2019–20 East Bengal FC season
| 2019–20season | |||
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 East Bengal crowd at the Salt Lake Stadium in the Kolkata Derby. | |||
| Owner | Quess East Bengal Pvt. Ltd. | ||
| Chairman | Ajit Issac | ||
| Manager |  Alejandro Menéndez(until 21 January 2020) Mario Rivera(from 23 January 2020) | ||
| Stadium | Kalyani Stadium Salt Lake Stadium East Bengal Ground | ||
| I-League | 2nd[A] | ||
| Calcutta League | 3rd | ||
| Durand Cup | Semi-Finals | ||
| Top goalscorer | League:Marcos de la Espada Jaime Santos Colado (6 each) All: Jaime Santos Colado (16) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 23,498 (vs. George Telegraph) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 4,573 (vs.Punjab F.C.)[2] | ||
| Average home league attendance | 30,000 (I-League) 14,196 (CFL) | ||
| Biggest win | East Bengal FC6–0Jamshedpur FC (2019 Durand Cup)[3] | ||
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The 2019–20 season was the club's100th seasonin existence.East Bengal FCformed in 1920, played its centenary season, competing in theI-League,Durand CupandCalcutta Football League.
Preseason overview
[edit]East Bengal FCalready announced the extension of the contract for 2 more years of their coachAlejandro Menéndez[4]before the last game of the season. They also announced the extension of the contract of their Physical trainer and assistant coach Carlos Nodar Paz[5]for 2 more years.
East Bengal FCmade the announcement of retaining core players of the2018-19 I-Leaguecampaign for the next season starting withBrandon Vanlalremdika,Lalrindika Ralte,Borja GomezandSamad Ali Mallick.East Bengal FCalso announced the signing ofNaorem Tondomba Singh[6]fromNEROCA F.C.for a 4 years deal andBoithang Haokip[7]from2018-19 Indian Super LeaguechampionsBengaluru F.C.on a 3-year deal.
On 6 June,East Bengal FCannounced the double signing ofPintu Mahato[8]andAbhishek Ambekar[9]from their arch-rivalsMohun Baganon a 3 years and 2 years deal respectively. The duo would strengthen the squad for the upcoming season.East Bengal FCalso announced the contract extension of star central defensive midfielderKassim Aidarafor another season, after a stellar performance in theI-Leaguelast season gaining coachAlejandro Menéndez's trust.[10]
On 8 June, controversy related toJobby Justinnewly emerged after the transfer saga toATKwas questionable and theAIFFpassed the incident to theIFAdisciplinary committee for their decision. The IFA after reviewing the documents announced thatJobby Justinhas to play forEast Bengal FCfor the upcoming season to AIFF and now it is up to theAIFFto decide on the final fate of the last year's top scorer forEast Bengal FC.[11]However, the AIFF Players' status committee announced thatJobby Justinis free to play forATK.
On 12 June,East Bengal FCannounced the contract extension of attacking midfieldJaime Santos Coladofor 2 more years.[12]The 24-year-old Spanish attacker scored 5 goals including a goal in theKolkata Derbylast season. On 13 June,East Bengal FCannounced thatUEFApro-licensed formerFC BarcelonaEscola Technical DirectorJosep Ferré,popularly known asCoco,has joined as the Assistant Coach for the team until 2021.[13]The very next day,East Bengal FCannounced that formerI-Leaguewinner withBengaluru F.C.,Goal-keeperLalthuammawia Raltehas joined in the ranks on loan till the end of the season fromISLsideFC Goa.[14]
On 26 June,East Bengal FCannounced that assistant coachBastob Roywill continue for the 2019–20 season and will also be the head of Youth Development.East Bengal FCalso announced thatAbhra Mondalwould continue as the goalkeeper coach for the 2019–20 season. On 3 July,East Bengal FCannounced the signing of their 4th foreigner,Marti Crespiwho played forDelhi Dynamos F.C.in the2018-19 Indian Super Leagueseason.[15]East Bengal FCalso called in two young promising players, who recently impressed in the2018–19 Goa Professional League,23-year-oldSalgaocar F.C.forwardRonaldo Oliveira,who became the top scorer with 23 goals andSESA FAdefender Anil Chavan, to join the trails and if they can impress coachAlejandro Menéndez,they will be signed.[16]
On 14 July,East Bengal FCannounced that promising defenderAsheer Akhtarwill join in for trials fromBengaluru FC.He was adjudged the "Upcoming Player of the season" byBengaluru FCin 2017–18. On 20 July,East Bengal FCannounced the signing ofAbhijit Sarkaron a season-long loan fromISLsideChennaiyin FC.Abhijit representedIndiain the2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup,and also played forIndian Arrowsin the2018-19 I-League.[17]
On 4 August,East Bengal FCconfirmed that Goanese forward Ronaldo Oliveira has signed for the club on a 3 years contract after impressing the coaching staff in the trials.[18]
On 6 August,East Bengal FCannounced the singing of their 5th foreignerMarcos JiménezfromCD Atlético Baleares,who plays as a forward.[19]
On 23 August,East Bengal FCcompleted their quota of foreigners as they announced the signing of Juan Mera Gonzalez fromSD Leioa,who can play as a left-winger as well as attacking midfielder.[20]
Transfers
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Team
[edit]First-team squad
[edit]| No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (Age) |
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| Goalkeepers | ||||
| 1 | Lalthuammawia Ralte | 
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GK | 28 November 1992 |
| 32 | Mirshad Michu |
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GK | 3 February 1994 |
| 40 | Rakshit Dagar |
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GK | 16 October 1992 |
| Defenders | ||||
| 2 | Asheer Akhtar |
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CB/RB | 14 December 1994 |
| 4 | Jhonny Acosta | 
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CB | 21 July 1983 |
| 5 | Kamalpreet Singh |
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RB | 15 November 1997 |
| 6 | Gurwinder Singh |
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CB | 16 April 1986 |
| 15 | Abhash Thapa |
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LB | 19 December 1998 |
| 25 | Samad Ali Mallick |
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RB | 30 September 1994 |
| 27 | Abhishek Ambekar |
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LB | 11 August 1991 |
| 28 | Monotosh Chakladar |
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CB/LB | 8 April 1998 |
| 29 | Mehtab Singh |
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CB/RB | 5 June 1998 |
| 41 | Manoj Mohammed |
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LB | 8 January 1999 |
| Midfielders | ||||
| 7 | Abhijit Sarkar |
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CAM/RW | 5 January 2000 |
| 8 | Jaime Santos Colado |
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RW/LW | 27 April 1995 |
| 9 | Boithang Haokip |
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CAM/LW/RW | 9 March 1991 |
| 11 | Pintu Mahato |
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LW/RW | 3 July 1997 |
| 14 | Naorem Tondomba Singh |
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CM | 1 February 1999 |
| 16 | Kassim Aidara | 
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CDM | 12 May 1987 |
| 20 | Lalrindika Ralte |
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CM | 7 September 1992 |
| 23 | Juan Mera González |
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LW/CAM | 22 November 1993 |
| 24 | Víctor Pérez Alonso |
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CDM | 12 January 1988 |
| 30 | Brandon Vanlalremdika |
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LW | 28 January 1994 |
| 38 | Prakash Sarkar |
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CDM/RB | 15 February 1997 |
| 43 | PC Rohlupuia |
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CAM | 16 January 1999 |
| Forwards | ||||
| 17 | Edmund Lalrindika |
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LW/RW | 24 April 1999 |
| 18 | Marcos de la Espada |
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FW | 3 November 1985 |
| 26 | Bidyashagar Singh |
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FW | 11 March 1998 |
Last updated: 06 March 2020
Source:East Bengal First Team
Technical staff
[edit]| Position | Name |
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| Manager (Head Coach) | Mario Rivera Campesino
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| Assistant coach | Marçal Trulls Sevillano
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| Physical Trainer | Carlos Nodar Paz
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| Assistant coach | Bastob Roy
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| Goalkeeping coach | Abhra Mondal
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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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Kit
[edit]Supplier:Kaizen SportsSponsors:Quess CorpCo-Sponsor:Paragon; Mio Amore
East Bengal FClaunched its special Centenary year kit on 27 July 2019, as a tribute to the oldest kit found, and worn by the team in 1925–26.[27]
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Season overview
[edit]August
[edit]
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Found y, Found x, Found nat,Found y, Found x, Found nat,Found y, Found x, Found nat,Found y, Found x, Found nat,Found y, Found x, Found nat,Found y, Found x, Found nat,Found y, Found x, Found nat,Found y, Found x, Found nat,Found y, Found x, Found nat,East Bengal FCstarted their campaign for the season on 3 August againstArmy Redin the2019 Durand Cupat theEast Bengal Groundand won by 2–0, with goals fromJaime Santos Coladoscoring from a freekick in the 85th minute andBidyashagar Singhtapping home from aSamad Ali Mallickcross in the 91st minute.East Bengal FCplayedJamshedpur FC (R)on 6th at theEast Bengal Groundin the next match in the2019 Durand Cupand won by a convincing 6–0 margin, withJaime Santos ColadoandBidyashagar Singheach scoring a brace and other two scored byPintu MahataandBoithang Haokip.Jaime Santos suffered an injury to his shoulder early in the first half and was taken off to avoid any risk.[28]
East Bengal FCstarted off their2019-20 Calcutta Premier Divisioncampaign on 9 August againstGeorge Telegraph S.C.at theEast Bengal Ground,however, they faced a set-back as the Red and Gold brigade lost by a solitary goal scored by Justice Morgan in the dying minutes of the injury time.East Bengal FCfielded a rather weakened side, with 5 academy players in the starting eleven and justMartí Crespíin the lineup.[29]
East Bengal FCfacedBengaluru FCnext in the2019 Durand Cupfinal Group A match on 14 August at theSalt Lake Stadiumto secure a spot in the Semi-Finals. The visitors went ahead early in the game with an opportunistic strike from strikerAjay Chhetri.The Red and Gold brigade, however, rallied from behind in the second half with a brace from their academy graduateBidyashagar Singhto win it 2–1 and top the group stages and enter the semi-finals.[30]
East Bengal FCwere supposed to face BSS Sporting Club in the2019-20 Calcutta Premier Divisionon 17 August however, the match was postponed[31]since the Red and Gold brigade will be playing in the2019 Durand CupSemi-Final on 21 August, against the winners of Group D at theSalt Lake Stadium.
East Bengal FCfacedGokulam Kerala F.C.in the Semi-Finals of the2019 Durand Cupand lost in the Penalty Shootouts by a 2–3 margin after the game ended 1–1 after 120 minutes.Samad Ali Mallickscored the first goal for the Red and Gold brigade, however,Marcus Josephmade no mistakes as he equalized for the visiting side in the dying minutes of the match afterMehtab Singhconceded a penalty by pulling downHenry Kisekka,resulting in the former being sent-off. 10 men East Bengal FC took the match to the tie-breakers butLalrindika Ralte,Jaime Santos ColadoandNaorem Tondomba Singhmissed from the spot asGokulam Kerala F.C.progressed into the final.[32]
East Bengal FCfaced BSS Sporting Club in the next match on 25 August in the2019–20 CFLat theEast Bengal Groundand won it by 2–1 margin with goals fromJaime Santos Coladoand academy graduateBidyashagar Singh.William Opokureduced the margin in the dying minutes from a penalty which was conceded as the ball struckKamalpreet Singh's hand inside the box. Spanish strikerMarcos de la Espadadebuted in the match for the Red and Gold brigade and in the muddly playing conditions had a decent first outing.[33]
East Bengal FCplayedAryan F.C.next on 28 August in the Calcutta Football League at theEast Bengal Groundand won quite handsomely by a 3–0 margin withLalrindika Ralteopening the scoring in the 40th minute andJaime Santos Coladonetting a brace in the second half. The Red and Gold brigade would have had a huge scoreline if not for the missed chances in the second half fromBidyashagar Singh,Samad Ali Mallick,Ronaldo Oliviera.[34]
September
[edit]East Bengal FCfaced their arch-rivalsMohun Bagannext on 1 September at theSalt Lake Stadiumin the firstKolkata Derbyof the season. CoachAlejandro Menendezbenched two top scorersJaime Santos ColadoandBidyashagar Singhfor the match, which ended in a goalless stalemate with both teams failing to break open the deadlock.[35]
East Bengal FCfacedSouthern Samityin the next match of the2019–20 CFLon 5 September at theEast Bengal Groundand in a difficult underfoot conditions, emerged victorious by a 2–1 margin, with goals from academy graduateBidyashagar Singhand star-manJaime Santos Colado,both scoring their 7th goal of the season. Arjun Tudu reduced the margin for the visiting side but the Red and Gold brigade held onto the lead. East Bengal now has 10 points from 5 matches in the Calcutta Football League.[36]
East Bengal FCfacedPeerless SCin the next match of the2019–20 CFLon 9 September at theEast Bengal Groundand in a very hard-fought match, lost 0–1 courtesy of a penalty goal fromAnsumana Kromahin the 65th minute.Marcos de la Espada's header hit the goalpost in the first half whileBrandon Vanlalremdikaand substituteJaime Santos Coladofailed to convert their chances as the Red and Gold brigade failed to take any point from the game.[37]
East Bengal FCplayers and support staff were penalised by theIFAgoverning body for the after-match incident with the match referee. CaptainLalrindika RalteandMehtab Singhwere both handed a match ban and 1 lakh Rupees fine, while team manager Debraj Chowdhury and goalkeeper coachAbhra Mondalwere handed a year-long ban from all IFA competitions.[38]
East Bengal FCfacedKalighat MSin the next match of the2019–20 CFLon 12 September at theEast Bengal Ground.After conceding a goal early in the 27th minute against the run of play, the Red and Gold brigade rallied from behind to score 3 goals, withBidyashagar Singhequalizing in the first half thenPintu Mahata's shot deflected into the net off Lassine and thenJaime Santos Coladoincreasing the lead. Kalighat MS reduced the margin in the 82nd min to make the scoreline 3–2 but East Bengal team was fast to react as Jaime Santos scored again within a minute to take full 3 points from the match. East Bengal now stands 3rd in the table with 13 points of 7 matches.[39]
East Bengal FCappealed to theIFAfor the suspension of Manager and Goalkeeper coach and IFA has reduced the penalty of the duo as well as for the players. Manager Debraj Chowdhury and Goal Keeper coachAbhra Mondalare now just fined 75 thousand and their suspension is lifted, playersLalrindika RalteandMehtab Singh's fines are also reduced to 75 thousand from 1 lakh Rupees.[40]
East Bengal FCfacedBhawanipore F.C.in the next match of the2019–20 CFLon 16 September at theKalyani Stadiumand in a tense game, the Red and Gold brigade twice went ahead, however, both times nullified by Bhawanipur to end 2–2.Pintu Mahatascored the opener early in the 7th minute to take a 1–0 advantage at HT.Kamo Stephane Bayiequalised for the visitors.Borja Gomez Perezagain put East Bengal ahead in the 83rd min however again Jagannath Sana equalised just a minute later.[41]
East Bengal FCfacedNBP Rainbow ACin the next match of the2019–20 CFLon 20 September at theEast Bengal Groundand managed to edge past by a solitary goal byMarcos de la Espadafrom the penalty spot in the 35th minute.Samad Ali Mallickwas adjudged the Man of the Match for his brilliant display down the right-wing.[42]
East Bengal FCfaced their rivalsMohammedan Sportingin the next match of the2019–20 CFLon 26 September at theSalt Lake Stadiumand in a potential title decided the Red and Gold brigade edged past the Black Panthers by 3–2 scoreline. East Bengal took the lead early asPintu Mahataheaded home brilliantly from a cross fromKamalpreet Singhin the 12th minute. Mohammedan Sporting was quick to react as they equalised in the 23rd min asBorja Gomez Perezdeflected the ball into his own net from a setpiece movement. In the 43rd min, East Bengal won a penalty after Shaiful Rahman stopped the ball with his hand as it was going into the goal, hence getting a red card in the process;Jaime Santos Coladodid no mistake in scoring from the spot to take a 2–1 lead at HT. East Bengal increased the lead in the second half asMarcos de la Espadatapped in from close range from aLalrindika Raltecross to make it 3–1. The men in Black and White did surge for a comeback with 10 men as they reduced the margin in the 83rd min asArthur Kouassiscored. However, East Bengal held onto the lead and kept their title hopes alive with 20 points from 10 matches with a game to go.[43]
East Bengal FCwas supposed to face Calcutta Customs in the last match of the2019–20 CFLon 29 September at theEast Bengal Groundhowever the match was abandoned due to unplayable conditions due to heavy rainfall, which caused water-clogging inside the playing arena.[44]The match was rescheduled on 3 October at theKalyani StadiumhoweverEast Bengal FCdid not show up and Customs were given a Walkover.
November
[edit]East Bengal FChad their pre-season for the2019-20 I-Leaguein October, after they withdrew from the2019 Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup.The Red and Gold brigade decided to play a set of pre-season friendlies against ISL sides before the start of the I-League.East Bengal FCplayed a friendly against2018-19 Indian Super LeagueChampionsBengaluru FCon 6 November atBengaluruwhich ended 1–1.Marcos de la Espadaopened the scoring early in the 4th minute, however,Edmund Lalrindikaequalized for the home side from a long-range effort early in the second half to end the game in a stalemate.[45]
East Bengal FCplayed their second pre-season friendly against anotherISLopponent,NorthEast United FCon 16 November, atIndira Gandhi Athletic StadiuminGuwahatiwhich ended in a goalless draw.[46]
East Bengal FCplayed their third and final pre-season friendly againstIndian Super LeaguesideJamshedpur FCon 21 November, at the JFC Training Ground inJamshedpurwhere they defeated the ISL team by 2–0 courtesy of goals fromAbhijit SarkarandJaime Santos Coladoto end their pre-season campaign before the start of the2019-20 I-League.[47]
December
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Found y, Found x, Found nat,Found y, Found x, Found nat,Found y, Found x, Found nat,Found y, Found x, Found nat,Found y, Found x, Found nat,East Bengal FCbegan their2019-20 I-Leaguecampaign againstReal Kashmir F.C.on 4 December at theKalyani Stadium.The match ended up 1–1 draw.Marcos de la Espadascored on behalf of East Bengal, and Juan Mera Gonzalez became Hero of the match.[48]
East Bengal FCtravelled toLudhianato face-off withPunjab FCon 7 December for their second match of the campaign and failed to win again as the match ended 1–1 draw.Juan Mera Gonzálezscored the equaliser in the 85th min to avoid the defeat.[49]
East Bengal FCtravelled toImphalfor their third match of the2019-20 I-Leagueas they facedNEROCA F.C.on 10 December. The Red and Gold brigade managed to grab their first win of the campaign as the match ended 4–1 in favour of East Bengal.Jaime Santos Coladoscored a brace whileJuan Mera GonzálezandMarcos de la Espadascored the other two.[50]
East Bengal FCfacedTRAU F.C.next on 14 December at theKalyani Stadiumand in a close game, managed to grab all 3 points as the Red and Golds won 2–1 with goals fromMarcos de la Espadain the 17th minute andMarti Crespiin the 89th minute.Deepak Devranihad equalized for the away side in the 45th minute.[51]
East Bengal FCwere supposed face their arch-rivalsMohun Baganin the firstKolkata Derbyof the2019-20 I-Leaguenext on 22 December at theSalt Lake Stadiumhowever the match was postponed citing security concerns by the police and home teamMohun Bagan.[52]
January
[edit]East Bengal FCwill facedChurchill Brothersaway on 4 January at theFatorda Stadiumand lost courtesy of a solitary goal in the 89th minute fromWillis Plaza.This was the first defeat of the campaign for the Red and Gold brigade.[53]
On 8 January,East Bengal F.C.announced the signing ofAbhash Thapaon loan fromISLsideHyderabad FCfor the remainder of the season.[54]
On 14 January,East Bengal F.C.announced their second winter transfer signing as they hiredBengaluru F.C.attacking midfielderEdmund Lalrindikaon loan for the rest of the season.[55]
East Bengal FCfacedGokulam Kerala F.C.at home on 15 January at theKalyani Stadiumand suffered their second defeat of the2019-20 I-Leaguecampaign as they lost 3–1 to the Malabarians.Henry Kisekka,Marcus Josephscored two whileMarti Crespiscored an own goal as the visitors won the game.Kassim Aidarascored the only goal for the Red and Golds.[56]
East Bengal FCfaced arch-rivalsMohun Baganon 19 January at theSalt Lake Stadiumin theKolkata Derbyand faced their third defeat in a row as the Green and Maroons snatched a hard-fought 2–1 victory over the Red and Gold brigade.Joseba Beitiaopened the scoring for the Mariners in the 18th minute.Baba Diawaraincreased the lead in the 62nd minute.Marcos de la Espadareduced the margin for East Bengal in the 72nd minute, however, they could find an equaliser withJuan Mera's shot hitting the crossbar was the closest East Bengal got.[57]
On 21 January, just 2 days after theKolkata Derbydefeat,East Bengal FCannounced that coachAlejandro Menendezhad resigned from his position for personal reasons and taking responsibility if the poor performance of the team. The new coach will be announced within a few days.[58]
On 22 January, theEast Bengal FCmanagement announced a double signing: Liberian strikerAnsumana KromahandMonotosh Chakladarfor the remainder of the season.[59]
Mario Rivera Campesinowas appointed the new head coach on 23 January, a few hours later Alejandro Menendez left the city. Mario worked with the club in the previous season as the assistant coach and video analyst.[60]
East Bengal FCfaced defending championsChennai City F.C.on 25 January at Coimbatore and finally came back to winning ways with a 2–0 win courtesy of a goal each fromMarcos de la EspadaandJaime Santos Coladowho scored from the spot. This was the first clean sheet the Red and Gold Brigade achieved in the2019-20 I-Leaguecampaign.[61]
February
[edit]East Bengal FCfacedIndian Arrowson 1 February at theKalyani Stadiumin the next match and lost by 1–0, courtesy of a solitary goal byVikram Pratap Singhin the 58th minute.[62]
East Bengal FCplayedAizawl F.C.next on 7 February at theKalyani Stadiumand lost once again by a solitary goal from Matias Veron in the 76th minute. This was their 5th defeat in 6 matches in the2019-20 I-Leaguecampaign.[63]
On 12 February,East Bengal FCannounced the signing of Spanish defensive midfielderVíctor Pérez Alonsofor the remainder of the season.[64]
East Bengal FCfacedPunjab F.C.next on 13 February at theKalyani Stadiumand in an intensely fought game managed to share points after the game ended in a 1–1 draw.Ansumana Kromahgave the lead for the Red and Gold brigade in the 9th minute with a long-range effort whileGirik Khoslaequalised for the visiting team in the 42nd minute to share the points.[65]
East Bengal FCfacedIndian Arrowsnext on 17 February at theCooperage GroundinMumbaiand got back to winning ways with a 3–1 win courtesy of goals fromJaime Santos Coladoin the 6th minute,Asheer Akhtarin the 62nd minute andLalrindika Raltein the 67th minute.Vikram Pratap Singhdid equalize for the home team in the 54th minute before Asheer and Didika struck the two goals and secure the win.[66]
East Bengal FCtravelled toImphalto faceTRAU F.C.next on 23 January at theKhuman Lampak Main Stadiumand won their second game in succession after a brilliant second half display to rally from behind to win 4–2. Princewell Emeka scored the opener for the home side in the 18th minute. East Bengal FC scored 4 goals in the second half courtesy of 4 different scorers:Jaime Santos Colado,Kassim Aidara,Brandon VanlalremdikaandMarcos de la Espada.Oguchi Uchereduced the margin for the home side in the 86th minute.[67]
East Bengal FCfacedChurchill Brothers S.C.next on 29 February at theSalt Lake Stadiumand in a fiercely competitive match managed to share points with a dying minute equalizer goal fromJaime Santos Coladoto make it 1-1.Willis Plazascored the opening goal of the match in the 10th minute for Churchill Brothers.[68]
March
[edit]East Bengal FCtravelled toKozhikodenext to faceGokulam Kerala F.C.next on 3 March and drew 1-1 plying more than 35 mins against 10-men Gokulam Kerala FC side.Marcus Josephopened the scoring in the 9th minute for the home side whileVíctor Pérez Alonsoequalised from the spot afterJuan Merawas brought down in the 24th minute. Naocha Huidrom Singh was shown marching orders in the 49th minute for his second booking. Juan Mera and Victor Perez both struck the bar in the second half but could not find the winning goal as both teams shared the points.[69]
East Bengal FCsigned back Costa Rican World Cup star and former defenderJhonny Acostaahead of the game againstReal Kashmir FCand released Liberian strikerAnsumana Kromahto make way for him.[70]
East Bengal FCcontinued their travel toSrinagarnext as they facedReal Kashmir F.C.on 9 March at theTRC Turf Groundand won by a solitary penalty goal in the dying minutes of the injury time byVíctor Pérez Alonsoto snatch all 3 points and move up to the 2nd place in the league table. The game was ill-tempered and Real Kashmir FC had 3 players sent-off in the match whileEdmund Lalrindikaof Quess East Bengal FC was also given marching orders in the last seconds of the game which means he will miss the all-importantKolkata Derbynext.[71]
East Bengal FCwas supposed to face arch-rivalsMohun Baganin the second leg of theKolkata Derbynext on 15 March at theSalt Lake Stadiumhowever due to the outbreak ofCOVID-19,all matches of the2019-20 I-Leaguehas been suspended till 14 April until further notice. The revised schedule will be announced later.[72][73]
April
[edit]On 18 April, due to theCOVID-19 pandemic,theAll India Football Federationannounced that the remaining matches of2019-20 I-Leaguewill be cancelled andMohun Baganwas awarded as the champions. No team was relegated, and the remaining prize money (apart from the champion's prize money) was equally divided among the 10 teams.[1]
On 26 April,East Bengal FC's prime investorsQuess Corpannounced they will be parting ways with the club after 30 April, owing to theCOVID-19 pandemic,applying the "Force Majeure Clause".[74]
Competitions
[edit]Overall
[edit]| Competition | First match | Last match | Final Position |
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| Calcutta Football League | 9 August 2019 | 3 October 2019 | 3rd |
| Durand Cup | 3 August 2019 | 21 August 2018 | Semi-Finals |
| I-League | 4 December 2019 | 9 March 2020 | 2nd[A] |
Overview
[edit]| Competition | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |
| Calcutta Football League[B] | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 54.55 |
| Durand Cup | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 75.00 |
| I League | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 18 | +5 | 37.50 |
| Total | 31 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 51 | 33 | +18 | 48.39 |
Last updated: 9 March 2020
Source:Competitions
- ^abThe2019-20 I-Leaguewas cancelled after 16 Rounds due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.East Bengal FC was at the second place when the league was cancelled.[1]
- ^The game between East Bengal and Calcutta Customs was rescheduled due to unplayable weather & ground conditions, however on the later date East Bengal did not turn up & thus Customs were awarded a 3–0 win.
Calcutta Football League
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Peerless | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 11 | +13 | 23 | Champions |
| 2 | Mohun Bagan | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 10 | +10 | 20 | |
| 3 | East Bengal | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 20[a] | |
| 4 | Mohammedan | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 19 | Qualified forI-League Qualifiers |
| 5 | Bhawanipore | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 17 |
Notes:
- ^The game between East Bengal and Calcutta Customs was rescheduled due to unplayable weather & ground conditions, however on the later date East Bengal did not turn up & thus Customs were awarded a 3-0 win.
Calcutta Football Leaguefixtures were announced on 22 July 2019.East Bengal FCwere supposed to start their campaign againstGeorge Telegraph S.C.on 31 July at theEast Bengal Groundhowever fixtures were rescheduled due to unavailability of the stadiums and the first game was postponed to 9 August.[76]
Results by round
[edit]A= Away;H= Home;W= Win;D= Draw;L= Loss
Matches
[edit]Win Draw Loss
| 9 August 20191 | East Bengal | 0–1 | George Telegraph S.C. | Kolkata |
| 15:00IST | Report | Justice Morgan 65' 90+4' |
Stadium:East Bengal Ground Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Tanmoy Dhar Man of the Match: Tanmoy Ghosh (George Telegraph S.C.) |
| 25 August 20192 | East Bengal | 2–1 | BSS Sporting Club | Kolkata |
| 15:00IST | Jaime Santos Colado18'41' Bidyashagar Singh 53' |
Report | William Opoku90+3' (pen) |
Stadium:East Bengal Ground Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Ranjit Bakshi Man of the Match:Jaime Santos Colado(East Bengal FC) |
| 28 August 20193 | East Bengal | 3–0 | Aryan F.C. | Kolkata |
| 15:00IST | Lalrindika Ralte42' Jaime Santos Colado 61',89' |
Report | Stadium:East Bengal Ground Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Mithun Kundu Man of the Match: Syed Bin Abdul Kadir (Aryan F.C.) |
| 1 September 20194 | East Bengal | 0–0 | Mohun Bagan | Kolkata |
| 15:00IST | Kassim Aidara39' Lalrindika Ralte 80' |
Report | Fran Morante73' |
Stadium:Salt Lake Stadium Attendance: 65,000 Referee:C. R. Srikrishna Man of the Match:Joseba Beitia(Mohun Bagan) |
| Note: (Exhibition match) | ||||
| 5 September 20195 | East Bengal | 2–1 | Southern Samity | Kolkata |
| 15:00IST | Bidyashagar Singh33' Jaime Santos Colado 62' |
Report | Ainish56' Arjun Tudu 82' |
Stadium:East Bengal Ground Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Animesh Biswas Man of the Match:Mahmoud Amnah(Southern Samity) |
| 9 September 20196 | East Bengal | 0–1 | Peerless SC | Kolkata |
| 15:00IST | Abhishek Ambekar13' Borja Gomez Perez 90+1' |
Report | Dipendu Dowary33' Ansumana Kromah 65' (pen.)Pankaj Moula 68' |
Stadium:East Bengal Ground Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Dipu Roy Man of the Match:Varney Kallon(Peerless SC) |
| 12 September 20197 | East Bengal | 4–2 | Kalighat MS | Kolkata |
| 14:30IST | Bidyashagar Singh42' Karamoko Lassine 60' (o.g.)Jaime Santos Colado 64',83'Naorem Tondomba Singh 66'Asheer Akhtar 86' |
Report | Bhawani Jaiswar29' Tuhin Sikdar 38'Alexander Kouame  66'Rahul Kumar Paswan 82' |
Stadium:East Bengal Ground Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Pratick Mondal Man of the Match:Jaime Santos Colado(East Bengal FC) |
| 16 September 20198 | East Bengal | 2–2 | Bhawanipore F.C. | Kalyani |
| 14:30IST | Pintu Mahata7' Juan Mera González 42'Borja Gomez Perez 83' |
Report | Kamo Stephane Bayi58' Jagannath Sana 84' |
Stadium:Kalyani Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Debasish Mandi Man of the Match: Anto Sagayraj (Bhawanipore F.C.) |
| 20 September 20199 | East Bengal | 1–0 | NBP Rainbow | Kolkata |
| 17:00IST | Marcos de la Espada35' (pen) |
Report | Stadium:East Bengal Ground Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Rabin Biswas Man of the Match:Samad Ali Mallick(East Bengal FC) |
| 26 September 201910 | East Bengal | 3–2 | Mohammedan Sporting | Kolkata |
| 15:00IST | Pintu Mahata12' Jaime Santos Colado 44' (pen.)62'Mehtab Singh 53'Marcos de la Espada 58' |
Report | Borja Gómez Pérez24' (o.g.) Safiul Rahman 43'Arthur Kouassi 83' |
Stadium:Salt Lake Stadium Attendance: 19,000 Referee: Crystal John Man of the Match:Jaime Santos Colado(East Bengal FC) |
| Note: (Exhibition match) | ||||
| 3 October 201911 | East Bengal | 0–3 | Calcutta Customs | Kalyani |
| 14:30IST | (W.O.) | Stadium:Kalyani Stadium Referee: Biplob Bera |
Durand Cup
[edit]On 8 July the fixtures were announced.East Bengal FChas been slotted into Group "A", along withArmy Red,Jamshedpur FCandBengaluru FC.One team from each of the 4 groups to go through to the Semi-Finals.[77][78]
East Bengal FCtopped the group stages winning all the matches however crashed out in the Semi-Final in the Penalty Shootout after the game ended 1–1 after 120 minutes againstGokulam Kerala F.C.,[32]who went on to win the2019 Durand CupdefeatingMohun Bagan2–1 in the final.[79]
Group stage
[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Bengal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Bengaluru | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 2 | |
| 3 | Army Red | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 | |
| 4 | Jamshedpur | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 2 |
Matches
[edit]Win Draw Loss
| 3 August 2019Group Stage | Quess East Bengal | 2–0 | Army Red | Kolkata |
| 15:00IST | Boithang Haokip67' Jaime Santos Colado 85'Bidyashagar Singh 90+1' |
Report | Alwin26' Zothanpuia 45+1'Shanoos 83' |
Stadium:East Bengal Ground Attendance: 17,000 Referee: R Venkatesh Man of the Match:Jaime Santos Colado(East Bengal FC) |
| 6 August 2019Group Stage | Quess East Bengal | 6–0 | Jamshedpur FC | Kolkata |
| 15:00IST | Jaime Santos Colado6' (pen),8' Pintu Mahata 33'Bidyashagar Singh 75',81'Boithang Haokip 90+1' |
Report | Amrit Gope4' Baset Hansdah 63' |
Stadium:East Bengal Ground Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Crystal John Man of the Match:Pintu Mahata(East Bengal FC) |
| 14 August 2019Group Stage | Quess East Bengal | 2–1 | Bengaluru FC | Kolkata |
| 18:00IST | Bidyashagar Singh59',74'90+4' |
Report | Ajay Chhetri17' |
Stadium:Salt Lake Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar Man of the Match:Bidyashagar Singh(East Bengal FC) |
Knockouts
[edit]| Semi-finals 21 August 2019 | Final 24 August 2019 | ||||||||
| East Bengal | 1 (2) | ||||||||
| Gokulam Kerala(p) | 1 (3) | ||||||||
| Gokulam Kerala | 2 | ||||||||
| Mohun Bagan | 1 | ||||||||
| Mohun Bagan(a.e.t) | 3 | ||||||||
| Real Kashmir | 1 | ||||||||
Matches
[edit]| 21 August 2019Semi Final | East Bengal | 1–1(a.e.t.) (2–3p) | Gokulam Kerala | Kolkata |
| 15:00IST | Samad Ali Mallick19' Bidyashagar Singh 80'Borja Gomez Perez 90+1'Mehtab SIngh 90+2'Kamalpreet Singh 90+6'Kassim Aidara 120+2'Jaime Santos Colado 120+4' |
Report | Mohammed Irshad57' Marcus Joseph 90+4' (pen)120' |
Stadium:Salt Lake Stadium Attendance: 18,162 Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar Man of the Match:Ubaid CK(Gokulam Kerala F.C.) |
| Penalties | ||||
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Preseason matches
[edit]In preparation for the2019-20 I-League,East Bengal FChave decided to play a set of preseason friendly matches against ISL opponents. The first match was against2018-19 Indian Super LeagueChampionsBengaluru FC,on 6 November inBengaluru.East Bengal FCplayedNorthEast United FCin their second pre-season friendly match on 16 November atGuwahati.East Bengal FCplayed their final friendly againstJamshedpur FCon 21 November atJamshedpur.
Matches
[edit]Win Draw Loss
| 6 November 2019Friendly | Bengaluru FC | 1–1 | East Bengal | Bengaluru |
| 09:30IST | Edmund Lalrindika70' |
Report | Marcos de la Espada4' |
Stadium:R.B.A.N.M. First Grade College Ground Attendance: 100 |
| 16 November 2019Friendly | NorthEast United FC | 0–0 | East Bengal | Guwahati |
| 13:30IST | Report | Stadium:Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium Attendance: 100 |
| 21 November 2019Friendly | Jamshedpur FC | 0–2 | East Bengal | Jamshedpur |
| 18:30IST | Report | Abhijit Sarkar74' Jaime Santos Colado 87' |
Stadium:JFC Training Ground |
I-League
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohun Bagan(C) | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 13 | +22 | 39 | Qualification for2021 AFC Cup group stage |
| 2 | East Bengal | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 18 | +5 | 23 | |
| 3 | Punjab | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 23 | |
| 4 | Real Kashmir | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 22 | |
| 5 | Gokulam Kerala | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 22 |
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
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 |
| 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 18 | +5 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 9 | +8 |
Last updated: 9 March 2020.
Source:i-league.org
Results by round
[edit]A= Away;H= Home;W= Win;D= Draw;L= Loss;C= Cancelled
Matches
[edit]Win Draw Loss Void Postponed
| 4 December 20191 | East Bengal | 1–1 | Real Kashmir | Kalyani, West Bengal |
| 17:00IST | Marcos Espada77' Kassim Aidara 69'Marti Crespi 90+5' |
Report | Gnohere Krizo33' Ritwik Kumar Das 15'Arashpreet Singh 70'Gnohere Krizo 71' |
Stadium:Kalyani Stadium Attendance: 11,592 Referee: Om Prakash Thakur Man of the Match:Juan Mera González(East Bengal) |
| 7 December 20192 | Punjab | 1–1 | East Bengal | Ludhiana,Punjab |
| 14:00IST | Danilo Quipapá13' Bali Gagandeep 20'Aser Pierrick Dipanda 39'Samuel Shadap 75' |
Report | Juan Mera González85' Marti Crespi 56'Kassim Aidara 67'Mirshad Michu 72'Abhishek Ambekar 75' |
Stadium:Guru Nanak Stadium Attendance: 4,587 Referee: Umesh Bora Man of the Match:Danilo Quipapá(Punjab F.C.) |
| 10 December 20193 | NEROCA | 1–4 | East Bengal | Imphal,Manipur |
| 14:00IST | Boubacar Diarra31' Ousmane Diawara 7'Sekle Yao Zico 36' |
Report | Jaime Santos Colado20' (pen),52' (pen) Juan Mera González 33'Marcos de la Espada 63' |
Stadium:Khuman Lampak Main Stadium Attendance: 19,782 Referee: R Palmson Moses Raj Man of the Match:Jaime Santos Colado(East Bengal) |
| 14 December 20194 | East Bengal | 2–1 | TRAU | Kalyani, West Bengal |
| 14:00IST | Marcos de la Espada17' Marti Crespi Pascual 88'16'Juan Mera González 71' |
Report | Deepak Devrani45' Sandeep Singh 16'Angousana Luwang 78'Denechandram Meitei 61' |
Stadium:Kalyani Stadium Attendance: 9,882 Referee: Raktim Saha Man of the Match: Premjit Singh (TRAU F.C.) |
| 4 January 20205 | Churchill Brothers | 1–0 | East Bengal | Margao,Goa |
| 17:00IST | Willis Plaza89' Robert Primus 25' |
Report | Marcos de la Espada30' Kassim Aidara 43' |
Stadium:Fatorda Stadium Attendance: 3,226 Referee: Santosh Kumar Man of the Match: Willis Plaza (Churchill Brothers S.C.) |
| 15 January 20206 | East Bengal | 1–3 | Gokulam Kerala | Kalyani, West Bengal |
| 17:00IST | Kassim Aidara27' |
Report | Henry Kisekka21' Marcus Joseph 65'Marti Crespi(o.g.) 45' |
Stadium:Kalyani Stadium Attendance: 9232 Referee: C.R. Srikrishna Man of the Match:Marcus Joseph(Gokulam Kerala F.C.) |
| 19 January 20207 | Mohun Bagan | 2–1 | East Bengal | Kolkata,West Bengal |
| 17:00IST | Joseba Beitia18' Baba Diawara 65'Fran González 36'Daneil Cyrus 45+1'Gurjinder Kumar 66'SK Sahil 81'Sankar Roy 90+1' |
Report | Marti Crespi40' Marcos de la Espada 71' |
Stadium:Salt Lake Stadium Attendance: 63,756 Referee: Ajitkumar Meitei Man of the Match:Joseba Beitia(Mohun Bagan AC) |
| Note: Match postponed from 22 December 2019, to 19 January 2020 due to security concerns. | ||||
| 25 January 20208 | Chennai City | 0–2 | East Bengal | Coimbatore,Tamil Nadu |
| 17:00IST | Shem Marton Eugene38' Pradison Mariyadasan 88' |
Report | Marcos de la Espada68' Jaime Santos Colado  15'77' (pen)Kamalpreet Singh 31'Lalrindika Ralte 42'Juan Mera Gonzalez 86' |
Stadium:JL Nehru Stadium Attendance: 6,250 Referee: Rowan Arumughan Man of the Match:Jaime Santos Colado(Quess East Bengal FC) |
| 1 February 20209 | East Bengal | 0–1 | Indian Arrows | Kalyani, West Bengal |
| 17:00IST | Marcos de la Espada21' 90+5'Asheer Akhtar 36'Juan Mera Gonzalez 78' |
Report | Vikram Pratap Singh59' Rv. Hormipam 27' |
Stadium:Kalyani Stadium Attendance: 6340 Referee: Ibungo Meetei Man of the Match: Lalbiakhlua Jongte (Indian Arrows) |
| 7 February 202010 | East Bengal | 0–1 | Aizawl | Kalyani, West Bengal |
| 17:00IST | Report | Matias Veron77' Alfred Jaryan 28'Zothanmawia 84'Justice Morgan 88'Juuko Richard Kassaga 90+4' |
Stadium:Kalyani Stadium Attendance: 5,130 Referee: Palmson Moses Raj Man of the Match: Rochharzela (Aizawl FC) |
| 13 February 202011 | East Bengal | 1–1 | Punjab | Kalyani, West Bengal |
| 17:00IST | Ansumana Kromah9' Mehtab Singh 79' |
Report | Girik Khosla40' Sérgio Barboza 64'Nirmal Chettri 82' |
Stadium:Kalyani Stadium Attendance: 4,573 Referee: Umesh Bora Man of the Match:Ansumana Kromah(Quess East Bengal FC) |
| 17 February 202012 | Indian Arrows | 1–3 | East Bengal | Mumbai,Maharashtra |
| 19:00IST | Vikram Pratap Singh46'54'56' Akash Mishra 80' |
Report | Jaime Santos5' Asheer Akhtar 62'7'Lalrindika Ralte 67' |
Stadium:Cooperage Ground Attendance: 2,512 Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta Man of the Match:Lalrindika Ralte(Quess East Bengal FC) |
| 23 February 202013 | TRAU | 2–4 | East Bengal | Imphal,Manipur |
| 17:00IST | Princewill Emeka Olariche18' Oguchi Uche 85' (pen)56'Loken Meitei 60'Shahbaaz Khan 67' |
Report | Jaime Santos Colado52'56' Kassim Aidara 67'39'Brandon Vanlalremdika 69'70'Marcos de la Espada 76' (pen)Asheer Akhtar 78' |
Stadium:Khuman Lampak Main Stadium Attendance: 26,612 Referee: Raktim Saha Man of the Match:Brandon Vanlalremdika(East Bengal F.C.) |
| 29 February 202014 | East Bengal | 1–1 | Churchill Brothers | Kolkata, West Bengal |
| 17:00IST | Jaime Santos Colado90+5' (pen) Samad Ali Mallick 56'Mehtab Singh 90' |
Report | Willis Plaza10' Jovel Martins 41'Ponif Vaz 89'Suresh Meitei 90+5' |
Stadium:Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan Attendance: 12,722 Referee: Rowan Arumughan Man of the Match:Quan Gomes(Churchill Brothers SC) |
| 3 March 202015 | Gokulam Kerala | 1–1 | East Bengal | Kozhikode,Kerala |
| 19:00IST | Marcus Joseph8' Huidrom Singh 24'49'Haroon Amiri 87'90+1'Andre Ettienne 90+5' |
Report | Víctor Pérez Alonso24' (pen)88' Abhash Thapa 68'Samad Ali Mallick 78'Marcos de la Espada 90+6' |
Stadium:EMS Stadium Attendance: 12,624 Referee: Tejas Visvasrao Nagvenkar Man of the Match:Nathaniel Garcia(Gokulam Kerala) |
| 9 March 202016 | Real Kashmir | 0–1 | East Bengal | Srinagar,Jammu and Kashmir |
| 14:00IST | Danish Farooq19'38' Robin Singh 25'Mason Robertson 26'Bazie Armand 55'Kallum Higginbotham 90+8' |
Report | Victor Perez Alonso90+5' (pen) Kassim Aidara 87'Edmund Lalrindika 90+8' |
Stadium:TRC Turf Ground Attendance: 10,223 Referee: Umesh Bora Man of the Match:Chesterpoul Lyngdoh(Real Kashmir F.C.) |
| 17 | East Bengal | cancelled[1] | Mohun Bagan | Kolkata,West Bengal |
| Stadium:Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan | ||||
| Note: Matches after 13 March 2020 were cancelled, due tocoronavirus pandemic | ||||
| 18 | East Bengal | cancelled[1] | Chennai City | Kolkata, West Bengal |
| Stadium:Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan | ||||
| Note: Matches after 13 March 2020 were cancelled, due tocoronavirus pandemic | ||||
| 19 | East Bengal | cancelled[1] | NEROCA | Kolkata, West Bengal |
| Stadium:Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan | ||||
| Note: Matches after 13 March 2020 were cancelled, due tocoronavirus pandemic | ||||
| 20 | Aizawl | cancelled[1] | East Bengal | Aizawl,Mizoram |
| Stadium:Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Aizawl | ||||
| Note: Matches after 13 March 2020 were cancelled, due tocoronavirus pandemic | ||||
Statistics
[edit]Appearances
[edit]- Players with no appearances not included in the list.
- As of match played 09 March 2020[80]
| Appearances for East Bengal FC in 2019–20 season | |||||||||||||
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | CFL | Durand Cup | I League | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts | ||||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| 1 | GK |
|
Lalthuammawia Ralte | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 20 | ||
| 32 | GK |
|
Mirshad Michu | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | ||
| 40 | GK |
|
Rakshit Dagar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 2 | DF |
|
Asheer Akhtar | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 17 | ||
| — | DF |
|
Borja Gomez Perez[a 1] | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | ||
| 4 | DF |
|
Jhonny Acosta | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 5 | DF |
|
Kamalpreet Singh | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 16 | ||
| 6 | DF |
|
Gurwinder Singh | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| 15 | DF |
|
Abhash Thapa | — | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | |||||
| — | DF |
|
Martí Crespí[a 1] | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 16 | ||
| 25 | DF |
|
Samad Ali Mallick | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 21 | 17 | ||
| 27 | DF |
|
Abhishek Ambekar | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 20 | 19 | ||
| 28 | DF |
|
Monotosh Chakladar | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 29 | DF |
|
Mehtab Singh | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 19 | ||
| 41 | DF |
|
Manoj Mohammed | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | ||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 7 | MF |
|
Abhijit Sarkar | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 3 | ||
| 8 | MF |
|
Jaime Santos Colado | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 28 | 25 | ||
| 9 | MF |
|
Boithang Haokip | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | ||
| 11 | MF |
|
Pintu Mahata | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 14 | ||
| 14 | MF |
|
Naorem Tondomba | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 11 | ||
| 16 | MF |
|
Kassim Aidara | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 23 | 20 | ||
| 20 | MF |
|
Lalrindika Ralte | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 18 | ||
| 23 | MF |
|
Juan Mera González | 5 | 4 | — | 15 | 14 | 20 | 18 | |||
| 24 | MF |
|
Víctor Pérez Alonso | — | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | |||||
| 30 | MF |
|
Brandon Vanlalremdika | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 23 | 16 | ||
| 38 | MF |
|
Prakash Sarkar | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 43 | MF |
|
PC Rohlupuia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 4 | ||
| — | MF |
|
Subhonil Ghosh[a 1] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 17 | FW |
|
Edmund Lalrindika | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 18 | FW |
|
Marcos de la Espada | 6 | 4 | — | 14 | 14 | 20 | 18 | |||
| — | FW |
|
Ronaldo Oliveira[a 1] | 8 | 5 | — | 4 | 1 | 12 | 6 | |||
| — | FW | 
|
Ansumana Kromah[a 1] | — | 8 | 4 | 8 | 4 | |||||
| 26 | FW |
|
Bidyashagar Singh | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 9 | ||
Goal scorers
[edit]| Goal Scorers for East Bengal FC in 2019–20 season | |||||||||
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Durand Cup | CFL | I League | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | MF |
|
Jaime Santos Colado | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 | |
| 2 | 18 | FW |
|
Marcos de la Espada | — | 2 | 6 | 8 | |
| 26 | FW |
|
Bidyashagar Singh | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 4 | 11 | MF |
|
Pintu Mahata | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 5 | 16 | MF |
|
Kassim Aidara | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 20 | MF |
|
Lalrindika Ralte | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 23 | MF |
|
Juan Mera González | — | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 24 | MF |
|
Víctor Pérez Alonso | — | 2 | 2 | |||
| 9 | 2 | DF |
|
Asheer Akhtar | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 3 | DF |
|
Borja Gomez Perez | 0 | 1 | — | 1 | ||
| 9 | MF |
|
Boithang Haokip | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 21 | DF |
|
Marti Crespi Pascual | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 22 | FW |
|
Ansumana Kromah | — | 1 | 1 | |||
| 25 | DF |
|
Samad Ali Mallick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 30 | MF |
|
Brandon Vanlalremdika | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Own Goals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| TOTAL | 11 | 17 | 23 | 51 | |||||
Clean sheets
[edit]- As of matches played 9 March 2020
| No. | Player | CFL | Durand Cup | I League | Super Cup | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lalthuammawia Ralte | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 32 | Mirshad Michu | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Disciplinary record
[edit]- As of matches played 09 March 2020
| No. | Pos. | Name | CFL | Durand Cup | I League | Total | Remarks | ||||||||
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| 2 | DF | Asheer Akhtar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | DF | Borja Gomez Perez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | Kamalpreet Singh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | MF | Jaime Santos Colado | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | MF | Boithang Haokip | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | MF | Tondomba Singh | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | DF | Abhash Thapa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | MF | Kassim Aidara | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | missed home match againstChurchill Brothers |
| 17 | FW | Edmund Lalrindika | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 18 | FW | Marcos de la Espada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | missed home match againstAizawl |
| 20 | MF | Lalrindika Ralte | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | DF | Marti Crespi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | missed away match againstChennai City |
| 23 | MF | Juan Mera González | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 24 | MF | Víctor Pérez Alonso | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 | DF | Samad Ali Mallick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 26 | FW | Bidyashagar Singh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 27 | DF | Abhishek Ambekar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 29 | DF | Mehtab Singh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| 30 | MF | Brandon Vanlalremdika | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 32 | GK | Mirshad Michu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Honours
[edit]Individual awards
[edit]| Month | Name |
|---|---|
| December | Alejandro Menendez |
See also
[edit]- 2019–20 in Indian football
- 2019–20 Calcutta Premier Division
- Super Cup
- List of East Bengal F.C. managers
- List of Foreign Players for East Bengal FC
Notes
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