2007 08 East Bengal FC season

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The 2007–08 season was East Bengal's 1st season in the I-League and 88th season in existence.

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Competitions

Overall

Competition First match Last match Final position
Calcutta Football League 30 July 2007 18 November 2007 Runners-up
Federation Cup 4 September 2007 15 September 2007 Champions
I-League 25 November 2007 23 February 2008 6th
Super Cup 27 February 2008 Runners-up
IFA Shield 1 March 2008 3 March 2008 Group Stage
AFC Cup 11 March 2008 14 May 2008 Group Stage

Overview

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Calcutta Football League

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East Bengal finished the 2007 Calcutta Premier Division as runner-up with 26 points from 14 matches behind champions Mohun Bagan.[1]

Fixtures & results

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Federation Cup

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East Bengal started the Federation Cup campaign in the Pre-Quarter Finals against Kolkata giants Mohammedan Sporting and won 3–1 with Ashim Biswas putting them ahead in the 21st minute. Kalia Kulothungan equalised for Mohammedan but Edmilson Marques Pardal scored twice to take the team to the last 8. In the Quarter-Final, East Bengal faced hosts JCT and won 3–2 with another brace from Edmilson after Irungbam Surkumar Singh put them ahead in the 14th minute. Eduardo da Silva Escobar and Renedy Singh scored for JCT.[2] In the Semi-Final, East Bengal faced arch-rivals Mohun Bagan. Bhaichung Bhutia put Mohun Bagan ahead in the 12th minute but East Bengal rallied from behind to score three. Surkumar Singh equalised in the 25th minute while Dipendu Biswas and Ashim Biswas scored the other two. José Ramirez Barreto's goal in the 71st minute wasn't enough for Bagan as East Bengal won 3–2 to reach the final.[3][4] In the Final, East Bengal defeated Mahindra United 2–1 with another brace from Brazilian forward Edmilson as they lifted their 5th Federation Cup title.[5]


Bracket

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Fixtures & results

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I League

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League table

2007–08 I-League

Fixtures & results

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Super Cup

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2007 Federation Cup Champion East Bengal faced 2007-08 I-League Champion Dempo in the 2008 Super Cup. Dempo won 1–0 courtesy of a solitary goal from Chidi Edeh.[6]

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IFA Shield

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Group B

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East Bengal was grouped alongside Mahindra United and Santos in Group B. East Bengal lost 2–0 against Mahindra United in the opening game and drew 1–1 against Santos as they were eliminated from the group stages.[7]

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AFC Cup

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Group stage

2008 AFC Cup

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Statistics

Appearances

Players with no appearances are not included in the list.
Appearances for East Bengal in 2007–08 season
No. Pos. Nat. Name CFL I League Fed Cup Super Cup IFA Shield AFC Cup Total
Apps Starts Apps Starts Apps Starts Apps Starts Apps Starts Apps Starts Apps Starts
Goalkeepers
24 GK Template:Flagicon Subrata Paul 3 3 16 16 4 4 1 1 1 1 6 6 31 31
21 GK Template:Flagicon Abhra Mondal 6 6 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 9 9
31 GK Template:Flagicon Arup Debnath 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
33 GK Template:Flagicon Gopal Das 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4
Defenders
19 DF Template:Flagicon Syed Rahim Nabi 3 3 18 18 4 4 1 1 2 2 6 6 34 34
5 DF Template:Flagicon Debabrata Roy 3 3 15 14 2 2 1 1 2 2 5 5 28 27
26 DF Template:Flagicon Mehrajuddin Wadoo 3 3 14 12 4 4 1 1 2 1 6 6 30 27
3 DF Template:Flagicon Majek Bolaji 5 5 13 13 4 4 0 0 1 1 6 6 29 29
12 DF Template:Flagicon Anupam Sarkar 9 4 10 8 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 1 23 16
4 DF Template:Flagicon Julius Owino 10 10 1 1 11 11
29 DF Template:Flagicon Saumik Dey 10 9 9 8 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 23 20
27 DF Template:Flagicon Surkumar Singh 1 1 9 9 4 4 1 1 2 2 6 6 23 23
42 DF Template:Flagicon Madhab Das 5 5 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 8
2 DF Template:Flagicon Muttah Suresh 9 9 3 3 4 4 2 1 5 5 23 22
35 DF Template:Flagicon Aiborlang Khongjee 5 5 2 1 0 0 7 6
39 DF Template:Flagicon Ratan Das 2 1 2 0 4 1
17 DF Template:Flagicon Abdul Samad Okocha 4 4 3 0 7 4
4 DF Template:Flagicon Gurpreet Singh 8 6 0 0 8 6
17 DF Template:Flagicon Surya Bikash Chakraborty 4 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 6 5
20 DF Template:Flagicon Napoleon Singh 1 1 1 1
DF Template:Flagicon Poibang Pohshna 0 0 1 1 1 1
Midfielders
9 MF Template:Flagicon Alvito D'Cunha 10 8 17 16 4 4 1 1 2 2 6 6 40 37
23 MF Template:Flagicon Mehtab Hossain 7 7 17 15 0 0 1 1 2 1 6 6 33 30
7 MF Template:Flagicon Jayanta Sen 12 12 12 12 4 4 1 1 1 1 3 2 33 32
32 MF Template:Flagicon Snehasish Chakraborty 4 2 11 4 0 0 1 0 2 0 6 0 24 6
6 MF Template:Flagicon Dipankar Roy 13 10 9 2 2 0 24 12
37 MF Template:Flagicon MacDonald Mukansi 1 1 9 6 10 7
14 MF Template:Flagicon Chandan Das 5 4 4 1 9 5
11 MF Template:Flagicon Hardeep Singh Saini 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 6 2
40 MF Template:Flagicon Vanlal Rova 4 1 5 2 0 0 0 0 9 3
15 MF Template:Flagicon Ikechukwu Ibe Gift 1 1 6 5 7 6
37 MF Template:Flagicon Marlanki Suiting 6 3 6 3
36 MF Template:Flagicon Sovon Chakraborty 1 0 1 0
34 MF Template:Flagicon Amulya Mondal 2 1 2 1
MF Template:Flagicon Mohammed Mukhtar 1 0 1 0
MF Template:Flagicon Vinu Jose 0 0 1 0 1 0
Forwards
30 FW Template:Flagicon Edmilson Marques Pardal 12 12 14 14 3 3 1 1 2 2 5 5 37 37
10 FW Template:Flagicon Dipendu Biswas 11 2 8 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 24 4
25 FW Template:Flagicon Ashim Biswas 13 13 5 4 4 4 22 21
22 FW Template:Flagicon Vimal Pariyar 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
8 FW Template:Flagicon Abeeku Gaiesi 2 2 2 2

Goal scorers

Goals for East Bengal in 2007–08 season
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1 30 FW Template:Flagicon Edmilson Marques Pardal 12 8 6 0 1 2 29
2 25 FW Template:Flagicon Ashim Biswas 5 1 2 0 0 8
3 9 MF Template:Flagicon Alvito D'Cunha 4 2 0 0 0 1 7
4 19 DF Template:Flagicon Syed Rahim Nabi 1 3 0 0 0 1 5
5 6 MF Template:Flagicon Dipankar Roy 2 0 0 0 0 2
10 FW Template:Flagicon Dipendu Biswas 1 0 1 0 0 0 2
22 FW Template:Flagicon Vimal Pariyar 2 0 0 0 0 2
23 MF Template:Flagicon Mehtab Hossain 1 1 0 0 0 0 2
27 DF Template:Flagicon Surkumar Singh 0 0 2 0 0 0 2
10 7 MF Template:Flagicon Jayanta Sen 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
15 MF Template:Flagicon Ikechukwu Ibe Gift 0 1 1
17 DF Template:Flagicon Abdul Samad Okocha 1 0 1
37 MF Template:Flagicon MacDonald Mukansi 0 1 1
Own goals 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
Total 30 17 11 0 1 5 64

References

  1. ↑ IFA-Calcutta Premier League 2007, Chaudhuri, Arunava(14 Feb 2019).
  2. ↑ Speedy Nabi takes East Bengal to semis. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  3. ↑ Mohun Bagan go down fighting to East Bengal. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  4. ↑ East Bengal send Bagan packing - Bhattacharya's tactical move proves decisive. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  5. ↑ Edmilson guides EB to cup, Khanna, Mohit(16 Sep 2007). Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  6. ↑ Dempo claim Super Cup to end memorable season on a high(27 Feb 2008).
  7. ↑ 113th IFA Shield 2008, Chaudhuri, Arunava(26 January 2008).

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