2023–24 East Bengal FC season

The 2023–24 season is the 104th season of East Bengal Football Club and their fourth season in the Indian Super League, the top flight of Indian football.

East Bengal
2023–24 season
OwnerEmami East Bengal FC Pvt. Ltd.
Head coachCarles Cuadrat
StadiumSalt Lake Stadium
East Bengal Ground
Indian Super League9th
Calcutta LeagueRunners-up
Durand CupRunners-up
Super CupChampions
Top goalscorerLeague: Cleiton Silva
(8 goals)

All: Cleiton Silva
(13 goals)
Highest home attendance59,845 vs Mohun Bagan SG
(10 March 2024, ISL)
Lowest home attendance1,500 vs Goa[1]
(21 October 2023, ISL)
Average home league attendance16,285
Biggest win10–1 Kidderpore
(26 September 2023, CFL)
Biggest defeat1–4 Punjab
(10 April 2024, ISL)
All statistics correct as of 10 April 2024.

Background edit

After the end of the 2022–23 season, the club parted ways with the head coach Stephen Constantine after poor results,[2] and appointed former Indian Super League winner Carles Cuadrat as the new head coach for the team on a two-year contract.[3][4][5] The club also roped in the services of Odisha winger Nandhakumar Sekar and Chennaiyin midfielder Edwin Sydney Vanspaul for the season.[6] The club also roped in three Spaniards – Javier Siverio and Borja Herrera from Hyderabad,[7][8] and Saúl Crespo from Odisha for the season.[9] On 3 June, East Bengal announced the departure of eleven players, whose contract period ended and were not renewed, which included the five foreign players from last season apart from Cleiton Silva and Indian players – Jerry Lalrinzuala, Semboi Haokip, Suvam Sen, Himanshu Jangra, Amarjit Singh Kiyam and Naveen Kumar.[10] East Bengal also roped in club legend Harmanjot Singh Khabra who had spent seven years with the club previously from 2009–2016 and also left back Mandar Rao Dessai for the season.[11]

On 10 June, the club announced the signing of Nandhakumar Sekar on a three-year deal on a free transfer from Odisha.[12] On 12 June, East Bengal announced the signing of Spanish midfielder Borja Herrera on a one-year contract in a free transfer.[13] On 14 June, the club announced the signing of defender Nishu Kumar from Kerala Blasters on a one-year loan deal.[14] On 17 June, the club announced the signing of Spanish duo Javier Siverio and Saúl Crespo on a one-year contract.[15] On 19 June, the club announced the signings of three players – Edwin Sydney Vanspaul, Harmanjot Singh Khabra and Mandar Rao Dessai.[16]

Transfers edit

Incoming edit

Date No. Pos. Name Signed from Fee Ref
10 June 2023 11 FW   Nandhakumar Sekar   Odisha Free Transfer [17]
12 June 2023 26 MF   Borja Herrera   Hyderabad Free Transfer [18]
17 June 2023 99 FW   Javier Siverio   Hyderabad Free Transfer [19]
17 June 2023 21 MF   Saúl Crespo   Odisha Free Transfer [19]
19 June 2023 8 MF   Edwin Sydney Vanspaul   Chennaiyin Free Transfer [16]
19 June 2023 7 DF   Harmanjot Khabra   Kerala Blasters Free Transfer [16]
19 June 2023 17 DF   Mandar Rao Dessai   Mumbai City Free Transfer [16]
12 July 2023 13 GK   Prabhsukhan Singh Gill   Kerala Blasters Undisclosed[a] [20]
12 July 2023 33 DF   Gursimrat Singh Gill   Mumbai City Free Transfer [21]
21 July 2023 30 MF   Vanlalpeka Guite   Aizawl Free Transfer [22]
21 July 2023 35 MF   Gurnaj Singh Grewal   Chandigarh Football Academy Free Transfer [22]
5 August 2023 44 DF   Jordan Elsey   Perth Glory Free Transfer [23]
5 August 2023 4 DF   José Antonio Pardo Lucas   Eldense Free Transfer [23]
1 September 2023 84 MF   Sayan Banerjee   Kalighat Milan Sangha Free Transfer [24]
2 September 2023 50 GK   Julfikar Gazi   Bengal Football Academy Free Transfer [25]
28 September 2023 19 DF   Hijazi Maher   Al-Hussein Free Transfer [26]
31 January 2024 9 MF   Víctor Vázquez   Toronto FC Free Transfer [27]
1 February 2024 91 FW   Felicio Brown   Qingdao Hainiu Free Transfer [28]
15 February 2024 28 DF   Aleksandar Pantić   Doxa Katokopias Free Transfer [29]
  1. ^ Reported as ₹1.5 Crores transfer fees given to Kerala Blasters.[20]

Loan in edit

Start date End date No. Pos. Name Loaned from Ref
14 June 2023 End of season 22 DF   Nishu Kumar   Kerala Blasters [30]
31 August 2023 End of season 6 MF   Ajay Chhetri   Bengaluru [31]

Outgoing edit

Exit Date No. Pos. Name Signed to Fee Ref
1 June 2023 6 FW   Sumit Passi   Inter Kashi Free Transfer [10]
1 June 2023 8 MF   Amarjit Singh Kiyam   Goa End of Loan [10]
1 June 2023 14 MF   Alex Lima Released [10]
1 June 2023 17 DF   Jerry Lalrinzuala   Odisha Free Transfer [10]
1 June 2023 18 MF   Himanshu Jangra   Delhi End of Loan [10]
1 June 2023 24 MF   Jordan O'Doherty Released [10]
1 June 2023 25 GK   Suvam Sen Released [10]
1 June 2023 26 FW   Semboi Haokip   Jamshedpur Free Transfer [10]
1 June 2023 32 GK   Naveen Kumar   Goa End of Loan [10]
1 June 2023 40 DF   Charalambos Kyriakou   Doxa Katokopias Free Transfer [10]
1 June 2023 77 FW   Jake Jervis   Kuopion Palloseura Free Transfer [10]
26 July 2023 12 MF   Wahengbam Angousana   Mohammedan Sporting Free Transfer [32]
26 July 2023 13 GK   Pawan Kumar   Delhi Free Transfer [32]
1 September 2023 4 DF   Iván González   Chitwan Free Transfer [10]
1 September 2023 33 DF   Pritam Kumar Singh   TRAU Free Transfer [10]

Loan out edit

Start date End date No. Pos. Name Loaned to Ref
25 August 2023 End of season 16 DF   Sarthak Golui   Chennaiyin [33]
8 January 2024 End of season 15 MF   Mobashir Rahman   Chennaiyin [34]
30 January 2024 End of season 26 MF   Borja Herrera   Goa [35]
31 January 2024 End of season 99 FW   Javier Siverio   Jamshedpur [36]

Team edit

First-team squad edit

The below list contains the names and details of the first team squad for East Bengal.
As of till the end of 2023–24 season.[37][38]
No. Name Nat. Pos. Date of Birth (Age) Signed From Signed In Contact Ends Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Kamaljit Singh   GK (1995-12-28) 28 December 1995 (age 28)   Odisha 2022 2025 26 0
13 Prabhsukhan Singh Gill   GK (2001-01-02) 2 January 2001 (age 23)   Kerala Blasters 2023 2026 32 0
27 Aditya Patra   GK (2000-04-27) 27 April 2000 (age 24)   East Bengal Reserves 2022 2024 9 0
50 Julfikar Gazi   GK (2006-05-06) 6 May 2006 (age 18)   Bengal FA 2023 2026 0 0
75 Ranit Sarkar   GK (2004-11-09) 9 November 2004 (age 19)   RFYC 2023 2026 1 0
Defenders
5 Lalchungnunga   CB (2000-12-25) 25 December 2000 (age 23)   Sreenidi Deccan 2022 2026 50 0
7 Harmanjot Singh Khabra   RB (1988-03-18) 18 March 1988 (age 36)   Kerala Blasters 2023 2024 246 13
12 Mohammad Rakip   RB (2000-05-14) 14 May 2000 (age 23)   Mumbai City 2022 2024 48 0
17 Mandar Rao Dessai   LB (1992-03-18) 18 March 1992 (age 32)   Mumbai City 2023 2024 24 0
19 Hijazi Maher   CB (1997-09-20) 20 September 1997 (age 26)   Al-Hussein 2023 2024 22 2
22 Nishu Kumar   LB (1997-11-05) 5 November 1997 (age 26)   Kerala Blasters 2023 2024 30 1
25 Athul Unnikrishnan   CB (2000-02-01) 1 February 2000 (age 24)   Kerala United 2022 2025 16 0
28 Aleksandar Pantić   CB (1992-04-11) 11 April 1992 (age 32)   Doxa Katokopias 2024 2024 8 0
33 Gursimrat Singh Gill   CB (1997-11-02) 2 November 1997 (age 26)   Mumbai City 2023 2026 11 0
37 Tuhin Das   LB (2000-03-07) 7 March 2000 (age 24)   East Bengal Reserves 2022 2024 23 2
40 Tingku Kangujam   RB (2001-01-23) 23 January 2001 (age 23)   NEROCA 2023 2024 0 0
Midfielders
6 Ajay Chhetri   CM (1999-07-07) 7 July 1999 (age 24)   Bengaluru 2023 2024 21 1
8 Edwin Sydney Vanspaul   CM (1992-09-24) 24 September 1992 (age 31)   Chennaiyin 2023 2025 13 0
9 Víctor Vázquez   AM (1987-01-20) 20 January 1987 (age 37)   Toronto FC 2024 2024 10 0
21 Saúl Crespo   DM (1996-07-23) 23 July 1996 (age 27)   Odisha 2023 2024 25 7
23 Souvik Chakrabarti   CM (1991-07-12) 12 July 1991 (age 32)   Hyderabad 2022 2025 42 0
29 Naorem Mahesh Singh   LW (1999-03-01) 1 March 1999 (age 25)   Kerala Blasters 2022 2027 70 12
30 Vanlalpeka Guite   AM (2006-10-26) 26 October 2006 (age 17)   Aizawl 2023 2026 8 1
35 Gunraj Singh Grewal   DM (2007-01-09) 9 January 2007 (age 17)   Chandigarh FA 2023 2026 9 0
57 Mahitosh Roy   CM (1998-11-11) 11 November 1998 (age 25)   East Bengal Reserves 2022 2024 12 5
61 Tanmay Das   CM (2001-05-02) 2 May 2001 (age 23)   East Bengal Reserves 2022 2024 13 1
62 Aman C. K.   RW (2003-03-19) 19 March 2003 (age 21)   East Bengal Reserves 2022 2026 15 5
66 Shyamal Besra   CM (2004-09-25) 25 September 2004 (age 19)   East Bengal Reserves 2022 2024 7 1
Forwards
10 Cleiton Silva (captain)   FW (1987-02-03) 3 February 1987 (age 37)   Bengaluru 2022 2024 55 27
11 Nandhakumar Sekar   FW (1995-12-20) 20 December 1995 (age 28)   Odisha 2023 2026 31 10
20 V. P. Suhair   FW (1992-07-27) 27 July 1992 (age 31)   NorthEast United 2022 2025 45 10
59 Jesin TK   FW (2000-02-19) 19 February 2000 (age 24)   East Bengal Reserves 2022 2024 17 7
70 Abhishek Kunjam   FW (2003-08-17) 17 August 2003 (age 20)   RKM Football Academy 2023 2025 13 6
82 P. V. Vishnu   FW (2001-12-24) 24 December 2001 (age 22)   Muthoot FA 2023 2026 31 7
84 Sayan Banerjee   FW (2003-01-14) 14 January 2003 (age 21)   Kalighat MS 2023 2026 10 1
91 Felicio Brown Forbes   FW (1991-08-28) 28 August 1991 (age 32)   Qingdao Hainiu 2024 2024 11 1

New contracts edit

No. Pos. Date Name Ref.
29 MF 23 September 2023   Naorem Mahesh Singh [39]

Other player under contract edit

No. Pos. Name Ref.
4 DF   José Antonio Pardo Lucas [40]
44 DF   Jordan Elsey [41]

Current technical staff edit

East Bengal appointed former Indian Super League winner Carles Cuadrat as the new head coach for the club on a two-year contract.[4] The club also extended the contract with assistant coach Bino George till 2026, as he would also remain as the head coach of the reserves and developmental squad.[42] The club also appointed former Indian Super League winner Dimas Delgado as the assistant coach on a two-year contract.[43] The club also roped in three more Spaniards into the backroom – Goalkeeper coach Javier Pinillos, Physiotherapist Senen Alvarez and Sports Scientist Albert Martinez Bernat.[44]

Position Name
Head coach   Carles Cuadrat
Assistant coach   Dimas Delgado
  Bino George
Goalkeeping Coach   Javier Pinillos
Strength & Conditioning Coach   Albert Martinez Bernat
Physiotherapist   Senen Alvarez
Physical Rehabilitator   Gabriel Effio
Assistant Physiotherapist   Tejas Lasalkar
Performance Analyst   Aromal Vijayan
Team Manager   Pratim Kumar Saha
Team Doctor   Dr. Mustufa Poonawalla
Masseur   Rajesh Basak
Masseur   Robin Das

Preseason and friendlies edit

East Bengal started their preseason under Bino George and later under Carles Cuadrat in July. East Bengal played their first preseason friendly against Indian Navy on 30 July and won 2–1 with Lalchungnunga and Mandar Rao Dessai scoring for East Bengal in the match ahead of the Durand Cup.[45] On 13 September, East Bengal faced Hyderabad in a preseason friendly game ahead of the Indian Super League and lost 0–1 at the East Bengal Ground.[46]

Matches edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

30 July 2023 Friendly East Bengal 2–1 Indian Navy Rajarhat
19:00 IST
Report
Stadium: AIFF National Centre of Excellence
Attendance: 0[A]
13 September 2023 Friendly East Bengal 0–1 Hyderabad Kolkata
17:00 IST Report
Stadium: East Bengal Ground
Attendance: 0[A]
18 September 2023 Friendly East Bengal 2–2 Inter Kashi Kolkata
17:00 IST
  • ?  
  • Asif  
Stadium: East Bengal Ground
Attendance: 0[A]
16 October 2023 Friendly East Bengal 2–3 Neroca Kolkata
12:00 IST
  • Vanlalpeka Guite   ?'
  • P. V. Vishnu   ?'
  • Haidar Awada   ?', ?'
  • Meitei   ?'
Stadium: East Bengal Ground
Attendance: 0[A]
26 October 2023 Friendly East Bengal 0–0 Diamond Harbour Kolkata
12:00 IST Stadium: East Bengal Ground
Attendance: 0[A]
30 October 2023 Friendly East Bengal 4–0 Mohammedan Sporting Kolkata
19:00 IST
Stadium: East Bengal Ground
Attendance: 0[A]
16 November 2023 Friendly East Bengal 2–1 TRAU Kolkata
09:00 IST
?   Stadium: East Bengal Ground
Attendance: 0[A]

Competitions edit

Overall record edit

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Durand Cup 12 August 2023 3 September 2023 Group stage Runner-up 6 3 2 1 8 6 +2 050.00
Indian Super League 25 September 2023 10 April 2024 Matchday 1 9th 22 6 6 10 27 29 −2 027.27
Super Cup 9 January 2024 28 January 2024 Group stage Winners 5 5 0 0 13 6 +7 100.00
Calcutta Football League[B][C] 13 July 2023 30 November 2023 Round Robin Runner-up 17 13 3 1 50 10 +40 076.47
Total 50 27 11 12 98 51 +47 054.00

Last updated: 10 April 2024
Source: Soccerway

Durand Cup edit

East Bengal shall be participating in the 2023 Durand Cup and was grouped into Group A along with Mohun Bagan SG, Punjab, and Bangladesh Army and would play their group stage matches in Kolkata.[48] On 6 August, East Bengal began their campaign against Bangladesh Army at the Salt Lake Stadium and managed a 2–2 draw. East Bengal took a 2–0 lead at halftime with Saúl Crespo and Javier Siverio scoring for the team but Nishu Kumar received a red card in the second half as Bangladesh Army scored two late goals to make it 2–2 and the points were shared.[49] On 12 August, East Bengal faced their arch—rivals Mohun Bagan SG in the Kolkata Derby fixture at the Salt Lake Stadium and managed a 1–0 win courtesy of a solitary goal from Nandhakumar Sekar in the second half.[50][51] On 16 August, East Bengal defeated Punjab 1–0 at the Kishore Bharati Krirangan to secure the top spot in the group and qualify for the quarterfinals. Javier Siverio scored the only goal of the match.[52] On 25 August, East Bengal faced Gokulam Kerala at the Salt Lake Stadium in the quarterfinals and won 2–1. Jordan Elsey scored for East Bengal in the very first minute but Gokulam Kerala equalized in the second half courtesy of a goal from Aminou Bouba. However, East Bengal found the winner in the seventy-eighth minute when Nishu Kumar's cross deflected off Aminou Bouba into the net as East Bengal managed to hold onto the 2–1 lead to progress into the semifinals.[53] On 29 August, East Bengal faced NorthEast United in the semifinals at the Salt Lake Stadium, where after the match ended 2–2, East Bengal managed to progress into the finals after winning the penalty shootout 5–3. East Bengal went 2–0 behind with goals from Míchel Zabaco and Konsam Phalguni Singh however, they rallied from behind with goals from Naorem Mahesh Singh and Nandhakumar Sekar to equalize the match to take it to the penalty shootout. East Bengal scored all five of their penalty kicks but Parthib Sundar Gogoi missed the penalty for NorthEast United as East Bengal won the shootout and progressed into the final for the first time since 2004.[54] On 3 September, East Bengal faced Mohun Bagan SG in the final at the Salt Lake Stadium and suffered a 0–1 defeat to finish runners-up of the tournament. Dimitri Petratos scored the only goal in the final for Mohun Bagan SG.[55] Nandhakumar Sekar was adjudged as the player of the tournament.[56]

Group stage edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification EAB MBG   BAN PUN
1 East Bengal (H) 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7 Qualify for the knockout stage 2–2 1–0
2 Mohun Bagan SG (H) 3 2 0 1 7 1 +6 6 0–1 5–0 2–0
3   Bangladesh Army 3 0 2 1 2 7 −5 2
4 Punjab 3 0 1 2 0 3 −3 1 0–0
Source: Twitter
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Knockout stage edit

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
24 August – IGAS
 
 
Indian Army0
 
29 August – VYBK
 
NorthEast United1
 
NorthEast United2(3)
 
25 August – VYBK
 
East Bengal2(5)
 
East Bengal2
 
3 September – VYBK
 
Gokulam Kerala1
 
East Bengal0
 
26 August – IGAS
 
Mohun Bagan SG1
 
Goa4
 
31 August – VYBK
 
Chennaiyin1
 
Goa1
 
27 August – VYBK
 
Mohun Bagan SG2
 
Mumbai City1
 
 
Mohun Bagan SG3
 

Matches edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Void

6 August 2023 Group stage East Bengal 2–2   Bangladesh Army Kolkata
16:45 IST
Report
  • Emtiyaz Raihan   40'
  • Hasan Murad   64'
  • Emon   88'
  • Meraj Pradhan   90+7'
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Attendance: 9,820
Referee: Ijamal Mohamed
Man of the Match: Harmanjot Khabra (East Bengal)
12 August 2023 Group stage Mohun Bagan SG 0–1 East Bengal Kolkata
16:45 IST Report
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Attendance: 55,857
Referee: Harish Kundu
Man of the Match: Nandhakumar Sekar (East Bengal)
16 August 2023 Group stage East Bengal 1–0 Punjab Kolkata
18:00 IST
Report
  • Nikhil Prabhu N.   21'
  • Mera   23'
  • Melroy Melwin Assisi   50'
Stadium: Kishore Bharati Krirangan
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Rahul Gupta
Man of the Match: Nandhakumar Sekar (East Bengal)
25 August 2023 Quarter—final East Bengal 2–1 Gokulam Kerala Kolkata
18:00 IST
Report
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Attendance: 8,131
Referee: Harish Kundu
Man of the Match: Jordan Elsey (East Bengal)
29 August 2023 Semi—final NorthEast United 2–2
(3–5 p)
East Bengal Kolkata
18:00 IST
Report
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Attendance: 21,567
Referee: Aditya Purakayasta
Man of the Match: Nandhakumar Sekar (East Bengal)
Penalties
3 September 2023 Final East Bengal 0–1 Mohun Bagan SG Kolkata
16:00 IST
Report
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Attendance: 59,797
Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta
Man of the Match: Vishal Kaith (Mohun Bagan SG)

Indian Super League edit

Summary edit

East Bengal began their Indian Super League campaign at home against Jamshedpur on 25 September at the Salt Lake Stadium with a goalless draw to share the points.[57] On 30 September, East Bengal faced Hyderabad in their second match at the Salt lake Stadium and secured their first victory of the campaign. Hitesh Sharma put Hyderabad ahead but Cleiton Silva scored twice including a stoppage-time freekick winner to complete the comeback as East Bengal secured the victory.[58]

On 4 October, East Bengal faced Bengaluru away at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium and suffered a 2–1 defeat. Naorem Mahesh Singh had put East Bengal ahead but Sunil Chhetri and Javi Hernández scored for Bengaluru as East Bengal suffered their first defeat of the campaign.[59] On 21 October, East Bengal faced Goa at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneshwar due to administrative issues,[1] and suffered a 2–1 defeat. Naorem Mahesh Singh had put East Bengal ahead however, Goa rallied from behind with two goals within a minute from Sandesh Jhingan and Víctor Rodríguez as East Bengal suffered consecutive defeats.[60] On 4 November, East Bengal faced Kerala Blasters at the Salt Lake Stadium and suffered a 2&1 defeat.[61] On 25 November, East Bengal faced Chennaiyin away at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium and drew 1–1, to end their three-match defeat streak.[62]

On 4 December, East Bengal faced NorthEast United and recorded a 5–0 win. Borja Herrera opened the scoring for East Bengal and Cleiton Silva and Nandhakumar Sekar scored a brace each as East Bengal recorded their biggest-ever win since their inception in the Indian Super League.[63] On 9th December, East Bengal faced Punjab and settled for a 0–0 draw.[64] Next, on 16 December, East Bengal faced Mumbai City away at the Mumbai Football Arena and again settled for a 0–0 draw.[65] On 22 December, East Bengal faced Odisha at home and once again settled for a 0–0 draw, the third consecutive goalless draw before ending the first leg of the league before the break for the Asian Cup.[66]

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
7 NorthEast United 22 6 8 8 28 32 −4 26
8 Punjab 22 6 6 10 28 35 −7 24[a]
9 East Bengal (S) 22 6 6 10 27 29 −2 24[a] AFC Champions League 2 preliminary stage[b]
10 Bengaluru 22 5 7 10 20 34 −14 22
11 Jamshedpur 22 5 6 11 27 32 −5 21
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
(S) Super Cup Winners
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Punjab 4, East Bengal 1.
  2. ^ East Bengal qualified for the AFC Champions League 2 preliminary stage by winning the 2024 Super Cup.[67]

Result summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
22 6 6 10 27 29  −2 24 4 3 4 13 10  +3 2 3 6 14 19  −5

Results by match edit

Match12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundHHAHHAHHAHAAHAAHAAHAHA
ResultDWLLLDWDDDDLLWLWLLLWWL
Position5458109767779108888910768
Updated to match(es) played on 10 April 2024. Source: indiansuperleague.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

The league fixtures were announced on 7 September 2023, with the season starting on 21 September.[68]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Void

25 September 2023 Round 1 East Bengal 0–0 Jamshedpur Kolkata
20:00 IST
Report
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Attendance: 11,143
Referee: I Jamal Mohamed
Man of the Match: Elsinho (Jamshedpur)
30 September 2023 Round 2 East Bengal 2–1 Hyderabad Kolkata
20:00 IST
Report
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Attendance: 11,577
Referee: Ashwin Kumar
Man of the Match: Cleiton Silva (East Bengal)
4 October 2023 Round 3 Bengaluru 2–1 East Bengal Bengaluru
20:00 IST
Report
Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium
Attendance: 5,913
Referee: Senthil Nathan
Man of the Match: Ryan Williams (Bengaluru)
21 October 2023 Round 4 East Bengal 1–2 Goa Bhubaneshwar
17:30 IST
Report
Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Venkatesh R
Man of the Match: Víctor Rodríguez (Goa)
Note: The home match was shifted to Bhubaneshwar due to administrative issues.[1]
4 November 2023 Round 6 East Bengal 1–2 Kerala Blasters Kolkata
20:00 IST
Report
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Attendance: 16,575
Referee: M. Ashwin
Man of the Match: Sachin Suresh (Kerala Blasters)
25 November 2023 Round 7 Chennaiyin 1–1 East Bengal Chennai
17:30 IST
Report
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 6,329
Referee: Crystal John
Man of the Match: Rafael Crivellaro (Chennaiyin)
4 December 2023 Round 8 East Bengal 5–0 NorthEast United Kolkata
20:00 IST
Report
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Attendance: 6,973
Referee: Aditya Purkayastha
Man of the Match: Nandhakumar Sekar (East Bengal)
9 December 2023 Round 9 East Bengal 0–0 Punjab Kolkata
20:00 IST
Report
  • Nitesh Darjee   37'
  • Nikhil Prabhu N.   41'
  • Meitei   HT'
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Attendance: 14,977
Referee: Venkatesh R.
Man of the Match: Suresh Meitei (Punjab)
16 December 2023 Round 10 Mumbai City 0–0 East Bengal Mumbai
20:00 IST
Report
Stadium: Mumbai Football Arena
Attendance: 3,488
Referee: M. Ashwin
Man of the Match: Hijazi Maher (East Bengal)
22 December 2023 Round 11 East Bengal 0–0 Odisha Kolkata
20:00 IST
Report
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Attendance: 12,226
Referee: Senthil Nathan
Man of the Match: Souvik Chakrabarti (East Bengal)
3 February 2024 Round 5 Mohun Bagan SG 2–2 East Bengal Kolkata
20:00 IST
Report
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Attendance: 57,983
Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta
Man of the Match: Dimitri Petratos (Mohun Bagan SG)
10 February 2024 Round 12 NorthEast United 3–2 East Bengal Guwahati
17:00 IST
Report
Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 3,597
Referee: M. Ashwin
Man of the Match: Tomi Juric (NorthEast United)
13 February 2024 Round 13 East Bengal 0–1 Mumbai City Kolkata
19:30 IST
Report
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Attendance: 11,172
Referee: Venkatesh R.
Man of the Match: Iker Guarrotxena (Mumbai City)
17 February 2024 Round 14 Hyderabad 0–1 East Bengal Hyderabad
19:30 IST
Report
Stadium: G.M.C. Balayogi Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 1,348
Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar
Man of the Match: Cleiton Silva (East Bengal)
22 February 2024 Round 15 Jamshedpur 2–1 East Bengal Jamshedpur
19:30 IST
Report
Stadium: JRD Tata Sports Complex
Attendance: 15,611
Referee: Crystal John
Man of the Match: Jérémy Manzorro (Jamshedpur)
26 February 2024 Round 16 East Bengal 1–0 Chennaiyin Kolkata
19:30 IST
Report
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Attendance: 13,153
Referee: Aditya Purkayastha
Man of the Match: Nandhakumar Sekar (East Bengal)
29 February 2024 Round 17 Odisha 2–1 East Bengal Bhubaneshwar
19:30 IST
Report
Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
Attendance: 7,348
Referee: I Jamal Mohamed
Man of the Match: Princeton Rebello (Odisha)
6 March 2024 Round 18 Goa 1–0 East Bengal Margao
19:30 IST
Report
Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Attendance: 5,856
Referee: Harish Kundu
Man of the Match: Noah Sadaoui (Goa)
10 March 2024 Round 19 East Bengal 1–3 Mohun Bagan SG Kolkata
20:30 IST
Report
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Attendance: 59,845
Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar
Man of the Match: Dimitrios Petratos (Mohun Bagan SG)
3 April 2024 Round 20 Kerala Blasters 2–4 East Bengal Kochi
19:30 IST
Report
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 23,418
Referee: Venkatesh R
Man of the Match: Saúl Crespo (East Bengal)
Note: The third goal for East Bengal has been awarded to Naorem Mahesh Singh by the league.[69]
7 April 2024 Round 21 East Bengal 2–1 Bengaluru Kolkata
19:30 IST
Report
  • Poojary   15'
  • F Lalremtluanga   18'
  • Chhetri   60' (pen)
  • Monirul Molla   90+3'
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Attendance: 19,989
Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar
Man of the Match: Prabhsukhan Singh Gill (East Bengal)
10 April 2024 Round 22 Punjab 4–1 East Bengal New Delhi
19:30 IST
Report
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Crystal John
Man of the Match: Madih Talal (Punjab)
Note: Closed door match due to security concerns.

Super Cup edit

East Bengal along with the other ten Indian Super League teams and four I-League teams shall participate in the Super Cup, which will be in Odisha in January 2024.[70] East Bengal has been grouped in Group A, alongside Indian Super League sides – Mohun Bagan SG, Hyderabad and an I-League side Sreenidhi Deccan.[70] On 9th January, East Bengal faced Hyderabad in the opening fixture of the campaign and managed a 3–2 victory with Cleiton Silva scoring a brace and Saúl Crespo scoring the third.[71] On 14 January, East Bengal faced Sreenidhi Deccan and won 2–1 with goals from Hijazi Maher and Javier Siverio.[72] On 19th January, East Bengal faced their arch-rivals Mohun Bagan Super Giants in the Kolkata Derby fixture in a virtual quarter-final tie that would decide the group champions and who would progress into the semi-finals and East Bengal won 3–1 with captain Cleiton Silva scoring a brace while Nandhakumar Sekar scoring the other, as East Bengal won all three matches in the group to qualify for the semi-final.[73] On 24 January, East Bengal faced Group B winners Jamshedpur in the semi-finals and won 2–0 with goals from Hijazi Maher and Javier Siverio as they entered the final for the second time, after 2018.[74] On 28 January, East Bengal faced the defending champions Odisha in the final at their home ground Kalinga Stadium. Odisha took the lead in the first half as Diego Mauricio scored however, East Bengal came back with goals from Nandhakumar Sekar and Saúl Crespo to lead 2–1 however, East Bengal conceded a penalty in the last second of the match and Ahmed Jahouh scored the equalizer from the spot to take the game into extra time. However, captain Cleiton Silva scored the winner in the 110th minute as East Bengal secured a 3–2 victory to become the champions and lift a major trophy after twelve years.[75]

Group Stage edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification EAB MBG SRD HYD
1 East Bengal 3 3 0 0 8 4 +4 9 Advance to knockout stage 3–1 2–1 3–2
2 Mohun Bagan SG 3 2 0 1 5 5 0 6 2–1 2–1
3 Sreenidi Deccan 3 1 0 2 6 5 +1 3 4–1
4 Hyderabad 3 0 0 3 4 9 −5 0
Source: AIFF
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

Knockout Stage edit

Semifinals Final
      
A1 East Bengal 2
B1 Jamshedpur 0
SFW1 East Bengal (a.e.t.) 3
SFW2 Odisha 2
C1 Mumbai City 0
D1 Odisha 1

Matches edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Void

9 January 2024 Group stage East Bengal 3–2 Hyderabad Bhubaneshwar
14:00 IST
Report
Stadium: Kalinga Stadium Pitch 1
Attendance: 300
Referee: Harish Kundu
Man of the Match: Cleiton Silva (East Bengal)
14 January 2024 Group stage East Bengal 2–1 Sreenidhi Deccan Bhubaneshwar
19:30 IST
Report
Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Harish Kundu
Man of the Match: Hijazi Maher (East Bengal)
19 January 2024 Group stage Mohun Bagan SG 1–3 East Bengal Bhubaneshwar
19:30 IST
Report
Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
Attendance: 6,457
Referee: R. Venkatesh
Man of the Match: Cleiton Silva (East Bengal)
24 January 2024 Semi—final East Bengal 2–0 Jamshedpur Bhubaneshwar
19:30 IST
Report Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
Attendance: 1,080
Referee: Rahu Kumar Gupta
Man of the Match: Hijazi Maher (East Bengal)
28 January 2024 Final East Bengal 3–2 (a.e.t.) Odisha Bhubaneshwar
19:30 IST
Report
Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
Attendance: 10,121
Referee: Venkatesh R
Man of the Match: Saúl Crespo (East Bengal)

Calcutta Football League edit

Summary edit

East Bengal shall be participating in the 2023 Calcutta Premier Division and was drawn into group B for the first phase of the tournament where twenty-six teams were divided into two groups of thirteen teams each.[76][77] East Bengal would be mainly fielding their Reserve squad for the tournament with coach Bino George taking charge of the team.[47] In the opening match on 13 July, East Bengal faced ASOS Raibow at the Kishore Bharati Krirangan and were held onto a goalless draw to start their campaign.[78] On 17 July, East Bengal faced West Bengal Police and achieved their first win of the season as they won 4–2 at the Bankimanjali Stadium in Naihati. Bunando Singh, Sarthak Golui, Dip Saha and Abhishek Kunjam scored for East Bengal.[79] On 20 July, East Bengal faced Kidderpore and won 2–0. Tuhin Das and Shyamal Besra scored for East Bengal as they latched up consecutive wins.[80] On 24 July, East Bengal faced BSS at Naihati and were held to a 1–1 draw. East Bengal went down to 10 men after Tuhin Das was given a straight red card in the first half, however, it was East Bengal who took the lead in the ninetieth minute through a direct freekick strike from Dip Saha. BSS scored the equalizer in the seventh minute of injury time as East Bengal had a settle for a draw.[81] On 27 July East Bengal faced Eastern Railway at the East Bengal Ground and won 5–1. Aman C. K. scored a brace while Avishek Kunjam, Vanlalpeka Guite, and Razibul Mistry scored one each as East Bengal registered their third win of the campaign.[82] On 31 July, East Bengal faced Wari at the East Bengal Ground and won 5–0. Avishek Kunjam scored a brace while Dip Saha, Tanmay Das and Aman C. K. scored one each as East Bengal registered their fourth win of the campaign.[83] On 3 August, East Bengal faced Bhawanipore and drew 1–1, with Dip Saha scoring for East Bengal.[84] On 9 August, East Bengal defeated Railway FC 2–0 with goals from Aman C. K. and Nishu Kumar to earn their fifth win of the campaign.[85] On 14 August, East Bengal defeated Police AC 2–1 with goals from Avishek Kunjam and P. V. Vishnu to grab their sixth win of the campaign.[86] On 19 August, East Bengal defeated Aryan 2–0 with goals from Jesin TK and Aman C. K. as they grabbed their seventh win of the campaign.[87] On 22 August, East Bengal defeated Calcutta Customs 1–0 with a goal from Mahitosh Roy as they grabbed their eighth victory of the campaign and secured a place in the Super–six of the Calcutta League.[88] on 7 September, East Bengal faced George Telegraph in the last match of the first phase and won 4–0 to finish top of the group with 30 points and entered into the Super–six round. Jesin TK scored a hattrick and P. V. Vishnu scored the other goal for East Bengal.[89]

On 20 September, East Bengal faced Mohammedan Sporting in the first match of the Super–six round and suffered a 2–1 defeat. David Lalhlansanga scored a brace for Mohammedan while Nandhakumar Sekar reduced the margin for East Bengal.[90] On 26 September, East Bengal faced Kidderpore and recorded their fifth biggest win ever after winning 10–1 at the East Bengal Ground. P. V. Vishnu scored four, Mahitosh Ray scored thrice, V. P. Suhair scored a brace while Jesin TK scored the other for East Bengal.[91] On 30 October, East Bengal faced Diamond Harbour and won 4–1. Jesin TK, Mahitosh Ray, Tuhin Das and Abhishek Kunjam scored for East Bengal while Rahul Paswan scored for Diamond Harbour.[92] On 18 November, Bhawanipore informed that they can not field a team hence a walkover win was awarded to East Bengal and on 30 November, East Bengal were to face Mohun Bagan SG at the Bankimanjali Stadium however, Mohun Bagan SG did not field a team and East Bengal was awarded a walkover win, as they finished runners-up in the league.[93][94]

League table edit

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 East Bengal 12 9 3 0 29 6 +23 30 Qualified for the Super Six round
2 Bhawanipore 12 8 3 1 23 8 +15 27
3 Kidderpore 12 8 1 3 16 11 +5 25
4 Aryan 12 8 0 4 28 12 +16 24
5 Calcutta Customs 12 6 1 5 13 13 0 19
Updated to match(es) played on 7 September 2023. Source: The Away End
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
Super Six edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Mohammedan (C) 17 14 2 1 44 11 +33 44 Champions
2 East Bengal 17 13 3 1 50 10 +40 42
3 Diamond Harbour (Q) 16 10 3 3 32 12 +20 33 Eligible for 2024–25 I-League 3[a]
4 Bhawanipore 16 8 4 4 26 18 +8 28
5 Mohun Bagan SG 15 8 3 4 33 19 +14 25[b]
6 Kidderpore 15 8 1 6 17 29 −12 25
Updated to match(es) played on 30 November 2023. Source: The Away End
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) fair play ranking; 7) drawing of lots
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
  1. ^ If the top teams are already playing in national leagues, then the next highest ranked team(s) would be eligible for I-League 3.
  2. ^ Mohun Bagan Super Giant was deducted 2 points for not fielding a team against East Bengal on 30 November 2023.[95]

Matches edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Void

13 July 2023 1 East Bengal 0–0 ASOS Rainbow Kolkata
15:30 IST
  • Sanjib Ghosh   27'
  • Naseeb Rahman   78'
  • Golui   83'
Report
  • Moula   84'
  • S. Sherpa   90+5'
Stadium: Kishore Bharati Krirangan
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Shubhankar Khamri
Man of the Match: Sourav Dasgupta (ASOS Rainbow)
17 July 2023 2 East Bengal 4–2 West Bengal Police Naihati
15:30 IST
  • Bunando Singh Khangembam   17'
  • Golui   25'   47'
  • Dip Saha   66' (pen)
  • Avishek Kunjam   74'
Report
  • Dipankar Das   24'
  • Subrata Biswas   32'
  • Rajib Dutta   48'
  • Anupam Dutta   90+6'
Stadium: Bankimanjali Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Suvajit Pramanik
Man of the Match: Avishek Kunjam (East Bengal)
20 July 2023 3 East Bengal 2–0 Kidderpore Naihati
15:00 IST
  • Das   32'   82'
  • Shyamal Besra   90+1'
Report Stadium: Bankimanjali Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Tarun Kumar Biswas
Man of the Match: Souvik Chakrabarti (East Bengal)
24 July 2023 4 East Bengal 1–1 BSS Naihati
15:00 IST
  • Das   16'
  • Sanjib Ghosh   65'
  • Dip Saha   90'
Report
  • Subhankar Das   43'
  • Naba Kumar Das   54'   88'
  • Sourav Sen   90+7'
Stadium: Bankimanjali Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Pranjal Banerjee
Man of the Match: Sourav Sen (BSS)
27 July 2023 5 Eastern Railway 1–5 East Bengal Kolkata
15:00 IST
  • Dibyendu Chanda   52'
Report
  • Avishek Kunjam   21'
  • Lijo K   25'
  • Vanlalpeka Guite   31'
  • Aman C. K.   36', 78'
  • Razibul Mistry   88'
Stadium: East Bengal Ground
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Tanmay Dhar
Man of the Match: Aman C. K. (East Bengal)
31 July 2023 6 East Bengal 5–0 Wari Kolkata
15:00 IST
  • Dip Saha   53'
  • Tanmay Das   70'
  • Avishek Kunjam   90+1', 90+5'
  • Aman C. K.   90+4'
Report
  • Lallawmsanga   26'
  • Swarup Sarkar   34'
  • Afdal Varikkodan   56'
Stadium: East Bengal Ground
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Pranay Saha
Man of the Match: Gunraj Singh Grewal (East Bengal)
3 August 2023 7 Bhawanipore 1–1 East Bengal Kolkata
15:00 IST
Report
  • Dip Saha   54'
  • Muhammed Roshal   77'
  • Adil Amal   87'
Stadium: East Bengal Ground
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Rabin Biswas
Man of the Match: Dip Saha (East Bengal)
9 August 2023 8 Railway 0–2 East Bengal Kolkata
15:00 IST
  • Kamalesh Paik   31'
  • Prosanta Das   59'
Report
  • Aman C. K.   20'   43'
  • Tanmay Das   51'
  • Kumar   64'
Stadium: East Bengal Ground
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Tanumoy Sarkar
Man of the Match: Aman C. K. (East Bengal)
14 August 2023 9 Police AC 1–2 East Bengal Kolkata
15:00 IST
  • Jagmeet Singh   48'
  • Suvankar Das   64'
  • Asik Khan   83'
  • Biswajit Dasgupta   85'
Report
  • Avishek Kunjam   15'
  • Malsawmtluanga Hrahsel   18'
  • P. V. Vishnu   88'
Stadium: East Bengal Ground
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Bimalendu Mondal
Man of the Match: P. V. Vishnu (East Bengal)
19 August 2023 10 Aryan 0–2 East Bengal Naihati
15:00 IST
  • Akash Mondal   24'
  • Avijit Pradhan   47'
  • Rakes Karmakar   90+7'
Report
  • Jesin   45+2'
  • Aman C. K.   45+4'
Stadium: Bankimanjali Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Simanta Kahar
Man of the Match: Jesin TK (East Bengal)
22 August 2023 11 Calcutta Customs 0–1 East Bengal Kolkata
15:00 IST
  • Biswajit Hembrom   36'   71'
Report
  • Guite Vanlalpeka   66'
  • Aman C. K.   74'
  • Mahitosh Roy   87'
Stadium: East Bengal Ground
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Avisekh Saha
Man of the Match: Mahitosh Roy (East Bengal)
7 September 2023 12 East Bengal 4–0 George Telegraph Kolkata
15:00 IST
Report
  • Rajen Orao   34'
Stadium: East Bengal Ground
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Dipak Singha
Man of the Match: Jesin TK (East Bengal)
20 September 2023 Super–Six East Bengal 1–2 Mohammedan Sporting Kolkata
15:00 IST
Report
Stadium: Kishore Bharati Krirangan
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Nripen Halder
Man of the Match: David Lalhlansanga (Mohammedan SC)
26 September 2023 Super–Six East Bengal 10–1 Kidderpore Kolkata
15:00 IST
Report
  • Sekh Mustafa Ali   5'
  • Pradip Pal   43'
  • Sumit Das   45+2'
  • Supriya Mahanti   86'
Stadium: East Bengal Ground
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Rohan Das Gupta
Man of the Match: P. V. Vishnu (East Bengal)
30 October 2023 Super–Six East Bengal 4–1 Diamond Harbour Kolkata
15:00 IST
  • Jesin   36'
  • Dip Saha   55'
  • Mahitosh Roy   60'
  • Das   78'
  • Avishek Kunjam   90'
Report
Stadium: East Bengal Ground
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Tanumoy Sarkar
Man of the Match: Jesin TK (East Bengal)
18 November 2023 Super–Six East Bengal 3–0 Bhawanipore Kolkata
15:00 IST Stadium: East Bengal Ground
Note: Bhawanipore did not field a team hence, East Bengal was awarded a walkover.
30 November 2023 Super–Six East Bengal 3–0 Mohun Bagan SG Naihati
14:00 IST Stadium: Bankimanjali Stadium
Note: Mohun Bagan SG did not field a team hence, East Bengal was awarded a walkover.[93][94]

Statistics edit

Appearances edit

Players with no appearances are not included in the list.
As of till the end of 2023–24 season.[96]
Appearances for East Bengal in 2023–24 season
No. Pos. Nat. Name Durand Cup Indian Super League Super Cup Calcutta League Total
Apps Starts Apps Starts Apps Starts Apps Starts Apps Starts
Goalkeepers
13 GK   Prabhsukhan Singh Gill 6 6 21 21 5 5 0 0 32 32
27 GK   Aditya Patra 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 9 9 9
31 GK   Kamaljit Singh 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 2
51 GK   Muhammed Nishad P P 5 4 5 4
75 GK   Ranit Sarkar 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
Defenders
4 CB   José Antonio Pardo 4 1 11 9 5 5 20 15
5 CB   Lalchungnunga 6 6 17 14 1 0 0 0 24 20
7 RB   Harmanjot Singh Khabra 6 6 12 9 0 0 18 15
12 CB   Mohammad Rakip 4 1 19 11 5 5 8 8 36 25
16 CB   Sarthak Golui 5 5 5 5
17 LB   Mandar Rao Dessai 5 4 17 13 2 1 0 0 24 18
19 CB   Hijazi Maher 17 16 5 5 22 21
22 RB   Nishu Kumar 5 4 20 17 4 4 1 1 30 26
25 CB   Athul Unnikrishnan 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10
28 CB   Aleksandar Pantić 8 5 8 5
33 CB   Gursimrat Singh Gill 2 1 2 1 1 1 6 5 11 8
37 LB   Tuhin Das 0 0 0 0 10 9 10 9
44 CB   Jordan Elsey 6 5 6 5
52 LB   Niranjan Mondal 10 6 10 6
53 RB   Arpan Polley 2 0 2 0
54 LB   Adil Amal 4 3 4 3
55 CB   Subhendu Mandi 8 8 8 8
65 CB   Rahul Naskar 2 1 2 1
74 RB   Bunando Singh Khangembam 4 2 4 2
80 CB   Malsawmtluanga Hrahsel 1 1 1 1
Midfielders
6 CM   Ajay Chhetri 9 6 5 1 2 1 16 8
8 CM   Edwin Sydney Vanspaul 4 0 4 1 1 0 4 4 13 5
9 CM   Víctor Vázquez 10 7 10 7
15 CM   Mobashir Rahman 2 0 1 0 4 3 7 3
21 CM   Saúl Crespo 6 6 14 14 5 4 25 24
23 CM   Souvik Chakrabarti 4 3 19 15 5 4 5 3 33 25
26 CM   Borja Herrera 6 4 9 7 4 4 19 15
29 CM   Naorem Mahesh Singh 6 6 21 20 1 0 0 0 28 26
30 AM   Vanlalpeka Guite 2 1 1 0 0 0 5 4 8 5
35 CM   Gunraj Singh Grewal 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 6 9 6
56 LW   Lijo Kurusappan 7 4 7 4
57 AM   Mahitosh Roy 1 0 8 4 9 4
58 RW   Sanjib Ghosh 10 7 10 7
60 CM   Dip Saha 10 9 10 9
61 CM   Tanmay Das 0 0 0 0 12 9 12 9
62 LW   Aman C. K. 4 0 1 0 10 8 15 8
63 RW   Muhammed Roshal PP 5 3 5 3
64 CM   Naseeb Rahman 3 2 3 2
66 RW   Sourav Biswas 2 0 2 0
67 CM   Shyamal Besra 1 0 6 1 7 1
68 AM   Kush Chhetry 7 6 6 6
73 LW   Razibul Mistry 2 0 2 0
78 RW   Muhammed K. Ashique 1 0 1 0
81 RW   Suman Dey 3 0 3 0
84 LW   Sayan Banerjee 7 4 3 0 10 4
Forwards
10 FW   Cleiton Silva 4 0 21 20 5 5 30 25
11 FW   Nandhakumar Sekar 6 6 19 14 5 5 1 1 31 26
20 FW   V. P. Suhair 5 0 8 2 2 0 2 1 17 3
59 FW   Jesin TK 0 0 2 0 1 0 10 6 13 6
70 FW   Abhishek Kunjam 0 0 13 10 13 10
76 FW   Muhammad Niyas M A 4 2 4 2
82 FW   P. V. Vishnu 19 8 5 2 7 4 31 18
91 FW   Felicio Brown Forbes 11 4 11 4
99 FW   Javier Siverio 6 6 10 3 5 4 21 13

Goal scorers edit

As of till the end of 2023–24 season.[97]
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name Durand Cup Indian Super League Super Cup Calcutta League Total
1 10 FW   Cleiton Silva 0 8 5 13
2 11 FW   Nandhakumar Sekar 2 5 2 1 10
3 21 CM   Saúl Crespo 1 4 2 7
82 FW   P. V. Vishnu 1 0 6 7
5 59 FW   Jesin TK 0 0 0 6 6
70 FW   Abhishek Kunjam 0 6 6
7 29 LW   Naorem Mahesh Singh 1 4 0 5
57 AM   Mahitosh Roy 0 5 5
62 LW   Aman C. K. 0 0 5 5
10 60 CM   Dip Saha 4 4
99 FW   Javier Siverio 2 0 2 4
12 19 CB   Hijazi Maher 0 2 2
20 FW   V. P. Suhair 0 0 2 2
37 LB   Tuhin Das 0 0 2 2
15 6 CM   Ajay Chhetri 1 0 0 1
16 CB   Sarthak Golui 1 1
22 LB   Nishu Kumar 0 0 0 1 1
26 CM   Borja Herrera 0 1 0 1
30 AM   Vanlalpeka Guite 0 0 0 1 1
44 CB   Jordan Elsey 1 1
61 CM   Tanmay Das 0 0 1 1
66 CM   Shyamal Besra 0 1 1
73 LW   Razibul Mistry 1 1
74 RB   Bunando Singh Khangembam 1 1
84 LW   Sayan Banerjee 1 0 1
91 FW   Felicio Brown Forbes 1 1
Own Goals 1 1 0 3
Total 8 27 13 44 92


Hat-tricks edit

Player Against Result Date Competition
4–0 7 September 2023 CFL 2023
10–1 26 September 2023 CFL 2023
  Mahitosh Roy
10–1 26 September 2023 CFL 2023

Assists edit

As of till the end of 2023–24 season.[98]
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name Durand Cup Indian Super League Super Cup Calcutta League Total
1 82 FW   P. V. Vishnu 2 0 4 6
2 10 FW   Cleiton Silva 1 3 1 5
22 RB   Nishu Kumar 0 3 2 0 5
4 11 FW   Nandhakumar Sekar 0 3 0 0 3
22 RB   Nishu Kumar 0 1 2 0 3
26 CM   Borja Herrera 2 0 1 3
29 LW   Naorem Mahesh Singh 0 2 1 3
57 CM   Mahitosh Roy 3 3
59 FW   Jesin TK 0 0 3 3
9 21 DM   Saúl Crespo 1 0 1 2
30 AM   Vanlalpeka Guite 0 0 0 2 2
58 LW   Sanjib Ghosh 2 2
61 CM   Tanmay Das 0 2 2
62 RW   Aman C. K. 1 0 1 2
68 AM   Kush Chhetry 2 2
14 7 RB   Harmanjot Singh Khabra 1 0 1
9 AM   Víctor Vázquez 1 1
12 RB   Mohammad Rakip 0 0 1 0 1
15 CM   Mobashir Rahman 0 0 1 1
17 LB   Mandar Rao Dessai 0 1 0 0 1
20 FW   V. P. Suhair 0 0 0 1 1
23 CM   Souvik Chakrabarti 0 0 1 0 1
28 CB   Aleksandar Pantić 1 1
35 CM   Gunraj Singh Grewal 0 0 0 1 1
52 LB   Niranjan Mondal 1 1
70 FW   Avishek Kunjam 0 1 1
99 FW   Javier Siverio 1 0 0 1
Total 6 18 8 24 56

Clean sheets edit

As of till the end of 2023–24 season.[99]
No. Nat. Player Durand Cup Indian Super League Super Cup Calcutta League Total
13   Prabhsukhan Singh Gill 2 7 1 0 10
27   Aditya Patra 0 0 0 5 5
31   Kamaljit Singh 0 0 0 0 0
51   Muhammed Nishad P P 2 2
75   Ranit Sarkar 0 0

Disciplinary record edit

As of till the end of 2023–24 season.[100][101]
No. Pos. Nat. Name Durand Cup Indian Super League Super Cup Calcutta League
                                               
4 CB   José Antonio Pardo 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 CB   Lalchungnunga 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 CM   Ajay Chhetri 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 RB   Harmanjot Singh Khabra 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 CM   Víctor Vázquez 2 0 0 0
10 FW   Cleiton Silva 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
11 FW   Nandhakumar Sekar 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 RB   Mohammad Rakip 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 GK   Prabhsukhan Singh Gill 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 CB   Sarthak Golui 2 0 0 0
19 CB   Hijazi Maher 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
20 FW   V. P. Suhair 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
21 DM   Saúl Crespo 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
22 RB   Nishu Kumar 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 CM   Souvik Chakrabarti 3 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
26 CM   Borja Herrera 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
28 CB   Aleksandar Pantić 1 0 0 0
29 LW   Naorem Mahesh Singh 1 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 AM   Vanlalpeka Guite 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
31 GK   Kamaljit Singh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 LB   Tuhin Das 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1
54 CB   Adil Amal 1 0 0 0
56 LW   Lijo Kurusappan 1 0 0 0
58 RW   Sanjib Ghosh 2 0 0 0
60 CM   Dip Saha 1 0 0 0
61 CM   Tanmay Das 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
62 RW   Aman C. K. 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
63 RW   Muhammed Roshal PP 1 0 0 0
64 CM   Naseeb Rahman 1 0 0 0
80 CB   Malsawmtluanga Hrahsel 1 0 0 0
82 FW   P. V. Vishnu 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
84 LW   Sayan Banerjee 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
91 FW   Felicio Brown Forbes 2 0 0 0
99 FW   Javier Siverio 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Closed door friendly match.
  2. ^ East Bengal shall field mostly their Reserve team for the tournament, with Bino George taking charge as the head coach.[47]
  3. ^ Includes 2 walkover wins against Bhawanipore and Mohun Bagan SG.

References edit

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