The 2018–19 season is the club's 99th season in existence. East Bengal discontinued its tie-up with their main sponsors "Kingfisher" after 20 long years of partnership. On 5 July 2018, East Bengal announced a partnership with business giants Quess Corp as their main sponsors, leading to the formation of a new entity named "Quess East Bengal FC Pvt. Ltd." (QEBFC).[2]
| 2018–19 season | ||||
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| Owner | Quess East Bengal Pvt. Ltd. | |||
| Chairman | Ajit Issac | |||
| Manager |  Bastob Roy[a](until 19 August 2018)  Alejandro Menéndez(from 19 August 2018) | |||
| Stadium | Salt Lake Stadium East Bengal Ground | |||
| I-League | Runners-up | |||
| Calcutta Premier Division | 3rd | |||
| Indian Super Cup | Pre-Quarter Finals | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Jobby Justin Enrique Esqueda (9 each) All: Jobby Justin (13) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 64,867 vs Mohun Bagan (16.12.2018) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 9952 vs Indian Arrows (18.01.2019) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 27,270 | |||
| Biggest win | East Bengal 5-0 Shillong Lajong F.C. (2018–19 I-League) | |||
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Preseason overview edit
East Bengal FC roped in 4 players from 2017–18 I-League champions Minerva Punjab F.C.: goal-keeper Rakshit Dagar, defender Kamalpreet Singh, midfielder Kassim Aidara[3] and forward Bali Gagandeep. East Bengal FC also signed experienced defender Kingshuk Debnath from arch-rivals Mohun Bagan. Veteran custodian Abhra Mondal rejoined East Bengal FC from Bengaluru FC. East Bengal FC also announced the signing of midfielder Sanchayan Samaddar who was part of the Bengal Santosh Trophy squad and promoted youngstar Ginkaholen Haokip from their junior squad. East Bengal FC roped in Costa Rica national team centre-back Jhonny Acosta[4] who played all 3 games in the 2018 FIFA World Cup for a rumored fee of Rs. 1.4 Cr.
On 18 August, East Bengal FC announced former Real madrid B manager Alejandro Menéndez García as the new coach.[5]
On 24 August, East Bengal FC announced the signing of former Granada C.F. centreback Borja Gómez Pérez.[6]
On 30 August, East Bengal FC signed former Mexico international Enrique Esqueda on a free transfer, however making him the highest paid footballer in I-League with a rumoured of Rs 4.2 Cr.[7]
Transfers edit
Promoted from Academy edit
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Released mid-season edit
Loaned out edit
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Team edit
First-team Squad edit
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of Birth (Age) |
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| Goalkeepers | ||||
| 1 | Ubaid CK |
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GK | 5 February 1990 |
| 12 | Abhra Mondal |
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GK | 3 October 1986 |
| 32 | Mirshad Michu |
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GK | 3 February 1994 |
| 40 | Rakshit Dagar |
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GK | 16 October 1992 |
| Defenders | ||||
| 2 | Jhonny Acosta | 
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CB | 21 July 1983 |
| 3 | Borja Gómez Pérez |
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CB | 14 May 1988 |
| 4 | Kingshuk Debnath |
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CB | 8 May 1985 |
| 5 | Kamalpreet Singh |
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RB | 15 November 1997 |
| 23 | Lalrozama Fanai |
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LB | 30 November 1991 |
| 24 | Salam Ranjan Singh |
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RB/LB/CB | 4 December 1995 |
| 25 | Samad Ali Mallick |
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RB | 30 September 1994 |
| 27 | Lalramchullova |
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RB/LB | 14 January 1996 |
| 28 | Koushik Sarkar |
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CB | 8 February 1994 |
| 29 | Mehtab Singh |
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RB | 5 June 1998 |
| 33 | Rahul Ghosh |
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LB | 13 September 1998 |
| 39 | Gurmukh Singh |
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RB | |
| 41 | Manoj Mohammed |
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LB | 8 January 1999 |
| Midfielders | ||||
| 7 | Surabuddin Mollick |
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RW | 4 May 1990 |
| 8 | Jaime Santos Colado |
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RW/LW | 27 April 1995 |
| 10 | Antonio Rodríguez Dovale |
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CAM | 4 April 1990 |
| 15 | Siam Hanghal |
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CM | 26 May 1993 |
| 16 | Kassim Aidara | 
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CDM | 12 May 1987 |
| 17 | Laldanmawia Ralte |
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RW | 19 December 1992 |
| 20 | Lalrindika Ralte |
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RW | 7 September 1992 |
| 30 | Brandon Vanlalremdika |
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LW | 28 January 1994 |
| 34 | Sanchayan Samaddar |
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CM | |
| 35 | Yami Longvah |
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LW | 15 May 1998 |
| 36 | Ginkaholen Haokip |
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CAM | |
| 38 | Prakash Sarkar |
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CDM/RB | 15 February 1997 |
| 43 | PC Rohlupuia |
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CAM | |
| Forwards | ||||
| 9 | Enrique Esqueda | 
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FW | 19 April 1988 |
| 11 | Bali Gagandeep |
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FW | 2 June 1990 |
| 22 | Jobi Justin |
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FW | 10 November 1993 |
| 26 | K. Bidyashagar Singh |
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FW | 11 March 1998 |
| 37 | Tetepuia Lalchanhima |
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FW | |
| 42 | Telem Suranjit Singh |
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Last updated: 11 July 2018
Source: East Bengal First Team
Technical staff edit
| Position | Name |
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| Manager (Head Coach) | Alejandro Menéndez
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| Physical Trainer | Carlos Nodar Paz
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| Video Analyst | Mario Rivera Campesino
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| Assistant coach | Bastob Roy
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| Assistant Physical Trainer | Rudra Pratim Roy
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| Club Doctor | Dr. Shantiranjan Dasgupta
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| Team Media Officer | Gautam Roy
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| Team Observer | Tushar Rakshit
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Season overview edit
East Bengal FC started the season with an entire makeover. East Bengal FC parted ways with long time sponsors Kingfisher after 20 years and entered into a new partnership with Quess Corp as their main investors. East Bengal FC is will be taking part in the 2018–19 I- League. East Bengal FC roped in Costa Rica national team center back Jhonny Acosta who played all 3 games in the 2018 FIFA World Cup. East Bengal also roped in ex-Granada CF centre-back Borja Gómez Pérez to strengthen their defence for their quest for the 2018–19 I-League. East Bengal announced ex-Real madrid B manager Alejandro Menéndez as the new coach.
August edit
East Bengal FC started off as the 8 times defending champions of the Calcutta Football League, in search of the 9th consecutive league title. The red and gold brigade started off with an abandoned game against Tollygunge Agragami however, won 2-0 comfortably against WB Police FC with Lalrindika Ralte opening the scoring for the season and Kassim Aidara making it 2–0.
East Bengal FC succumbed to the defensive of Calcutta Customs FC as they failed to score and the match ended a goalless draw.
East Bengal FC won the next 5 games to lead to the all-important Kolkata Derby.
September edit
East Bengal FC made a great comeback against their arch-rivals Mohun Bagan in the first Kolkata Derby of the season, after the Mariners led 2-0 within 30 minutes. East Bengal FC rallied from behind with goals from star debutante Jhonny Acosta and the equalised from Laldanmawia Ralte from a Lalrindika Ralte corner.
East Bengal FC however lost the 2 next matches against Peerless FC and Mohammedan SC and eventually lost the title to arch-rivals Mohun Bagan after holding it for 8 long years.
East Bengal FC suffered a huge blow when the AIFF put on a Transfer Ban on the Red and Golds which will prevent them from signing any further player until 31 January 2018. The Transfer Ban was imposed after the AIFF disciplinary committee found East Bengal FC guilty of unethically poaching Sukhwinder Singh of Minerva Punjab which the player was still in contract with the team from Punjab.
Alejandro Menéndez took over the reins of the East Bengal FC manager after the Calcutta Football League ended and planned to play a few friendlies as a pre-season before the 2018–19 I-League.
East Bengal FC played FC Goa in a pre-season friendly on 22 September at Bambolim, Stadium, Goa and lost via a single goal after a terrific solo effort from Ferran Corominas put the Goan side ahead in the 75th minute. East Bengal put up a great fight against the Indian Super League side after just 3 days of new coach Alejandro Menendez took over.
October edit
East Bengal FC flew off to Malaysia for 3 weeks to conduct the Pre-season for the upcoming 2018–19 I-League. East Bengal FC would stay at the MSN Sports Complex Residential Training Facilities at Kuala Lumpur and play 5 practice matches in the interim.
East Bengal FC faced Malaysia Premier League side UiTM F.C. on 7 October in the first Pre-season game in Malaysia. After conceding an early goal, the Red and Gold brigade made a come-back and rallied past 4 goals to win 1–4 against the Malaysian side. Yami Longvah, Enrique Esqueda, Mahmoud Amnah and Jobi Justin were on the score-sheet.
East Bengal was to play against another Malaysia Premier League side UKM F.C. on 10 October in the second of the 5 pre-season friendlies however due to bad pitch conditions due to excessive rainfall, the match was abandoned before kick-off.
East Bengal played against Malaysia Super League side Terengganu F.C. on 13 October in the next Pre-season friendly game in Malaysia. Ex-East Bengal fans' heartthrob Do Dong Hyun featured in the match against the Red and Golds. East Bengal FC drew 0–0 against the Malaysia Super League side who became runners-up in the 2018 Malaysia Cup.
East Bengal played against Malaysia Premier League side PDRM FA in the next pre-season game where they won handsomely by a 6-2 margin, with Jobi Justin netting twice and goals each from Enrique Esqueda, Surabuddin Mollick and Bidyashagar Singh with another one being an own-goal.
East Bengal faced UiTM F.C. Reserves in the last pre-season friendly at Malaysia where they won 1-0 courtesy of a goal from Enrique Esqueda. The Red and Gold brigade remain undefeated in the pre-season tour in Malaysia
East Bengal FC faced NEROCA F.C. in the first game of 2018–19 I-League season, away at Imphal. Mexican frontman Enrique Esqueda's brace with one in each half ensured the Red and Golds have a perfect start to the campaign. Academy graduate Manoj Mohammed debuted for the Red and Golds as a Left-back and gained huge praise for his excellent performance.
November edit
East Bengal FC faced Shillong Lajong F.C. in the second game of the campaign, again away at Shillong which they won 3–1. Jobi Justin's brace in the first half along with academy graduate Bidyashagar Singh's goal in the second half ensured East Bengal FC win. Manoj Mohammed again started for the Red and Gold brigade as East Bengal FC defence looked properly organized to throw off any attack from the home side.[8] With 6 points from the first two games, this is East Bengal FC's best start to an I-League campaign since 2010–11.
East Bengal FC faced Chennai City F.C. on 13 November, at Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata for the first home game of the season which they lost 1–2. Sandro Rodríguez scored the first goal from a free-kick in the dying moments of the first half for Chennai City F.C. to give them a 1–0 lead at HT. Enrique Esqueda equalized for the Red and Golds however Néstor Gordillo scored the winner for the away team in the 85th min from the spot.
On 21 November, AIFF lifted the ban imposed on East Bengal FC on signing new players.[9] On 23 November, East Bengal FC announced the signing of their 6th Foreigner ]Jaime Santos Colado of Spain who previously played in the Segunda Division B for teams like Sporting de Gijón B and CD Mirandés as a Winger and Attacking midfielder.[10]
East Bengal FC faced Aizawl F.C. next on 24 November, away at Aizawl and in a crunch game, the Red and Gold brigade lost 3–2. Aizawl F.C. took the lead early, but East Bengal FC came back into the game in the second half to lead 1-2 however two late goals from the home side took the game away from East Bengal FC. East Bengal FC was denied a clear goal, when Lalramchullova's free-kick hit the crossbar and bounced back from inside the goal into play, the referee kept the game on, not adjudging it a goal.
December edit
East Bengal FC faced the reigning champions Minerva Punjab F.C. on 4 December, at the Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata where they lost by a solitary goal. William Opoku scored the decisive goal in the 78th minute of the game after East Bengal custodian Ubaid C.K. made a mistake. This was East Bengal FC's 3rd defeat in succession.
East Bengal FC faced the Gokulam Kerala F.C. on 8 December, at the Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata next which they won by 3–1, credit to an all-round performance from Joby Justin who assisted the first goal for Brandon Vanlalremdika, scored the second and was a constant threat at the Gokulam Kerala's penalty box. Lalramchullova scored the third for the Red and Gold Brigade which ensured 3 points for the home side.
East Bengal FC faced Mohun Bagan on 16 December, at the Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata for the first leg of Kolkata Derby of the I-League season and in a thrilling encounter, the Red and Gold brigade emerged victorious by 3–2 with the Mariners going down to 10 men in the second half. It was Mohun Bagan who took an early lead in the 13 min when Omar Elhussieny dodged past Lalramchullova to put in a perfect cross for Azharuddin Mallick to slot in into an empty net. East Bengal FC equalized just 4 minutes later with Laldanmawia Ralte netting home from an excellent through ball from Jobi Justin. Jobi Justin was again on the mark when he scored in the 44th minute with a sublime overhead volley to take the lead in the Kolkata Derby. After the break, Mohun Bagan was down to 10 men as Kingsley Obumneme was sent off for a double booking when he stopped Jobi Justin from behind after he was nutmegged. East Bengal FC increased their lead from the resulting free-kick as Laldanmawia Ralte was again at the position from a perfect cross from Lalrindika Ralte to make it 3–1 in the 61st minute. This was Laldanmawia Ralte's 4th goal in Kolkata Derby. Dipanda Dicka reduced the margin for Mohun Bagan in the 75th minute, however, the Red and Gold brigade held on to the lead and won their first Derby after 33 months gap.
East Bengal FC faced Churchill Brothers on 20 December, at the Tilak Maidan in Goa and after being 1-0 down within 2 minutes from a Willis Plaza strike, East Bengal rallied back with strikes from Jaime Santos and Lalrindika Ralte. Jaime Santos scored a perfect volley from a Lalrindika Ralte corner to equalize the game and in the second half it was Lalrindika Ralte himself who scored directly from a free-kick to win 3 points for the Red and Gold brigade.
East Bengal FC faced Real Kashmir F.C. on 28 December, at home but failed to get 3 points from the fixture after the game ended in a 1–1 draw. Lalramchullova put the ball inside his own net just after the break but it was none other than Jobi Justin who scored the equalizer for East Bengal FC to secure a point for the home side.
January edit
On 8 January 2019, East Bengal FC faced Indian Arrows at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneshwar and in a hard-fought contest the Red and Gold brigade came out victorious by 1–2, courtesy of goals from Laldanmawia Ralte and Jobi Justin one in each half.[11][12] Arrows scored one consolation late in the second half but East Bengal FC managed to hold on to the lead and emerge with 3 points/ Lalrindika Ralte missed a penalty in the first half which could have increased the lead for East Bengal FC.
East Bengal FC faced Chennai City F.C. away at Coimbatore on 14 January next where in a crunch encounter East Bengal FC lost 2-1 even after taking the lead in the 9th minute courtesy of a Laldanmawia Ralte goal. The home team rallied to score 2 goals with defensive lapses from the Red and Gold Brigade.
East Bengal FC faced Indian Arrows next on 18 January at home and in a lacklusture game, the Red and Gold brigade managed to win by a solitary goal courtesy of Jaime Santos who tapped home from a Jobby Justin grounded cross.
East Bengal FC faced Mohun Bagan next on 27 January in the return leg of the Kolkata Derby and like the first leg derby, East Bengal FC again managed to win against their arch-rivals by 2–0 with goals from Jaime Santos and Jobby Justin. This was the first time since 2003–04, and only the 3rd time overall that East Bengal FC managed an NFL/I-League Derby Double against their arch-rivals Mohun Bagan.
February edit
East Bengal FC faced NEROCA F.C. next on 7 February at the Salt Lake Stadium and made a remarkable comeback victory after going behind 0-1 as early as in the 3rd minute when Chencho Gyeltshen scored for the visitors. The home team tried hard but could find the back of the net, until Enrique Esqueda came in as a super sub and scored a brilliant headed brace to secure all three points for East Bengal FC
East Bengal FC faced Shillong Lajong F.C. next on 14 February at the Salt Lake Stadium and displayed complete dominance as they won by 5–0 against the highlanders. Laldanmawia Ralte bragged the first hat-trick of the season for East Bengal FC while the other two were scored by Jobby Justin and Enrique Esqueda.
East Bengal FC faced Churchill Brothers S.C. next on 17 February at the Salt Lake Stadium and could only manage a 1–1 draw after ex-East Bengal FC frontman Willis Plaza scored to take a 0–1 lead for the away team, which was equalized by Kassim Aidara, who headed home from a Lalrindika Ralte freekick to make it 1–1.
East Bengal FC faced Aizawl F.C. next on 25 February at the Salt Lake Stadium for the last home game of the season and could only manage a point which hampered their title hopes. Aizawl F.C. took the lead in the first half which was then equalized by Enrique Esqueda in the second half. The Red and Gold brigade failed to score the winning goal as Jobby Justin's header came off the bar in the dying minutes of the match.
Jobby Justin was suspended after the match for spitting charges and is supposed to miss the next 6 matches.
East Bengal FC faced Real Kashmir F.C. next on 28 February at Delhi and in a sublime first half display took an early lead of 2–0 with goals from Enrique Esqueda and Jaime Santos. The Kashmir team managed to score a goal in the second half from the penalty spot however East Bengal FC managed to emerge victorious, keeping their title hopes alive.
March edit
East Bengal FC faced Minerva Punjab F.C. in the penultimate game of the season on 3 March at Chandigarh and had to win to keep their title hopes alive and in a thriller of a game, East Bengal FC managed a 1–0 win courtesy of a cool finish from none other than frontman Enrique Esqueda. With this victory, East Bengal FC sits at 39 points from 19 matches, just 1 point behind the league leaders Chennai City F.C. with the last match scheduled on 9 March 2019 for both the teams, which will be the decider for the 2018–19 I-League title.
On 6th Match, East Bengal FC announced a 2 years contract extension for coach Alejandro Menéndez Garcia and his team.
April edit
East Bengal F.C. gave walk over to Delhi Dynamos F.C. in the Round of 16 in 2019 Indian Super Cup.
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Competitions edit
Overall edit
| Competition | First match | Last match | Final Position |
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| IFA Shield [A] | 8 July 2018 | 19 July 2018 | Champions |
| Calcutta Football League | 3 August 2018 | 18 September 2018 | 3rd |
| GTA Chairman's Gold Cup (Darjeeling) | 15 December 2018 | 23 December 2018 | Champions |
| I-League | 27 October 2018 | 9 March 2019 | Runners up |
| Super Cup | 30 March 2019 | 30 March 2019 | Round of 16 [B] |
Overview edit
| Competition | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |
| CFL | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 7 | +12 | 63.64 |
| I League | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 20 | +17 | 65.00 |
| Super Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
| Total | 31 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 56 | 27 | +29 | 64.52 |
Last updated: 9 March 2019
Source: Competitions
Calcutta Football League edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Mohun Bagan (C) | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 6 | +21 | 29 | Champion |
| 2 | Peerless SC | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 8 | +12 | 25 | |
| 3 | East Bengal | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 7 | +12 | 23 | |
| 4 | Mohammedan | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 19 | Qualified for I-League 2nd Division |
| 5 | Rainbow | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 17 |
Matches edit
Win Draw Loss
| 3 August 2018 1 | East Bengal | 1–1 (ABD) | Tollygunge Agragami | East Bengal Ground, Kolkata |
| 16:30 IST | Richard (o.g.)  2' |
To be Replayed | Daniel Bedemi 30' |
Attendance: 23000 Referee: Uttam Sarkar |
| 6 August 2018 2 | East Bengal | 2–0 | WB Police FC | East Bengal Ground, Kolkata |
| 16:30 IST | Lalrindika Ralte 14' Kassim Aidara 38' |
Report | Subhas Ghosh  60' |
Attendance: 11000 Referee: Animesh Biswas Man of the Match: Lalrindika Ralte (East Bengal) |
| 10 August 2018 3 | East Bengal | 0–0 | Calcutta Customs | East Bengal Ground, Kolkata |
| 16:30 IST | Report | Rajon Barman 31' Amit Das 45+2'John Ampong 49'Sourav Das 81' |
Attendance: 17000 Referee: Biplab Poddar Man of the Match: Subham sen (Culcatta Customs) |
| 14 August 2018 4 | East Bengal | 3–0 | Pathachakra FC | East Bengal Ground, Kolkata |
| 16:30 IST | Jobi Justin 15' 78' Laldanmawia Ralte 41' (pen) |
Report | Futa Nakamura 65' |
Attendance: 10000 Referee: Pranjal Bannerjee Man of the Match: Jobi Justin (East Bengal) |
| 18 August 2018 5 | East Bengal | 3–0 | Aryans FC | East Bengal Ground, Kolkata |
| 16:30 IST | Kassim Aidara 27' Laldanmawia Ralte 50'Samad Ali Mallick 65'Mahmoud Amnah 69'Lalramchullova 73' |
Report | Sameer Pradhan 45+3' |
Attendance: 22000 Referee: Tannmoy Dhar Man of the Match: Laldanmawia Ralte (East Bengal) |
| 23 August 2018 1* (Rematch) | East Bengal | 3–0 | Tollygunge Agragami | East Bengal Ground, Kolkata |
| 16:30 IST | Brandon Vanlalremdika 15' Jobi Justin 21'Samad Ali Mallick 41' |
Report | Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Prabir Dhar Man of the Match: Brandon Vanlalremdika (East Bengal) |
| 26 August 2018 6 | East Bengal | 1–0 | NBP Rainbow AC | East Bengal Ground, Kolkata |
| 16:30 IST | Lalramchullova 26' (pen) Kamalpreet Singh 49'Rakshit Dagar 90+5' |
Report | Abhijit Sarkar 22' Dibyendu Sarkar 25'Godwin Quashiga 87' |
Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Dipy Roy Man of the Match: Mahmoud Amnah (East Bengal) |
| 29 August 2018 7 | East Bengal | 2–1 | George Telegraph | East Bengal Ground, Kolkata |
| 16:30 IST | Mehtab Singh 75' Koushik Sarkar 90+2' |
Report | Justice Morgan 69' Rajiv Shaw 77' |
Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Uttam Sarkar Man of the Match: Koushik Sarkar (East Bengal) |
| 2 September 2018 8 | East Bengal | 2–2 | Mohun Bagan | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata |
| 16:30 IST | Jhonny Acosta 45+2' Kassim Aidara 52'Mahmoud Amnah 58'Laldanmawia Ralte 61' |
Report | Pintu Mahata 20' Henry Kisekka 30'Shilton D'Silva 49'Shilton Paul 58' |
Attendance: 66,182 Referee: Pranjal Banerjee Man of the Match: Pintu Mahata (Mohun Bagan) |
| 6 September 2018 9 | East Bengal | 1–2 | Peerless FC | East Bengal Ground, Kolkata |
| 16:30 IST | Kassim Aidara 71' 80' |
Report | Ansumana Kromah 6' Sandip Kumar Paul 26'Dalraj Singh 29' Narahari Srestha 77' |
Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Prabir Dhar Man of the Match: Narahari Srestha (Peerless FC) |
| 11 September 2018 10 | East Bengal | 1–2 | Mohammedan | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata |
| 16:30 IST | Jhonny Acosta 12' Laldanmawia Ralte 22' |
Report | Laltu Hembram 23' Lancine Toure 45'Philip Adjah 87' 90+11' |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Dipu Roy Man of the Match: Philip Adjah (Mohammedan |
| 18 September 2018 11 | East Bengal | 1–0 | Food Corporation of India | East Bengal Ground, Kolkata |
| 16:30 IST | Jobi Justin 14' |
Report | Attendance: 2,000 |
Preseason edit
Fixtures and results edit
Win Draw Loss
| 22 September 2018 Friendly | FC Goa | 1–0 | East Bengal | Bambolim Stadium, Goa |
| 19:30 IST | Ferran Corominas 75' |
Report | Attendance: 500 |
| 7 October 2018 Friendly | UiTM F.C. | 1–4 | East Bengal | UiTM Stadium, Shah Alam, Malaysia |
| 18:00 IST | 28' |
Report | Yami Longvah 39' Enrique Esqueda 45' (pen)Borja Gomez Perez 60'Mahmoud Amnah 80' (pen)Jobi Justin 82' |
Attendance: 200 |
| 10 October 2018 Friendly | UKM F.C. | (ABD) | East Bengal | USIM Mini Stadium, Nilai, Malaysia |
| 14:30 IST | Abandoned due to bad playing conditions |
| 13 October 2018 Friendly | Terengganu F.C. | 0–0 | East Bengal | USIM Mini Stadium, Nilai, Malaysia |
| 14:30 IST | Report |
| 17 October 2018 Friendly | PDRM FA | 2–6 | East Bengal | MSN Ground, Kuala Lumpur |
| 07:00 IST | Petri?or Voinea 49', 53' |
Report | Surabuddin Mollick 30' Enrique Esqueda 43', 63'?? (o.g.) Bidyashagar Singh 70'Jobi Justin 73', 89' |
| 19 October 2018 Friendly | UiTM F.C. Reserves | 0–1 | East Bengal | Sime Darby Field, Kuala Lumpur |
| 14:15 IST | Enrique Esqueda 30' |
I-League edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Chennai City (C) | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 48 | 28 | +20 | 43 | Qualification for AFC Champions League preliminary round 1[b] |
| 2 | East Bengal | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 20 | +17 | 42 | |
| 3 | Real Kashmir | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 14 | +11 | 37[c] | |
| 4 | Churchill Brothers | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 35 | 23 | +12 | 34 | |
| 5 | Mohun Bagan | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 28 | −1 | 29 |
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
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ Bastob Roy remained the coach under Technical-Director Subhash Bhowmick.[1]
- ^ If the league champions cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League group stage, they will enter the AFC Cup group stage.
- ^ The game between Minerva Punjab and Real Kashmir was rescheduled, but eventually it was not played and both teams were awarded a point.[15]
Result summary edit
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 20 | +17 | 42 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 10 | +10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 10 | +7 |
Last updated: 9 March 2019.
Source: i-league.org
Results by round edit
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches edit
Win Draw Loss
| 27 October 2018 1 | Neroca FC | 0–2 | East Bengal | Khuman Lampak Stadium, Imphal |
| 14:00 IST | Eduardo Ferreira 27' Subhash Singh 60' |
Report | Enrique Esqueda 10', 48' (pen) Manoj Mohammed 62' |
Attendance: 26,400 Referee: Raktim Saha Man of the Match: Enrique Esqueda (East Bengal) |
| 1 November 2018 2 | Shillong Lajong F.C. | 1–3 | East Bengal | JL Nehru Stadium, Shillong |
| 14:00 IST | Lalrohlua 43' Rakesh Pradhan 71' |
Report | Jobi Justin 12', 41' Jhonny Acosta 46'Bidyashagar Singh 74' |
Attendance: 4320 Referee: Rabichandra Singh Irengbam Man of the Match: Jobi Justin (East Bengal) |
| 13 November 2018 3 | East Bengal | 1–2 | Chennai City F.C. | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata |
| 17:00 IST | Surabuddin Mollick 41' Lalrindika Ralte 45'Enrique Esqueda 52' 67'Rakshit Dagar 86' |
Report | Sandro Rodríguez 45+2' Néstor Gordillo 87' (pen) |
Attendance: 25,272 Referee: Crystal John Man of the Match: Edwin Vanspaul (Chennai City F.C.) |
| 24 November 2018 4 | Aizawl F.C. | 3–2 | East Bengal | Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Aizawl |
| 14:00 IST | Léonce Dodoz Zikahi 25' David Lalrinmuana 33'Albert Zohmingmawia 36'Joe Zoharliana 74'David Lalbiakzara 79'Lalkhawpuimawia 84' |
Report | Lalrindika Ralte 13' Enrique Esqueda 33'Jobi Justin 64'Borja Gomez Perez 70' |
Attendance: 3,612 Referee: Rosario Fernandes Man of the Match: Léonce Dodoz Zikahi (Aizawl F.C.) |
| 4 December 2018 5 | East Bengal | 0-1 | Minerva Punjab F.C. | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata |
| 17:00 IST | Jhonny Acosta 73' |
Report | William Opoku 78' |
Attendance: 16,821 Referee: Crystal John Man of the Match: William Opoku (Minerva Punjab F.C.) |
| 8 December 2018 6 | East Bengal | 3–1 | Gokulam Kerala FC | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata |
| 17:00 IST | Brandon Vanlalremdika 4' Jobi Justin 15'Lalramchullova 63' 82'Lalrindika Ralte 77' |
Report | Deepak kumar 33' Christian Sabah 57'Guilherme Batata 77' |
Attendance: 14,206 Referee: Priyobrata Singh Man of the Match: Jobi Justin (East Bengal FC) |
| 16 December 2018 7 | East Bengal | 3–2 | Mohun Bagan | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata |
| 17:00 IST | Laldanmawia Ralte 17', 63' Jobi Justin 44'Jhonny Acosta 48'Manoj Mohammed 53' |
Report | Kingsley Obumneme 12'  59'Azharuddin Mallick 13'Shilton D'Silva 18'Yuta Kinowaki 25'Aser Pierrick Dipanda 75'Gurjinder Kumar 76'Abhishek Ambekar 82' |
Attendance: 64,867 Referee: Venkatesh R Man of the Match: Laldanmawia Ralte (East Bengal FC) |
| 20 December 2018 8 | Churchill Brothers S.C. | 1–2 | East Bengal | Tilak Maidan, Vasco da Gama |
| 17:00 IST | Willis Plaza 3' 3' Khalid Aucho 45+3'Richard Costa 68'Nallappan Mohanraj 90+4' |
Report | Jaime Santos 34' Lalrindika Ralte 79'Bali Gagandeep 87' 90' |
Attendance: 3,027 Referee: Maria Joseph Arokia Man of the Match: Jaime Santos (East Bengal FC) |
| 28 December 2018 9 | East Bengal | 1–1 | Real Kashmir F.C. | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata |
| 17:00 IST | Jobi Justin 57' |
Lalramchullova (o.g.) 46' Loveday Enyinnaya 65' |
Attendance: 19,778 Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta Man of the Match: Jobi Justin (East Bengal FC) |
| 8 January 2019 10 | Indian Arrows | 1–2 | East Bengal | Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneshwar |
| 14:00 IST | Aniket Jadhav 82' 84' Ninthoinganba Meetei 90' (pen) |
Laldanmawia Ralte 26' Lalramchullova  55'Jobi Justin 59'Brandon Vanlalremdika 90+4' |
Attendance: 500 Referee: Senthil Nathon S Man of the Match: Joby Justin (East Bengal FC) |
| 14 January 2019 11 | Chennai City F.C. | 2–1 | East Bengal | JL Nehru Stadium, Coimbatore |
| 19:30 IST | Sri Ram 37' Pedro Manzi 49'Roberto Eslava 55'Alexander Romario 60' |
Laldanmawia Ralte 9' Samad Ali Mallick 27'Antonio Rodríguez Dovale 31'Jaime Santos 55'Lalrindika Ralte 55' |
Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta Man of the Match: Alexander Romario (Chennai City F.C.) |
| 18 January 2019 12 | East Bengal | 1–0 | Indian Arrows | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata |
| 17:00 IST | Jaime Santos 28' 48' Lalramchullova 29'Manoj Mohammed 86' 90+4' |
Attendance: 9952 Referee: Tejas Visvasrao Nagvenkar Man of the Match: Borja Gomez Perez (East Bengal FC) |
| 27 January 2019 13 | Mohun Bagan | 0–2 | East Bengal | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata |
| 17:00 IST | Omar Elhussieny 22' Darren Caldeira 73'Sony Norde 83' |
Jaime Santos 35' Jobby Justin 75' 76' |
Attendance: 62,628 Referee: CR Srikrishna Man of the Match: Jobby Justin (East Bengal FC) |
| 7 February 2019 14 | East Bengal | 2–1 | Neroca F.C. | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata |
| 17:00 IST | Lalrindika Ralte 31' Kamalpreet Singh 37'Borja Gomez Perez 62'Enrique Esqueda 67', 86' |
Chencho Gyeltshen 3' Varney Kallon 12'Singam Subhash Singh 63'Saikhom Ronald Singh 89' |
Attendance: 34,852 Referee: Venkatesh R Man of the Match: Enrique Esqueda (East Bengal FC) |
| 14 February 2019 16 | East Bengal | 5–0 | Shillong Lajong F.C. | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata |
| 17:00 IST | Laldanmawia Ralte 8', 27', 60' Jobby Justin 29'Enrique Esqueda 45' |
Aiban Dohling 87' |
Attendance: 24,979 Referee: Om Prakash Thakur Man of the Match: Laldanmawia Ralte (East Bengal FC) |
| 17 February 2019 17 | East Bengal | 1–1 | Churchill Brothers S.C. | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata |
| 17:00 IST | Borja Gomez Perez 9' Jhonny Acosta 33'Kassim Aidara 78' |
Willis Plaza 36' 70' Anthony Wolfe 55'Lorougnon Christ Remi 81' |
Attendance: 43,768 Referee: Raktim Saha Man of the Match: Lalrindika Ralte (East Bengal FC) |
| 25 February 2019 18 | East Bengal | 1–1 | Aizawl F.C. | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata |
| 17:00 IST | Enrique Esqueda 65' Borja Gomez Perez 70' |
Léonce Dodoz Zikahi 23' Ansumana Kromah 45'Kareem Omolaja 69' 69' |
Attendance: 17,204 Referee: Umesh Bora Man of the Match: Léonce Dodoz Zikahi (Aizawl F.C.) |
| 28 February 2019 15* | Real Kashmir F.C. | 1–2 | East Bengal | JLN Stadium, Delhi |
| 14:00 IST | Enrique Esqueda 20' Jaime Santos 42'Borja Gomez Perez 87' |
Mason Robertson 26' Abednego Tetteh 28'Aaron Katebe 67' (pen)Gnohere Krizo 83' |
Attendance: 2,792 Referee: Rowan Arumughan Man of the Match: Enrique Esqueda (East Bengal FC) |
| 3 March 2019 19 | Minerva Punjab F.C. | 0–1 | East Bengal | Tau Devi Lal Stadium, Chandigarh |
| 14:00 IST | Enrique Esqueda 75' Kassim Aidara 80'Rakshit Dagar 83' |
Attendance: 3,800 Referee: Om Prakash Thakur Man of the Match: Laldanmawia Ralte (East Bengal FC) |
| 9 March 2019 20 | Gokulam Kerala FC | 1–2 | East Bengal | EMS Stadium, Kozhikode |
| 17:00 IST | Monotosh Chakladar 52' Marcus Joseph 70' 89'Daniel Addo 86' |
Jaime Santos 79' (pen) 90+7' Laldanmawia Ralte 86' |
Attendance: 4,123 Referee: Rahul Gupta Man of the Match: Laldanmawia Ralte (East Bengal FC) |
Super Cup edit
East Bengal FC along with six other I-League clubs — Minerva Punjab F.C., Mohun Bagan, NEROCA F.C., Gokulam Kerala F.C., Aizawl F.C., and Chennai City F.C. — announced they will withdraw from Super Cup, citing "unfair treatment to I-League clubs."[16]
Brackets edit
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| 31 March | ||||||||||||||
| Mohun Bagan | ||||||||||||||
| 4 April | ||||||||||||||
| Bengaluru | w/o | |||||||||||||
| Bengaluru | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 31 March | ||||||||||||||
| Chennai City | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Pune City | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 9 April | ||||||||||||||
| Chennai City | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Chennai City | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 30 March | ||||||||||||||
| Goa | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Indian Arrows | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 6 April | ||||||||||||||
| Goa | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Goa | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 2 April | ||||||||||||||
| Jamshedpur | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Jamshedpur | w/o | |||||||||||||
| 13 April | ||||||||||||||
| Churchill Brothers | ||||||||||||||
| Goa | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 29 March | ||||||||||||||
| Chennaiyin | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Chennaiyin | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 7 April | ||||||||||||||
| Mumbai City | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Chennaiyin | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 3 April | ||||||||||||||
| NorthEast United | 1 | |||||||||||||
| NEROCA | ||||||||||||||
| 10 April | ||||||||||||||
| NorthEast United | w/o | |||||||||||||
| Chennaiyin | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 30 March | ||||||||||||||
| ATK | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Delhi Dynamos | w/o | |||||||||||||
| 5 April | ||||||||||||||
| East Bengal | ||||||||||||||
| Delhi Dynamos | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 1 April | ||||||||||||||
| ATK | 4 | |||||||||||||
| ATK | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Real Kashmir | 1 | |||||||||||||
Matches edit
Win Draw Loss
| 30 March 2019 Pre QF | Delhi Dynamos FC | (Walkover)[a] | East Bengal | Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneshwar |
| 20:30 IST | Report |
Statistics edit
Appearances edit
- Players with no appearances are not included in the list.
- As of end of 2018–19 season.[17]
| Appearances for East Bengal in 2018–19 season | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | CFL | I League | Super Cup | Total | ||||||
| Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts | ||||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| 1 | GK |
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Ubaid CK | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 4 | 3 | ||
| 40 | GK |
|
Rakshit Dagar | 10 | 10 | 18 | 18 | - | - | 28 | 28 | ||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 2 | DF |
|
Jhonny Acosta | 3 | 3 | 18 | 18 | - | - | 21 | 21 | ||
| 3 | DF |
|
Borja Gomez Perez | - | - | 19 | 19 | - | - | 19 | 19 | ||
| 4 | DF |
|
Kingshuk Debnath | 8 | 8 | - | - | - | - | 8 | 8 | ||
| 5 | DF |
|
Kamalpreet Singh | 11 | 9 | 13 | 10 | - | - | 24 | 19 | ||
| 23 | DF |
|
Lalrozama Fanai | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | ||
| 24 | DF |
|
Salam Ranjan Singh | - | - | 5 | 3 | - | - | 5 | 3 | ||
| 25 | DF |
|
Samad Ali Mallick | 9 | 9 | 14 | 3 | - | - | 23 | 12 | ||
| 27 | DF |
|
Lalramchullova | 9 | 9 | 18 | 17 | - | - | 27 | 26 | ||
| 28 | DF |
|
Koushik Sarkar | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | ||
| 29 | DF |
|
Mehtab Singh | 11 | 11 | - | - | - | - | 11 | 11 | ||
| 41 | DF |
|
Manoj Mohammed | - | - | 16 | 16 | - | - | 16 | 16 | ||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 6 | MF | 
|
Mahmoud Amnah | 11 | 9 | - | - | - | - | 11 | 9 | ||
| 7 | MF |
|
Surabuddin Mollick | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 12 | 2 | ||
| 8 | MF |
|
Jaime Santos | - | - | 14 | 12 | - | - | 14 | 12 | ||
| 10 | MF |
|
Antonio Rodríguez Dovale | - | - | 11 | 9 | - | - | 11 | 9 | ||
| 15 | MF |
|
Siam Hanghal | - | - | 2 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 0 | ||
| 16 | MF |
|
Kassim Aidara | 11 | 11 | 18 | 16 | - | - | 29 | 27 | ||
| 17 | MF |
|
Laldanmawia Ralte | 10 | 10 | 19 | 19 | - | - | 29 | 29 | ||
| 20 | MF |
|
Lalrindika Ralte | 7 | 5 | 18 | 18 | - | - | 25 | 23 | ||
| 21 | MF |
|
Yami Longvah | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - | - | 6 | 4 | ||
| 26 | MF |
|
Bidyashagar Singh | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | - | - | 12 | 2 | ||
| 30 | MF |
|
Brandon Vanlalremdika | 9 | 7 | 19 | 9 | - | - | 28 | 16 | ||
| 34 | MF |
|
Sanchayan Samaddar | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 0 | ||
| 38 | MF |
|
Prakash Sarkar | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 6 | 1 | ||
| 43 | MF |
|
P.C. Rohlupuia | - | - | 1 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | ||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 9 | FW |
|
Enrique Esqueda | - | - | 14 | 12 | - | - | 14 | 12 | ||
| 11 | FW |
|
Bali Gagandeep | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 13 | 3 | ||
| 22 | FW |
|
Jobi Justin | 9 | 9 | 17 | 17 | - | - | 26 | 26 | ||
Goal scorers edit
- As of end of 2018–19.[17]
| Goals for East Bengal in 2018–19 season | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | CFL | I League | Indian Super Cup | Total |
| 1 | 22 | FW |
|
Jobi Justin | 4 | 9 | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | 17 | MF |
|
Laldanmawia Ralte | 3 | 8 | 0 | 11 |
| 3 | 9 | FW |
|
Enrique Esqueda | - | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 4 | 8 | MF |
|
Jaime Santos | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | 16 | MF |
|
Kassim Aidara | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | 20 | MF |
|
Lalrindika Ralte | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 30 | MF |
|
Brandon Vanlalremdika | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 27 | DF |
|
Lalramchullova | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2 | DF |
|
Jhonny Acosta | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 10 | 26 | MF |
|
Bidyashagar Singh | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | DF |
|
Borja Gomez Perez | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | MF |
|
Mahmoud Amnah | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 25 | DF |
|
Samad Ali Mallick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 29 | DF |
|
Mehtab Singh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 28 | DF |
|
Koushik Sarkar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own Goals | - | - | - | |||||
| TOTAL | 19 | 37 | 0 | 56 | ||||
Hat-tricks edit
| Player | Against | Result | Date | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laldanmawia Ralte | Shillong Lajong F.C. | 5-0 | 14 February 2019 | 2018–19 I-League |
Clean sheets edit
- Correct as of matches played on 9 March 2019
| No. | Player | CFL | I League | Super Cup | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | Rakshit Dagar | 6 | 5 | 0 | 11 |
| 1 | Ubaid CK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Disciplinary record edit
- As of matches played 9 March 2019
| No. | Pos. | Name | CFL | I League | Indian Super Cup | Total | Remarks | ||||||||
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| 25 | DF | Samad Ali Mallick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 27 | DF | Lalramchullova | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | Suspended for match against Chennai City F.C. | |||
| 5 | MF | Kamalpreet Singh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 40 | GK | Rakshit Dagar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 16 | MF | Kassim Aidara | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 6 | MF | Mahmoud Amnah | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 17 | MF | Laldanmawia Ralte | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 41 | DF | Manoj Mohammed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | Suspended for match against Mohun Bagan | |||
| 2 | DF | Jhonny Acosta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Suspended for match against Aizawl F.C. | |||
| 7 | MF | Surabuddin Mollick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 20 | MF | Lalrindika Ralte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Suspended for match against Indian Arrows | |||
| 9 | FW | Enrique Esqueda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 11 | FW | Bali Gagandeep | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Suspended for match against Real Kashmir F.C. | |||
| 30 | MF | Brandon Vanlalremdika | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 10 | MF | Antonio Rodriguez Dovale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 8 | MF | Jaime Santos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 22 | FW | Jobby Justin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 3 | DF | Borja Gomez Perez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Suspended for match against Minerva Punjab F.C. | |||
Honours edit
Titles Won edit
- 2018 IFA Shield Champions (29th time)[18]
*U-19 tournament since 2015. Defeated Mohun Bagan U-19 in the final: 1–1; 4–3 (p)
- GTA Chairman's Gold Cup (Darjeeling Gold Cup 2018) Champions (5th time)
East Bengal Reserves team played in the tournament. Defeated Mohammedan Sporting in the final: 0-0; 3-1 (p)
Player Awards edit
Quess EBFC Player of the Month edit
| No. | Month | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | October | |
| 2 | November | |
| 3 | December | |
| 4 | January | |
| 5 | February |
See also edit
References edit
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- ^ "Quess Corp come onboard as East Bengal's investor - Goal.com". www.goal.com.
- ^ "East Bengal sign Kassim Aidara, shortlist foreign striker - Goal.com". www.goal.com.
- ^ "East Bengal ropes in Costa Rican World Cupper Johnny Acosta Zamora - Goal.com". www.goal.com.
- ^ "Alejandro Menendez's appointment marks the beginning of new era in East Bengal - Goal.com". www.goal.com.
- ^ "East Bengal sign Spanish defender Borja Gomez Perez - Goal.com". www.goal.com.
- ^ "I-League: East Bengal sign Enrique Esqueda - Goal.com". www.goal.com.
- ^ "I-League 2018-19: Alejandro Menendez heaps praise on East Bengal defence - Goal.com". www.goal.com.
- ^ "'Relieved' of ban, East Bengal search for sixth foreigner". The Times of India.
- ^ "I-League 2018-19: Jaime Santos Colado to become East Bengal's sixth overseas signing - Goal.com". www.goal.com.
- ^ "I-League 2018-19: Jobby Justin on target as East Bengal register comfortable victory over Indian Arrows | Goal.com". www.goal.com. 8 January 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
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- ^ a b "Delhi Dynamos progress to the quarter- finals after East Bengal's withdrawal". Hero Super Cup.
- ^ "Calcutta premier division 2018". Soccerway.
- ^ "AIFF league committee meets in Bhubaneshwar". 13 April 2019.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Super Cup: Minerva Punjab miss pre-match conference, meeting; AIFF terms it 'blatant disregard'". 14 March 2019.
- ^ a b "East Bengal FC - Squad". Soccerway.
- ^ "IFA Shield 2018 Final: East Bengal beat arch-rivals Mohun Bagan to be crowned champions - Goal.com". www.goal.com.