# 2017–18 ATK season

The 2017 ATK season was the club's fourth season since its establishment in 2014 and their fourth season in the Indian Super League. The club ended a three-season association with the Spanish La Liga club Atlético Madrid and was abbreviated to ATK This season the club is coached by Teddy Sheringham and former Bengaluru FC coach, Ashley Westwood is given role of technical director.

## Transfers
### Pre-season

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 3 | DF | IND | Nallappan Mohanraj (from Chennaiyin) |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Conor Thomas (from Swindon Town) |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Tom Thorpe (from Rotherham United) |
| 6 | DF | ESP | Jordi (from Karlsruher SC) |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Carl Baker (from Portsmouth) |
| 9 | FW | IND | Robin Singh (from Goa) |
| 10 | FW | IRL | Robbie Keane (from LA Galaxy) |
| 11 | FW | IND | Jayesh Rane (from Chennaiyin) |
| 13 | GK | IND | Kunzang Bhutia (from Fateh Hyderabad) |
| 14 | MF | IND | Eugeneson Lyngdoh (from Bengaluru) |
| 15 | MF | IND | Darren Caldeira (from Bengaluru) |
| 16 | MF | IND | Shankar Sampingiraj (from Bengaluru) |
| 17 | MF | IND | Rupert Nongrum (from Shillong Lajong) |
| 18 | MF | IND | Hitesh Sharma (from Mumbai) |
| 20 | DF | IND | Keegan Pereira (from Bengaluru) |
| 21 | MF | IND | Ronald Singh |
| 22 | GK | FIN | Jussi Jääskeläinen (from Wigan Athletic) |
| 23 | DF | IND | Anwar Ali (from East Bengal) |
| 24 | GK | IND | Debjit Majumder (from Mohun Bagan) |
| 29 | FW | IND | Bipin Singh (from Shillong Lajong) |
| 31 | DF | IND | Augustin Fernandes (from Salgaocar) |
| 33 | DF | IND | Prabir Das (from Mohun Bagan) |
| 36 | DF | IND | Ashutosh Mehta (from Mumbai City) |
| 87 | FW | POR | Zequinha (from Nacional) |
| 99 | FW | FIN | Njazi Kuqi (from Inter Turku) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 2 | DF | POR | Henrique Sereno (to Almería) |
| 4 | DF | ESP | Tiri (to Marbella) |
| 5 | DF | IND | Arnab Mondal (loan return to East Bengal) |
| 6 | DF | IND | Kingshuk Debnath (loan return to Mohun Bagan) |
| 7 | FW | CAN | Iain Hume (to Extremadura) |
| 8 | MF | IND | Jewel Raja (to Minerva Punjab) |
| 9 | FW | POR | Hélder Postiga |
| 10 | MF | ESP | Borja Fernández (to Almería) |
| 11 | MF | RSA | Sameehg Doutie (to Ajax Cape Town) |
| 12 | DF | IND | Pritam Kotal (loan return to Mohun Bagan) |
| 13 | MF | IND | Bikramjit Singh (loan return to Mohun Bagan) |
| 14 | GK | ESP | Dani Mallo (to Hospitalet) |
| 15 | MF | ESP | Javi Lara (to Córdoba) |
| 16 | DF | IND | Robert Lalthlamuana (loan return to East Bengal) |
| 17 | MF | IND | Bidyananda Singh (to Bengaluru 'B') |
| 19 | FW | ESP | Juan Belencoso (to Socuéllamos) |
| 20 | MF | IND | Lalrindika Ralte (loan return to East Bengal) |
| 21 | MF | IND | Bikash Jairu (loan return to East Bengal) |
| 22 | GK | IND | Shilton Paul (loan return to Mohun Bagan) |
| 23 | MF | BOT | Ofentse Nato |
| 24 | GK | IND | Debjit Majumder (loan return to Mohun Bagan) |
| 25 | MF | SCO | Stephen Pearson (to Motherwell) |
| 33 | DF | IND | Prabir Das (loan return to Mohun Bagan) |
| 34 | MF | IND | Abhinas Ruidas (to Mumbai City) |
| 80 | DF | IND | Keegan Pereira (to Bengaluru) |

### During the season

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Ryan Taylor (from Port Vale) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Carl Baker |

## Players
### Current squad

    As of 17 April 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 |
| 3 | DF | IND | Nallappan Mohanraj |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Conor Thomas |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Tom Thorpe |
| 6 | DF | ESP | Jordi |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Ryan Taylor |
| 9 | FW | IND | Robin Singh |
| 10 | FW | IRL | Robbie Keane |
| 11 | FW | IND | Jayesh Rane |
| 13 | GK | IND | Kunzang Bhutia |
| 14 | MF | IND | Eugeneson Lyngdoh |
| 15 | MF | IND | Darren Caldeira |
| 16 | MF | IND | Shankar Sampingiraj |
| 17 | MF | IND | Rupert Nongrum |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | MF | IND | Hitesh Sharma |
| 20 | DF | IND | Keegan Pereira |
| 21 | MF | IND | Ronald Singh |
| — | MF | WAL | David Cotterill |
| 23 | DF | IND | Anwar Ali |
| 24 | GK | IND | Debjit Majumder |
| 29 | MF | IND | Bipin Singh |
| 31 | DF | IND | Augustin Fernandes |
| 33 | DF | IND | Prabir Das |
| 36 | DF | IND | Ashutosh Mehta |
| 87 | FW | POR | Zequinha |
| — | FW | NIR | Martin Paterson |

### U18 Team

    As of 23 July 2017.
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 | Miraj Ali Ata |
| 2 | DF | IND | Nandalal Sarkar |
| 3 | DF | IND | Raju Roy |
| 4 | DF | IND | Robilal Mandi |
| 6 | DF | IND | Pratik Biswas |
| 7 | MF | IND | Sunil Mandi |
| 8 | MF | IND | Kitam Das |
| 9 | FW | IND | Tubai Hati |
| 10 | FW | IND | Gourav Chhetry |
| 11 | MF | IND | Rajib Das |
| 12 | MF | IND | Ajay Murmu |
| 14 | MF | IND | Dipak Das |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | MF | IND | Prosenjit Adhikary |
| 17 | MF | IND | Sk. Suraj |
| 18 | FW | IND | Sumay Shome |
| 19 | MF | IND | Sayan Ghosh |
| 20 | MF | IND | Sujit Soren |
| 22 | MF | IND | Somenath Dhar |
| 23 | MF | IND | Sohan Chakraborty |
| 25 | DF | IND | Md Shadab |
| 28 | DF | IND | Sk. Juman |
| 31 | GK | IND | Gobinda Tigga |
| 99 | GK | IND | Tarak Barui |

## Indian Super League
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 6 | Kerala Blasters | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 22 | −2 | 25 |
| 7 | Mumbai City | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 25 | 29 | −4 | 23 |
| 8 | Delhi Dynamos | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 37 | −10 | 19 |
| 9 | ATK | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 30 | −14 | 16 |
| 10 | NorthEast United | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 27 | −15 | 11 |

### Super Cup
#### Qualification round

As one of the bottom four teams in Indian Super League, ATK entered the Super Cup in the qualifier round where they faced Chennai City for a spot in the Round of 16. The match began with ATK on the front foot as expected. They sealed their berth in the pre-quarter finals by winning the match 4–1.

## Super Cup
### Qualification round

ATK drawn with Chennai City in qualification stage. They defeated them by 4-1. And qualified for Round of 16.

### Round of 16

In the round of 16, ATK was defeated by fellow Indian Super League side, FC Goa 3-1.

## Squad statistics

    As of Match played 31 March 2018

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Indian Super League | Indian Super League | Indian Super Cup | Indian Super Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 4 | MF | | Conor Thomas | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | | Tom Thorpe | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | | Jordi | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | | Ryan Taylor | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | | Robin Singh | 4 | 1 | 2+2 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | | Robbie Keane | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | | Jayesh Rane | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | | Eugeneson Lyngdoh | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | | Shankar Sampingiraj | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | | Rupert Nongrum | 5 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | | Hitesh Sharma | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | | Keegan Pereira | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | | Ronald Singh | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | | Jussi Jääskeläinen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | | Anwar Ali | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | GK | | Debjit Majumder | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | | Bipin Singh | 4 | 1 | 3+1 | 1 |
| 33 | DF | | Prabir Das | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 36 | DF | | Ashutosh Mehta | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 87 | FW | | Zequinha | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 99 | FW | | Njazi Kuqi | 5 | 1 | 3+2 | 1 |
| Players who left ATK due to injury during the season: ||||||||

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Indian Super League | Total |
| 1 | MF | 29 | Bipin Singh | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | FW | 87 | Zequinha | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | FW | 99 | Njazi Kuqi | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | FW | 9 | Robin Singh | 1 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 4 | 4 |