# 2009–10 East Bengal FC season

The 2009–10 season is East Bengal Football Club's 3rd season in the I-League, and also marks the club's 90th season. East Bengal will seek to win their first league trophy for 5 seasons, competing in the I-League, the Federation Cup and the AFC Cup.

## Squad

For the 2009–10 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 |
| — | GK | IND | Arup Debnath |
| — | GK | IND | Gurpreet Singh Sandhu |
| — | GK | IND | Priyant Kumar Singh |
| 2 | DF | IND | Ravinder Singh |
| 4 | DF | NGA | Uga Samuel Okpara |
| 19 | DF | IND | Syed Rahim Nabi [Captain] |
| 29 | DF | IND | Saumik Dey |
| 26 | DF | IND | Mehrajuddin Wadoo |
| — | DF | IND | Govin Singh |
| 3 | DF | IND | Nirmal Chettri |
| — | DF | IND | Wasim Feroz |
| — | DF | IND | Saheb Ali Mondal |
| — | DF | IND | Jeevan Singh |
| 33 | DF | IND | Saikat Saha Roy |
| — | DF | IND | Sayantan Das Roy |
| 7 | MF | IND | Harmanjot Singh Khabra |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | MF | IND | Riston Rodrigues |
| 9 | MF | IND | Alvito D'Cunha |
| 24 | MF | IND | Mumtaz Akhtar |
| 32 | MF | IND | Beikhokhei Beingaichho |
| 14 | MF | IND | Mehtab Hossain |
| 12 | MF | IND | Renedy Singh |
| 11 | MF | IND | Sanju Pradhan |
| 17 | MF | IND | Chhangte Malsawmkima |
| 42 | MF | IND | Poibang Poshnua |
| 18 | MF | AUS | Srećko Mitrović |
| 15 | FW | IND | Baichung Bhutia |
| 25 | FW | GHA | Abel Hammond |
| 20 | FW | GHA | Yusif Yakubu |
| 6 | FW | IND | Subhash Singh |
| 6 | FW | IND | Budhiram Tudu |
| 6 | FW | IND | Bijen Singh |
* Coach: Philippe De Ridder
* Asst coach: Tushar Rakshit
* Goalkeeper coach: Atanu Bhattacharya
* Team doctor: Dr. S R Dasgupta
* Team manager: Swapan Ball, Gopal Ghosh

## Stadiums

Kingfisher 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.

## Pre Season tour of Myanmar

In 2009, under coach Subhash Bhowmick, East Bengal FC toured Myanmar in August for a set of friendlies as a part of their pre-season campaign after a heavy training camp in Puri, Odisha. The Red and Gold brigade had imported players like Jan Berger, Omar Sebastián Monesterolo and Ramez Dayoub, however, the latter could not be a part of the team since his previous club Safa SC denied transfer clearance.
East Bengal played 4 friendly games in Myanmar against Myanmar National League teams, in which they won 2, drew 1 and lost 1 before returning to Kolkata.

### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss

## Competitions
### Overall

| Competition | First match | Last match | Final position |
| IFA Shield | 3 September 2009 | 5 September 2009 | Group Stage |
| Durand Cup | 16 September 2009 | 18 September 2009 | Group Stage |
| Calcutta Football League | 21 October 2009 | 12 May 2010 | 3rd |
| I-League | 3 October 2009 | 27 May 2009 | 9th |
| Federation Cup | 22 December 2009 | 3 January 2010 | Champions |
| E.K. Nayanar Cup | 16 February 2010 | 19 February 2010 | Group Stage |
| AFC Cup | 10 March 2010 | 27 April 2010 | Group Stage |

### Overview

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| IFA Shield | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 000.00 |
| Durand Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 000.00 |
| Calcutta Football League | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 34 | 9 | +25 | 053.33 |
| I-League | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 27 | 31 | −4 | 026.92 |
| Federation Cup | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 060.00 |
| E.K. Nayanar | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 000.00 |
| AFC Cup | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 20 | −15 | 000.00 |
| Total | 59 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 74 | 71 | +3 | 030.51 |
Last updated: 1 June 2010 Source: Competitions

### IFA Shield
#### Group A

| Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Chirag United | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 |
| Tata Football Academy | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 |
| East Bengal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 0 |

#### Fixtures & results

Win  Draw  Loss

### Durand Cup
#### Group D

| Team v t e | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Mahindra United | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 4 |
| Shillong Lajong | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 |
| East Bengal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0 |

#### Fixtures & results

Win  Draw  Loss

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

Win  Draw  Loss

### Federation Cup
#### Group A

| Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| East Bengal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 7 |
| Salgaocar SC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Viva Kerala | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| JCT Mills Football Club | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 1 |

#### Fixtures & results

Win  Draw  Loss

### E.K. Nayanar Gold Cup
#### Fixtures & results

Win  Draw  Loss

### I League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 7 | JCT | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 29 | −3 | 32 | |
| 8 | Prayag United | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 33 | 39 | −6 | 32 | |
| 9 | East Bengal | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 27 | 31 | −4 | 31 | 2011 AFC Cup group stage |
| 10 | Viva Kerala | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 25 | 36 | −11 | 30 | |
| 11 | Mumbai | 26 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 24 | 26 | −2 | 29 | |
* ↑ East Bengal qualified for the 2011 AFC Cup as 2010 Indian Federation Cup winners.

#### Fixtures & results

Win  Draw  Loss

### AFC Cup
#### Group stage

| Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | QAD | ITT | NEJ | EB |
| Al-Qadsia | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 14 | | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 |
| Al-Ittihad | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 10 | 0–0 | | 4–2 | 2–1 |
| Al-Nejmeh | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 10 | 1–3 | 1–0 | | 3–0 |
| Kingfisher East Bengal | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 20 | −15 | 0 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 0–4 | |

#### Fixtures & results

Win  Draw  Loss

## Statistics
### Appearances

    Only for competitive fixtures.
    Players with no appearances are not included in the list.
Appearances for East Bengal in 2009–10 season :
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | CFL | CFL | I League | I League | Fed Cup | Fed Cup | IFA Shield | IFA Shield | Durand Cup | Durand Cup | E.K. Nayanar | E.K. Nayanar | 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 |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | | Abhra Mondal | 3 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 31 |
| 30 | GK | | Gurpreet Singh Sandhu | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | 9 |
| 24 | GK | | Arup Debnath | | | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | | 4 | 4 |
| 21 | GK | | Avijit Ghosh | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | 5 |
| 31 | GK | | Priyant Singh | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | DF | | Syed Rahim Nabi | 4 | 3 | 25 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | | | 2 | 2 | 36 | 35 |
| 26 | DF | | Mehrajuddin Wadoo | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | 5 | 4 | 35 | 33 |
| 4 | DF | | Uga Okpara | 7 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | 4 | 4 | 37 | 37 |
| 3 | DF | | Nirmal Chettri | 3 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | 4 | 4 | 33 | 33 |
| 34 | DF | | Govin Singh | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | | | 3 | 3 | 20 | 19 |
| 29 | DF | | Saumik Dey | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 25 |
| 33 | DF | | Saikat Saha Roy | 11 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | | | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 17 |
| 20 | DF | | Poibang Pohshna | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | 2 | | | 15 | 14 |
| 2 | DF | | Wasim Feroz | 10 | 9 | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | 2 | 2 | | | 13 | 12 |
| 16 | DF | | Saheb Ali Mondal | 11 | 10 | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 14 |
| 17 | DF | | Jeevan Singh | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | 0 | | | | | 4 | 3 |
| | DF | | Sayantan Das Roy | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| | DF | | Sontu Das | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | MF | | Mehtab Hossain | 9 | 9 | 25 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 47 | 47 |
| 22 | MF | | Sanju Pradhan | 8 | 6 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 44 | 30 |
| 9 | MF | | Alvito D'Cunha | 8 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | | | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 42 | 22 |
| 7 | MF | | Harmanjot Khabra | 11 | 9 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 46 | 33 |
| 27 | MF | | Beikhokhei Beingaichho | 8 | 7 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | | | 4 | 4 | 33 | 28 |
| 8 | MF | | Renedy Singh | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | | | | | 2 | 2 | | | 2 | 1 | 12 | 10 |
| 18 | MF | | Riston Fernandes | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | | | 15 | 14 |
| 10 | MF | | Srecko Mitrovic | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | 6 |
| 23 | MF | | Mumtaz Akhtar | 11 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | | | | | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 15 |
| | MF | | Jan Berger | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | | 2 | 2 |
| 28 | MF | | Malswamkima | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 |
| | MF | | NG Beirona | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | 2 | 2 | | | 2 | 2 |
| | MF | | Suman Dey | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | 5 | 5 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | FW | | Yusif Yakubu | | | 21 | 19 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | 5 | 5 | 31 | 29 |
| 6 | FW | | Abel Hammond | 10 | 8 | 19 | 18 | | | | | | | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 30 |
| 15 | FW | | Bhaichung Bhutia | 2 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | 2 | 2 | 22 | 11 |
| 24 | FW | | Subhash Singh | 3 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | 2 | 2 | 24 | 20 |
| 35 | FW | | Budhiram Tudu | 11 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | | | | | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 13 |
| 30 | FW | | Edmilson Marques Pardal | | | | | | | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | 2 |
| 30 | FW | | Omar Sebastián Monesterolo | | | | | | | | | 2 | 2 | | | | | 2 | 2 |
| | FW | | Abhijit Sarkar | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 2 |
| 32 | FW | | Goutam Khujur | 2 | 2 | | | | | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | 4 | 2 |
| 25 | FW | | Bijen Singh | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 4 |

### Goal Scorers

Goals for East Bengal in 2009–10 season :
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | CFL | I-League | Fed Cup | IFA Shield | Durand | E.K. Nayanar | AFC Cup | Total |
| 1 | 12 | FW | | Yusif Yakubu | | 9 | 2 | | | | 2 | 13 |
| 2 | 6 | FW | | Abel Hammond | 5 | 6 | 0 | | | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| 3 | 35 | FW | | Budhiram Tudu | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 4 | 22 | MF | | Sanju Pradhan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | 14 | MF | | Mehtab Hossain | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | 19 | DF | | Syed Rahim Nabi | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | 27 | MF | | Beikhokhei Beingaichho | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | 3 | DF | | Nirmal Chettri | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | 24 | FW | | Subhash Singh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | 7 | MF | | Harmanjot Khabra | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | 9 | MF | | Alvito D'Cunha | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | 15 | FW | | Bhaichung Bhutia | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | 18 | MF | | Riston Rodrigues | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | 8 | MF | | Renedy Singh | 1 | 0 | | | | | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | 10 | MF | | Srećko Mitrović | 1 | 0 | | | | | | 1 |
| 14 | 20 | MF | | Poibang Pohshna | 1 | | | | | | | 1 |
| 14 | 25 | FW | | Bijen Singh | 1 | | | | | | | 1 |
| 14 | 28 | MF | | Malsawmkima | 1 | | | | | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 34 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 74 |

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