# 2018–19 ATK season

The 2018–19 ATK season was the club's fifth season since its establishment in 2014 and their fifth season in the Indian Super League. The fifth edition of ISL commenced with a new look ATK renewing its seasonal rivalry against Kerala Blasters FC on Saturday, 29 September, at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan.

## Background
### Transfers

After a disappointing season, ATK has appointed Sanjoy Sen as their mentor to recruit national players. The former Mohun Bagan A.C. head coach roped in some of his own former players who he had the experience of working with, along with former ATK players Arnab Mondal and Cavin Lobo.

### In

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | IND | Arindam Bhattacharya |
| — | GK | IND | Avilash Paul |
| — | DF | ENG | John Johnson |
| — | DF | BRA | Gerson Vieira |
| — | DF | IND | Arnab Mondal |
| — | DF | IND | Aiborlang Khongjee |
| — | DF | IND | Sena Ralte |
| — | DF | IND | Ricky Lallawmawma |
| — | DF | IND | Ankit Mukherjee |
| — | MF | IND | Pronay Halder |
| — | MF | MAR | Noussair El Maimouni |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | IND | Malsawmzuala |
| — | MF | IND | Sheikh Faiaz |
| — | MF | IND | Cavin Lobo |
| — | MF | ESP | Manuel Lanzarote |
| — | FW | IND | Yumnam Gopi Singh |
| — | FW | IND | Balwant Singh |
| — | FW | NGA | Kalu Uche |
| 7 | FW | BRA | Everton Santos |

### Out
## Pre Season and friendlies

ATK went to Spain on 18 August for their pre-season. This campaign will end on 15 September. In Spain they played some friendly matches with local clubs and one match with Premier League club Fulham F.C.
They played their first match on 31 August with Lorca FC and won by one goal scored by Kalu Uche. In the second friendly they won by one goal again by defeating Spanish club Real Murcia. ATK played their third match with highly competitive Premier League club Fulham F.C. and defeated just by a whisker.

## Competitions
### Indian Super League
#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 4 | NorthEast United | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 22 | 18 | +4 | 29 | Advance to ISL Playoffs |
| 5 | Jamshedpur | 18 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 29 | 21 | +8 | 27 | |
| 6 | ATK | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 22 | −4 | 24 | |
| 7 | Pune City | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 30 | −6 | 22 | |
| 8 | Delhi Dynamos | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 27 | −4 | 18 | |

#### Matches
### Super Cup

As one of the top six teams in 2018–19 Indian Super League, ATK qualified for the main round in 2019 Indian Super Cup. ATK were scheduled to play the I-League side, Real Kashmir FC in Round of 16 match.
ATK defeated Real Kashmir Fc by 3 - 1 to reach quarter finals of Super cup. Now they will face Indian Super League team Delhi Dynamos in quarters.

## Goalscorers

There have been 10 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 1 goal per match.
3 goals
* Manuel Lanzarote
1 goal
* Gerson Vieira
* John Johnson
* Balwant Singh
* Jayesh Rane
* Komal Thatal
* Noussair El Maimouni
* Kalu Uche

### Goalscorers (Against)

There have been 10 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 1 goal per match.
1 goal
* Eric Paartalu (Bengaluru FC)
* Isaac Vanmalsawma (Chennaiyin FC)
* Pritam Kotal (Delhi Dynamos FC)
* Rowllin Borges (Northeast United FC)
* Thoi Singh (Chennaiyin FC)
* Carlos Salom (Chennaiyin FC)
* Slaviša Stojanović (Kerala Blasters FC)
* Matej Poplatnik (Kerala Blasters FC)
* Sergio Cidoncha (Jamshedpur FC)
* Miku (Bengaluru FC)

## Player information
### Current squad

    As of 16 November 2018
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | IND | Debjit Majumder |
| — | GK | IND | Arindam Bhattacharya |
| — | GK | IND | Avilash Paul |
| — | DF | ENG | John Johnson |
| — | DF | BRA | Gerson Vieira |
| — | DF | IND | Arnab Mondal |
| — | DF | IND | Aiborlang Khongjee |
| — | DF | IND | Sena Ralte |
| — | DF | IND | Ricky Lallawmawma |
| — | DF | IND | Prabir Das |
| — | DF | IND | Ankit Mukherjee |
| — | MF | IND | Pronay Halder |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | IND | Eugeneson Lyngdoh |
| — | MF | IND | Malsawmzuala |
| — | MF | IND | Hitesh Sharma |
| — | MF | IND | Sheikh Faiaz |
| — | MF | IND | Komal Thatal |
| — | MF | IND | Cavin Lobo |
| — | MF | ESP | Manuel Lanzarote |
| — | DF | CMR | Andre Bikey |
| — | FW | IND | Jayesh Rane |
| — | FW | IND | Balwant Singh |
| — | FW | URU | Emiliano Alfaro |
| — | FW | BRA | Everton Santos |

### Management

    As of 2 July 2018
| Position | Name |
| Head coach | Steve Coppell |
| Assistant coach | Wally Downes |
| Head of Youth Development | Sanjoy Sen |
| Goalkeeper coach | Bobby Mimms |
| Physiotherapists | Avinandan Chatterjee |
| Physiotherapists | Noel Augustine |
| Physical trainer | Djair Miranda Garcia |
| Team manager | Avishek Bhattacharjee |