2014–15 East Bengal FC season

East Bengal
2014–15 season
PresidentDr Pranab Dasgupta
Head-CoachIndia Armando Colaco
(until 19 February 2015)
Netherlands Eelco Schattorie
(from 20 February 2015)
GroundSalt Lake Stadium
Barasat Stadium
East Bengal Ground
I-League4th
Calcutta Football LeagueChampions
Federation CupGroup Stage
AFC CupGroup Stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Ranti Martins (17)
All: Ranti Martins (30)
Away kit colours

The 2014–15 season was East Bengal's 8th season in the I-League and 95th season in existence.

Competitions

Overall

Competition First match Last match Final position
Calcutta Football League 10 August 2014 16 September 2014 Champions
I-League 18 January 2015 30 May 2015 4th
Federation Cup 29 December 2014 6 January 2015 Group Stage
AFC Cup 24 February 2015 12 May 2015 Group Stage

Overview

Competition Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Calcutta Football League 10 8 1 1 27 8 +19 080.00
I-League 20 8 5 7 30 28 +2 040.00
Federation Cup 4 1 1 2 4 5 −1 025.00
AFC Cup 6 1 2 3 8 10 −2 016.67
Total 40 18 9 13 69 51 +18 045.00

Last updated: 31 May 2015
Source: Competitions

Calcutta Football League

Main article: 2014–15 Calcutta Premier Division

Table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 East Bengal (C) 10 8 1 1 27 8 +19 25 Champion
2 Mohun Bagan 10 8 0 2 19 9 +10 24
3 Tollygunge Agragami 10 7 1 2 24 7 +17 22
4 Mohammedan 10 6 2 2 17 12 +5 20
5 Army XI 10 6 1 3 19 13 +6 19
Source: Soccerway
(C) Champions

Fixtures & results

  Win   Draw   Loss

10 August 2014 1 East Bengal 0–1 Mohammedan Sporting Kolkata
17:00 IST Report Imran Khan 26' Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Referee: Ajit Dutta
Man of the Match: Arnab Das Sharma (Mohammedan Sporting)
19 August 2014 2 East Bengal 4–1 BNR Kolkata
17:00 IST Ranti Martins 2'
Baljit Sahni 31', 45+1'
Deepak Mondal 41'		 Report Kazeem 79' Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Referee: Prabir Dhar
Man of the Match: Baljit Sahni (East Bengal)
23 August 2014 3 East Bengal 2–1 Aryan Kolkata
17:00 IST Arnab Mondal 70'
Subodh Kumar 90+4'		 Report Sagar Das 8' Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Referee: Mrinangshu Bhattacharyya
Man of the Match: Subodh Kumar (East Bengal)
26 August 2014 4 East Bengal 1–1 Kalighat MS Kolkata
17:00 IST Harmanjot Khabra 3' Report Saurav Mollick 12' Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Referee: Tanmoy Dhar
Man of the Match: Subham (Kalighat MS)
31 August 2014 5 East Bengal 3–1 Mohun Bagan Kolkata
17:00 IST Ranti Martins 13' (pen.), 50'
Joaquim Abranches 43'		 Report C. S. Sabeeth 20' Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Referee: Pranjal Banerjee
Man of the Match: Joaquim Abranches (East Bengal)
4 September 2014 6 East Bengal 4–1 Army XI Kolkata
17:00 IST Ranti Martins 28'
Dudu Omagbemi 56', 69', 87'		 Report Jain P. 71' Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Referee: Animesh Biswas
Man of the Match: Dudu Omagbemi (East Bengal)
7 September 2014 7 East Bengal 1–0 Southern Samity Kolkata
17:00 IST Pralhad Roy 41' Report Suraj Mondal Yellow card 28' Yellow-red card 87' Stadium: Barasat Stadium
Referee: Nanigopal Saha
Man of the Match: Pralhad Roy (East Bengal)
10 September 2014 8 East Bengal 4–1 Police A.C. Kolkata
17:00 IST Ranti Martins 41'
Dudu Omagbemi 42', 45+2'
Pralhad Roy 90+2'		 Report Nilkanta Paria 3' Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Referee: Ajit Dutta
Man of the Match: Dudu Omagbemi (East Bengal)
13 September 2014 9 East Bengal 6–0 SAI Darjeeling Kolkata
17:00 IST Dudu Omagbemi 15', 26', 71'
Ranti Martins 24', 43'
Leo Bertos 77'		 Report Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Referee: Animesh Biswas
Man of the Match: Dudu Omagbemi (East Bengal)
16 September 2014 10 East Bengal 2–1 Tollygunge Agragami Kolkata
17:00 IST Pralhad Roy 26'
Ranti Martins 37'		 Report Bello Razaq 33' Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Referee: Prabir Dhar
Man of the Match: Sukhwinder Singh (East Bengal)


I-League

Main article: 2014–15 I-League

Table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Bengaluru 20 10 7 3 35 19 +16 37 Qualification for AFC Cup group stage[a]
3 Royal Wahingdoh 20 8 6 6 27 27 0 30
4 East Bengal 20 8 5 7 30 28 +2 29[b]
5 Pune 20 8 5 7 24 26 −2 29[b]
6 Mumbai 20 5 9 6 22 27 −5 24[c]
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: IndiaFooty.com
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) play-off match.
Notes:
  1. ^ Bengaluru FC, as the winner of 2014–15 Federation Cup, qualified for the 2016 AFC Cup
  2. ^ a b East Bengal ahead on goal difference, head-to-head record being the same; Pune 2–3 East Bengal
    East Bengal 1–2 Pune
  3. ^ Mumbal ahead on head-to-head goal difference; Mumbai–Salgaocar 3–0, Salgaocar–Mumbai 3–1

Fixtures & results

  Win   Draw   Loss

18 January 2015 1 Sporting Club de Goa 1–1 East Bengal Margao
19:00 IST Ogba Kalu Nnanna 79' Report Ranti Martins 7' Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Referee: Vishnu Chauhan
28 January 2015 2 East Bengal 1–0 Bengaluru Kolkata
19:00 IST Abhinas Ruidas 53' Report Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Referee: C.R. Srikrishna
1 February 2015 3 East Bengal 2–1 Shillong Lajong Kolkata
16:30 IST Ranti Martins 29', 70' Report Cornell Glen 59' Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Referee: Om Prakash Thakur
7 February 2015 4 Salgaocar 3–1 East Bengal Margao
16:30 IST Douhou Pierre 43'
Darryl Duffy 45+1'
Brian Mascarenhas 65'		 Report Dudu Omagbemi 77' Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Referee: Vishnu Chauhan
15 February 2015 5 East Bengal 1–1 Bharat Kolkata
19:00 IST Ranti Martins 41' Report Kris Bright 59' Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar
17 February 2015 6 East Bengal 1–1 Mohun Bagan Kolkata
19:00 IST Ranti Martins 31' Report Pierre Boya 24' Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Referee: Pratap Singh
1 March 2015 7 Dempo 1–5 East Bengal Margao
19:00 IST Carlos Hernández 28' (pen.) Report Ranti Martins 1', 12', 60' (pen.), 64', 86' Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Referee: Umesh Bora
21 March 2015 8 East Bengal 2–2 Sporting Club de Goa Kolkata
19:00 IST Ranti Martins 31', 60' Report Anthony Wolfe 64', 77' Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Referee: A. Meitei
28 March 2015 9 Mohun Bagan 1–0 East Bengal Kolkata
19:00 IST Balwant Singh 47' Report Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Referee: Santosh Kumar
31 March 2015 10 Royal Wahingdoh 1–0 East Bengal Shillong
19:00 IST Godwin Franco 30' Report Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Referee: C.R. Srikrishna
8 April 2015 11 Bharat 0–3 East Bengal Pune
19:00 IST Report Dudu Omagbemi 17', 23'
Ranti Martins 71' (pen.)		 Stadium: Balewadi Stadium
Referee: Santosh Kumar
11 April 2015 12 Pune 2–3 East Bengal Pune
19:00 IST Matthew Gonsalves 37'
Darko Nikač 63'		 Report Ranti Martins 18'
Harmanjot Khabra 47'
Dudu Omagbemi 55'		 Stadium: Balewadi Stadium
Referee: Rabichandra Singh
18 April 2015 13 East Bengal 1–1 Mumbai Kolkata
16:30 IST Dudu Omagbemi 56' Report Joshimar 33' (pen.) Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Referee: B. Balasubramanium
18 April 2015 14 East Bengal 1–0 Salgaocar Kolkata
16:30 IST Ranti Martins 55' Report Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Referee: Om Prakash Thakur
25 April 2015 15 East Bengal 3–1 Dempo Kolkata
16:30 IST Dudu Omagbemi 22'
Ranti Martins 25'
Shylo Malsawmtluanga 64'		 Report Tolgay Ozbey 84' (pen.) Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Referee: Raktim Saha
3 May 2015 16 Bengaluru 3–0 East Bengal Bengaluru
19:00 IST Sean Rooney 31'
Sunil Chhetri 60'
Robin Singh 88'		 Report Stadium: Kanteerava Stadium
Referee: A. Rowan
17 May 2015 17 East Bengal 1–2 Pune Kolkata
16:30 IST Dudu Omagbemi 44' Report Ishfaq Ahmed 45+1'
Thongkhosiem Haokip 65'		 Stadium: Barasat Stadium
Referee: B. Balasubramanium
20 May 2015 18 Mumbai 2–1 East Bengal Mumbai
16:30 IST Paresh Shivalkar 3'
Joshimar 14'		 Report Ranti Martins 42' Stadium: Cooperage Ground
Referee: Vishnu Chauhan
24 May 2015 19 East Bengal 2–0 Royal Wahingdoh Kolkata
16:30 IST Dudu Omagbemi 45+2', 66' Report Stadium: Barasat Stadium
Referee: Rabichandra Singh
30 May 2015 20 Shillong Lajong 5–1 East Bengal Shillong
16:30 IST Zodingliana Ralte 20'
Cornell Glenn 48', 75', 80'
Seiminlen Doungel 70'		 Report Cavin Lobo 32' Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Referee: Vishnu Chauhan


Federation Cup

Main article: 2014–15 Indian Federation Cup

Group A

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Dempo 4 3 1 0 8 2 +6 10
Sporting Goa 4 2 0 2 7 9 −2 6
East Bengal 4 1 1 2 4 5 −1 4
Royal Wahingdoh 4 1 1 2 4 5 −1 4
Mumbai 4 1 1 2 2 4 −2 4
Source: [citation needed]

Fixtures & results

  Win   Draw   Loss

29 December 2014 Group Stage Dempo 1–0 East Bengal Margao
19:00 IST Romeo Fernandes 40' Report Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Referee: C.R. Srikrishna
Man of the Match: Romeo Fernandes (Dempo)
31 December 2014 Group Stage Royal Wahingdoh 0–1 East Bengal Margao
19:00 IST Report Dudu Omagbemi 90+6' Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Referee: C.R. Srikrishna
Man of the Match: Nikhil Bernard (Royal Wahingdoh)
2 January 2015 Group Stage Mumbai 0–0 East Bengal Margao
19:00 IST Report Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Referee: C.R. Srikrishna
Man of the Match: Subhasish Roy Chowdhury (East Bengal)
6 January 2015 Group Stage East Bengal 3–4 Sporting Club de Goa Margao
19:00 IST Ranti Martins 6' (pen.)
Dudu Omagbemi 31'
Shylo Malsawmtluanga 36'		 Report Victorino Fernandes 1', 67', 78'
Anthony Wolfe 45+2'		 Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Referee: Pratap Singh
Man of the Match: Victorino Fernandes (Sporting Club de Goa)


AFC Cup

Main article: 2015 AFC Cup

Group F

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification JDT KIT EBG BAL
1 Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim 6 5 0 1 11 3 +8 15 Advance to knockout stage — 2–0 4–1 3–0
2 Hong Kong Kitchee 6 3 2 1 10 6 +4 11 2–0 — 2–2 3–0
3 India East Bengal 6 1 2 3 8 10 −2 5 0–1 1–1 — 3–0
4 Singapore Balestier Khalsa 6 1 0 5 3 13 −10 3 0–1 1–2 2–1 —
Source: AFC

Fixtures & results

  Win   Draw   Loss

24 February 2015 Group Stage Johor Darul Ta'zim 4–1 East Bengal Johor Bahru
20:45 UTC+8 Nazrin 9'
Safiq 38' (pen.)
Suppiah 47'
Safee 53'		 Report Martins 35' Stadium: Larkin Stadium
Attendance: 12,212
Referee: Sivakorn Pu-Udom (Thailand)
10 March 2015 Group Stage East Bengal 1–1 Kitchee Kolkata
18:00 UTC+5:30 Martins 74' Report Belencoso 30' Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Attendance: 3,501
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)
17 March 2015 Group Stage Balestier Khalsa 2–1 East Bengal Singapore
20:00 UTC+8 Jonathan Xu 6'
Krištić 19'		 Report Omagbemi 82' Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium
Attendance: 1,215
Referee: Kao Jung-fang (Chinese Taipei)
14 April 2015 Group Stage East Bengal 3–0 Balestier Khalsa Kolkata
18:00 UTC+5:30 B. Singh 22'
Hussein 71' (o.g.)
Martins 75'		 Report Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)
28 April 2015 Group Stage East Bengal 0–1 Johor Darul Ta'zim Kolkata
18:00 UTC+5:30 Report Gaikwad 6' (o.g.) Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)
12 May 2015 Group Stage Kitchee 2–2 East Bengal Hong Kong
20:35 UTC+8 Lam Ka Wai 15'
Xu Deshuai 59'		 Report Martins 80'
Lobo 89'		 Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 1,372
Referee: Yousef Al-Marzouq (Kuwait)

Statistics

Appearances

Players with no appearances are not included in the list.
Appearances for East Bengal in 2014–15 season
No. Pos. Nat. Name CFL I League Fed Cup AFC Cup Total
Apps Starts Apps Starts Apps Starts Apps Starts Apps Starts
Goalkeepers
1 GK India Abhijit Mondal 2 2 11 10 4 4 17 16
50 GK India Subhasish Roy Chowdhury 7 7 4 4 0 0 11 11
30 GK India Luis Barreto 2 2 3 3 0 0 2 2 7 7
26 GK India Abhra Mondal 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6
Defenders
3 DF India Arnab Mondal 5 5 16 15 4 4 2 2 27 26
19 DF India Robert Lalthlamuana 2 2 14 13 4 4 20 19
12 DF India Deepak Mondal 3 3 13 7 1 1 5 5 22 16
4 DF Australia Milan Šušak 12 12 4 4 4 3 20 19
5 DF India Abhishek Das 7 7 10 10 3 3 1 1 21 21
16 DF India Gurwinder Singh 7 6 9 8 0 0 4 3 20 17
29 DF India Soumik Dey 5 4 7 6 1 1 13 11
27 DF India R Dhanarajan 4 4 1 1 1 1 6 6
2 DF India Raju Gaikwad 3 3 0 0 2 2 4 4 9 9
23 DF India Safar Sardar 6 6 6 6
DF India Wasim Akram Mallick 1 0 1 0
Midfielders
7 MF India Harmanjot Khabra 3 3 18 17 2 2 5 5 28 27
14 MF India Mehtab Hossain 5 5 16 16 4 4 4 4 29 29
24 MF India Cavin Lobo 4 4 14 11 4 4 1 0 23 19
28 MF India Shylo Malsawmtluanga 3 1 14 11 3 1 6 4 26 17
8 MF India Mohammed Rafique 3 1 11 3 3 1 6 6 23 11
11 MF New Zealand Leo Bertos 5 2 11 8 3 3 2 1 21 14
20 MF India Lalrindika Ralte 0 0 7 7 2 2 1 1 10 10
22 MF India Sukhwinder Singh 6 6 7 4 4 2 17 12
34 MF India Abhinash Ruidas 5 5 7 5 0 0 12 10
17 MF India Joaquim Abranches 4 4 7 2 3 1 4 3 18 10
32 MF India Baldeep Singh 0 0 4 0 3 2 7 2
18 MF India Subodh Kumar 6 5 3 0 2 2 11 7
40 MF India Prohlad Roy 5 4 0 0 5 4
MF India Dipak Tirkey 3 2 3 2
MF India Kissan Bag 3 0 3 0
35 MF India Anthony Soren 2 0 2 0
Forwards
10 FW Nigeria Ranti Martins 10 10 20 20 4 4 6 4 40 38
15 FW Nigeria Dudu Omagbemi 6 5 18 17 4 4 5 4 33 30
6 FW India Baljit Singh Sahni 3 2 5 2 4 0 4 2 16 6
26 FW India Jiten Murmu 2 1 2 1
FW India Manas Sarkar 2 0 2 0

Goal scorers

Goals for East Bengal in 2014–15 season
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name CFL I League IFA Shield AFC Cup Total
1 10 FW Nigeria Ranti Martins 8 17 1 4 30
2 15 FW Nigeria Dudu Omagbemi 8 9 2 1 20
3 40 MF India Prohlad Roy 3 0 3
4 6 FW India Baljit Singh Sahni 2 0 0 0 2
7 MF India Harmanjot Khabra 1 1 0 0 2
24 MF India Cavin Lobo 0 1 0 1 2
28 MF India Shylo Malsawmtluanga 0 1 1 0 2
8 3 DF India Arnab Mondal 1 0 0 0 1
11 MF New Zealand Leo Bertos 1 0 0 0 1
12 DF India Deepak Mondal 1 0 0 0 1
17 MF India Joaquim Abranches 1 0 0 0 1
18 MF India Subodh Kumar 1 0 0 1
32 MF India Baldeep Singh 0 0 1 1
34 MF India Abhinash Ruidas 0 1 0 1
Own Goals 0 0 0 1 1
Total 27 30 4 8 69

References