2009–10 East Bengal FC season

The 2009–10 season is East Bengal Football Club's 3rd season in the I-League, and also marks the club's 90th season. East Bengal will seek to win their first league trophy for 5 seasons, competing in the I-League, the Federation Cup and the AFC Cup.

East Bengal
2009–10 season
PresidentDr Pranab Dasgupta
Head-CoachIndia Subhash Bhowmick
(until 25 October 2009)
Belgium Philippe De Ridder
(from 6 November 2009)
GroundSalt Lake Stadium
Barasat Stadium
East Bengal Ground
I-League9th
3rd
Federation CupChampions
IFA ShieldGroup Stage
Durand CupGroup Stage
E. K. Nayanar CupGroup Stage
AFC CupGroup Stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Yusif Yakubu (9)
All: Yusif Yakubu (13)

Squad edit

For the 2009–10 season.[1]
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   IND Abhra Mondal
GK   IND Arup Debnath
GK   IND Gurpreet Singh Sandhu
GK   IND Priyant Kumar Singh
2 DF   IND Ravinder Singh
4 DF   NGA Uga Samuel Okpara
19 DF   IND Syed Rahim Nabi [Captain]
29 DF   IND Saumik Dey
26 DF   IND Mehrajuddin Wadoo
DF   IND Govin Singh
3 DF   IND Nirmal Chettri
DF   IND Wasim Feroz
DF   IND Saheb Ali Mondal
DF   IND Jeevan Singh
33 DF   IND Saikat Saha Roy
DF   IND Sayantan Das Roy
7 MF   IND Harmanjot Singh Khabra
No. Pos. Nation Player
- MF   IND Riston Rodrigues
9 MF   IND Alvito D'Cunha
24 MF   IND Mumtaz Akhtar
32 MF   IND Beikhokhei Beingaichho
14 MF   IND Mehtab Hossain
12 MF   IND Renedy Singh
11 MF   IND Sanju Pradhan
17 MF   IND Chhangte Malsawmkima
42 MF   IND Poibang Poshnua
18 MF   AUS Srećko Mitrović
15 FW   IND Baichung Bhutia
25 FW   GHA Abel Hammond
20 FW   GHA Yusif Yakubu
6 FW   IND Subhash Singh
6 FW   IND Budhiram Tudu
6 FW   IND Bijen Singh

Stadiums edit

Kingfisher East Bengal F.C. have been using both the Salt Lake Stadium and the East Bengal Ground sense Salt Lake Stadium opened in 1984. As of today the Salt Lake Stadium is used for East Bengal's I-League, AFC Cup, and Federation Cup games. The East Bengal Ground is used for the Calcutta Football League matches.

Pre Season tour of Myanmar edit

In 2009, under coach Subhash Bhowmick, East Bengal FC toured Myanmar in August for a set of friendlies as a part of their pre-season campaign after a heavy training camp in Puri, Odisha. The Red and Gold brigade had imported players like Jan Berger, Omar Sebastián Monesterolo and Ramez Dayoub, however, the latter could not be a part of the team since his previous club Safa SC denied transfer clearance.[3][4]

East Bengal played 4 friendly games in Myanmar against Myanmar National League teams, in which they won 2, drew 1 and lost 1 before returning to Kolkata.[5]

Matches edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

16 August 2009 Friendly Yadanarbon 2–1 East Bengal Bahtoo Stadium, Mandalay, Myanmar
??   Report Harmanjot Khabra  

Competitions edit

Overall edit

Competition First match Last match Final position
IFA Shield 3 September 2009 5 September 2009 Group Stage
Durand Cup 16 September 2009 18 September 2009 Group Stage
Calcutta Football League 21 October 2009 12 May 2010 3rd
I-League 3 October 2009 27 May 2009 9th
Federation Cup 22 December 2009 3 January 2010 Champions
E.K. Nayanar Cup 16 February 2010 19 February 2010 Group Stage
AFC Cup 10 March 2010 27 April 2010 Group Stage

Overview edit

Competition Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
IFA Shield 2 0 0 2 3 7 −4 000.00
Durand Cup 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3 000.00
Calcutta Football League 15 8 6 1 34 9 +25 053.33
I-League 26 7 10 9 27 31 −4 026.92
Federation Cup 5 3 2 0 4 0 +4 060.00
E.K. Nayanar 3 0 3 0 1 1 +0 000.00
AFC Cup 6 0 0 6 5 20 −15 000.00
Total 59 18 21 20 74 71 +3 030.51

Last updated: 1 June 2010
Source: Competitions



IFA Shield edit

Group A edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Chirag United 2 1 1 0 5 3 +2 4
  Tata Football Academy 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 4
  East Bengal 2 0 0 2 3 7 −4 0
Source: [citation needed]

Fixtures & results edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

3 September 2009 Group Stage East Bengal 1–3 TFA Barasat Stadium, Kolkata
16:30 IST Syed Rahim Nabi   40' Report Jagtar Singh   61'
Irfan Khan   87'
Robin Singh   89'
5 September 2009 Group Stage East Bengal 2–4 Chirag United Barasat Stadium, Kolkata
16:30 IST Riston Rodrigues   21'
Subhash Singh  
Report Shylo Malsawmtluanga   7', 75'
Parveen Kumar   18'
Joshimar   90+1'
Referee: C.R. Srikrishna



Durand Cup edit

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Mahindra United 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2 4
Shillong Lajong 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 4
East Bengal 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3 0
Source: [citation needed]


Fixtures & results edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

16 September 2009 Group Stage East Bengal 0–1 Shillong Lajong Ambedkar Stadium, Delhi
16:30 IST Report Kyrshan Lynshing   60'
18 September 2009 Group Stage East Bengal 0–2 Mahindra United Ambedkar Stadium, Delhi
16:30 IST Report Md. Rafi   62', 65'



Calcutta Football League edit

Fixtures & results edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

21 October 2009 1 East Bengal 4–0 Eastern Railway Barasat Stadium, Kolkata
14:30 IST Nirmal Chettri   34', 55'
Syed Rahim Nabi   42'
Budhiram Tudu   89'
Report Man of the Match: Nirmal Chettri (East Bengal)
18 November 2009 2 East Bengal 2–2 Railway FC Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
14:30 IST Beikhokhei Beingaichho   30'
Srećko Mitrović   85'
Report Sankha Roy Chowdhury   65' (pen)
Kaltu Hembrom   90+3'
Man of the Match: Kaltu Hembrom (Railway)
27 November 2009 3 East Bengal 1–2 Tollygunge Agragami Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
14:30 IST Harmanjot Khabra   42' Report Nuruddin   14', 80' Man of the Match: Nuruddin (Tollygunge Agragami)
6 December 2009 4 East Bengal 4–2 Calcutta Port Trust Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
14:30 IST Budhiram Tudu   12', 72'
Abel Hammond   58'
Harmanjot Khabra   70'
Report Henry   37', 45' Man of the Match: Budhiram Tudu (East Bengal)
9 December 2009 5 East Bengal 1–0 Kalighat Club Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
14:30 IST Budhiram Tudu   8' Report Man of the Match: Kunal Ghosh (Kalighat)
12 December 2009 6 East Bengal 0–0 Chirag United Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
14:30 IST Report Man of the Match: Priyant Singh (East Bengal)
7 February 2010 7 East Bengal 3–0 WB Police Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
14:30 IST Abel Hammond   50' (pen), 60'
Alvito D'Cunha   90'
Report Man of the Match: Sanju Pradhan (East Bengal)
10 February 2010 8 East Bengal 5–0 Peerless Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
14:30 IST Harmanjot Khabra   19'
Budhiram Tudu   78'
Abel Hammond   80'
Alvito D'Cunha   86'
Poibang Pohshna   89'
Report Man of the Match: Sanju Pradhan (East Bengal)
12 February 2010 9 East Bengal 1–1 Calcutta Customs Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
14:30 IST Bijen Singh   45' Report Raja Sheikkh   39' Man of the Match: Amit Rajbansi (Calcutta Customs)
27 February 2010 10 East Bengal 0–0 Mohammedan Sporting Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
14:30 IST Uga Okpara   88'
Alvito D'Cunha   90'
Report Eduardo   88'
Dipankar Roy   90'
Referee: Biplab Poddar
Man of the Match: Anupam Sarkar (Mohammedan SC)
9 April 2010 11 East Bengal 6–1 Kalighat MS Sailen Manna Stadium, Howrah
14:30 IST Budhiram Tudu   30'
Sanju Pradhan   52', 62', 74'
Subhash Singh   80'
Kima   90'
Report Subhankar Das   42' Man of the Match: Sanju Pradhan (East Bengal)
13 April 2010 12 East Bengal 3–1 Mohammedan AC Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
14:30 IST Renedy Singh   12' (pen)
Budhiram Tudu   23', 80'
Report Md. Yasin   87' Man of the Match: Mumtaz Akhtar (East Bengal)
17 April 2010 13 East Bengal 0–0 BNR Sailen Manna Stadium, Howrah
14:30 IST Report Man of the Match: Gurpreet Singh Sandhu (East Bengal)
24 April 2010 14 East Bengal 0–0 Mohun Bagan Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
14:30 IST Harmanjot Khabra   73' Report Man of the Match: Sanju Pradhan (East Bengal)
12 May 2010 15 East Bengal 4–0 George Telegraph Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
14:30 IST Riston Rodrigues   35'
Budhiram Tudu   48', 74'
Abel Hammond   82'
Report Man of the Match: Budhiram Tudu (East Bengal)



Federation Cup edit

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  East Bengal 3 2 1 0 2 0 +2 7
  Salgaocar SC 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
  Viva Kerala 3 0 3 0 1 1 0 3
  JCT Mills Football Club 3 0 1 2 0 2 −2 1
Source: [citation needed]

Fixtures & results edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

27 December 2009 Group Stage East Bengal 1–0 JCT Satindra Mohan Dev Stadium, Silchar
14:30 IST Bhaichung Bhutia   80'
3 January 2010 Final Shillong Lajong 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(0–3 p)
East Bengal Nehru Stadium, Guwahati
17:30 IST Report
Penalties



E.K. Nayanar Gold Cup edit

Fixtures & results edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

16 February 2010 Group Stage East Bengal 0–0 Pune F.C. Kannur
14:30 IST
19 February 2010 Group Stage East Bengal 0–0 Shillong Lajong F.C. Kannur
18:30 IST



I League edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
7 JCT 26 8 8 10 26 29 −3 32
8 Prayag United 26 8 8 10 33 39 −6 32
9 East Bengal 26 7 10 9 27 31 −4 31 2011 AFC Cup group stage[a]
10 Viva Kerala 26 7 9 10 25 36 −11 30
11 Mumbai 26 6 11 9 24 26 −2 29
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ East Bengal qualified for the 2011 AFC Cup as 2010 Indian Federation Cup winners.

Fixtures & results edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

25 October 2009 4 East Bengal 3–5 Mohun Bagan Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
17:30 IST Nirmal Chettri   9'
Yusif Yakubu   35', 44'
Chidi Edeh   17', 33', 46', 66'
Manish Maithani   22'
Attendance: 90,000
Man of the Match: Chidi Edeh (Mohun Bagan)
21 March 2010 17 East Bengal 0–2 Air India F.C. Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
18:30 IST K Patil   31'
N Opara   77'
29 March 2010 18 Salgaocar S.C. 4–1 East Bengal JL Nehru Stadium, Shillong
18:30 IST Cajetan Fernandes   10'
Rouhollah Saminia   15'
Ekene Ikenwa   52', 59'
Sanju Pradhan   27'
27 May 2010 26 East Bengal 1–1 Chirag Kerala Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
18:30 IST Budhiram Tudu   17' C. S. Sabeeth   10'



AFC Cup edit

Group stage edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts QAD ITT NEJ EB
  Al-Qadsia 6 4 2 0 14 5 +9 14 3–0 1–1 4–1
  Al-Ittihad 6 3 1 2 10 8 +2 10 0–0 4–2 2–1
  Al-Nejmeh 6 3 1 2 12 8 +4 10 1–3 1–0 3–0
  Kingfisher East Bengal 6 0 0 6 5 20 −15 0 2–3 1–4 0–4
Source: [citation needed]

Fixtures & results edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

10 March 2010 East Bengal   1–4   Al-Ittihad Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
15:00 (UTC+5:30) Yakubu   56' (pen.) Report Otobong   8'
Al Agha   29', 89'
Al Salal   90+1'
Attendance: 2,800
Referee: Võ Minh Trí (Vietnam)
17 March 2010 Al-Nejmeh   3–0   East Bengal Camille Chamoun Stadium, Beirut
18:00 (UTC+2) Diop   19'
Atwi   23'
Najjarin   48' (pen.)
Report Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Mohd Nafeez Bin Abdul Wahab (Malaysia)
24 March 2010 East Bengal   2–3   Al-Qadsia Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
15:00 (UTC+5:30) Singh   27'
Yakubu   68'
Report Al-Mutwa   2', 85'
Al-Hussain   20'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Saleem Ali (Maldives)
6 April 2010 Al-Qadsia   4–1   East Bengal Al-Hamad Stadium, Hawally
18:30 (UTC+3) Al-Magmed   30'
Mashaan   36'
Ajab   37'
Al-Mutwa   85'
Report Hossain   59' Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Fan Qi (China PR)
20 April 2010 Al-Ittihad   2–1   East Bengal Aleppo International Stadium, Aleppo
16:00 (UTC+3) Kalasi   14'
Rashid   58'
Report Beokhokhei   78' Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Yadollah Jahanbazi (Iran)
27 April 2010 East Bengal   0–4   Al-Nejmeh Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
15:00 (UTC+5:30) Report Atwi   3', 41'
Cisse   36'
Najarin   68'
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Pandian Palaniyandi (Singapore)

Statistics edit

Appearances edit

Only for competitive fixtures.
Players with no appearances are not included in the list.
Appearances for East Bengal in 2009–10 season
No. Pos. Nat. Name CFL I League Fed Cup IFA Shield Durand Cup E.K. Nayanar AFC Cup Total
Apps Starts Apps Starts Apps Starts Apps Starts Apps Starts Apps Starts Apps Starts Apps Starts
Goalkeepers
1 GK   Abhra Mondal 3 3 17 17 5 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 31 31
30 GK   Gurpreet Singh Sandhu 3 3 6 6 9 9
24 GK   Arup Debnath 2 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 4 4
21 GK   Avijit Ghosh 4 4 1 1 5 5
31 GK   Priyant Singh 5 5 1 1 3 3 9 9
Defenders
19 DF   Syed Rahim Nabi 4 3 25 25 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 36 35
26 DF   Mehrajuddin Wadoo 1 1 22 22 5 4 1 1 1 1 5 4 35 33
4 DF   Uga Okpara 7 7 21 21 5 5 4 4 37 37
3 DF   Nirmal Chettri 3 3 19 19 5 5 1 1 1 1 4 4 33 33
34 DF   Govin Singh 3 3 10 10 0 0 2 2 2 1 3 3 20 19
29 DF   Saumik Dey 5 5 9 9 5 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 3 26 25
33 DF   Saikat Saha Roy 11 9 6 5 1 0 2 1 2 2 0 0 22 17
20 DF   Poibang Pohshna 10 9 3 3 2 2 15 14
2 DF   Wasim Feroz 10 9 1 1 2 2 13 12
16 DF   Saheb Ali Mondal 11 10 1 1 2 2 2 1 16 14
17 DF   Jeevan Singh 3 3 1 0 4 3
DF   Sayantan Das Roy 2 2 2 2 4 4
DF   Sontu Das 1 1 1 1
Midfielders
14 MF   Mehtab Hossain 9 9 25 25 4 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 5 5 47 47
22 MF   Sanju Pradhan 8 6 23 14 5 5 1 1 2 0 1 1 4 3 44 30
9 MF   Alvito D'Cunha 8 0 21 13 4 4 2 1 1 0 6 4 42 22
7 MF   Harmanjot Khabra 11 9 20 12 4 4 2 0 2 2 2 2 5 4 46 33
27 MF   Beikhokhei Beingaichho 8 7 16 13 2 2 1 1 2 1 4 4 33 28
8 MF   Renedy Singh 3 3 5 4 2 2 2 1 12 10
18 MF   Riston Fernandes 6 5 4 4 0 0 2 2 2 2 1 1 15 14
10 MF   Srecko Mitrovic 2 2 4 4 6 6
23 MF   Mumtaz Akhtar 11 10 4 1 2 0 2 2 2 2 21 15
MF   Jan Berger 1 1 1 1 2 2
28 MF   Malswamkima 7 4 2 0 9 4
MF   NG Beirona 0 0 2 2 2 2
MF   Suman Dey 4 4 1 1 5 5
Forwards
12 FW   Yusif Yakubu 21 19 5 5 5 5 31 29
6 FW   Abel Hammond 10 8 19 18 2 0 5 4 36 30
15 FW   Bhaichung Bhutia 2 0 15 9 3 0 2 2 22 11
24 FW   Subhash Singh 3 3 10 6 5 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 24 20
35 FW   Budhiram Tudu 11 7 7 4 3 0 1 1 2 1 24 13
30 FW   Edmilson Marques Pardal 2 2 2 2
30 FW   Omar Sebastián Monesterolo 2 2 2 2
FW   Abhijit Sarkar 2 2 2 2
32 FW   Goutam Khujur 2 2 2 0 4 2
25 FW   Bijen Singh 4 4 4 4

Goal Scorers edit

Goals for East Bengal in 2009–10 season
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name CFL I-League Fed Cup IFA Shield Durand E.K. Nayanar AFC Cup Total
1 12 FW   Yusif Yakubu 9 2 2 13
2 6 FW   Abel Hammond 5 6 0 1 0 12
3 35 FW   Budhiram Tudu 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 11
4 22 MF   Sanju Pradhan 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 5
5 14 MF   Mehtab Hossain 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 4
19 DF   Syed Rahim Nabi 1 2 0 1 0 0 4
27 MF   Beikhokhei Beingaichho 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 4
8 3 DF   Nirmal Chettri 2 1 0 0 0 0 3
24 FW   Subhash Singh 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
7 MF   Harmanjot Khabra 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
9 MF   Alvito D'Cunha 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
12 15 FW   Bhaichung Bhutia 0 1 1 0 2
18 MF   Riston Rodrigues 1 0 0 1 0 0 2
14 8 MF   Renedy Singh 1 0 0 1
10 MF   Srećko Mitrović 1 0 1
20 MF   Poibang Pohshna 1 1
25 FW   Bijen Singh 1 1
28 MF   Malsawmkima 1 0 0 1
Own Goals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 34 27 4 3 0 1 5 74

Sponsors edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Official list". Archived from the original on 30 December 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
  2. ^ Team archives Archived 9 June 2019 at the Wayback Machine East Bengal Football Club
  3. ^ "Berger's brother and Bhutia on East Bengal list". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  4. ^ Ghoshal, Amoy (24 February 2013). "Interview with Ramez Dayoub : If I have a chance I will move to India one day". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  5. ^ "East Bengal end Myanmar tour with draw". Goal.com. Retrieved 27 October 2019.