2018–19 East Bengal FC season

East Bengal

2018–19 season
Owner	Quess East Bengal Pvt. Ltd.
Chairman	Ajit Issac
Manager	Bastob Roy[a] (until 19 August 2018) Alejandro Menéndez (from 19 August 2018)
Stadium	Salt Lake Stadium East Bengal Ground
I-League	Runners-up
Calcutta Premier Division	3rd
Indian Super Cup	Pre-Quarter Finals
Top goalscorer	League: Jobby Justin Enrique Esqueda (9 each) All: Jobby Justin (13)
Highest home attendance	64,867 vs Mohun Bagan (16.12.2018)
Lowest home attendance	9952 vs Indian Arrows (18.01.2019)
Average home league attendance	27,270
Biggest win	East Bengal 5-0 Shillong Lajong F.C. (2018–19 I-League)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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The 2018–19 season is the club's 99th season in existence. East Bengal discontinued its tie-up with their main sponsors "Kingfisher" after 20 long years of partnership. On 5 July 2018, East Bengal announced a partnership with business giants Quess Corp as their main sponsors, leading to the formation of a new entity named "Quess East Bengal FC Pvt. Ltd." (QEBFC).^[2]

East Bengal FC roped in 4 players from 2017–18 I-League champions Minerva Punjab F.C.: goal-keeper Rakshit Dagar, defender Kamalpreet Singh, midfielder Kassim Aidara^[3] and forward Bali Gagandeep. East Bengal FC also signed experienced defender Kingshuk Debnath from arch-rivals Mohun Bagan. Veteran custodian Abhra Mondal rejoined East Bengal FC from Bengaluru FC. East Bengal FC also announced the signing of midfielder Sanchayan Samaddar who was part of the Bengal Santosh Trophy squad and promoted youngstar Ginkaholen Haokip from their junior squad. East Bengal FC roped in Costa Rica national team centre-back Jhonny Acosta^[4] who played all 3 games in the 2018 FIFA World Cup for a rumored fee of Rs. 1.4 Cr.
On 18 August, East Bengal FC announced former Real madrid B manager Alejandro Menéndez García as the new coach.^[5]
On 24 August, East Bengal FC announced the signing of former Granada C.F. centreback Borja Gómez Pérez.^[6] On 30 August, East Bengal FC signed former Mexico international Enrique Esqueda on a free transfer, however making him the highest paid footballer in I-League with a rumoured of Rs 4.2 Cr.^[7]

Promoted from Academy [edit] No. Pos. Name 26 FW Bidyashagar Singh 34 FW Talem Suranjit Singh 36 MF Ginkaholen Haokip 37 FW Tetepuia Lalchanhima 39 DF Gurmukh Singh 41 DF Manoj Mohammed 43 MF PC Rohlupuia Transfers in [edit] No. Pos. Name Previous Team Month 5 GK Abhra Mondal Bengaluru F.C. June 4 DF Kingshuk Debnath Mohun Bagan June 40 GK Rakshit Dagar Minerva Punjab F.C. June 26 MF Kassim Aidara Minerva Punjab F.C. June 14 DF Kamalpreet Singh Minerva Punjab F.C. June 9 MF Bali Gagandeep Minerva Punjab F.C. June 39 DF Sanchayan Samaddar Calcutta Customs June 23 DF Lalrozama Fanai Aizawl F.C. June 16 MF Lalrindika Ralte NorthEast United FC July 2 DF Jhonny Acosta Rionegro Águilas July 3 DF Borja Gómez Pérez UD San Sebastian August 9 FW Enrique Esqueda Arka Gdynia August 8 MF Jaime Santos UP Langreo November DF Hira Mondal Peerless FC September 10 MF Antonio Rodríguez Dovale Nea Salamina FC (loan) January 15 MF Siam Hanghal Delhi Dynamos FC (loan) January

Released mid-season [edit] No. Pos. Name Remarks 6 MF Mahmoud Amnah Released due to Season-long Injury Loaned out [edit] No. Pos. Name Team Duration 19 FW Suhair VP Gokulam Kerala F.C. End of Season 21 MF Yami Longvah TRAU F.C. End of Season 29 DF Mehtab Singh Gokulam Kerala F.C. End of Season

No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of Birth (Age)
Goalkeepers
1	Ubaid CK		GK	(1990-02-05) 5 February 1990 (age 34)
12	Abhra Mondal		GK	(1986-10-03) 3 October 1986 (age 38)
32	Mirshad Michu		GK	(1994-02-03) 3 February 1994 (age 30)
40	Rakshit Dagar		GK	(1992-10-16) 16 October 1992 (age 32)
Defenders
2	Jhonny Acosta		CB	(1983-07-21) 21 July 1983 (age 41)
3	Borja Gómez Pérez		CB	(1988-05-14) 14 May 1988 (age 36)
4	Kingshuk Debnath		CB	(1985-05-08) 8 May 1985 (age 39)
5	Kamalpreet Singh		RB	(1997-11-15) 15 November 1997 (age 26)
23	Lalrozama Fanai		LB	(1991-11-30) 30 November 1991 (age 32)
24	Salam Ranjan Singh		RB/LB/CB	(1995-12-04) 4 December 1995 (age 28)
25	Samad Ali Mallick		RB	(1994-09-30) 30 September 1994 (age 30)
27	Lalramchullova		RB/LB	(1996-01-14) 14 January 1996 (age 28)
28	Koushik Sarkar		CB	(1994-02-08) 8 February 1994 (age 30)
29	Mehtab Singh		RB	(1998-06-05) 5 June 1998 (age 26)
33	Rahul Ghosh		LB	(1998-09-13) 13 September 1998 (age 26)
39	Gurmukh Singh		RB
41	Manoj Mohammed		LB	(1999-01-08) 8 January 1999 (age 25)
Midfielders
7	Surabuddin Mollick		RW	(1990-05-04) 4 May 1990 (age 34)
8	Jaime Santos Colado		RW/LW	(1995-04-27) 27 April 1995 (age 29)
10	Antonio Rodríguez Dovale		CAM	(1990-04-04) 4 April 1990 (age 34)
15	Siam Hanghal		CM	(1993-05-26) 26 May 1993 (age 31)
16	Kassim Aidara		CDM	(1987-05-12) 12 May 1987 (age 37)
17	Laldanmawia Ralte		RW	(1992-12-19) 19 December 1992 (age 31)
20	Lalrindika Ralte		RW	(1992-09-07) 7 September 1992 (age 32)
30	Brandon Vanlalremdika		LW	(1994-01-28) 28 January 1994 (age 30)
34	Sanchayan Samaddar		CM
35	Yami Longvah		LW	(1998-05-15) 15 May 1998 (age 26)
36	Ginkaholen Haokip		CAM
38	Prakash Sarkar		CDM/RB	(1997-02-15) 15 February 1997 (age 27)
43	PC Rohlupuia		CAM
Forwards
9	Enrique Esqueda		FW	(1988-04-19) 19 April 1988 (age 36)
11	Bali Gagandeep		FW	(1990-06-02) 2 June 1990 (age 34)
22	Jobi Justin		FW	(1993-11-10) 10 November 1993 (age 30)
26	K. Bidyashagar Singh		FW	(1998-03-11) 11 March 1998 (age 26)
37	Tetepuia Lalchanhima		FW
42	Telem Suranjit Singh		FW

Position	Name
Manager (Head Coach)	Alejandro Menéndez
Physical Trainer	Carlos Nodar Paz
Video Analyst	Mario Rivera Campesino
Assistant coach	Bastob Roy
Assistant Physical Trainer	Rudra Pratim Roy
Club Doctor	Dr. Shantiranjan Dasgupta
Team Media Officer	Gautam Roy
Team Observer	Tushar Rakshit

East Bengal FC started the season with an entire makeover. East Bengal FC parted ways with long time sponsors Kingfisher after 20 years and entered into a new partnership with Quess Corp as their main investors. East Bengal FC is will be taking part in the 2018–19 I- League. East Bengal FC roped in Costa Rica national team center back Jhonny Acosta who played all 3 games in the 2018 FIFA World Cup. East Bengal also roped in ex-Granada CF centre-back Borja Gómez Pérez to strengthen their defence for their quest for the 2018–19 I-League. East Bengal announced ex-Real madrid B manager Alejandro Menéndez as the new coach.

East Bengal FC started off as the 8 times defending champions of the Calcutta Football League, in search of the 9th consecutive league title. The red and gold brigade started off with an abandoned game against Tollygunge Agragami however, won 2-0 comfortably against WB Police FC with Lalrindika Ralte opening the scoring for the season and Kassim Aidara making it 2–0.
East Bengal FC succumbed to the defensive of Calcutta Customs FC as they failed to score and the match ended a goalless draw.
East Bengal FC won the next 5 games to lead to the all-important Kolkata Derby.

East Bengal FC made a great comeback against their arch-rivals Mohun Bagan in the first Kolkata Derby of the season, after the Mariners led 2-0 within 30 minutes. East Bengal FC rallied from behind with goals from star debutante Jhonny Acosta and the equalised from Laldanmawia Ralte from a Lalrindika Ralte corner.
East Bengal FC however lost the 2 next matches against Peerless FC and Mohammedan SC and eventually lost the title to arch-rivals Mohun Bagan after holding it for 8 long years.

East Bengal FC suffered a huge blow when the AIFF put on a Transfer Ban on the Red and Golds which will prevent them from signing any further player until 31 January 2018. The Transfer Ban was imposed after the AIFF disciplinary committee found East Bengal FC guilty of unethically poaching Sukhwinder Singh of Minerva Punjab which the player was still in contract with the team from Punjab.
Alejandro Menéndez took over the reins of the East Bengal FC manager after the Calcutta Football League ended and planned to play a few friendlies as a pre-season before the 2018–19 I-League.
East Bengal FC played FC Goa in a pre-season friendly on 22 September at Bambolim, Stadium, Goa and lost via a single goal after a terrific solo effort from Ferran Corominas put the Goan side ahead in the 75th minute. East Bengal put up a great fight against the Indian Super League side after just 3 days of new coach Alejandro Menendez took over.

East Bengal FC flew off to Malaysia for 3 weeks to conduct the Pre-season for the upcoming 2018–19 I-League. East Bengal FC would stay at the MSN Sports Complex Residential Training Facilities at Kuala Lumpur and play 5 practice matches in the interim.
East Bengal FC faced Malaysia Premier League side UiTM F.C. on 7 October in the first Pre-season game in Malaysia. After conceding an early goal, the Red and Gold brigade made a come-back and rallied past 4 goals to win 1–4 against the Malaysian side. Yami Longvah, Enrique Esqueda, Mahmoud Amnah and Jobi Justin were on the score-sheet.
East Bengal was to play against another Malaysia Premier League side UKM F.C. on 10 October in the second of the 5 pre-season friendlies however due to bad pitch conditions due to excessive rainfall, the match was abandoned before kick-off.
East Bengal played against Malaysia Super League side Terengganu F.C. on 13 October in the next Pre-season friendly game in Malaysia. Ex-East Bengal fans' heartthrob Do Dong Hyun featured in the match against the Red and Golds. East Bengal FC drew 0–0 against the Malaysia Super League side who became runners-up in the 2018 Malaysia Cup.
East Bengal played against Malaysia Premier League side PDRM FA in the next pre-season game where they won handsomely by a 6-2 margin, with Jobi Justin netting twice and goals each from Enrique Esqueda, Surabuddin Mollick and Bidyashagar Singh with another one being an own-goal.
East Bengal faced UiTM F.C. Reserves in the last pre-season friendly at Malaysia where they won 1-0 courtesy of a goal from Enrique Esqueda. The Red and Gold brigade remain undefeated in the pre-season tour in Malaysia

East Bengal FC faced NEROCA F.C. in the first game of 2018–19 I-League season, away at Imphal. Mexican frontman Enrique Esqueda's brace with one in each half ensured the Red and Golds have a perfect start to the campaign. Academy graduate Manoj Mohammed debuted for the Red and Golds as a Left-back and gained huge praise for his excellent performance.

East Bengal FC faced Shillong Lajong F.C. in the second game of the campaign, again away at Shillong which they won 3–1. Jobi Justin's brace in the first half along with academy graduate Bidyashagar Singh's goal in the second half ensured East Bengal FC win. Manoj Mohammed again started for the Red and Gold brigade as East Bengal FC defence looked properly organized to throw off any attack from the home side.^[8] With 6 points from the first two games, this is East Bengal FC's best start to an I-League campaign since 2010–11.
East Bengal FC faced Chennai City F.C. on 13 November, at Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata for the first home game of the season which they lost 1–2. Sandro Rodríguez scored the first goal from a free-kick in the dying moments of the first half for Chennai City F.C. to give them a 1–0 lead at HT. Enrique Esqueda equalized for the Red and Golds however Néstor Gordillo scored the winner for the away team in the 85th min from the spot.
On 21 November, AIFF lifted the ban imposed on East Bengal FC on signing new players.^[9] On 23 November, East Bengal FC announced the signing of their 6th Foreigner ]Jaime Santos Colado of Spain who previously played in the Segunda Division B for teams like Sporting de Gijón B and CD Mirandés as a Winger and Attacking midfielder.^[10]
East Bengal FC faced Aizawl F.C. next on 24 November, away at Aizawl and in a crunch game, the Red and Gold brigade lost 3–2. Aizawl F.C. took the lead early, but East Bengal FC came back into the game in the second half to lead 1-2 however two late goals from the home side took the game away from East Bengal FC. East Bengal FC was denied a clear goal, when Lalramchullova's free-kick hit the crossbar and bounced back from inside the goal into play, the referee kept the game on, not adjudging it a goal.

East Bengal FC faced the reigning champions Minerva Punjab F.C. on 4 December, at the Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata where they lost by a solitary goal. William Opoku scored the decisive goal in the 78th minute of the game after East Bengal custodian Ubaid C.K. made a mistake. This was East Bengal FC's 3rd defeat in succession.
East Bengal FC faced the Gokulam Kerala F.C. on 8 December, at the Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata next which they won by 3–1, credit to an all-round performance from Joby Justin who assisted the first goal for Brandon Vanlalremdika, scored the second and was a constant threat at the Gokulam Kerala's penalty box. Lalramchullova scored the third for the Red and Gold Brigade which ensured 3 points for the home side.
East Bengal FC faced Mohun Bagan on 16 December, at the Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata for the first leg of Kolkata Derby of the I-League season and in a thrilling encounter, the Red and Gold brigade emerged victorious by 3–2 with the Mariners going down to 10 men in the second half. It was Mohun Bagan who took an early lead in the 13 min when Omar Elhussieny dodged past Lalramchullova to put in a perfect cross for Azharuddin Mallick to slot in into an empty net. East Bengal FC equalized just 4 minutes later with Laldanmawia Ralte netting home from an excellent through ball from Jobi Justin. Jobi Justin was again on the mark when he scored in the 44th minute with a sublime overhead volley to take the lead in the Kolkata Derby. After the break, Mohun Bagan was down to 10 men as Kingsley Obumneme was sent off for a double booking when he stopped Jobi Justin from behind after he was nutmegged. East Bengal FC increased their lead from the resulting free-kick as Laldanmawia Ralte was again at the position from a perfect cross from Lalrindika Ralte to make it 3–1 in the 61st minute. This was Laldanmawia Ralte's 4th goal in Kolkata Derby. Dipanda Dicka reduced the margin for Mohun Bagan in the 75th minute, however, the Red and Gold brigade held on to the lead and won their first Derby after 33 months gap.
East Bengal FC faced Churchill Brothers on 20 December, at the Tilak Maidan in Goa and after being 1-0 down within 2 minutes from a Willis Plaza strike, East Bengal rallied back with strikes from Jaime Santos and Lalrindika Ralte. Jaime Santos scored a perfect volley from a Lalrindika Ralte corner to equalize the game and in the second half it was Lalrindika Ralte himself who scored directly from a free-kick to win 3 points for the Red and Gold brigade.
East Bengal FC faced Real Kashmir F.C. on 28 December, at home but failed to get 3 points from the fixture after the game ended in a 1–1 draw. Lalramchullova put the ball inside his own net just after the break but it was none other than Jobi Justin who scored the equalizer for East Bengal FC to secure a point for the home side.

On 8 January 2019, East Bengal FC faced Indian Arrows at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneshwar and in a hard-fought contest the Red and Gold brigade came out victorious by 1–2, courtesy of goals from Laldanmawia Ralte and Jobi Justin one in each half.^[11][12] Arrows scored one consolation late in the second half but East Bengal FC managed to hold on to the lead and emerge with 3 points/ Lalrindika Ralte missed a penalty in the first half which could have increased the lead for East Bengal FC.
East Bengal FC faced Chennai City F.C. away at Coimbatore on 14 January next where in a crunch encounter East Bengal FC lost 2-1 even after taking the lead in the 9th minute courtesy of a Laldanmawia Ralte goal. The home team rallied to score 2 goals with defensive lapses from the Red and Gold Brigade.
East Bengal FC faced Indian Arrows next on 18 January at home and in a lacklusture game, the Red and Gold brigade managed to win by a solitary goal courtesy of Jaime Santos who tapped home from a Jobby Justin grounded cross.
East Bengal FC faced Mohun Bagan next on 27 January in the return leg of the Kolkata Derby and like the first leg derby, East Bengal FC again managed to win against their arch-rivals by 2–0 with goals from Jaime Santos and Jobby Justin. This was the first time since 2003–04, and only the 3rd time overall that East Bengal FC managed an NFL/I-League Derby Double against their arch-rivals Mohun Bagan.

East Bengal FC faced NEROCA F.C. next on 7 February at the Salt Lake Stadium and made a remarkable comeback victory after going behind 0-1 as early as in the 3rd minute when Chencho Gyeltshen scored for the visitors. The home team tried hard but could find the back of the net, until Enrique Esqueda came in as a super sub and scored a brilliant headed brace to secure all three points for East Bengal FC
East Bengal FC faced Shillong Lajong F.C. next on 14 February at the Salt Lake Stadium and displayed complete dominance as they won by 5–0 against the highlanders. Laldanmawia Ralte bragged the first hat-trick of the season for East Bengal FC while the other two were scored by Jobby Justin and Enrique Esqueda.
East Bengal FC faced Churchill Brothers S.C. next on 17 February at the Salt Lake Stadium and could only manage a 1–1 draw after ex-East Bengal FC frontman Willis Plaza scored to take a 0–1 lead for the away team, which was equalized by Kassim Aidara, who headed home from a Lalrindika Ralte freekick to make it 1–1.
East Bengal FC faced Aizawl F.C. next on 25 February at the Salt Lake Stadium for the last home game of the season and could only manage a point which hampered their title hopes. Aizawl F.C. took the lead in the first half which was then equalized by Enrique Esqueda in the second half. The Red and Gold brigade failed to score the winning goal as Jobby Justin's header came off the bar in the dying minutes of the match.
Jobby Justin was suspended after the match for spitting charges and is supposed to miss the next 6 matches.
East Bengal FC faced Real Kashmir F.C. next on 28 February at Delhi and in a sublime first half display took an early lead of 2–0 with goals from Enrique Esqueda and Jaime Santos. The Kashmir team managed to score a goal in the second half from the penalty spot however East Bengal FC managed to emerge victorious, keeping their title hopes alive.

East Bengal FC faced Minerva Punjab F.C. in the penultimate game of the season on 3 March at Chandigarh and had to win to keep their title hopes alive and in a thriller of a game, East Bengal FC managed a 1–0 win courtesy of a cool finish from none other than frontman Enrique Esqueda. With this victory, East Bengal FC sits at 39 points from 19 matches, just 1 point behind the league leaders Chennai City F.C. with the last match scheduled on 9 March 2019 for both the teams, which will be the decider for the 2018–19 I-League title.
On 6th Match, East Bengal FC announced a 2 years contract extension for coach Alejandro Menéndez Garcia and his team.

East Bengal F.C. gave walk over to Delhi Dynamos F.C. in the Round of 16 in 2019 Indian Super Cup.

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East Bengal v Tollygunge Agragami

3 August 2018 1	East Bengal	1–1 (ABD)	Tollygunge Agragami	East Bengal Ground, Kolkata
16:30 IST	Richard (o.g.) 2'	To be Replayed	Daniel Bedemi 30'	Attendance: 23000 Referee: Uttam Sarkar

East Bengal v WB Police FC

6 August 2018 2	East Bengal	2–0	WB Police FC	East Bengal Ground, Kolkata
16:30 IST	Lalrindika Ralte 14' Kassim Aidara 38'	Report	Subhas Ghosh  60'	Attendance: 11000 Referee: Animesh Biswas Man of the Match: Lalrindika Ralte (East Bengal)

East Bengal v Calcutta Customs

10 August 2018 3	East Bengal	0–0	Calcutta Customs	East Bengal Ground, Kolkata
16:30 IST		Report	Rajon Barman  31' Amit Das  45+2' John Ampong  49' Sourav Das  81'	Attendance: 17000 Referee: Biplab Poddar Man of the Match: Subham sen (Culcatta Customs)

East Bengal v Pathachakra FC

14 August 2018 4	East Bengal	3–0	Pathachakra FC	East Bengal Ground, Kolkata
16:30 IST	Jobi Justin 15' 78' Laldanmawia Ralte 41' (pen)	Report	Futa Nakamura  65'	Attendance: 10000 Referee: Pranjal Bannerjee Man of the Match: Jobi Justin (East Bengal)

East Bengal v Aryans FC

18 August 2018 5	East Bengal	3–0	Aryans FC	East Bengal Ground, Kolkata
16:30 IST	Kassim Aidara 27' Laldanmawia Ralte 50' Samad Ali Mallick  65' Mahmoud Amnah 69' Lalramchullova  73'	Report	Sameer Pradhan  45+3'	Attendance: 22000 Referee: Tannmoy Dhar Man of the Match: Laldanmawia Ralte (East Bengal)

East Bengal v Tollygunge Agragami

23 August 2018 1* (Rematch)	East Bengal	3–0	Tollygunge Agragami	East Bengal Ground, Kolkata
16:30 IST	Brandon Vanlalremdika 15' Jobi Justin 21' Samad Ali Mallick 41'	Report		Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Prabir Dhar Man of the Match: Brandon Vanlalremdika (East Bengal)

East Bengal v NBP Rainbow AC

26 August 2018 6	East Bengal	1–0	NBP Rainbow AC	East Bengal Ground, Kolkata
16:30 IST	Lalramchullova 26' (pen) Kamalpreet Singh  49' Rakshit Dagar  90+5'	Report	Abhijit Sarkar  22' Dibyendu Sarkar 25' Godwin Quashiga  87'	Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Dipy Roy Man of the Match: Mahmoud Amnah (East Bengal)

East Bengal v George Telegraph

29 August 2018 7	East Bengal	2–1	George Telegraph	East Bengal Ground, Kolkata
16:30 IST	Mehtab Singh 75' Koushik Sarkar 90+2'	Report	Justice Morgan 69' Rajiv Shaw  77'	Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Uttam Sarkar Man of the Match: Koushik Sarkar (East Bengal)

East Bengal v Mohun Bagan

2 September 2018 8	East Bengal	2–2	Mohun Bagan	Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
16:30 IST	Jhonny Acosta 45+2' Kassim Aidara  52' Mahmoud Amnah  58' Laldanmawia Ralte 61'	Report	Pintu Mahata 20' Henry Kisekka 30' Shilton D'Silva  49' Shilton Paul  58'	Attendance: 66,182 Referee: Pranjal Banerjee Man of the Match: Pintu Mahata (Mohun Bagan)

East Bengal v Peerless FC

6 September 2018 9	East Bengal	1–2	Peerless FC	East Bengal Ground, Kolkata
16:30 IST	Kassim Aidara 71' 80'	Report	Ansumana Kromah 6' Sandip Kumar Paul  26' Dalraj Singh  29' Narahari Srestha 77'	Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Prabir Dhar Man of the Match: Narahari Srestha (Peerless FC)

East Bengal v Mohammedan

11 September 2018 10	East Bengal	1–2	Mohammedan	Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
16:30 IST	Jhonny Acosta 12' Laldanmawia Ralte  22'	Report	Laltu Hembram  23' Lancine Toure  45' Philip Adjah 87' 90+11'	Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Dipu Roy Man of the Match: Philip Adjah (Mohammedan

East Bengal v Food Corporation of India

18 September 2018 11	East Bengal	1–0	Food Corporation of India	East Bengal Ground, Kolkata
16:30 IST	Jobi Justin 14'	Report		Attendance: 2,000

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FC Goa v East Bengal

22 September 2018 Friendly	FC Goa	1–0	East Bengal	Bambolim Stadium, Goa
19:30 IST	Ferran Corominas 75'	Report		Attendance: 500

UiTM F.C. v East Bengal

7 October 2018 Friendly	UiTM F.C.	1–4	East Bengal	UiTM Stadium, Shah Alam, Malaysia
18:00 IST	28'	Report	Yami Longvah 39' Enrique Esqueda 45' (pen) Borja Gomez Perez  60' Mahmoud Amnah 80' (pen) Jobi Justin 82'	Attendance: 200

PDRM FA v East Bengal

17 October 2018 Friendly	PDRM FA	2–6	East Bengal	MSN Ground, Kuala Lumpur
07:00 IST	Petri?or Voinea 49', 53'	Report	Surabuddin Mollick 30' Enrique Esqueda 43', 63'  ?? (o.g.) Bidyashagar Singh 70' Jobi Justin 73', 89'

UiTM F.C. Reserves v East Bengal

19 October 2018 Friendly	UiTM F.C. Reserves	0–1	East Bengal	Sime Darby Field, Kuala Lumpur
14:15 IST			Enrique Esqueda 30'

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Neroca FC v East Bengal

27 October 2018 1	Neroca FC	0–2	East Bengal	Khuman Lampak Stadium, Imphal
14:00 IST	Eduardo Ferreira  27' Subhash Singh  60'	Report	Enrique Esqueda 10', 48' (pen) Manoj Mohammed  62'	Attendance: 26,400 Referee: Raktim Saha Man of the Match: Enrique Esqueda (East Bengal)

Shillong Lajong F.C. v East Bengal

1 November 2018 2	Shillong Lajong F.C.	1–3	East Bengal	JL Nehru Stadium, Shillong
14:00 IST	Lalrohlua  43' Rakesh Pradhan 71'	Report	Jobi Justin 12', 41' Jhonny Acosta  46' Bidyashagar Singh 74'	Attendance: 4320 Referee: Rabichandra Singh Irengbam Man of the Match: Jobi Justin (East Bengal)

East Bengal v Chennai City F.C.

13 November 2018 3	East Bengal	1–2	Chennai City F.C.	Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
17:00 IST	Surabuddin Mollick  41' Lalrindika Ralte  45' Enrique Esqueda 52'  67' Rakshit Dagar  86'	Report	Sandro Rodríguez 45+2' Néstor Gordillo 87' (pen)	Attendance: 25,272 Referee: Crystal John Man of the Match: Edwin Vanspaul (Chennai City F.C.)

Aizawl F.C. v East Bengal

24 November 2018 4	Aizawl F.C.	3–2	East Bengal	Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Aizawl
14:00 IST	Léonce Dodoz Zikahi 25' David Lalrinmuana  33' Albert Zohmingmawia  36' Joe Zoharliana 74' David Lalbiakzara  79' Lalkhawpuimawia 84'	Report	Lalrindika Ralte  13' Enrique Esqueda  33' Jobi Justin 64' Borja Gomez Perez 70'	Attendance: 3,612 Referee: Rosario Fernandes Man of the Match: Léonce Dodoz Zikahi (Aizawl F.C.)

East Bengal v Minerva Punjab F.C.

4 December 2018 5	East Bengal	0-1	Minerva Punjab F.C.	Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
17:00 IST	Jhonny Acosta  73'	Report	William Opoku 78'	Attendance: 16,821 Referee: Crystal John Man of the Match: William Opoku (Minerva Punjab F.C.)

East Bengal v Gokulam Kerala FC

8 December 2018 6	East Bengal	3–1	Gokulam Kerala FC	Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
17:00 IST	Brandon Vanlalremdika 4' Jobi Justin 15' Lalramchullova  63' 82' Lalrindika Ralte  77'	Report	Deepak kumar  33' Christian Sabah 57' Guilherme Batata  77'	Attendance: 14,206 Referee: Priyobrata Singh Man of the Match: Jobi Justin (East Bengal FC)

East Bengal v Mohun Bagan

16 December 2018 7	East Bengal	3–2	Mohun Bagan	Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
17:00 IST	Laldanmawia Ralte 17', 63' Jobi Justin 44' Jhonny Acosta  48' Manoj Mohammed  53'	Report	Kingsley Obumneme  12'  59' Azharuddin Mallick 13' Shilton D'Silva  18' Yuta Kinowaki  25' Aser Pierrick Dipanda 75' Gurjinder Kumar  76' Abhishek Ambekar  82'	Attendance: 64,867 Referee: Venkatesh R Man of the Match: Laldanmawia Ralte (East Bengal FC)

Churchill Brothers S.C. v East Bengal

20 December 2018 8	Churchill Brothers S.C.	1–2	East Bengal	Tilak Maidan, Vasco da Gama
17:00 IST	Willis Plaza 3'  3' Khalid Aucho  45+3' Richard Costa  68' Nallappan Mohanraj  90+4'	Report	Jaime Santos 34' Lalrindika Ralte 79' Bali Gagandeep  87'  90'	Attendance: 3,027 Referee: Maria Joseph Arokia Man of the Match: Jaime Santos (East Bengal FC)

East Bengal v Real Kashmir F.C.

28 December 2018 9	East Bengal	1–1	Real Kashmir F.C.	Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
17:00 IST	Jobi Justin 57'		Lalramchullova (o.g.) 46' Loveday Enyinnaya  65'	Attendance: 19,778 Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta Man of the Match: Jobi Justin (East Bengal FC)

Indian Arrows v East Bengal

8 January 2019 10	Indian Arrows	1–2	East Bengal	Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneshwar
14:00 IST	Aniket Jadhav  82' 84' Ninthoinganba Meetei 90' (pen)		Laldanmawia Ralte 26' Lalramchullova  55' Jobi Justin 59' Brandon Vanlalremdika  90+4'	Attendance: 500 Referee: Senthil Nathon S Man of the Match: Joby Justin (East Bengal FC)

Chennai City F.C. v East Bengal

14 January 2019 11	Chennai City F.C.	2–1	East Bengal	JL Nehru Stadium, Coimbatore
19:30 IST	Sri Ram  37' Pedro Manzi 49' Roberto Eslava  55' Alexander Romario 60'		Laldanmawia Ralte 9' Samad Ali Mallick  27' Antonio Rodríguez Dovale  31' Jaime Santos  55' Lalrindika Ralte  55'	Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta Man of the Match: Alexander Romario (Chennai City F.C.)

East Bengal v Indian Arrows

18 January 2019 12	East Bengal	1–0	Indian Arrows	Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
17:00 IST	Jaime Santos  28' 48' Lalramchullova  29' Manoj Mohammed  86'  90+4'			Attendance: 9952 Referee: Tejas Visvasrao Nagvenkar Man of the Match: Borja Gomez Perez (East Bengal FC)

Mohun Bagan v East Bengal

27 January 2019 13	Mohun Bagan	0–2	East Bengal	Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
17:00 IST	Omar Elhussieny  22' Darren Caldeira  73' Sony Norde  83'		Jaime Santos 35' Jobby Justin 75'  76'	Attendance: 62,628 Referee: CR Srikrishna Man of the Match: Jobby Justin (East Bengal FC)

East Bengal v Neroca F.C.

7 February 2019 14	East Bengal	2–1	Neroca F.C.	Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
17:00 IST	Lalrindika Ralte  31' Kamalpreet Singh  37' Borja Gomez Perez  62' Enrique Esqueda 67', 86'		Chencho Gyeltshen 3' Varney Kallon  12' Singam Subhash Singh  63' Saikhom Ronald Singh  89'	Attendance: 34,852 Referee: Venkatesh R Man of the Match: Enrique Esqueda (East Bengal FC)

East Bengal v Shillong Lajong F.C.

14 February 2019 16	East Bengal	5–0	Shillong Lajong F.C.	Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
17:00 IST	Laldanmawia Ralte 8', 27', 60' Jobby Justin 29' Enrique Esqueda 45'		Aiban Dohling  87'	Attendance: 24,979 Referee: Om Prakash Thakur Man of the Match: Laldanmawia Ralte (East Bengal FC)

East Bengal v Churchill Brothers S.C.

17 February 2019 17	East Bengal	1–1	Churchill Brothers S.C.	Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
17:00 IST	Borja Gomez Perez  9' Jhonny Acosta  33' Kassim Aidara 78'		Willis Plaza  36' 70' Anthony Wolfe  55' Lorougnon Christ Remi  81'	Attendance: 43,768 Referee: Raktim Saha Man of the Match: Lalrindika Ralte (East Bengal FC)

East Bengal v Aizawl F.C.

25 February 2019 18	East Bengal	1–1	Aizawl F.C.	Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
17:00 IST	Enrique Esqueda 65' Borja Gomez Perez  70'		Léonce Dodoz Zikahi 23' Ansumana Kromah  45' Kareem Omolaja  69'  69'	Attendance: 17,204 Referee: Umesh Bora Man of the Match: Léonce Dodoz Zikahi (Aizawl F.C.)

Real Kashmir F.C. v East Bengal

28 February 2019 15*	Real Kashmir F.C.	1–2	East Bengal	JLN Stadium, Delhi
14:00 IST	Enrique Esqueda 20' Jaime Santos 42' Borja Gomez Perez  87'		Mason Robertson  26' Abednego Tetteh  28' Aaron Katebe 67' (pen) Gnohere Krizo  83'	Attendance: 2,792 Referee: Rowan Arumughan Man of the Match: Enrique Esqueda (East Bengal FC)

Minerva Punjab F.C. v East Bengal

3 March 2019 19	Minerva Punjab F.C.	0–1	East Bengal	Tau Devi Lal Stadium, Chandigarh
14:00 IST			Enrique Esqueda 75' Kassim Aidara  80' Rakshit Dagar  83'	Attendance: 3,800 Referee: Om Prakash Thakur Man of the Match: Laldanmawia Ralte (East Bengal FC)

Gokulam Kerala FC v East Bengal

9 March 2019 20	Gokulam Kerala FC	1–2	East Bengal	EMS Stadium, Kozhikode
17:00 IST	Monotosh Chakladar  52' Marcus Joseph 70'  89' Daniel Addo  86'		Jaime Santos 79' (pen)  90+7' Laldanmawia Ralte 86'	Attendance: 4,123 Referee: Rahul Gupta Man of the Match: Laldanmawia Ralte (East Bengal FC)

East Bengal FC along with six other I-League clubs — Minerva Punjab F.C., Mohun Bagan, NEROCA F.C., Gokulam Kerala F.C., Aizawl F.C., and Chennai City F.C. — announced they will withdraw from Super Cup, citing "unfair treatment to I-League clubs."^[16]

  Win   Draw   Loss

Players with no appearances are not included in the list.

As of end of 2018–19 season.^[17]

Appearances for East Bengal in 2018–19 season
No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	CFL		I League		Super Cup		Total
				Apps	Starts	Apps	Starts	Apps	Starts	Apps	Starts
Goalkeepers
1	GK		Ubaid CK	2	1	2	2	-	-	4	3
40	GK		Rakshit Dagar	10	10	18	18	-	-	28	28
Defenders
2	DF		Jhonny Acosta	3	3	18	18	-	-	21	21
3	DF		Borja Gomez Perez	-	-	19	19	-	-	19	19
4	DF		Kingshuk Debnath	8	8	-	-	-	-	8	8
5	DF		Kamalpreet Singh	11	9	13	10	-	-	24	19
23	DF		Lalrozama Fanai	2	2	-	-	-	-	2	2
24	DF		Salam Ranjan Singh	-	-	5	3	-	-	5	3
25	DF		Samad Ali Mallick	9	9	14	3	-	-	23	12
27	DF		Lalramchullova	9	9	18	17	-	-	27	26
28	DF		Koushik Sarkar	1	1	-	-	-	-	1	1
29	DF		Mehtab Singh	11	11	-	-	-	-	11	11
41	DF		Manoj Mohammed	-	-	16	16	-	-	16	16
Midfielders
6	MF		Mahmoud Amnah	11	9	-	-	-	-	11	9
7	MF		Surabuddin Mollick	8	2	4	0	-	-	12	2
8	MF		Jaime Santos	-	-	14	12	-	-	14	12
10	MF		Antonio Rodríguez Dovale	-	-	11	9	-	-	11	9
15	MF		Siam Hanghal	-	-	2	0	-	-	2	0
16	MF		Kassim Aidara	11	11	18	16	-	-	29	27
17	MF		Laldanmawia Ralte	10	10	19	19	-	-	29	29
20	MF		Lalrindika Ralte	7	5	18	18	-	-	25	23
21	MF		Yami Longvah	2	1	4	3	-	-	6	4
26	MF		Bidyashagar Singh	6	2	6	0	-	-	12	2
30	MF		Brandon Vanlalremdika	9	7	19	9	-	-	28	16
34	MF		Sanchayan Samaddar	3	0	-	-	-	-	3	0
38	MF		Prakash Sarkar	3	1	3	0	-	-	6	1
43	MF		P.C. Rohlupuia	-	-	1	0	-	-	1	0
Forwards
9	FW		Enrique Esqueda	-	-	14	12	-	-	14	12
11	FW		Bali Gagandeep	10	3	3	0	-	-	13	3
22	FW		Jobi Justin	9	9	17	17	-	-	26	26

As of end of 2018–19.^[17]

Goals for East Bengal in 2018–19 season
Rank	No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	CFL	I League	Indian Super Cup	Total
1	22	FW		Jobi Justin	4	9	0	13
2	17	MF		Laldanmawia Ralte	3	8	0	11
3	9	FW		Enrique Esqueda	-	9	0	9
4	8	MF		Jaime Santos	0	5	0	5
5	16	MF		Kassim Aidara	3	1	0	4
6	20	MF		Lalrindika Ralte	1	1	0	2
	30	MF		Brandon Vanlalremdika	1	1	0	2
	27	DF		Lalramchullova	1	1	0	2
	2	DF		Jhonny Acosta	2	0	0	2
10	26	MF		Bidyashagar Singh	0	1	0	1
	3	DF		Borja Gomez Perez	0	1	0	1
	6	MF		Mahmoud Amnah	1	0	0	1
	25	DF		Samad Ali Mallick	1	0	0	1
	29	DF		Mehtab Singh	1	0	0	1
	28	DF		Koushik Sarkar	1	0	0	1
				Own Goals	-	-	-
				TOTAL	19	37	0	56

Correct as of matches played on 9 March 2019

As of matches played 9 March 2019

No.	Pos.	Name	CFL			I League			Indian Super Cup			Total			Remarks
25	DF	Samad Ali Mallick	1	0	0	1	0	0				1	1	0
27	DF	Lalramchullova	1	0	0	3	0	1				4	0	1	Suspended for match against Chennai City F.C.
5	MF	Kamalpreet Singh	1	0	0	1	0	0				2	0	0
40	GK	Rakshit Dagar	1	0	0	2	0	0				3	0	0
16	MF	Kassim Aidara	2	0	0	1	0	0				3	0	0
6	MF	Mahmoud Amnah	1	0	0	0	0	0				1	0	0
17	MF	Laldanmawia Ralte	1	0	0	0	0	0				1	0	0
41	DF	Manoj Mohammed	0	0	0	3	1	0				3	1	0	Suspended for match against Mohun Bagan
2	DF	Jhonny Acosta	0	0	0	4	0	0				4	0	0	Suspended for match against Aizawl F.C.
7	MF	Surabuddin Mollick	0	0	0	1	0	0				1	0	0
20	MF	Lalrindika Ralte	0	0	0	5	0	0				5	0	0	Suspended for match against Indian Arrows
9	FW	Enrique Esqueda	0	0	0	2	0	0				2	0	0
11	FW	Bali Gagandeep	0	0	0	1	1	0				1	1	0	Suspended for match against Real Kashmir F.C.
30	MF	Brandon Vanlalremdika	0	0	0	1	0	0				1	0	0
10	MF	Antonio Rodriguez Dovale	0	0	0	1	0	0				1	0	0
8	MF	Jaime Santos	0	0	0	3	0	0				3	0	0
22	FW	Jobby Justin	0	0	0	1	0	0				1	0	0
3	DF	Borja Gomez Perez	0	0	0	4	0	0				4	0	0	Suspended for match against Minerva Punjab F.C.

• 2018 IFA Shield Champions (29th time)^[18]

*U-19 tournament since 2015. Defeated Mohun Bagan U-19 in the final: 1–1; 4–3 (p)

• GTA Chairman's Gold Cup (Darjeeling Gold Cup 2018) Champions (5th time)

East Bengal Reserves team played in the tournament. Defeated Mohammedan Sporting in the final: 0-0; 3-1 (p)

No.	Month	Name
1	October	Manoj Mohammed
2	November	Jobby Justin
3	December	Jobby Justin
4	January	Jhonny Acosta
5	February	Enrique Esqueda

• 2018–19 in Indian football
• 2018–19 Calcutta Premier Division
• 2018–19 I-League
• 2019 Super Cup
• List of East Bengal F.C. managers
• List of Foreign Players for East Bengal FC