2018–19 East Bengal FC season

The 2018–19 season is the club's 99th season in existence.

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).^[2]

Preseason overview

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 Jhonny Acosta^[4] 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.^[5]
On 24 August,

Borja Gómez Pérez.^[6]

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.^[7]

Transfers

Promoted from Academy

No.	Pos.	Name
26	FW	Bidyashagar Singh
34	FW	Talem Suranjit Singh
36	MF	Ginkaholen Haokip
37	FW	Tetepuia Lalchanhima
39	DF	Gurmukh Singh
41	DF	Manoj Mohammed
43	MF	PC Rohlupuia

Transfers in

No.	Pos.	Name	Previous Team	Month
5	GK	Abhra Mondal	Bengaluru F.C.	June
4	DF	Kingshuk Debnath	Mohun Bagan	June
40	GK	Rakshit Dagar	Minerva Punjab F.C.	June
26	MF	Kassim Aidara	Minerva Punjab F.C.	June
14	DF	Kamalpreet Singh	Minerva Punjab F.C.	June
9	MF	Bali Gagandeep	Minerva Punjab F.C.	June
39	DF	Sanchayan Samaddar	Calcutta Customs	June
23	DF	Lalrozama Fanai	Aizawl F.C.	June
16	MF	Lalrindika Ralte	NorthEast United FC	July
2	DF	Jhonny Acosta	Rionegro Águilas	July
3	DF	Borja Gómez Pérez	UD San Sebastian	August
9	FW	Enrique Esqueda	Arka Gdynia	August
8	MF	Jaime Santos	UP Langreo	November
	DF	Hira Mondal	Peerless FC	September
10	MF	Antonio Rodríguez Dovale	Nea Salamina FC (loan)	January
15	MF	Siam Hanghal	Delhi Dynamos FC (loan)	January

Released mid-season

No.	Pos.	Name	Remarks
6	MF	Mahmoud Amnah	Released due to Season-long Injury

Loaned out

No.	Pos.	Name	Team	Duration
19	FW	Suhair VP	Gokulam Kerala F.C.	End of Season
21	MF	Yami Longvah	TRAU F.C.	End of Season
29	DF	Mehtab Singh	Gokulam Kerala F.C.	End of Season

Team

First-team Squad

No.	Name	Position	Date of Birth (Age)
Goalkeepers
1	Ubaid CK	GK	(1990-02-05) 5 February 1990 (age 34)
12	Abhra Mondal	GK	(1986-10-03) 3 October 1986 (age 37)
32	Mirshad Michu	GK	(1994-02-03) 3 February 1994 (age 30)
40	Rakshit Dagar	GK	(1992-10-16) 16 October 1992 (age 31)
Defenders
2	Jhonny Acosta	CB	(1983-07-21) 21 July 1983 (age 40)
3	Borja Gómez Pérez	CB	(1988-05-14) 14 May 1988 (age 36)
4	Kingshuk Debnath	CB	(1985-05-08) 8 May 1985 (age 39)
5	Kamalpreet Singh	RB	(1997-11-15) 15 November 1997 (age 26)
23	Lalrozama Fanai	LB	(1991-11-30) 30 November 1991 (age 32)
24	Salam Ranjan Singh	CB	(1995-12-04) 4 December 1995 (age 28)
25	Samad Ali Mallick	RB	(1994-09-30) 30 September 1994 (age 29)
27	Lalramchullova	RB/LB	(1996-01-14) 14 January 1996 (age 28)
28	Koushik Sarkar	CB	(1994-02-08) 8 February 1994 (age 30)
29	Mehtab Singh	RB	(1998-06-05) 5 June 1998 (age 26)
33	Rahul Ghosh	LB	(1998-09-13) 13 September 1998 (age 25)
39	Gurmukh Singh	RB
41	Manoj Mohammed	LB	(1999-01-08) 8 January 1999 (age 25)
Midfielders
7	Surabuddin Mollick	RW	(1990-05-04) 4 May 1990 (age 34)
8	Jaime Santos Colado	LW	(1995-04-27) 27 April 1995 (age 29)
10	Antonio Rodríguez Dovale	CAM	(1990-04-04) 4 April 1990 (age 34)
15	Siam Hanghal	CM	(1993-05-26) 26 May 1993 (age 31)
16	Kassim Aidara	CDM	(1987-05-12) 12 May 1987 (age 37)
17	Laldanmawia Ralte	RW	(1992-12-19) 19 December 1992 (age 31)
20	Lalrindika Ralte	RW	(1992-09-07) 7 September 1992 (age 31)
30	Brandon Vanlalremdika	LW	(1994-01-28) 28 January 1994 (age 30)
34	Sanchayan Samaddar	CM
35	Yami Longvah	LW	(1998-05-15) 15 May 1998 (age 26)
36	Ginkaholen Haokip	CAM
38	Prakash Sarkar	RB	(1997-02-15) 15 February 1997 (age 27)
43	PC Rohlupuia	CAM
Forwards
9	Enrique Esqueda	FW	(1988-04-19) 19 April 1988 (age 36)
11	Bali Gagandeep	FW	(1990-06-02) 2 June 1990 (age 34)
22	Jobi Justin	FW	(1993-11-10) 10 November 1993 (age 30)
26	K. Bidyashagar Singh	FW	(1998-03-11) 11 March 1998 (age 26)
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

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

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

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 Jhonny Acosta and the equalised from Laldanmawia Ralte from a Lalrindika Ralte

corner.

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.

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.

Jobi Justin netting twice and goals each from Enrique Esqueda, Surabuddin Mollick

and Bidyashagar Singh with another one being an own-goal.

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

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

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.^[8] With 6 points from the first two games, this is East Bengal FC's best start to an I-League campaign since 2010–11

.

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

Sporting de Gijón B and CD Mirandés as a Winger and Attacking midfielder.^[10]

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Jobi Justin who scored the equalizer for East Bengal FC

to secure a point for the home side.

January

On 8 January 2019,

Jobi Justin one in each half.^[11]^[12] 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

.

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.

Mohun Bagan

.

February

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

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

.

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.

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.

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

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

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 ^[A]	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 ^[B]

^ U-19 Tournament since 2015.
^ Walkover given in Round of 16^[13]

Overview

Competition	Record
Competition	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

Pos	Team v t e	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	Qualified for I-League 2nd Division

Updated to match(es) played on 26 September 2018. Source: ^[14]
(C) Champions

Matches

Win Draw Loss

3 August 2018 1	*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)

East Bengal v Calcutta Customs

10 August 2018 3	East Bengal	0–0	Calcutta Customs	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	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: East Bengal )

23 August 2018 1* (Rematch)	Tollygunge Agragami	East Bengal Ground, Kolkata
16:30 IST	Jobi Justin 21' Samad Ali Mallick 41'	Report		Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Prabir Dhar Man of the Match: East Bengal )

East Bengal v NBP Rainbow AC

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: East Bengal )

29 August 2018 7	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: East Bengal )

2 September 2018 8	Mohun Bagan	Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
16:30 IST	Jhonny 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: Mohun Bagan )

East Bengal v Peerless FC

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	Mohammedan	Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
16:30 IST	Jhonny 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

East Bengal v Food Corporation of India

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

Preseason

Fixtures and results

Win Draw Loss

22 September 2018 Friendly	East Bengal	Bambolim Stadium, Goa
19:30 IST	Ferran Corominas 75'	Report		Attendance: 500

7 October 2018 Friendly	East Bengal	UiTM Stadium, Shah Alam, Malaysia
18:00 IST	28'	Report	Yami Longvah 39' Jobi Justin 82'	Attendance: 200

10 October 2018 Friendly	East Bengal	USIM Mini Stadium, Nilai, Malaysia
14:30 IST		Abandoned due to bad playing conditions

13 October 2018 Friendly	East Bengal	USIM Mini Stadium, Nilai, Malaysia
14:30 IST		Report

17 October 2018 Friendly	East Bengal	MSN Ground, Kuala Lumpur
07:00 IST	Petri?or Voinea 49', 53'	Report	Jobi Justin 73', 89'

19 October 2018 Friendly	East Bengal	Sime Darby Field, Kuala Lumpur
14:15 IST			Enrique Esqueda 30'

I-League

Pos	Team v t e	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^[b]
2	East Bengal	20	13	3	4	37	20	+17	42
3	Real Kashmir	20	10	7	3	25	14	+11	37^[c]
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) Champions
Notes:

^ Bastob Roy remained the coach under Technical-Director Subhash Bhowmick.^[1]
^ If the league champions cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League group stage, they will enter the AFC Cup group stage.
^ The game between Minerva Punjab and Real Kashmir was rescheduled, but eventually it was not played and both teams were awarded a point.^[15]

Result summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
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

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Ground	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	H	A	A	A
Result	W	W	L	L	L	W	W	W	D	W	L	W	W	W	W	D	D	W	W	W
Position	2	1	2	4	8	6	5	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	2	2	2

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	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	East Bengal	JL Nehru Stadium, Shillong
14:00 IST	Lalrohlua 43' Rakesh Pradhan 71'	Report	Jobi Justin 12', 41' Jhonny Acosta 46' Bidyashagar Singh 74'	Attendance: 4320 Referee: Rabichandra Singh Irengbam Man of the Match: Jobi Justin (East Bengal )

13 November 2018 3	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: Chennai City F.C. )

24 November 2018 4	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	Borja Gomez Perez 70'	Attendance: 3,612 Referee: Rosario Fernandes Man of the Match: Aizawl F.C. )

4 December 2018 5	Minerva Punjab F.C.	Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
17:00 IST	Jhonny Acosta 73'	Report	William Opoku 78'	Attendance: 16,821 Referee: Crystal John Man of the Match: Minerva Punjab F.C. )

8 December 2018 6	East Bengal	3–1	Gokulam Kerala FC	Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
17:00 IST	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	Mohun Bagan	Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
17:00 IST	Jobi Justin 44' Jhonny 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	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	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	Bhubaneshwar
14:00 IST	Aniket Jadhav 82' 84' Ninthoinganba Meetei 90' (pen)		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	East Bengal	JL Nehru Stadium, Coimbatore
19:30 IST	Sri Ram 37' Pedro Manzi 49' Roberto Eslava 55' Alexander Romario 60'		Antonio Rodríguez Dovale 31' Jaime Santos 55' Lalrindika Ralte 55'	Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta Man of the Match: Alexander Romario ( Chennai City F.C. )

East Bengal v Indian Arrows

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	East Bengal	Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
17:00 IST	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	Neroca F.C.	Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
17:00 IST	Borja Gomez Perez 62' Enrique Esqueda 67', 86'		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	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	Churchill Brothers S.C.	Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
17:00 IST	Borja Gomez Perez 9' Jhonny 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	Aizawl F.C.	Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
17:00 IST	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: Aizawl F.C. )

28 February 2019 15*	East Bengal	JLN Stadium, Delhi
14:00 IST	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	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	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

Chennai City F.C. — announced they will withdraw from Super Cup, citing "unfair treatment to I-League clubs."^[16]

Brackets

Bengaluru

Goa

Goa

Goa

Churchill Brothers

Goa

Chennaiyin

Chennaiyin

Chennaiyin

Delhi Dynamos

ATK

Real Kashmir

Matches

Win Draw Loss

30 March 2019 Pre QF	Bhubaneshwar
20:30 IST		Report

^ Walkover given by East Bengal due to protest^[13]

Statistics

Appearances

Players with no appearances are not included in the list.

As of end of 2018–19 season.^[17]

Appearances for East Bengal in 2018–19 season
No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	CFL		I League		Super Cup		Total
No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Apps	Starts	Apps	Starts	Apps	Starts	Apps	Starts
Goalkeepers
1	GK		Ubaid CK	2	1	2	2	-	-	4	3
40	GK		Rakshit Dagar	10	10	18	18	-	-	28	28
Defenders
2	DF		Jhonny Acosta	3	3	18	18	-	-	21	21
3	DF		Borja Gomez Perez	-	-	19	19	-	-	19	19
4	DF		Kingshuk Debnath	8	8	-	-	-	-	8	8
5	DF		Kamalpreet Singh	11	9	13	10	-	-	24	19
23	DF		Lalrozama Fanai	2	2	-	-	-	-	2	2
24	DF		Salam Ranjan Singh	-	-	5	3	-	-	5	3
25	DF		Samad Ali Mallick	9	9	14	3	-	-	23	12
27	DF		Lalramchullova	9	9	18	17	-	-	27	26
28	DF		Koushik Sarkar	1	1	-	-	-	-	1	1
29	DF		Mehtab Singh	11	11	-	-	-	-	11	11
41	DF		Manoj Mohammed	-	-	16	16	-	-	16	16
Midfielders
6	MF		Mahmoud Amnah	11	9	-	-	-	-	11	9
7	MF		Surabuddin Mollick	8	2	4	0	-	-	12	2
8	MF		Jaime Santos	-	-	14	12	-	-	14	12
10	MF		Antonio Rodríguez Dovale	-	-	11	9	-	-	11	9
15	MF		Siam Hanghal	-	-	2	0	-	-	2	0
16	MF		Kassim Aidara	11	11	18	16	-	-	29	27
17	MF		Laldanmawia Ralte	10	10	19	19	-	-	29	29
20	MF		Lalrindika Ralte	7	5	18	18	-	-	25	23
21	MF		Yami Longvah	2	1	4	3	-	-	6	4
26	MF		Bidyashagar Singh	6	2	6	0	-	-	12	2
30	MF		Brandon Vanlalremdika	9	7	19	9	-	-	28	16
34	MF		Sanchayan Samaddar	3	0	-	-	-	-	3	0
38	MF		Prakash Sarkar	3	1	3	0	-	-	6	1
43	MF		P.C. Rohlupuia	-	-	1	0	-	-	1	0
Forwards
9	FW		Enrique Esqueda	-	-	14	12	-	-	14	12
11	FW		Bali Gagandeep	10	3	3	0	-	-	13	3
22	FW		Jobi Justin	9	9	17	17	-	-	26	26

Goal scorers

As of end of 2018–19.^[17]

Goals for East Bengal in 2018–19 season
Rank	No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	CFL	I League	Indian Super Cup	Total
1	22	FW		Jobi Justin	4	9	0	13
2	17	MF		Laldanmawia Ralte	3	8	0	11
3	9	FW		Enrique Esqueda	-	9	0	9
4	8	MF		Jaime Santos	0	5	0	5
5	16	MF		Kassim Aidara	3	1	0	4
6	20	MF		Lalrindika Ralte	1	1	0	2
	30	MF		Brandon Vanlalremdika	1	1	0	2
	27	DF		Lalramchullova	1	1	0	2
	2	DF		Jhonny Acosta	2	0	0	2
10	26	MF		Bidyashagar Singh	0	1	0	1
	3	DF		Borja Gomez Perez	0	1	0	1
	6	MF		Mahmoud Amnah	1	0	0	1
	25	DF		Samad Ali Mallick	1	0	0	1
	29	DF		Mehtab Singh	1	0	0	1
	28	DF		Koushik Sarkar	1	0	0	1
				Own Goals	-	-	-
				TOTAL	19	37	0	56

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	Super Cup	TOTAL
40	Rakshit Dagar	6	5	0	11
1	Ubaid CK	1	0	0	1

Disciplinary record

As of matches played 9 March 2019

No.	Pos.	Name	CFL			I League			Total			Remarks
No.	Pos.	Name										Remarks
25	DF	Samad Ali Mallick	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0
27	DF	Lalramchullova	1	0	0	3	0	1	4	0	1	Suspended for match against Chennai City F.C.
5	MF	Kamalpreet Singh	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
40	GK	Rakshit Dagar	1	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0
16	MF	Kassim Aidara	2	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
6	MF	Mahmoud Amnah	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
17	MF	Laldanmawia Ralte	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
41	DF	Manoj Mohammed	0	0	0	3	1	0	3	1	0	Suspended for match against Mohun Bagan
2	DF	Jhonny Acosta	0	0	0	4	0	0	4	0	0	Suspended for match against Aizawl F.C.
7	MF	Surabuddin Mollick	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
20	MF	Lalrindika Ralte	0	0	0	5	0	0	5	0	0	Suspended for match against Indian Arrows
9	FW	Enrique Esqueda	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0
11	FW	Bali Gagandeep	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	Suspended for match against Real Kashmir F.C.
30	MF	Brandon Vanlalremdika	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
10	MF	Antonio Rodriguez Dovale	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
8	MF	Jaime Santos	0	0	0	3	0	0	3	0	0
22	FW	Jobby Justin	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
3	DF	Borja Gomez Perez	0	0	0	4	0	0	4	0	0	Suspended for match against Minerva Punjab F.C.

Honours

Titles Won

2018 IFA Shield Champions (29th time)^[18]

*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)

Mohammedan Sporting in the final: 0-0; 3-1 (p

)

Player Awards

Quess EBFC Player of the Month

No.	Month	Name
1	October	Manoj Mohammed
2	November	Jobby Justin
3	December	Jobby Justin
4	January	Jhonny Acosta
5	February	Enrique Esqueda

References

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^ "Quess Corp come onboard as East Bengal's investor - Goal.com". www.goal.com.
^ "East Bengal sign Kassim Aidara, shortlist foreign striker - Goal.com". www.goal.com.
^ "East Bengal ropes in Costa Rican World Cupper Johnny Acosta Zamora - Goal.com". www.goal.com.
^ "Alejandro Menendez's appointment marks the beginning of new era in East Bengal - Goal.com". www.goal.com.
^ "East Bengal sign Spanish defender Borja Gomez Perez - Goal.com". www.goal.com.
^ "I-League: East Bengal sign Enrique Esqueda - Goal.com". www.goal.com.
^ "I-League 2018-19: Alejandro Menendez heaps praise on East Bengal defence - Goal.com". www.goal.com.
^ "'Relieved' of ban, East Bengal search for sixth foreigner". The Times of India.
^ "I-League 2018-19: Jaime Santos Colado to become East Bengal's sixth overseas signing - Goal.com". www.goal.com.
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^ ^a ^b "Delhi Dynamos progress to the quarter- finals after East Bengal's withdrawal". Hero Super Cup.
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^ "Super Cup: Minerva Punjab miss pre-match conference, meeting; AIFF terms it 'blatant disregard'". 14 March 2019.
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[14] U-19 Tournament since 2015.

[16] Walkover given in Round of 16^[13]

[2] Bastob Roy remained the coach under Technical-Director Subhash Bhowmick.^[1]

[table_note_res_CLP10.6229568070839-18] If the league champions cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League group stage, they will enter the AFC Cup group stage.

[table_hth_REK0.6229568070839-20] The game between Minerva Punjab and Real Kashmir was rescheduled, but eventually it was not played and both teams were awarded a point.^[15]

[22] Walkover given by East Bengal due to protest^[13]

[1] "Kolkata giants East Bengal appoint Bastob Roy as new head coach". Khel Now. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.

[3] "Quess Corp come onboard as East Bengal's investor - Goal.com". www.goal.com.

[4] "East Bengal sign Kassim Aidara, shortlist foreign striker - Goal.com". www.goal.com.

[5] "East Bengal ropes in Costa Rican World Cupper Johnny Acosta Zamora - Goal.com". www.goal.com.

[6] "Alejandro Menendez's appointment marks the beginning of new era in East Bengal - Goal.com". www.goal.com.

[7] "East Bengal sign Spanish defender Borja Gomez Perez - Goal.com". www.goal.com.

[8] "I-League: East Bengal sign Enrique Esqueda - Goal.com". www.goal.com.

[9] "I-League 2018-19: Alejandro Menendez heaps praise on East Bengal defence - Goal.com". www.goal.com.

[10] "'Relieved' of ban, East Bengal search for sixth foreigner". The Times of India.

[11] "I-League 2018-19: Jaime Santos Colado to become East Bengal's sixth overseas signing - Goal.com". www.goal.com.

[12] "I-League 2018-19: Jobby Justin on target as East Bengal register comfortable victory over Indian Arrows | Goal.com". www.goal.com. 8 January 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2023.

[13] "b69". Retrieved 4 July 2023.

[auto18-15] "Delhi Dynamos progress to the quarter- finals after East Bengal's withdrawal". Hero Super Cup.

[auto-17] "Calcutta premier division 2018". Soccerway.

[19] "AIFF league committee meets in Bhubaneshwar". 13 April 2019.^{[permanent dead link]}

[21] "Super Cup: Minerva Punjab miss pre-match conference, meeting; AIFF terms it 'blatant disregard'". 14 March 2019.

[stats-23] "East Bengal FC - Squad". Soccerway.

[24] "IFA Shield 2018 Final: East Bengal beat arch-rivals Mohun Bagan to be crowned champions - Goal.com". www.goal.com.

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Preseason overview

Transfers

Promoted from Academy

Transfers in

Released mid-season

Loaned out

Team

First-team Squad

Technical staff

Season overview

August

September

October

November

December

January

February

March

April

Kit

Competitions

Overall

Overview

Calcutta Football League

Matches

Preseason

Fixtures and results

I-League

Result summary

Results by round

Matches

Super Cup

Brackets

Matches

Statistics

Appearances

Goal scorers

Hat-tricks

Clean sheets

Disciplinary record

Honours

Titles Won

Player Awards

Quess EBFC Player of the Month

See also

References