# 2013–14 East Bengal FC season

The 2013–14 season was East Bengal's 94th season since its formation in 1920.

## Key events

* 12 June 2013: Brazilian Marcos Falopa succeeds Trevor Morgan as the head coach.
* 6 July 2013: The club signed James Moga from Pune FC who became their second foreigner.
* 15 July 2013: The club revealed Ryuji Sueoka as their fourth foreigner.
* 17 September 2013: They continue their winning streak in the AFC Cup by beating Semen Padang. AIFF General Secretary Kushal Das congratulated the club on the behalf of entire AIFF.
* 24 September 2013: East Bengal drew with Semen and secured the semi-final stages, becoming the second Indian club to do so. They will meet Al-Kuwait.
* 14 November 2013: East Bengal appoint Armando Colaco as their new head coach.

## Transfers

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | FW | JPN | Ryuji Sueoka (from Dempo) |
| — | GK | IND | Abhra Mondal (from Pune) |
| — | FW | SSD | James Moga (Free Agent) |
| — | FW | IND | Joaquim Abranches (Free Agent) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | FW | IND | Robin Singh (Released) |
| — | MF | NGA | Penn Orji (to Mohammedan) |
| — | FW | AUS | Andrew Barisić (Released) |
| — | MF | IND | Khanthang Paite (Released) |

## First-team squad

    As of 2 September 2013
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 | Abhijit Mondal |
| 2 | DF | IND | Raju Gaikwad |
| 3 | DF | IND | Arnab Mondal |
| 4 | DF | NGA | Uga Okpara (vice-captain) |
| 5 | DF | IND | Abhishek Das |
| 6 | FW | IND | Baljit Sahni |
| 7 | MF | IND | Harmanjot Khabra |
| 8 | DF | IND | Naoba Singh (3rd captain) |
| 9 | MF | IND | Alvito D'Cunha |
| 10 | FW | NGA | Chidi Edeh |
| 11 | MF | JPN | Ryuji Sueoka |
| 12 | MF | IND | Reisangmei Vashum |
| 14 | MF | IND | Mehtab Hossain (captain) |
| 15 | FW | SSD | James Moga |
| 16 | DF | IND | Gurwinder Singh |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | FW | IND | Joaquim Abranches |
| 19 | DF | IND | Robert Lalthalma |
| 20 | MF | IND | Lalrindika Ralte |
| 21 | FW | IND | Seminlen Doungel |
| 23 | DF | IND | Safar Sardar |
| 24 | FW | IND | Cavin Lobo |
| 26 | GK | IND | Abhra Mondal |
| 27 | GK | IND | Jayanta Pal |
| 28 | MF | IND | Shylo Tulunga |
| 29 | DF | IND | Saumik Dey |
| 30 | GK | IND | Gurpreet Singh Sandhu |
| 33 | MF | IND | Dipankar Roy |
| 34 | MF | IND | Subodh Kumar |
| 35 | FW | IND | Nilendra Dewan |

## Competitions
### Overall

| Competition | First match | Last match | Final position |
| Calcutta Football League | 12 September 2013 | 11 January 2014 | Champions |
| I-League | 9 October 2013 | 28 April 2014 | Runners-up |
| Federation Cup | 15 January 2014 | 21 January 2014 | Group Stage |
| IFA Shield | 29 January 2014 | 13 February 2014 | Fourth |
| AFC Cup | 17 September 2013 | 22 October 2013 | Semi-finals |
* ↑ The continuation of the 2013 AFC Cup from the Quarter-final stage happened in the 2013-14 season.

### Overview

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Calcutta Football League | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 5 | +23 | 081.82 |
| I-League | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 39 | 23 | +16 | 050.00 |
| Federation Cup | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 033.33 |
| IFA Shield | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 040.00 |
| AFC Cup | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 025.00 |
| Total | 47 | 25 | 12 | 10 | 81 | 44 | +37 | 053.19 |
Last updated: 31 May 2014 Source: Competitions

### Calcutta Football League
#### Table

2013–14 Calcutta Premier Division

#### Fixtures & results

Win  Draw  Loss

### I-League
#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Bengaluru (C) | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 42 | 28 | +14 | 47 | Qualification for 2015 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off |
| 2 | East Bengal | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 39 | 23 | +16 | 43 | Qualification for 2015 AFC Cup group stage |
| 3 | Salgaocar | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 25 | +11 | 39 | |
| 4 | Dempo | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 25 | +6 | 35 | |
| 5 | Sporting Goa | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 34 | |

#### Fixtures & results

Win  Draw  Loss

### Federation Cup
#### Group B

| Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Sporting Goa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 6 |
| East Bengal | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 |
| Bengaluru FC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| Rangdajied United | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 |

#### Fixtures & results

Win  Draw  Loss

### IFA Shield
#### Group A

| Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| East Bengal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 |
| United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| Sun Moon University | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 |
| Geylang International | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |

#### Fixtures & results

Win  Draw  Loss

### AFC Cup
#### Knock-out Stage

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final | |
| Al-Qadsia | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fanja | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fanja | 0 | Al-Qadsia (a) | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Al-Shorta | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Erbil | 3 | Al-Shorta | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Al-Shorta (a.e.t.) | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Al-Shorta (a.e.t.) | 4 | | | | | Al-Qadsia | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Al-Faisaly | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | |
| Kelantan | 0 | | | | | | | | | Al-Faisaly | 1 | 0 | 1 | | |
| Kitchee | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kitchee | 2 | Kitchee | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Al-Faisaly | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Al-Faisaly | 3 | Al-Faisaly | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Al-Riffa | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Al-Riffa | 1 | | | | | | | | | | Al-Qadsia | 0 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Al-Kuwait | 2 | |
| New Radiant (a.e.t.) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Al-Kuwait | 2 |
| Selangor | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Selangor | 0 | New Radiant | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Al-Kuwait | 7 | 5 | 12 | | | | | | | | |
| Al-Kuwait (p) | 1 (4) | Al-Kuwait | 7 | 5 | 12 | | | | | | | | |
| Dohuk | 1 (1) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dohuk | 1 (1) | | | | | Al-Kuwait | 4 | 3 | 7 | | | | |
| | | | | | | East Bengal | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | |
| East Bengal | 5 | | | | | | | | | East Bengal | 2 | 0 | 2 | | |
| Yangon United | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Yangon United | 1 | East Bengal | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Semen Padang | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Semen Padang | 2 | Semen Padang | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| SHB Đà Nẵng | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Fixtures & results

Win  Draw  Loss

## Statistics
### Appearances

    Players with no appearances are not included in the list.
Appearances for East Bengal in 2013–14 season :
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | CFL | CFL | I League | I League | Fed Cup | Fed 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 |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | | Abhijit Mondal | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| 30 | GK | | Gurpreet Singh Sandhu | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 26 |
| 26 | GK | | Abhra Mondal | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | | Arnab Mondal | 5 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 32 |
| 2 | DF | | Raju Gaikwad | 4 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 26 |
| 8 | DF | | Naoba Singh | 9 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 25 |
| 19 | DF | | Robert Lalthlamuana | 6 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 27 |
| 16 | DF | | Gurwinder Singh | 8 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 17 |
| 5 | DF | | Abhishek Das | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | | | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 15 |
| 29 | DF | | Soumik Dey | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 25 |
| 4 | DF | | Uga Okpara | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | | | 4 | 4 | 18 | 18 |
| 23 | DF | | Safar Sardar | | | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | 1 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||||||
| 24 | MF | | Cavin Lobo | 10 | 9 | 23 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 41 | 34 |
| 20 | MF | | Lalrindika Ralte | 6 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 39 | 35 |
| 7 | MF | | Harmanjot Khabra | 9 | 9 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 31 |
| 11 | MF | | Ryuji Sueoka | 10 | 9 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 34 |
| 28 | MF | | Shylo Malsawmtluanga | 9 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 20 |
| 17 | MF | | Joaquim Abranches | 4 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 19 |
| 14 | MF | | Mehtab Hossain | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | | | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 |
| 18 | MF | | Subodh Kumar | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | | | 18 | 13 |
| 12 | MF | | Reisangmei Vashum | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| 9 | MF | | Alvito D'Cunha | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| 33 | MF | | Dipankar Roy | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | 2 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | FW | | Chidi Edeh | 8 | 4 | 22 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 38 |
| 21 | FW | | Semilen Doungel | 8 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | | | 29 | 5 |
| 15 | FW | | James Moga | 9 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 28 |
| 6 | FW | | Baljit Singh Sahni | 5 | 2 | 9 | 0 | | | | | 3 | 0 | 17 | 2 |

### Goal scorers

Goals for East Bengal in 2013–14 season :
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | CFL | I League | Fed Cup | IFA Shield | AFC Cup | Total |
| 1 | 10 | FW | | Chidi Edeh | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 20 |
| 2 | 15 | FW | | James Moga | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 17 |
| 3 | 11 | MF | | Ryuji Sueoka | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | 20 | MF | | Lalrindika Ralte | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | 21 | FW | | Semilen Doungel | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | | 8 |
| 6 | 24 | MF | | Cavin Lobo | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | 12 | MF | | Reisangmei Vashum | 2 | 1 | | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | 17 | MF | | Joaquim Abranches | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | 6 | FW | | Baljit Singh Sahni | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | 7 | MF | | Harmanjot Khabra | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | 4 | DF | | Uga Okpara | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | 5 | DF | | Abhishek Das | 0 | 1 | | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 16 | DF | | Gurwinder Singh | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 28 | MF | | Shylo Malsawmtluanga | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 28 | 39 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 81 |