2008–09 Mohun Bagan FC season
Indian football club season
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The 2008–09 Mohun Bagan Football Club season was the club's 2nd season in I-League and 119th season since its establishment in 1889.[2]
Head coachKarim Bencherifa[1]
Calcutta Football LeagueChampions
| 2008–09 season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Karim Bencherifa[1] |
| Stadium | Salt Lake Stadium Mohun Bagan Ground |
| I-League | Runners |
| Calcutta Football League | Champions |
| Federation Cup | Champions |
| Super Cup | Champions |
| AFC Cup | Group Stage |
| Top goalscorer | League: Jose Barreto (10 goals) All: Jose Barreto (22 goals) |
The start of the 2008 football season saw Mohun Bagan play a pre-season friendly on 27 May, 2008 at the Salt Lake Stadium against a touring FC Bayern Munich side. The match was hosted as a tribute to the retiring Oliver Kahn:the legendary German goalkeeper. [3]
The team won the Calcutta Football League for the 2nd Consecutive time, they also won the Federation Cup and the Super Cup and they finished 2nd in the I-League with 43 points in 22 games, winning 13, drawing 4, and losing 5 in the process.
In the AFC Cup, Bagan could not win any of the matches in the group stage as they finished last without any points and were eliminated.
The Brazilian International Jose Barreto was their top goalscorer during the season, scoring 22 goals in all competitions.
Squad
Source:[4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Pre-Season Friendly
The start of the 2008 football season saw Mohun Bagan play a pre-season friendly on 27 May, 2008 at the Salt Lake Stadium against a touring FC Bayern Munich side. The match was hosted as a tribute to the retiring Oliver Kahn:the legendary German goalkeeper. [5]
| 27 May 2008 | Mohun Bagan | 0–3 | FC Bayern Munich | Kolkata |
Branco Cardozo  82' |
Report | Jan Schlaudraff  18', 52' Ze Roberto 37' Breno 82' |
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Attendance: 120,000 Referee: Subrato Sarkar |
Overview
Overall
| Competition | First match | Last match | Final position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calcutta Football League | 11 July 2008 | 12 September 2008 | Champions |
| I-League | 27 September 2008 | 16 April 2009 | Runners |
| Federation Cup | 12 December 2008 | 21 December 2008 | Champions |
| AFC Cup | 10 March 2009 | 19 May 2009 | Group Stage |
| Super Cup | 26 April 2009 | Champions | |
Overview
| Competition | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |
| Calcutta Football League | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 11 | +13 | 64.29 |
| Federation Cup | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 80.00 |
| AFC Cup | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 19 | −18 | 0.00 |
| I-League | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 20 | +10 | 59.09 |
| Super Cup | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Total | 48 | 27 | 8 | 13 | 63 | 55 | +8 | 56.25 |
Last updated: 1 June 2009
Source: Competitions
Calcutta Football League
Mohun Bagan won the Calcutta Football League for the 2nd time. with 31 points in 14 games, winning 9, drawing 4, and losing 1 in the process. [6][7][8]
| 11 July 2008 1 | Peerless SC | 0–3 | Mohun Bagan | Kolkata, India |
| MBAC Report |
Lalawmpuia Pachuau 1', 14' Branco Cardozo 81' |
Stadium: Mohun Bagan Ground Referee: Dhanapati Roy Man of the Match: Lalawmpuia Pachuau (Mohun Bagan) |
| 15 July 2008 2 | Mohun Bagan | 3–1 | Chirag United | Kolkata, India |
| Barreto 26', 52', 59' |
MBAC Report |
Achinta Sen 70' |
Stadium: Mohun Bagan Ground Referee: Minangshu Bhattacharya Man of the Match: Barreto (Mohun Bagan) |
| 18 July 2008 3 | Railway FC | 0–3 | Mohun Bagan | Kolkata, India |
| MBAC Report |
Shylo Malsawmtluanga 37', 43', 81' |
Referee: Prabir Dhar Man of the Match: Shylo Malsawmtluanga (Mohun Bagan) |
| 22 July 2008 4 | Calcutta Port Trust | 0–0 | Mohun Bagan | Kolkata, India |
| MBAC Report |
Stadium: Mohun Bagan Ground Referee: Biplob Poddar Man of the Match: Peter Odafe (Mohun Bagan) |
| 28 July 2008 5 | Mohun Bagan | 1–2 | Mohammedan SC | Kolkata, India |
| Lalawmpuia Pachuau 56' |
MBAC Report |
Theodore Sunday Wrobeh 23' Nallappan Mohanraj  90+3' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Referee: Rathin Mukherjee Man of the Match: Theodore Sunday Wrobeh (Mohammedan SC) |
| 2 August 2008 6 | George Telegraph SC | 2–3 | Mohun Bagan | Kolkata, India |
| Freebone Ipekere 46' Francis Chubueze Maduako 80' |
Summary | Lalawmpuia Pachuau 22' Shylo Malsawmtluanga 33' Peter Odafe 90' |
Stadium: Mohun Bagan Ground Referee: Debjit Das Man of the Match: Subho Kumar(George Telegraph) |
| 5 August 2008 7 | Mohun Bagan | 2–1 | East Bengal | Kolkata |
| Lalawmpuia Pachuau 72', 82' |
Summary | Alvito D'Cunha 19' |
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Referee: Minangshu Bhattacharya Man of the Match: Lalawmpuia Pachuau (Mohun Bagan) |
| 11 Aug 2008 8 | Mohun Bagan | 2–1 | Peerless SC | Kolkata, India |
| Lalawmpuia Pachuau 31' Barreto 51' |
MBAC Report |
Uzozle Emmanuel Junior 21' |
Referee: Rathin Mukherjee Man of the Match: Barreto (Mohun Bagan) |
| 17 August 2008 9 | Chirag United | 1–1 | Mohun Bagan | Kolkata, India |
| Lalmalswama Hmar 5' |
Report1 Report2 |
Barreto 35' |
Stadium: Mohun Bagan Ground Referee: Tushar Kanti Guha Man of the Match: Lalmalswama Hmar (Mohun Bagan) |
| 26 August 2008 10 | Mohun Bagan | 1–0 | Railway FC | Kolkata, India |
| Habibur Rehman Mondal 43' |
Report | Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Referee: Barun Saha Man of the Match: Kartick Kisku (Mohun Bagan) |
| 31 August 2008 11 | Mohammedan SC | 1–1 | Mohun Bagan | Kolkata, India |
| Theodore Sunday Wrobeh 45+2' (pen.) |
MBAC Report |
Habibur Rehman Mondal 90+2' |
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Referee: Dhanapati Roy Man of the Match: Sheikh Azim (Mohammedan SC) |
| 4 September 2008 12 | Mohun Bagan | 2–1 | Calcutta Port Trust | Kolkata, India |
| Lalawmpuia Pachuau 3' Manju 64' |
MBAC Report |
Avijit Ghosh 47' |
Stadium: Mohun Bagan Ground Referee: Biplob Poddar Man of the Match: Peter Odafe (Mohun Bagan) |
| 9 September 2008 13 | Mohun Bagan | 1–0 | George Telegraph SC | Kolkata, India |
| Barreto 30' Ishfaq Ahmed  90+3'  90+4' |
Report | Stadium: Mohun Bagan Ground Referee: Rathin Mukherjee Man of the Match: Subho Kumar (George Telegraph) |
| 12 September 2008 14 | East Bengal | 1–1 | Mohun Bagan | Kolkata |
| Edmilson Marques Pardal 84' |
Report | Jose Ramirez Barreto 25' (pen.) |
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Referee: Minangshu Bhattacharya Man of the Match: Rakesh Masih (Mohun Bagan) |
I-League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Churchill Brothers | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 53 | 23 | +30 | 46 | 2010 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off |
| 2 | Mohun Bagan | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 20 | +10 | 43 | |
| 3 | Sporting Goa | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 20 | +8 | 43 | |
| 4 | Dempo | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 26 | +9 | 31 | |
| 5 | Mahindra United | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 22 | +6 | 31 |
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 20 | +10 | 43 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 15 | −1 |
Last updated: 1 June 2009.
Source: Flashscore
Results by round
Fixtures & results
Win Draw Loss
| 27 September 2008 18:30 IST 1 | Mohun Bagan | 1–2 | Mumbai FC | Barasat Stadium |
| Pachau Lalam Puia 77' |
Report | Abel Hammond 9' Kalia Kulothungan 24', 52' Ahmed Felix Aboagye 51' Kalyan Chaubey 73' |
Referee: A Arjunan Man of the Match: Abel Hammond (Mumbai FC) |
| 3 October 2008 18:30 IST 2 | Mohun Bagan | 1–1 | Air-India | Salt Lake Stadium |
| Lal Kamal Bhowmick 20' Branco Cardozo 70' |
Report | Soccor Velho 43' |
Referee: Sreenivasan Suresh Man of the Match: Michael Segum Tayo (Air India) |
| 11 October 2008 16:00 IST 3 | Sporting Clube de Goa | 2–0 | Mohun Bagan | Jawaharlal Nehru – Fatorda Stadium |
| Wilton Gomes 25' Nathaniel Amos 51' |
Report | Referee: P Bhaskar Man of the Match: Wilton Gomes (Sporting Clube) |
| 19 October 2008 18:30 IST 4 | Mohammedan SC | 1–1 | Mohun Bagan | Salt Lake Stadium |
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Referee: Sreenivasan Suresh |
| 25 October 2008 5 | Mohun Bagan | 1–1 | East Bengal | Kolkata |
| 17:00 IST | Bhaichung Bhutia 2' Rakesh Masih 49' |
Report MBAC |
Syed Rahim Nabi 39' Surkumar Singh 49' Subrata Pal 49' Mehtab Hussain 52' |
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Referee: Pradeep Kumar Man of the Match: Ishfaq Ahmed (Mohun Bagan) |
| 31 October 2008 6 | Dempo SC | 0–1 | Mohun Bagan | Jawaharlal Nehru – Fatorda Stadium |
| Climax Lawrence 40' |
Report | Anandavashan 21' 29' Jose Ramirez Barreto 30', 52' (pen.) Sangram Mukherjee 67' |
Referee: Pradeep Kumar Man of the Match: Deepak Mondal (Mohun Bagan) |
| 9 November 2008 7 | Mohun Bagan | 1–0 | Churchill Brothers | Salt Lake Stadium |
| Pachau Lalam Puia 14' Deepak Mondal 58' |
Report | Referee: Pradeep Kumar Man of the Match: Marcos Pereira (Mohun Bagan) |
| 16 November 2008 8 | Mohun Bagan | 2–0 | JCT FC | Salt Lake Stadium |
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Report | Referee: Dinesh Nair Man of the Match: Ishfaq Ahmed (Mohun Bagan) |
| 20 November 2008 9 | Vasco Sports Club | 1–2 | Mohun Bagan | Jawaharlal Nehru – Fatorda Stadium |
| Lalnun Puia 29' |
Report | Rakesh Masih 31' Shylo Malsawmtluanga 35' Lalkamal Bhowmick 55' |
Referee: Pratap Singh Man of the Match: Rakesh Masih (Mohun Bagan) |
| 24 November 2008 10 | Mohun Bagan AC | 1–0 | Mahindra United | Salt Lake Stadium |
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Report | Debabrata Roy 49' |
Referee: PK Bose Man of the Match: Marcos Pereira (Mohun Bagan) |
| 29 November 2008 11 | Mohun Bagan | 2–0 | Chirag United | Kolkata, India |
| 15:30 IST | Barreto 16', 68' Bhaichung Bhutia 30' Rakesh Masih 37' Marcos Pereira 76' |
MBAC | Subhasish Roy Chowdhury 29' Muritala Ali 57' |
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Referee: A Arjunan Man of the Match: Barreto (Mohun Bagan) |
| 23 January 2009 12 | Mumbai FC | 0–3 | Mohun Bagan AC | Cooperage Ground, Mumbai |
| 15:30 IST | Report | Bhaichung Bhutia 73' Barreto 80' Pachau Lalam Puia 90' |
Referee: Pradeep Kumar Man of the Match: Bhaichung Bhutia (Mohun Bagan) |
| 1 February 2009 13 | Air-India | 1–2 | Mohun Bagan AC | Cooperage Ground, Mumbai |
| 15:30 IST | Singam Subhash Singh 19' Agnelo Picardo 51' Uttam Singh 63' 91' |
Report | Barreto 45', 69' |
Referee: OP Thakur Man of the Match: Barreto (Mohun Bagan) |
| 6 February 2009 14 | Mohun Bagan AC | 1–0 | Sporting Clube de Goa | Kolkata |
| 18:30 IST | Bhaichung Bhutia 76' |
Report | Wilton Gomes 5' Joseph Pereira 79' Sarmananda Singh 82' |
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Referee: PK Bose Man of the Match: Bhaichung Bhutia (Mohun Bagan) |
| 15 February 2009 15 | Mohun Bagan AC | 1–0 | Mohammedan Sporting Club | Salt Lake Stadium |
| James Lukram Singh 14' |
Report | Referee: Praveen Kumar Man of the Match: Sheikh Azim (Mohammedan Sporting Club) |
| 22 February 2008 16 | East Bengal | 3–0 | Mohun Bagan | Kolkata |
| 18:30 IST | Syed Rahim Nabi 22', 40' Sunil Chhetri 47' |
Report | Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Referee: Dinesh Nair Man of the Match: Syed Rahim Nabi (East Bengal) |
| 4 March 2009 17 | Churchill Brothers SC | 3–1 | Mohun Bagan AC | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium |
| 16:15 IST | Odafe Onyeka Okolie 45' Ogba Kalu Nnanna 57', 77' |
Report | Marcos Pereira 23' Jose Ramirez Barreto 28' Peter Odafe 42' |
Referee: Pradeep Kumar (Tamil Nadu) Man of the Match: Ogba Kalu Nnanna (Churchill Brothers) |
| 23 March 2009 18 | Chirag United SC | 1–2 | Mohun Bagan AC | Barasat Stadium |
| 18:30 IST | Kingshuk Debnath 52' Snehasish Chakraborty 77' Goutam Debnath 83' |
Report MBAC |
Arnab Mondal 45' (o.g.) Bhaichung Bhutia 79' |
Referee: Pradeep Kumar |
| 28 March 2009 19 | JCT FC | 1–1 | Mohun Bagan AC | Ludhiana |
| 15:30 IST | Rahul Kumar 80' (o.g.) |
Report | Manju 10' |
Stadium: Guru Nanak Stadium Referee: A Arjunan Man of the Match: Ishfaq Ahmed (Mohun Bagan) |
| 2 April 2009 20 | Mohun Bagan AC | 3–0 | Vasco SC | Kolkata |
| 18:30 IST | Ishfaq Ahmed 42' Barreto 62' Manju 81' |
Report | Covan Lawrence 14' |
Stadium: Barasat Stadium Referee: Rizwan ul-Haq Man of the Match: Milagrio Madeira (Vasco) |
| 12 April 2009 21 | Mohun Bagan AC | 2–1 | Dempo SC | Kolkata |
| 18:30 IST | Bhaichung Bhutia 26' Barreto 28' Marcos Pereira 35' Lalkamal Bhowmick 68' Manju 90+4' , 90+5' Rakesh Masih 90+5' |
Report | Valeriano Rebello 25' Mahesh Gawli 38' Ranti Martins 55', 66' |
Stadium: Barasat Stadium Referee: Rizwan ul-Haq Man of the Match: Barreto (Mohun Bagan) |
| 16 April 2009 22 | Mahindra United | 2–1 | Mohun Bagan AC | Delhi |
| 15:45 IST | Chidi Edeh 42', 60' |
Report | Branco Cardozo 90' |
Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium Referee: Pratap Singh Man of the Match: Chidi Edeh (Mahindra) |
Federation Cup
Mohun Bagan started the 2008 Federation Cup with a 2–1 win over Oil India FC. Although they lost against Vasco SC they finished the group stage with 2 wins and 1 loss, and qualified for the semi finals. In the semi Finals they won against their arch-rivals East Bengal in the penalty shoot-out after the game ended 1–1 in regulation time. [9] In the finals, they defeated Dempo SC 1–0 with Barreto scoring the winner in the 68th min. [10]
Group Stage
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mohun Bagan |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 |
| Vasco SC |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 6 |
| Air India FC |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Oil India FC |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 |
Source: 30th Federation Cup 2008
Matches
| 12 December 2008 17:45 IST | Mohun Bagan | 2–1 | Oil India FC | Barasat Stadium |
| Barreto 9', 57' (pen.) |
Report | Durga Boro 36' Jyotish Basumatari 57' Zaidinmawia Hmar 61' Mintu Boro 73' |
Referee: A Arjunan Man of the Match: Barreto (Mohun Bagan) |
| 14 December 2008 17:45 IST | Vasco SC | 1–0 | Mohun Bagan | Barasat Stadium |
| Angelo D'Souza 28' Angelo Colaco 79' |
Report | James Lukram Singh 30' |
Referee: Shaji Kurian |
| 16 December 2008 18:30 IST | Mohun Bagan | 2–1 | Air India | Barasat Stadium |
| Lalkamal Bhowmick 53' Marcos Pereira 60' |
Report | Soccor Velho 27' Ravinder Singh 80' Chukwuma Udofia 90+1' |
Referee: Pradeep Kumar Man of the Match: Barreto (Mohun Bagan) |
Semi Finals
| 18 December 2008 Semi-final | East Bengal | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–5 p) | Mohun Bagan | Kolkata |
| 18:30 IST | Sanju Pradhan 61' |
Report | Jose Ramirez Barreto 65' |
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Referee: A. Arjunan |
| Penalties | ||||
Final
| 21 December 2008 | Dempo | 0–1 | Mohun Bagan | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata |
| 16:15 IST | Report | Barreto 68' |
Referee: T. Pradeep Kumar (Tamil Nadu) |
AFC Cup
Mohun Bagan qualified for the 2009 AFC Cup after winning the 2008 Federation Cup and were placed in Group D alongside Al-Kuwait of Kuwait, Al-Karamah of Syria and Al-Wehdat of Jordan. Mohun Bagan however, could not win any of the matches in the group stage as they finished last without any points and were eliminated.
Group stage
Matches
Win Draw Loss
| 10 March 2009 Group Stage | Al-Karamah  | 1–0 | Mohun Bagan | Homs, Syria |
| M. Al Hamawi 60' |
(Summary) | Stadium: Khaled bin Walid Stadium Attendance: 17,000 Referee:  Çarymyrat Gurbanow |
| 17 March 2009 Group Stage | Mohun Bagan | 1–2 |  Al-Wahdat | Kolkata, India |
| Rakesh Masih 13' |
(Summary) | Mahmoud Shelbaieh 16' Hassan Abdel Fattah 43' |
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee:  Wahab Abdul |
| 7 April 2009 Group Stage | Mohun Bagan | 0–1 |  Al-Kuwait | Howrah, India |
| (Summary) | Samer Al Martah 60' |
Stadium: Howrah M.C.Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee:  Ng Chiu Kok |
| 21 April 2009 Group Stage | Al-Kuwait | 6–0 | Mohun Bagan | Kuwait City, Kuwait |
| J. Al Hussain 9' (pen.), 21', 72' Faraj Laheeb 34', 39' Jarah Al Ataiqi 78' |
(Summary) | Stadium: Al Kuwait SC Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee:  Vladislav Tseytlin |
| 5 May 2009 Group Stage | Al-Wahdat | 5–0 | Mohun Bagan | Amman, Jordan |
| Manju 27' (o.g.) Issa Al-Sabah 29', 40' Hassan Abdel Fattah 67' (pen.) Ra'fat Ali 85' |
(Summary) | Stadium: King Abdullah Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee:  Mohammad Mansour |
| 19 May 2009 Group Stage | Mohun Bagan | 0–4 | Al-Karamah | Howrah, India |
| (Summary) | H. Al Taiar 17', 72' A. Al Shbli 39' M. Al Hamawi 60' |
Stadium: Howrah M.C.Stadium Attendance: 3,200 Referee:  Hettikamkanamge Perera |
Super Cup
2008 Federation Cup Champion Mohun Bagan faced 2008-09 I-League Champion Churchill Brothers in the 2009 Super Cup. Source: [11]
Fixtures & results
Win Draw Loss
| 26 April 2009 17:00 IST Final | Churchill Brothers | 1–2 | Mohun Bagan | Haryana |
| Deepak Mondal 45+2' (o.g.) |
Report | N. S. Manju 21', 70' Barreto 88' |
Stadium: Ch. Devi Lal Sports Complex Referee: S Suresh |
Statistics
| Sl No. | Name | Nat | CFL | I-League | Federation Cup | AFC Cup | Super Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | José Barreto |  |
7 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 22 |
| 2 | Lalawmpuia Pachuau | |
8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 3 | Bhaichung Bhutia | |
0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | Manju | |
1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Shylo Malsawmtluanga | |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Branco Cardozo | |
1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Habibur Rehman Mondal | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ishfaq Ahmed | |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lalkamal Bhowmick | |
0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rakesh Masih | |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 8 | James Lukram Singh | |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marcos Pereira | |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Peter Odafe |  |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Own Goal(s) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Total | 24 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 63 | ||