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The 2023–24 season is the 104th season of East Bengal Football Club and their fourth season in the Indian Super League, the top flight of Indian football.
Background
After the end of the 2022–23 season, the club parted ways with the head coach Stephen Constantine after poor results,[1] and appointed former Indian Super League winner Carles Cuadrat as the new head coach for the team on a two-year contract.[2][3][4] The club also roped in the services of Odisha winger Nandhakumar Sekar and Chennaiyin midfielder Edwin Sydney Vanspaul for the season.[5] The club also roped in three Spaniards – Javier Siverio and Borja Herrera from Hyderabad,[6][7] and Saúl Crespo from Odisha for the season.[8] On 3 June, East Bengal announced the departure of eleven players, whose contract period ended and were not renewed, which included the five foreign players from last season apart from Cleiton Silva and Indian players – Jerry Lalrinzuala, Semboi Haokip, Suvam Sen, Himanshu Jangra, Amarjit Singh Kiyam and Naveen Kumar.[9] East Bengal also roped in club legend Harmanjot Singh Khabra who had spent seven years with the club previously from 2009–2016 and also left back Mandar Rao Dessai for the season.[10]
On 10 June, the club announced the signing of Nandhakumar Sekar on a three-year deal on a free transfer from Odisha.[11] On 12 June, East Bengal announced the signing of Spanish midfielder Borja Herrera on a one year contract in a free transfer.[12] On 14 June, the club announced the signing of defender Nishu Kumar from Kerala Blasters on a one-year loan deal.[13] On 17 June, the club announced the signing of Spanish duo Javier Siverio and Saúl Crespo on a one-year contract.[14] On 19 June, the club announced the signings of three players – Edwin Sydney Vanspaul, Harmanjot Singh Khabra and Mandar Rao Dessai.[15]
Transfers
Incoming
| Date | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr | Name | Signed from | Fee | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 June 2023 | FW | Template:Flagicon Nandhakumar Sekar | Template:Flagicon Odisha | Free Transfer | [16] | |
| 12 June 2023 | MF | Template:Flagicon Borja Herrera | Template:Flagicon Hyderabad | Free Transfer | [17] | |
| 17 June 2023 | FW | Template:Flagicon Javier Siverio | Template:Flagicon Hyderabad | Free Transfer | [18] | |
| 17 June 2023 | MF | Template:Flagicon Saúl Crespo | Template:Flagicon Odisha | Free Transfer | [18] | |
| 19 June 2023 | MF | Template:Flagicon Edwin Sydney Vanspaul | Template:Flagicon Chennaiyin | Free Transfer | [15] | |
| 19 June 2023 | DF | Template:Flagicon Harmanjot Khabra | Template:Flagicon Kerala Blasters | Free Transfer | [15] | |
| 19 June 2023 | DF | Template:Flagicon Mandar Rao Dessai | Template:Flagicon Mumbai City | Free Transfer | [15] | |
| 12 July 2023 | GK | Template:Flagicon Prabhsukhan Singh Gill | Template:Flagicon Kerala Blasters | UndisclosedTemplate:Efn | [19] | |
| 12 July 2023 | DF | Template:Flagicon Gursimrat Singh Gill | Template:Flagicon Mumbai City | Free Transfer | [20] |
Loan in
| Start date | End date | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr | Name | Loaned from | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 June 2023 | End of season | DF | Template:Flagicon Nishu Kumar | Template:Flagicon Kerala Blasters | [21] |
Outgoing
| Exit Date | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr | Name | Signed to | Fee | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 June 2022 | 6 | FW | Template:Flagicon Sumit Passi | Released | [9] | |
| 1 June 2022 | 8 | MF | Template:Flagicon Amarjit Singh Kiyam | Template:Flagicon Goa | End of Loan | [9] |
| 1 June 2022 | 14 | MF | Template:Flagicon Alex Lima | Released | [9] | |
| 1 June 2022 | 17 | DF | Template:Flagicon Jerry Lalrinzuala | Template:Flagicon Odisha | Free Transfer | [9] |
| 1 June 2022 | 18 | MF | Template:Flagicon Himanshu Jangra | Template:Flagicon Delhi | End of Loan | [9] |
| 1 June 2022 | 24 | MF | Template:Flagicon Jordan O'Doherty | Released | [9] | |
| 1 June 2022 | 25 | GK | Template:Flagicon Suvam Sen | Released | [9] | |
| 1 June 2022 | 26 | FW | Template:Flagicon Semboi Haokip | Released | [9] | |
| 1 June 2022 | 32 | GK | Template:Flagicon Naveen Kumar | Template:Flagicon Goa | End of Loan | [9] |
| 1 June 2022 | 40 | DF | Template:Flagicon Charalambos Kyriakou | Released | [9] | |
| 1 June 2022 | 77 | FW | Template:Flagicon Jake Jervis | Template:Flagicon Kuopion Palloseura | Free Transfer | [9] |
Team
First-team squad
- The below list contains the names and details of the first team squad for East Bengal.
Current technical staff
East Bengal appointed former Indian Super League winner Carles Cuadrat as the new head coach for the club on a two-year contract.[3] The club also extended the contract with assistant coach Bino George till 2026, as he would also remain as the head coach of the reserves and developmental squad.[24] The club also appointed former Indian Super League winner Dimas Delgado as the assistant coach on a two year conteact.[25] The club also roped in three more Spaniards into the backroom – Goalkeeper coach Javier Pinillos, Physiotherapist Senen Alvarez and Sports Scientist Albert Martinez Bernat.[26]
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Template:Flagicon Carles Cuadrat |
| Assistant coach | Template:Flagicon Dimas Delgado |
| Template:Flagicon Bino George | |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Template:Flagicon Javier Pinillos |
| Physiotherapist | Template:Flagicon Senen Alvarez |
| Sports Scientist | Template:Flagicon Albert Martinez Bernat |
Competitions
Overall record
Durand Cup
East Bengal shall be participating in the 2023 Durand Cup and was grouped into Group A along with Mohun Bagan SG, Punjab, and Bangladesh Army and would play their group stage matches in Kolkata.[27]
Group stage
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Matches
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Indian Super League
League table
Calcutta Football League
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East Bengal shall be participating in the 2023 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 teams each.[28][29] East Bengal would be mainly fielding their Reserve squad for the tournament with coach Bino George taking charge of the team.[30] In the opening match on 13 July, East Bengal faced ASOS Raibow at the Kishore Bharati Krirangan and were held onto a goalless draw to start their campaign.[31] On 17 July, East Bengal faced West Bengal Police and achieved their first win of the season as they won 4&ndash2 at the Bankimanjali Stadium in Naihati. Bunando Singh, Sarthak Golui, Dip Saha and Abhishek Kunjam scored for East Bengal.[32]
League Table
2023 Calcutta Premier Division
Matches
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Statistics
Appearances
Players with no appearances are not included in the list. Template:Updated[33]
Goal Scorers
| Rank | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr | Template:Tooltip | Name | Durand Cup | Indian Super League | Federation Cup | Calcutta League | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | CB | Template:Flagicon | Sarthak Golui | Template:Sort dash | 1 | 1 | ||
| 37 | LB | Template:Flagicon | Tuhin Das | Template:Sort dash | 1 | 1 | |||
| 60 | CM | Template:Flagicon | Dip Saha | Template:Sort dash | 1 | 1 | |||
| 66 | CM | Template:Flagicon | Shyamal Besra | Template:Sort dash | 1 | 1 | |||
| 70 | FW | Template:Flagicon | Abhishek Kunjam | Template:Sort dash | 1 | 1 | |||
| 74 | RB | Template:Flagicon | Bunando Singh Khangembam | Template:Sort dash | 1 | 1 | |||
| Total | Template:Sort dash ! 6 | 6 | |||||||
Assists
| Rank | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr | Template:Tooltip | Name | Durand Cup | Indian Super League | Federation Cup | Calcutta League | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Clean Sheets
| Template:Abbr | Template:Tooltip | Player | Durand Cup | Indian Super League | Federation Cup | Calcutta League | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Template:Flagicon | Muhammed Nishad P P | Template:Sort dash | 2 | 2 | ||
Disciplinary Record
See also
Notes
References
- ↑ East Bengal set to part ways with head coach Stephen Constantine after Hero Super Cup, Madhavan, Rahul(23 March 2023).
- ↑ Emami East Bengal Appoint Carles Cuadrat as New Head Coach(25 April 2023).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 East Bengal appoint Carles Cuadrat as new coach, Bhattacharya, Nilesh(25 April 2023).
- ↑ East Bengal announce Carles Cuadrat as head coach on two-year contract(25 April 2023).
- ↑ East Bengal FC sign Nandhakumar Sekar and Edwin Vanspaul for the upcoming season, Madhavan, Rahul(26 April 2023).
- ↑ ISL – East Bengal FC set to sign Borja Herrera, Bose, Liven(16 May 2023).
- ↑ ISL 2023-24: Midfielder Borja Herrera signs for East Bengal, Sudarshan, Srinath(19 May 2023).
- ↑ ISL – East Bengal FC signs Saul Crespo from Odisha FC, Dominic Robin, Junius(25 May 2023).
- ↑ 9.00 9.01 9.02 9.03 9.04 9.05 9.06 9.07 9.08 9.09 9.10 9.11 Emami East Bengal FC bid farewell to 11 players from the 2022-23 season(3 June 2023).
- ↑ ISL: Harmanjot Singh Khabra set to sign for East Bengal, Chakraborty, Swopnomoy(6 June 2023).
- ↑ East Bengal rope in Nandhakumar Sekar on three-year deal(10 June 2023).
- ↑ ISL: East Bengal sign Spanish midfielder Borja Herrera(12 June 2023).
- ↑ East Bengal signs Nishu Kumar from Kerala Blasters on one-year loan deal(14 June 2023).
- ↑ East Bengal sign Javier Siverio and Saul Crespo(17 June 2023).
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 East Bengal FC announce the signings of Harmanjot Singh Khabra, Edwin Sydney Vanspaul, and Mandar Rao Desai, Guha, Sayantan(19 June 2023).
- ↑ EMAMI EAST BENGAL FC SIGNS NANDHAKUMAR SEKAR ON A THREE-YEAR CONTRACT(10 June 2023).
- ↑ EMAMI EAST BENGAL FC SIGN BORJA HERRERA TO STRENGHTEN THEIR MIDFIELD(12 June 2023).
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 EMAMI EAST BENGAL FC SIGN JAVIER SIVERIO & SAUL CRESPO FOR THE UPCOMING SEASON(17 June 2023).
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedprabhsukhangill - ↑ ISL Transfer News: Gursimrat Singh Gill Signs 3-year Deal With East Bengal, Basu, Ritayan(14 July 2023).
- ↑ EMAMI EAST BENGAL FC SIGN NISHU KUMAR ON A ONE-YEAR LOAN DEAL(14 June 2023).
- ↑ East Bengal FC Squad Details, Team. Indian Super League. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
- ↑ Squad. Emami East Bengal. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- ↑ Bino George pens contract extension as Indian assistant coach of East Bengal FC(18 May 2023).
- ↑ East Bengal FC appoint Dimas Delgado as new assistant coach; Bengaluru FC trio depart(24 May 2023).
- ↑ East Bengal announce Carles Cuadrat’s backroom coaching staff, Sarkar, Uttiyo(6 July 2023).
- ↑ Durand Cup 2023: Groups, Teams, Venue revealed(10 July 2023).
- ↑ Calcutta Football League: মোহনবাগান-মহমেডানের গ্রুপে অভিষেকের ক্লাব, ইস্টবেঙ্গলের গ্রুপে ভবানীপুর, Chakraborty, Sanghamitra(5 June 2023).
- ↑ Calcutta Football League : বাজল কলকাতা ফুটবল লিগের ঘণ্টা, কঠিন গ্রুপে মোহনবাগান, Biswas, Koushik(5 June 2023).
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedcfl2023 - ↑ CFL 2023: East Bengal held to a draw by minnows Rainbow AC(13 July 2023).
- ↑ CFL’s first win for East Bengal(18 July 2023).
- ↑ East Bengal FC - Squad. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
- ↑ Hero ISL Player Stats - No.of Goals in season. Indian Super League. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
- ↑ Hero ISL Player Stats - No.of Assists in season. Indian Super League. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
- ↑ Hero ISL Player Stats - No.of Clean Sheets in season. Indian Super League. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
- ↑ Hero ISL Player Stats - No.of Yellow Cards in season. Indian Super League. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
- ↑ Hero ISL Player Stats - No.of Red Cards in season. Indian Super League. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
External links
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