# 2010–11 East Bengal FC season

The 2010–11 season is East Bengal Football Club's 4th season in the I-League, and also marks the club's 91st season. East Bengal will seek to win their first league trophy for 6 seasons, competing in the I-League, the Federation Cup and the AFC Cup.

## Players
### Current squad

For the 2010–11 season.
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 |
| 1 | GK | IND | Abhra Mondal |
| 22 | GK | IND | Naseem Akhtar |
| 21 | GK | IND | Sandip Nandy |
| 31 | GK | IND | Jayanta Pal |
| 2 | DF | IND | Ravinder Singh |
| 29 | DF | IND | Saumik Dey [Captain] |
| 26 | DF | IND | Mehrajuddin Wadoo |
| 37 | DF | IND | Rajib Ghosh |
| 3 | DF | IND | Nirmal Chettri |
| 5 | DF | IND | Sunil Kumar Thakur |
| 34 | DF | IND | Sukamal Santra |
| 16 | DF | IND | Gurwinder Singh |
| 33 | DF | IND | Saikat Saha Roy |
| 8 | DF | IND | Noaba Singh |
| 4 | DF | NGA | Uga Samuel Okpara |
| 19 | DF | IND | Syed Rahim Nabi |
| 7 | MF | IND | Harmanjyot Singh Khabra |
| - | MF | IND | Biswarup Deb |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 9 | MF | IND | Alvito D'Cunha |
| 24 | MF | IND | Aseem Koraliyadan |
| 32 | MF | IND | Lalchuan Awma |
| 14 | MF | IND | Mehtab Hossain |
| 12 | MF | IND | Reisangmei Vashum |
| 11 | MF | IND | Sanju Pradhan |
| 17 | MF | IND | Sushanth Mathew |
| 42 | MF | IND | Bishwajit Natta |
| 18 | MF | NGA | Penn Orji |
| 23 | FW | IND | Robin Singh |
| 25 | FW | IND | Bikash Narjinary (Currently on loan to Southern Samity) |
| 20 | FW | AUS | Tolgay Ozbey |
| 6 | FW | IND | Baljit Sahni |
* Coach: Trevor Morgan
* Asst coach: Tushar Rakshit
* Goalkeeper coach: Atanu Bhattacharya
* Team doctor: Dr. S R Dasgupta
* Team manager: Swapan Ball, Gopal Ghosh

### Transfers

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | FW | IND | Reisangmei Vashum (Free from Churchill Brothers) |
| - | DF | IND | Sushanth Mathew (Free from Mahindra United) |
| - | DF | IND | Naoba Singh (Free from Churchill Brothers) |
| - | MF | IND | Penn Orji (Free from JCT) |
| - | FW | BRA | Alexandro da Silva Santos (Free from Citizen AA) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | FW | IND | Baichung Bhutia (On loan United Sikkim FC) |
| 35 | FW | IND | Budhiram Tudu (On loan United Sikkim FC) |
| 27 | FW | IND | Bengaicho Beokhokhei Singh (On loan United Sikkim FC) |
| - | GK | IND | Gurpreet Singh Sandhu (On loan Pailan Arrows) |
| - | FW | BRA | Alexandro da Silva Santos (Released) |

## Stadiums

East Bengal F.C. have been using both the Salt Lake Stadium and the East Bengal Ground sense Salt Lake Stadium opened in 1984. As of today the Salt Lake Stadium is used for East Bengal's I-League, AFC Cup, and Federation Cup games. The East Bengal Ground is used for the Calcutta Football League matches.

## Kit

* Main Sponsor: Kingfisher (Parent Company United Breweries Group is 50% stake holder in the club).
* Co-sponsor: Tower Group
* Co-sponsor: Saradha Group
| Home | Away |

## Competitions
### Overall

| Competition | First match | Last match | Final position |
| Calcutta Football League | 31 August 2010 | 14 December 2010 | Champions |
| Federation Cup | 21 September 2010 | 2 October 2010 | Champions |
| Durand Cup | 30 October 2010 | 4 November 2010 | Semi-Finals |
| Platinum Jubilee Cup | 12 November 2010 | 14 November 2010 | Champions |
| Super Cup | 1 December 2010 | 1 December 2010 | Runners-up |
| I-League | 4 December 2010 | 1 June 2011 | Runners-up |
| IFA Shield | 12 March 2011 | 25 March 2011 | Group-Stage |
| AFC Cup | 2 March 2011 | 10 May 2011 | Group Stage |

### Overview

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Calcutta Football League | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 49 | 9 | +40 | 087.50 |
| Federation Cup | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 100.00 |
| Platinum Jubilee Cup | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 050.00 |
| Durand Cup | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 066.67 |
| Super Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 000.00 |
| I-League | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 44 | 21 | +23 | 057.69 |
| IFA Shield | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | +0 | 025.00 |
| AFC Cup | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | −8 | 000.00 |
| Total | 63 | 38 | 12 | 13 | 126 | 63 | +63 | 060.32 |
Last updated: 1 June 2011 Source: Competitions

### Calcutta Football League
#### Fixtures & results

Win  Draw  Loss

### Federation Cup
#### Group A

| Team v t e | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| East Bengal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 9 |
| HAL SC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Pune | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Air India | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 |

#### Fixtures & results

Win  Draw  Loss

### Durand Cup
#### Group D

| Team v t e | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| East Bengal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 |
| Salgaocar | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 |
| Air India | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 |

#### Fixtures & results

Win  Draw  Loss

### Platinum Jubilee Cup
#### Fixtures & results

Win  Draw  Loss

### Super Cup

Last year's Federation Cup Champion East Bengal faced last year's I-League Champion Dempo in the Super Cup.

#### Fixtures & results

Win  Draw  Loss

### I League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Salgaocar (C) | 26 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 58 | 27 | +31 | 56 | 2012 AFC Cup Group stage |
| 2 | East Bengal | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 44 | 21 | +23 | 51 | 2012 AFC Cup Group stage |
| 3 | Dempo | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 63 | 33 | +30 | 50 | |
| 4 | Churchill Brothers | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 57 | 31 | +26 | 50 | |
| 5 | Pune | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 32 | 27 | +5 | 36 | |
* ↑ Since Salgaocar SC also won the 2011 Indian Federation Cup, East Bengal qualified for the 2012 AFC Cup as 2010–11 I-League runners-up.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 1 June 2011. Source: Soccerway

#### Fixtures & results

Win  Draw  Loss

### IFA Shield
#### Fixtures & results

Win  Draw  Loss

### AFC Cup
#### Group stage

| Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | CHO | PJY | SCA | KEB |
| Chonburi | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 13 | | 4–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 |
| Persipura Jayapura | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 11 | 3–0 | | 4–2 | 4–1 |
| South China | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 5 | 0–3 | 1–1 | | 1–0 |
| Kingfisher East Bengal | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | −8 | 3 | 4–4 | 1–1 | 3–3 | |

#### Fixtures & results

Win  Draw  Loss
* ↑ Kingfisher East Bengal v South China moved to Barabati Stadium at Cuttack due to the state assembly elections which would mean lack of security personnel for the match in Kolkata.

## Statistics
### Appearances

    Players with no appearances are not included in the list.
Appearances for East Bengal in 2010–11 season :
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | CFL | CFL | I League | I League | Fed Cup | Fed Cup | Durand Cup | Durand Cup | Jubilee Cup | Jubilee Cup | Super Cup | Super Cup | IFA Shield | IFA Shield | AFC Cup | AFC Cup | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | GK | | Sandip Nandy | 4 | 4 | 23 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 41 | 40 |
| 31 | GK | | Jayanta Paul | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | 1 | 1 | 16 | 14 |
| 22 | GK | | Nassim Akhtar | | | | | | | | | 2 | 2 | | | 1 | 1 | | | 3 | 3 |
| 1 | GK | | Abhra Mondal | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | DF | | Naoba Singh | 10 | 10 | 22 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | | | | | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 45 | 43 |
| 29 | DF | | Soumik Dey | 9 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 4 | 4 | 42 | 42 |
| 4 | DF | | Uga Okpara | 10 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 4 | 4 | 42 | 42 |
| 16 | DF | | Gurwinder Singh | 8 | 8 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 35 |
| 2 | DF | | Ravinder Singh | 8 | 6 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 39 | 21 |
| 19 | DF | | Syed Rahim Nabi | | | 10 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 3 | 14 | 11 |
| 3 | DF | | Nirmal Chhetri | 8 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | | | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 25 |
| 5 | DF | | Sunil Thakur | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | | | | | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 17 |
| 26 | DF | | Mehrajuddin Wadoo | | | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 |
| 33 | DF | | Saikat Saha Roy | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 15 |
| 30 | DF | | Rajib Ghosh | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | MF | | Mehtab Hossain | 14 | 12 | 23 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 51 | 49 |
| 18 | MF | | Penn Orji | 13 | 11 | 23 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | | | 1 | 1 | | | 5 | 5 | 49 | 47 |
| 15 | MF | | Sanju Pradhan | 14 | 7 | 19 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 51 | 33 |
| 17 | MF | | Sushant Matthews | 5 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 28 |
| 7 | MF | | Harmanjot Khabra | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 30 | 26 |
| 12 | MF | | Reisengmei Vashum | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | | | | | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 25 |
| 27 | MF | | Beikhokhei | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | 6 |
| 9 | MF | | Alvito D'Cunha | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | | | | | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | | | | | 9 | 4 |
| | MF | | Aseem Kutty | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | 3 | 2 |
| | MF | | Lalchuanwama | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | 2 | 1 |
| 42 | MF | | Biswajit Natta | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | 3 | 1 |
| | MF | | Sukamal Santra | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | | Surojit Roy | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | FW | | Tolgay Ozbey | 10 | 7 | 23 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | | | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 47 | 42 |
| 23 | FW | | Robin Singh | 13 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 47 | 40 |
| 6 | FW | | Baljit Singh Saini | | | 14 | 11 | | | | | | | | | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 14 |
| 11 | FW | | Sushil Kumar | | | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 |
| 35 | FW | | Budhiram Tudu | 12 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | | | | | 25 | 12 |
| 10 | FW | | Ekene Ikenwa | 11 | 8 | | | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | 17 | 8 |
| 10 | FW | | Leko | | | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 |
| 40 | FW | | Biswarup Deb | | | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 25 | FW | | Bikash Narzinary | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | 5 | 3 |

### Goal scorers

Goals for East Bengal in 2010–11 season :
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | CFL | I League | Fed Cup | Durand Cup | Jubilee Cup | Super Cup | IFA Shield | AFC Cup | Total |
| 1 | 20 | FW | | Tolgay Ozbey | 8 | 17 | 4 | 3 | | 0 | 0 | 5 | 37 |
| 2 | 18 | MF | | Penn Orji | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | | 1 | | 0 | 16 |
| 3 | 23 | FW | | Robin Singh | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 4 | 6 | FW | | Baljit Singh Saini | | 6 | | | | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 5 | 10 | FW | | Ekene Ikenwa | 8 | | 0 | 1 | | | | | 9 |
| 6 | 12 | MF | | Reisengmei Vashum | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | 15 | MF | | Sanju Pradhan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | 35 | FW | | Budhiram Tudu | 4 | | | | 0 | 0 | | | 4 |
| 9 | 2 | DF | | Ravinder Singh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | 4 | DF | | Uga Okpara | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | 14 | MF | | Mehtab Hossain | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | 25 | FW | | Bikash Narzinary | 3 | | | | 0 | | | | 3 |
| 13 | 7 | MF | | Harmanjot Khabra | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | 9 | MF | | Alvito D'Cunha | 1 | 0 | | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | 17 | MF | | Sushant Matthews | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | 29 | DF | | Soumik Dey | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | 3 | DF | | Nirmal Chhetri | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | 11 | FW | | Sushil Kumar | | 1 | | | | | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | 19 | DF | | Syed Rahim Nabi | | 1 | | | | | | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | 30 | DF | | Rajib Ghosh | 1 | | | | 0 | | 0 | | 1 |
| 17 | 33 | DF | | Saikat Saha Roy | 1 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | 40 | FW | | Biswarup Deb | | 1 | | | | | | 0 | 1 |
| Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 49 | 44 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 126 |