2024–25 East Bengal FC season
2024–25 football season for East Bengal Club
East Bengal 2024–25 football season
| 2024–25 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Emami East Bengal FC Pvt. Ltd. | |||
| Head coach | Carles Cuadrat | |||
| Stadium | Salt Lake Stadium East Bengal Ground | |||
| Indian Super League | pre-season | |||
| Calcutta League | 1st | |||
| Durand Cup | Group stage | |||
| Super Cup | pre-season | |||
| AFC CL Two | Preliminary Round | |||
| AFC CGL | group stage | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: All: Jesin TK (9 Goals) | |||
| Biggest win | 7–1 Tollygunge Agragami (30 June 2024, CFL) | |||
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← 2023–24 2025–26 → | ||||
| All statistics correct as of 12 August 2024. | ||||
The 2024–25 season is the 105th season of East Bengal Football Club and their fifth season in the Indian Super League, and the twenty-ninth consecutive season in the top flight of Indian football.
Background
East Bengal was active at the end of the previous season, roping in French attacking midfielder Madih Talal from Punjab.[1] The club also roped in four Indian players – David Lalhlansanga, Provat Lakra, Debjit Majumder, and Mark Zothanpuia to bolster the ranks.[2] The club also got Premier 1 club licensing for the 2024–25 season, announced by the AIFF.[3] The club also extended the contract of Mohammad Rakip and signed Nishu Kumar on permanent basis.[4] The club also roped in the Golden Boot winner of the 2023–24 Indian Super League – Dimitrios Diamantakos on a two-year contract from Kerala Blasters.[5] The club also announced that Cleiton Silva would continue as the captain of the side and Naorem Mahesh Singh would be the vice captain for the team.[6] East Bengal also roped in the Indian national team midfielder Jeakson Singh on a record breaking transfer amount from Kerala Blasters on a four-year deal.[7] On 12 August 2024, after a long saga, East Bengal signed Indian national team defender Anwar Ali from Delhi FC on a 5-year permanent deal, making him one of the highest paid Indian footballers.[8]
Transfers
Incoming
| Date | No. | Pos. | Name | Signed from | Fee | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 June 2024 | 9 | FW |  Dimitrios Diamantakos |  Kerala Blasters | Free Transfer | [5] |
| 18 June 2024 | 14 | FW | David Lalhlansanga | Mohammedan Sporting | Free Transfer | [9] |
| 22 June 2024 | 88 | MF | Mark Zothanpuia | Hyderabad | Free Transfer | [10] |
| 27 June 2024 | 8 | MF |  Madih Talal | Punjab | Free Transfer | [11] |
| 28 June 2024 | 22 | DF | Nishu Kumar | Kerala Blasters | Free Transfer | [4] |
| 2 July 2024 | 3 | DF | Provat Lakra | Jamshedpur | Free Transfer | [12] |
| 3 July 2024 | 24 | GK | Debjit Majumder | Chennaiyin | Free Transfer | [13] |
| 19 July 2024 | 6 | MF | Jeakson Singh | Kerala Blasters | Undisclosed [a] | [14] |
| 1 August 2024 | 44 | DF |  Héctor Yuste | Mohun Bagan SG | Free Transfer | [15] |
| 13 August 2024 | 4 | CB | Anwar Ali | Delhi FC | Undisclosed [b] | [16] |
Outgoing
| Exit Date | No. | Pos. | Name | Signed to | Fee | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 June 2024 | 6 | MF | Ajay Chhetri | Bengaluru | End of Loan | [17] |
| 1 June 2024 | 7 | DF | Harmanjot Singh Khabra | — | Released | [17] |
| 1 June 2024 | 9 | MF | Víctor Vázquez | — | Released | [17] |
| 1 June 2024 | 17 | DF | Mandar Rao Dessai | Chennaiyin | Free Transfer | [17] |
| 1 June 2024 | 28 | DF |  Aleksandar Pantić | — | Released | [17] |
| 1 June 2024 | 40 | DF | Tingku Kangujam | — | Released | [17] |
| 1 June 2024 | 91 | FW |  Felicio Brown Forbes |  Muangthong United | Free Transfer | [17] |
| 5 July 2024 | 15 | MF | Mobashir Rahman | Jamshedpur | Free Transfer | [18] |
Team
First-team squad
- The below list contains the names and details of the players who are registered for the first team squad for East Bengal. This list does not include any reserve player who has never played in the first team squad.
- As of 14 August 2024[19][20]
| No. | Name | Nat. | Pos. | Date of Birth (Age) | Signed From | Signed In | Contact Ends | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||
| 1 | Kamaljit Singh | | GK | (1995-12-28) 28 December 1995 (age 28) | Odisha | 2022 | 2025 | 26 | 0 |
| 13 | Prabhsukhan Singh Gill | | GK | (2001-01-02) 2 January 2001 (age 23) | Kerala Blasters | 2023 | 2026 | 35 | 0 |
| 24 | Debjit Majumder | | GK | (1988-03-06) 6 March 1988 (age 36) | Chennaiyin | 2024 | 2026 | 19 | 0 |
| 27 | Aditya Patra | | GK | (2000-04-27) 27 April 2000 (age 24) | Bengaluru | 2022 | 2026 | 16 | 0 |
| Defenders | |||||||||
| 3 | Provat Lakra | | RB | (1997-08-12) 12 August 1997 (age 27) | Jamshedpur | 2024 | 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Anwar Ali | | CB | (2000-08-28) 28 August 2000 (age 23) | Delhi FC | 2024 | 2029 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Lalchungnunga | | CB | (2000-12-25) 25 December 2000 (age 23) | Sreenidi Deccan | 2022 | 2026 | 53 | 0 |
| 12 | Mohammad Rakip | | RB | (2000-05-14) 14 May 2000 (age 24) | Mumbai City | 2022 | 2026 | 51 | 0 |
| 16 | Sarthak Golui | | CB | (1997-11-03) 3 November 1997 (age 26) | Bengaluru | 2022 | 2025 | 30 | 3 |
| 19 | Hijazi Maher |  | CB | (1997-09-20) 20 September 1997 (age 26) | Al-Hussein | 2023 | 2026 | 25 | 2 |
| 22 | Nishu Kumar | | LB | (1997-11-05) 5 November 1997 (age 26) | Kerala Blasters | 2023 | 2025 | 30 | 1 |
| 33 | Gursimrat Singh Gill | | CB | (1997-11-02) 2 November 1997 (age 26) | Mumbai City | 2023 | 2026 | 13 | 0 |
| 38 | Hira Mondal | | LB | (1996-08-31) 31 August 1996 (age 27) | NorthEast United | 2024 | 2025 | 21 | 0 |
| 44 | Héctor Yuste | | CB | (1988-01-12) 12 January 1988 (age 36) | Mohun Bagan SG | 2024 | 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | Monotosh Chakladar | | CB | (1998-04-04) 4 April 1998 (age 26) | Diamond Harbour | 2024 | 2026 | 7 | 0 |
| 88 | Mark Zothanpuia | | LB | (2002-04-22) 22 April 2002 (age 22) | Hyderabad | 2024 | 2027 | 3 | 0 |
| Midfielders | |||||||||
| 6 | Jeakson Singh | | DM | (2001-06-21) 21 June 2001 (age 23) | Kerala Blasters | 2024 | 2028 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Madih Talal | | AM | (1997-08-17) 17 August 1997 (age 27) | Punjab | 2024 | 2026 | 3 | 1 |
| 21 | Saúl Crespo | | DM | (1996-07-23) 23 July 1996 (age 28) | Odisha | 2023 | 2026 | 28 | 10 |
| 23 | Souvik Chakrabarti | | CM | (1991-07-12) 12 July 1991 (age 33) | Hyderabad | 2022 | 2025 | 45 | 0 |
| 29 | Naorem Mahesh Singh (vice–captain) | | LW | (1999-03-01) 1 March 1999 (age 25) | Kerala Blasters | 2022 | 2027 | 73 | 12 |
| 30 | Vanlalpeka Guite | | AM | (2006-10-26) 26 October 2006 (age 17) | Aizawl | 2023 | 2026 | 8 | 1 |
| 35 | Gunraj Singh Grewal | | DM | (2007-01-09) 9 January 2007 (age 17) | Chandigarh FA | 2023 | 2026 | 9 | 0 |
| 61 | Tanmay Das | | CM | (2001-05-02) 2 May 2001 (age 23) | Railway FC | 2022 | 2027 | 22 | 1 |
| 62 | Aman C. K. | | RW | (2003-03-19) 19 March 2003 (age 21) | Mumbai City | 2022 | 2026 | 25 | 8 |
| 66 | Shyamal Besra | | CM | (2004-09-25) 25 September 2004 (age 19) | Calcutta FC | 2022 | 2027 | 13 | 3 |
| 80 | Ajad Saheem T | | AM | (2002-12-15) 15 December 2002 (age 21) | Golden Threads | 2024 | 2026 | 4 | 0 |
| 82 | P. V. Vishnu | | AM | (2001-12-24) 24 December 2001 (age 22) | Muthoot FA | 2023 | 2026 | 38 | 9 |
| 84 | Sayan Banerjee | | LW | (2003-01-14) 14 January 2003 (age 21) | Kalighat MS | 2023 | 2026 | 16 | 5 |
| Forwards | |||||||||
| 9 | Dimitrios Diamantakos | | FW | (1993-03-05) 5 March 1993 (age 31) | Kerala Blasters | 2024 | 2026 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | Cleiton Silva (captain) |  | FW | (1987-02-03) 3 February 1987 (age 37) | Bengaluru | 2022 | 2025 | 56 | 27 |
| 11 | Nandhakumar Sekar | | FW | (1995-12-20) 20 December 1995 (age 28) | Odisha | 2023 | 2026 | 32 | 10 |
| 14 | David Lalhlansanga | | FW | (2001-11-27) 27 November 2001 (age 22) | Mohammedan Sporting | 2024 | 2027 | 4 | 2 |
| 20 | V. P. Suhair | | FW | (1992-07-27) 27 July 1992 (age 32) | NorthEast United | 2022 | 2025 | 47 | 10 |
| 59 | Jesin TK | | FW | (2000-02-19) 19 February 2000 (age 24) | Kerala United | 2022 | 2026 | 27 | 16 |
New contracts
| No. | Pos. | Date | Name | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | MF | 11 June 2024 | Saúl Crespo | [21] |
| 10 | FW | 20 June 2024 | Cleiton Silva | [22] |
| 19 | MF | 25 June 2024 | Hijazi Maher | [23] |
| 12 | DF | 28 June 2024 | Mohammad Rakip | [4] |
Current technical staff
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Carles Cuadrat |
| Assistant coach | Dimas Delgado |
| Bino George | |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Javier Pinillos |
| Strength & Conditioning Coach | Carlos Jimenez Sanchéz |
| Physiotherapist | Senen Alvarez |
| Physical Rehabilitator |  |
| Assistant Physiotherapist | Tejas Lasalkar |
| Performance Analyst | Aromal Vijayan |
| Team Manager | Pratim Kumar Saha |
| Team Doctor | Dr. Mustufa Poonawalla |
| Masseur | Rajesh Basak |
| Masseur | Robin Das |
Preseason and friendlies
East Bengal started their preseason under coach Carles Cuadrat on 3 July 2024 with six weeks in hand before the AFC Champions League Two preliminary match as the prime target.[24] On 13 July, East Bengal played a friendly match against Kalighat MS and won 4–3.[25] They then won 2–1 against Inter Kashi. However, they lost 1–3 to Army Red, with Dimitrios Diamantakos the only scorer for East Bengal.[26]
Matches
Win Draw Loss
East Bengal v Kalighat MS
| 13 July 2023 Friendly | East Bengal | 4–3 | Kalighat MS | Kolkata |
| 10:00 IST |
| Report | na | Stadium: East Bengal Ground Attendance: 0[A] |
East Bengal v Inter Kashi
| 20 July 2023 Friendly | East Bengal | 2–1 | Inter Kashi | Kolkata |
| 18:00 IST |
| Report |
| Stadium: Center of Excellence Ground Attendance: 0[A] |
East Bengal v Army Red
| 24 July 2023 Friendly | East Bengal | 1–3 | Army Red | Kolkata |
| 09:00 IST |
| Report | na | Stadium: Center of Excellence Ground Attendance: 0[A] |
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| AFC Champions League Two | 14 August 2024 | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 000.00 | |
| Durand Cup | 29 July 2024 | Group stage | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 100.00 | ||
| Indian Super League | Matchday 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— | |||
| Super Cup | Group stage | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— | |||
| AFC Challenge League | 26 October 2024 | Group stage | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— | ||
| Calcutta Football League[B] | 30 June 2024 | Round Robin | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 3 | +21 | 087.50 | ||
| Total | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 8 | +24 | 081.82 | ||||
Last updated: 14 August 2024
Source: Soccerway
AFC Champions League Two
East Bengal qualified for the 2024–25 AFC Champions League Two preliminary round after being champions of the 2024 Indian Super Cup.[28] East Bengal faced Altyn Asyr of Turkmenistan in the preliminary round match on 14 August 2024 as the Salt Lake Stadium in a single-legged playoff match, however, they lost 3–2 with David Lalhlansanga and Saúl Crespo scoring for East Bengal. The winners progressed into the AFC Champions League Two group stages while East Bengal progressed to the 2024–25 AFC Challenge League group stage.[29][30]
Matches
Win Draw Loss Void
East Bengal v 
Altyn Asyr | 14 August 2024 Preliminary round | East Bengal | 2–3 | Altyn Asyr | Kolkata |
| 19:00 IST |
| Report | Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Attendance: 27,892 Referee:  Alexander King |
AFC Challenge League
East Bengal qualified for the 2024–25 AFC Challenge League group stages directly after losing to Altyn Asyr in the preliminary round of the 2024–25 AFC Champions League Two.[29]
Durand Cup
East Bengal participated in the 2024 Durand Cup and was grouped into Group A alongside Mohun Bagan Super Giants, Downtown Heroes and Indian Air Force and would play their group stage matches in Kolkata.[31] East Bengal started their campaign on 29 July against Indian Air Force and won 3–1 with goals from David Lalhlansanga, Dimitrios Diamantakos and Saúl Crespo after conceding early in the first half.[32] On 7 August, East Bengal faced Downtown Heroes in the second match of the campaign and won 3–1 again with goals from Madih Talal, Saúl Crespo and Jesin TK.[33]
Group stage
| Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MBG | EAB | DTH | IAF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohun Bagan SG (H) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 18 Aug | 1–0 | 6–0 | |
| 2 | East Bengal (H) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 | Possible knockout stage | — | — | 3–1 | 3–1 | |
| 3 | Downtown Heroes (E) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 4 | Indian Air Force (E) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 | — | — | 0–2 | — |
Matches
Win Draw Loss Void
East Bengal v Indian Air Force
| 29 July 2024 Group stage | East Bengal | 3–1 | Indian Air Force | Kolkata |
| 19:00 IST |
| Report |
| Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Attendance: 9,469 Referee: Aditya Purkayastha Man of the Match: Madih Talal (East Bengal) |
East Bengal v Downtown Heores
| 7 August 2024 Group stage | East Bengal | 3–1 | Downtown Heores | Kolkata |
| 19:00 IST |
| Report |
| Stadium: Kishore Bharati Krirangan Attendance: 8,245 Referee: Williams Joy Koshy Man of the Match: Madih Talal (East Bengal) |
Mohun Bagan SG v East Bengal
| 18 August 2024 Group stage | Mohun Bagan SG | – | East Bengal | Kolkata |
| 19:00 IST | Report | Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium |
Indian Super League
League table
| Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bengaluru | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for the playoff semi-finals and AFC Champions League Two group stage |
| 2 | Chennaiyin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for the playoff semi-finals |
| 3 | East Bengal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for the playoff knockouts |
| 4 | Goa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Hyderabad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [citation needed]
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
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
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Calcutta Football League
East Bengal participated in the 2024 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.[34] East Bengal fielded mostly the reserve squad led by head coach Bino George for the Calcutta Football League like the previous two seasons.[35] East Bengal started the campaign on 30 June against Tollygunge Agragami at the Barrackpore Stadium and won 7–1, equaling a 46-year-old record of scoring the most goals in the opening fixture of the Calcutta Football League since a 7–0 win over Police AC back in 1978. Jesin TK, Shyamal Besra, Aman C. K., Subrata Murmu, Ananthu N. S. and Sayan Banerjee scored the goals for East Bengal.[36] On 7 July, East Bengal faced George Telegraph at the East Bengal Ground and won 3–1 with goals from Jesin TK and Sayan Banerjee, who scored a brace, thus making it two wins from the first two matches of the campaign.[37] On 13 July, East Bengal faced arch-rivals Mohun Bagan Super Giants at the Salt Lake Stadium and won 2–1 with goals from P. V. Vishnu and Jesin TK, making it three consecutive wins in three matches of the Calcutta League campaign.[38] On 16 July, East Bengal faced Calcutta Customs at the Bankimanjali Stadium in Naihati and was held onto a goalless draw, hence dropping the first points of the campaign.[39] On 19 July, East Bengal faced Police AC and won 6–0 with goals from Jesin TK, Sayan Banerjee, P. V. Vishnu, Shyamal Besra and Aman CK.[40] On 24 July, East Bengal faced Railway FC and won 2–0 with goals from Muhammed Musharaf and Adil Amal.[41] On 9 August, East Bengal faced Eastern Railway and won 3–0 with goals from Muhammed Musharaf, Aman C.K. and Jesin TK.[42] On 12 August, East Bengal faced Bhawanipore and won 1–0 with a solitary penalty goal from Jesin TK to continue the unbeaten run and solidify the top spot in the group.[43]
League table
Group B
| Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Bengal | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 3 | +21 | 22 | Qualified for the Super Six round |
| 2 | Calcutta Customs | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 6 | +13 | 20 | |
| 3 | Bhawanipore | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 4 | +15 | 19 | |
| 4 | Peerless | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 16 | |
| 5 | Calcutta Police | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 15 |
Updated to match(es) played on 16 August 2024. 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
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
East Bengal v Tollygunge Agragami
| 30 June 2024 1 | East Bengal | 7–1 | Tollygunge Agragami | Barrackpore |
| 15:00 IST | Report |
| Stadium: Bibhutibhushan Krirangan Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Dipu Roy Man of the Match: Sayan Banerjee (East Bengal) |
George Telegraph v East Bengal
| 7 July 2024 2 | George Telegraph | 1–3 | East Bengal | Kolkata |
| 15:00 IST |
| Report | Stadium: East Bengal Ground Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Dipak Singha Man of the Match: Sayan Banerjee (East Bengal) |
Mohun Bagan SG v East Bengal
| 13 July 2024 3 | Mohun Bagan SG | 1–2 | East Bengal | Kolkata |
| 15:15 IST |
| Report | Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Pranjal Banerjee Man of the Match: P. V. Vishnu (East Bengal) |
Calcutta Customs v East Bengal
| 16 July 2024 4 | Calcutta Customs | 0–0 | East Bengal | Naihati |
| 15:00 IST |
| Report |
| Stadium: Bankimanjali Stadium Attendance: 1,549 Referee: Rabin Biswas Man of the Match: Naseeb Rahman (East Bengal) |
Police AC v East Bengal
| 19 July 2024 5 | Police AC | 0–6 | East Bengal | Kolkata |
| 15:00 IST |
| Report | Stadium: East Bengal Ground Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Bimalendu Mondal Man of the Match: Sayan Banerjee (East Bengal) |
Railway v East Bengal
| 24 July 2024 6 | Railway | 0–2 | East Bengal | Kolkata |
| 15:00 IST |
| Report |
| Stadium: East Bengal Ground Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Dipu Roy Man of the Match: Jesin TK (East Bengal) |
Eastern Railway v East Bengal
| 9 August 2024 7 | Eastern Railway | 0–3 | East Bengal | Kolkata |
| 15:00 IST |
| Report |
| Stadium: East Bengal Ground Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Dipu Roy Man of the Match: Jesin TK (East Bengal) |
Bhawanipore v East Bengal
| 12 August 2024 8 | Bhawanipore | 0–1 | East Bengal | Kolkata |
| 15:00 IST |
| Report |
| Stadium: East Bengal Ground Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Tanumay Sarkar Man of the Match: Aditya Patra (East Bengal) |
East Bengal v Kalighat Sports Lovers' Association
| 17 August 2024 9 | East Bengal | – | Kalighat Sports Lovers' Association | Kolkata |
| 15:00 IST | Stadium: East Bengal Ground |
ASOS Rainbow v East Bengal
| 20 August 2024 10 | ASOS Rainbow | – | East Bengal | Kolkata |
| 15:00 IST | Stadium: East Bengal Ground |
East Bengal v Peerless
| 24 August 2024 11 | East Bengal | – | Peerless | Kolkata |
| 15:00 IST | Stadium: East Bengal Ground |
Calcutta Police Club v East Bengal
| 28 August 2024 12 | Calcutta Police Club | – | East Bengal | Kolkata |
| 15:00 IST | Stadium: East Bengal Ground |
Statistics
Appearances
- Players with no appearances are not included in the list.
- As of 14 August 2024[44]
| Appearances for East Bengal in 2024–25 season | |||||||||||||||||
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Durand Cup | Indian Super League | Super Cup | AFC CL Two | AFC Challenge League | Calcutta League | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts | ||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | GK | | Prabhsukhan Singh Gill | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| 24 | GK | | Debjit Majumder | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 27 | GK | | Aditya Patra | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | ||||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | CB | | Lalchungnunga | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| 12 | RB | | Mohammad Rakip | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| 16 | CB | | Sarthak Golui | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||
| 19 | CB | | Hijazi Maher | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| 33 | CB | | Gursimrat Singh Gill | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 38 | LB | | Hira Mondal | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||
| 54 | CB | | Adil Amal | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
| 57 | CB | | Bathala Sunil | — | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||
| 60 | LB | | Tonmoy Ghosh | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||
| 63 | CB | | Monotosh Chakladar | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||
| 74 | RB | | Bunando Singh Khangembam | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 85 | CB | | Chaku Mandi | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| 88 | LB | | Mark Zothanpuia | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| 90 | CB | | Justin Joseph | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | CM | | Jeakson Singh | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| 8 | AM | | Madih Talal | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| 8 | CM | | Edwin Sydney Vanspaul | — | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | |||||||||
| 21 | CM | | Saúl Crespo | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| 23 | CM | | Souvik Chakrabarti | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| 29 | LW | | Naorem Mahesh Singh | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| 53 | CM | | Ananthu N. S. | — | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||
| 58 | LW | | Sanjib Ghosh | — | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||
| 61 | CM | | Tanmay Das | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | ||||
| 62 | LW | | Aman C. K. | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 6 | 10 | 6 | ||||
| 64 | CM | | Naseeb Rahman | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||
| 66 | CM | | Shyamal Besra | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | |||||||
| 79 | RW | | Abinash Shagolsem | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
| 80 | AM | | Ajad Saheem T | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||||
| 81 | RM | | Suman Dey | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| 82 | AM | | P. V. Vishnu | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | ||||
| 84 | LW | | Sayan Banerjee | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | |||||||
| 86 | RW | | Muhammed Roshal PP | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||
| 87 | RW | | Bijay Murmu | — | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||
| 89 | LW | | Muhammed Musharaf | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | | Dimitrios Diamantakos | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 10 | FW | | Cleiton Silva | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 11 | FW | | Nandhakumar Sekar | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 14 | FW | | David Lalhlansanga | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| 20 | FW | | V. P. Suhair | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||
| 59 | FW | | Jesin TK | 2 | 0 | — | 8 | 7 | 10 | 7 | |||||||
| 70 | FW | | Avishek Kunjam | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
| 72 | FW | | Subrata Murmu | — | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||
Goal scorers
- As of 14 August 2024[45]
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Durand Cup | Indian Super League | Super Cup | AFC CL Two | AFC Challenge League | Calcutta League | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 59 | FW | | Jesin TK | 1 | — | 8 | 9 | |||
| 2 | 84 | LW | | Sayan Banerjee | 0 | — | 4 | 4 | |||
| 3 | 21 | CM | | Saúl Crespo | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 | ||
| 62 | LW | | Aman C. K. | 0 | — | 0 | — | 3 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 14 | FW | | David Lalhlansanga | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | ||
| 66 | CM | | Shyamal Besra | 0 | — | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 82 | FW | | P. V. Vishnu | 0 | — | 0 | — | 2 | 2 | ||
| 89 | LW | | Muhammed Musharaf | — | 2 | 2 | |||||
| 9 | 8 | AM | | Madih Talal | 1 | — | 0 | — | 1 | ||
| 9 | FW | | Dimitrios Diamantakos | 1 | — | 0 | — | 1 | |||
| 53 | CM | | Ananthu N. S. | — | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 54 | CB | | Adil Amal | — | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 72 | FW | | Subrata Murmu | — | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 31 | ||||
Assists
- As of 14 August 2024[46]
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Durand Cup | Indian Super League | Super Cup | AFC CL Two | AFC Challenge League | Calcutta League | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 59 | FW | | Jesin TK | 0 | — | 3 | 3 | |||
| 2 | 9 | FW | | Dimitrios Diamantakos | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | ||
| 58 | RW | | Sanjib Ghosh | — | 2 | 2 | |||||
| 61 | CM | | Tanmay Das | 0 | — | 0 | — | 2 | 2 | ||
| 84 | LW | | Sayan Banerjee | 0 | — | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 87 | RW | | Bijay Murmu | 0 | — | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 7 | 8 | AM | | Madih Talal | 1 | — | 0 | — | 1 | ||
| 16 | CB | | Sarthak Golui | — | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 38 | LB | | Hira Mondal | — | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 57 | CB | | Bathala Sunil | — | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 60 | LB | | Tonmoy Ghosh | — | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 62 | LW | | Aman C. K. | 0 | — | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | ||
| 63 | CB | | Monotosh Chakladar | 0 | — | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | ||
| 64 | CM | | Naseeb Rahman | — | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 72 | FW | | Subrata Murmu | — | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 81 | RM | | Suman Dey | — | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 82 | FW | | P. V. Vishnu | 0 | — | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | ||
| 88 | LB | | Mark Zothanpuia | 1 | — | 0 | — | 1 | |||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 25 | ||||
Clean sheets
- As of 14 August 2024[47]
| No. | Nat. | Player | Durand Cup | Indian Super League | Super Cup | AFC CL Two | AFC Challenge League | Calcutta League | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | | Prabhsukhan Singh Gill | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | ||
| 24 | | Debjit Majumder | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 27 | | Aditya Patra | 0 | — | 0 | — | 5 | 5 | |
Disciplinary record
- As of 14 August 2024[48][49]
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Durand Cup | Indian Super League | Super Cup | AFC CL Two | AFC Challenge League | Calcutta League | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||
| 5 | CB | | Lalchungnunga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||||||
| 14 | FW | | David Lalhlansanga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 19 | CB | | Hijazi Maher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||||||
| 21 | CM | | Saúl Crespo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||||||
| 23 | CM | | Souvik Chakrabarti | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||||||
| 24 | GK | | Debjit Majumder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 53 | AM | | Ananthu N. S. | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 58 | RW | | Sanjib Ghosh | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 59 | FW | | Jesin TK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 62 | LW | | Aman C. K. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 81 | RB | | Suman Dey | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 84 | LW | | Sayan Banerjee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 86 | RW | | Muhammed Roshal PP | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 90 | CB | | Joseph Justin | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
See also
Notes
- ^ a b c Closed door friendly match.
- ^ East Bengal shall field mostly their Reserve team for the tournament, with Bino George taking charge as the head coach.[27]
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