2017–18 East Bengal F.C. season

The 2017–18 season is the club'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
Manager Khalid Jamil
StadiumSalt Lake Stadium
Barasat Stadium
East Bengal Ground
I-League4th
Calcutta Premier DivisionChampions
Super CupRunners Up
Top goalscorerLeague: 8 Goals
Dudu Omagbemi
All: 9 Goals
Dudu Omagbemi
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 GK (1990-03-03) 3 March 1990
12 Luis Barreto GK (1980-10-14) 14 October 1980
31 Dibyendu Sarkar GK (1986-10-03) 3 October 1986
32 Mirshad Michu GK (1994-02-03) 3 February 1994
Defenders
3 Arnab Mondal (captain) CB (1989-09-25) 25 September 1989
4 Lalramchullova RB/LB (1996-01-14) 14 January 1996
14 Eduardo Ferreira CB (1983-10-08) 8 October 1983
16 Gurwinder Singh CB (1986-04-16) 16 April 1986
18 Mehtab Singh RB (1998-06-05) 5 June 1998
23 Tanmoy Ghosh LB —
24 Salam Ranjan Singh RB/LB/CB (1995-12-04) 4 December 1995
25 Samad Ali Mallick RB (1994-09-30) 30 September 1994
29 Deepak Kumar LB (1994-01-17) 17 January 1994
37 Rahul Ghosh LB (1998-09-13) 13 September 1998
Midfielders
5 Khalid Aucho CDM (1993-08-08) 8 August 1993
6 Mahmoud Amnah CM/AM (1983-01-03) 3 January 1983
7 Cavin Lobo (vice-captain) CM/AM (1988-04-04) 4 April 1988
8 Mohammed Rafique CM (1991-03-26) 26 March 1991
10 Katsumi Yusa AM/LW/RW (1988-08-02) 2 August 1988
11 Gabriel Fernandes RW/AM (1988-04-22) 22 April 1988
17 Laldanmawia Ralte RW (1992-12-19) 19 December 1992
21 Surabuddin Mollick RW (1990-05-04) 4 May 1990
27 Nikhil Poojari RW (1995-09-03) 3 September 1995
30 Brandon Vanlalremdika LW (1994-01-28) 28 January 1994
35 Yami Longvah LW (1998-05-15) 15 May 1998
38 Prakash Sarkar CDM/RB (1997-02-15) 15 February 1997
40 Ansumana Kromah CAM (1992-03-26) 26 March 1992
Forwards
44 Dudu Omagbemi FW (1985-07-18) 18 July 1985
19 V P Suhair FW (1992-07-27) 27 July 1992
22 Jobi Justin FW (1993-11-10) 10 November 1993

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

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

Transfers

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

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

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

Released
No. Pos. Name Month Remarks
5 DF Carlyle Mitchell October Carlyle Mitchell suffered an injury which would make him sit out for rest of the season.
20 MF Richard Costa January Richard Costa was released by East Bengal. He joined Churchill Brothers.
15 FW Charles January Charles was released by East Bengal for poor performance. He was replaced by Dudu Omagbemi.
9 FW 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 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
Main article: 2017–18 Calcutta Premier Division

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) Champion; (R) Relegated; (S) ?; (U) ?.

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

I-League
Main article: 2017–18 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
Main article: 2018 Indian 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 Mundampara 6'
Sehnaj Singh 9'
Achille Emaná 22'		 Katsumi Yusa 26'
Mahmoud Amnah 73'
Attendance: 4354
Referee: Venkatesh R

Quarter Finals
Aizawl F.C.0-1East Bengal
Hmingthanmawia 33'
C Lalrosanga 77'
Masih Saighani 81'		 Khalid Aucho 62'
Laldanmawia Ralte 90+5' (pen.)
Attendance: 3286

Semi Finals
East Bengal1-0FC Goa
Gurwinder Singh 25'
Cavin Lobo 36'
Samad Ali Mallick 67'
Dudu Omagbemi 78'		 Seriton Fernandes 23'
Edu Bedia  37' 82'
Attendance: 4200
Referee: Santosh Kumar

Final
East Bengal1-4Bengaluru FC
Ansumana Kromah 28'  74'
Gurwinder Singh 44'
Khalid Aucho 45'
Samad Ali Mallick 45+2'
Mahmoud Amnah 74'		 Gurpreet Singh Sandhu 8'
Rahul Bheke 39'
Sunil Chhetri 69' (pen.) 90'
Miku 71'
John Johnson 88'
Attendance: 9500
Referee: Ramaswamy Srikrishna

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

Calcutta Football League
Main article: 2017–18 Calcutta Premier Division

Fixtures & results
13 August 2017 1East Bengal4–1Rainbow FCEast Bengal Ground
V.P. Suhair 18' 43' 46'
Brandon Vanlalremdika 72'		 Chattu Mondal 80' Man of the Match: V.P. Suhair (East Bengal)
16 August 2017 2East Bengal2–0Calcutta CustomsEast Bengal Ground
Carlyle Mitchell 76' 93' Man of the Match: Carlyle Mitchell (East Bengal)
19 August 2017 3East Bengal5–1PeerlessEast Bengal Ground
Willis Plaza 28'
Gabriel Fernandes 72'
Surabuddin Mollick 75' 76' 94'		 Syed Rahim Nabi 40' Man of the Match: Surabuddin Mollick (East Bengal)
23 August 2017 4East Bengal3–0Southern SamityEast Bengal Ground
Laldanmawia Ralte 7'
Samad Ali Mallick 57'
Mahmoud Amnah 74'
28 August 2017 5East Bengal3–0Railway FCEast Bengal Ground
Jobi Justin 3'
V.P. Suhair 68' 82'
7 September 2017 6East Bengal2–1PathachakraEast Bengal Ground
Brandon Vanlalremdika 45'
Mahmoud Amnah 87' (pen.)		 Jagannath 21'
16 September 2017 7East Bengal2–2Mohammedan SportingKalyani Stadium
Mahmoud Amnah 3'
Willis Plaza 80'		 Jiten Murmu
Aser Pierrick Dipanda
19 September 2017 8East Bengal5–0Tollygunge Agragami F.C.East Bengal Ground
Willis Plaza 28' 51' 63'
Nikhil Poojari 82'
Laldanmawia Ralte  84'
24 September 2017 9East Bengal2–2Mohun BaganKanchenjunga Stadium
Laldanmawia Ralte 44'
Mahmoud Amnah 66' (pen.)		 Carlyle Mitchell(o.g.) 3'
Ansumana Kromah 46' (pen.)

Pre Season Friendlies

Fixtures & results
25 October 2017 1Bengaluru FC1–1East BengalSree Kanteerava Stadium
Miku 80' Report Surabuddin Mollick 9'
27 October 2017 2Bengaluru FC3–1East BengalSree Kanteerava Stadium
Udanta Singh
Miku		 Report Willis Plaza
30 October 2017 3FC Pune City2–1East BengalBalewadi Stadium
Jonatan Lucca
Emiliano Alfaro		 pre/1r95cu0mj8no31b0ezqiwiwhw9 Report Mahmoud Amnah
3 November 2017 4FC Goa1–2East BengalBambolim Stadium
Manvir 80' Report Brandon Vanlalremdika 8'
Charles 82'
10 November 2017 5Jamshedpur FC1–3East BengalJamshedpur Stadium
Izu Azuka Mahmoud Amnah
Yumnam Raju(o.g.)
Surabuddin Mollick

I League
Main article: 2017–18 I-League

Fixtures & results
28 November 2017 1East Bengal2–2Aizawl F.C.Salt Lake Stadium
20:00 IST Eduardo Ferreira 66'
Katsumi Yusa 72'
Brandon Vanlalremdika  78'		 Report Alfred Jaryan  19'
Lalrinzuala Khiangte  43'
Masih Saighani  45+1'
William Lalnunfela 74', 90+4'
H. Lalmuankima  78'
Kareem Omolaja  80'		 Attendance: 16611
Referee: Santosh Kumar
Man of the Match: Katsumi Yusa(East Bengal)
3 December 2017 2Mohun Bagan1–0East BengalSalt Lake Stadium
14:00 IST Aser Pierrick Dipanda  34'
Kingsley Obumneme 39'
Ricky Lallawmawma  45'		 Report Mehtab Singh  14'
Gurwinder Singh  37'		 Attendance: 64360
Referee: C. R. Srikrishna
Man of the Match: Kingsley Obumneme (Mohun Bagan)
9 December 2017 3East Bengal5–1Shillong Lajong F.C.Barasat Stadium
17:30 IST Mahmoud Amnah  14'
Eduardo Ferreira  19'
Laldanmawia Ralte  51', 62'
Katsumi Yusa  75' (pen.)
Prakash Sarkar  86'		 Report Samuel Lalmuanpuia  82'
Samuel Lalmuanpuia  87'		 Attendance: 10,023
Referee: Senthil Nathan
Man of the Match: Laldanmawia Ralte (East Bengal)[1]
16 December 2017 4East Bengal3–2Churchill Brothers S.C.Barasat Stadium
17:30 IST Laldanmawia Ralte  51'  54'
Willis Plaza  45+2', 90+6'  85'
Eduardo Ferreira  69'
Charles  81'		 Report Peter Omoduemuke  15'  55'
Nicholas Fernandes  60'
Ogba Kalu Nnanna 89'
Eric Obinna Chukwunyelu  90'		 Attendance: 11,182
Referee: Ajit Kumar Meitei
Man of the Match: James Kithan (Churchill Brothers)
22 December 2017 5Chennai City F.C.1–2East BengalJawaharlal Nehru Stadium
17:30 IST Alexander Romario Jesuraj 43'
S. Pandiyan 69'		 Report Katsumi Yusa 27'
Charles 31'
Salam Ranjan Singh  55'
Armand Bazie 90'		 Attendance: 12758
Referee: Tejas Visvasrao Nagvenkar
Man of the Match: Uros Poljanec (Chennai City FC)
27 December 2017 6East Bengal1–0Gokulam Kerala FCSalt Lake Stadium
20:00 IST Mohammed Rafique 44' Report Rohit Mirza 52'
Emmanuel Chigozie 85'		 Attendance: 9983
Referee: Umesh Bora
Man of the Match: Mohammed Rafique (East Bengal)
30 December 2017 7Neroca FC1–1East BengalKhuman Lampak Main Stadium
14:00 IST Govin Singh 31'
Nedo Turkovic 89'
Aryn Williams 91'		 Report Katsumi Yusa 12'
Bazie Armand 61'
Eduardo Ferreira 93'		 Attendance: 28243
Referee: Senthil Nathan S
Man of the Match: Eduardo Ferreira (East Bengal)
2 January 2018 8Indian Arrows0–2East BengalAmbedkar Stadium
14:00 IST Abhishek Halder 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 9Churchill Brothers S.C.1–1East BengalTilak Maidan Stadium
14:00 IST Kalu Ogba 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 10Aizawl F.C.0–0East BengalRajiv Gandhi Stadium
14:00 IST Masih Saighani 61'
Alfred Jaryan 64'		 Report Laldanmawia Ralte 10'
Lalramchullova 54'
Katsumi Yusa 61'		 Attendance: 7280
Referee: Rosario Fernandes
Man of the Match: Avilash Paul (Aizawl FC)
21 January 2018 11East Bengal0–2Mohun BaganSalt Lake Stadium
14:00 IST Armand Bazzie 18' Report Dicka 2' 35'
Kingshuk Debnath 17'		 Attendance: 52951
Referee: C. R. Srikrishna
Man of the Match: Dicka (Mohun Bagan)
30 January 2018 12East Bengal2–2Minerva Punjab F.C.Barasat Stadium
13:55 IST Katsumi Yusa47'
Jobi Justin 59'
Eduardo Ferreira 72'
Brandon Vanlalremdika 88'		 Report Sukhdev Singh 20'
Chencho Gyeltshen 33'
Souvik Das 68'
Guy Eric Dano 90+2'		 Attendance: 11200
Referee: Tejas Visvasrao Nagvenkar
Man of the Match: Kiran Kumar Limbu (Minerva Punjab F.C.)
4 February 2018 13East Bengal1–0Indian ArrowsBarasat 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 14Minerva Punjab F.C.0–1East BengalTau Devi Lal Stadium
14:00 IST Amandeep Singh 45+1'
Bali Gagandeep 70'		 Report Cavin Lobo 60'
Mahmoud Amnah 77'
Ubaid CK 90+2'		 Attendance: 8243
Referee: Ajit Kumar Meitei
Man of the Match: Mahmoud Amnah (East Bengal)
17 February 2018 15Gokulam Kerala FC2–1East BengalEMS Stadium
14:00 IST Kivi 51'
Irshad 55' 90+1'
Emanuel 70'
Salam Ranjan Singh(o.g.) 87'		 Report Katsumi Yusa 39' 45+4'(p)
Arnab Mondal 90+1' 90+6'
Lalramchullova 90+1'		 Attendance: 3257
Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta
Man of the Match: Bilal Hussain Khan (Gokulam Kerala FC)
24 February 2018 16East Bengal7–1Chennai City F.C.Salt Lake Stadium
14:00 IST Mahmoud Amnah 20'
Dharmaraj Ravanan(o.g.) 23'
Dudu Omagbemi 32' 49' 56' 61'
Eduardo Ferreira 36'
Gabriel Fernandes 84'		 Mashoor Shereef 59' Attendance: 8753
Referee: Crystal John
Man of the Match: Dudu Omagbemi(East Bengal)
5 March 2018 17Shillong Lajong F.C.2–2East BengalJawaharlal Nehru Stadium
17:30 IST Aibanbha Dohling 49'
Samuel Lalmuanpuia 69'(p)		 Dudu Omagbemi 20'  88'
Samad Ali Mallick 90+4'		 Attendance: 5706
Referee: Umesh Bora
Man of the Match: Nidhin Lal (Shillong Lajong)
8 March 2018 18East Bengal1-1Neroca FCSalt Lake Stadium
15:00 IST Lalramchullova 45'
Dudu Omagbemi 73' 78'		 Ngasepam Tondonba 10'
Felix Chidi Odili 42'		 Attendance: 26960
Referee: Rowan Arumughan
Man of the Match: Lalit Thapa (Neroca FC)

Indian Super Cup
Main article: 2018 Indian Super Cup

Fixture & results
5 April 2018 R16Mumbai City FC1-2East BengalKalinga Stadium
20:00 IST Zakeer Mundampara 6'
Sehnaj Singh 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 QFAizawl F.C.0-1East BengalKalinga Stadium
16:00 IST Hmingthanmawia 33'
C Lalrosanga 77'
Masih Saighani 81'		 Khalid Aucho 62'
Laldanmawia Ralte 90+5' (pen.)		 Referee: C. R. Srikrishna
Man of the Match: Laldanmawia Ralte (East Bengal)
16 April 2018 SFEast Bengal1-0FC GoaKalinga Stadium
16:00 IST Gurwinder Singh 25'
Cavin Lobo 36'
Samad Ali Mallick 67'
Dudu Omagbemi 78'		 Seriton Fernandes 23'
Edu Bedia 37' 82'		 Attendance: 4200
Referee: Santosh Kumar
Man of the Match: Laxmikant Kattimani (FC Goa)
20 April 2018 FinalEast Bengal1-4Bengaluru FCKalinga Stadium
16:00 IST Ansumana Kromah 28'  74'
Gurwinder Singh 44'
Khalid Aucho 45'
Samad Ali Mallick 45+2'
Mahmoud Amnah 74'		 Gurpreet Singh Sandhu 8'
Rahul Bheke 39'
Sunil Chhetri 69' (pen.) 90'
Miku 71'
John Johnson 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 Luis Barreto 9988001717
32 GK Mirshad Michu 00330033
1 GK Ubaid CK 0077441111
16 DF Gurwinder Singh 7733441414
4 DF Lalramchullova 881410442626
25 DF Samad Ali Mallick 8842441616
3 DF Arnab Mondal 331212001515
18 DF Mehtab Singh 22660088
24 DF Salam Ranjan Singh 001614001614
29 DF Deepak Kumar 00431053
14 DF Eduardo Ferreira --1717442121
23 DF Tanmoy Ghosh 33000033
6 MF Mahmoud Amnah 991616442929
30 MF Brandon Vanlalremdika 8794001711
17 MF Laldanmawia Ralte 991413442727
8 MF Mohammed Rafique 55145001910
21 MF Surabuddin Mollick 926000152
7 MF Cavin Lobo 70139442313
10 MF Katsumi Yusa --1818442222
27 MF Nikhil Poojari 21000021
38 MF Prakash Sarkar 5299001414
11 MF Gabriel Fernandes 722010112
40 MF Ansumana Kromah[B] --7331104
5 MF Khalid Aucho ----4444
35 MF Yami Longvah 20330053
19 FW V P Suhair 55000055
22 FW Jobi Justin 439620159
44 FW Dudu Omagbemi --88431211
Players who have left/released by East Bengal mid-season
5 DF Carlyle Mitchell 66----66
13 MF Armand Bazie --129--129
20 MF Richard Costa 1100--11
9 FW Willis Plaza 77108--1715
15 FW 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 Indian Super Cup Total
1 44 FW Dudu Omagbemi -81 9
2 6 MF Mahmoud Amnah 431 8
3 10 MF Katsumi Yusa -61 7
17 MF Laldanmawia Ralte 331 7
9 FW Willis Plaza a 52- 7
6 19 FW V P Suhair 5-0 5
7 22 FW Jobi Justin 120 3
30 MF Brandon Vanlalremdika 210 3
21 MF Surabuddin Mollick 3-0 3
10 14 DF Eduardo Ferreira -20 2
11 MF Gabriel Fernandes 110 2
5 DF Carlyle Mitchell a 2-- 2
13 15 FW Charles a -1- 1
8 MF Mohammed Rafique 010 1
7 MF Cavin Lobo 010 1
40 MF Ansumana Kromah 001 1
27 MF Nikhil Poojari 1-- 1
25 DF 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
V P Suhair
Rainbow FC
 4–1 13 August 2017 CFL 2017–18
Surabuddin Mollick 5–1 19 August 2017 CFL 2017–18
Willis Plaza
Tollygunge Agragami
 5–0 19 September 2017 CFL 2017–18
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 Indian Super Cup TOTAL
12 Luis Barreto4307
32 Mirshad Michu–000
1 Ubaid CK–224

Disciplinary Record
As of matches played 20 April 2018
No. Pos. Name I League Indian Super Cup Total Remarks
     
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)

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gollark: And that should be an *error*, instead of just guessing what they mean.
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See also

References
  1. "East Bengal shake off disappointment of derby loss by putting five past Shillong Lajong". thefirldscroll.in. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
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