The 2017 ATK season was the club's fourth season since its establishment in 2014 and their fourth season in the Indian Super League. The club ended a three-season association with the Spanish La Liga club Atlético Madrid and was abbreviated to ATK[1] This season the club is coached by Teddy Sheringham and former Bengaluru FC coach, Ashley Westwood is given role of technical director.

ATK
2017–18 season
OwnersKolkata Games and Sports Pvt. Ltd.
Head CoachTeddy Sheringham
StadiumSalt Lake Stadium
Indian Super League9th
Super CupRound of 16
Highest home attendance32,816
Lowest home attendance3,165
Average home league attendance12,669
← 2016

Transfers

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Pre-season

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During the season

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Players

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Current squad

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As of 17 April 2018

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF   IND Nallappan Mohanraj
4 MF   ENG Conor Thomas
5 DF   ENG Tom Thorpe
6 DF   ESP Jordi
8 MF   ENG Ryan Taylor
9 FW   IND Robin Singh
10 FW   IRL Robbie Keane
11 FW   IND Jayesh Rane
13 GK   IND Kunzang Bhutia
14 MF   IND Eugeneson Lyngdoh
15 MF   IND Darren Caldeira
16 MF   IND Shankar Sampingiraj
17 MF   IND Rupert Nongrum
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF   IND Hitesh Sharma
20 DF   IND Keegan Pereira
21 MF   IND Ronald Singh
MF   WAL David Cotterill
23 DF   IND Anwar Ali
24 GK   IND Debjit Majumder
29 MF   IND Bipin Singh
31 DF   IND Augustin Fernandes
33 DF   IND Prabir Das
36 DF   IND Ashutosh Mehta
87 FW   POR Zequinha
FW   NIR Martin Paterson

U18 Team

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As of 23 July 2017.[10]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   IND Miraj Ali Ata
2 DF   IND Nandalal Sarkar
3 DF   IND Raju Roy
4 DF   IND Robilal Mandi
6 DF   IND Pratik Biswas
7 MF   IND Sunil Mandi
8 MF   IND Kitam Das
9 FW   IND Tubai Hati
10 FW   IND Gourav Chhetry
11 MF   IND Rajib Das
12 MF   IND Ajay Murmu
14 MF   IND Dipak Das
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF   IND Prosenjit Adhikary
17 MF   IND Sk. Suraj
18 FW   IND Sumay Shome
19 MF   IND Sayan Ghosh
20 MF   IND Sujit Soren
22 MF   IND Somenath Dhar
23 MF   IND Sohan Chakraborty
25 DF   IND Md Shadab
28 DF   IND Sk. Juman
31 GK   IND Gobinda Tigga
99 GK   IND Tarak Barui

Indian Super League

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
6 Kerala Blasters 18 6 7 5 20 22 −2 25
7 Mumbai City 18 7 2 9 25 29 −4 23
8 Delhi Dynamos 18 5 4 9 27 37 −10 19
9 ATK 18 4 4 10 16 30 −14 16
10 NorthEast United 18 3 2 13 12 27 −15 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; 5) number of goals scored; 6) fair play ranking; 6) drawing of lots

Matches

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17 November 2017 1 Kerala Blasters 0–0 ATK Kaloor
20:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Report Stadium: Kaloor Stadium
Attendance: 37,462
Referee: Aurélien Juenkou (Cameroon)
26 November 2017 2 ATK 1–4 Pune City Kolkata
IST (UTC+5:30)
  • Bi. Singh   50'
Report
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Attendance: 32,816
Referee: C. R. Srikrishna
1 December 2017 3 Jamshedpur 0–0 ATK Jamshedpur
IST (UTC+5:30) Report Stadium: JRD Tata Sports Complex
Attendance: 23,891
Referee: Santhosh Kumar
7 December 2017 4 Chennaiyin 3–2 ATK Chennai
IST (UTC+5:30)
Report
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 17,192
Referee: Santhosh Kumar
17 December 2017 5 Mumbai City 0–1 ATK Mumbai
IST (UTC+5:30) Report
Stadium: Mumbai Football Arena
Attendance: 8,403
Referee: R Venkatesh
23 December 2017 6 ATK 1–0 Delhi Dynamos Kolkata
IST (UTC+5:30)
Report Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Attendance: 22,478
Referee: Ajit Meetei
3 January 2018 7 ATK 1–1 Goa Kolkata
IST (UTC+7:15)
Report
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Attendance: 19,626
Referee: C. R. Srikrishna
7 January 2018 8 Bengaluru 1–0 ATK Bangalore
IST (UTC+5:30)
Report Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium
Attendance: 17,942
Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar
12 January 2018 9 NorthEast United 0–1 ATK Guwahati
IST (UTC+5:30) Report
Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 4,293
Referee: Rowan Arumughan
20 January 2018 10 Pune City 3–0 ATK Pune
IST (UTC+5:30)
Report Stadium: Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex
Attendance: 9,157
Referee: R Venkatesh
25 January 2017 11 ATK 1–2 Chennaiyin Kolkata
IST (UTC+5:30)
Report
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Attendance: 10,065
Referee: Raul Gupta
28 January 2018 12 ATK 0–1 Jamshedpur Kolkata
IST (UTC+5:30) Report
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Attendance: 11,663
Referee: Umesh Bora
3 February 2018 13 ATK 0–2 Bengaluru Kolkata
IST (UTC+5:30) Report
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Attendance: 5,295
Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar
9 February 2018 14 ATK 2–2 Kerala Blasters Kolkata
IST (UTC+5:30)
Report
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Attendance: 4,292
Referee: R Venkatesh
18 February 2018 15 ATK 1–2 Mumbai City Kolkata
IST (UTC+5:30)
Report
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Attendance: 4,621
Referee: Santhosh Kumar
24 February 2018 16 Delhi Dynamos 4–3 ATK Delhi
IST (UTC+5:30)
Report
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 3,189
Referee: Rowan Arumughan
28 February 2018 17 Goa 5–1 ATK Goa
IST (UTC+5:30)
Report
Stadium: Jawarharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 17,244
Referee: Matthew Conger (New Zealand)
4 March 2018 18 ATK 1–0 NorthEast United Kolkata
IST (UTC+5:30)
Report Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Attendance: 3,165
Referee: Matthew Conger (New Zealand)

Super Cup

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Qualification round

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As one of the bottom four teams in Indian Super League, ATK entered the Super Cup in the qualifier round where they faced Chennai City for a spot in the Round of 16. The match began with ATK on the front foot as expected. They sealed their berth in the pre-quarter finals by winning the match 4–1.[11]

Super Cup

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Qualification round

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ATK drawn with Chennai City in qualification stage. They defeated them by 4-1. And qualified for Round of 16.

16 March 2018 Qualification round ATK 4–1 Chennai City Bhubaneswar
20:00 IST
Report
Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Ajitkumar Lairenlakpam

Round of 16

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In the round of 16, ATK was defeated by fellow Indian Super League side, FC Goa 3-1.

3 April 2018 Round of 16 Goa 3-1 ATK Bhubaneswar
20:00 IST Coro   45+1'
Boumous   70'
Fernandes   77'
Keane   50' Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
Attendance: 2,583
Referee: Rowan Arumughan

Squad statistics

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As of Match played 31 March 2018

Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Indian Super League Indian Super Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals
4 MF   Conor Thomas 18 0 2 0
5 DF   Tom Thorpe 7 0 0 0
6 DF   Jordi 15 0 2 0
8 MF Ryan Taylor 9 0 1 0
9 FW Robin Singh 4 1 2+2 1
10 FW Robbie Keane 2 0 1+1 0
11 FW Jayesh Rane 1 0 0+1 0
14 MF Eugeneson Lyngdoh 3 0 3 0
16 MF Shankar Sampingiraj 2 0 0+2 0
17 MF Rupert Nongrum 5 0 3+2 0
18 MF Hitesh Sharma 4 0 4 0
20 DF Keegan Pereira 4 0 4 0
21 MF Ronald Singh 1 0 0+1 0
22 GK Jussi Jääskeläinen 1 0 1 0
23 DF Anwar Ali 1 0 1 0
24 GK Debjit Majumder 4 0 4 0
29 MF Bipin Singh 4 1 3+1 1
33 DF Prabir Das 5 0 5 0
36 DF Ashutosh Mehta 2 0 1+1 0
87 FW Zequinha 5 1 5 1
99 FW Njazi Kuqi 5 1 3+2 1
Players who left ATK due to injury during the season:

Goal scorers

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Place Position Nation Number Name Indian Super League Total
1 MF 29 Bipin Singh 1 1
FW 87 Zequinha 1 1
FW 99 Njazi Kuqi 1 1
FW 9 Robin Singh 1 1
TOTALS 4 4

References

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  1. ^ "Revealed - here's what Atletico de Kolkata will be called from now on". 22 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Join us in welcoming our new player". Atlético de Kolkata. 23 August 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  3. ^ "ATK sign Manchester United academy graduate Thorpe". Times of India. 11 September 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Indian Super League: ATK sign Spanish defender Jordi Figueras Montel". Hindustan Times. 9 September 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  5. ^ "ATK sign former Coventry City skipper Carl Baker for 2017–18 Indian Super League". Hindustan Times. 4 September 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  6. ^ "'I hope to bring the ATK fans more success and enjoyment' – Robbie Keane completes move to Indian side". Irish Independent. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  7. ^ "ATK sign Finland goalkeeper Jussi Jaaskelainen". Indian Express. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  8. ^ "Pearson returns to the 'Well". Motherwell F.C. 2 February 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  9. ^ a b "ISL 2017: ATK SIGN FORMER NEWCASTLE UNITED PLAYER RYAN TAYLOR TO REPLACE INJURED CARL BAKER". goal.com. 12 December 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  10. ^ "Under 18 squad". Hero I-League. Archived from the original on 21 March 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  11. ^ "Mumbai stall Arrows' brilliance with a late revival". Supercup.in. 16 March 2018.