengal
(19 January 2022)
All statistics correct as of 28 February 2022.

Background
See also: 2020–21 SC East Bengal season

The 2021-22 season is once again set to be played entirely in Goa due to COVID-19 pandemic.[4][5] The league committee also announced that the number of foreign players that can be registered and fielded is to be reduced, with four foreign players in the playing eleven and a maximum of six can be registered, one of which should be from an Asian nation.[6]

On 8 June, East Bengal Club was handed a transfer ban by FIFA for non-payment of dues for former player Johnny Acosta.[7][8] The club was also uncertain to participate in the 2020–21 season of Indian Super League as the row between the club and their prime investor group was yet to resolve which threatened their participation in any footballing activity for the season.[9][10] The AIFF and the FSDL had asked the club authorities to sort out the mess between the club and the investor group soon.[11] East Bengal coach Robbie Fowler too expressed his dissatisfaction over the issue and slammed the club officials for their delay in signing the final termsheet.[12][13] On 25 June, the club announced that they have cleared off the dues for Johnny Acosta and hence expect the transfer ban to be uplifted by FIFA soon.[14][15] On 5 July, FIFA officially uplifted the transfer ban on East Bengal,[16] however, the club was on the verge of facing another transfer ban due to non-payment of dues for three more former players: Rakshit Dagar, Pintu Mahata and Abhash Thapa.[16][17] On 6 August, The All India Football Federation handed another transfer ban to East Bengal due to the non-payment of dues for the three aforementioned players.[18][19] On 26 August, the transfer ban was lifted by the AIFF after SC East Bengal cleared the dues for the three players.[20]

Due to the tussle between the club and the investor group, East Bengal lost out on a few of their star performers from last season including Bright Enobakhare, Debjit Majumder, Sarthak Golui, Narayan Das and Matti Steinmann.[21] The fans put up a huge protest in front of the club premises on 21 July demanding an immediate solution for the situation.[22][23][24][25] On 25 August, the long-running tussle between the club and the investor group finally came to a solution after a mediatory intervention by the Chief minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee, and it was announced that the club will be participating in the 2021–22 Indian Super League with Shree Cement staying on as the investors.[26][27][28][29]

Transfers

Incoming
Date No. Pos. Name Signed from Fee Ref
31 August 2021 2 DF India Daniel Gomes India Salgaocar Undisclosed [30]
31 August 2021 17 DF India Sarineo Fernandes India Goa Undisclosed [31]
2 September 2021 19 MF India Romeo Fernandes India Goa Free Transfer [32]
3 September 2021 20 DF India Hira Mondal India Mohammedan Free Transfer [33]
3 September 2021 12 DF India Joyner Lourenco India Jamshedpur Free Transfer [34]
6 September 2021 29 GK India Arindam Bhattacharya India ATK Mohun Bagan Free Transfer [35]
7 September 2021 18 MF India Sourav Das India Mumbai City Free Transfer [36]
7 September 2021 16 MF India Songpu Singsit India Neroca Free Transfer [37]
7 September 2021 24 FW India Thongkhosiem Haokip India Bengaluru Free Transfer [38]
9 September 2021 82 DF India Lalrinliana Hnamte India Hyderabad Free Transfer [39]
11 September 2021 21 MF Slovenia Amir Dervišević Slovenia Maribor Free Transfer [40]
14 September 2021 4 DF Australia Tomislav Mrcela Australia Perth Glory Free Transfer [41]
15 September 2021 71 DF Croatia Franjo Prce Croatia Slaven Belupo Free Transfer [42]
16 September 2021 27 FW Nigeria Daniel Chima Chukwu China Taizhou Yuanda Free Transfer [43]
17 September 2021 6 MF Netherlands Darren Sidoel Spain Córdoba Free Transfer [44]
23 September 2021 7 FW Croatia Antonio Perošević Hungary Újpest Free Transfer [45]
7 October 2021 45 DF India Saikhom Goutam Singh India Hyderabad II Free Transfer [46]
7 October 2021 43 FW India Siddhant Shirodkar India Calangute Association Free Transfer [47]
7 October 2021 26 DF India Akashdeep Singh Kahlon India Sudeva Delhi Free Transfer [47]
25 January 2022 77 MF Spain Fran Sota Spain Calahorra Free Transfer [48]
27 January 2022 99 FW India Rahul Paswan India BSS Free Transfer [49]
12 February 2022 30 DF Nepal Ananta Tamang Nepal Three Star Club Free Transfer [50]

    Loan in
    Start date End date No. Pos. Name Loaned from Ref
    30 August 2021 End of season 80 MF India Amarjit Singh Kiyam India Goa [51]
    31 August 2021 End of season 5 FD India Adil Khan India Hyderabad [52]
    31 August 2021 End of season 10 MF India Jackichand Singh India Mumbai City [53]
    31 August 2021 End of season 11 FW India Subha Ghosh India Kerala Blasters [54]
    31 August 2021 End of season 13 FW India Naorem Mahesh Singh India Kerala Blasters [55]
    10 January 2022 End of season 9 FW Brazil Marcelo Ribeiro Portugal Gil Vicente [56]
    31 January 2022 End of season 50 DF India Naocha Singh India Mumbai City [57]

    Outgoing
    Exit Date No. Pos. Name Signed to Fee Ref
    1 June 2021 — MF India Brandon Vanlalremdika India Mohammedan Released [58]
    1 June 2021 — DF India Rino Anto India Roundglass Punjab Released [59]
    1 June 2021 — DF India Gurtej Singh India Roundglass Punjab Released [60]
    1 June 2021 — DF India Soraisam Pritam Singh India Hyderabad Released [61]
    1 June 2021 — MF India Prakash Sarkar India Calcutta Customs Released [62]
    1 June 2021 — DF England Calum Woods Wales Bala Town Released [63]
    1 June 2021 — DF India Keegan Pereira India Roundglass Punjab Released [64]
    1 June 2021 — LB India Sagolsem Bikash Singh India TRAU Released [65]
    1 June 2021 4 DF Scotland Danny Fox — Released [66]
    1 June 2021 10 FW Nigeria Bright Enobakhare England Coventry City Released [67]
    1 June 2021 12 MF India Jeje Lalpekhlua — Released [66]
    1 June 2021 16 DF India Rana Gharami India Bengaluru United Released [66]
    1 June 2021 17 MF India Yumnam Singh India Bengaluru United Released [68]
    1 June 2021 18 MF India Eugeneson Lyngdoh — Released [66]
    1 June 2021 19 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo Jacques Maghoma England Spalding United Released [69]
    1 June 2021 20 FW Wales Aaron Amadi-Holloway England Burton Albion Released [70]
    1 June 2021 21 LB India Narayan Das India Chennaiyin Released [71]
    1 June 2021 22 MF Republic of Ireland Anthony Pilkington England Fleetwood Town Released [72]
    1 June 2021 24 GK India Debjit Majumder India Chennaiyin Released [73]
    1 June 2021 26 MF India Sehnaj Singh India NorthEast United Released [74]
    1 June 2021 27 RB India Lalramchullova India Mohammedan Released [75]
    1 June 2021 28 FW India Girik Khosla India Sreenidi Deccan Released [76]
    1 June 2021 29 MF India Surchandra Singh India Real Kashmir Released [77]
    1 June 2021 30 FW India C. K. Vineeth India Roundglass Punjab Released [64]
    1 June 2021 32 GK India Mirshad Michu India NorthEast United Released [78]
    1 June 2021 34 FW India Harmanpreet Singh India Bengaluru Released [79]
    1 June 2021 35 MF India Milan Singh India Mohammedan Released [80]
    1 June 2021 70 DF India Sarthak Golui India Bengaluru Released [81]
    16 June 2021 6 CM Germany Matti Steinmann Australia Brisbane Roar Free Transfer [82]
    8 November 2021 — CB India Asheer Akhtar India Mohammedan Released [83]
    15 January 2022 27 FW Nigeria Daniel Chima Chukwu India Jamshedpur Free Transfer [84]
    25 January 2022 21 MF Slovenia Amir Dervišević — Released [48]
    17 February 2022 4 DF Australia Tomislav Mrcela Australia WS Wanderers Released [85]


    Team

    First-team squad
    As of 5 March 2022[86][83]
    No. Name Nat. Pos. Date of Birth (Age) Signed From Apps Goals
    Goalkeepers
    1 Sankar Roy India GK (1995-05-09) 9 May 1995 India ATK Mohun Bagan60
    25 Suvam Sen India GK (1989-11-14) 14 November 1989 India United50
    29 Arindam Bhattacharya (captain) India GK (1989-12-11) 11 December 1989 India ATK Mohun Bagan110
    Defenders
    2 Daniel Gomes India CB (1997-09-07) 7 September 1997 India Salgaocar20
    5 Adil Khan (vice-captain) India CB (1988-07-07) 7 July 1988 India Hyderabad140
    12 Joyner Lourenco India CB (1991-09-08) 8 September 1991 India Jamshedpur110
    17 Sarineo Fernandes India LB (1999-02-09) 9 February 1999 India Goa00
    20 Hira Mondal India LB (1996-08-31) 31 August 1996 India Mohammedan Sporting160
    26 Akashdeep Singh Kahlon India RB (1993-07-26) 26 July 1993 India Sudeva Delhi00
    30 Ananta Tamang Nepal CB (1998-01-14) 14 January 1998 Nepal Three Star Club10
    45 Saikhom Goutam Singh India CB/RB (2002-01-27) 27 January 2002 India Hyderabad II00
    47 Raju Gaikwad India CB/RB (1990-09-25) 25 September 1990 India Kerala Blasters901
    50 Naocha Singh India LB (1999-08-24) 24 August 1999 India Mumbai City50
    55 Ankit Mukherjee India RB (1996-07-10) 10 July 1996 India ATK Mohun Bagan180
    71 Franjo Prce Croatia CB/LB (1996-01-07) 7 January 1996 Croatia Slaven Belupo151
    Midfielders
    6 Darren Sidoel Netherlands DM (1998-03-10) 10 March 1998 Spain Córdoba113
    8 Mohammed Rafique India CM (1991-03-26) 26 March 1991 India Mumbai City11610
    10 Jackichand Singh India RW (1992-03-17) 17 March 1992 India Mumbai City140
    14 Wahengbam Angousana India CM (1996-02-02) 2 February 1996 India TRAU280
    16 Songpu Singsit India LW (1999-06-02) 2 June 1999 India Neroca20
    18 Sourav Das India CM (1996-06-20) 20 June 1996 India Mumbai City210
    19 Romeo Fernandes India RW (1992-07-06) 6 July 1992 India Goa90
    22 Lalrinliana Hnamte India DM (2003-04-29) 29 April 2003 India Hyderabad171
    23 Bikash Jairu India LW (1990-11-10) 10 November 1990 India Jamshedpur496
    33 Loken Meitei India CM/LW (1997-05-04) 4 May 1997 India TRAU10
    77 Fran Sota Spain CM (1990-10-30) 30 October 1990 Spain Calahorra50
    80 Amarjit Singh Kiyam India DM (2001-01-06) 6 January 2001 India Goa160
    Forwards
    7 Antonio Perošević Croatia FW (1992-03-06) 6 March 1992 Hungary Újpest144
    9 Marcelo Ribeiro Brazil FW (1997-07-27) 27 July 1997 Portugal Gil Vicente60
    11 Subha Ghosh India FW (2000-12-22) 22 December 2000 India Kerala Blasters30
    13 Naorem Mahesh Singh India FW (1999-03-01) 1 March 1999 India Kerala Blasters182
    15 Balwant Singh India FW (1986-12-15) 15 December 1986 India ATK80
    24 Thongkhosiem Haokip India FW (1993-03-13) 13 March 1993 India Bengaluru203
    43 Siddhant Shirodkar India FW (2003-03-04) 4 March 2003 India Calangute Association10
    99 Rahul Paswan India FW (1998-04-19) 19 April 1998 India BSS10

    New contracts
    No. Pos. Date Name Ref.
    55 DF 29 August 2021 India Ankit Mukherjee [87]
    47 DF 29 August 2021 India Raju Gaikwad [88]
    1 GK 30 August 2021 India Sankar Roy [89]

    Coaching staff
    Mario Rivera as the head coach of the team.
    Renedy Singh as the interim head coach of the team.

    On 8 September, East Bengal announced that the club has mutually terminated the contract with coach Robbie Fowler,[90] and announced the arrival of former Real Madrid Castilla coach Manolo Díaz as the new head coach for the season.[1][91][92] East Bengal also appointed former Real Madrid coach Angel Puebla Garcia as the assistant coach. He will also be fulfilling the responsibilities of a strength and fitness coach.[93] The club also announced that Renedy Singh will be continuing his role as the assistant coach.[93] East Bengal appointed Malaysian fitness coach Joseph Ronald D'Angelus as the head of sport science,[94] and former Chelsea and Crystal Palace coach Leslie Cleevely as the goalkeeping coach for the season.[95] On 28 September, East Bengal announced the signing of former head-coach Mridul Banerjee as the team manager.[96] On 11 November, East Bengal announced that they have parted ways with Joseph Ronald D'Angelus due to some personal reasons.[97]

    On 28 December, East Bengal announced that they have parted ways with head coach Manolo Díaz and assistant Angel Puebla Garcia after they failed to win even one game in their eight-match tenure. Renedy Singh has been appointed as the interim head coach of the team.[2] On 1 January, East Bengal announced that former head coach Mario Rivera Campesino has been appointed as the new head coach for the season.[3] On 16 January, East Bengal announced that goalkeeper coach Les Cleevely would leave his position and return home due to personal reasons and he would be replaced by Mihir Sawant.[98] On 6 February, East Bengal announced the appointment of Victor Herrero Forcada as the assistant coach for the remainder of the season.[99]

    Position Name
    Head coach Spain Mario Rivera Campesino
    Assistant coach Spain Victor Herrero Forcada
    Strength & Conditioning coach India Rudra Pratim Roy
    Goalkeeping coach India Mihir Sawant
    Team Manager India Mridul Banerjee

    Kit

    East Bengal launched its kits for the season on 6 November 2021. The traditional red and gold fields, vertically split into two halves returned after four seasons as the home kit. The away kit is white with red and gold trim on the collar, sleeves, and bottom of the shirt. The third kit is an evolution of last season's away kit, paying tribute to Bengal's love for fish and East Bengal's connection with Ilish (Hilsa).[100]

    Home
    Away
    Third
    Goalkeeper (1)
    Goalkeeper (2)
    Goalkeeper (3)

    Pre-season

    East Bengal started their squad building for the new season late, only after the settlement between the club and the investor group on 25 August.[101][102] Hira Mondal became the first recruit of the window from Mohammedan Sporting.[33] On 29 August, the club signed the former India U-17 captain Amarjit Singh Kiyam on a season-long loan from Goa.[103][104] The club also roped in young left-back Sarineo Fernandes from Goa[31][105] and Sourav Das from Mumbai City on a permanent transfer.[36] On 31 August, the deadline day, East Bengal signed a handful of players: Songpu Singsit from Neroca,[37] Romeo Fernandes from Goa,[32] Joyner Lourenco from Jamshedpur,[34] Thongkhosiem Haokip from Bengaluru,[38] Daniel Gomes from Salgaocar,[30] Subha Ghosh and Naorem Mahesh Singh on loan from Kerala Blasters,[54][55] Jackichand Singh on loan from Mumbai City,[53] and Adil Khan on loan from Hyderabad.[52] On 6 September, East Bengal announced the signing of 2020-21 Indian Super League golden gloves winning goalkeeper Arindam Bhattacharya in a free-transfer from ATK Mohun Bagan.[35][106]

    On 11 September, East Bengal announced their first foreign signing of the season as they roped in Slovenian midfielder Amir Dervišević from NK Maribor on a free transfer.[40][107] East Bengal also roped in former Perth Glory defender Tomislav Mrcela,[41][108] former Lazio defender Franjo Prce,[42][109] Nigerian forward Daniel Chima Chukwu,[43][110] former Ajax under–19 captain Darren Sidoel,[44][111] and Croatian forward Antonio Perošević as the foreign signings for the season.[45][112]

    The East Bengal team and staff reached Goa on 29–30 September and after spending a mandatory quarantine of seven days in the team hotel, the team started their pre-season training.[113] East Bengal will be playing few friendly matches against other Indian Super League teams as a part of their pre-season preparation ahead of the Indian Super League campaign.[114][115] On 14 October, East Bengal announced two pre-season friendly matches against Goa Professional League teams: Vasco and Salgaocar on 15 and 16 October at the Don Bosco Ground in Fatorda.[116] In the first pre-season match against Vasco, East Bengal won 3–1 with Thongkhosiem Haokip, Subha Ghosh and Siddhant Shirodkar scoring the team.[117][47] In the second match against Salgaocar, East Bengal won 2–0 with midfielders Amir Dervišević and Sourav Das scoring for the team.[118] In the third pre-season game on 20 October, East Bengal defeated the reigning I-League champions Gokulam Kerala 2–1 with goals from Balwant Singh and Wahengbam Angousana.[119] On 13 November, East Bengal announced their veteran goalkeeper Arindam Bhattacharya as the captain and Croatian defender Tomislav Mrcela as the vice-captain for the season.[120] On 14 November, East Bengal faced 2020–21 Indian Super League champions Mumbai City in their fourth pre-season friendly and held the defending champions to a 1–1 draw. Cassinho scored for Mumbai in the first half while Sourav Das scored the equaliser for East Bengal in the second half.[121]

    Pre-season friendlies

      Win   Draw   Loss

    15 October 2021 Friendly East Bengal 3–1 Vasco Fatorda, Goa
    08:00 IST Haokip 38'
    Ghosh 54'
    Shirodkar 87'    		 Report Costa 84' Stadium: Don Bosco Ground
    16 October 2021 Friendly East Bengal 2–0 Salgaocar Fatorda, Goa
    08:00 IST Dervišević 6' (pen.)
    Das 65'    		 Report Stadium: Don Bosco Ground
    20 October 2021 Friendly East Bengal 2–1 Gokulam Kerala Fatorda, Goa
    15:30 IST Balwant 40'
    Angousana 45+2'    		 Report Osumanu 71' Stadium: Don Bosco Ground
    14 November 2021 Friendly East Bengal 1–1 Mumbai City Nagoa, Goa
    16:00 IST Das 60' Report Cassinho 45' Stadium: Nagoa Village Panchayat Football Ground

    Competitions

    Overall
    Competition First match Latest match Final Position
    Calcutta Football League Did not play[upper-alpha 2] Elimination round
    Indian Super League 21 November 2021 5 March 2022 11th

    Overview
    Competition Record
    Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
    Calcutta Football League[upper-alpha 2] 7 0 0 7 0 21 −21 000.00
    Indian Super League 20 1 8 11 18 36 −18 005.00
    Total 27 1 8 18 18 57 −39 003.70

    Last updated: 5 March 2022
    Source: Competitions

    Calcutta Football League
    Main article: 2021–22 Calcutta Premier Division

    Summary

    On 1 July 2021, the Indian Football Association announced that the 2021–22 Calcutta Premier Division will be held in mid-August, without any spectators, adhering to all the protocols due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[124][125][126][127] The committee has also announced that there will be a change in the format of the tournament with 14 teams likely to be divided into two groups and the top 8 teams will reach the knockout stage and play each other in the quarter-finals.[128] However, the participation of East Bengal club was uncertain due to the tussle between the club and the investor group.[129][130] On 25 August, after the differences were put to a stop by the intervention of Mamata Banerjee, the club has expressed the willingness to participate in the Calcutta Football League.[131]

    The fixtures for the 2021–22 Calcutta Premier Division was officially announced on 1 August by the Indian Football Association.[132] East Bengal was set to start their campaign on 31 August against Bhawanipore,[133][134] however, the club informed the IFA about the unavailability of the team and the match was cancelled.[135] On 6 September, the IFA released fresh schedule for East Bengal where they are supposed to face BSS Sporting Club on 7 September,[135] however, East Bengal management has notified the IFA that the team is not available yet and they will not be participating in the tournament.[122] The IFA decided to handover all the matches to the respective opponents as walkovers and East Bengal finished at the bottom of the group.[122][123]

    League table
    Group A

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
    3 United 6 4 1 1 11 5 +6 13 Qualified for Quarterfinals
    4 Mohammedan 6 3 1 2 10 5 +5 10 Relegated to Elimination round
    5 Railway 6 2 1 3 8 9 −1 7
    6 Southern Samity 6 1 0 5 7 12 −5 3
    7 East Bengal 6 0 0 6 0 18 −18 0
    Updated to match(es) played on 3 September 2021. Source: The Away End
     
    		Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
     
    		          
     
    		1 October 2021 – Kalyani
     
     
    		BSS1
     
    		8 October 2021 - Naihati Stadium
     
    		George Telegraph2
     
    		George Telegraph0
     
    		5 October 2021 – Naihati Stadium
     
    		Railway (a.e.t.)1
     
    		Peerless0
     
    		18 November 2021 - Salt Lake Stadium
     
    		Railway4
     
    		Railway0
     
    		2 October 2021 – Naihati Stadium
     
    		Mohammedan1
     
    		United3
     
    		12 October 2021 - Kalyani
     
    		Calcutta Customs2
     
    		United0
     
    		9 October 2021 – Kalyani
     
    		Mohammedan1
     
    		Bhawanipore0
     
     
    		Mohammedan7
     

    Fixtures & results

      Win   Draw   Loss   Void

    31 August 2021 1 Bhawanipore w/o East Bengal Kalyani
    14:45 IST Report Stadium: Kalyani Stadium
    Note: Bhawanipore were awarded walkover win by 3 goals since East Bengal didn't turn up for the match[136]
    3 September 2021 2 East Bengal w/o United Kalyani
    14:45 IST Stadium: Kalyani Stadium
    Note: The match was cancelled as East Bengal informed the unavailability of their team to IFA prior to the match.[135] United was handed a walkover.[122]
    7 September 2021 3 East Bengal w/o BSS —
    — Stadium: —
    Note: The match was cancelled as East Bengal informed the unavailability of their team to IFA prior to the match.[135] BSS was handed a walkover.[122]
    12 September 2021 3 East Bengal w/o Mohammedan Sporting —
    — Stadium: —
    Note: The match was cancelled as East Bengal informed the unavailability of their team to IFA prior to the match.[135] Mohammedan Sporting was handed a walkover.[122]
    15 September 2021 5 East Bengal w/o Railway —
    — Stadium: —
    Note: The match was cancelled as East Bengal informed the unavailability of their team to IFA prior to the match.[135] Railway was handed a walkover.[122]
    — 6 East Bengal w/o Southern Samity —
    TBD Stadium: —
    Note: The match was cancelled as East Bengal informed the unavailability of their team to IFA prior to the match.[135] Southern Samity was handed a walkover.[122]
    28 September 2021 Qualifier Aryan w/o East Bengal —
    TBD Stadium: —
    Note: The match was cancelled as East Bengal informed the unavailability of their team to IFA prior to the match.[135] Aryan was handed a walkover.[122]


    Indian Super League
    Main article: 2021–22 Indian Super League season

    Summary

    Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021–22 season will once again be held entirely in Goa under a secured bio-bubble.[4][5] The club was allotted the Tilak Maidan Stadium as their home ground for the season.[137] On 13 September, the fixtures for the first leg was announced.[137][138][139]

    East Bengal began their campaign against Jamshedpur at the Tilak Maidan Stadium on 21 November with a 1–1 draw, with Franjo Prce putting East Bengal ahead in the seventeenth minute only for Peter Hartley to equalise in the injury time of the first half to share points.[140] East Bengal faced ATK Mohun Bagan FC next in the Kolkata Derby at the Tilak Maidan Stadium on 27 November and suffered a 0–3 defeat with three first-half goals from Roy Krishna, Manvir Singh and Liston Colaco.[141] Coach Manolo Diaz admitted that there is a big gap in quality between the two teams.[142] East Bengal faced Odisha next on 30 November at the Tilak Maidan and suffered a 6–4 defeat. Darren Sidoel had put East Bengal ahead in the 13th minute but Odisha rallied from behind with Héctor Rodas scoring twice and Javier Hernández scoring directly from the corner-kick to take a 3–1 lead at half time. Aridai Cabrera scored two more in the second half while Isak Vanlalruatfela scored another as Odisha scored six goals against East Bengal in consecutive matches. Thongkhosiem Haokip scored one and Daniel Chima Chukwu scored twice as East Bengal reduced the margin late in the game.[143] East Bengal coach Manolo Diaz expressed his frustrations after the game as he claimed: "We don't have enough quality to play matches in the Indian Super League".[144]

    East Bengal faced Chennaiyin in their fourth match on 3 December and managed a 0–0 goalless draw against the two-time champions. Hira Mondal was adjudged the man-of-the-match for his excellent defensive display to secure one point for the team.[145][146] On 7 December, East Bengal went down 3–4 against Goa at the Tilak Maidan Stadium. Antonio Perosevic scored a brace while Amir Dervisevic scored one for East Bengal while Alberto Noguera scored twice along with goals from Jorge Ortiz and an own-goal from Perosevic as East Bengal suffered their third defeat in five matches.[147] East Bengal faced Kerala Blasters next on 12 December at the Tilak Maidan and drew 1–1. Australian defender Tomislav Mrcela put East Bengal ahead in the thirty-seventh minute of the game with a header from a long throw-in by Raju Gaikwad but Álvaro Vázquez equalised for Kerala just before the half-time as both teams shared points.[148] On 17 December, East Bengal faced NorthEast United and succumbed to their fourth defeat as the Highlanders won 2–0 with two second-half goals from V.P. Suhair and Patrick Flottmann.[149] Croatian forward Antonio Perosevic was given marching orders after he assaulted the referee in the dying minutes of the game.[150] The Croatian was handed a five-match ban for the incident.[151][152] East Bengal faced Hyderabad in their eighth match on 23 December at the GMC Athletic Stadium and managed to get another point after the match ended 1–1. Amir Dervisevic put East Bengal ahead in the 20th minute from a free-kick but Bartholomew Ogbeche restored parity in the 35th minute as both the teams shared the points.[153]

    On 4 January, East Bengal faced Bengaluru at the Bambolim Stadium and managed another 1–1 draw, led by interim head coach Renedy Singh. Thongkhosiem Haokip put East Bengal ahead in the 28th minute of the game with a header from a set piece by Wahengbam Angousana. Bengaluru equalised in the second half via an own goal from Sourav Das in the 55th minute as both teams shared points.[154] East Bengal faced the defending champions Mumbai City next on 7 January at the Tilak Maidan Stadium and played out a goalless draw to end the first leg of the season without a single win.[155] Renedy Singh, who was once again in charge of the team, applauded his injury-stricken side for the performance against the defending champions despite playing with just one foreign player.[156] East Bengal faced Jamshedpur in the next match on 11 January and suffered another defeat as Ishan Pandita scored a late winner in the 88th minute to hand Jamshedpur a 1–0 win. Interim head coach Renedy Singh had fielded an all Indian starting eleven against Jamshedpur, a first of a kind in the history of the Indian Super League.[157]

    On 19 January, East Bengal faced Goa at the Bambolim Stadium and snatched their first victory of the season as they won 2–1 with Naorem Mahesh Singh scoring a brace for the team. Alberto Noguera scored the only goal for Goa. East Bengal thus ended their winless streak after 346 days, since their victory against Jamshedpur in the previous season.[158] This was also the first game in charge for new head coach Mario Rivera.[159] East Bengal faced Hyderabad next on 24 January at the Bambolim Stadium and suffered a 4–0 defeat. Bartholomew Ogbeche scored a hattrick while Aniket Jadhav scored the other as East Bengal suffered their sixth defeat of the season.[160] On 29 January, East Bengal faced rivals ATK Mohun Bagan and suffered a 3–1 defeat after conceding two late goals in the injury time, as Kiyan Nassiri scored a hattrick for ATK Mohun Bagan after Darren Sidoel had put East Bengal ahead in the 56th minute.[161]

    On 2 February, East Bengal faced Chennaiyin at the Tilak Maidan and rallied from 0–2 behind to make a 2–2 comeback in the injury time. Chennaiyin took the lead in the second minute after Hira Mondal scored an own-goal and Ninthoinganba Meetei doubled the lead in the 15th minute. Darren Sidoel scored directly from a free-kick in the 61st minute for East Bengal to reduce the deficit while Lalrinliana Hnamte headed in the equaliser in the 91st minute to complete the comeback and earn another point for East Bengal.[162]

    League table

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
    7 Odisha 20 6 5 9 31 43 −12 23
    8 Chennaiyin 20 5 5 10 17 35 −18 20
    9 Goa 20 4 7 9 29 35 −6 19
    10 NorthEast United 20 3 5 12 25 43 −18 14
    11 East Bengal 20 1 8 11 18 36 −18 11
    Source: Indian Super League
    Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored; 7) fair play ranking; 8) drawing of lots

      Result summary
      OverallHomeAway
      PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
      20 1 8 11 18 36  −18 11 0 5 5 9 19  −10 1 3 6 9 17  −8

      Results by match
      Match1234567891011121314151617181920
      GroundHHAAHHAAAHAAHAHHAHHA
      ResultDLLDLDLDDDLWLLDLLLDL
      Position3910911111111111111101111101010111111
      Updated to match(es) played on 5 March 2022. Source: indiansuperleague.com
      A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

      Matches

      The season fixtures for the first 10 matches were released on 13 September. East Bengal began their campaign against Jamshedpur on 21 November 2021.[137] The second half of the fixtures were announced on 21 December.[163]

        Win   Draw   Loss   Void

      21 November 2021 1 East Bengal 1–1 Jamshedpur Vasco da Gama, Goa
      19:30 IST Prce 17'
      Das Yellow card 49'      		 Report Hartley 45'
      Gahlot Yellow card 79'      		 Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium
      Attendance: 0[upper-alpha 1]
      Referee: Crystal John
      Man of the Match: Antonio Perošević (East Bengal)
      27 November 2021 2 East Bengal 0–3 ATK Mohun Bagan Vasco da Gama, Goa
      19:30 IST Hnamte Yellow card 7'
      Sidoel Yellow card 27'
      Perošević Yellow card 83'      		 Report Krishna 14'
      Singh 14'
      Colaco 23'      		 Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium
      Attendance: 0
      Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta
      Man of the Match: Joni Kauko (ATK Mohun Bagan)
      30 November 2021 3 Odisha 6–4 East Bengal Vasco da Gama, Goa
      19:30 IST Rodas 33', 40'
      Hernandez 45'
      Cabrera 71', 90+3'
      Vanlalruatfela 82'      		 Report Sidoel 13'
      Mondal Yellow card 61'
      Haokip 81'
      Chukwu 90', 90+2' (pen.)      		 Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium
      Attendance: 0
      Referee: Harish Kundu
      Man of the Match: Héctor Rodas (Odisha)
      3 December 2021 4 Chennaiyin 0–0 East Bengal Vasco da Gama, Goa
      19:30 IST Ali Yellow card 55'
      Damjanović Yellow card 74'      		 Report Das Yellow card 90' Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium
      Attendance: 0
      Referee: Crystal John
      Man of the Match: Hira Mondal (East Bengal)
      7 December 2021 5 East Bengal 3–4 Goa Vasco da Gama, Goa
      19:30 IST Perošević 25', 59'
      Dervišević 37'
      Khan Yellow card 65'
      Gaikwad Yellow card 83'      		 Report Noguera 14', 79'
      Gama Yellow card 19'
      Fernandes Yellow card 25'
      Ortiz 32' (pen.)
      Perošević 44' (o.g.)      		 Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium
      Attendance: 0
      Referee: C. R. Srikrishna
      Man of the Match: Alberto Noguera (Goa)
      12 December 2021 6 East Bengal 1–1 Kerala Blasters Vasco da Gama, Goa
      19:30 IST Haokip Yellow card 11'
      Kiyam Yellow card 23'
      Mrcela 37'
      Hnamte Yellow card 65'      		 Report Vázquez 44' Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium
      Attendance: 0
      Referee: R Venkatesh
      Man of the Match: Adrian Luna (Kerala Blasters)
      17 December 2021 7 NorthEast United 2–0 East Bengal Margao, Goa
      19:30 IST Rochharzela Yellow card 41'
      Lalkhawpuimawia Yellow card 46'
      Suhair 61'
      Flottmann 68'      		 Report Naorem Yellow card 45'
      Perošević Red card 90'      		 Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
      Attendance: 0
      Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta
      Man of the Match: Khassa Camara (NorthEast United)
      23 December 2021 8 Hyderabad 1–1 East Bengal Bambolim, Goa
      19:30 IST Ogbeche 35'
      Juanan Yellow card 90'      		 Report Dervišević 20'
      Naorem Yellow card 90'      		 Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium
      Attendance: 0
      Referee: Aditya Purkayastha
      Man of the Match: Lalrinliana Hnamte (East Bengal)
      4 January 2022 9 Bengaluru 1–1 East Bengal Bambolim, Goa
      19:30 IST Roshan Yellow card 27'
      Das 55' (o.g.)      		 Report Bhattacharya Yellow card 3'
      Haokip 28'
      Mukherjee Yellow card 87'      		 Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium
      Attendance: 0
      Referee: Harish Kundu
      Man of the Match: Adil Khan (East Bengal)
      7 January 2022 10 East Bengal 0–0 Mumbai City Vasco da Gama, Goa
      19:30 IST Balwant Yellow card 90' Report Jahouh Yellow card 81' Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium
      Attendance: 0
      Referee: Senthil Nathan
      Man of the Match: Sourav Das (East Bengal)
      11 January 2022 11 Jamshedpur 1–0 East Bengal Bambolim, Goa
      19:30 IST Pandita 88' Report Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium
      Attendance: 0
      Referee: Crystal John
      Man of the Match: Greg Stewart (Jamshedpur)
      19 January 2022 12 Goa 1–2 East Bengal Bambolim, Goa
      19:30 IST Noguera 37'
      Jesuraj Yellow card 45'      		 Report Naorem 9', 42'
      Balwant Yellow card 90'      		 Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium
      Attendance: 0
      Referee: Aditya Purkayastha
      Man of the Match: Naorem Mahesh Singh (East Bengal)
      24 January 2022 13 East Bengal 0–4 Hyderabad Vasco da Gama, Goa
      19:30 IST Mukherjee Yellow card 26'
      Prce soccer ball with red X 85'      		 Report Ogbeche 21', 44', 74'
      Rai Yellow card 38'
      Jadhav 45'      		 Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium
      Attendance: 0
      Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta
      Man of the Match: Bartholomew Ogbeche (Hyderabad)
      29 January 2022 14 ATK Mohun Bagan 3–1 East Bengal Margao, Goa
      19:30 IST Williams Yellow card 44' soccer ball with red X 67'
      Nassiri 64', 90', 90'
      McHugh Yellow card 79'      		 Report Sidoel 56'
      Mondal Yellow card 60'      		 Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
      Attendance: 0
      Referee: Crystal John
      Man of the Match: Kiyan Nassiri (ATK Mohun Bagan)
      2 February 2022 15 East Bengal 2–2 Chennaiyin Vasco da Gama, Goa
      19:30 IST Mondal Yellow card 12'
      Sidoel 61'
      Hnamte 90'      		 Report Mondal 2' (o.g.)
      Meetei 15'
      Dhot Yellow card 38'      		 Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium
      Attendance: 0
      Referee: Ashwin
      Man of the Match: Darren Sidoel (East Bengal)
      7 February 2022 16 East Bengal 1–2 Odisha Vasco da Gama, Goa
      19:30 IST Perošević 64' Yellow card 66' Report Jonathas 23'
      Hernández 75'
      Panwar Yellow card 89'      		 Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium
      Attendance: 0
      Referee: Rowan Arumughan
      Man of the Match: Javi Hernández (Odisha)
      14 February 2022 17 Kerala Blasters 1–0 East Bengal Vasco da Gama, Goa
      19:30 IST Sipović 49'
      Soraisam Yellow card 60'
      Díaz Yellow card 90'      		 Report Naocha Yellow card 80'
      Mondal Yellow card 89'      		 Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium
      Attendance: 0
      Referee: Aditya Purkayastha
      Man of the Match: Lalthathanga Khawlhring (Kerala Blasters)
      22 February 2022 18 Mumbai City 1–0 East Bengal Margao, Goa
      19:30 IST Bipin 51' Report Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
      Attendance: 0
      Referee: Ashwin
      28 February 2022 19 East Bengal 1–1 NorthEast United Vasco da Gama, Goa
      19:30 IST Perošević 55' Report Khan Yellow card 24'
      Sahanek 45'
      Diallo Yellow card 58'      		 Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium
      Attendance: 0
      Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar
      5 March 2022 20 East Bengal 0–1 Bengaluru Vasco da Gama, Goa
      19:30 IST Naocha Yellow card 90' Report Chhetri 24' Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium
      Attendance: 0
      Referee: Senthil Nathan
      Man of the Match: Lara Sharma (Bengaluru)

      Statistics

      Appearances
      As of 5 March 2022
      Appearances for East Bengal in 2021–22 season
      No. Pos. Nat. Name ISL Total
      AppsStartsAppsStarts
      Goalkeepers
      1 GK India Sankar Roy 5 5 5 5
      25 GK India Suvam Sen 5 4 5 4
      29 GK India Arindam Bhattacharya 1111 1111
      Defenders
      2 CB India Daniel Gomes 2 1 2 1
      4 CB Australia Tomislav Mrcela[upper-alpha 3] 98 98
      5 CB India Adil Khan 14 8 14 8
      12 CB India Joyner Lourenco 119 119
      20 LB India Hira Mondal 1615 1615
      30 CB Nepal Ananta Tamang 1 1 1 1
      47 CB/RB India Raju Gaikwad 12 8 12 8
      50 LB India Naocha Singh 5 4 5 4
      55 RB India Ankit Mukherjee 6 4 6 4
      71 CB/LB Croatia Franjo Prce 1515 1515
      Midfielders
      6 DM Netherlands Darren Sidoel 10 8 10 8
      8 CM India Mohammed Rafique 1612 1612
      10 RW India Jackichand Singh 60 60
      14 CM India Wahengbam Angousana 159 159
      16 LW India Songpu Singsit 1 0 1 0
      18 CM India Sourav Das 1816 1816
      21 CM Slovenia Amir Dervišević[upper-alpha 3] 84 84
      22 DM India Lalrinliana Hnamte 1712 1712
      23 LW India Bikash Jairu 116 116
      77 CM Spain Fran Sota 5 3 5 3
      80 DM India Amarjit Singh Kiyam 1610 1610
      Forwards
      7 FW Croatia Antonio Perošević 1413 1413
      9 FW Brazil Marcelo Ribeiro 6 3 6 3
      11 FW India Subha Ghosh 3 1 3 1
      13 FW India Naorem Mahesh Singh 18 15 18 15
      15 FW India Balwant Singh 5 0 5 0
      24 FW India Thongkhosiem Haokip 12 7 12 7
      27 FW Nigeria Daniel Chima Chukwu[upper-alpha 3] 107 107
      43 FW India Siddhant Shirodkar 1 0 1 0
      99 FW India Rahul Paswan 1 1 1 1

      Goal Scorers
      As of 5 March 2022[164]
      Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name ISL Total
      1 7 FW Croatia Antonio Perosevic 4 4
      2 6 DM Netherlands Darren Sidoel 3 3
      3 13 FW India Naorem Mahesh Singh 2 2
      21 MF Slovenia Amir Dervisevic 2 2
      24 FW India Thongkhosiem Haokip 2 2
      27 FW Nigeria Daniel Chima Chukwu 2 2
      7 4 CB Australia Tomislav Mrcela 1 1
      22 DM India Lalrinliana Hnamte 1 1
      71 CB/LB Croatia Franjo Prce 1 1
      Total1818

      Assists
      As of 5 March 2022[165]
      Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name ISL Total
      1 14 MF India Wahengbam Angousana 2 2
      2 7 FW Croatia Antonio Perošević 1 1
      8 MF India Mohammed Rafique 1 1
      24 FW India Thongkhosiem Haokip 1 1
      47 CB/RB India Raju Gaikwad 1 1
      77 CB/LB Croatia Franjo Prce 1 1

      Clean Sheets
      As of 5 March 2022[166]
      No. Nat. Player ISL Total
      25 India Suvam Sen 2 2
      29 India Arindam Bhattacharya 1 1

      Disciplinary Record
      As of 5 March 2022[167][168]
      No. Pos. Nat. Name ISL Remarks
      Yellow cardYellow card Red cardYellow card Yellow-red cardRed card
      5 CB India Adil Khan 1 0 0 0
      6 DM Netherlands Darren Sidoel 1 0 0 0
      7 FW Croatia Antonio Perošević 2 0 0 1 Received a five-match ban for the red card against NorthEast United on 17 December 2021.[151][152]
      Missed the game against Hyderabad on 23 December 2021.[169]
      Missed the game against Bengaluru on 4 January 2022.[170]
      Missed the game against Mumbai City on 7 January 2022.[171]
      Missed the game against Jamshedpur on 11 January 2022.[172]
      Missed the game against Goa on 19 January 2022.[173]
      13 FW India Naorem Mahesh Singh 2 0 0 0
      15 FW India Balwant Singh 2 0 0 0
      18 CM India Sourav Das 2 0 0 0
      20 LB India Hira Mondal 4 0 0 0
      22 DM India Lalrinliana Hnamte 2 0 0 0
      24 FW India Thongkhosiem Haokip 1 0 0 0
      29 GK India Arindam Bhattacharya 1 0 0 0
      47 CB/RB India Raju Gaikwad 1 0 0 0
      50 LB India Naocha Singh 2 0 0 0
      55 RB India Ankit Mukherjee 2 0 0 0
      80 DM India Amarjit Singh Kiyam 1 0 0 0

      Club awards

      ISL Fans' Goal of the Week award

      This is awarded weekly to the player chosen by fans voting at the Indian Super League website.[174]

      Week Nat. Player Score Opponents Date % Votes
      Week 3NetherlandsDarren Sidoel0–1Odisha30 November 202138.3%
      Week 5CroatiaAntonio Perošević1–1Goa7 December 202149.5%
      Week 13IndiaNaorem Mahesh Singh0–1Goa25 January 202238.5%
      Week 15NetherlandsDarren Sidoel1–2Chennaiyin2 February 202257.2%

      See also

      Notes
      1. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in India, the 2021–22 Indian Super League season would be held entirely in Goa, behind closed doors. East Bengal was allotted the Tilak Maidan Stadium as their home ground for the season.[4][5]
      2. East Bengal informed the IFA about the unavailability of their team and decided not to play any of the matches. The IFA decided to handover walkovers to all the opponents in the respective fixtures that was announced.[122][123]
      3. Released mid-way into the season.

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