East Bengal
2023–24 season
OwnerEmami East Bengal FC Pvt. Ltd.
Head coachCarles Cuadrat
StadiumSalt Lake Stadium
East Bengal Ground
Indian Super League7th
Calcutta LeagueRunners-up
Durand CupRunners-up
Super Cupto be decided
Top goalscorerLeague: Cleiton Silva
(5 goals)
All: Cleiton Silva
(7 goals)
Highest home attendance16,575 vs Kerala Blasters
(4 November 2023, ISL)
Lowest home attendance1,500 vs Goa[1]
(21 October 2023, ISL)
Average home league attendance10,710
Biggest win10–1 Kidderpore
(26 September 2023, CFL)
Biggest defeat1–2 Mohammedan SC
(20 September 2023, CFL)
All statistics correct as of 9 January 2024.

The 2023–24 season is the 104th season of East Bengal Football Club and their fourth season in the Indian Super League, the top flight of Indian football.

Background

After the end of the 2022–23 season, the club parted ways with the head coach Stephen Constantine after poor results,[2] and appointed former Indian Super League winner Carles Cuadrat as the new head coach for the team on a two-year contract.[3][4][5] The club also roped in the services of Odisha winger Nandhakumar Sekar and Chennaiyin midfielder Edwin Sydney Vanspaul for the season.[6] The club also roped in three Spaniards – Javier Siverio and Borja Herrera from Hyderabad,[7][8] and Saúl Crespo from Odisha for the season.[9] On 3 June, East Bengal announced the departure of eleven players, whose contract period ended and were not renewed, which included the five foreign players from last season apart from Cleiton Silva and Indian players – Jerry Lalrinzuala, Semboi Haokip, Suvam Sen, Himanshu Jangra, Amarjit Singh Kiyam and Naveen Kumar.[10] East Bengal also roped in club legend Harmanjot Singh Khabra who had spent seven years with the club previously from 2009–2016 and also left back Mandar Rao Dessai for the season.[11]

On 10 June, the club announced the signing of Nandhakumar Sekar on a three-year deal on a free transfer from Odisha.[12] On 12 June, East Bengal announced the signing of Spanish midfielder Borja Herrera on a one-year contract in a free transfer.[13] On 14 June, the club announced the signing of defender Nishu Kumar from Kerala Blasters on a one-year loan deal.[14] On 17 June, the club announced the signing of Spanish duo Javier Siverio and Saúl Crespo on a one-year contract.[15] On 19 June, the club announced the signings of three players – Edwin Sydney Vanspaul, Harmanjot Singh Khabra and Mandar Rao Dessai.[16]

Transfers

Incoming

Date No. Pos. Name Signed from Fee Ref
10 June 2023 11 FW India Nandhakumar Sekar India Odisha Free Transfer [17]
12 June 2023 26 MF Spain Borja Herrera India Hyderabad Free Transfer [18]
17 June 2023 99 FW Spain Javier Siverio India Hyderabad Free Transfer [19]
17 June 2023 21 MF Spain Saúl Crespo India Odisha Free Transfer [19]
19 June 2023 8 MF India Edwin Sydney Vanspaul India Chennaiyin Free Transfer [16]
19 June 2023 7 DF India Harmanjot Khabra India Kerala Blasters Free Transfer [16]
19 June 2023 17 DF India Mandar Rao Dessai India Mumbai City Free Transfer [16]
12 July 2023 13 GK India Prabhsukhan Singh Gill India Kerala Blasters Undisclosed[lower-alpha 1] [20]
12 July 2023 33 DF India Gursimrat Singh Gill India Mumbai City Free Transfer [21]
21 July 2023 30 MF India Vanlalpeka Guite India Aizawl Free Transfer [22]
21 July 2023 35 MF India Gurnaj Singh Grewal India Chandigarh Football Academy Free Transfer [22]
5 August 2023 44 DF Australia Jordan Elsey Australia Perth Glory Free Transfer [23]
5 August 2023 4 DF Spain José Antonio Pardo Lucas Spain Eldense Free Transfer [23]
2 September 2023 50 GK India Julfikar Gazi India Bengal Football Academy Free Transfer [24]
28 September 2023 19 DF Jordan Hijazi Maher Jordan Al-Hussein Free Transfer [25]
  1. ↑ Reported as ₹1.5 Crores transfer fees given to Kerala Blasters.[20]

Loan in

Start date End date No. Pos. Name Loaned from Ref
14 June 2023 End of season 22 DF India Nishu Kumar India Kerala Blasters [26]
31 August 2023 End of season 6 MF India Ajay Chhetri India Bengaluru [27]

Outgoing

Exit Date No. Pos. Name Signed to Fee Ref
1 June 2023 6 FW India Sumit Passi India Inter Kashi Free Transfer [10]
1 June 2023 8 MF India Amarjit Singh Kiyam India Goa End of Loan [10]
1 June 2023 14 MF Brazil Alex Lima Released [10]
1 June 2023 17 DF India Jerry Lalrinzuala India Odisha Free Transfer [10]
1 June 2023 18 MF India Himanshu Jangra India Delhi End of Loan [10]
1 June 2023 24 MF Australia Jordan O'Doherty Released [10]
1 June 2023 25 GK India Suvam Sen Released [10]
1 June 2023 26 FW India Semboi Haokip India Jamshedpur Free Transfer [10]
1 June 2023 32 GK India Naveen Kumar India Goa End of Loan [10]
1 June 2023 40 DF Cyprus Charalambos Kyriakou Cyprus Doxa Katokopias Free Transfer [10]
1 June 2023 77 FW England Jake Jervis Finland Kuopion Palloseura Free Transfer [10]
26 July 2023 12 MF India Wahengbam Angousana India Mohammedan Sporting Free Transfer [28]
26 July 2023 13 GK India Pawan Kumar India Delhi Free Transfer [28]
1 September 2023 4 DF Spain Iván González Nepal Chitwan Free Transfer [10]
1 September 2023 33 DF India Pritam Kumar Singh India TRAU Free Transfer [10]

Loan out

Start date End date No. Pos. Name Loaned to Ref
25 August 2023 End of season 16 DF India Sarthak Golui India Chennaiyin [29]
8 January 2024 End of season 15 MF India Mobashir Rahman India Chennaiyin [30]

Team

First-team squad

The below list contains the names and details of the first team squad for East Bengal.
As of 9 January 2024[31][32]
No. Name Nat. Pos. Date of Birth (Age) Signed From Signed In Contact Ends Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Kamaljit Singh India GK 28 December 1995 India Odisha20222025250
13 Prabhsukhan Singh Gill India GK 2 January 2001 India Kerala Blasters20232026170
27 Aditya Patra India GK 27 April 2000 India East Bengal Reserves2022202490
50 Julfikar Gazi India GK 6 May 2006 India Bengal FA2023202600
75 Ranit Sarkar India GK 9 November 2004 India RFYC2023202610
Defenders
4 José Antonio Pardo Spain CB 21 April 1988 Spain Eldense20232024140
5 Lalchungnunga India CB 25 December 2000 India Sreenidi Deccan20222026400
7 Harmanjot Singh Khabra India RB 18 March 1988 India Kerala Blasters2023202424113
12 Mohammad Rakip India RB 14 May 2000 India Mumbai City20222024330
17 Mandar Rao Dessai India LB 18 March 1992 India Mumbai City20232024150
19 Hijazi Maher Jordan CB 20 September 1997 Jordan Al-Hussein2023202470
22 Nishu Kumar India LB 5 November 1997 India Kerala Blasters20232024151
25 Athul Unnikrishnan India CB 1 February 2000 India Kerala United20222025160
33 Gursimrat Singh Gill India CB 2 November 1997 India Mumbai City20232026100
37 Tuhin Das India LB 7 March 2000 India East Bengal Reserves20222024232
Midfielders
6 Ajay Chhetri India CM 7 July 1999 India Bengaluru2023202490
8 Edwin Sydney Vanspaul India CM 24 September 1992 India Chennaiyin20232025100
21 Saúl Crespo Spain DM 23 July 1996 India Odisha20232024162
23 Souvik Chakrabarti India CM 12 July 1991 India Hyderabad20222025290
26 Borja Herrera Spain CM 8 January 1993 India Hyderabad20232024161
29 Naorem Mahesh Singh India LW 1 March 1999 India Kerala Blasters202220275810
30 Vanlalpeka Guite India AM 26 October 2006 India Aizawl2023202681
35 Gunraj Singh Grewal India DM 9 January 2007 India Chandigarh FA2023202690
61 Tanmay Das India CM 2 May 2001 India East Bengal Reserves20222024131
62 Aman C. K. India RW 19 March 2003 India East Bengal Reserves20222026125
Forwards
10 Cleiton Silva (captain) Brazil FW 3 February 1987 India Bengaluru202220244021
11 Nandhakumar Sekar India FW 20 December 1995 India Odisha20232026185
20 V. P. Suhair India FW 27 July 1992 India NorthEast United202220253710
59 Jesin TK India FW 19 February 2000 India East Bengal Reserves20222024147
70 Abhishek Kunjam India FW 17 August 2003 India RKM Football Academy20232025136
82 P. V. Vishnu India FW 24 December 2001 India Muthoot FA20232026156
84 Sayan Banerjee India FW 14 January 2003 India Kalighat MS2023202400
99 Javier Siverio Spain FW 14 November 1997 India Hyderabad20232024172

New contracts

No. Pos. Date Name Ref.
29 MF 23 September 2023 India Naorem Mahesh Singh [33]

Other player under contract

No. Pos. Name Ref.
44 DF Australia Jordan Elsey [34]

Current technical staff

East Bengal appointed former Indian Super League winner Carles Cuadrat as the new head coach for the club on a two-year contract.[4] The club also extended the contract with assistant coach Bino George till 2026, as he would also remain as the head coach of the reserves and developmental squad.[35] The club also appointed former Indian Super League winner Dimas Delgado as the assistant coach on a two-year contract.[36] The club also roped in three more Spaniards into the backroom – Goalkeeper coach Javier Pinillos, Physiotherapist Senen Alvarez and Sports Scientist Albert Martinez Bernat.[37]

Position Name
Head coach Spain Carles Cuadrat
Assistant coach Spain Dimas Delgado
India Bino George
Goalkeeping Coach Spain Javier Pinillos
Strength & Conditioning Coach Spain Albert Martinez Bernat
Physiotherapist Spain Senen Alvarez
Physical Rehabilitator Spain Gabriel Effio
Assistant Physiotherapist India Tejas Lasalkar
Performance Analyst India Aromal Vijayan
Team Manager India Pratim Kumar Saha
Team Doctor India Dr. Mustufa Poonawalla
Masseur India Rajesh Basak
Masseur India Robin Das

Pre-season and friendlies

East Bengal started their preseason under Bino George and later under Carles Cuadrat in July. East Bengal played their first preseason friendly against Indian Navy on 30 July and won 2–1 with Lalchungnunga and Mandar Rao Dessai scoring for East Bengal in the match ahead of the Durand Cup.[38] On 13 September, East Bengal faced Hyderabad in a preseason friendly game ahead of the Indian Super League and lost 0–1 at the East Bengal Ground.[39]

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

30 July 2023 Friendly East Bengal 2–1 Indian Navy Rajarhat
19:00 IST
Report
Stadium: AIFF National Centre of Excellence
Attendance: 0[upper-alpha 1]
13 September 2023 Friendly East Bengal 0–1 Hyderabad Kolkata
17:00 IST Report
Stadium: East Bengal Ground
Attendance: 0[upper-alpha 1]
18 September 2023 Friendly East Bengal 2–2 Inter Kashi Kolkata
17:00 IST
  •  ?
  • Asif
Stadium: East Bengal Ground
Attendance: 0[upper-alpha 1]
16 October 2023 Friendly East Bengal 2–3 Neroca Kolkata
12:00 IST
  • Vanlalpeka Guite ?'
  • P. V. Vishnu ?'
Stadium: East Bengal Ground
Attendance: 0[upper-alpha 1]
26 October 2023 Friendly East Bengal 0–0 Diamond Harbour Kolkata
12:00 IST Stadium: East Bengal Ground
Attendance: 0[upper-alpha 1]
30 October 2023 Friendly East Bengal 4–0 Mohammedan Sporting Kolkata
19:00 IST
Stadium: East Bengal Ground
Attendance: 0[upper-alpha 1]
16 November 2023 Friendly East Bengal 2–1 TRAU Kolkata
09:00 IST
? Stadium: East Bengal Ground
Attendance: 0[upper-alpha 1]

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Durand Cup 12 August 2023 3 September 2023 Group stage Runners-up 6 3 2 1 8 6 +2 050.00
Indian Super League 25 September 2023 Matchday 1 10 2 5 3 11 8 +3 020.00
Super Cup 9 January 2024 Group stage 1 1 0 0 3 2 +1 100.00
Calcutta Football League[upper-alpha 2][upper-alpha 3] 13 July 2023 30 November 2023 Round Robin Runners-up 17 13 3 1 50 10 +40 076.47
Total 34 19 10 5 72 26 +46 055.88

Last updated: 9 January 2024
Source: Soccerway

Durand Cup

East Bengal shall be participating in the 2023 Durand Cup and was grouped into Group A along with Mohun Bagan SG, Punjab, and Bangladesh Army and would play their group stage matches in Kolkata.[41] On 6 August, East Bengal began their campaign against Bangladesh Army at the Salt Lake Stadium and managed a 2–2 draw. East Bengal took a 2–0 lead at halftime with Saúl Crespo and Javier Siverio scoring for the team but Nishu Kumar received a red card in the second half as Bangladesh Army scored two late goals to make it 2–2 and the points were shared.[42] On 12 August, East Bengal faced their arch—rivals Mohun Bagan SG in the Kolkata Derby fixture at the Salt Lake Stadium and managed a 1–0 win courtesy of a solitary goal from Nandhakumar Sekar in the second half.[43][44] On 16 August, East Bengal defeated Punjab 1–0 at the Kishore Bharati Krirangan to secure the top spot in the group and qualify for the quarterfinals. Javier Siverio scored the only goal of the match.[45] On 25 August, East Bengal faced Gokulam Kerala at the Salt Lake Stadium in the quarterfinals and won 2–1. Jordan Elsey scored for East Bengal in the very first minute but Gokulam Kerala equalized in the second half courtesy of a goal from Aminou Bouba. However, East Bengal found the winner in the seventy-eighth minute when Nishu Kumar's cross deflected off Aminou Bouba into the net as East Bengal managed to hold onto the 2–1 lead to progress into the semifinals.[46] On 29 August, East Bengal faced NorthEast United in the semifinals at the Salt Lake Stadium, where after the match ended 2–2, East Bengal managed to progress into the finals after winning the penalty shootout 5–3. East Bengal went 2–0 behind with goals from Míchel Zabaco and Konsam Phalguni Singh however, they rallied from behind with goals from Naorem Mahesh Singh and Nandhakumar Sekar to equalize the match to take it to the penalty shootout. East Bengal scored all five of their penalty kicks but Parthib Sundar Gogoi missed the penalty for NorthEast United as East Bengal won the shootout and progressed into the final for the first time since 2004.[47] On 3 September, East Bengal faced Mohun Bagan SG in the final at the Salt Lake Stadium and suffered a 0–1 defeat to finish runners-up of the tournament. Dimitri Petratos scored the only goal in the final for Mohun Bagan SG.[48] Nandhakumar Sekar was adjudged as the player of the tournament.[49]

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification EAB MBG Bangladesh BAN PUN
1 East Bengal (H) 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7 Qualify for the knockout stage — — 2–2 1–0
2 Mohun Bagan SG (H) 3 2 0 1 7 1 +6 6 0–1 — 5–0 2–0
3 Bangladesh Bangladesh Army 3 0 2 1 2 7 −5 2 — — — —
4 Punjab 3 0 1 2 0 3 −3 1 — — 0–0 —
Source: Twitter
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Knockout stage

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 24 August – IGAS
 
 
Indian Army0
 
 29 August – VYBK
 
NorthEast United1
 
NorthEast United2(3)
 
 25 August – VYBK
 
East Bengal2(5)
 
East Bengal2
 
 3 September – VYBK
 
Gokulam Kerala1
 
East Bengal0
 
 26 August – IGAS
 
Mohun Bagan SG1
 
Goa4
 
 31 August – VYBK
 
Chennaiyin1
 
Goa1
 
 27 August – VYBK
 
Mohun Bagan SG2
 
Mumbai City1
 
 
Mohun Bagan SG3
 

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Void

6 August 2023 Group stage East Bengal 2–2 Bangladesh Bangladesh Army Kolkata
16:45 IST
Report
  • Emtiyaz Raihan Yellow card 40'
  • Hasan Murad Yellow card 64'
  • Emon 88'
  • Meraj Pradhan 90+7'
 Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Attendance: 9,820
Referee: Ijamal Mohamed
Man of the Match: Harmanjot Khabra (East Bengal)
12 August 2023 Group stage Mohun Bagan SG 0–1 East Bengal Kolkata
16:45 IST Report
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Attendance: 55,857
Referee: Harish Kundu
Man of the Match: Nandhakumar Sekar (East Bengal)
16 August 2023 Group stage East Bengal 1–0 Punjab Kolkata
18:00 IST
Report
  • Nikhil Prabhu N. Yellow card 21'
  • Mera Yellow card 23'
  • Melroy Melwin Assisi Yellow card 50'
 Stadium: Kishore Bharati Krirangan
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Rahul Gupta
Man of the Match: Nandhakumar Sekar (East Bengal)
25 August 2023 Quarter—final East Bengal 2–1 Gokulam Kerala Kolkata
18:00 IST
Report
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Attendance: 8,131
Referee: Harish Kundu
Man of the Match: Jordan Elsey (East Bengal)
29 August 2023 Semi—final NorthEast United 2–2
(3–5 p)		 East Bengal Kolkata
18:00 IST
Report
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Attendance: 21,567
Referee: Aditya Purakayasta
Man of the Match: Nandhakumar Sekar (East Bengal)
Penalties
3 September 2023 Final East Bengal 0–1 Mohun Bagan SG Kolkata
16:00 IST
Report
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Attendance: 59,797
Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta
Man of the Match: Vishal Kaith (Mohun Bagan SG)

Indian Super League

Summary

East Bengal began their Indian Super League campaign at home against Jamshedpur on 25 September at the Salt Lake Stadium with a goalless draw to share the points.[50] On 30 September, East Bengal faced Hyderabad in their second match at the Salt lake Stadium and secured their first victory of the campaign. Hitesh Sharma put Hyderabad ahead but Cleiton Silva scored twice including a stoppage-time freekick winner to complete the comeback as East Bengal secured the victory.[51]

On 4 October, East Bengal faced Bengaluru away at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium and suffered a 2–1 defeat. Naorem Mahesh Singh had put East Bengal ahead but Sunil Chhetri and Javi Hernández scored for Bengaluru as East Bengal suffered their first defeat of the campaign.[52] On 21 October, East Bengal faced Goa at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneshwar due to administrative issues,[1] and suffered a 2–1 defeat. Naorem Mahesh Singh had put East Bengal ahead however, Goa rallied from behind with two goals within a minute from Sandesh Jhingan and Víctor Rodríguez as East Bengal suffered consecutive defeats.[53] On 4 November, East Bengal faced Kerala Blasters at the Salt Lake Stadium and suffered a 2&1 defeat.[54] On 25 November, East Bengal faced Chennaiyin away at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium and drew 1–1, to end their three-match defeat streak.[55]

On 4 December, East Bengal faced NorthEast United and recorded a 5–0 win. Borja Herrera opened the scoring for East Bengal and Cleiton Silva and Nandhakumar Sekar scored a brace each as East Bengal recorded their biggest-ever win since their inception in the Indian Super League.[56] On 9th December, East Bengal faced Punjab and settled for a 0–0 draw.[57] Next, on 16 December, East Bengal faced Mumbai City away at the Mumbai Football Arena and again settled for a 0&ndah;0 draw.[58] On 22 December, East Bengal faced Odisha at home and once again settled for a 0–0 draw, the third consecutive goalless draw before ending the first leg of the league before the break for the Asian Cup.[59]

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
6 NorthEast United 12 2 6 4 13 18 −5 12 Qualification for the playoff knockouts
7 Chennaiyin 12 3 3 6 15 22 −7 12
8 East Bengal 10 2 5 3 11 8 +3 11
9 Bengaluru 12 2 5 5 12 19 −7 11
10 Jamshedpur 12 2 3 7 12 15 −3 9
Updated to match(es) played on 29 December 2023. Source: Indian Super League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored; 7) fair play ranking; 8) drawing of lots

Result summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
10 2 5 3 11 8  +3 11 2 3 2 9 5  +4 0 2 1 2 3  −1

Results by match

Match1234567891011
GroundHHAHAHAHHAH
ResultDWLLLDWDDD
Position54581097677
Updated to match(es) played on 22 December 2023. Source: indiansuperleague.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 7 September 2023, with the season starting on 21 September.[60]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Void

25 September 2023 Round 1 East Bengal 0–0 Jamshedpur Kolkata
20:00 IST
Report
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Attendance: 11,143
Referee: I Jamal Mohamed
Man of the Match: Elsinho (Jamshedpur)
30 September 2023 Round 2 East Bengal 2–1 Hyderabad Kolkata
20:00 IST
Report
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Attendance: 11,577
Referee: Ashwin Kumar
Man of the Match: Cleiton Silva (East Bengal)
4 October 2023 Round 3 Bengaluru 2–1 East Bengal Bengaluru
20:00 IST
Report
Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium
Attendance: 5,913
Referee: Senthil Nathan
Man of the Match: Ryan Williams (Bengaluru)
21 October 2023 Round 4 East Bengal 1–2 Goa Bhubaneshwar
17:30 IST
Report
Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Venkatesh R
Man of the Match: Víctor Rodríguez (Goa)
Note: The home match was shifted to Bhubaneshwar due to administrative issues.[1]
4 November 2023 Round 6 East Bengal 1–2 Kerala Blasters Kolkata
20:00 IST
Report
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Attendance: 16,575
Referee: M. Ashwin
Man of the Match: Sachin Suresh (Kerala Blasters)
25 November 2023 Round 7 Chennaiyin 1–1 East Bengal Chennai
17:30 IST
Report
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 6,329
Referee: Crystal John
Man of the Match: Rafael Crivellaro (Chennaiyin)
4 December 2023 Round 8 East Bengal 5–0 NorthEast United Kolkata
20:00 IST
Report
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Attendance: 6,973
Referee: Aditya Purkayastha
Man of the Match: Nandhakumar Sekar (East Bengal)
9 December 2023 Round 9 East Bengal 0–0 Punjab Kolkata
20:00 IST
Report
  • Nitesh Darjee Yellow card 37'
  • Nikhil Prabhu N. Yellow card 41'
  • Meitei Yellow card HT'
 Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Attendance: 14,977
Referee: Venkatesh R.
Man of the Match: Suresh Meitei (Punjab)
16 December 2023 Round 10 Mumbai City 0–0 East Bengal Mumbai
20:00 IST
Report
Stadium: Mumbai Football Arena
Attendance: 3,488
Referee: M. Ashwin
Man of the Match: Hijazi Maher (East Bengal)
22 December 2023 Round 11 East Bengal 0–0 Odisha Kolkata
20:00 IST
Report
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Attendance: 12,226
Referee: Senthil Nathan
Man of the Match: Souvik Chakrabarti (East Bengal)
TBD Round 5 Mohun Bagan SG – East Bengal Kolkata
20:00 IST Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Note: The match has been postponed until further announcement.[1]

Super Cup

East Bengal along with the other ten Indian Super League teams and four I-League teams shall participate in the Super Cup, which will be in Odisha in January 2024.[61] East Bengal has been grouped in Group A, alongside Indian Super League sides – Mohun Bagan SG, Hyderabad and an I-League side Sreenidhi Deccan.[61] On 9th January, East Bengal faced Hyderabad in the opening fixture of the campaign and managed a 3–2 victory with Cleiton Silva scoring a brace and Saúl Crespo scoring the third.[62]

Group Stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification EAB MBG SRD HYD
1 East Bengal 1 1 0 0 3 2 +1 3 Advance to knockout stage — — 14 Jan 3–2
2 Mohun Bagan SG 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 3 19 Jan — 2–1 14 Jan
3 Sreenidi Deccan 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 0 — — — —
4 Hyderabad 1 0 0 1 2 3 −1 0 — — 19 Jan —
Updated to match(es) played on 9 January 2023. Source: AIFF
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

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Void

9 January 2024 Group stage East Bengal 3–2 Hyderabad Bhubaneshwar
14:00 IST
Report
Stadium: Kalinga Stadium Pitch 1
Attendance: 300
Referee: Harish Kundu
Man of the Match: Cleiton Silva (East Bengal)
14 January 2024 Group stage East Bengal – Sreenidhi Deccan Bhubaneshwar
19:30 IST Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
19 January 2024 Group stage Mohun Bagan SG – East Bengal Bhubaneshwar
19:30 IST Stadium: Kalinga Stadium

Calcutta Football League

Summary

East Bengal shall be participating in the 2023 Calcutta Premier Division and was drawn into group B for the first phase of the tournament where twenty-six teams were divided into two groups of thirteen teams each.[63][64] East Bengal would be mainly fielding their Reserve squad for the tournament with coach Bino George taking charge of the team.[40] In the opening match on 13 July, East Bengal faced ASOS Raibow at the Kishore Bharati Krirangan and were held onto a goalless draw to start their campaign.[65] On 17 July, East Bengal faced West Bengal Police and achieved their first win of the season as they won 4&ndash2 at the Bankimanjali Stadium in Naihati. Bunando Singh, Sarthak Golui, Dip Saha and Abhishek Kunjam scored for East Bengal.[66] On 20 July, East Bengal faced Kidderpore and won 2–0. Tuhin Das and Shyamal Besra scored for East Bengal as they latched up consecutive wins.[67] On 24 July, East Bengal faced BSS at Naihati and were held to a 1–1 draw. East Bengal went down to 10 men after Tuhin Das was given a straight red card in the first half, however, it was East Bengal who took the lead in the ninetieth minute through a direct freekick strike from Dip Saha. BSS scored the equalizer in the seventh minute of injury time as East Bengal had a settle for a draw.[68] On 27 July East Bengal faced Eastern Railway at the East Bengal Ground and won 5–1. Aman C. K. scored a brace while Avishek Kunjam, Vanlalpeka Guite, and Razibul Mistry scored one each as East Bengal registered their third win of the campaign.[69] On 31 July, East Bengal faced Wari at the East Bengal Ground and won 5–0. Avishek Kunjam scored a brace while Dip Saha, Tanmay Das and Aman C. K. scored one each as East Bengal registered their fourth win of the campaign.[70] On 3 August, East Bengal faced Bhawanipore and drew 1–1, with Dip Saha scoring for East Bengal.[71] On 9 August, East Bengal defeated Railway FC 2–0 with goals from Aman C. K. and Nishu Kumar to earn their fifth win of the campaign.[72] On 14 August, East Bengal defeated Police AC 2–1 with goals from Avishek Kunjam and P. V. Vishnu to grab their sixth win of the campaign.[73] On 19 August, East Bengal defeated Aryan 2–0 with goals from Jesin TK and Aman C. K. as they grabbed their seventh win of the campaign.[74] On 22 August, East Bengal defeated Calcutta Customs 1–0 with a goal from Mahitosh Roy as they grabbed their eighth victory of the campaign and secured a place in the Super–six of the Calcutta League.[75] on 7 September, East Bengal faced George Telegraph in the last match of the first phase and won 4–0 to finish top of the group with 30 points and entered into the Super–six round. Jesin TK scored a hattrick and P. V. Vishnu scored the other goal for East Bengal.[76]

On 20 September, East Bengal faced Mohammedan Sporting in the first match of the Super–six round and suffered a 2–1 defeat. David Lalhlansanga scored a brace for Mohammedan while Nandhakumar Sekar reduced the margin for East Bengal.[77] On 26 September, East Bengal faced Kidderpore and recorded their fifth biggest win ever after winning 10–1 at the East Bengal Ground. P. V. Vishnu scored four, Mahitosh Ray scored thrice, V. P. Suhair scored a brace while Jesin TK scored the other for East Bengal.[78] On 30 October, East Bengal faced Diamond Harbour and won 4–1. Jesin TK, Mahitosh Ray, Tuhin Das and Abhishek Kunjam scored for East Bengal while Rahul Paswan scored for Diamond Harbour.[79] On 18 November, Bhawanipore informed that they can not field a team hence a walkover win was awarded to East Bengal and on 30 November, East Bengal were to face Mohun Bagan SG at the Bankimanjali Stadium however, Mohun Bagan SG did not field a team and East Bengal was awarded a walkover win, as they finished runners-up in the league.[80][81]

League Table

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 East Bengal 12 9 3 0 29 6 +23 30 Qualified for the Super Six round
2 Bhawanipore 12 8 3 1 23 8 +15 27
3 Kidderpore 12 8 1 3 16 11 +5 25
4 Aryan 12 8 0 4 28 12 +16 24
5 Calcutta Customs 12 6 1 5 13 13 0 19
Updated to match(es) played on 7 September 2023. Source: The Away End
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
    Super Six

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    1 Mohammedan (C) 17 14 2 1 44 11 +33 44 Champions
    2 East Bengal 17 13 3 1 50 10 +40 42
    3 Diamond Harbour (Q) 16 10 3 3 32 12 +20 33 Eligible for 2024–25 I-League 3[lower-alpha 1]
    4 Bhawanipore 16 8 4 4 26 18 +8 28
    5 Mohun Bagan SG 15 8 3 4 33 19 +14 25[lower-alpha 2]
    6 Kidderpore 15 8 1 6 17 29 −12 25
    Updated to match(es) played on 30 November 2023. Source: The Away End
    Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) fair play ranking; 7) drawing of lots
    (C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
    Notes:
    1. ↑ If the top teams are already playing in national leagues, then the next highest ranked team(s) would be eligible for I-League 3.
    2. ↑ Mohun Bagan Super Giant was deducted 2 points for not fielding a team against East Bengal on 30 November 2023.[82]

      Matches

        Win   Draw   Loss   Void

      13 July 2023 1 East Bengal 0–0 ASOS Rainbow Kolkata
      15:30 IST
      • Sanjib Ghosh Yellow card 27'
      • Naseeb Rahman Yellow card 78'
      • Golui Yellow card 83'
      		 Report
      • Moula Yellow card 84'
      • S. Sherpa Yellow card 90+5'
      		 Stadium: Kishore Bharati Krirangan
      Attendance: 4,000
      Referee: Shubhankar Khamri
      Man of the Match: Sourav Dasgupta (ASOS Rainbow)
      17 July 2023 2 East Bengal 4–2 West Bengal Police Naihati
      15:30 IST
      • Bunando Singh Khangembam 17'
      • Golui 25' Yellow card 47'
      • Dip Saha 66' (pen)
      • Avishek Kunjam 74'
      		 Report
      • Dipankar Das Yellow card 24'
      • Subrata Biswas 32'
      • Rajib Dutta 48'
      • Anupam Dutta Yellow card 90+6'
      		 Stadium: Bankimanjali Stadium
      Attendance: 3,000
      Referee: Suvajit Pramanik
      Man of the Match: Avishek Kunjam (East Bengal)
      20 July 2023 3 East Bengal 2–0 Kidderpore Naihati
      15:00 IST
      • Das 32' Yellow card 82'
      • Shyamal Besra 90+1'
      		 Report Stadium: Bankimanjali Stadium
      Attendance: 5,000
      Referee: Tarun Kumar Biswas
      Man of the Match: Souvik Chakrabarti (East Bengal)
      24 July 2023 4 East Bengal 1–1 BSS Naihati
      15:00 IST
      • Das Red card 16'
      • Sanjib Ghosh Yellow card 65'
      • Dip Saha 90'
      		 Report
      • Subhankar Das Yellow card 43'
      • Naba Kumar Das Yellow card 54' Yellow-red card 88'
      • Sourav Sen 90+7'
      		 Stadium: Bankimanjali Stadium
      Attendance: 2,000
      Referee: Pranjal Banerjee
      Man of the Match: Sourav Sen (BSS)
      27 July 2023 5 Eastern Railway 1–5 East Bengal Kolkata
      15:00 IST
      • Dibyendu Chanda 52'
      		 Report
      • Avishek Kunjam 21'
      • Lijo K Yellow card 25'
      • Vanlalpeka Guite 31'
      • Aman C. K. 36', 78'
      • Razibul Mistry 88'
      		 Stadium: East Bengal Ground
      Attendance: 8,000
      Referee: Tanmay Dhar
      Man of the Match: Aman C. K. (East Bengal)
      31 July 2023 6 East Bengal 5–0 Wari Kolkata
      15:00 IST
      • Dip Saha 53'
      • Tanmay Das 70'
      • Avishek Kunjam 90+1', 90+5'
      • Aman C. K. 90+4'
      		 Report
      • Lallawmsanga soccer ball with red X 26'
      • Swarup Sarkar Yellow card 34'
      • Afdal Varikkodan Yellow card 56'
      		 Stadium: East Bengal Ground
      Attendance: 6,000
      Referee: Pranay Saha
      Man of the Match: Gunraj Singh Grewal (East Bengal)
      3 August 2023 7 Bhawanipore 1–1 East Bengal Kolkata
      15:00 IST
      		Report
      • Dip Saha 54'
      • Muhammed Roshal Yellow card 77'
      • Adil Amal Yellow card 87'
      		 Stadium: East Bengal Ground
      Attendance: 8,000
      Referee: Rabin Biswas
      Man of the Match: Dip Saha (East Bengal)
      9 August 2023 8 Railway 0–2 East Bengal Kolkata
      15:00 IST
      • Kamalesh Paik Yellow card 31'
      • Prosanta Das Yellow card 59'
      		 Report
      • Aman C. K. 20' Yellow card 43'
      • Tanmay Das Yellow card 51'
      • Kumar 64'
      		 Stadium: East Bengal Ground
      Attendance: 2,000
      Referee: Tanumoy Sarkar
      Man of the Match: Aman C. K. (East Bengal)
      14 August 2023 9 Police AC 1–2 East Bengal Kolkata
      15:00 IST
      • Jagmeet Singh 48'
      • Suvankar Das Yellow card 64'
      • Asik Khan Yellow card 83'
      • Biswajit Dasgupta Yellow card 85'
      		 Report
      • Avishek Kunjam 15'
      • Malsawmtluanga Hrahsel Yellow card 18'
      • P. V. Vishnu 88'
      		 Stadium: East Bengal Ground
      Attendance: 2,000
      Referee: Bimalendu Mondal
      Man of the Match: P. V. Vishnu (East Bengal)
      19 August 2023 10 Aryan 0–2 East Bengal Naihati
      15:00 IST
      • Akash Mondal Yellow card 24'
      • Avijit Pradhan Yellow card 47'
      • Rakes Karmakar Yellow card 90+7'
      		 Report
      • Jesin 45+2'
      • Aman C. K. 45+4'
      		 Stadium: Bankimanjali Stadium
      Attendance: 2,000
      Referee: Simanta Kahar
      Man of the Match: Jesin TK (East Bengal)
      22 August 2023 11 Calcutta Customs 0–1 East Bengal Kolkata
      15:00 IST
      • Biswajit Hembrom Yellow card 36' Yellow-red card 71'
      		 Report
      • Guite Vanlalpeka Yellow card 66'
      • Aman C. K. Yellow card 74'
      • Mahitosh Roy 87'
      		 Stadium: East Bengal Ground
      Attendance: 3,000
      Referee: Avisekh Saha
      Man of the Match: Mahitosh Roy (East Bengal)
      7 September 2023 12 East Bengal 4–0 George Telegraph Kolkata
      15:00 IST
      		Report
      • Rajen Orao Yellow card 34'
      		 Stadium: East Bengal Ground
      Attendance: 1,100
      Referee: Dipak Singha
      Man of the Match: Jesin TK (East Bengal)
      20 September 2023 Super–Six East Bengal 1–2 Mohammedan Sporting Kolkata
      15:00 IST
      		Report
      • David Lalhlansanga 5', 38'
      • Irshad Yellow card 59'
      • Sagolsem Bikash Singh Yellow card 86'
      • Ralte Yellow card 88'
      		 Stadium: Kishore Bharati Krirangan
      Attendance: 10,000
      Referee: Nripen Halder
      Man of the Match: David Lalhlansanga (Mohammedan SC)
      26 September 2023 Super–Six East Bengal 10–1 Kidderpore Kolkata
      15:00 IST
      		Report
      • Sekh Mustafa Ali Yellow card 5'
      • Pradip Pal 43'
      • Sumit Das Yellow card 45+2'
      • Supriya Mahanti Yellow card 86'
      		 Stadium: East Bengal Ground
      Attendance: 2,000
      Referee: Rohan Das Gupta
      Man of the Match: P. V. Vishnu (East Bengal)
      30 October 2023 Super–Six East Bengal 4–1 Diamond Harbour Kolkata
      15:00 IST
      • Jesin 36'
      • Dip Saha Yellow card 55'
      • Mahitosh Roy 60'
      • Das 78'
      • Avishek Kunjam 90'
      		 Report
      		Stadium: East Bengal Ground
      Attendance: 1,000
      Referee: Tanumoy Sarkar
      Man of the Match: Jesin TK (East Bengal)
      18 November 2023 Super–Six East Bengal 3–0 Bhawanipore Kolkata
      15:00 IST Stadium: East Bengal Ground
      Note: Bhawanipore did not field a team hence, East Bengal was awarded a walkover.
      30 November 2023 Super–Six East Bengal 3–0 Mohun Bagan SG Naihati
      14:00 IST Stadium: Bankimanjali Stadium
      Note: Mohun Bagan SG did not field a team hence, East Bengal was awarded a walkover.[80][81]

      Statistics

      Appearances

      Players with no appearances are not included in the list.
      As of 9 January 2024[83]
      Appearances for East Bengal in 2023–24 season
      No. Pos. Nat. Name Durand Cup Indian Super League Super Cup Calcutta League Total
      AppsStartsAppsStartsAppsStartsAppsStartsAppsStarts
      Goalkeepers
      13GKIndiaPrabhsukhan Singh Gill 66 1010 11 00 1717
      27GKIndiaAditya Patra 00 00 00 99 99
      31GKIndiaKamaljit Singh 00 00 00 11 11
      51GKIndiaMuhammed Nishad P P — 54 54
      75GKIndiaRanit Sarkar — 00 — 11 11
      Defenders
      4CBSpainJosé Antonio Pardo 41 97 11 — 149
      5CBIndiaLalchungnunga 66 88 — 00 1414
      7RBIndiaHarmanjot Singh Khabra 66 77 — 00 1313
      12CBIndiaMohammad Rakip 41 82 11 88 2112
      16CBIndiaSarthak Golui — 55 55
      17LBIndiaMandar Rao Dessai 54 1010 — 00 1514
      19CBJordanHijazi Maher — 65 11 — 76
      22RBIndiaNishu Kumar 54 75 11 11 1411
      25CBIndiaAthul Unnikrishnan 00 00 — 1010 1010
      33CBIndiaGursimrat Singh Gill 21 10 11 65 107
      37LBIndiaTuhin Das 00 00 — 109 109
      44CBAustraliaJordan Elsey 65 00 — 65
      52LBIndiaNiranjan Mondal — 106 106
      53RBIndiaArpan Polley — 20 20
      54LBIndiaAdil Amal — 43 43
      55CBIndiaSubhendu Mandi — 88 88
      65CBIndiaRahul Naskar — 21 21
      74RBIndiaBunando Singh Khangembam — 42 42
      80CBIndiaMalsawmtluanga Hrahsel — 11 11
      Midfielders
      6CMIndiaAjay Chhetri — 10 10 21 41
      8CMIndiaEdwin Sydney Vanspaul 40 10 10 44 104
      15CMIndiaMobashir Rahman 20 10 — 43 73
      21CMSpainSaúl Crespo 66 99 10 — 1615
      23CMIndiaSouvik Chakrabarti 43 107 11 53 2014
      26CMSpainBorja Herrera 64 97 11 — 1617
      29CMIndiaNaorem Mahesh Singh 66 1010 — 00 1616
      30AMIndiaVanlalpeka Guite 21 10 00 54 85
      35CMIndiaGunraj Singh Grewal 10 00 00 86 96
      56LWIndiaLijo Kurusappan — 74 74
      57AMIndiaMahitosh Roy — 84 84
      58RWIndiaSanjib Ghosh — 107 107
      60CMIndiaDip Saha — 109 109
      61CMIndiaTanmay Das — 00 129 129
      62LWIndiaAman C. K. — 10 10 108 128
      63RWIndiaMuhammed Roshal PP — 53 53
      64CMIndiaNaseeb Rahman — 32 32
      66RWIndiaSourav Biswas — 20 20
      67CMIndiaShyamal Besra — 61 61
      68AMIndiaKush Chhetry — 76 66
      73LWIndiaRazibul Mistry — 20 20
      78RWIndiaMuhammed K. Ashique — 10 10
      81RWIndiaSuman Dey — 30 30
      Forwards
      10FWBrazilCleiton Silva 40 109 11 — 1510
      11FWIndiaNandhakumar Sekar 66 107 11 11 1815
      20FWIndiaV. P. Suhair 50 20 — 21 91
      59FWIndiaJesin TK 00 — 00 106 106
      70FWIndiaAbhishek Kunjam — 00 — 1310 1310
      76FWIndiaMuhammad Niyas M A — 42 42
      82FWIndiaP. V. Vishnu — 73 11 74 158
      99FWSpainJavier Siverio 66 103 10 — 179

      Goal Scorers

      As of 9 January 2024[84]
      Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name Durand Cup Indian Super League Super Cup Calcutta League Total
      1 10FWIndiaCleiton Silva 052— 7
      2 59FWIndiaJesin TK 0—06 6
      70FWIndiaAbhishek Kunjam —0—6 6
      82FWIndiaP. V. Vishnu —006 6
      5 11FWIndiaNandhakumar Sekar 2201 5
      57AMIndiaMahitosh Roy —5 5
      62LWIndiaAman C. K. —005 5
      8 60CMIndiaDip Saha —4 4
      9 29LWIndiaNaorem Mahesh Singh 12—0 3
      10 20FWIndiaV. P. Suhair 00—2 2
      21CMSpainSaúl Crespo 101— 2
      37LBIndiaTuhin Das 00—2 2
      99FWSpainJavier Siverio 200— 2
      14 16CBIndiaSarthak Golui —1 1
      22LBIndiaNishu Kumar 0001 1
      26CMSpainBorja Herrera 010— 1
      30AMIndiaVanlalpeka Guite 0001 1
      44CBAustraliaJordan Elsey 1— 1
      61CMIndiaTanmay Das —01 1
      66CMIndiaShyamal Besra —1 1
      73LWIndiaRazibul Mistry —1 1
      74RBIndiaBunando Singh Khangembam —1 1
      Own Goals 11—0 2
      Total 811344 66

      Assists

      As of 9 January 2024[85]
      Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name Durand Cup Indian Super League Super Cup Calcutta League Total
      1 82FWIndiaP. V. Vishnu —204 6
      2 11FWIndiaNandhakumar Sekar 0300 3
      26CMSpainBorja Herrera 201— 3
      57CMIndiaMahitosh Roy —3 3
      59FWIndiaJesin TK 0—03 3
      6 29LWIndiaNaorem Mahesh Singh 02— 2
      30AMIndiaVanlalpeka Guite 0002 2
      58LWIndiaSanjib Ghosh —2 2
      61CMIndiaTanmay Das —02 2
      68AMIndiaKush Chhetry —2 2
      11 7RBIndiaHarmanjot Singh Khabra 10— 1
      10FWBrazilCleiton Silva 100— 1
      12RBIndiaMohammad Rakip 0010 1
      15CMIndiaMobashir Rahman 00—1 1
      17LBIndiaMandar Rao Dessai 01—0 1
      20FWIndiaV. P. Suhair 00—1 1
      21DMSpainSaúl Crespo 100— 1
      35CMIndiaGunraj Singh Grewal 0001 1
      52LBIndiaNiranjan Mondal —1 1
      62RWIndiaAman C. K. —001 1
      70FWIndiaAvishek Kunjam —0—1 1
      99FWSpainJavier Siverio 100— 1
      Total 68224 38

      Clean Sheets

      As of 9 January 2024[86]
      No. Nat. Player Durand Cup Indian Super League Super Cup Calcutta League Total
      13IndiaPrabhsukhan Singh Gill 2500 7
      27IndiaAditya Patra 0005 5
      31IndiaKamaljit Singh 0000 0
      51IndiaMuhammed Nishad P P —2 2
      75IndiaRanit Sarkar —0 0

      Disciplinary Record

      As of 9 January 2024[87][88]
      No. Pos. Nat. Name Durand Cup Indian Super League Super Cup Calcutta League
      Yellow cardYellow card Red cardYellow card Yellow-red cardRed card Yellow cardYellow card Red cardYellow card Yellow-red cardRed card Yellow cardYellow card Red cardYellow card Yellow-red cardRed card Yellow cardYellow card Red cardYellow card Yellow-red cardRed card
      4CBIndiaJosé Antonio Pardo 0000 4000 0000 ————
      5CBIndiaLalchungnunga 1000 1000 ———— 0000
      7RBIndiaHarmanjot Singh Khabra 2000 1000 ———— 0000
      10FWBrazilCleiton Silva 0000 2000 1000 ————
      12RBIndiaMohammad Rakip 0000 1000 0000 0000
      13GKIndiaPrabhsukhan Singh Gill 1000 2000 0000 0000
      16CBIndiaSarthak Golui ———— ———— ———— 2000
      20FWIndiaV. P. Suhair 1000 0000 ———— 1000
      19CBJordanHijazi Maher ———— 2000 0000 ————
      21DMSpainSaúl Crespo 2000 1000 0000 ————
      22RBIndiaNishu Kumar 0001 1000 0000 0000
      23CMIndiaSouvik Chakrabarti 3000 4000 0000 0000
      26CMSpainBorja Herrera 2000 3000 1000 ————
      29LWIndiaNaorem Mahesh Singh 1000 3000 ———— 0000
      30AMIndiaVanlalpeka Guite 0000 0000 0000 1000
      37LBIndiaTuhin Das 0000 0000 ———— 2001
      54CBIndiaAdil Amal ———— ———— ———— 1000
      56LWIndiaLijo Kurusappan ———— ———— ———— 1000
      58RWIndiaSanjib Ghosh ———— ———— ———— 2000
      60CMIndiaDip Saha ———— ———— ———— 1000
      61CMIndiaTanmay Das ———— ———— 0000 1000
      62RWIndiaAman C. K. ———— ———— 0000 2000
      63RWIndiaMuhammed Roshal PP ———— ———— ———— 1000
      64CMIndiaNaseeb Rahman ———— ———— ———— 1000
      80CBIndiaMalsawmtluanga Hrahsel ———— ———— ———— 1000
      99FWSpainJavier Siverio 2000 3000 0000 ————

      See also

      Notes

      1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Closed door friendly match.
      2. ↑ East Bengal shall field mostly their Reserve team for the tournament, with Bino George taking charge as the head coach.[40]
      3. ↑ Includes 2 walkover wins against Bhawanipore and Mohun Bagan SG.

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