2019–20 East Bengal FC season

East Bengal
2019–20 season
East Bengal crowd at the Salt Lake Stadium in the Kolkata Derby.
OwnerQuess East Bengal Pvt. Ltd.
ChairmanAjit Issac
ManagerSpain Alejandro Menéndez
(until 21 January 2020)
Spain Mario Rivera
(from 23 January 2020)
StadiumKalyani Stadium
Salt Lake Stadium
East Bengal Ground
I-League2nd[A]
Calcutta League3rd
Durand CupSemi-Finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Marcos de la Espada
Jaime Santos Colado
(6 each)
All: Jaime Santos Colado
(16)
Highest home attendance23,498 (vs. George Telegraph)
Lowest home attendance4,573 (vs. Punjab F.C.)[2]
Average home league attendance30,000 (I-League)
14,196 (CFL)
Biggest winEast Bengal FC 6–0 Jamshedpur FC
(2019 Durand Cup)[3]

The 2019–20 season was the club's 100th season in existence. East Bengal FC formed in 1920, played its centenary season, competing in the I-League, Durand Cup and Calcutta Football League.

Preseason overview

East Bengal FC already announced the extension of the contract for 2 more years of their coach Alejandro 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 FC made the announcement of retaining core players of the 2018-19 I-League campaign for the next season starting with Brandon Vanlalremdika, Lalrindika Ralte, Borja Gomez and Samad Ali Mallick. East Bengal FC also announced the signing of Naorem Tondomba Singh[6] from NEROCA F.C. for a 4 years deal and Boithang Haokip[7] from 2018-19 Indian Super League champions Bengaluru F.C. on a 3-year deal.

On 6 June, East Bengal FC announced the double signing of Pintu Mahato[8] and Abhishek Ambekar[9] from their arch-rivals Mohun Bagan on a 3 years and 2 years deal respectively. The duo would strengthen the squad for the upcoming season. East Bengal FC also announced the contract extension of star central defensive midfielder Kassim Aidara for another season, after a stellar performance in the I-League last season gaining coach Alejandro Menéndez's trust.[10]

On 8 June, controversy related to Jobby Justin newly emerged after the transfer saga to ATK was questionable and the AIFF passed the incident to the IFA disciplinary committee for their decision. The IFA after reviewing the documents announced that Jobby Justin has to play for East Bengal FC for the upcoming season to AIFF and now it is up to the AIFF to decide on the final fate of the last year's top scorer for East Bengal FC.[11] However, the AIFF Players' status committee announced that Jobby Justin is free to play for ATK.

On 12 June, East Bengal FC announced the contract extension of attacking midfield Jaime Santos Colado for 2 more years.[12] The 24-year-old Spanish attacker scored 5 goals including a goal in the Kolkata Derby last season. On 13 June, East Bengal FC announced that UEFA pro-licensed former FC Barcelona Escola Technical Director Josep Ferré, popularly known as Coco, has joined as the Assistant Coach for the team until 2021.[13] The very next day, East Bengal FC announced that former I-League winner with Bengaluru F.C., Goal-keeper Lalthuammawia Ralte has joined in the ranks on loan till the end of the season from ISL side FC Goa.[14]

On 26 June, East Bengal FC announced that assistant coach Bastob Roy will continue for the 2019–20 season and will also be the head of Youth Development. East Bengal FC also announced that Abhra Mondal would continue as the goalkeeper coach for the 2019–20 season. On 3 July, East Bengal FC announced the signing of their 4th foreigner, Marti Crespi who played for Delhi Dynamos F.C. in the 2018-19 Indian Super League season.[15] East Bengal FC also called in two young promising players, who recently impressed in the 2018–19 Goa Professional League, 23-year-old Salgaocar F.C. forward Ronaldo Oliveira, who became the top scorer with 23 goals and SESA FA defender Anil Chavan, to join the trails and if they can impress coach Alejandro Menéndez, they will be signed.[16]

On 14 July, East Bengal FC announced that promising defender Asheer Akhtar will join in for trials from Bengaluru FC. He was adjudged the "Upcoming Player of the season" by Bengaluru FC in 2017–18. On 20 July, East Bengal FC announced the signing of Abhijit Sarkar on a season-long loan from ISL side Chennaiyin FC. Abhijit represented India in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup, and also played for Indian Arrows in the 2018-19 I-League.[17]

On 4 August, East Bengal FC confirmed 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 FC announced the singing of their 5th foreigner Marcos Jiménez from CD Atlético Baleares, who plays as a forward.[19]

On 23 August, East Bengal FC completed their quota of foreigners as they announced the signing of Juan Mera Gonzalez from SD Leioa, who can play as a left-winger as well as attacking midfielder.[20]

Transfers

Team

First-team squad

No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age)
Goalkeepers
1 Lalthuammawia Ralte India GK (1992-11-28) 28 November 1992 (age 32)
32 Mirshad Michu India GK (1994-02-03) 3 February 1994 (age 30)
40 Rakshit Dagar India GK (1992-10-16) 16 October 1992 (age 32)
Defenders
2 Asheer Akhtar India CB/RB (1994-12-14) 14 December 1994 (age 30)
4 Jhonny Acosta Costa Rica CB (1983-07-21) 21 July 1983 (age 41)
5 Kamalpreet Singh India RB (1997-11-15) 15 November 1997 (age 27)
6 Gurwinder Singh India CB (1986-04-16) 16 April 1986 (age 38)
15 Abhash Thapa India LB (1998-12-19) 19 December 1998 (age 26)
25 Samad Ali Mallick India RB (1994-09-30) 30 September 1994 (age 30)
27 Abhishek Ambekar India LB (1991-08-11) 11 August 1991 (age 33)
28 Monotosh Chakladar India CB/LB (1998-04-08) 8 April 1998 (age 26)
29 Mehtab Singh India CB/RB (1998-06-05) 5 June 1998 (age 26)
41 Manoj Mohammed India LB (1999-01-08) 8 January 1999 (age 25)
Midfielders
7 Abhijit Sarkar India CAM/RW (2000-01-05) 5 January 2000 (age 24)
8 Jaime Santos Colado Spain RW/LW (1995-04-27) 27 April 1995 (age 29)
9 Boithang Haokip India CAM/LW/RW (1991-03-09) 9 March 1991 (age 33)
11 Pintu Mahato India LW/RW (1997-07-03) 3 July 1997 (age 27)
14 Naorem Tondomba Singh India CM (1999-02-01) 1 February 1999 (age 25)
16 Kassim Aidara France CDM (1987-05-12) 12 May 1987 (age 37)
20 Lalrindika Ralte India CM (1992-09-07) 7 September 1992 (age 32)
23 Juan Mera González Spain LW/CAM (1993-11-22) 22 November 1993 (age 31)
24 Víctor Pérez Alonso Spain CDM (1988-01-12) 12 January 1988 (age 36)
30 Brandon Vanlalremdika India LW (1994-01-28) 28 January 1994 (age 30)
38 Prakash Sarkar India CDM/RB (1997-02-15) 15 February 1997 (age 27)
43 PC Rohlupuia India CAM (1999-01-16) 16 January 1999 (age 25)
Forwards
17 Edmund Lalrindika India LW/RW (1999-04-24) 24 April 1999 (age 25)
18 Marcos de la Espada Spain FW (1985-11-03) 3 November 1985 (age 39)
26 Bidyashagar Singh India FW (1998-03-11) 11 March 1998 (age 26)

Last updated: 06 March 2020
Source: East Bengal First Team

Technical staff

Position Name
Manager (Head Coach) Spain Mario Rivera Campesino
Assistant coach Spain Marçal Trulls Sevillano
Physical Trainer Spain Carlos Nodar Paz
Assistant coach India Bastob Roy
Goalkeeping coach India Abhra Mondal
Assistant Physical Trainer India Rudra Pratim Roy
Club Doctor India Dr. Shantiranjan Dasgupta
Team Media Officer India Gautam Roy
Team Observer India Tushar Rakshit

Kit

Supplier: Kaizen Sports Sponsors: Quess Corp Co-Sponsor: Paragon; Mio Amore
East Bengal FC launched 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

August

Lineup against Army Red in Durand Cup. The first match of centenary season.

East Bengal FC started their campaign for the season on 3 August against Army Red in the 2019 Durand Cup at the East Bengal Ground and won by 2–0, with goals from Jaime Santos Colado scoring from a freekick in the 85th minute and Bidyashagar Singh tapping home from a Samad Ali Mallick cross in the 91st minute. East Bengal FC played Jamshedpur FC (R) on 6th at the East Bengal Ground in the next match in the 2019 Durand Cup and won by a convincing 6–0 margin, with Jaime Santos Colado and Bidyashagar Singh each scoring a brace and other two scored by Pintu Mahata and Boithang 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 FC started off their 2019-20 Calcutta Premier Division campaign on 9 August against George Telegraph S.C. at the East 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 FC fielded a rather weakened side, with 5 academy players in the starting eleven and just Martí Crespí in the lineup.[29]

East Bengal FC faced Bengaluru FC next in the 2019 Durand Cup final Group A match on 14 August at the Salt Lake Stadium to secure a spot in the Semi-Finals. The visitors went ahead early in the game with an opportunistic strike from striker Ajay Chhetri. The Red and Gold brigade, however, rallied from behind in the second half with a brace from their academy graduate Bidyashagar Singh to win it 2–1 and top the group stages and enter the semi-finals.[30]

East Bengal FC were supposed to face BSS Sporting Club in the 2019-20 Calcutta Premier Division on 17 August however, the match was postponed[31] since the Red and Gold brigade will be playing in the 2019 Durand Cup Semi-Final on 21 August, against the winners of Group D at the Salt Lake Stadium.

East Bengal FC faced Gokulam Kerala F.C. in the Semi-Finals of the 2019 Durand Cup and lost in the Penalty Shootouts by a 2–3 margin after the game ended 1–1 after 120 minutes. Samad Ali Mallick scored the first goal for the Red and Gold brigade, however, Marcus Joseph made no mistakes as he equalized for the visiting side in the dying minutes of the match after Mehtab Singh conceded a penalty by pulling down Henry Kisekka, resulting in the former being sent-off. 10 men East Bengal FC took the match to the tie-breakers but Lalrindika Ralte, Jaime Santos Colado and Naorem Tondomba Singh missed from the spot as Gokulam Kerala F.C. progressed into the final.[32]

East Bengal FC faced BSS Sporting Club in the next match on 25 August in the 2019–20 CFL at the East Bengal Ground and won it by 2–1 margin with goals from Jaime Santos Colado and academy graduate Bidyashagar Singh. William Opoku reduced the margin in the dying minutes from a penalty which was conceded as the ball struck Kamalpreet Singh's hand inside the box. Spanish striker Marcos de la Espada debuted in the match for the Red and Gold brigade and in the muddly playing conditions had a decent first outing.[33]

East Bengal FC played Aryan F.C. next on 28 August in the Calcutta Football League at the East Bengal Ground and won quite handsomely by a 3–0 margin with Lalrindika Ralte opening the scoring in the 40th minute and Jaime Santos Colado netting 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 from Bidyashagar Singh, Samad Ali Mallick, Ronaldo Oliviera.[34]

September

East Bengal FC faced their arch-rivals Mohun Bagan next on 1 September at the Salt Lake Stadium in the first Kolkata Derby of the season. Coach Alejandro Menendez benched two top scorers Jaime Santos Colado and Bidyashagar Singh for the match, which ended in a goalless stalemate with both teams failing to break open the deadlock.[35]

East Bengal FC faced Southern Samity in the next match of the 2019–20 CFL on 5 September at the East Bengal Ground and in a difficult underfoot conditions, emerged victorious by a 2–1 margin, with goals from academy graduate Bidyashagar Singh and star-man Jaime 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 FC faced Peerless SC in the next match of the 2019–20 CFL on 9 September at the East Bengal Ground and in a very hard-fought match, lost 0–1 courtesy of a penalty goal from Ansumana Kromah in the 65th minute. Marcos de la Espada's header hit the goalpost in the first half while Brandon Vanlalremdika and substitute Jaime Santos Colado failed to convert their chances as the Red and Gold brigade failed to take any point from the game.[37]

East Bengal FC players and support staff were penalised by the IFA governing body for the after-match incident with the match referee. Captain Lalrindika Ralte and Mehtab Singh were both handed a match ban and 1 lakh Rupees fine, while team manager Debraj Chowdhury and goalkeeper coach Abhra Mondal were handed a year-long ban from all IFA competitions.[38]

East Bengal FC faced Kalighat MS in the next match of the 2019–20 CFL on 12 September at the East 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, with Bidyashagar Singh equalizing in the first half then Pintu Mahata's shot deflected into the net off Lassine and then Jaime Santos Colado increasing 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 FC appealed to the IFA for 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 coach Abhra Mondal are now just fined 75 thousand and their suspension is lifted, players Lalrindika Ralte and Mehtab Singh's fines are also reduced to 75 thousand from 1 lakh Rupees.[40]

East Bengal FC faced Bhawanipore F.C. in the next match of the 2019–20 CFL on 16 September at the Kalyani Stadium and in a tense game, the Red and Gold brigade twice went ahead, however, both times nullified by Bhawanipur to end 2–2. Pintu Mahata scored the opener early in the 7th minute to take a 1–0 advantage at HT. Kamo Stephane Bayi equalised for the visitors. Borja Gomez Perez again put East Bengal ahead in the 83rd min however again Jagannath Sana equalised just a minute later.[41]

East Bengal FC faced NBP Rainbow AC in the next match of the 2019–20 CFL on 20 September at the East Bengal Ground and managed to edge past by a solitary goal by Marcos de la Espada from the penalty spot in the 35th minute. Samad Ali Mallick was adjudged the Man of the Match for his brilliant display down the right-wing.[42]

East Bengal FC faced their rivals Mohammedan Sporting in the next match of the 2019–20 CFL on 26 September at the Salt Lake Stadium and 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 as Pintu Mahata headed home brilliantly from a cross from Kamalpreet Singh in the 12th minute. Mohammedan Sporting was quick to react as they equalised in the 23rd min as Borja Gomez Perez deflected 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 Colado did no mistake in scoring from the spot to take a 2–1 lead at HT. East Bengal increased the lead in the second half as Marcos de la Espada tapped in from close range from a Lalrindika Ralte cross 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 as Arthur Kouassi scored. 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 FC was supposed to face Calcutta Customs in the last match of the 2019–20 CFL on 29 September at the East Bengal Ground however 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 the Kalyani Stadium however East Bengal FC did not show up and Customs were given a Walkover.

November

East Bengal FC had their pre-season for the 2019-20 I-League in October, after they withdrew from the 2019 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 FC played a friendly against 2018-19 Indian Super League Champions Bengaluru FC on 6 November at Bengaluru which ended 1–1. Marcos de la Espada opened the scoring early in the 4th minute, however, Edmund Lalrindika equalized for the home side from a long-range effort early in the second half to end the game in a stalemate.[45]

East Bengal FC played their second pre-season friendly against another ISL opponent, NorthEast United FC on 16 November, at Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Guwahati which ended in a goalless draw.[46]

East Bengal FC played their third and final pre-season friendly against Indian Super League side Jamshedpur FC on 21 November, at the JFC Training Ground in Jamshedpur where they defeated the ISL team by 2–0 courtesy of goals from Abhijit Sarkar and Jaime Santos Colado to end their pre-season campaign before the start of the 2019-20 I-League.[47]

December

Lineup against Real Kashmir in first match of I-League in the centenary year.

East Bengal FC began their 2019-20 I-League campaign against Real Kashmir F.C. on 4 December at the Kalyani Stadium. The match ended up 1–1 draw. Marcos de la Espada scored on behalf of East Bengal, and Juan Mera Gonzalez became Hero of the match.[48]

East Bengal FC travelled to Ludhiana to face-off with Punjab FC on 7 December for their second match of the campaign and failed to win again as the match ended 1–1 draw. Juan Mera González scored the equaliser in the 85th min to avoid the defeat.[49]

East Bengal FC travelled to Imphal for their third match of the 2019-20 I-League as they faced NEROCA 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 Colado scored a brace while Juan Mera González and Marcos de la Espada scored the other two.[50]

East Bengal FC faced TRAU F.C. next on 14 December at the Kalyani Stadium and in a close game, managed to grab all 3 points as the Red and Golds won 2–1 with goals from Marcos de la Espada in the 17th minute and Marti Crespi in the 89th minute. Deepak Devrani had equalized for the away side in the 45th minute.[51]

East Bengal FC were supposed face their arch-rivals Mohun Bagan in the first Kolkata Derby of the 2019-20 I-League next on 22 December at the Salt Lake Stadium however the match was postponed citing security concerns by the police and home team Mohun Bagan.[52]

January

East Bengal FC will faced Churchill Brothers away on 4 January at the Fatorda Stadium and lost courtesy of a solitary goal in the 89th minute from Willis 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 of Abhash Thapa on loan from ISL side Hyderabad FC for the remainder of the season.[54]

On 14 January, East Bengal F.C. announced their second winter transfer signing as they hired Bengaluru F.C. attacking midfielder Edmund Lalrindika on loan for the rest of the season.[55]

East Bengal FC faced Gokulam Kerala F.C. at home on 15 January at the Kalyani Stadium and suffered their second defeat of the 2019-20 I-League campaign as they lost 3–1 to the Malabarians. Henry Kisekka, Marcus Joseph scored two while Marti Crespi scored an own goal as the visitors won the game. Kassim Aidara scored the only goal for the Red and Golds.[56]

East Bengal FC faced arch-rivals Mohun Bagan on 19 January at the Salt Lake Stadium in the Kolkata Derby and 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 Beitia opened the scoring for the Mariners in the 18th minute. Baba Diawara increased the lead in the 62nd minute. Marcos de la Espada reduced the margin for East Bengal in the 72nd minute, however, they could find an equaliser with Juan Mera's shot hitting the crossbar was the closest East Bengal got.[57]

On 21 January, just 2 days after the Kolkata Derby defeat, East Bengal FC announced that coach Alejandro Menendez had 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, the East Bengal FC management announced a double signing: Liberian striker Ansumana Kromah and Monotosh Chakladar for the remainder of the season.[59]

Mario Rivera Campesino was 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 FC faced defending champions Chennai 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 from Marcos de la Espada and Jaime Santos Colado who scored from the spot. This was the first clean sheet the Red and Gold Brigade achieved in the 2019-20 I-League campaign.[61]

February

East Bengal FC faced Indian Arrows on 1 February at the Kalyani Stadium in the next match and lost by 1–0, courtesy of a solitary goal by Vikram Pratap Singh in the 58th minute.[62]

East Bengal FC played Aizawl F.C. next on 7 February at the Kalyani Stadium and lost once again by a solitary goal from Matias Veron in the 76th minute. This was their 5th defeat in 6 matches in the 2019-20 I-League campaign.[63]

On 12 February, East Bengal FC announced the signing of Spanish defensive midfielder Víctor Pérez Alonso for the remainder of the season.[64]

East Bengal FC faced Punjab F.C. next on 13 February at the Kalyani Stadium and in an intensely fought game managed to share points after the game ended in a 1–1 draw. Ansumana Kromah gave the lead for the Red and Gold brigade in the 9th minute with a long-range effort while Girik Khosla equalised for the visiting team in the 42nd minute to share the points.[65]

East Bengal FC faced Indian Arrows next on 17 February at the Cooperage Ground in Mumbai and got back to winning ways with a 3–1 win courtesy of goals from Jaime Santos Colado in the 6th minute, Asheer Akhtar in the 62nd minute and Lalrindika Ralte in the 67th minute. Vikram Pratap Singh did equalize for the home team in the 54th minute before Asheer and Didika struck the two goals and secure the win.[66]

East Bengal FC travelled to Imphal to face TRAU F.C. next on 23 January at the Khuman Lampak Main Stadium and 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 Vanlalremdika and Marcos de la Espada. Oguchi Uche reduced the margin for the home side in the 86th minute.[67]

East Bengal FC faced Churchill Brothers S.C. next on 29 February at the Salt Lake Stadium and in a fiercely competitive match managed to share points with a dying minute equalizer goal from Jaime Santos Colado to make it 1-1. Willis Plaza scored the opening goal of the match in the 10th minute for Churchill Brothers.[68]

March

East Bengal FC travelled to Kozhikode next to face Gokulam Kerala F.C. next on 3 March and drew 1-1 plying more than 35 mins against 10-men Gokulam Kerala FC side. Marcus Joseph opened the scoring in the 9th minute for the home side while Víctor Pérez Alonso equalised from the spot after Juan Mera was 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 FC signed back Costa Rican World Cup star and former defender Jhonny Acosta ahead of the game against Real Kashmir FC and released Liberian striker Ansumana Kromah to make way for him.[70]

East Bengal FC continued their travel to Srinagar next as they faced Real Kashmir F.C. on 9 March at the TRC Turf Ground and won by a solitary penalty goal in the dying minutes of the injury time by Víctor Pérez Alonso to 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 while Edmund Lalrindika of Quess East Bengal FC was also given marching orders in the last seconds of the game which means he will miss the all-important Kolkata Derby next.[71]

East Bengal FC was supposed to face arch-rivals Mohun Bagan in the second leg of the Kolkata Derby next on 15 March at the Salt Lake Stadium however due to the outbreak of COVID-19, all matches of the 2019-20 I-League has been suspended till 14 April until further notice. The revised schedule will be announced later.[72][73]

April

On 18 April, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the All India Football Federation announced that the remaining matches of 2019-20 I-League will be cancelled and Mohun Bagan was 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 investors Quess Corp announced they will be parting ways with the club after 30 April, owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, applying the "Force Majeure Clause".[74]

Competitions

Overall

Competition First match Last match Final Position
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

Competition Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Calcutta Football League[B] 11 6 2 3 17 13 +4 054.55
Durand Cup 4 3 1 0 11 2 +9 075.00
I League 16 6 5 5 23 18 +5 037.50
Total 31 15 8 8 51 33 +18 048.39

Last updated: 9 March 2020
Source: Competitions

  1. ^ a b The 2019-20 I-League was cancelled after 16 Rounds due to the COVID-19 pandemic. East Bengal FC was at the second place when the league was cancelled.[1]
  2. ^ 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

Main article: 2019–20 Calcutta Premier Division

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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 for I-League Qualifiers
5 Bhawanipore 11 5 2 4 20 14 +6 17
Updated to match(es) played on 3 October 2019. Source: [75]
Notes:
  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 fixtures were announced on 22 July 2019. East Bengal FC were supposed to start their campaign against George Telegraph S.C. on 31 July at the East Bengal Ground however fixtures were rescheduled due to unavailability of the stadiums and the first game was postponed to 9 August.[76]

Results by round

Round1234567891011
GroundHHHAHHHHHHH
ResultLWWDWLWDWWL
Position116443533223
Updated to match(es) played on 27 September 2019. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

9 August 2019 1 East Bengal 0–1 George Telegraph S.C. Kolkata
15:00 IST Report Justice Morgan Yellow card 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 2019 2 East Bengal 2–1 BSS Sporting Club Kolkata
15:00 IST Jaime Santos Colado 18' Yellow card 41'
Bidyashagar Singh 53'		 Report William Opoku 90+3' (pen.) Stadium: East Bengal Ground
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Ranjit Bakshi
Man of the Match: Jaime Santos Colado (East Bengal FC)
28 August 2019 3 East Bengal 3–0 Aryan F.C. Kolkata
15:00 IST Lalrindika Ralte 42'
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 2019 4 East Bengal 0–0 Mohun Bagan Kolkata
15:00 IST Kassim Aidara Yellow card 39'
Lalrindika Ralte Yellow card 80'		 Report Fran Morante Yellow card 73' Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: C. R. Srikrishna
Man of the Match: Joseba Beitia (Mohun Bagan)
Note: (Exhibition match)
5 September 2019 5 East Bengal 2–1 Southern Samity Kolkata
15:00 IST Bidyashagar Singh 33'
Jaime Santos Colado 62'		 Report Ainish Yellow card 56'
Arjun Tudu 82'		 Stadium: East Bengal Ground
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Animesh Biswas
Man of the Match: Mahmoud Amnah (Southern Samity)
9 September 2019 6 East Bengal 0–1 Peerless SC Kolkata
15:00 IST Abhishek Ambekar Yellow card 13'
Borja Gomez Perez Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Dipendu Dowary Yellow card 33'
Ansumana Kromah 65' (pen.)
Pankaj Moula Yellow card 68'		 Stadium: East Bengal Ground
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Dipu Roy
Man of the Match: Varney Kallon (Peerless SC)
12 September 2019 7 East Bengal 4–2 Kalighat MS Kolkata
14:30 IST Bidyashagar Singh 42'
Karamoko Lassine 60' (o.g.)
Jaime Santos Colado 64', 83'
Naorem Tondomba Singh Yellow card 66'
Asheer Akhtar Yellow card 86'		 Report Bhawani Jaiswar Yellow card 29'
Tuhin Sikdar 38'
Alexander Kouame Red card 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 2019 8 East Bengal 2–2 Bhawanipore F.C. Kalyani
14:30 IST Pintu Mahata 7'
Juan Mera González Yellow card 42'
Borja Gomez Perez 83'		 Report Kamo Stephane Bayi 58'
Jagannath Sana 84'		 Stadium: Kalyani Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Debasish Mandi
Man of the Match: Anto Sagayraj (Bhawanipore F.C.)
20 September 2019 9 East Bengal 1–0 NBP Rainbow Kolkata
17:00 IST Marcos de la Espada 35' (pen.) Report Stadium: East Bengal Ground
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Rabin Biswas
Man of the Match: Samad Ali Mallick (East Bengal FC)
26 September 2019 10 East Bengal 3–2 Mohammedan Sporting Kolkata
15:00 IST Pintu Mahata 12'
Jaime Santos Colado 44' (pen.) Yellow card 62'
Mehtab Singh Yellow card 53'
Marcos de la Espada 58'		 Report Borja Gómez Pérez 24' (o.g.)
Safiul Rahman Red card 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 2019 11 East Bengal 0–3 Calcutta Customs Kalyani
14:30 IST (W.O.) Stadium: Kalyani Stadium
Referee: Biplob Bera


Durand Cup

Main article: 2019 Durand Cup

On 8 July the fixtures were announced. East Bengal FC has been slotted into Group "A", along with Army Red, Jamshedpur FC and Bengaluru FC. One team from each of the 4 groups to go through to the Semi-Finals.[77][78]

East Bengal FC topped 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 against Gokulam Kerala F.C.,[32] who went on to win the 2019 Durand Cup defeating Mohun Bagan 2–1 in the final.[79]

Group stage

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
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

3 August 2019 Group Stage Quess East Bengal 2–0 Army Red Kolkata
15:00 IST Boithang Haokip Yellow card 67'
Jaime Santos Colado 85'
Bidyashagar Singh 90+1'		 Report Alwin Yellow card 26'
Zothanpuia Yellow card 45+1'
Shanoos Red card 83'		 Stadium: East Bengal Ground
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: R Venkatesh
Man of the Match: Jaime Santos Colado (East Bengal FC)
6 August 2019 Group Stage Quess East Bengal 6–0 Jamshedpur FC Kolkata
15:00 IST Jaime Santos Colado 6' (pen.), 8'
Pintu Mahata 33'
Bidyashagar Singh 75', 81'
Boithang Haokip 90+1'		 Report Amrit Gope Yellow card 4'
Baset Hansdah Yellow card 63'		 Stadium: East Bengal Ground
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Crystal John
Man of the Match: Pintu Mahata (East Bengal FC)
14 August 2019 Group Stage Quess East Bengal 2–1 Bengaluru FC Kolkata
18:00 IST Bidyashagar Singh 59', 74' Yellow card 90+4' Report Ajay Chhetri 17' Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar
Man of the Match: Bidyashagar Singh (East Bengal FC)

Knockouts

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

21 August 2019 Semi Final East Bengal 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–3 p)		 Gokulam Kerala Kolkata
15:00 IST Samad Ali Mallick 19'
Bidyashagar Singh Yellow card 80'
Borja Gomez Perez Yellow card 90+1'
Mehtab SIngh Red card 90+2'
Kamalpreet Singh Yellow card 90+6'
Kassim Aidara Yellow card 120+2'
Jaime Santos Colado Yellow card 120+4'		 Report Mohammed Irshad Yellow card 57'
Marcus Joseph 90+4' (pen.) Yellow card 120'		 Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Attendance: 18,162
Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar
Man of the Match: Ubaid CK (Gokulam Kerala F.C.)
Penalties


Preseason matches

In preparation for the 2019-20 I-League, East Bengal FC have decided to play a set of preseason friendly matches against ISL opponents. The first match was against 2018-19 Indian Super League Champions Bengaluru FC, on 6 November in Bengaluru. East Bengal FC played NorthEast United FC in their second pre-season friendly match on 16 November at Guwahati. East Bengal FC played their final friendly against Jamshedpur FC on 21 November at Jamshedpur.

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

6 November 2019 Friendly Bengaluru FC 1–1 East Bengal Bengaluru
09:30 IST Edmund Lalrindika 70' Report Marcos de la Espada 4' Stadium: R.B.A.N.M. First Grade College Ground
Attendance: 100
16 November 2019 Friendly NorthEast United FC 0–0 East Bengal Guwahati
13:30 IST Report Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 100
21 November 2019 Friendly Jamshedpur FC 0–2 East Bengal Jamshedpur
18:30 IST Report Abhijit Sarkar 74'
Jaime Santos Colado 87'		 Stadium: JFC Training Ground


I-League

Main article: 2019–20 I-League
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 for 2021 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
Source: I-league, RSSSF
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

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

Round1234567891011121314151617181920
GroundHAAHAHAAHHHAAHAAHHHA
ResultDDWWLLLWLLDWWDDWCCCC
Position5531356468964442
Updated to match(es) played on 09 March 2020. Source: Soccrway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; C = Cancelled

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Void   Postponed

4 December 2019 1 East Bengal 1–1 Real Kashmir Kalyani, West Bengal
17:00 IST Marcos Espada 77'
Kassim Aidara Yellow card 69'
Marti Crespi Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Gnohere Krizo 33'
Ritwik Kumar Das Yellow card 15'
Arashpreet Singh Yellow card 70'
Gnohere Krizo Yellow card 71'		 Stadium: Kalyani Stadium
Attendance: 11,592
Referee: Om Prakash Thakur
Man of the Match: Juan Mera González (East Bengal)
7 December 2019 2 Punjab 1–1 East Bengal Ludhiana, Punjab
14:00 IST Danilo Quipapá 13'
Bali Gagandeep Yellow card 20'
Aser Pierrick Dipanda Yellow card 39'
Samuel Shadap Yellow card 75'		 Report Juan Mera González 85'
Marti Crespi Yellow card 56'
Kassim Aidara Yellow card 67'
Mirshad Michu Yellow card 72'
Abhishek Ambekar Yellow card 75'		 Stadium: Guru Nanak Stadium
Attendance: 4,587
Referee: Umesh Bora
Man of the Match: Danilo Quipapá (Punjab F.C.)
10 December 2019 3 NEROCA 1–4 East Bengal Imphal, Manipur
14:00 IST Boubacar Diarra 31'
Ousmane Diawara Yellow card 7'
Sekle Yao Zico Yellow card 36'		 Report Jaime Santos Colado 20' (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 2019 4 East Bengal 2–1 TRAU Kalyani, West Bengal
14:00 IST Marcos de la Espada 17'
Marti Crespi Pascual 88' Yellow card 16'
Juan Mera González Yellow card 71'		 Report Deepak Devrani 45'
Sandeep Singh Yellow card 16'
Angousana Luwang Yellow card 78'
Denechandram Meitei Yellow card 61'		 Stadium: Kalyani Stadium
Attendance: 9,882
Referee: Raktim Saha
Man of the Match: Premjit Singh (TRAU F.C.)
4 January 2020 5 Churchill Brothers 1–0 East Bengal Margao, Goa
17:00 IST Willis Plaza 89'
Robert Primus Yellow card 25'		 Report Marcos de la Espada Yellow card 30'
Kassim Aidara Yellow card 43'		 Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Attendance: 3,226
Referee: Santosh Kumar
Man of the Match: Willis Plaza (Churchill Brothers S.C.)
15 January 2020 6 East Bengal 1–3 Gokulam Kerala Kalyani, West Bengal
17:00 IST Kassim Aidara 27' Report Henry Kisekka 21'
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 2020 7 Mohun Bagan 2–1 East Bengal Kolkata, West Bengal
17:00 IST Joseba Beitia 18'
Baba Diawara 65'
Fran González Yellow card 36'
Daneil Cyrus Yellow card 45+1'
Gurjinder Kumar Yellow card 66'
SK Sahil Yellow card 81'
Sankar Roy Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Marti Crespi Yellow card 40'
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 2020 8 Chennai City 0–2 East Bengal Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
17:00 IST Shem Marton Eugene Yellow card 38'
Pradison Mariyadasan Yellow card 88'		 Report Marcos de la Espada 68'
Jaime Santos Colado soccer ball with red X15' 77' (pen.)
Kamalpreet Singh Yellow card 31'
Lalrindika Ralte Yellow card 42'
Juan Mera Gonzalez Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: JL Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 6,250
Referee: Rowan Arumughan
Man of the Match: Jaime Santos Colado (Quess East Bengal FC)
1 February 2020 9 East Bengal 0–1 Indian Arrows Kalyani, West Bengal
17:00 IST Marcos de la Espada Yellow card 21' Yellow-red card 90+5'
Asheer Akhtar Yellow card 36'
Juan Mera Gonzalez Yellow card 78'		 Report Vikram Pratap Singh 59'
Rv. Hormipam Yellow card 27'		 Stadium: Kalyani Stadium
Attendance: 6340
Referee: Ibungo Meetei
Man of the Match: Lalbiakhlua Jongte (Indian Arrows)
7 February 2020 10 East Bengal 0–1 Aizawl Kalyani, West Bengal
17:00 IST Report Matias Veron 77'
Alfred Jaryan Yellow card 28'
Zothanmawia Yellow card 84'
Justice Morgan Yellow card 88'
Juuko Richard Kassaga Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Kalyani Stadium
Attendance: 5,130
Referee: Palmson Moses Raj
Man of the Match: Rochharzela (Aizawl FC)
13 February 2020 11 East Bengal 1–1 Punjab Kalyani, West Bengal
17:00 IST Ansumana Kromah 9'
Mehtab Singh Yellow card 79'		 Report Girik Khosla 40'
Sérgio Barboza Yellow card 64'
Nirmal Chettri Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Kalyani Stadium
Attendance: 4,573
Referee: Umesh Bora
Man of the Match: Ansumana Kromah (Quess East Bengal FC)
17 February 2020 12 Indian Arrows 1–3 East Bengal Mumbai, Maharashtra
19:00 IST Vikram Pratap Singh soccer ball with red X46' 54' Yellow card 56'
Akash Mishra Yellow card 80'		 Report Jaime Santos 5'
Asheer Akhtar 62' Yellow card 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 2020 13 TRAU 2–4 East Bengal Imphal, Manipur
17:00 IST Princewill Emeka Olariche 18'
Oguchi Uche 85' (pen.) Yellow card 56'
Loken Meitei Yellow card 60'
Shahbaaz Khan Yellow card 67'		 Report Jaime Santos Colado 52' Yellow card 56'
Kassim Aidara 67' Yellow card 39'
Brandon Vanlalremdika 69' Yellow card 70'
Marcos de la Espada 76' (pen.)
Asheer Akhtar Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Khuman Lampak Main Stadium
Attendance: 26,612
Referee: Raktim Saha
Man of the Match: Brandon Vanlalremdika (East Bengal F.C.)
29 February 2020 14 East Bengal 1–1 Churchill Brothers Kolkata, West Bengal
17:00 IST Jaime Santos Colado 90+5' (pen.)
Samad Ali Mallick Yellow card 56'
Mehtab Singh Yellow card 90'		 Report Willis Plaza 10'
Jovel Martins Yellow card 41'
Ponif Vaz Yellow card 89'
Suresh Meitei Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan
Attendance: 12,722
Referee: Rowan Arumughan
Man of the Match: Quan Gomes (Churchill Brothers SC)
3 March 2020 15 Gokulam Kerala 1–1 East Bengal Kozhikode, Kerala
19:00 IST Marcus Joseph 8'
Huidrom Singh Yellow card 24' Yellow-red card 49'
Haroon Amiri Yellow card 87' Yellow-red card 90+1'
Andre Ettienne Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Víctor Pérez Alonso 24' (pen.) Yellow card 88'
Abhash Thapa Yellow card 68'
Samad Ali Mallick Yellow card 78'
Marcos de la Espada Yellow card 90+6'		 Stadium: EMS Stadium
Attendance: 12,624
Referee: Tejas Visvasrao Nagvenkar
Man of the Match: Nathaniel Garcia (Gokulam Kerala)
9 March 2020 16 Real Kashmir 0–1 East Bengal Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
14:00 IST Danish Farooq Yellow card 19' Yellow-red card 38'
Robin Singh Yellow card 25'
Mason Robertson Yellow card 26'
Bazie Armand Yellow card 55'
Kallum Higginbotham Red card 90+8'		 Report Victor Perez Alonso 90+5' (pen.)
Kassim Aidara Yellow card 87'
Edmund Lalrindika Red card 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 to coronavirus 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 to coronavirus pandemic
19 East Bengal cancelled[1] NEROCA Kolkata, West Bengal
Stadium: Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan
Note: Matches after 13 March 2020 were cancelled, due to coronavirus pandemic
20 Aizawl cancelled[1] East Bengal Aizawl, Mizoram
Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Aizawl
Note: Matches after 13 March 2020 were cancelled, due to coronavirus pandemic

Statistics

Appearances

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 India Lalthuammawia Ralte 9 9 2 2 9 9 20 20
32 GK India Mirshad Michu 0 0 2 2 7 7 9 9
40 GK India Rakshit Dagar 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
Defenders
2 DF India Asheer Akhtar 6 4 2 2 11 11 19 17
— DF Spain Borja Gomez Perez[a 1] 5 4 3 2 0 0 8 6
4 DF Costa Rica Jhonny Acosta — 1 1 1 1
5 DF India Kamalpreet Singh 6 5 3 2 9 9 18 16
6 DF India Gurwinder Singh — 2 1 2 1
15 DF India Abhash Thapa — 8 7 8 7
— DF Spain Martí Crespí[a 1] 6 6 2 2 8 8 16 16
25 DF India Samad Ali Mallick 7 5 2 2 12 10 21 17
27 DF India Abhishek Ambekar 8 6 2 2 10 9 20 19
28 DF India Monotosh Chakladar — 1 0 1 0
29 DF India Mehtab Singh 6 6 2 2 11 11 19 19
41 DF India Manoj Mohammed 4 4 2 2 0 0 6 6
Midfielders
7 MF India Abhijit Sarkar 1 1 1 1 6 1 8 3
8 MF Spain Jaime Santos Colado 9 6 4 4 15 15 28 25
9 MF India Boithang Haokip 4 2 4 2 1 0 9 4
11 MF India Pintu Mahata 8 7 4 3 7 6 19 14
14 MF India Naorem Tondomba 7 7 3 1 8 3 18 11
16 MF France Kassim Aidara 5 3 4 3 14 14 23 20
20 MF India Lalrindika Ralte 8 7 3 3 8 8 19 18
23 MF Spain Juan Mera González 5 4 — 15 14 20 18
24 MF Spain Víctor Pérez Alonso — 4 3 4 3
30 MF India Brandon Vanlalremdika 7 4 4 4 12 8 23 16
38 MF India Prakash Sarkar 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 1
43 MF India PC Rohlupuia 4 2 1 1 5 1 10 4
— MF India Subhonil Ghosh[a 1] 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
Forwards
17 FW India Edmund Lalrindika — 2 0 2 0
18 FW Spain Marcos de la Espada 6 4 — 14 14 20 18
— FW India Ronaldo Oliveira[a 1] 8 5 — 4 1 12 6
— FW Liberia Ansumana Kromah[a 1] — 8 4 8 4
26 FW India Bidyashagar Singh 8 6 4 2 5 1 17 9
  1. ^ a b c d e Released mid-way in the season.

Goal scorers

Goal Scorers for East Bengal FC in 2019–20 season
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name Durand Cup CFL I League Total
1 8 MF Spain Jaime Santos Colado 3 7 6 16
2 18 FW Spain Marcos de la Espada — 2 6 8
26 FW India Bidyashagar Singh 5 3 0 8
4 11 MF India Pintu Mahata 1 2 0 3
5 16 MF France Kassim Aidara 0 0 2 2
20 MF India Lalrindika Ralte 0 1 1 2
23 MF Spain Juan Mera González — 0 2 2
24 MF Spain Víctor Pérez Alonso — 2 2
9 2 DF India Asheer Akhtar 0 0 1 1
3 DF Spain Borja Gomez Perez 0 1 — 1
9 MF India Boithang Haokip 1 0 0 1
21 DF Spain Marti Crespi Pascual 0 0 1 1
22 FW Liberia Ansumana Kromah — 1 1
25 DF India Samad Ali Mallick 1 0 0 1
30 MF India Brandon Vanlalremdika 0 0 1 1
Own Goals 0 1 0 1
TOTAL 11 17 23 51


Clean sheets

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

As of matches played 09 March 2020
No. Pos. Name CFL Durand Cup I League 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
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 against Churchill 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 against Aizawl
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 against Chennai 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

Individual awards

I-League Coach of the Month

Month Name
December Alejandro Menendez

See also

Notes

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