2018–19 East Bengal F.C. season

The 2018–19 season is the club's 99th season in existence. East Bengal discontinued its tie-up with their main sponsors "Kingfisher" after 20 long years of partnership. On 5h July 2018, East Bengal announced a partnership with business giants Quess Corp as their main sponsors, leading to the formation of a new entity named "Quess East Bengal FC Pvt. Ltd." (QEBFC).[1]

East Bengal
2018–19 season
OwnerQuess East Bengal FC Pvt. Ltd.
Manager Bastob Roy
Alejandro Menéndez (from August)
StadiumSalt Lake Stadium
East Bengal Ground
I-League2nd
Calcutta Premier Division3rd
Top goalscorerLeague: 9 Goals
Jobby Justin
Enrique Esqueda
All: 13 Goals
Jobby Justin
Highest home attendance75,000
Lowest home attendance63,500
Average home league attendance65,000
Biggest winEast Bengal 5-0 Shillong Lajong F.C.
(2018–19 I-League)

Pre-Season Overview

East Bengal FC roped in 4 players from 2017–18 I-League champions Minerva Punjab F.C.: goal-keeper Rakshit Dagar, defender Kamalpreet Singh, midfielder Kassim Aidara[2] and forward Bali Gagandeep. East Bengal FC also signed experienced defender Kingshuk Debnath from arch-rivals Mohun Bagan. Veteran custodian Abhra Mondal rejoined East Bengal FC from Bengaluru FC. East Bengal FC also announced the signing of midfielder Sanchayan Samaddar who was part of the Bengal Santosh Trophy squad and promoted youngstar Ginkaholen Haokip from their junior squad. East Bengal FC roped in Costa Rica national team centre-back Johnny Acosta[3] who played all 3 games in the 2018 FIFA World Cup for a rumored fee of Rs. 1.4 Cr.
On 18 August, East Bengal FC announced former Real madrid B manager Alejandro Menéndez García as the new coach.[4]
On 24 August, East Bengal FC announced the signing of former Granada C.F. centreback Borja Gómez Pérez.[5] On 30 August, East Bengal FC signed former Mexico international Enrique Esqueda on a free transfer, however making him the highest paid footballer in I-League with a rumoured of Rs 4.2 Cr.[6]

Transfers

Team

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

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

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

Season Overview

East Bengal FC started the season with an entire makeover. East Bengal FC parted ways with long time sponsors Kingfisher after 20 years and entered into a new partnership with Quess Corp as their main investors. East Bengal FC is will be taking part in the 2018–19 I- League. East Bengal FC roped in Costa Rica national team center back Johnny Acosta who played all 3 games in the 2018 FIFA World Cup. East Bengal also roped in ex-Granada CF centre-back Borja Gómez Pérez to strengthen their defence for their quest for the 2018–19 I-League. East Bengal announced ex-Real madrid B manager Alejandro Menéndez as the new coach.

August

East Bengal FC started off as the 8 times defending champions of the Calcutta Football League, in search of the 9th consecutive league title. The red and gold brigade started off with an abandoned game against Tollygunge Agragami however, won 2-0 comfortably against WB Police FC with Lalrindika Ralte opening the scoring for the season and Kassim Aidara making it 2–0.
East Bengal FC succumbed to the defensive of Calcutta Customs FC as they failed to score and the match ended a goalless draw.
East Bengal FC won the next 5 games to lead to the all-important Kolkata Derby.

September

East Bengal FC made a great comeback against their arch-rivals Mohun Bagan in the first Kolkata Derby of the season, after the Mariners led 2-0 within 30 minutes. East Bengal FC rallied from behind with goals from star debutante Johnny Acosta and the equalised from Laldanmawia Ralte from a Lalrindika Ralte corner.
East Bengal FC however lost the 2 next matches against Peerless FC and Mohammedan SC and eventually lost the title to arch-rivals Mohun Bagan after holding it for 8 long years.

East Bengal FC suffered a huge blow when the AIFF put on a Transfer Ban on the Red and Golds which will prevent them from signing any further player until 31 January 2018. The Transfer Ban was imposed after the AIFF disciplinary committee found East Bengal FC guilty of unethically poaching Sukhwinder Singh of Minerva Punjab which the player was still in contract with the team from Punjab.
Alejandro Menéndez took over the reins of the East Bengal FC manager after the Calcutta Football League ended and planned to play a few friendlies as a pre-season before the 2018–19 I-League.
East Bengal FC played FC Goa in a pre-season friendly on 22 September at Bambolim, Stadium, Goa and lost via a single goal after a terrific solo effort from Ferran Corominas put the Goan side ahead in the 75th minute. East Bengal put up a great fight against the Indian Super League side after just 3 days of new coach Alejandro Menendez took over.

October

East Bengal FC flew off to Malaysia for 3 weeks to conduct the Pre-season for the upcoming 2018–19 I-League. East Bengal FC would stay at the MSN Sports Complex Residential Training Facilities at Kuala Lumpur and play 5 practice matches in the interim.
East Bengal FC faced Malaysia Premier League side UiTM F.C. on 7 October in the first Pre-season game in Malaysia. After conceding an early goal, the Red and Gold brigade made a come-back and rallied past 4 goals to win 1–4 against the Malaysian side. Yami Longvah, Enrique Esqueda, Mahmoud Amnah and Jobi Justin were on the score-sheet.
East Bengal was to play against another Malaysia Premier League side UKM F.C. on 10 October in the second of the 5 pre-season friendlies however due to bad pitch conditions due to excessive rainfall, the match was abandoned before kick-off.
East Bengal played against Malaysia Super League side Terengganu F.C. on 13 October in the next Pre-season friendly game in Malaysia. Ex-East Bengal fans' heartthrob Do Dong Hyun featured in the match against the Red and Golds. East Bengal FC drew 0–0 against the Malaysia Super League side who became runners-up in the 2018 Malaysia Cup.
East Bengal played against Malaysia Premier League side PDRM FA in the next pre-season game where they won handsomely by a 6-2 margin, with Jobi Justin netting twice and goals each from Enrique Esqueda, Surabuddin Mollick and Bidyashagar Singh with another one being an own-goal.
East Bengal faced UiTM F.C. Reserves in the last pre-season friendly at Malaysia where they won 1-0 courtesy of a goal from Enrique Esqueda. The Red and Gold brigade remain undefeated in the pre-season tour in Malaysia

East Bengal FC faced NEROCA F.C. in the first game of 2018–19 I-League season, away at Imphal. Mexican frontman Enrique Esqueda's brace with one in each half ensured the Red and Golds have a perfect start to the campaign. Academy graduate Manoj Mohammed debuted for the Red and Golds as a Left-back and gained huge praise for his excellent performance.

November

East Bengal FC faced Shillong Lajong F.C. in the second game of the campaign, again away at Shillong which they won 3–1. Jobi Justin's brace in the first half along with academy graduate Bidyashagar Singh's goal in the second half ensured East Bengal FC win. Manoj Mohammed again started for the Red and Gold brigade as East Bengal FC defence looked properly organized to throw off any attack from the home side.[7] With 6 points from the first two games, this is East Bengal FC's best start to an I-League campaign since 2010–11.
East Bengal FC faced Chennai City F.C. on 13 November, at Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata for the first home game of the season which they lost 1–2. Sandro Rodríguez scored the first goal from a free-kick in the dying moments of the first half for Chennai City F.C. to give them a 1–0 lead at HT. Enrique Esqueda equalized for the Red and Golds however Néstor Gordillo scored the winner for the away team in the 85th min from the spot.
On 21 November, AIFF lifted the ban imposed on East Bengal FC on signing new players.[8] On 23 November, East Bengal FC announced the signing of their 6th Foreigner ]Jaime Santos Colado of Spain who previously played in the Segunda Division B for teams like Sporting de Gijón B and CD Mirandés as a Winger and Attacking midfielder.[9]
East Bengal FC faced Aizawl F.C. next on 24 November, away at Aizawl and in a crunch game, the Red and Gold brigade lost 3–2. Aizawl F.C. took the lead early, but East Bengal FC came back into the game in the second half to lead 1-2 however two late goals from the home side took the game away from East Bengal FC. East Bengal FC was denied a clear goal, when Lalramchullova's free-kick hit the crossbar and bounced back from inside the goal into play, the referee kept the game on, not adjudging it a goal.

December

East Bengal FC faced the reigning champions Minerva Punjab F.C. on 4 December, at the Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata where they lost by a solitary goal. William Opoku scored the decisive goal in the 78th minute of the game after East Bengal custodian Ubaid C.K. made a mistake. This was East Bengal FC's 3rd defeat in succession.
East Bengal FC faced the Gokulam Kerala F.C. on 8 December, at the Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata next which they won by 3–1, credit to an all-round performance from Joby Justin who assisted the first goal for Brandon Vanlalremdika, scored the second and was a constant threat at the Gokulam Kerala's penalty box. Lalramchullova scored the third for the Red and Gold Brigade which ensured 3 points for the home side.
East Bengal FC faced Mohun Bagan on 16 December, at the Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata for the first leg of Kolkata Derby of the I-League season and in a thrilling encounter, the Red and Gold brigade emerged victorious by 3–2 with the Mariners going down to 10 men in the second half. It was Mohun Bagan who took an early lead in the 13 min when Omar Elhussieny dodged past Lalramchullova to put in a perfect cross for Azharuddin Mallick to slot in into an empty net. East Bengal FC equalized just 4 minutes later with Laldanmawia Ralte netting home from an excellent through ball from Jobi Justin. Jobi Justin was again on the mark when he scored in the 44th minute with a sublime overhead volley to take the lead in the Kolkata Derby. After the break, Mohun Bagan was down to 10 men as Kingsley Obumneme was sent off for a double booking when he stopped Jobi Justin from behind after he was nutmegged. East Bengal FC increased their lead from the resulting free-kick as Laldanmawia Ralte was again at the position from a perfect cross from Lalrindika Ralte to make it 3–1 in the 61st minute. This was Laldanmawia Ralte's 4th goal in Kolkata Derby. Dipanda Dicka reduced the margin for Mohun Bagan in the 75th minute, however, the Red and Gold brigade held on to the lead and won their first Derby after 33 months gap.
East Bengal FC faced Churchill Brothers on 20 December, at the Tilak Maidan in Goa and after being 1-0 down within 2 minutes from a Willis Plaza strike, East Bengal rallied back with strikes from Jaime Santos and Lalrindika Ralte. Jaime Santos scored a perfect volley from a Lalrindika Ralte corner to equalize the game and in the second half it was Lalrindika Ralte himself who scored directly from a free-kick to win 3 points for the Red and Gold brigade.
East Bengal FC faced Real Kashmir F.C. on 28 December, at home but failed to get 3 points from the fixture after the game ended in a 1–1 draw. Lalramchullova put the ball inside his own net just after the break but it was none other than Jobi Justin who scored the equalizer for East Bengal FC to secure a point for the home side.

January

East Bengal FC faced Indian Arrows on 8 January 2019 at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneshwar and in a hard-fought contest the Red and Gold brigade came out victorious by 1–2, courtesy of goals from Laldanmawia Ralte and Jobi Justin one in each half. Arrows scored one consolation late in the second half but East Bengal FC managed to hold on to the lead and emerge with 3 points/ Lalrindika Ralte missed a penalty in the first half which could have increased the lead for East Bengal FC.
East Bengal FC faced Chennai City F.C. away at Coimbatore on 14 January next where in a crunch encounter East Bengal FC lost 2-1 even after taking the lead in the 9th minute courtesy of a Laldanmawia Ralte goal. The home team rallied to score 2 goals with defensive lapses from the Red and Gold Brigade.
East Bengal FC faced Indian Arrows next on 18 January at home and in a lacklusture game, the Red and Gold brigade managed to win by a solitary goal courtesy of Jaime Santos who tapped home from a Jobby Justin grounded cross.
East Bengal FC faced Mohun Bagan next on 27 January in the return leg of the Kolkata Derby and like the first leg derby, East Bengal FC again managed to win against their arch-rivals by 2–0 with goals from Jaime Santos and Jobby Justin. This was the first time since 2003–04, and only the 3rd time overall that East Bengal FC managed a NFL/I-League Derby Double against their arch-rivals Mohun Bagan.

February

East Bengal FC faced NEROCA F.C. next on 7 February at the Salt Lake Stadium and made a remarkable comeback victory after going behind 0-1 as early as in the 3rd minute when Chencho Gyeltshen scored for the visitors. The home team tried hard but could find the back of the net, until Enrique Esqueda came in as a super sub and scored a brilliant headed brace to secure all three points for East Bengal FC
East Bengal FC faced Shillong Lajong F.C. next on 14 February at the Salt Lake Stadium and displayed complete dominance as they won by 5–0 against the highlanders. Laldanmawia Ralte bragged the first hat-trick of the season for East Bengal FC while the other two were scored by Jobby Justin and Enrique Esqueda.
East Bengal FC faced Churchill Brothers S.C. next on 17 February at the Salt Lake Stadium and could only manage a 1–1 draw after ex-East Bengal FC frontman Willis Plaza scored to take a 0–1 lead for the away team, which was equalized by Kassim Aidara, who headed home from a Lalrindika Ralte freekick to make it 1–1.
East Bengal FC faced Aizawl F.C. next on 25 February at the Salt Lake Stadium for the last home game of the season and could only manage a point which hampered their title hopes. Aizawl F.C. took the lead in the first half which was then equalized by Enrique Esqueda in the second half. The Red and Gold brigade failed to score the winning goal as Jobby Justin's header came off the bar in the dying minutes of the match.
Jobby Justin was suspended after the match for spitting charges and is supposed to miss the next 6 matches.
East Bengal FC faced Real Kashmir F.C. next on 28 February at Delhi and in a sublime first half display took an early lead of 2–0 with goals from Enrique Esqueda and Jaime Santos. The Kashmir team managed to score a goal in the second half from the penalty spot however East Bengal FC managed to emerge victorious, keeping their title hopes alive.

March

East Bengal FC faced Minerva Punjab F.C. in the penultimate game of the season on 3 March at Chandigarh and had to win to keep their tile hopes alive and ina thriller of a game, East Bengal FC managed a 1–0 win courtesy of a cool finish from none other than frontman Enrique Esqueda. With this victory, East Bengal FC sits at 39 points from 19 matches, just 1 point behind the league leaders Chennai City F.C. with the last match scheduled on 9 March 2019 for both the teams, which will be the decider for the 2018–19 I-League title.
On 6th Match, East Bengal FC announced a 2 years contract extension for coach Alejandro Menéndez Garcia and his team.

April

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

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Competitions

Overall
Competition First match Last match Final Position
IFA Shield [upper-alpha 1] 8 July 2018 19 July 2018 Champions
Calcutta Football League 3 August 2018 18 September 2018 3rd
GTA Chairman's Gold Cup (Darjeeling) 15 December 2018 23 December 2018 Champions
I-League 27 October 2018 9 March 2019 Runners up
Super Cup 30 March 2019 30 March 2019 Round of 16 [upper-alpha 2]
  1. U-19 Tournament since 2015.
  2. Walkover given in Round of 16[10]

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

Last updated: 9 March 2019

Source: Competitions

Calcutta Football League
Main article: 2018–19 Calcutta Premier Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Mohun Bagan (C) 11 9 2 0 27 6 +21 29 Champion
2 Peerless SC 11 8 1 2 20 8 +12 25
3 East Bengal 11 7 2 2 19 7 +12 23
4 Mohammedan 11 6 1 4 12 8 +4 19 Qualified for I-League 2nd Division
5 Rainbow 11 5 2 4 15 13 +2 17
Updated to match(es) played on 26 September 2018. Source: [11]
(C) Champion.

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

3 August 2018 1 East Bengal 1–1 (ABD) Tollygunge Agragami East Bengal Ground, Kolkata
16:30 IST Richard (o.g.)  2' To be Replayed Daniel Bedemi  30' Attendance: 23000
Referee: Uttam Sarkar
6 August 2018 2 East Bengal 2–0 WB Police FC East Bengal Ground, Kolkata
16:30 IST Lalrindika Ralte  14'
Kassim Aidara  38'		 Report Subhas Ghosh  60' Attendance: 11000
Referee: Animesh Biswas
Man of the Match: Lalrindika Ralte (East Bengal)
10 August 2018 3 East Bengal 0–0 Calcutta Customs FC East Bengal Ground, Kolkata
16:30 IST Report Rajon Barman  31'
Amit Das  45+2'
John Ampong  49'
Sourav Das  81'		 Attendance: 17000
Referee: Biplab Poddar
Man of the Match: Subham sen (Culcatta Customs)
14 August 2018 4 East Bengal 3–0 Pathachakra FC East Bengal Ground, Kolkata
16:30 IST Jobi Justin  15' 78'
Laldanmawia Ralte  41' (pen)		 Report Futa Nakamura  65' Attendance: 10000
Referee: Pranjal Bannerjee
Man of the Match: Jobi Justin (East Bengal)
18 August 2018 5 East Bengal 3–0 Aryans FC East Bengal Ground, Kolkata
16:30 IST Kassim Aidara  27'
Laldanmawia Ralte  50'
Samad Ali Mallick  65'
Mahmoud Amnah  69'
Lalramchullova  73'		 Report Sameer Pradhan  45+3' Attendance: 22000
Referee: Tannmoy Dhar
Man of the Match: Laldanmawia Ralte (East Bengal)
23 August 2018 1* (Rematch) East Bengal 3–0 Tollygunge Agragami East Bengal Ground, Kolkata
16:30 IST Brandon Vanlalremdika  15'
Jobi Justin  21'
Samad Ali Mallick  41'		 Report Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Prabir Dhar
Man of the Match: Brandon Vanlalremdika (East Bengal)
26 August 2018 6 East Bengal 1–0 NBP Rainbow AC East Bengal Ground, Kolkata
16:30 IST Lalramchullova  26' (pen)
Kamalpreet Singh  49'
Rakshit Dagar  90+5'		 Report Abhijit Sarkar  22'
Dibyendu Sarkar 25'
Godwin Quashiga  87'		 Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Dipy Roy
Man of the Match: Mahmoud Amnah (East Bengal)
29 August 2018 7 East Bengal 2–1 George Telegraph East Bengal Ground, Kolkata
16:30 IST Mehtab Singh  75'
Koushik Sarkar  90+2'		 Report Justice Morgan  69'
Rajiv Shaw  77'		 Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Uttam Sarkar
Man of the Match: Koushik Sarkar (East Bengal)
2 September 2018 8 East Bengal 2–2 Mohun Bagan Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
16:30 IST Johnny Acosta  45+2'
Kassim Aidara  52'
Mahmoud Amnah  58'
Laldanmawia Ralte  61'		 Report Pintu Mahata  20'
Henry Kisekka  30'
Shilton D'Silva  49'
Shilton Paul  58'		 Attendance: 66,182
Referee: Pranjal Banerjee
Man of the Match: Pintu Mahata (Mohun Bagan)
6 September 2018 9 East Bengal 1–2 Peerless FC East Bengal Ground, Kolkata
16:30 IST Kassim Aidara  71' 80' Report Ansumana Kromah  6'
Sandip Kumar Paul  26'
Dalraj Singh  29'
Narahari Srestha  77'		 Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Prabir Dhar
Man of the Match: Narahari Srestha (Peerless FC)
11 September 2018 10 East Bengal 1–2 Mohammedan Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
16:30 IST Johnny Acosta  12'
Laldanmawia Ralte  22'		 Report Laltu Hembram  23'
Lancine Toure  45'
Philip Adjah  87' 90+11'		 Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Dipu Roy
Man of the Match: Philip Adjah (Mohammedan
18 September 2018 11 East Bengal 1–0 Food Corporation of India East Bengal Ground, Kolkata
16:30 IST Jobi Justin  14' Report Attendance: 2,000

Fixtures & results

  Win   Draw   Loss

22 September 2018 Friendly FC Goa 1–0 East Bengal Bambolim Stadium, Goa
19:30 IST Ferran Corominas  75' Report Attendance: 500
7 October 2018 Friendly UiTM F.C. 1–4 East Bengal UiTM Stadium, Shah Alam, Malaysia
18:00 IST  28' Report Yami Longvah  39'
Enrique Esqueda  45' (pen)
Borja Gomez Perez  60'
Mahmoud Amnah  80' (pen)
Jobi Justin  82'		 Attendance: 200
10 October 2018 Friendly UKM F.C. (ABD) East Bengal USIM Mini Stadium, Nilai, Malaysia
14:30 IST Abandoned due to bad playing conditions
13 October 2018 Friendly Terengganu F.C. 0–0 East Bengal USIM Mini Stadium, Nilai, Malaysia
14:30 IST Report
17 October 2018 Friendly PDRM FA 2–6 East Bengal MSN Ground, Kuala Lumpur
07:00 IST Petri?or Voinea  49', 53' Report Surabuddin Mollick  30'
Enrique Esqueda  43', 63'
?? (o.g.)
Bidyashagar Singh  70'
Jobi Justin  73', 89'
19 October 2018 Friendly UiTM F.C. Reserves 0–1 East Bengal Sime Darby Field, Kuala Lumpur
14:15 IST Enrique Esqueda  30'

I-League
Main article: 2018–19 I-League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Chennai City (C) 20 13 4 3 48 28 +20 43 Qualification for AFC Champions League preliminary round 1[lower-alpha 1]
2 East Bengal 20 13 3 4 37 20 +17 42
3 Real Kashmir 20 10 7 3 25 14 +11 37[lower-alpha 2]
4 Churchill Brothers 20 9 7 4 35 23 +12 34
5 Mohun Bagan 20 8 5 7 27 28 −1 29
Source: I-league
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. If the league champions cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League group stage, they will enter the AFC Cup group stage.
  2. The game between Minerva Punjab and Real Kashmir was rescheduled, but eventually it was not played and both teams were awarded a point.[12]

Result summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
20 13 3 4 37 20  +17 42 5 3 2 20 10  +10 8 0 2 17 10  +7

Last updated: 9 March 2019.
Source: i-league.org

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

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

27 October 2018 1 Neroca FC 0–2 East Bengal Khuman Lampak Stadium, Imphal
14:00 IST Eduardo Ferreira  27'
Subhash Singh  60'		 Report Enrique Esqueda  10', 48' (pen)
Manoj Mohammed  62'		 Attendance: 26,400
Referee: Raktim Saha
Man of the Match: Enrique Esqueda (East Bengal)
1 November 2018 2 Shillong Lajong F.C. 1–3 East Bengal JL Nehru Stadium, Shillong
14:00 IST Lalrohlua  43'
Rakesh Pradhan 71'		 Report Jobi Justin  12', 41'
Johnny Acosta  46'
Bidyashagar Singh  74'		 Attendance: 4320
Referee: Rabichandra Singh Irengbam
Man of the Match: Jobi Justin (East Bengal)
13 November 2018 3 East Bengal 1–2 Chennai City F.C. Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
17:00 IST Surabuddin Mollick  41'
Lalrindika Ralte  45'
Enrique Esqueda  52'  67'
Rakshit Dagar  86'		 Report Sandro Rodríguez  45+2'
Néstor Gordillo  87' (pen)		 Attendance: 25,272
Referee: Crystal John
Man of the Match: Edwin Vanspaul (Chennai City F.C.)
24 November 2018 4 Aizawl F.C. 3–2 East Bengal Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Aizawl
14:00 IST Léonce Dodoz Zikahi  25'
David Lalrinmuana  33'
Albert Zohmingmawia  36'
Joe Zoharliana  74'
David Lalbiakzara  79'
Lalkhawpuimawia  84'		 Report Lalrindika Ralte  13'
Enrique Esqueda  33'
Jobi Justin  64'
Borja Gomez Perez  70'		 Attendance: 3,612
Referee: Rosario Fernandes
Man of the Match: Léonce Dodoz Zikahi (Aizawl F.C.)
4 December 2018 5 East Bengal 0-1 Minerva Punjab F.C. Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
17:00 IST Johnny Acosta  73' Report William Opoku  78' Attendance: 16,821
Referee: Crystal John
Man of the Match: William Opoku (Minerva Punjab F.C.)
8 December 2018 6 East Bengal 3–1 Gokulam Kerala FC Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
17:00 IST Brandon Vanlalremdika  4'
Jobi Justin  15'
Lalramchullova  63'  82'
Lalrindika Ralte  77'		 Report Deepak kumar  33'
Christian Sabah  57'
Guilherme Batata  77'		 Attendance: 14,206
Referee: Priyobrata Singh
Man of the Match: Jobi Justin (East Bengal FC)
16 December 2018 7 East Bengal 3–2 Mohun Bagan Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
17:00 IST Laldanmawia Ralte  17', 63'
Jobi Justin  44'
Johnny Acosta  48'
Manoj Mohammed  53'		 Report Kingsley Obumneme  12'  59'
Azharuddin Mallick  13'
Shilton D'Silva  18'
Yuta Kinowaki  25'
Aser Pierrick Dipanda  75'
Gurjinder Kumar  76'
Abhishek Ambekar  82'		 Attendance: 64,867
Referee: Venkatesh R
Man of the Match: Laldanmawia Ralte (East Bengal FC)
20 December 2018 8 Churchill Brothers S.C. 1–2 East Bengal Tilak Maidan, Vasco da Gama
17:00 IST Willis Plaza  3'  3'
Khalid Aucho  45+3'
Richard Costa  68'
Nallappan Mohanraj  90+4'		 Report Jaime Santos  34'
Lalrindika Ralte  79'
Bali Gagandeep  87'  90'		 Attendance: 3,027
Referee: Maria Joseph Arokia
Man of the Match: Jaime Santos (East Bengal FC)
28 December 2018 9 East Bengal 1–1 Real Kashmir F.C. Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
17:00 IST Jobi Justin  57' Lalramchullova (o.g.) 46'
Loveday Enyinnaya  65'		 Attendance: 19,778
Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta
Man of the Match: Jobi Justin (East Bengal FC)
8 January 2019 10 Indian Arrows 1–2 East Bengal Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneshwar
14:00 IST Aniket Jadhav  82' 84'
Ninthoinganba Meetei  90' (pen)		 Laldanmawia Ralte  26'
Lalramchullova  55'
Jobi Justin  59'
Brandon Vanlalremdika  90+4'		 Attendance: 500
Referee: Senthil Nathon S
Man of the Match: Joby Justin (East Bengal FC)
14 January 2019 11 Chennai City F.C. 2–1 East Bengal JL Nehru Stadium, Coimbatore
19:30 IST Sri Ram  37'
Pedro Manzi  49'
Roberto Eslava  55'
Alexander Romario  60'		 Laldanmawia Ralte  9'
Samad Ali Mallick  27'
Antonio Rodríguez Dovale  31'
Jaime Santos  55'
Lalrindika Ralte  55'		 Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta
Man of the Match: Alexander Romario (Chennai City F.C.)
18 January 2019 12 East Bengal 1–0 Indian Arrows Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
17:00 IST Jaime Santos  28'  48'
Lalramchullova  29'
Manoj Mohammed  86'  90+4'		 Attendance: 9952
Referee: Tejas Visvasrao Nagvenkar
Man of the Match: Borja Gomez Perez (East Bengal FC)
27 January 2019 13 Mohun Bagan 0–2 East Bengal Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
17:00 IST Omar Elhussieny  22'
Darren Caldeira  73'
Sony Norde  83'		 Jaime Santos  35'
Jobby Justin  75'  76'		 Attendance: 62,628
Referee: CR Srikrishna
Man of the Match: Jobby Justin (East Bengal FC)
7 February 2019 14 East Bengal 2–1 Neroca F.C. Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
17:00 IST Lalrindika Ralte  31'
Kamalpreet Singh  37'
Borja Gomez Perez  62'
Enrique Esqueda  67', 86'		 Chencho Gyeltshen  3'
Varney Kallon  12'
Singam Subhash Singh  63'
Saikhom Ronald Singh  89'		 Attendance: 34,852
Referee: Venkatesh R
Man of the Match: Enrique Esqueda (East Bengal FC)
14 February 2019 16 East Bengal 5–0 Shillong Lajong F.C. Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
17:00 IST Laldanmawia Ralte  8', 27', 60'
Jobby Justin  29'
Enrique Esqueda  45'		 Aiban Dohling  87' Attendance: 24,979
Referee: Om Prakash Thakur
Man of the Match: Laldanmawia Ralte (East Bengal FC)
17 February 2019 17 East Bengal 1–1 Churchill Brothers S.C. Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
17:00 IST Borja Gomez Perez  9'
Johnny Acosta  33'
Kassim Aidara  78'		 Willis Plaza  36'  70'
Anthony Wolfe  55'
Lorougnon Christ Remi  81'		 Attendance: 43,768
Referee: Raktim Saha
Man of the Match: Lalrindika Ralte (East Bengal FC)
25 February 2019 18 East Bengal 1–1 Aizawl F.C. Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
17:00 IST Enrique Esqueda  65'
Borja Gomez Perez  70'		 Léonce Dodoz Zikahi  23'
Ansumana Kromah  45'
Kareem Omolaja  69'  69'		 Attendance: 17,204
Referee: Umesh Bora
Man of the Match: Léonce Dodoz Zikahi (Aizawl F.C.)
28 February 2019 15* Real Kashmir F.C. 1–2 East Bengal JLN Stadium, Delhi
14:00 IST Enrique Esqueda  20'
Jaime Santos  42'
Borja Gomez Perez  87'		 Mason Robertson  26'
Abednego Tetteh  28'
Aaron Katebe  67' (pen)
Gnohere Krizo  83'		 Attendance: 2,792
Referee: Rowan Arumughan
Man of the Match: Enrique Esqueda (East Bengal FC)
3 March 2019 19 Minerva Punjab F.C. 0–1 East Bengal Tau Devi Lal Stadium, Chandigarh
14:00 IST Enrique Esqueda  75'
Kassim Aidara  80'
Rakshit Dagar  83'		 Attendance: 3,800
Referee: Om Prakash Thakur
Man of the Match: Laldanmawia Ralte (East Bengal FC)
9 March 2019 20 Gokulam Kerala FC 1–2 East Bengal EMS Stadium, Kozhikode
17:00 IST Monotosh Chakladar  52'
Marcus Joseph  70'  89'
Daniel Addo  86'		 Jaime Santos  79' (pen)  90+7'
Laldanmawia Ralte  86'		 Attendance: 4,123
Referee: Rahul Gupta
Man of the Match: Laldanmawia Ralte (East Bengal FC)

Super Cup
Main article: 2019 Indian Super Cup

East Bengal FC along with six other I-League clubs — Minerva Punjab F.C., Mohun Bagan, NEROCA F.C., Gokulam Kerala F.C., Aizawl F.C., and Chennai City F.C. — announced they will withdraw from Super Cup, citing "unfair treatment to I-League clubs."[13]

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

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

30 March 2019 Pre QF Delhi Dynamos FC (Walkover)[lower-alpha 1] East Bengal Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneshwar
20:30 IST Report
  1. Walkover given by East Bengal due to protest[14]

Statistics

Appearances
Players with no appearances not included in the list.
As of match played 9 March 2019
Sortable table
No. Pos. Nat. Name CFL I League Super Cup Total
Apps Starts Apps Starts Apps Starts Apps Starts
Goalkeepers
1 GK Ubaid CK 2122--43
40 GK Rakshit Dagar 10101818--2828
Defenders
2 DF Johnny Acosta 331818--2121
3 DF Borja Gomez Perez --1919--1919
4 DF Kingshuk Debnath 88----88
5 DF Kamalpreet Singh 1191310--2419
23 DF Lalrozama Fanai 22----22
24 DF Salam Ranjan Singh --53--53
25 DF Samad Ali Mallick 99143--2312
27 DF Lalramchullova 991817--2726
28 DF Koushik Sarkar 11----11
29 DF Mehtab Singh 1111----1111
41 DF Manoj Mohammed --1616--1616
Midfielders
6 MF Mahmoud Amnah 119----119
7 MF Surabuddin Mollick 8240--122
8 MF Jaime Santos --1412--1412
10 MF Antonio Rodríguez Dovale --119--119
15 MF Siam Hanghal --20--20
16 MF Kassim Aidara 11111816--2927
17 MF Laldanmawia Ralte 10101919--2929
20 MF Lalrindika Ralte 751818--2523
21 MF Yami Longvah 2143--64
26 MF Bidyashagar Singh 6260--122
30 MF Brandon Vanlalremdika 97199--2816
34 MF Sanchayan Samaddar 30----30
38 MF Prakash Sarkar 3130--61
43 MF P.C. Rohlupuia --10--10
Forwards
9 FW Enrique Esqueda --1412--1412
11 FW Bali Gagandeep 10330--133
22 FW Jobi Justin 991717--2626

Goal Scorers
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name CFL I League Indian Super Cup Total
1 22 FW Jobi Justin 49013
2 17 MF Laldanmawia Ralte 38011
3 9 FW Enrique Esqueda -909
4 8 MF Jaime Santos 0505
5 16 MF Kassim Aidara 3104
6 20 MF Lalrindika Ralte 1102
30 MF Brandon Vanlalremdika 1102
27 DF Lalramchullova 1102
2 DF Johnny Acosta 2002
10 26 MF Bidyashagar Singh 0101
3 DF Borja Gomez Perez 0101
6 MF Mahmoud Amnah 1001
25 DF Samad Ali Mallick 1001
29 DF Mehtab Singh 1001
28 DF Koushik Sarkar 1001
Own Goals ---
TOTAL 1937056

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

Clean Sheets
Correct as of matches played on 9 March 2019
No. Player CFL I League Indian Super Cup TOTAL
40Rakshit Dagar65011
1Ubaid CK1001

Disciplinary record
As of matches played 9 March 2019
No. Pos. Name CFL I League Indian Super Cup Total Remarks
       
25 DF Samad Ali Mallick 100100110
27 DF Lalramchullova 100301401 Suspended for match against Chennai City F.C.
5 MF Kamalpreet Singh 100100200
40 GK Rakshit Dagar 100200300
16 MF Kassim Aidara 200100300
6 MF Mahmoud Amnah 100000100
17 MF Laldanmawia Ralte 100000100
41 DF Manoj Mohammed 000310310 Suspended for match against Mohun Bagan
2 DF Johnny Acosta 000400400 Suspended for match against Aizawl F.C.
7 MF Surabuddin Mollick 000100100
20 MF Lalrindika Ralte 000500500 Suspended for match against Indian Arrows
9 FW Enrique Esqueda 000200200
11 FW Bali Gagandeep 000110110 Suspended for match against Real Kashmir F.C.
30 MF Brandon Vanlalremdika 000100100
10 MF Antonio Rodriguez Dovale 000100100
8 MF Jaime Santos 000300300
22 FW Jobby Justin 000100100
3 DF Borja Gomez Perez 000400400 Suspended for match against Minerva Punjab F.C.

Honours

Titles Won

*U-19 tournament since 2015. Defeated Mohun Bagan U-19 in the final: 1–1; 4–3 (p)

  • GTA Chairman's Gold Cup (Darjeeling Gold Cup 2018) Champions (5th time)

East Bengal Reserves team played in the tournament. Defeated Mohammedan Sporting in the final: 0-0; 3-1 (p)

Quess EBFC Player of the Month
No. Month Name
1 October
2 November
3 December
4 January
5 February

See also

References
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  2. "East Bengal sign Kassim Aidara, shortlist foreign striker - Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  3. "East Bengal ropes in Costa Rican World Cupper Johnny Acosta Zamora - Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  4. "Alejandro Menendez's appointment marks the beginning of new era in East Bengal - Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  5. "East Bengal sign Spanish defender Borja Gomez Perez - Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  6. "I-League: East Bengal sign Enrique Esqueda - Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  7. "I-League 2018-19: Alejandro Menendez heaps praise on East Bengal defence - Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  8. "'Relieved' of ban, East Bengal search for sixth foreigner". The Times of India.
  9. "I-League 2018-19: Jaime Santos Colado to become East Bengal's sixth overseas signing - Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  10. http://www.supercup.in/news/delhi-dynamos-progress-to-the-quarter--finals-after-east-bengal-withdrawal
  11. "Soccerway".
  12. "AIFF league committee meets in Bhubaneshwar". 13 April 2019.
  13. "Super Cup: Minerva Punjab miss pre-match conference, meeting; AIFF terms it 'blatant disregard'". 14 March 2019.
  14. http://www.supercup.in/news/delhi-dynamos-progress-to-the-quarter--finals-after-east-bengal-withdrawal
  15. "IFA Shield 2018 Final: East Bengal beat arch-rivals Mohun Bagan to be crowned champions - Goal.com". www.goal.com.
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