2018–19 East Bengal FC season

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East Bengal
2018–19 season
OwnerQuess East Bengal Pvt. Ltd.
ChairmanAjit Issac
ManagerIndia Bastob Roy[a]
(until 19 August 2018)
Spain Alejandro Menéndez
(from 19 August 2018)
StadiumSalt Lake Stadium
East Bengal Ground
I-LeagueRunners-up
Calcutta Premier Division3rd
Indian Super CupPre-Quarter Finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Jobby Justin
Enrique Esqueda
(9 each)
All: Jobby Justin (13)
Highest home attendance64,867 vs Mohun Bagan (16.12.2018)
Lowest home attendance9952 vs Indian Arrows (18.01.2019)
Average home league attendance27,270
Biggest winEast Bengal 5-0 Shillong Lajong F.C.
(2018–19 I-League)
Away colours
Third colours

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 5h 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]

Pre-Season Overview[]

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[]

Team[]

First-team Squad[]

No. Name Nationality Position Date of Birth (Age)
Goalkeepers
1 Ubaid CK India GK (1990-02-05) 5 February 1990 (age 32)
12 Abhra Mondal India GK (1986-10-03) 3 October 1986 (age 35)
32 Mirshad Michu India GK (1994-02-03) 3 February 1994 (age 28)
40 Rakshit Dagar India GK (1992-10-16) 16 October 1992 (age 29)
Defenders
2 Jhonny Acosta Costa Rica CB (1983-07-21) 21 July 1983 (age 38)
3 Borja Gómez Pérez Spain CB (1988-05-14) 14 May 1988 (age 33)
4 Kingshuk Debnath India CB (1985-05-08) 8 May 1985 (age 36)
5 Kamalpreet Singh India RB (1997-11-15) 15 November 1997 (age 24)
23 Lalrozama Fanai India LB (1991-11-30) 30 November 1991 (age 30)
24 Salam Ranjan Singh India RB/LB/CB (1995-12-04) 4 December 1995 (age 26)
25 Samad Ali Mallick India RB (1994-09-30) 30 September 1994 (age 27)
27 Lalramchullova India RB/LB (1996-01-14) 14 January 1996 (age 26)
28 Koushik Sarkar India CB (1994-02-08) 8 February 1994 (age 28)
29 Mehtab Singh India RB (1998-06-05) 5 June 1998 (age 23)
33 Rahul Ghosh India LB (1998-09-13) 13 September 1998 (age 23)
39 Gurmukh Singh India RB
41 Manoj Mohammed India LB (1999-01-08) 8 January 1999 (age 23)
Midfielders
7 Surabuddin Mollick India RW (1990-05-04) 4 May 1990 (age 31)
8 Jaime Santos Colado Spain RW/LW (1995-04-27) 27 April 1995 (age 26)
10 Antonio Rodríguez Dovale Spain CAM (1990-04-04) 4 April 1990 (age 31)
15 Siam Hanghal India CM (1993-05-26) 26 May 1993 (age 28)
16 Kassim Aidara Senegal CDM (1987-05-12) 12 May 1987 (age 34)
17 Laldanmawia Ralte India RW (1992-12-19) 19 December 1992 (age 29)
20 Lalrindika Ralte India RW (1992-09-07) 7 September 1992 (age 29)
30 Brandon Vanlalremdika India LW (1994-01-28) 28 January 1994 (age 28)
34 Sanchayan Samaddar India CM
35 Yami Longvah India LW (1998-05-15) 15 May 1998 (age 23)
36 Ginkaholen Haokip India CAM
38 Prakash Sarkar India CDM/RB (1997-02-15) 15 February 1997 (age 25)
43 PC Rohlupuia India CAM
Forwards
9 Enrique Esqueda Mexico FW (1988-04-19) 19 April 1988 (age 33)
11 Bali Gagandeep India FW (1990-06-02) 2 June 1990 (age 31)
22 Jobi Justin India FW (1993-11-10) 10 November 1993 (age 28)
26 K. Bidyashagar Singh India FW (1998-03-11) 11 March 1998 (age 24)
37 Tetepuia Lalchanhima India FW
42 Telem Suranjit Singh India FW

Last updated: 11 July 2018
Source: East Bengal First Team

Technical staff[]

Position Name
Manager (Head Coach) Spain Alejandro Menéndez
Physical Trainer Spain Carlos Nodar Paz
Video Analyst Spain Mario Rivera Campesino
Assistant Coach India Bastob Roy
Assistant Physical Trainer India Rudra Pratim Roy
Club Doctor India Dr. Shantiranjan Dasgupta
Team Media Officer India Gautam Roy
Team Observer India Tushar Rakshit

Season Overview[]

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[]

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[]

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[]

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[]

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[]

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[]

East Bengal FC faced Indian Arrows on 8 January 2019 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. 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[]

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[]

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 tile hopes alive and ina 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[]

East Bengal F.C. gave walk over to Delhi Dynamos F.C. in the Round of 16 in 2019 Indian Super Cup.

Kit[]

Supplier: TYKA / Sponsors: Quess Corp / Co-Sponsor:

Home
Away
Third Kit

Competitions[]

Overall[]

Competition First match Last match Final Position
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]
  1. ^ U-19 Tournament since 2015.
  2. ^ Walkover given in Round of 16[11]

Overview[]

Competition Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
CFL 11 7 2 2 19 7 +12 063.64
I League 20 13 3 4 37 20 +17 065.00
Super Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 31 20 5 6 56 27 +29 064.52

Last updated: 9 March 2019
Source: Competitions

Calcutta Football League[]

Main article: 2018–19 Calcutta Premier Division
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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
Updated to match(es) played on 26 September 2018. Source: [12]
(C) Champion

Matches[]

  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 Yellow card 60' Attendance: 11000
Referee: Animesh Biswas
Man of the Match: Lalrindika Ralte (East Bengal)
10 August 2018 3 East Bengal 0–0 Calcutta Customs FC East Bengal Ground, Kolkata
16:30 IST Report Rajon Barman Yellow card 31'
Amit Das Yellow card 45+2'
John Ampong Yellow card 49'
Sourav Das Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 65'
Mahmoud Amnah 69'
Lalramchullova Yellow card 73'		 Report Sameer Pradhan Yellow card 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 Yellow card 49'
Rakshit Dagar Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Abhijit Sarkar Yellow card 22'
Dibyendu SarkarYellow card 25'
Godwin Quashiga Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 52'
Mahmoud Amnah Yellow card 58'
Laldanmawia Ralte 61'		 Report Pintu Mahata 20'
Henry Kisekka 30'
Shilton D'Silva Yellow card 49'
Shilton Paul Yellow card 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'Yellow card 80' Report Ansumana Kromah 6'
Sandip Kumar Paul Yellow card 26'
Dalraj Singh Yellow card 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 Yellow card 22'		 Report Laltu Hembram Yellow card 23'
Lancine Toure Yellow card 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

Pre season[]

Fixtures & results[]

  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 Yellow card 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 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[]

Main article: 2018–19 I-League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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
Source: I-league
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) Champion
Notes:
  1. ^ Bastob Roy remained the coach under Technical-Director Subhash Bhowmick.[1]
  2. ^ If the league champions cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League group stage, they will enter the AFC Cup group stage.
  3. ^ The game between Minerva Punjab and Real Kashmir was rescheduled, but eventually it was not played and both teams were awarded a point.[13]

Result summary[]

Overall Home Away
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[]

Round1234567891011121314151617181920
GroundAAHAHHHAHAAHAHHHHAAA
ResultWWLLLWWWDWLWWWWDDWWW
Position21248652444444322222
Updated to match(es) played on 9 March 2019. Source: Soccrway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

  Win   Draw   Loss

27 October 2018 1 Neroca FC 0–2 East Bengal Khuman Lampak Stadium, Imphal
14:00 IST Eduardo Ferreira Yellow card 27'
Subhash Singh Yellow card 60'		 Report Enrique Esqueda 10', 48' (pen)
Manoj Mohammed Yellow card 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 Yellow card 43'
Rakesh Pradhan 71'		 Report Jobi Justin 12', 41'
Jhonny Acosta Yellow card 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 Yellow card 41'
Lalrindika Ralte Yellow card 45'
Enrique Esqueda 52' Yellow card 67'
Rakshit Dagar Yellow card 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 Yellow card 33'
Albert Zohmingmawia Yellow card 36'
Joe Zoharliana 74'
David Lalbiakzara Yellow card 79'
Lalkhawpuimawia 84'		 Report Lalrindika Ralte Yellow card 13'
Enrique Esqueda Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 63' 82'
Lalrindika Ralte Yellow card 77'		 Report Deepak kumar Yellow card 33'
Christian Sabah 57'
Guilherme Batata Yellow card 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 Yellow card 48'
Manoj Mohammed Yellow card 53'		 Report Kingsley Obumneme Yellow card 12' Yellow-red card 59'
Azharuddin Mallick 13'
Shilton D'Silva Yellow card 18'
Yuta Kinowaki Yellow card 25'
Aser Pierrick Dipanda 75'
Gurjinder Kumar Yellow card 76'
Abhishek Ambekar Yellow card 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' Yellow card 3'
Khalid Aucho Yellow card 45+3'
Richard Costa Yellow card 68'
Nallappan Mohanraj Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Jaime Santos 34'
Lalrindika Ralte 79'
Bali Gagandeep Yellow card 87' Yellow-red card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card Yellow-red card82' 84'
Ninthoinganba Meetei 90' (pen)		 Laldanmawia Ralte 26'
Lalramchullova Red card 55'
Jobi Justin 59'
Brandon Vanlalremdika Yellow card 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 Yellow card 37'
Pedro Manzi 49'
Roberto Eslava Yellow card 55'
Alexander Romario 60'		 Laldanmawia Ralte 9'
Samad Ali Mallick Yellow card 27'
Antonio Rodríguez Dovale Yellow card 31'
Jaime Santos Yellow card 55'
Lalrindika Ralte Yellow card 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 Yellow card 28' 48'
Lalramchullova Yellow card 29'
Manoj Mohammed Yellow card 86' Yellow-red card 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 Yellow card 22'
Darren Caldeira Yellow card 73'
Sony Norde Yellow card 83'		 Jaime Santos 35'
Jobby Justin 75' Yellow card 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 Yellow card 31'
Kamalpreet Singh Yellow card 37'
Borja Gomez Perez Yellow card 62'
Enrique Esqueda 67', 86'		 Chencho Gyeltshen 3'
Varney Kallon Yellow card 12'
Singam Subhash Singh Yellow card 63'
Saikhom Ronald Singh Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 9'
Jhonny Acosta Yellow card 33'
Kassim Aidara 78'		 Willis Plaza Yellow card 36' 70'
Anthony Wolfe Yellow card 55'
Lorougnon Christ Remi Yellow card 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 Yellow card 70'		 Léonce Dodoz Zikahi 23'
Ansumana Kromah Yellow card 45'
Kareem Omolaja Yellow card 69' Red card 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 Yellow card 87'		 Mason Robertson Yellow card 26'
Abednego Tetteh Red card 28'
Aaron Katebe 67' (pen)
Gnohere Krizo Yellow card 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 Yellow card 80'
Rakshit Dagar Yellow card 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 Yellow card 52'
Marcus Joseph 70' Yellow card 89'
Daniel Addo Yellow card 86'		 Jaime Santos 79' (pen) Yellow card 90+7'
Laldanmawia Ralte 86'		 Attendance: 4,123
Referee: Rahul Gupta
Man of the Match: Laldanmawia Ralte (East Bengal FC)

Super Cup[]

Main article: 2019 Indian Super Cup

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."[14]

Brackets[]

 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
31 March
 
 
Mohun Bagan
 
4 April
 
Bengaluruw/o
 
Bengaluru1
 
31 March
 
Chennai City2
 
Pune City2
 
9 April
 
Chennai City4
 
Chennai City0
 
30 March
 
Goa3
 
Indian Arrows0
 
6 April
 
Goa3
 
Goa4
 
2 April
 
Jamshedpur3
 
Jamshedpurw/o
 
13 April
 
Churchill Brothers
 
Goa2
 
29 March
 
Chennaiyin1
 
Chennaiyin2
 
7 April
 
Mumbai City0
 
Chennaiyin2
 
3 April
 
NorthEast United1
 
NEROCA
 
10 April
 
NorthEast Unitedw/o
 
Chennaiyin2
 
30 March
 
ATK0
 
Delhi Dynamosw/o
 
5 April
 
East Bengal
 
Delhi Dynamos3
 
1 April
 
ATK4
 
ATK3
 
 
Real Kashmir1
 

Matches[]

  Win   Draw   Loss

30 March 2019 Pre QF Delhi Dynamos FC (Walkover)[a] East Bengal Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneshwar
20:30 IST Report
  1. ^ Walkover given by East Bengal due to protest[11]

Statistics[]

Appearances[]

Players with no appearances are not included in the list.
As of end of 2018–19 season.[15]
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 India Ubaid CK 2 1 2 2 - - 4 3
40 GK India Rakshit Dagar 10 10 18 18 - - 28 28
Defenders
2 DF Costa Rica Jhonny Acosta 3 3 18 18 - - 21 21
3 DF Spain Borja Gomez Perez - - 19 19 - - 19 19
4 DF India Kingshuk Debnath 8 8 - - - - 8 8
5 DF India Kamalpreet Singh 11 9 13 10 - - 24 19
23 DF India Lalrozama Fanai 2 2 - - - - 2 2
24 DF India Salam Ranjan Singh - - 5 3 - - 5 3
25 DF India Samad Ali Mallick 9 9 14 3 - - 23 12
27 DF India Lalramchullova 9 9 18 17 - - 27 26
28 DF India Koushik Sarkar 1 1 - - - - 1 1
29 DF India Mehtab Singh 11 11 - - - - 11 11
41 DF India Manoj Mohammed - - 16 16 - - 16 16
Midfielders
6 MF Syria Mahmoud Amnah 11 9 - - - - 11 9
7 MF India Surabuddin Mollick 8 2 4 0 - - 12 2
8 MF Spain Jaime Santos - - 14 12 - - 14 12
10 MF Spain Antonio Rodríguez Dovale - - 11 9 - - 11 9
15 MF India Siam Hanghal - - 2 0 - - 2 0
16 MF Senegal Kassim Aidara 11 11 18 16 - - 29 27
17 MF India Laldanmawia Ralte 10 10 19 19 - - 29 29
20 MF India Lalrindika Ralte 7 5 18 18 - - 25 23
21 MF India Yami Longvah 2 1 4 3 - - 6 4
26 MF India Bidyashagar Singh 6 2 6 0 - - 12 2
30 MF India Brandon Vanlalremdika 9 7 19 9 - - 28 16
34 MF India 3 0 - - - - 3 0
38 MF India Prakash Sarkar 3 1 3 0 - - 6 1
43 MF India P.C. Rohlupuia - - 1 0 - - 1 0
Forwards
9 FW Mexico Enrique Esqueda - - 14 12 - - 14 12
11 FW India Bali Gagandeep 10 3 3 0 - - 13 3
22 FW India Jobi Justin 9 9 17 17 - - 26 26

Goal Scorers[]

As of end of 2018–19.[15]
Goals for East Bengal in 2018–19 season
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name CFL I League Indian Super Cup Total
1 22 FW India Jobi Justin 4 9 0 13
2 17 MF India Laldanmawia Ralte 3 8 0 11
3 9 FW Mexico Enrique Esqueda - 9 0 9
4 8 MF Spain Jaime Santos 0 5 0 5
5 16 MF Senegal Kassim Aidara 3 1 0 4
6 20 MF India Lalrindika Ralte 1 1 0 2
30 MF India Brandon Vanlalremdika 1 1 0 2
27 DF India Lalramchullova 1 1 0 2
2 DF Costa Rica Jhonny Acosta 2 0 0 2
10 26 MF India Bidyashagar Singh 0 1 0 1
3 DF Spain Borja Gomez Perez 0 1 0 1
6 MF Syria Mahmoud Amnah 1 0 0 1
25 DF India Samad Ali Mallick 1 0 0 1
29 DF India Mehtab Singh 1 0 0 1
28 DF India Koushik Sarkar 1 0 0 1
Own Goals - - -
TOTAL 19 37 0 56

Hat-tricks[]

Player Against Result Date Competition
Laldanmawia Ralte Shillong Lajong F.C. 5-0 14 February 2019 2018–19 I-League

Clean Sheets[]

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[]

As of matches played 9 March 2019
No. Pos. Name CFL I League Indian Super Cup Total Remarks
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
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[]

Titles Won[]

*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[]

Quess EBFC Player of the Month[]

No. Month Name
1 October
2 November
India Jobby Justin
3 December
India Jobby Justin
4 January
Costa Rica Jhonny Acosta
5 February

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Kolkata giants East Bengal appoint Bastob Roy as new head coach". Khel Now. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Quess Corp come onboard as East Bengal's investor - Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  3. ^ "East Bengal sign Kassim Aidara, shortlist foreign striker - Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  4. ^ "East Bengal ropes in Costa Rican World Cupper Johnny Acosta Zamora - Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  5. ^ "Alejandro Menendez's appointment marks the beginning of new era in East Bengal - Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  6. ^ "East Bengal sign Spanish defender Borja Gomez Perez - Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  7. ^ "I-League: East Bengal sign Enrique Esqueda - Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  8. ^ "I-League 2018-19: Alejandro Menendez heaps praise on East Bengal defence - Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  9. ^ "'Relieved' of ban, East Bengal search for sixth foreigner". The Times of India.
  10. ^ "I-League 2018-19: Jaime Santos Colado to become East Bengal's sixth overseas signing - Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  11. ^ a b "Delhi Dynamos progress to the quarter- finals after East Bengal's withdrawal". Hero Super Cup.
  12. ^ "Soccerway".
  13. ^ "AIFF league committee meets in Bhubaneshwar". 13 April 2019.[permanent dead link]
  14. ^ "Super Cup: Minerva Punjab miss pre-match conference, meeting; AIFF terms it 'blatant disregard'". 14 March 2019.
  15. ^ a b 2018–19 East Bengal FC season at Soccerway
  16. ^ "IFA Shield 2018 Final: East Bengal beat arch-rivals Mohun Bagan to be crowned champions - Goal.com". www.goal.com.
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