2022–23 East Bengal FC season
2022–23 season | ||||
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Owner | Emami East Bengal FC Pvt. Ltd. | |||
Head coach | Stephen Constantine | |||
Stadium | Salt Lake Stadium East Bengal Ground | |||
Indian Super League | currently 8th | |||
Calcutta League | 4th | |||
Durand Cup | Group Stage | |||
Super Cup | to be determined | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Cleiton Silva (3) All: Cleiton Silva (5) | |||
Highest home attendance | 17,772 v Odisha 18 November 2022 Indian Super League | |||
Lowest home attendance | 17,170 v Chennaiyin 4 November 2022 Indian Super League | |||
Average home league attendance | 17,480 | |||
Biggest win | 3–1 vs NorthEast United 20 October 2022 Indian Super League | |||
Biggest defeat | 2–4 vs Odisha 18 November 2022 Indian Super League | |||
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All statistics correct as of 18 November 2022. |
The 2022–23 season is the 103rd season of East Bengal Football Club and their third season in the Indian Super League. The Indian football season started in August. The club competed in the Durand Cup and got eliminated in the group stage, and finished fourth in the Calcutta Football League. The club will also participate in the Indian Super Leagueand the Super Cup.
Background[]
The partnership between investor group Shree Cement and East Bengal Club was terminated after the end of the 2021–22 Indian Super League season and they returned the sporting rights back to the club on 12 April 2022, after both the parties failed to reach an agreement and the final term sheet was not accepted and signed by the club officials.[1] The club officials, however, stated that East Bengal club shall continue to play in the Indian Super League, and shall be announcing their new investors within the next two weeks.[2] East Bengal club was once again handed another transfer ban by AIFF for non-payment of dues for seven of their players.[3]
On 25 May, East Bengal announced the collaboration with Emami as the principal investors of the club.[4][5][6] The club confirmed their participation in the 2022-23 Indian Super League season with the arrival of the new investors.[7] On 18 July, after two months of contractual discussions between the club and the investor group, the club finally started the recruitment process for the new season after receiving a go-ahead from the investors.[8][9] On 22 July, the AIFF uplifted the transfer ban set on East Bengal and thus allowed the club to register their new signings for the season.[10] East Bengal appointed Santosh Trophy winning Kerala football team coach Bino George as the head coach of the East Bengal Reserves team, who would participate in the Calcutta Football League, and would also serve as the assistant coach of the first team for the Indian Super League.[11][12] East Bengal also roped in former Indian national football team coach Stephen Constantine as the new head-coach of the team for the season.[13][14] On 2 August 2022, the formal launch of Emami East Bengal was held in Kolkata and the tie-up between the club and the investor group Emami was officially announced.[15] The club and the investor group formed a new company named "Emami East Bengal Pvt. Ltd." where the club would hold 23% share while 77% would be in the hands of Emami group.[16][17] The club would officially play as 'East Bengal FC' in the upcoming season in the Indian Super League.[18]
Transfers[]
Incoming[]
Date | No. | Pos. | Name | Signed from | Fee | Ref |
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3 August 2022 | 13 | GK | Pawan Kumar | Jamshedpur | Free Transfer | [19] |
3 August 2022 | 15 | MF | Mobashir Rahman | Jamshedpur | Free Transfer | [19] |
3 August 2022 | 33 | DF | Pritam Kumar Singh | Hyderabad | Free Transfer | [19] |
3 August 2022 | 23 | MF | Souvik Chakrabarti | Hyderabad | Free Transfer | [19] |
3 August 2022 | 7 | FW | Aniket Jadhav | Hyderabad | Undisclosed[a] | [19] |
3 August 2022 | 2 | DF | Mohammad Rakip | Mumbai City | Free Transfer | [19] |
3 August 2022 | 16 | DF | Sarthak Golui | Bengaluru | Free Transfer | [19] |
3 August 2022 | 17 | DF | Jerry Lalrinzuala | Chennaiyin | Free Transfer | [19] |
3 August 2022 | 29 | FW | Naorem Mahesh Singh | Kerala Blasters | Undisclosed[b] | [19] |
3 August 2022 | 11 | FW | V.P. Suhair | NorthEast United | Undisclosed[c] | [19] |
11 August 2022 | 1 | GK | Kamaljit Singh | Odisha | Undisclosed | [22] |
11 August 2022 | 6 | FW | Sumit Passi | Roundglass Punjab | Free Transfer | [22] |
12 August 2022 | 4 | DF | Iván González | Goa | Free Transfer | [23] |
12 August 2022 | 40 | DF | Charalambos Kyriakou | Doxa Katokopias | Free Transfer | [23] |
12 August 2022 | 14 | MF | Alex Lima | Jamshedpur | Free Transfer | [23] |
12 August 2022 | 10 | FW | Cleiton Silva | Bengaluru | Free Transfer | [23] |
12 August 2022 | 9 | FW | Eliandro | Samut Prakan City | Free Transfer | [23] |
22 August 2022 | 24 | MF | Jordan O'Doherty | Newcastle Jets | Free Transfer | [24] |
Loan in[]
Start date | End date | No. | Pos. | Name | Loaned from | Ref |
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3 August 2022 | End of season | 8 | MF | Amarjit Singh Kiyam | Goa | [19] |
11 August 2022 | End of season | 5 | DF | Lalchungnunga | Sreenidi Deccan | [22] |
20 August 2022 | End of season | 18 | FW | Himanshu Jangra | Delhi | [25] |
22 August 2022 | End of season | 32 | GK | Naveen Kumar | Goa | [26] |
Outgoing[]
Exit Date | No. | Pos. | Name | Signed to | Fee | Ref |
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1 June 2022 | 1 | GK | Sankar Roy | Mohammedan Sporting | Free Transfer | [27] |
1 June 2022 | 2 | DF | Daniel Gomes | Kenkre | Free Transfer | [19] |
1 June 2022 | 6 | DF | Darren Sidoel | — | Released | [19] |
1 June 2022 | 7 | FW | Antonio Perošević | — | Released | [19] |
1 June 2022 | 8 | MF | Mohammed Rafique | Chennaiyin | Free Transfer | [28] |
1 June 2022 | 12 | DF | Joyner Lourenco | — | Released | [19] |
1 June 2022 | 15 | FW | Balwant Singh | — | Released | [19] |
1 June 2022 | 16 | MF | Songpu Singsit | Sreenidi Deccan | Free Transfer | [19] |
1 June 2022 | 17 | DF | Sarineo Fernandes | Real Kashmir | Free Transfer | [19] |
1 June 2022 | 18 | MF | Sourav Das | Chennaiyin | Free Transfer | [29] |
1 June 2022 | 19 | DF | Romeo Fernandes | — | Released | [19] |
1 June 2022 | 20 | DF | Hira Mondal | Bengaluru | Free Transfer | [30] |
1 June 2022 | 22 | MF | Lalrinliana Hnamte | ATK Mohun Bagan | Free Transfer | [31] |
1 June 2022 | 23 | MF | Bikash Jairu | — | Released | [19] |
1 June 2022 | 26 | DF | Akashdeep Singh Kahlon | — | Released | [19] |
1 June 2022 | 29 | GK | Arindam Bhattacharya | NorthEast United | Free Transfer | [32] |
1 June 2022 | 30 | DF | Ananta Tamang | Chitwan | Free Transfer | [19] |
1 June 2022 | 33 | MF | Loken Meitei | Real Kashmir | Free Transfer | [19] |
1 June 2022 | 43 | FW | Siddhant Shirodkar | — | Released | [19] |
1 June 2022 | 45 | DF | Saikhom Goutam Singh | — | Released | [19] |
1 June 2022 | 47 | DF | Raju Gaikwad | Churchill Brothers | Free Transfer | [19] |
1 June 2022 | 71 | DF | Franjo Prce | Koper | Free Transfer | [19] |
1 June 2022 | 77 | MF | Fran Sota | Logroñés | Free Transfer | [19] |
1 June 2022 | 99 | FW | Rahul Paswan | Mohammedan Sporting | Free Transfer | [33] |
Team[]
First-team squad[]
- The below list contains the names and details of the first team squad for East Bengal. This list does not contain the players of the reserve team which will be participating in the Calcutta Football League.[19] On 6 October, ahead of the Indian Super League campaign, East Bengal announced the list of captains for the season – Cleiton Silva, Souvik Chakrabarti, Sumeet Passi, Kamaljit Singh and Iván González.[34]
No. | Name | Nat. | Pos. | Date of Birth (Age) | Signed From | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Goalkeepers | ||||||||
1 | Kamaljit Singh (captain) | GK | 28 December 1995 | Odisha | 2022 | 11 | 0 | |
13 | Pawan Kumar | GK | 1 July 1990 | Jamshedpur | 2022 | 0 | 0 | |
25 | Suvam Sen | GK | 14 November 1989 | United | 2021 | 5 | 0 | |
32 | Naveen Kumar | GK | 10 August 1989 | Goa | 2022 | 0 | 0 | |
Defenders | ||||||||
2 | Mohammad Rakip | RB | 14 May 2000 | Mumbai City | 2022 | 5 | 0 | |
4 | Iván González (captain) | CB | 2 February 1990 | Goa | 2022 | 9 | 0 | |
5 | Lalchungnunga | CB | 25 December 2000 | Sreenidi Deccan | 2022 | 11 | 0 | |
16 | Sarthak Golui | CB | 3 November 1997 | Bengaluru | 2022 | 11 | 1 | |
17 | Jerry Lalrinzuala | LB | 30 July 1998 | Chennaiyin | 2022 | 9 | 0 | |
19 | Ankit Mukherjee | RB | 10 July 1996 | ATK Mohun Bagan | 2020 | 25 | 0 | |
33 | Pritam Kumar Singh | LB | 10 December 1995 | Hyderabad | 2022 | 6 | 0 | |
34 | Nabi Hussain Khan | CB | 1 May 1998 | East Bengal Reserves | 2022 | 4 | 0 | |
37 | Tuhin Das | LB | 7 March 2000 | East Bengal Reserves | 2022 | 7 | 0 | |
40 | Charalambos Kyriakou | RB | 15 October 1989 | Doxa Katokopias | 2022 | 10 | 1 | |
Midfielders | ||||||||
6 | Sumit Passi (captain) | RW | 12 September 1994 | Roundglass Punjab | 2022 | 6 | 2 | |
7 | Aniket Jadhav | RW | 13 July 2000 | Hyderabad | 2022 | 6 | 0 | |
8 | Amarjit Singh Kiyam | CM | 6 January 2001 | Goa | 2022 | 24 | 0 | |
12 | Wahengbam Angousana | CM | 2 February 1996 | TRAU | 2020 | 34 | 0 | |
14 | Alex Lima | CM | 15 December 1988 | Jamshedpur | 2022 | 10 | 1 | |
15 | Mobashir Rahman | CM | 12 March 1998 | Jamshedpur | 2022 | 7 | 0 | |
18 | Himanshu Jangra | LW | 21 July 2004 | Delhi | 2022 | 5 | 0 | |
23 | Souvik Chakrabarti (captain) | CM | 12 July 1991 | Hyderabad | 2022 | 7 | 0 | |
24 | Jordan O'Doherty | CM | 14 October 1997 | Newcastle Jets | 2022 | 7 | 1 | |
29 | Naorem Mahesh Singh | LW | 1 March 1999 | Kerala Blasters | 2022 | 26 | 3 | |
Forwards | ||||||||
9 | Eliandro | FW | 23 April 1990 | Samut Prakan City | 2022 | 7 | 0 | |
10 | Cleiton Silva (captain) | FW | 3 February 1987 | Bengaluru | 2022 | 9 | 5 | |
11 | V. P. Suhair | FW | 27 July 1992 | NorthEast United | 2022 | 14 | 5 | |
26 | Semboi Haokip | FW | 13 March 1993 | Bengaluru | 2021 | 29 | 4 |
New contracts[]
No. | Pos. | Date | Name | Ref. |
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12 | MF | 18 May 2022 | Wahengbam Angousana | [37] |
19 | DF | 26 July 2022 | Ankit Mukherjee | [38] |
26 | FW | 30 August 2022 | Semboi Haokip | [39] |
25 | GK | 31 October 2022 | Suvam Sen | [40] |
Promoted from Reserve Squad[]
No. | Pos. | Name | Ref. |
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34 | DF | Nabi Hussain Khan | [41] |
37 | DF | Tuhin Das | [41] |
Reserve squad[]
The East Bengal Reserves team, who are not registered in the Indian Super League squad, would be participating in the 2022 Calcutta Premier Division with head coach Bino George taking charge of the team from the sidelines.[12][42][43]
- As of 1 November 2022
No. | Name | Nat. | Pos. | Date of Birth (Age) | Signed From | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Goalkeepers | ||||||||
50 | Suryash Jaiswal | GK | 19 April 1999 | George Telegraph | 2022 | 3 | 0 | |
65 | Muhammed Nishad P | GK | 20 June 2000 | Gokulam Kerala | 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
99 | Aditya Patra | GK | 27 April 2000 | Bengaluru | 2022 | 0 | 0 | |
Defenders | ||||||||
51 | Subhendu Mandi | CB | 21 September 1998 | Railway | 2022 | 0 | 0 | |
53 | Arpan Polley | RB | 12 December 2002 | East Bengal U–18 | 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
58 | Niranjan Mondal | LB | 6 July 1998 | Calcutta Customs | 2022 | 2 | 0 | |
60 | Adil Amal | RB | 31 January 2002 | Mar Athanasius Football Academy | 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
61 | Athul Unnikrishnan | CB | 1 February 2000 | Kerala United | 2022 | 4 | 0 | |
Midfielders | ||||||||
38 | Mahitosh Roy | CM | 11 November 1998 | George Telegraph | 2022 | 3 | 0 | |
52 | Sanjib Ghosh | CM | 31 July 2000 | Mohammedan Sporting | 2022 | 4 | 0 | |
55 | Dip Saha | CM | 10 August 2000 | Aryan | 2022 | 4 | 0 | |
56 | Tanmay Das | CM | 2 May 1998 | Railway | 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
59 | Vivek Singh | CM | 23 January 2000 | George Telegraph | 2022 | 3 | 1 | |
Forwards | ||||||||
54 | Vishnu TM | FW | 27 March 2000 | Aryan | 2022 | 3 | 0 | |
62 | Lijo Kurusappan | FW | 8 September 2001 | Travancore Royals | 2022 | 2 | 0 | |
64 | Jesin TK | FW | 19 February 2000 | Kerala United | 2022 | 4 | 1 | |
97 | Subham Bhowmick | FW | 9 August 1997 | Madan Maharaj | 2022 | 4 | 0 |
Current technical staff[]
East Bengal appointed former Indian national football team coach Stephen Constantine as the head coach of the team.[13] The club also appointed Santosh Trophy winning Kerala football team coach Bino George as the assistant coach and also shall serve as the head coach of the reserve team that will be participating in the Calcutta Football League.[12] The club appointed Owain Manship as the head of sports science.[44] The club also appointed former Charlton Athletic goalkeeper Andy Petterson as the goalkeeping coach for the team.[45] East Bengal appointed Englishman Sam Baker as the video analyst of the team.[46] The club also roped in former Sarpsborg coach Thórhallur Siggeirsson as the assistant coach of the team.[47][48] On 2 November 2022, East Bengal announced that they have signed former India national under-20 football team coach Shanmugam Venkatesh as the new assistant coach of the team and Bino George would continue as the head coach of the reserves team.[49][50][51]
Position | Name |
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Head coach | Stephen Constantine |
Assistant coach | Thórhallur Siggeirsson |
Assistant coach | Shanmugam Venkatesh |
Goalkeeping coach | Andy Petterson |
Head of Sports Science | Owain Manship |
Video Analyst | Sam Baker |
Physio Therapist | Askar PV |
Physio Therapist | Shehin Muhammed |
Physio Therapist | Nazal Seyd Jifry |
Physio Therapist | Mohamed Salah |
Team Manager | Pratim Kumar Saha |
Team Doctor | Dr. Mustufa Poonawalla |
Masseur | Liaqat Ali |
Masseur | Suresh V |
Reserve Team Head coach | Bino George |
Reserve Team Assistant coach | Biswajit Majumdar |
Reserve Team Goalkeeping coach | Sangram Mukherjee |
Reserve Team Physio Therapist | Md. Ziauddin |
Reserve Team Doctor | Dr. Ram Dhal |
Chief Technical Officer | Amoy Ghoshal |
Kit[]
East Bengal had launched their new home and away kits before the Durand Cup. Their new kit partners Trak-Only launched the home and away kits on their social media handle ahead of the first game of the season.[52][53] However, before the Indian Super League season began, the club launched the official kits for the season in gala style at the Rajdanga Naba Uday Sangha Durga Puja ground, on 29 September, with first team players – Souvik Chakrabarti, Cleiton Silva and V. P. Suhair unveiling the kits to the media, in presence of head coach Stephen Constantine.[54][55][56]
Indian Super League Kits[]
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Pre-season[]
On 4 August, newly appointed head coach Stephen Constantine arrived in Kolkata and started the pre-season training with the team, joined by the already announced Indian squad at the club ground. Constantine is assisted by Bino George, who also started the pre-season training with the reserve team.[57] After his first training session with the team, Constantine put out a statement saying, "You are not going to want to play against East Bengal".[58] On 11 August, East Bengal announced the signing of three more Indian players, including custodian Kamaljit Singh from Odisha in a hefty transfer after East Bengal agreed to pay the release clause for the goalkeeper.[22][59] On 12 August, East Bengal announced the signing of five foreign players for the season: three Brazilians — Alex Lima, Cleiton Silva and Eliandro, Spanish defender Ivan González and Cyprus national team defender Charalambos Kyriakou.[23]
East Bengal played their first pre-season friendly game on 16 August against Diamond Harbour at the Naihati Stadium.[60] The club mainly fielded their reserve side along with three members of senior squad as the game ended in a goalless draw.[61] After the Durand Cup exit and as preparation for the Indian Super League, East Bengal played a closed-door friendly against George Telegraph on 18 September at the AIFF National Centre of Excellence and won 3–0 with goals from Naorem Mahesh Singh, V. P. Suhair and Eliandro.[62] On 22 September, East Bengal played Aryan in their second pre-season friendly game before the Indian Super League and won 3–0 again, with Alex Lima, Eliandro and Semboi Haokip scoring for the team.[63] On 25 September, East Bengal played their third friendly match against India under-20 at the AIFF National Centre of Excellence and won 2–0 with goals from Sumeet Passi and Cleiton Silva.[64] On 30 September, East Bengal played Real Kashmir in their fourth friendly game and won 3–0, with Cleiton Silva, Sumeet Passi and Souvik Chakrabarti scoring for the team, thus ending the pre-season for East Bengal before the start of the Indian Super League.[65]
Pre-season friendlies[]
Win Draw Loss
16 August 2022 Friendly | East Bengal | 0–0 | Diamond Harbour | showNaihati |
18 September 2022 Friendly | East Bengal | 3–0 | George Telegraph | showRajarhat |
25 September 2022 Friendly | East Bengal | 2–0 | India under–20 | showRajarhat |
Competitions[]
Overall record[]
Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
Durand Cup | 22 August 2022 | 3 September 2022 | Group stage | Group Stage | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | +0 | 25.00 |
Indian Super League | 7 October 2022 | 25 February 2023 | Round 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 28.57 | |
Calcutta Football League[E] | 25 September 2022 | 1 November 2022 | Super Six | 4th | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0.00 |
Super Cup | TBC | TBC | TBC | TBC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
Total | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 21 | −7 | 20.00 |
Last updated: 18 November 2022
Source: Soccerway
Durand Cup[]
East Bengal will be participating in the 2022 Durand Cup after being absent in the previous two editions of the tournament. East Bengal was drawn in group B alongside ATK Mohun Bagan, Mumbai City, Rajasthan United and Indian Navy.[69][70] East Bengal began their campaign on 22 August against Indian Navy at the Salt Lake Stadium.[71] In the opening game, East Bengal played out a goalless draw against the Indian Navy and settled for one point.[72] East Bengal faced Rajasthan United in the second game of the group on 25 August at the Kishore Bharati Krirangan and once again settled for a goalless draw. Goalkeeper Kamaljit Singh saved a penalty in the second half to keep the clean sheet as East Bengal managed two points from as many games in the group.[73] East Bengal faced ATK Mohun Bagan in their third game of the group on 28 August at the Salt Lake Stadium and suffered a 0–1 defeat courtesy of an own goal from Sumeet Passi in the dying minutes of the first half.[74] After ATK Mohun Bagan won their fixture against Indian Navy on 31 August, East Bengal were officially eliminated from the tournament with a game to play.[75] In the final game of the group stage, East Bengal ended their campaign with their first victory of the season, as they defeated Mumbai City 4–3 at the Kishore Bharati Krirangan on 3 September.[76] Sumeet Passi and Cleiton Silva scored a brace each for East Bengal while Lallianzuala Chhangte got a brace and Greg Stewart scored the other for Mumbai in a seven-goal thriller win for East Bengal.[77]
Group Stage[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MCI | RUN | AMB | EAB | INA | |
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1 | Mumbai City | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 7[a] | Qualify for the Knockout stage | — | 5–1 | — | — | 4–1 | |
2 | Rajasthan United | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 7[a] | — | — | — | — | 2–0 | ||
3 | ATK Mohun Bagan (H) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 7[a] | 1–1 | 2–3 | — | — | 2–0 | ||
4 | East Bengal (H) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | ||
5 | Indian Navy | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
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
(H) Host
Notes:
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Head-to-head points: Mumbai City 4, Rajasthan United 3, ATK Mohun Bagan 1.
Matches[]
Win Draw Loss Void
22 August 2022 Group Stage | East Bengal | 0–0 | Indian Navy | showKolkata |
25 August 2022 Group Stage | East Bengal | 0–0 | Rajasthan United | showKolkata |
28 August 2022 Group Stage | East Bengal | 0–1 | ATK Mohun Bagan | showKolkata |
3 September 2022 Group Stage | East Bengal | 4–3 | Mumbai City | showKolkata |
Indian Super League[]
Summary[]
The 2022-23 Indian Super League will be played across the country in home and away formats after two seasons of hosting it in Goa due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[78] The fixtures were released on 1 September with the league set to begin on 7 October 2022;[79][80] with East Bengal featuring in the opening fixture against Kerala Blasters away at Kochi.[79] On 5 October, East Bengal announced their 27 man squad for the Indian Super League, that included six foreign players lead by coach Stephen Constantine.[81][82]
On 7 October, East Bengal started their campaign with a 3–1 defeat against the runners-up of last season Kerala Blasters at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Kochi. Adrián Luna scored in the second half in the seventy-second minute to put the home team ahead and then Ivan Kalyuzhnyi scored in the eighty-second minute to double the lead for Kerala. Alex Lima reduced the margin for East Bengal in the eighty-seventh minute but Kalyuzhnyi scored again just two minutes later as East Bengal suffered a defeat in the opening match.[83][84] East Bengal faced Goa on 12 October at home in the Salt Lake Stadium in their second match and suffered a 1–2 defeat courtesy of an injury time winner from Edu Bedia. Brandon Fernandes opened the scoring for Goa in the eighth minute while Cleiton Silva had equalized for East Bengal from a penalty in the sixty-fourth minute.[85][86] On 20 October, East Bengal registered their first win of the campaign as they defeated NorthEast United 1–3 away at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Guwahati. Cleiton Silva opened the scoring for East Bengal in the eleventh minute, Charalambos Kyriakou scored the second in the fifty-second minute, Jordan O'Doherty scored the third in the eighty-fourth minute while Matt Derbyshire scored one for NorthEast United in the injury time to reduce the margin only as a consolation, as East Bengal secured their first three points.[87][88] On 29 October, East Bengal faced ATK Mohun Bagan in their fourth match at the Salt Lake Stadium in the first leg of the Kolkata Derby and suffered a 2–0 defeat. Hugo Boumous scored the first for ATK Mohun Bagan in the fifty-sixth minute and Manvir Singh scored the second in the sixty-fifth minute, as East Bengal suffered their third loss in the campaign.[89][90]
On 4 November, East Bengal faced Chennaiyin at the Salt Lake Stadium and suffered a 1–0 defeat. Vafa Hakhamaneshi scored the only goal of the match in the sixty-ninth minute of the game with a header from inside the box from a corner-kick, as East Bengal suffered their fourth defeat in five matches in the league.[91] Vafa of Chennaiyin and Sarthak Golui of East Bengal were given marching orders in the second half after both received double bookings in the match.[92] On 11 November, East Bengal secured their second win of the campaign as they defeated Bengaluru 1–0 away at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium with Cleiton Silva scoring the only goal of the match in the sixty-ninth minute, as East Bengal moved to the eighth place with six points in six matches.[93][94] Coach Stephen Constantine dedicated the win to late East Bengal fan Joy Shankar Saha who passed away during the match against ATK Mohun Bagan on 29 October.[95] On 18 November, East Bengal faced Odisha at the Salt Lake Stadium and suffered a 4–2 defeat. East Bengal lead 2–0 at halftime after Semboi Haokip and Naorem Mahesh Singh had scored for the team but Odisha rallied from behind in the second half to score four goals, Pedro Martín scored twice, Jerry Mawihmingthanga scored the third and Nandhakumar Sekar scored the fourth as East Bengal suffered their fifth defeat of the campaign.[96][97]
League Table[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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6 | ATK Mohun Bagan | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 10 | Qualification for ISL eliminators |
7 | Chennaiyin | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 10 | |
8 | East Bengal | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 6 | |
9 | Jamshedpur | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 4 | |
10 | Bengaluru | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 4 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored; 7) fair play ranking; 8) drawing of lots
Result summary[]
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 |
7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 |
Results by match[]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches[]
The league fixtures were announced on 1 September 2022, with the season starting on 7 October.[79][98]
Win Draw Loss Void
7 October 2022 Round 1 | Kerala Blasters | 3–1 | East Bengal | showKochi |
20 October 2022 Round 3 | NorthEast United | 1–3 | East Bengal | showGuwahati |
29 October 2022 Round 4 | ATK Mohun Bagan | 2–0 | East Bengal | showKolkata |
4 November 2022 Round 5 | East Bengal | 0–1 | Chennaiyin | showKolkata |
27 November 2022 Round 8 | Jamshedpur | – | East Bengal | showJamshedpur |
16 December 2022 Round 10 | East Bengal | – | Mumbai City | showKolkata |
13 January 2023 Round 13 | East Bengal | – | Jamshedpur | showKolkata |
3 February 2023 Round 16 | East Bengal | – | Kerala Blasters | showKolkata |
8 February 2023 Round 17 | East Bengal | – | NorthEast United | showKolkata |
12 February 2023 Round 18 | Chennaiyin | – | East Bengal | showChennai |
19 February 2023 Round 19 | Mumbai City | – | East Bengal | showMumbai |
25 February 2023 Round 20 | East Bengal | – | ATK Mohun Bagan | showKolkata |
Calcutta Football League[]
East Bengal will be participating in the 2022-23 Calcutta Premier Division after being absent last year due to issues with their previous investor group. East Bengal will start their campaign from the super six stages of the Premier A division, along with the other big two ATK Mohun Bagan and Mohammedan Sporting.[99][100][101] Bhawanipore, Aryan and Kidderpore are the other three teams who qualified for the super six stages.[102] The fixtures for the Super-Six were released on 21 September and East Bengal is set to begin their campaign against Aryan on 25 September at the Bankimanjali Stadium at Naihati.[103] ATK Mohun Bagan withdrew their name from the tournament,[104] while East Bengal will be fielding their Reserve squad for the tournament as the fixtures got clashed with the Indian Super League.[67][68][105]
On 25 September, East Bengal began their campaign with a 0–0 draw against Kidderpore at the Bankimanjali Stadium at Naihati. Bino George took charge of the team from the sidelines as the reserve squad took the field.[106][107] East Bengal was supposed to play their second match against Aryan on 28 September at Naihati but the match was abandoned due to heavy rainfalls.[108] The match was rescheduled and was played at the same venue on 15 October.[109] East Bengal drew the match 1–1 with Jesin TK scoring in the thirty-ninth minute for East Bengal while Amarnath Baskey equalised for Aryan in the fifty-first minute as East Bengal settle for another draw.[110][111] On 26 October, East Bengal faced Bhawanipore and suffered a 2–0 defeat at the Kalyani Stadium. Jiten Murmu and Gnohere Krizo scored for Bhawanipore.[112] On 30 October, Mohammedan Sporting were crowned the champions of the tournament, even before the game against East Bengal, after Bhawanipore drew 1–1 with Aryan.[113] On 1 November, East Bengal faced Mohammedan Sporting at the Kishore Bharati Krirangan and drew 1–1 as they ended the Calcutta Football League campaign without a win in the fourth position. Vivek Singh opened the scoring for East Bengal in the thirty-fourth minute but Faslu Rahman equalized for Mohammedan in the ninetieth minute as the game ended in a stalemate.[114][115]
League Table[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Mohammedan (C) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 10 | Champions |
2 | Bhawanipore | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 7 | Eligible for I-League 2nd Division[a] |
3 | Aryan | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 5 | |
4 | East Bengal | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
5 | Kidderpore | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 1 | |
6 | ATK Mohun Bagan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) fair play ranking; 7) drawing of lots
(C) Champion
- ^ If the top teams are already playing in national leagues, then the next highest ranked team(s) would be eligible for I-League 2nd Division.
Results by match[]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches[]
The league fixtures were announced on 21 September 2022.[103]
Win Draw Loss Void
26 October 2022 Super Six | Bhawanipore | 2–0 | East Bengal | showKalyani |
— Super Six | ATK Mohun Bagan | Cancelled | East Bengal | show— |
Super Cup[]
East Bengal along with the other ten Indian Super League teams and nine I-League teams will participate in the Super Cup.[116]
Statistics[]
Appearances[]
Players with no appearances are not included in the list.
- As of 18 November 2022[117]
Appearances for East Bengal in 2022–23 season | |||||||||||
No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Durand Cup | Indian Super League | Calcutta League | Total | ||||
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Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts | ||||
Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
1 | GK | Kamaljit Singh | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 11 | 11 | |
50 | GK | Suryash Jaiswal | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||
65 | GK | Muhammed Nishad P | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Defenders | |||||||||||
2 | RB | Mohammad Rakip | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | |
4 | CB | Iván González | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 9 | 8 | |
5 | CB | Lalchungnunga | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 11 | 11 | |
16 | CB | Sarthak Golui | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 6 | 3 | |
17 | LB | Jerry Lalrinzuala | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | — | — | 9 | 8 | |
19 | RB | Ankit Mukherjee | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | |
33 | LB | Pritam Kumar Singh | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | |
34 | CB | Nabi Hussain Khan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
37 | LB | Tuhin Das | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 7 | 3 | |
40 | CB | Charalambos Kyriakou | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | — | — | 10 | 9 | |
53 | RB | Arpan Polley | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
58 | LB | Niranjan Mondal | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
60 | RB | Adil Amal | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
61 | CB | Athul Unnikrishnan | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||||
Midfielders | |||||||||||
6 | RW | Sumit Passi | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 6 | |
7 | RW | Aniket Jadhav | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | |
8 | CM | Amarjit Singh Kiyam | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 | |
12 | CM | Wahengbam Angousana | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | |
14 | CM | Alex Lima | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 10 | 5 | |
15 | CM | Mobashir Rahman | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | |
18 | LW | Himanshu Jangra | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |
23 | CM | Souvik Chakrabarti | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 7 | 4 | |
24 | CM | Jordan O'Doherty | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | — | — | 7 | 6 | |
29 | RW | Naorem Mahesh Singh | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | — | — | 8 | 6 | |
38 | CM | Mahitosh Roy | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
52 | CM | Sanjib Ghosh | — | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||||
55 | CM | Dip Saha | — | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | ||||
56 | CM | Tanmoy Das | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
59 | CM | Vivek Singh | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||||
Forwards | |||||||||||
9 | FW | Eliandro | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 1 | |
10 | FW | Cleiton Silva | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 9 | 8 | |
11 | FW | V.P. Suhair | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 9 | 9 | |
26 | FW | Semboi Haokip | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | |
54 | FW | Vishnu TM | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||
62 | FW | Lijo Kurusappan | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
64 | FW | Jesin TK | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||||
97 | FW | Subham Bhowmick | — | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
Goal Scorers[]
- As of 18 November 2022[118]
Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Durand Cup | Indian Super League | Calcutta League | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 10 | FW | Cleiton Silva | 2 | 3 | — | 5 | |
2 | 6 | FW | Sumeet Passi | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | |
3 | 14 | CM | Alex Lima | 0 | 1 | — | 1 | |
24 | CM | Jordan O'Doherty | 0 | 1 | — | 1 | ||
26 | FW | Semboi Haokip | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
29 | RW | Naorem Mahesh Singh | 0 | 1 | — | 1 | ||
40 | RB | Charalambos Kyriakou | 0 | 1 | — | 1 | ||
59 | LW | Vivek Singh | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||
64 | FW | Jesin TK | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||
Total | 4 | 8 | 2 | 14 |
Assists[]
- As of 18 November 2022[119]
Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Durand Cup | Indian Super League | Calcutta League | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 11 | FW | V. P. Suhair | 0 | 3 | — | 3 | |
2 | 29 | LW | Naorem Mahesh Singh | 0 | 2 | — | 2 | |
3 | 10 | FW | Cleiton Silva | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | |
15 | CM | Mobashir Rahman | 0 | 1 | — | 1 | ||
17 | DF | Jerry Lalrinzuala | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | ||
64 | FW | Jesin TK | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||
Total | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 |
Clean Sheets[]
- As of 18 November 2022[120]
No. | Nat. | Player | Durand Cup | Indian Super League | Calcutta League | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kamaljit Singh | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | |
50 | Suryash Jaiswal | — | 1 | 1 | ||
65 | Muhammed Nishad P | — | 0 | 0 |
Disciplinary Record[]
No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Durand Cup | Indian Super League | Calcutta League | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | GK | Kamaljit Singh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | |
4 | CB | Ivan González | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | |
5 | CB | Lalchungnunga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | |
8 | CM | Amarjit Singh Kiyam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
10 | FW | Cleiton Silva | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | |
11 | FW | V. P. Suhair | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | |
14 | CM | Alex Lima | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | |
15 | CM | Mobashir Rahman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
16 | CB | Sarthak Golui | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | |
17 | LB | Jerry Lalrinzuala | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | |
19 | RB | Ankit Mukherjee | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
23 | CM | Souvik Chakrabarti | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | |
29 | RW | Naorem Mahesh Singh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | |
33 | LB | Pritam Kumar Singh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
34 | RB | Nabi Hussain Khan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
40 | CB | Charalambos Kyriakou | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | |
54 | FW | Vishnu TM | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
58 | LB | Niranjan Mondal | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
59 | LW | Vivek Singh | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
65 | GK | Muhammed Nishad P | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Club awards[]
ISL Fans' Goal of the Week award[]
This is awarded weekly to the player chosen by fans voting on the Indian Super League website.[123]
Week | Nat. | Player | Score | Result | Opponents | Date | % Votes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Week 3 | Charalambos Kyriakou | 0–2 | 1–3 | NorthEast United | 20 October 2022 | 63.9% |
See also[]
Notes[]
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