2014–15 East Bengal FC season
Indian football club season
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The 2014–15 season was East Bengal's 8th season in the I-League and 95th season in existence.
PresidentDr Pranab Dasgupta
Head-Coach
Armando Colaco
(until 19 February 2015)
Eelco Schattorie
(from 20 February 2015)
Armando Colaco(until 19 February 2015)
Eelco Schattorie(from 20 February 2015)
| 2014–15 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| President | Dr Pranab Dasgupta | ||
| Head-Coach | Armando Colaco (until 19 February 2015) Eelco Schattorie(from 20 February 2015) | ||
| Ground | Salt Lake Stadium Barasat Stadium East Bengal Ground | ||
| I-League | 4th | ||
| Calcutta Football League | Champions | ||
| Federation Cup | Group Stage | ||
| AFC Cup | Group Stage | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Ranti Martins (17) All: Ranti Martins (30) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 28136 | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 8356 | ||
| Average home league attendance | 21742 | ||
| |||
Competitions
Overall
| Competition | First match | Last match | Final position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calcutta Football League | 10 August 2014 | 16 September 2014 | Champions |
| I-League | 18 January 2015 | 30 May 2015 | 4th |
| Federation Cup | 29 December 2014 | 6 January 2015 | Group Stage |
| AFC Cup | 24 February 2015 | 12 May 2015 | Group Stage |
Overview
| Competition | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |
| Calcutta Football League | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 8 | +19 | 80.00 |
| I-League | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 40.00 |
| Federation Cup | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 25.00 |
| AFC Cup | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 16.67 |
| Total | 40 | 18 | 9 | 13 | 69 | 51 | +18 | 45.00 |
Last updated: 31 May 2015
Source: Competitions
Calcutta Football League
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Bengal (C) | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 8 | +19 | 25 | Champion |
| 2 | Mohun Bagan | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 9 | +10 | 24 | |
| 3 | Tollygunge Agragami | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 7 | +17 | 22 | |
| 4 | Mohammedan | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 20 | |
| 5 | Army XI | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 19 |
Fixtures & results
Win Draw Loss
| 10 August 2014 1 | East Bengal | 0–1 | Mohammedan Sporting | Kolkata |
| 17:00 IST | Report | Imran Khan  26' |
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Referee: Ajit Dutta Man of the Match: Arnab Das Sharma (Mohammedan Sporting) |
| 19 August 2014 2 | East Bengal | 4–1 | BNR | Kolkata |
| 17:00 IST | Ranti Martins 2' Baljit Sahni 31', 45+1'Deepak Mondal 41' |
Report | Kazeem 79' |
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Referee: Prabir Dhar Man of the Match: Baljit Sahni (East Bengal) |
| 23 August 2014 3 | East Bengal | 2–1 | Aryan | Kolkata |
| 17:00 IST | Arnab Mondal 70' Subodh Kumar 90+4' |
Report | Sagar Das 8' |
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Referee: Mrinangshu Bhattacharyya Man of the Match: Subodh Kumar (East Bengal) |
| 26 August 2014 4 | East Bengal | 1–1 | Kalighat MS | Kolkata |
| 17:00 IST | Harmanjot Khabra 3' |
Report | Saurav Mollick 12' |
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Referee: Tanmoy Dhar Man of the Match: Subham (Kalighat MS) |
| 31 August 2014 5(KD) | East Bengal | 3–1 | Mohun Bagan | Kolkata |
| 17:00 IST | Ranti Martins 13' (pen.), 50' Joaquim Abranches 43' |
Report | C. S. Sabeeth 20' |
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Referee: Pranjal Banerjee Man of the Match: Joaquim Abranches (East Bengal) |
| 4 September 2014 6 | East Bengal | 4–1 | Army XI | Kolkata |
| 17:00 IST | Ranti Martins 28' Dudu Omagbemi 56', 69', 87' |
Report | Jain P. 71' |
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Referee: Animesh Biswas Man of the Match: Dudu Omagbemi (East Bengal) |
| 7 September 2014 7 | East Bengal | 1–0 | Southern Samity | Kolkata |
| 17:00 IST | Pralhad Roy 41' |
Report | Suraj Mondal  28'  87' |
Stadium: Barasat Stadium Referee: Nanigopal Saha Man of the Match: Pralhad Roy (East Bengal) |
| 10 September 2014 8 | East Bengal | 4–1 | Police A.C. | Kolkata |
| 17:00 IST | Ranti Martins 41' Dudu Omagbemi 42', 45+2'Pralhad Roy 90+2' |
Report | Nilkanta Paria 3' |
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Referee: Ajit Dutta Man of the Match: Dudu Omagbemi (East Bengal) |
| 13 September 2014 9 | East Bengal | 6–0 | SAI Darjeeling | Kolkata |
| 17:00 IST | Dudu Omagbemi 15', 26', 71' Ranti Martins 24', 43'Leo Bertos 77' |
Report | Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Referee: Animesh Biswas Man of the Match: Dudu Omagbemi (East Bengal) |
| 16 September 2014 10 | East Bengal | 2–1 | Tollygunge Agragami | Kolkata |
| 17:00 IST | Pralhad Roy 26' Ranti Martins 37' |
Report | Bello Razaq 33' |
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Referee: Prabir Dhar Man of the Match: Sukhwinder Singh (East Bengal) |
I-League
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Bengaluru | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 35 | 19 | +16 | 37 | Qualification for AFC Cup group stage[a] |
| 3 | Royal Wahingdoh | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 30 | |
| 4 | East Bengal | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 29[b] | |
| 5 | Pune | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 26 | −2 | 29[b] | |
| 6 | Mumbai | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 22 | 27 | −5 | 24[c] |
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) play-off match.
Notes:
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) play-off match.
Notes:
- Bengaluru FC, as the winner of 2014–15 Federation Cup, qualified for the 2016 AFC Cup
- East Bengal ahead on goal difference, head-to-head record being the same; Pune 2–3 East Bengal
East Bengal 1–2 Pune - Mumbal ahead on head-to-head goal difference; Mumbai–Salgaocar 3–0, Salgaocar–Mumbai 3–1
Fixtures & results
Win Draw Loss
| 18 January 2015 1 | Sporting Club de Goa | 1–1 | East Bengal | Margao |
| 19:00 IST | Ogba Kalu Nnanna 79' |
Report | Ranti Martins 7' |
Stadium: Fatorda Stadium Referee: Vishnu Chauhan |
| 28 January 2015 2 | East Bengal | 1–0 | Bengaluru | Kolkata |
| 19:00 IST | Abhinas Ruidas 53' |
Report | Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Referee: C.R. Srikrishna |
| 1 February 2015 3 | East Bengal | 2–1 | Shillong Lajong | Kolkata |
| 16:30 IST | Ranti Martins 29', 70' |
Report | Cornell Glen 59' |
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Referee: Om Prakash Thakur |
| 7 February 2015 4 | Salgaocar | 3–1 | East Bengal | Margao |
| 16:30 IST | Douhou Pierre 43' Darryl Duffy 45+1'Brian Mascarenhas 65' |
Report | Dudu Omagbemi 77' |
Stadium: Fatorda Stadium Referee: Vishnu Chauhan |
| 15 February 2015 5 | East Bengal | 1–1 | Bharat | Kolkata |
| 19:00 IST | Ranti Martins 41' |
Report | Kris Bright 59' |
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar |
| 17 February 2015 6(KD) | East Bengal | 1–1 | Mohun Bagan | Kolkata |
| 19:00 IST | Ranti Martins 31' |
Report | Pierre Boya 24' |
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Referee: Pratap Singh |
| 1 March 2015 7 | Dempo | 1–5 | East Bengal | Margao |
| 19:00 IST | Carlos Hernández 28' (pen.) |
Report | Ranti Martins 1', 12', 60' (pen.), 64', 86' |
Stadium: Fatorda Stadium Referee: Umesh Bora |
| 21 March 2015 8 | East Bengal | 2–2 | Sporting Club de Goa | Kolkata |
| 19:00 IST | Ranti Martins 31', 60' |
Report | Anthony Wolfe 64', 77' |
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Referee: A. Meitei |
| 28 March 2015 9(KD) | Mohun Bagan | 1–0 | East Bengal | Kolkata |
| 19:00 IST | Balwant Singh 47' |
Report | Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Referee: Santosh Kumar |
| 31 March 2015 10 | Royal Wahingdoh | 1–0 | East Bengal | Shillong |
| 19:00 IST | Godwin Franco 30' |
Report | Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Referee: C.R. Srikrishna |
| 8 April 2015 11 | Bharat | 0–3 | East Bengal | Pune |
| 19:00 IST | Report | Dudu Omagbemi 17', 23' Ranti Martins 71' (pen.) |
Stadium: Balewadi Stadium Referee: Santosh Kumar |
| 11 April 2015 12 | Pune | 2–3 | East Bengal | Pune |
| 19:00 IST | Matthew Gonsalves 37' Darko Nikač 63' |
Report | Ranti Martins 18' Harmanjot Khabra 47'Dudu Omagbemi 55' |
Stadium: Balewadi Stadium Referee: Rabichandra Singh |
| 18 April 2015 13 | East Bengal | 1–1 | Mumbai | Kolkata |
| 16:30 IST | Dudu Omagbemi 56' |
Report | Joshimar 33' (pen.) |
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Referee: B. Balasubramanium |
| 18 April 2015 14 | East Bengal | 1–0 | Salgaocar | Kolkata |
| 16:30 IST | Ranti Martins 55' |
Report | Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Referee: Om Prakash Thakur |
| 25 April 2015 15 | East Bengal | 3–1 | Dempo | Kolkata |
| 16:30 IST | Dudu Omagbemi 22' Ranti Martins 25'Shylo Malsawmtluanga 64' |
Report | Tolgay Ozbey 84' (pen.) |
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Referee: Raktim Saha |
| 3 May 2015 16 | Bengaluru | 3–0 | East Bengal | Bengaluru |
| 19:00 IST | Sean Rooney 31' Sunil Chhetri 60'Robin Singh 88' |
Report | Stadium: Kanteerava Stadium Referee: A. Rowan |
| 17 May 2015 17 | East Bengal | 1–2 | Pune | Kolkata |
| 16:30 IST | Dudu Omagbemi 44' |
Report | Ishfaq Ahmed 45+1' Thongkhosiem Haokip 65' |
Stadium: Barasat Stadium Referee: B. Balasubramanium |
| 20 May 2015 18 | Mumbai | 2–1 | East Bengal | Mumbai |
| 16:30 IST | Paresh Shivalkar 3' Joshimar 14' |
Report | Ranti Martins 42' |
Stadium: Cooperage Ground Referee: Vishnu Chauhan |
| 24 May 2015 19 | East Bengal | 2–0 | Royal Wahingdoh | Kolkata |
| 16:30 IST | Dudu Omagbemi 45+2', 66' |
Report | Stadium: Barasat Stadium Referee: Rabichandra Singh |
| 30 May 2015 20 | Shillong Lajong | 5–1 | East Bengal | Shillong |
| 16:30 IST | Zodingliana Ralte 20' Cornell Glenn 48', 75', 80'Seiminlen Doungel 70' |
Report | Cavin Lobo 32' |
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Referee: Vishnu Chauhan |
Federation Cup
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dempo | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 10 |
| Sporting Goa | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 6 |
| East Bengal | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 |
| Royal Wahingdoh | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 |
| Mumbai | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 4 |
Fixtures & results
Win Draw Loss
| 29 December 2014 Group Stage | Dempo | 1–0 | East Bengal | Margao |
| 19:00 IST | Romeo Fernandes 40' |
Report | Stadium: Fatorda Stadium Referee: C.R. Srikrishna Man of the Match: Romeo Fernandes (Dempo) |
| 31 December 2014 Group Stage | Royal Wahingdoh | 0–1 | East Bengal | Margao |
| 19:00 IST | Report | Dudu Omagbemi 90+6' |
Stadium: Fatorda Stadium Referee: C.R. Srikrishna Man of the Match: Nikhil Bernard (Royal Wahingdoh) |
| 2 January 2015 Group Stage | Mumbai | 0–0 | East Bengal | Margao |
| 19:00 IST | Report | Stadium: Fatorda Stadium Referee: C.R. Srikrishna Man of the Match: Subhasish Roy Chowdhury (East Bengal) |
| 6 January 2015 Group Stage | East Bengal | 3–4 | Sporting Club de Goa | Margao |
| 19:00 IST | Ranti Martins 6' (pen.) Dudu Omagbemi 31'Shylo Malsawmtluanga 36' |
Report | Victorino Fernandes 1', 67', 78' Anthony Wolfe 45+2' |
Stadium: Fatorda Stadium Referee: Pratap Singh Man of the Match: Victorino Fernandes (Sporting Club de Goa) |
AFC Cup
Group F
Source: AFC
Fixtures & results
Win Draw Loss
| 24 February 2015 Group Stage | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 4–1 | East Bengal | Johor Bahru |
| 20:45 UTC+8 | Nazrin 9' Safiq 38' (pen.)Suppiah 47'Safee 53' |
Report | Martins 35' |
Stadium: Larkin Stadium Attendance: 12,212 Referee: Sivakorn Pu-Udom (Thailand) |
| 10 March 2015 Group Stage | East Bengal | 1–1 | Kitchee | Kolkata |
| 18:00 UTC+5:30 | Martins 74' |
Report | Belencoso 30' |
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Attendance: 3,501 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan) |
| 17 March 2015 Group Stage | Balestier Khalsa | 2–1 | East Bengal | Singapore |
| 20:00 UTC+8 | Jonathan Xu 6' Krištić 19' |
Report | Omagbemi 82' |
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Attendance: 1,215 Referee: Kao Jung-fang (Chinese Taipei) |
| 14 April 2015 Group Stage | East Bengal | 3–0 | Balestier Khalsa | Kolkata |
| 18:00 UTC+5:30 | B. Singh 22' Hussein  71' (o.g.)Martins 75' |
Report | Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea) |
| 28 April 2015 Group Stage | East Bengal | 0–1 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | Kolkata |
| 18:00 UTC+5:30 | Report | Gaikwad 6' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka) |
| 12 May 2015 Group Stage | Kitchee | 2–2 | East Bengal | Hong Kong |
| 20:35 UTC+8 | Lam Ka Wai 15' Xu Deshuai 59' |
Report | Martins 80' Lobo 89' |
Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 1,372 Referee: Yousef Al-Marzouq (Kuwait) |
Statistics
Appearances
- Players with no appearances are not included in the list.
| Appearances for East Bengal in 2014–15 season | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | CFL | I League | Fed Cup | AFC Cup | Total | |||||
| Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts | ||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | |
Abhijit Mondal | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 16 | ||
| 50 | GK | |
Subhasish Roy Chowdhury | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | ||
| 30 | GK | |
Luis Barreto | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 |
| 26 | GK | |
Abhra Mondal | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | |
Arnab Mondal | 5 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 26 |
| 19 | DF | |
Robert Lalthlamuana | 2 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 19 | ||
| 12 | DF | |
Deepak Mondal | 3 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 16 |
| 4 | DF |  |
Milan Šušak | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 19 | ||
| 5 | DF | |
Abhishek Das | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 21 |
| 16 | DF | |
Gurwinder Singh | 7 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 17 |
| 29 | DF | |
Soumik Dey | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 11 | ||
| 27 | DF | |
R Dhanarajan | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 2 | DF | |
Raju Gaikwad | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 |
| 23 | DF | |
Safar Sardar | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||
| DF | |
Wasim Akram Mallick | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 7 | MF | |
Harmanjot Khabra | 3 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 27 |
| 14 | MF | |
Mehtab Hossain | 5 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 29 |
| 24 | MF | |
Cavin Lobo | 4 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 19 |
| 28 | MF | |
Shylo Malsawmtluanga | 3 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 17 |
| 8 | MF | |
Mohammed Rafique | 3 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 11 |
| 11 | MF |  |
Leo Bertos | 5 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 14 |
| 20 | MF | |
Lalrindika Ralte | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| 22 | MF | |
Sukhwinder Singh | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 12 | ||
| 34 | MF | |
Abhinash Ruidas | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | ||
| 17 | MF | |
Joaquim Abranches | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 10 |
| 32 | MF | |
Baldeep Singh | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 18 | MF | |
Subodh Kumar | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | ||
| 40 | MF | |
Prohlad Roy | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | ||||
| MF | |
Dipak Tirkey | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |||||||
| MF | |
Kissan Bag | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||||
| 35 | MF | |
Anthony Soren | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 10 | FW |  |
Ranti Martins | 10 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 38 |
| 15 | FW | |
Dudu Omagbemi | 6 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 30 |
| 6 | FW | |
Baljit Singh Sahni | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 6 |
| 26 | FW | |
Jiten Murmu | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| FW | |
Manas Sarkar | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
Goal scorers
| Goals for East Bengal in 2014–15 season | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | CFL | I League | IFA Shield | AFC Cup | Total |
| 1 | 10 | FW | |
Ranti Martins | 8 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 30 |
| 2 | 15 | FW | |
Dudu Omagbemi | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 20 |
| 3 | 40 | MF | |
Prohlad Roy | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 6 | FW | |
Baljit Singh Sahni | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | MF | |
Harmanjot Khabra | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 24 | MF | |
Cavin Lobo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 28 | MF | |
Shylo Malsawmtluanga | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 8 | 3 | DF | |
Arnab Mondal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | |
Leo Bertos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 | DF | |
Deepak Mondal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 17 | MF | |
Joaquim Abranches | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 18 | MF | |
Subodh Kumar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 32 | MF | |
Baldeep Singh | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 34 | MF | |
Abhinash Ruidas | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Own Goals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 27 | 30 | 4 | 8 | 69 | ||||