2013–14 East Bengal FC season

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East Bengal
2013-14 season
PresidentDr Pranab Dasgupta
Head-CoachFile:Flag of Brazil.svg Marcos Falopa
(until 14 November 2013)
File:Flag of India.svg Armando Colaco
(from 14 November 2013)
GroundSalt Lake Stadium
Kalyani Stadium
East Bengal Ground
I-LeagueRunner-up
Calcutta Football LeagueChampions
Federation CupGroup Stage
AFC CupSemi-finals
IFA ShieldFourth
Top goalscorerLeague: Chidi Edeh (9)
All: Chidi Edeh (20)

The 2013–14 season was East Bengal's 94th season since its formation in 1920.

Key events

  • 12 June 2013: Brazilian Marcos Falopa succeeds Trevor Morgan as the head coach.[1]
  • 6 July 2013: The club signed James Moga from Pune FC who became their second foreigner.[2]
  • 15 July 2013: The club revealed Ryuji Sueoka as their fourth foreigner.[3]
  • 17 September 2013: They continue their winning streak in the AFC Cup by beating Semen Padang.[4] AIFF General Secretary Kushal Das congratulated the club on the behalf of entire AIFF.[5]
  • 24 September 2013: East Bengal drew with Semen and secured the semi-final stages, becoming the second Indian club to do so. They will meet Al-Kuwait.[6]
  • 14 November 2013: East Bengal appoint Armando Colaco as their new head coach.[7]

Transfers

First-team squad

As of 2 September 2013[15]

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 File:Flag of India.svg IND Abhijit Mondal
2 DF File:Flag of India.svg IND Raju Gaikwad
3 DF File:Flag of India.svg IND Arnab Mondal
4 DF File:Flag of Nigeria.svg NGA Uga Okpara (vice-captain)
5 DF File:Flag of India.svg IND Abhishek Das
6 FW File:Flag of India.svg IND Baljit Sahni
7 MF File:Flag of India.svg IND Harmanjot Khabra
8 DF File:Flag of India.svg IND Naoba Singh (3rd captain)
9 MF File:Flag of India.svg IND Alvito D'Cunha
10 FW File:Flag of Nigeria.svg NGA Chidi Edeh
11 MF File:Flag of Japan.svg JPN Ryuji Sueoka
12 MF File:Flag of India.svg IND Reisangmei Vashum
14 MF File:Flag of India.svg IND Mehtab Hossain (captain)
15 FW File:Flag of South Sudan.svg SSD James Moga
16 DF File:Flag of India.svg IND Gurwinder Singh
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW File:Flag of India.svg IND Joaquim Abranches
19 DF File:Flag of India.svg IND Robert Lalthalma
20 MF File:Flag of India.svg IND Lalrindika Ralte
21 FW File:Flag of India.svg IND Seminlen Doungel
23 DF File:Flag of India.svg IND Safar Sardar
24 FW File:Flag of India.svg IND Cavin Lobo
26 GK File:Flag of India.svg IND Abhra Mondal
27 GK File:Flag of India.svg IND Jayanta Pal
28 MF File:Flag of India.svg IND Shylo Tulunga
29 DF File:Flag of India.svg IND Saumik Dey
30 GK File:Flag of India.svg IND Gurpreet Singh Sandhu
33 MF File:Flag of India.svg IND Dipankar Roy
34 MF File:Flag of India.svg IND Subodh Kumar
35 FW File:Flag of India.svg IND Nilendra Dewan

Competitions

Overall

Competition First match Last match Final position
Calcutta Football League 12 September 2013 11 January 2014 Champions
I-League 9 October 2013 28 April 2014 Runners-up
Federation Cup 15 January 2014 21 January 2014 Group Stage
IFA Shield 29 January 2014 13 February 2014 Fourth
AFC Cup[upper-alpha 1] 17 September 2013 22 October 2013 Semi-finals
  1. The continuation of the 2013 AFC Cup from the Quarter-final stage happened in the 2013-14 season.

Overview

Competition Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Calcutta Football League 11 9 1 1 28 5 +23 081.82
I-League 24 12 7 5 39 23 +16 050.00
Federation Cup 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 033.33
IFA Shield 5 2 2 1 6 5 +1 040.00
AFC Cup 4 1 1 2 4 8 −4 025.00
Total 47 25 12 10 81 44 +37 053.19

Last updated: 31 May 2014
Source: Competitions

Calcutta Football League

Table

2013–14 Calcutta Premier Division

Fixtures & results

  Win   Draw   Loss

12 September 2013 1 East Bengal 4–0 Police A.C. Kolkata
16:00 IST Chidi Edeh File:Soccerball shade.svg 10'
Joaquim Abranches File:Soccerball shade.svg 27', 49'
Lalrindika Ralte File:Soccerball shade.svg 33'
report Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Referee: Prabeer Dhar
2 January 2014 8 East Bengal 0–0 Mohammedan Sporting Kolkata
16:30 IST report Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Referee: Prabir Dhar



I-League

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bengaluru (C) 24 14 5 5 42 28 +14 47 Qualification for 2015 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off
2 East Bengal 24 12 7 5 39 23 +16 43 Qualification for 2015 AFC Cup group stage
3 Salgaocar 24 11 6 7 36 25 +11 39
4 Dempo 24 9 8 7 31 25 +6 35
5 Sporting Goa 24 9 7 8 34 34 0 34
Source: IndiaFooty.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored; 5) taking lots[16]
(C) Champions

Fixtures & results

  Win   Draw   Loss

11 December 2013 10 Salgaocar 0–0 East Bengal Mapusa
15:30 IST Report Stadium: Duler Stadium
Referee: Vishnu Chauhan
18 February 2014 12 East Bengal 0–0 Churchill Brothers Kolkata
15:00 IST Report Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Referee: Pratap Singh
23 February 2014 13 Dempo 1–0 East Bengal Vasco da Gama
15:00 IST Ozbey File:Soccerball shade.svg 70' Report Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium
Referee: Vishnu Chauhan
14 March 2014 16 East Bengal 0–0 Shillong Lajong Kolkata
17:00 IST Report Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Referee: Rahul Dsa
19 April 2014 23 Pune 1–2 East Bengal Pune
19:00 IST D'Souza File:Soccerball shade.svg 39' Report Chidi File:Soccerball shade.svg 72'
Lenn File:Soccerball shade.svg 75'
Stadium: Balewadi Stadium
Referee: Armughan Rowan



Federation Cup

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Sporting Goa 3 2 0 1 7 6 +1 6
East Bengal 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
Bengaluru FC 3 1 1 1 6 6 0 4
Rangdajied United 3 0 2 1 2 4 −2 2
Source: [citation needed]

Fixtures & results

  Win   Draw   Loss



IFA Shield

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
File:Flag of India.svg East Bengal 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7
File:Flag of India.svg United 3 2 0 1 4 4 0 6
File:Flag of South Korea.svg Sun Moon University 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
File:Flag of Singapore.svg Geylang International 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
Source: RSSSF

Fixtures & results

  Win   Draw   Loss



AFC Cup

Knock-out Stage

{{#section:2013 AFC Cup knockout stage|Bracket}}

Fixtures & results

  Win   Draw   Loss

17 September 2013 QF 1st leg East Bengal 1–0 Semen Padang Kolkata
16:30 IST Sueoka File:Soccerball shade.svg 71' report Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Iida Jumpe (Japan)

Statistics

Appearances

Players with no appearances are not included in the list.
Appearances for East Bengal in 2013–14 season
No. Pos. Nat. Name CFL I League Fed Cup IFA Shield AFC Cup Total
Apps Starts Apps Starts Apps Starts Apps Starts Apps Starts Apps Starts
Goalkeepers
1 GK File:Flag of India.svg Abhijit Mondal 2 2 12 12 0 0 0 0 1 1 15 15
30 GK File:Flag of India.svg Gurpreet Singh Sandhu 9 9 8 8 3 3 3 3 3 3 26 26
26 GK File:Flag of India.svg Abhra Mondal 2 0 4 4 0 0 2 2 0 0 8 6
Defenders
3 DF File:Flag of India.svg Arnab Mondal 5 5 20 18 2 2 3 3 4 4 34 32
2 DF File:Flag of India.svg Raju Gaikwad 4 4 17 14 3 3 5 5 0 0 29 26
8 DF File:Flag of India.svg Naoba Singh 9 9 15 11 1 1 1 1 3 3 29 25
19 DF File:Flag of India.svg Robert Lalthlamuana 6 6 14 14 1 1 4 4 3 2 28 27
16 DF File:Flag of India.svg Gurwinder Singh 8 8 13 8 0 0 1 1 1 0 23 17
5 DF File:Flag of India.svg Abhishek Das 1 1 10 9 5 4 1 1 17 15
29 DF File:Flag of India.svg Soumik Dey 8 7 10 10 2 2 2 2 4 4 26 25
4 DF File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Uga Okpara 2 2 9 9 3 3 4 4 18 18
23 DF File:Flag of India.svg Safar Sardar 1 0 1 0
Midfielders
24 MF File:Flag of India.svg Cavin Lobo 10 9 23 20 2 2 3 1 3 2 41 34
20 MF File:Flag of India.svg Lalrindika Ralte 6 6 22 20 3 3 4 3 4 3 39 35
7 MF File:Flag of India.svg Harmanjot Khabra 9 9 21 19 2 2 2 0 1 1 35 31
11 MF File:Flag of Japan.svg Ryuji Sueoka 10 9 18 17 3 3 4 4 2 1 37 34
28 MF File:Flag of India.svg Shylo Malsawmtluanga 9 3 17 12 1 1 4 4 1 0 32 20
17 MF File:Flag of India.svg Joaquim Abranches 4 4 15 9 1 1 2 2 4 3 26 19
14 MF File:Flag of India.svg Mehtab Hossain 1 1 8 8 2 1 4 4 15 14
18 MF File:Flag of India.svg Subodh Kumar 6 5 7 4 0 0 5 4 18 13
12 MF File:Flag of India.svg Reisangmei Vashum 6 6 3 3 0 0 1 1 10 10
9 MF File:Flag of India.svg Alvito D'Cunha 4 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 8 2
33 MF File:Flag of India.svg Dipankar Roy 2 0 2 0
Forwards
10 FW File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Chidi Edeh 8 4 22 22 3 3 5 5 4 4 42 38
21 FW File:Flag of India.svg Semilen Doungel 8 2 17 2 0 0 4 1 29 5
15 FW File:Flag of South Sudan.svg James Moga 9 7 14 11 3 3 4 4 4 3 34 28
6 FW File:Flag of India.svg Baljit Singh Sahni 5 2 9 0 3 0 17 2

Goal scorers

Goals for East Bengal in 2013–14 season
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name CFL I League Fed Cup IFA Shield AFC Cup Total
1 10 FW File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Chidi Edeh 7 9 2 2 0 20
2 15 FW File:Flag of South Sudan.svg James Moga 6 7 1 2 1 17
3 11 MF File:Flag of Japan.svg Ryuji Sueoka 2 4 1 0 1 8
20 MF File:Flag of India.svg Lalrindika Ralte 2 4 0 1 1 8
21 FW File:Flag of India.svg Semilen Doungel 3 4 0 1 8
6 24 MF File:Flag of India.svg Cavin Lobo 2 2 0 0 0 4
7 12 MF File:Flag of India.svg Reisangmei Vashum 2 1 0 0 3
17 MF File:Flag of India.svg Joaquim Abranches 2 1 0 0 0 3
9 6 FW File:Flag of India.svg Baljit Singh Sahni 0 2 0 0 0 2
7 MF File:Flag of India.svg Harmanjot Khabra 2 0 0 0 0 2
11 4 DF File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Uga Okpara 0 0 0 1 1
5 DF File:Flag of India.svg Abhishek Das 0 1 0 0 1
16 DF File:Flag of India.svg Gurwinder Singh 0 1 0 0 1
28 MF File:Flag of India.svg Shylo Malsawmtluanga 0 1 0 0 0 1
Own goals 0 2 0 0 0 2
Total 28 39 4 6 4 81

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