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East Bengal
2016–17 season
PresidentDr Pranab Dasgupta
Head-CoachEngland Trevor James Morgan
(until 17 April 2017)
India Mridul Banerjee
(until 19 April 2017[1])
India Ranjan Chowdhury[lower-alpha 1]
(from 20 April 2017)
StadiumSalt Lake Stadium
Barasat Stadium
East Bengal Ground
I-League3rd
Calcutta Premier DivisionChampions
Federation CupSemi Finals
Bordoloi TrophyRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Willis Plaza (9)
All: Willis Plaza
Wedson Anselme
(9 each)
Highest home attendance29067
Lowest home attendance6000
Average home league attendance11928

The 2016–17 season was the East Bengal FC's 97th season in existence. The club had already won the Calcutta Football League and became the runners of 2016 Bordoloi Trophy.

Pre-Season Overview[edit | edit source]

The club signed Calum Angus, an English defender to strengthen the defence for the Calcutta League. The Red and Gold Brigade are hoping to seal the CFL championship and set a hepta record. With the help of recent performances, the club clinched the 74th spot in the Asian Football Confederation club ranking, the highest among all Indian football clubs.

Season Overview[edit | edit source]

August[edit | edit source]

The club started their Calcutta Football League campaign by beating Bhawanipore by 2–1. Then they went on winning all the matches in the league.

September[edit | edit source]

Maintaining their winning streak of August, East Bengal went on to win all the matches in the league to win the Calcutta Football League for a record consecutive 7 times, bettering their own record of 1970–75. Mohun Bagan decided not to play the Kolkata Derby and East Bengal got a walk over which ensured the hepta league win.
East Bengal were crowned champions for a record 38th time in history and for the 7th consecutive season. This is also the 3rd time that they have won the league without dropping a single point.

October[edit | edit source]

The club went to play the 2016 Bordoloi Trophy. The team draw set East Bengal in Group B on the fixture of this tour. Due to the absence of almost all the main and first team players of the club (all out on loan in different clubs of Indian Super League), the junior and reserve bench players had taken part in it. The club brought Oluwaunmi Somide Adeleja on loan for the tournament. East Bengal started off well by defeating Bangladesh club Bongobi Agragami by 6–0. The club kept its winning streak by defeating United Sikkim F.C. by a comfortable margin of 2–0 and then ASEB SC by 3–0. Then the club went into the semis where they defeated Shillong Lajong F.C. by 1–0 to enter into the final. East Bengal FC played the final against Three Star Club (Nepal) where they lost 1–2 in extra time. The brilliant performance of the junior players throughout the tournament came to an end with the defeat in final match. But the fight of the junior brigade was appreciated wholeheartedly by the supporters of the club.

January[edit | edit source]

The club roped in Haitian Wedson Anselme from Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Bangladesh and Willis Plaza from Trinidad and Tobago to strengthen the forward line along with Robin Singh, Jackichand Singh, Thongkhosiem Haokip, Rowllin Borges and Romeo Fernandes to strengthen the squad. East Bengal also brought Ivan Bukenya from Uganda to fortify their defence.
The team played against Aizawl F.C. in the 2016-17 I-League opener, but drew the match on the dying minutes thanks to a late equalizer from Ivan Bukenya. Then they went to Pune to play DSK Shivajians where the forward line sparkled and East Bengal won 2–1. Then they defeated Churchill Brothers S.C. by 2–0. Then on 22 January 2017, East Bengal faced the defending champions Bengaluru FC. The defending champions went ahead early by a goal from C.K. Vineeth but East Bengal rallied from behind to win it 2–1 with the goals scored by Ivan Bukenya and Robin Singh. East Bengal continued their winning streak and won 6 games on the trot to lead the league table. They face their arch Rivals Mohun Bagan on 12 February at Siliguri.

February[edit | edit source]

The month of February didn't start too well for the Red and Gold brigade. Draws against arch rival Mohun Bagan and Shillong Lajong F.C. and then a 1–0 loss away to Aizawl F.C. halted the victory march. The team looked out of shape and confidence when they faced Bengaluru FC away on 25 February at Sree Kanteerava Stadium. However, East Bengal turned all predictions aside and won the match 3–1 thanks to a brace from Robin Singh and a wonder strike from Wedson Anselme. With 7 matches to go, East Bengal currently sits at the top of the table for now.

March[edit | edit source]

By the time March came, East Bengal started bottling, like they always do.[2] East Bengal were leading at the beginning of the March, but ended the season in the third position.

Transfers[edit | edit source]

In[edit | edit source]

No. Pos. Name Signed from Month Ref.
10 FW Error creating thumbnail: File missing Wedson Anselme Free Agent December
9 FW Error creating thumbnail: File missing Willis Plaza Free Agent January
4 DF Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ivan Bukenya Free Agent December
11 FW India Jackichand Singh India Salgaocar December
24 FW India Robin Singh (footballer) Free Agent January
15 FW Australia Chris Payne Free Agent January

Out[edit | edit source]

Pos. Name Sold to Month Ref.
DF India Harmanjot Khabra India Bengaluru FC N/A
MF South Korea Do Dong-Hyun N/A

Kit[edit | edit source]

Supplier: Shiv Naresh / Sponsors: Kingfisher Premium, Peerless

First-team squad[edit | edit source]

As of 15 January 2017.[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK India IND Subhasish Roy Chowdhury
2 DF India IND Robin Gurung (on loan from NorthEast United)
3 DF India IND Arnab Mondal
4 DF Error creating thumbnail: File missing UGA Ivan Bukenya
5 DF India IND Rahul Bheke
6 FW Australia AUS Chris Payne
8 MF India IND Mohammed Rafique
9 FW Error creating thumbnail: File missing TRI Willis Plaza
10 FW Error creating thumbnail: File missing HAI Wedson Anselme
11 MF India IND Jackichand Singh
12 MF India IND Rowllin Borges
13 GK India IND Rehenesh TP (on loan from NorthEast United)
14 MF India IND Mehtab Hossain
16 DF India IND Gurwinder Singh
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF India IND Narayan Das
18 MF India IND David Lalrinmuana
19 DF India IND Robert Lalthlamuana
20 MF India IND Lalrindika Ralte
21 FW India IND Thongkhosiem Haokip
22 DF India IND Mehtab Singh
23 MF India IND Bikash Jairu
24 FW India IND Robin Singh (on loan from FC Goa)
25 MF India IND Cavin Lobo
27 MF India IND Nikhil Poojari
28 MF India IND Romeo Fernandes (on loan from Goa)
30 GK India IND Luis Barreto
31 GK India IND Dibyendu Sarkar
34 MF India IND Abhinas Ruidas
50 DF India IND Anwar Ali

Technical Staff[edit | edit source]

Position Name [4]
Head coach England Trevor Morgan
1st Assistant Coach England Warren Hackett
Goalkeeper Coach India Abhijit Mondal
Club Doctor India Dr. Shantiranjan Dasgupta
Team Media Officer India Gautam Roy

Competitions[edit | edit source]

Overall[edit | edit source]

Competition First match Last match Final position
Calcutta Football League 4 August 2016 18 September 2016 Champions
Bordoloi Trophy 22 September 2016 30 September 2016 Runners-up
I-League 7 January 2017 29 April 2017 3rd
Federation Cup 7 May 2017 14 May 2017 Semi Finals

Overview[edit | edit source]

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Calcutta Football League[edit | edit source]

Table[edit | edit source]

2016–17 Calcutta Premier Division

Fixtures & results[edit | edit source]

  Win   Draw   Loss

7 September 2016 8 East Bengal 3–0 Mohun Bagan Kalyani
14:00 IST Report Stadium: Kalyani Stadium
Note: Walkover given by Mohun Bagan.



Bordoloi Trophy[edit | edit source]

Group B[edit | edit source]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 India East Bengal 3 3 0 0 11 0 +11 9 Knock-out Stage
2 India United Sikkim 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 4
3 India Assam State Electricity Board 3 1 1 1 2 4 −2 4
4 Bangladesh Bongobi Agragami 3 0 0 3 0 8 −8 0
First match(es) will be played on 20 September 2016. Source: kolkatafootball.com

Knock-out Stage[edit | edit source]

Semi-Finals Final
      
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India United Sikkim F.C. 1
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India East Bengal 1
India East Bengal 1
India Shillong Lajong 0

Fixtures & results[edit | edit source]

  Win   Draw   Loss



I-League[edit | edit source]

Table[edit | edit source]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Aizawl (C) 18 11 4 3 24 14 +10 37 Qualification to Champions League qualifier
2 Mohun Bagan 18 10 6 2 27 12 +15 36
3 East Bengal 18 10 3 5 33 15 +18 33
4 Bengaluru FC 18 8 6 4 30 15 +15 30 Qualification to AFC Cup qualifying play-off[lower-alpha 2]
5 Shillong Lajong 18 7 5 6 24 23 +1 26
Source: IndiaFooty.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. Caretaker manager under Technical-Director Monoranjan Bhattacharya.[1]
  2. Bengaluru FC qualified for the 2018 AFC Cup by winning the 2016–17 Federation Cup.

Fixtures & results[edit | edit source]

  Win   Draw   Loss

12 February 2017 8 East Bengal 0–0 Mohun Bagan Siliguri
14:35 IST Lalrindika Ralte Yellow card 44'
Mehtab Hossain Yellow card 67'
Report Stadium: Kanchenjunga Stadium
Attendance: 29067
Referee: C.R. Srikrishna



Federation Cup[edit | edit source]

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Aizawl 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 7 Advance to
semi-finals
2 East Bengal 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 5
3 Chennai City 3 1 0 2 5 6 −1 3
4 Churchill Brothers 3 0 1 2 3 6 −3 1
Source: AIFF

Knock-out Stage[edit | edit source]

2016–17 Indian Federation Cup

Fixtures & results[edit | edit source]

  Win   Draw   Loss

11 May 2017 Group Stage Aizawl 0–0 East Bengal Cuttack
19:00 IST Report Stadium: Barabati Stadium
Referee: A. Rowan

Statistics[edit | edit source]

Appearances[edit | edit source]

Players with no appearances are not included in the list.
As of end of 2016-17 season.[5]
No. Pos. Nat. Name CFL I League Fed Cup Bordoloi Total
Apps Starts Apps Starts Apps Starts Apps Starts Apps Starts
Goalkeepers
13 GK India TP Rehnesh 15 15 1 0 16 15
1 GK India Subhasish Roy Chowdhury 3 3 4 4 7 7
30 GK India Luis Barreto 5 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 7 7
31 GK India Dibyendu Sarkar 4 4 0 0 4 3 8 7
Defenders
4 DF Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ivan Bukenya 18 17 2 2 20 19
5 DF India Rahul Bheke 6 6 15 15 4 4 25 25
4 DF England Callum Angus 8 7 4 4 12 11
16 DF India Gurwinder Singh 4 4 14 13 3 3 21 20
17 DF India Narayan Das 6 6 13 12 4 4 23 22
19 DF India Robert Lalthlamuana 6 3 7 5 0 0 13 8
50 DF India Anwar Ali 5 4 0 0 5 4
3 DF India Arnab Mondal 7 7 4 2 2 2 13 11
2 DF India Robin Gurung 5 3 0 0 5 3
25 DF India Samad Ali Mallick 4 3 0 0 1 1 5 5 10 9
28 DF India Kaushik Sarkar 2 1 1 1 3 2
29 DF India Deepak Singh 1 0 5 5 6 5
- DF India Aspreet Singh 5 5 5 5
22 DF India Mehtab Singh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
14 MF India Mehtab Hossain 8 8 16 15 3 3 27 26
10 MF Error creating thumbnail: File missing Wedson Anselme 15 14 4 4 19 18
27 MF India Nikhil Poojari 4 1 14 14 2 1 2 2 22 18
20 MF India Lalrindika Ralte 8 8 13 9 2 0 23 17
12 MF India Rowlin Borges 12 10 4 4 16 14
28 MF India Romeo Fernandes 8 2 1 0 9 2
11 MF India Jackichand Singh 7 3 0 0 7 3
27 MF India Prohlad Roy 4 1 5 5 9 6
34 MF India Abhinash Ruidas 9 7 7 4 0 0 16 11
8 MF India Mohammed Rafique 7 7 5 3 3 2 15 12
23 MF India Bikash Jairu 6 2 4 2 4 4 14 8
7 MF India Cavin Lobo 0 0 2 2 2 1 4 3
21 MF South Korea Do Dong-Hyun 9 6 5 5 14 11
- MF India Yami Longvah 4 4 4 4
- MF India Prakash Sarkar 3 3 3 3
- MF India Lalruatkima 2 1 2 1
18 MF India David Lalrinmuana 1 0 1 0
Forwards
9 FW Error creating thumbnail: File missing Willis Plaza 14 12 4 4 18 16
26 FW India Jiten Murmu 8 8 5 5 13 13
22 FW Nigeria Adilaja Somide 7 5 5 5 12 10
24 FW India Robin Singh 14 9 4 1 18 10
21 FW India Thongkhosiem Haokip 8 3 0 0 8 3
6 FW Australia Chris Payne 7 6 7 6
15 FW Template:Country data Kyrgyz RepublicTemplate:Preview warning Ildar Amirov 2 1 2 1

Goal Scorers[edit | edit source]

Goals for East Bengal in 2016–17 season
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name CFL Bordoloi I League Fed Cup Total
1 9 FW Error creating thumbnail: File missing Willis Plaza 9 0 9
10 FW Error creating thumbnail: File missing Wedson Anselme 8 1 9
21 FW South Korea Do Dong-Hyun 4 3 7
4 24 FW India Robin Singh 5 2 7
5 22 FW Nigeria Adilaja Somide 1 4 5
6 26 FW India Jiten Murmu 3 2 5
20 MF India Lalrindika Ralte 3 1 0 4
8 4 DF Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ivan Bukenya 3 0 3
6 FW Australia Chris Payne 3 3
10 3 DF India Arnab Mondal 2 0 0 2
23 MF India Bikash Jairu 0 2 0 2
33 MF India Prohlad Roy 0 2 2
13 4 DF England Calum Angus 1 1
5 DF India Rahul Bheke 1 0 0 1
8 MF India Mohammed Rafique 1 0 0 1
12 MF India Rowlin Borges 1 0 1
21 FW India Thongkhosiem Haokip 1 0 1
27 MF India Nikhil Poojari 0 1 0 0 1
MF India Yami Longvah 1 1
Own Goals 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 16 13 33 3 65

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Mridul Banerjee crestfallen after injury forces him to relinquish East Bengal job, Ranjan Chowdhury steps in". Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  2. "Goal.com". Archived from the original on 15 April 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  3. "Senior Team". East Bengal Football Club. Archived from the original on 19 August 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  4. "Welcome to the home of Kingfisher East Bengal Football Club". Archived from the original on 16 July 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  5. 2016–17 East Bengal FC season at Soccerway


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