2016–17 Mohun Bagan FC season

Mohun Bagan
2016–17 season
PresidentSwapan Sadhan Bose
Head coachSanjoy Sen
StadiumMohun Bagan Ground
Rabindra Sarobar Stadium
I-LeagueRunners-up
Calcutta Football League3rd
AFC CupGroup stage
Federation CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Duffy (7)
All: Duffy (15)
Highest home attendance23,859
(Mohun Bagan vs East Bengal)
9 April 2017
Lowest home attendance1,298
(Mohun Bagan vs Bengaluru FC)
17 May 2017
Average home league attendance8,118

The 2016–17 Mohun Bagan FC season was the club's 10th season in I-League and 127th season since its establishment in 1889. They finished third in the Calcutta Football League and runners-up in the I-League. Mohun Bagan finished third in group stage of the AFC Cup and ended the season as runners-up of Federation Cup.

Transfers

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In

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Out

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Kits

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Supplier: Shiv Naresh / Sponsors: Legion

Home
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Goalkeeper

Pre-season

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Overview

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June

On 14 June 2016 Mohun Bagan announced that they would be fielding a junior side in the Calcutta Football League which would be mentored by assistant coach Sankarlal Chakraborty. The club officials also announced that they would not be fielding a side in the exhibition matches of the Calcutta Football League against East Bengal and Mohammedan due to disagreement with the IFA over television broadcast rights sharing and match-day ticket distribution.[28]

Mohun Bagan confirmed the signing of former Salgaocar striker Darryl Duffy on 30 June 2016, striking a 1-year deal with the Scottish forward.[11]

July

Mohun Bagan started their training for the season on 6 July 2016 under the guidance of assistant coach Sankarlal Chakraborty.[1]

On 18 July 2016, Bagan's new striker, Darryl Duffy arrived in Kolkata and joined practice the following day.[29] Mohun Bagan played their first practice match of the season against Peerless on 19 July 2016, where they went down 2–0 against their opponents.[30]

On 22 July 2016, the Mariners played their second practice match of the season against a weak CFC and demolished their opponents 8–0. Star striker Darryl Duffy scored a brace and also found the back of the net for the first time in Green and Maroon colours, while other scorers included the lights of Kean Lewis, Tapan Maity (brace), Pankaj Moula, Babul Biswas, Ajay Singh.[31]

Mohun Bagan played their 3rd practice match of the season on 27 July 2016, against Kalyani XI, at their home ground. The Mariners won 2–0 courtesy goals from Darryl Duffy and new recruit Simranjit Singh.[32]

August

Mohun Bagan played their 4th and final practice match of the season on 2 August 2016, against premier division side Railway F.C. Darryl Duffy and Raju Gaikwad scored to give the Mariners a comfortable 2–0 victory.[33]

On 4 August 2016, Mohun Bagan announced the signing of their second foreign recruit, English defender Danny Seaborne.[6]

Matches

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19 July 2016 Practice Match Mohun Bagan 0–2 Peerless Kolkata
08:30 IST Report Arghya 8', 34' Stadium: Mohun Bagan Ground
22 July 2016 Practice Match Mohun Bagan 8–0 CFC Kolkata
08:30 IST Duffy 26', 33'
Kean 29'
Maity 48'
Moula 52'
Babul 56'
A.Singh 60'
Tonmoy 76'		 Report Stadium: Mohun Bagan Ground
27 July 2016 Practice Match Mohun Bagan 2–0 Kalyani XI Kolkata
08:30 IST Duffy 45'
Simranjit 58'		 Report Stadium: Mohun Bagan Ground
2 August 2016 Practice Match Mohun Bagan 2–0 Railway F.C. Kolkata
08:30 IST Duffy 80'
Raju 83'		 Report Stadium: Mohun Bagan Ground

Competitions

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Calcutta Football League

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Main article: 2016–17 Calcutta Premier Division

Overview

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August

Mohun Bagan played their first match of the season in the Calcutta Football League tie against Aryan. The Mariners got off to a brilliant start in the season as they demolished their opponents 5–1, courtesy a hat-trick from Darryl Duffy and goals each from Prabir Das and Azharuddin Mallick.

On 9 August 2016, Mohun Bagan announced the signing of midfielder Thangjam Singh from ISL team Mumbai City FC.[7]

Mohun Bagan continued their winning run in the Calcutta football league, when they demolished George Telegraph 4–0 in their 2nd game of the season. Prabir Das was the star performer of the match scoring 2 goals while Darryl Duffy and Thangjam Singh scored the other two goals.

On 14 August 2016, the Mariners won their third consecutive match of the season propelling them to the top of the Calcutta football league standings. Bagan defeated Southern Samity courtesy the solo goal of new recruit Ajay Singh. On 16 August 2016, Mohun Bagan announced the signing of Haroon Fakruddin in place of English defender Danny Seaborne who left the club on basis of a mutual understanding.[5]

On 17 August 2016, Mohun Bagan announced the signing of their third foreigner for the Calcutta football league as they finalised a deal with Nigerian striker Daniel Bedemi.[10]

Mohun Bagan won their 4th consecutive match of the season on 18 August 2016, when they defeated Bhawanipore 1–0, courtesy a brilliant goal from Thangjam Singh.

The Mariners dropped their first points of the season, when they were held to a goalless draw by Peerless on 22 August 2016 in their 5th match of the season. This draw put them in 2nd position, 2 points behind arch rivals East Bengal.

Mohun Bagan were level 1–2 against Tollygunge Agragami before the match got abandoned in the 93rd minute due to crowd trouble. Mohun Bagan were denied 3 apparently legitimate goals by the assistant referee due to offside. The decisive finish by Azharuddin Mallick in the 93rd minute was ruled out due to offside by the assistant referee. This goal could have given Mohun Bagan a 2–1 lead and a possible 3 points from the match. This decision by the referee sparked controversy and a packed gallery at the Mohun Bagan ground erupted into protest. Despite much effort by the club officials and police force thereof, the match could not be restarted and was declared abandoned.[34]

On 31 August 2016, the Indian Football Association announced a replay of the abandoned Mohun Bagan and Tollygunge Agragami match, but kept the decisions on the date, time and venue of the match as pending.[35]

September

On 2 September 2016, Mohun Bagan finally returned to winning ways, when they defeated United 3–1 courtesy a brace from Daniel Bedemi and a solitary goal from Darryl Duffy.

On 7 Sepeteber 2016, Mohun Bagan refused to take the field in the scheduled Kolkata Derby and gave arch-rivals East Bengal a walkover, citing lack of opportunities of pre-match practice at the Kalyani Stadium. Mohun Bagan had requested the IFA to postpone the match by at least one day. The association however did not heed to this request and hence Bagan did not field a team in the match.[36]

On 10 September 2016, Mohun Bagan came up with a brilliant performance against a depleted Army XI side, where they defeated the army men by 6–0. Daniel Bedemi stood out, scoring 4 of the goals by himself, while Darryl Duffy and Azharuddin Mallick added to Bagan's tally.

Mohun Bagan lost their first match of the season against Tollygunge Agragami on 15 September 2016. The Mariners failed to equalize after a 32nd minute Joel Sunday strike, as they went down 0–2 to the minnows.

On 18 September 2016, Mohun Bagan lost their final match of the league by 1–5 against city rivals Mohammedan. This loss meant that the Green and Maroon Brigade slipped to 3rd position in the league, while Mohammedan finished runners-up after eight long years.[37]

Om 20 September 2016, along expected lines, the IFA announced East Bengal the winners of the abandoned derby with a score of 3–0 in their favour. The association also announced further actions against Mohun Bagan stating that it would decide after the conclusion of the league, whether to deduct another 2 points from Mohun Bagan's tally for not informing of not playing the derby. The parent body also issued show-causes to two Mohun Bagan officials for derogatory remarks against the association.[38]

Matches

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6 August 2016 1 Mohun Bagan 5–1 Aryan Kolkata
17:30 IST Prabir 14'
Duffy 62', 66', 73'
Azhar 77'
Tonmoy Yellow card 19'
Maity Yellow card 36'		 Report Kazeem 89' Stadium: Mohun Bagan Ground
Referee: Prabir Dhar
10 August 2016 2 Mohun Bagan 4–0 George Telegraph Kolkata
17:30 IST Prabir 18', 37'
Duffy 61'
T.Singh 86'
Raju Yellow card 78'		 Report Stadium: Mohun Bagan Ground
Referee: Uttam Sarkar
14 August 2016 3 Mohun Bagan 1–0 Southern Samity Kolkata
17:30 IST A.Singh 80'
Prabir Yellow card 19'
Balmuchu Yellow card 86'		 Report Stadium: Mohun Bagan Ground
Referee: Pranjal Banerjee
18 August 2016 4 Mohun Bagan 1–0 Bhawanipore Kolkata
17:30 IST T.Singh 7'
Fakruddin Yellow card 68'		 Report Stadium: Mohun Bagan Ground
Referee: Ajit Dutta
22 August 2016 5 Mohun Bagan 0–0 Peerless Kolkata
17:30 IST Report Stadium: Mohun Bagan Ground
Referee: Tanmoy Dhar
2 September 2016 7 Mohun Bagan 3–1 United Kolkata
17:30 IST Bedemi 19', 57'
Duffy 36'		 Report Tudu 22' Stadium: Mohun Bagan Ground
Referee: Debasish Mandi
7 September 2016 8 Mohun Bagan 0–3[A] East Bengal Kalyani
15:00 IST Report Stadium: Kalyani Stadium
Referee: Pranjal Banerjee
10 September 2016 9 Mohun Bagan 6–0 Army XI Kolkata
17:30 IST Bedemi 13', 53', 66', 90+3'
Duffy 60'
Azhar 79'
Tonmoy Yellow card 77'		 Report Stadium: Mohun Bagan Ground
Referee: Arabinda Bera
15 September 2016 6 Mohun Bagan 0–1 Tollygunge Agragami Kolkata
17:30 IST Report Sunday 32' Stadium: Mohun Bagan Ground
Referee: Pranjal Banerjee
18 September 2016 10 Mohun Bagan 0–1 Mohammedan Kalyani
14:30 IST Report Dedoz 61' Stadium: Kalyani Stadium
Referee: Prabir Dhar

Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 East Bengal[a] (C) 10 10 0 0 19 6 +13 30 Champion
2 Mohammedan 10 6 2 2 13 7 +6 20
3 Mohun Bagan[a] 10 6 1 3 20 7 +13 19
4 Southern Samity 10 4 3 3 11 8 +3 15
5 Peerless SC 10 3 5 2 12 11 +1 14
6 Army XI 10 4 2 4 14 16 −2 14
7 Tollygunge Agragami 10 3 4 3 10 11 −1 13
8 United (R) 10 3 2 5 15 15 0 11 Relegation to Premier Division B
9 Aryan (R) 10 2 3 5 7 14 −7 9
10 Bhawanipore (R) 10 1 3 6 11 14 −3 6
11 George Telegraph (R) 10 0 1 9 6 29 −23 1
Updated to match(es) played on 28 September 2016. Source: Soccerway
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b East Bengal were awarded 3 points in the match against Mohun Bagan as Mohun Bagan refused to field a team for the match citing inadequate time for practice. The result of the match was declared by IFA to be 3–0 in favour of East Bengal.[39]

I-League

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Main article: 2016–17 I-League

Season overview

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January

Mohun Bagan started off their I-League campaign on 8 January 2017 with a hard fought 1–0 win against a weak Churchill Brothers side. Balwant Singh was the lone scorer for the Mariners. Mohun Bagan continued their winning run into the 2nd match of the league, when they defeated Shillong Lajong 2–0 at home, owing to a brace from Scottish striker Darryl Duffy. The Mariners bulldozed league newcomers Minerva Punjab by a 4–0 margin, as star player, Sony Norde made his first appearance of the season. Darryl Duffy and Jeje Lalpekhlua netted in a brace each in Bagan's thumping victory over the Punjab-based side. Mohun Bagan continued their winning run in the season for the 4th consecutive match when they edged past newcomers Chennai City 2–1 in an away encounter with goals from Jeje Lalpekhlua and Sony Norde. Mohun Bagan played out their first draw against DSK Shivajians in the 5th round of the league, with the scoreline remaining at 0–0 post 90 minutes, owing to a lackluster performance from the Green and Maroon strike force.

Mohun Bagan returned to winning ways as they got their AFC Cup campaign running with a 2–1 away victory over Sri Lankan side Colombo, with Kean Lewis and Sehnaj Singh finding the back of the net for the Mariners.

February

The Mariners returned to winning ways in the I-League as they managed a hard fought 3–2 win against Aizawl at home. Darryl Duffy scored the fastest goal of the league, putting the Mariners in the lead just 70 minutes into the match. He later scored the 3rd for the team and his second of the night as he converted from the spot. Jeje Lalpekhlua scored the second goal for the Mariners aiding the victory.

Mohun Bagan continued their winning run in the AFC Cup as they defeated Colombo 2–1 in the home leg encounter at the Rabindra Sarobar Stadium. Sony Norde scored his first goal of the competition and then went onto assist Darryl Duffy for the latter's first goal of the tournament. In the late stages of the match, Colombo pulled one back, but it was too little too late, and Mohun Bagan progressed to the next round 4–2 on aggregate.

Mohun Bagan were up against arch rivals East Bengal in the 8th round of the league on 12 February. In a match marred by ultra-defensive play on both sides the Mariners shared points with their bitter rivals as the scoreline read 0–0. In the next match, the Mariners were held to a goalless draw at the Cooperage Football Stadium in an away encounter against Mumbai. Mohun Bagan finally returned to winning ways in their next match at home against DSK Shivajians when they defeated the latter 3–1 courtesy a brace from Balwant Singh, while Katsumi Yusa netted his first of the season from the spot.

The Mariners returned to the AFC Cup campaign with a 1–1 draw in an away encounter against Club Valencia. Darryl Duffy put the Green and Maroon brigade ahead in the 6th minute, while Club Valencia restored parity through a spot-kick in the 71st minute. In the return leg encounter Mohun Bagan thrashed Club Valencia 4–1, to go through to the group stage on a 5–2 aggregate. Jeje Lalpekhlua found his scoring boots as he netted in a brace, while Sony Norde scored one of the other goals.

March

The Mariners fell to their first defeat of the season when they lost 2–1 to Churchill Brothers in an away encounter. Prabir Das gave the Green and Maroon brigade the lead, only to be nullified twice in the second half. Mohun Bagan failed to return to winning ways in their home encounter against Mumbai where they played out a 2–2 draw courtesy goals from Pritam Kotal and Balwant Singh. The Mariners were up against Bengaluru FC in an I-League away encounter next, where they played out a respectable goalless draw after being brought down to 10 men, courtesy a double yellow card to Subhasish Bose.

They were up against the same opponents in the group stage encounter of the AFC Cup 3 days later at the same venue. This time around, Mohun Bagan went down 2–1 to their opponents even after taking a 1st half lead, courtesy a spot kick strike from skipper Katsumi Yusa.

April

The Green and Maroon brigade came out recharged after the international break, as they drubbed Bengaluru FC 3–0 at home, to come back strongly in the title race. The skipper Katsumi Yusa scored a brace, while the other goal was scored by Darryl Duffy.

Mohun Bagan took their winning ways into the AFC Cup group stage where they sailed past Bangladeshi club Dhaka Abahani 3–1 to register their first win in the group stage. Jeje Lalpekhlua, Balwant Singh and Sony Norde found the back of the net to give the Mariners a crucial 3 points.

On 9 April 2017, Mohun Bagan were once again up against arch-rivals East Bengal in the I-League. It was the Haitian, Sony Norde who opened the scoring for Bagan in the 36th minute, while 7 minutes later youngstar Azharuddin Mallick came up with a pitch of a strike to make it 2–0 for the Mariners. In the 2nd half, East Bengal made the job even more difficult for themselves as Willis Plaza was given the marching orders by the referee for an off the ball push on Anas Edathodika. In the late stages of injury time East Bengal did manage to pull one goal back, through Rowllin Borges, but it proved too little too late.

Matches

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8 January 2017 1 Mohun Bagan 1–0 Churchill Brothers Barasat
19:00 IST Balwant 28'
Sehnaj Yellow card 43'
S.Bose Yellow card 55' Yellow-red card 64'		 Report Stadium: Barasat Stadium
Attendance: 10,228
Referee: A.Meetei
13 January 2017 2 Mohun Bagan 2–0 Shillong Lajong Kolkata
19:00 IST Duffy 21', 77'
Pronay Yellow card 84'		 Report Z.Ralte Yellow card 54' Stadium: Rabindra Sarobar Stadium
Attendance: 4,555
Referee: R. Arumughan
17 January 2017 3 Mohun Bagan 4–0 Minerva Punjab Kolkata
16:30 IST Duffy 16', 32'
Jeje 28', 77'
Eduardo Yellow card 75'		 Report Manandeep Yellow card 69' Stadium: Rabindra Sarobar Stadium
Attendance: 7,551
Referee: O.Thakur
21 January 2017 4 Chennai City 1–2 Mohun Bagan Chennai
19:00 IST Thank 52'
Raju Yellow card 16'
Fakruddin Yellow card 44'		 Report Jeje 57'
Norde 77'		 Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: R. Arumughan
24 January 2017 5 DSK Shivajians 0–0 Mohun Bagan Pune
19:00 IST Jerry Yellow card 16'
Sairuat Kima Yellow card 69'		 Report Pronay Yellow card 63' Stadium: Balewadi Sports Complex
Attendance: 1,547
Referee: P.Singh
4 February 2017 7 Mohun Bagan 3–2 Aizawl Kolkata
19:00 IST Duffy 2', 86' (pen.),Yellow card 86'
Jeje 63'
S.Bose Yellow card 57'
Prabir Yellow card 68'		 Report Rane 41'
A.Mehta 70'
Lalruatthara Yellow card 68'
Alfred Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Rabindra Sarobar Stadium
Attendance: 5,222
Referee: A.Meetei
12 February 2017 8 East Bengal 0–0 Mohun Bagan Siliguri
16:30 IST Ralte Yellow card 44'
Mehtab Yellow card 67'		 Report Stadium: Kanchenjunga Stadium
Attendance: 29,067
Referee: C.R.Srikrishna
15 February 2017 9 Mumbai 0–0 Mohun Bagan Mumbai
19:00 IST Sharityar Yellow card 58'
Alex Yellow card 87'		 Report Balwant Yellow card 60' Stadium: Cooperage Football Stadium
Attendance: 3,126
Referee: T.Nagvenkar
18 February 2017 10 Mohun Bagan 3–1 DSK Shivajians Kolkata
16:30 IST Balwant 42', 44',Yellow card 16'
Katsumi 88' (pen.)
Pronay Yellow card 72'
Prabir Yellow card 74'		 Report Milan 33',Yellow card 21'
Sairuat Kima Yellow card 65'
Gouramangi Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Rabindra Sarobar Stadium
Attendance: 3,856
Referee: R.Venkatesh
4 March 2017 12 Churchill Brothers 2–1 Mohun Bagan Vasco
19:00 IST Wolfe 65'
Chesterpoul 75'
Brandon Yellow card 88'		 Report Prabir 24'
Katsumi Yellow card 38'
Prabir Yellow card 74'
Duffy Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Tilak Maidan
Attendance: 3,927
Referee: R.Venkatesh
8 March 2017 13 Mohun Bagan 2–2 Mumbai Kolkata
16:30 IST Kotal 12'
Balwant Singh 89'		 Report Thoi 21'
Victorino 22'
Theobald Yellow card 60'		 Stadium: Rabindra Sarobar Stadium
Attendance: 3,256
Referee: R.Saha
11 March 2017 14 Bengaluru FC 0–0 Mohun Bagan Bengaluru
19:00 IST Nishu Yellow card 27'
Jugović Yellow card 84'
Watson Yellow card 87'		 Report S.Bose Yellow card 9' Yellow-red card 68'
Katsumi Yellow card 83'
Kotal Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium
Attendance: 10,124
Referee: C.R.Srikrishna
1 April 2017 6 Mohun Bagan 3–0 Bengaluru FC Kolkata
19:00 IST Katsumi 14', 53'
Duffy 25'		 Report Khabra Yellow card 81' Stadium: Rabindra Sarobar Stadium
Attendance: 6,420
Referee: M.V.Santosh Kumar
Note: The match originally scheduled for 1 February 2017; Postponed due to 2017 AFC Champions League and 2017 AFC Cup qualifiers.[40]
9 April 2017 15 Mohun Bagan 2–1 East Bengal Siliguri
19:00 IST Norde 36'
Azhar 43',Yellow card 44'
Raju Yellow card 17'		 Report Borges 90+2'
Plaza Red card 66'
Gurwinder Yellow card 71'
Payne Yellow card 76'		 Stadium: Kanchenjunga Stadium
Attendance: 23,859
Referee: R. Arumughan
12 April 2017 11 Shillong Lajong 1–1 Mohun Bagan Shillong
19:00 IST Dipanda 78' (pen.)
Shadap Yellow card 55'		 Report Jeje 75'
Sehnaj Yellow card 55'		 Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 6,400
Referee: O.P.Thakur
Note: The match originally scheduled for 25 February 2017; Postponed due to 2017 AFC Cup qualifiers.[41]
15 April 2017 16 Minerva Punjab 0–1 Mohun Bagan Ludhiana
19:00 IST Pandit Yellow card 62' Report Norde 84',Yellow card 84'
Sehnaj Yellow card 43'		 Stadium: Guru Nanak Stadium
Attendance: 5,169
Referee: A.Meetei
22 April 2017 17 Aizawl 1–0 Mohun Bagan Aizawl
14:00 IST Jaryan Yellow card 52'
Mehta Yellow card 69'
Z.Ralte 83'		 Report Duffy Yellow card 60'
Eduardo Yellow card 86'
Balwant Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Stadium
Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta
30 April 2017 18 Mohun Bagan 2–1 Chennai City FC Kolkata
19:00 IST Sehnaj Yellow card 35'
Katsumi 45+2'
Balwant Yellow card 63'
Duffy 77'
Debjit Red card 79'
Souvik Yellow card 89'		 Report Nandakumar 31'
W.Vaz Yellow card 76'		 Stadium: Rabindra Sarobar Stadium
Attendance: 6,252
Referee: Tejas Viswasrao Nagvenkar

Table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Aizawl (C) 18 11 4 3 24 14 +10 37 Qualification to Champions League qualifier
2 Mohun Bagan 18 10 6 2 27 12 +15 36
3 East Bengal 18 10 3 5 33 15 +18 33
4 Bengaluru 18 8 6 4 30 15 +15 30 Qualification to AFC Cup qualifying play-off[a]
5 Shillong Lajong 18 7 5 6 24 23 +1 26
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) drawing of lots
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Bengaluru qualified for the 2018 AFC Cup by winning the 2016–17 Federation Cup.

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718
GroundHHHAAHHAAHAAHAHAAA
ResultWWWWDWWDDWDLDDWWLW
Position222123222213332122
Updated to match(es) played on 15 April 2017. Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

AFC Cup

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Main article: 2017 AFC Cup

Preliminary round

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31 January 2017 Leg 1 Colombo Sri Lanka 1–2 India Mohun Bagan Colombo
15:30 SLST Olofin 30'
Meera Yellow card 32'
Jean Yapo Yellow card 57'
Mohamed Yellow card 90'		 Report Kean 13'
Sehnaj 70'
Bikramjeet Yellow card 68'		 Stadium: Race Course Ground
Attendance: 3,800
Referee: Yu Ming Hsun (Chinese Taipei)
7 February 2017 Leg 2 Mohun Bagan India 2–1
(4–2 agg.)		 Sri Lanka Colombo Kolkata
19:00 IST Norde 28'
Duffy 56'		 Report Jean Yapo 88' Stadium: Rabindra Sarobar Stadium
Attendance: 3,156
Referee: Ahmed Al-Ali (Jordan)

Play-off round

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21 February 2017 Leg 1 Club Valencia Maldives 1–1 India Mohun Bagan Malé
16:00 MVT Omodu 71' (pen.)
Saleem Yellow card 33'
Visam Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Duffy 6' Stadium: National Football Stadium
Attendance: 850
Referee: Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan)
28 February 2017 Leg 2 Mohun Bagan India 4–1
(5–2 agg.)		 Maldives Club Valencia Kolkata
16:00 IST Jeje 2' (pen.), 81'
Nihan 45' (o.g.)
Norde 87'
Anas Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Omodu 52' Stadium: Rabindra Sarobar Stadium
Attendance: 4,250
Referee: Võ Minh Trí (Vietnam)

Group stage

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Main article: 2017 AFC Cup group stage § Group E
Table
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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BFC MAZ MOH ABD
1 India Bengaluru FC 6 4 0 2 7 6 +1 12[a] Inter-zone play-off semi-finals — 1–0 2–1 2–0
2 Maldives Maziya 6 4 0 2 10 4 +6 12[a] 0–1 — 5–2 2–0
3 India Mohun Bagan 6 2 1 3 10 11 −1 7 3–1 0–1 — 3–1
4 Bangladesh Abahani Limited Dhaka 6 1 1 4 4 10 −6 4 2–0 0–2 1–1 —
Source: AFC
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head results: Maziya 0–1 Bengaluru FC, Bengaluru FC 1–0 Maziya.
Matches
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14 March 2017 Bengaluru FC India 2–1 India Mohun Bagan Bengaluru
19:00 IST
Report
Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium
Attendance: 3,692
Referee: Shukri Al-Hunfush (Saudi Arabia)
4 April 2017 Mohun Bagan India 3–1 Bangladesh Dhaka Abahani Kolkata
19:00 IST Jeje 45+1'
Balwant 48'
Norde 87'		 Report Brown 21'
Hasan Yellow card 15'
Yeasin Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Rabindra Sarobar Stadium
Attendance: 2,128
Referee: Mohammad Abu Loum (Jordan)
18 April 2017 Mohun Bagan India 0–1 Maldives Maziya Kolkata
19:00 IST Bikramjit Yellow card 55' Report Umair 34'
Kovačević Yellow card 83' Yellow-red card 85'		 Stadium: Rabindra Sarobar Stadium
Attendance: 1,842
Referee: Võ Minh Trí (Vietnam)
3 May 2017 Maziya Maldives 5–2 India Mohun Bagan Malé
16:00 MVT
Report
Stadium: National Football Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Dmitry Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)
17 May 2017 Mohun Bagan India 3–1 India Bengaluru FC Kolkata
19:00 IST
Report
Stadium: Rabindra Sarobar Stadium
Attendance: 1,298
Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)
31 May 2017 Dhaka Abahani Bangladesh 1–1 India Mohun Bagan Dhaka
19:45 BDT
  • Onuoha 8'
  • Miah Yellow card 63'
 Report
Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium
Attendance: 800
Referee: Sukhbir Singh (Singapore)

Federation Cup

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Main article: 2016–17 Indian Federation Cup

Group stage

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Group B

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Mohun Bagan 3 2 1 0 8 3 +5 7 Advance to
semi-finals
2 Bengaluru FC 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4
3 Shillong Lajong 3 1 0 2 7 8 −1 3
4 DSK Shivajians 3 1 0 2 4 7 −3 3
Source: AIFF

Semifinal

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14 May 2017 Mohun Bagan 2–0 East Bengal Cuttack
19:00 IST Duffy 35'
B.Singh 84'		 Report Stadium: Barabati Stadium
Man of the Match: Debjit Majumder (Mohun Bagan)

Final

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21 May 2017 Bengaluru FC 2–0 (a.e.t.) Mohun Bagan Cuttack
19:00 IST
Report
Stadium: Barabati Stadium
Referee: C.R. Srikrishna
Man of the Match: Amrinder Singh (Bengaluru FC)

Squad

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Squad No. Name Nationality Position Date of Birth (Age)
Goalkeepers
1 Pawan Kumar India GK (1990-07-01) 1 July 1990 (age 34)
22 Shilton Pal India GK (1987-12-20) 20 December 1987 (age 36)
24 Debjit Majumder India GK (1988-03-06) 6 March 1988 (age 36)
42 Shibinraj K India GK (1993-03-20) 20 March 1993 (age 31)
Defenders
2 Sarthak Golui India DF (1997-11-03) 3 November 1997 (age 26)
3 Raju Gaikwad India DF (1990-08-25) 25 August 1990 (age 34)
4 Kingshuk Debnath India DF (1985-05-08) 8 May 1985 (age 39)
14 Eduardo Ferreira Equatorial Guinea DF (1983-10-08) 8 October 1983 (age 41)
17 Subhasish Bose India DF (1995-08-18) 18 August 1995 (age 29)
20 Pritam Kotal India DF (1993-08-09) 9 August 1993 (age 31)
21 Sanjay Balmuchu India DF (1992-01-05) 5 January 1992 (age 32)
25 Bikramjeet Singh India DF (1993-05-06) 6 May 1993 (age 31)
26 Shouvik Ghosh
(loaned from North East United) 		India DF (1992-11-05) 5 November 1992 (age 31)
33 Prabir Das India DF (1993-12-20) 20 December 1993 (age 30)
45 Anas Edathodika India DF (1987-02-15) 15 February 1987 (age 37)
Midfielders
6 Bikramjit Singh India MF (1992-10-15) 15 October 1992 (age 32)
8 Kean Lewis India MF (1992-09-19) 19 September 1992 (age 32)
10 Katsumi Yusa (captain) Japan MF (1988-08-02) 2 August 1988 (age 36)
11 Pronay Halder India MF (1993-02-25) 25 February 1993 (age 31)
13 Sourav Das India MF (1996-06-20) 20 June 1996 (age 28)
16 Sony Norde Haiti MF (1989-07-27) 27 July 1989 (age 35)
23 Souvik Chakraborty India MF (1991-07-12) 12 July 1991 (age 33)
27 Pintu Mahata India MF —
28 Sehnaj Singh India MF (1993-07-29) 29 July 1993 (age 31)
29 Raynier Fernandes India MF (1996-02-19) 19 February 1996 (age 28)
30 Pankaj Moula India MF (1992-12-20) 20 December 1992 (age 31)
32 Robinson Singh India MF (1997-02-03) 3 February 1997 (age 27)
Forwards
9 Darryl Duffy Scotland FW (1984-04-16) 16 April 1984 (age 40)
12 Jeje Lalpekhlua India FW (1991-01-07) 7 January 1991 (age 33)
15 Balwant Singh India FW (1986-12-15) 15 December 1986 (age 37)
35 Azharuddin Mallick India FW (1997-07-11) 11 July 1997 (age 27)

Last updated: 1 April 2017
Source: mohunbaganac.com

Technical Staff

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Position Name
Chief coach India Sanjoy Sen
Assistant coach India Sankarlal Chakraborty
Goalkeeping coach India Arpan Dey
Physical Trainer Brazil Djair Miranda Garcia
Physiotherapist India Abhinandan Chatterjee
Club Doctor India Dr. Protim Ray
Team Manager India Satyajit Chatterjee

Source: mohunbaganac.com

Player statistics

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Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total CFL I-League AFC Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK India IND Pawan Kumar 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 GK India IND Shilton Pal 7 0 0+0 0 1+2 0 4+0 0
24 GK India IND Debjit Majumder 15 0 0+0 0 13+0 0 2+0 0
42 GK India IND Shibinraj K 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
1 GK India IND Arnab Das Sharma 9 0 9+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
31 GK India IND Monotosh Ghosh 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
42 GK India IND Agiapal Singh 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF India IND Sarthak Golui 8 0 6+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
3 DF India IND Raju Gaikwad 10 0 7+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
4 DF India IND Kingshuk Debnath 4 0 0+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 0
14 DF Equatorial Guinea EQG Eduardo Ferreira 15 0 0+0 0 11+0 0 4+0 0
17 DF India IND Subhasish Bose 14 0 0+0 0 10+0 0 3+1 0
20 DF India IND Pritam Kotal 16 1 0+0 0 14+0 1 2+0 0
21 DF India IND Sanjay Balmuchu 6 0 6+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
25 DF India IND Bikramjeet Singh 12 0 2+4 0 2+1 0 2+1 0
26 DF India IND Shouvik Ghosh (loaned from North East United) 5 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 3+0 0
33 DF India IND Prabir Das 22 4 6+0 3 2+9 1 3+2 0
45 DF India IND Anas Edathodika 18 0 0+0 0 12+1 0 5+0 0
4 DF India IND Ashim Dey 4 0 3+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
17 DF India IND Deepak Devrani 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
18 DF India IND Avinabo Bag 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
19 DF India IND Tonmoy Ghosh 8 0 7+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
20 DF India IND Chinta Chandrashekar Rao 5 0 4+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
23 DF Afghanistan AFG Haroon Fakruddin 4 0 0+4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
6 MF India IND Bikramjit Singh 14 0 0+0 0 3+6 0 5+0 0
8 MF India IND Kean Lewis 2 1 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 1
10 MF Japan JPN Katsumi Yusa 20 4 0+0 0 14+0 3 5+1 1
11 MF India IND Pronay Halder 10 0 0+0 0 6+3 0 1+0 0
13 MF India IND Sourav Das 4 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+2 0
16 MF Haiti HAI Sony Norde 15 5 0+0 0 11+0 2 4+0 3
23 MF India IND Souvik Chakraborty 15 0 0+0 0 9+2 0 3+1 0
27 MF India IND Pintu Mahata 1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
28 MF India IND Sehnaj Singh 12 1 0+0 0 7+1 0 3+1 1
29 MF India IND Raynier Fernandes 5 0 1+1 0 1+0 0 1+1 0
30 MF India IND Pankaj Moula 7 0 6+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
32 MF India IND Robinson Singh 6 0 4+1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
5 MF India IND Dhananjoy Yadav 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
8 MF India IND Babul Biswas 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
11 MF India IND Thangjam Singh 8 2 7+1 2 0+0 0 0+0 0
26 MF India IND Amandeep Singh 2 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
27 MF India IND Tapan Maity 8 0 7+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW Scotland SCO Darryl Duffy 25 15 9+0 6 13+0 7 3+0 2
12 FW India IND Jeje Lalpekhlua 17 7 0+0 0 7+5 4 4+1 3
15 FW India IND Balwant Singh 18 5 0+0 0 6+6 4 4+2 1
35 FW India IND Azharuddin Mallick 14 3 9+0 2 3+0 1 0+2 0
2 FW Nigeria NGA Daniel Bedemi 5 6 4+1 6 0+0 0 0+0 0
15 FW India IND Ajay Singh 7 1 0+7 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
28 FW India IND Simranjit Singh 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Last Updated: 9 April 2017
Apps: (Matches Started)+(Substitute Appearances)

Top scorers

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Rank No. Pos Nat Player I-League AFC Federation Cup Total
1 9 FW Scotland Darryl Duffy 8 2 3 13
2 11 FW India Jeje Lalpekhlua 5 4 1 10
3 15 FW India Balwant Singh 4 1 3 8
16 MF Haiti Sony Norde 3 3 2
5 10 MF Japan Katsumi Yusa 4 2 1 7
6 8 MF