2013–14 East Bengal FC season explained

Manager:	Marcos Falopa Armando Colaco
Mgrtitle:	Head-Coach
Chairman:	Dr Pranab Dasgupta
Chrtitle:	President
Stdtitle:	Ground
League Result:	Runner-up
Cup1 Result:	Group Stage
Cup2 Result:	Semi-finals
League2 Result:	Champions
Cup3 Result:	Fourth
League Topscorer:	Chidi Edeh (9)
Season Topscorer:	Chidi Edeh (20)
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Nextseason:	2014–15

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.^[1]
• 6 July 2013: The club signed James Moga from Pune FC who became their second foreigner.^[2]
• 15 July 2013: The club revealed Ryuji Sueoka as their fourth foreigner.^[3]
• 17 September 2013: They continue their winning streak in the AFC Cup by beating Semen Padang.^[4] AIFF General Secretary Kushal Das congratulated the club on the behalf of entire AIFF.^[5]
• 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.^[6]
• 14 November 2013: East Bengal appoint Armando Colaco as their new head coach.^[7]

Transfers

In:^{[8] [9] [10] [11]} Out:^{[12] [13] [13] [14]}

First-team squad

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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

Calcutta Football League

Fixtures & results

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I-League

See main article: 2013–14 I-League.

Fixtures & results

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Federation Cup

See main article: 2013–14 Indian Federation Cup Group Stage.

Group B

Fixtures & results

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IFA Shield

See main article: 2014 IFA Shield.

Group A

Fixtures & results

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AFC Cup

See main article: 2013 AFC Cup.

Fixtures & results

Statistics

Appearances

Players with no appearances are not included in the list.

Appearances for East Bengal in 2013–14 season
No.			Name	CFL		I League		Fed Cup		IFA Shield		AFC Cup		Total
				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				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
	20	MF		Lalrindika Ralte	2	4	0	1	1	8
	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
	17	MF		Joaquim Abranches	2	1	0	0	0	3
9	6	FW		Baljit Singh Sahni	0	2	0	0	0	2
	7	MF		Harmanjot Khabra	2	0	0	0	0	2
11	4	DF		Uga Okpara	0	0	0		1	1
	5	DF		Abhishek Das	0	1		0	0	1
	16	DF		Gurwinder Singh	0	1	0		0	1
	28	MF		Shylo Malsawmtluanga	0	1	0	0	0	1
Own goals					0	2	0	0	0	2
Total					28	39	4	6	4	81

Notes and References

1. Web site: East Bengal appoint Falopa. https://web.archive.org/web/20130625010444/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/east-bengal-appoint-brazilian-marcos-falopa-as-new-head-coach/398287-5-21.html. dead. 25 June 2013. IBN Live. 20 September 2013.
2. Web site: I-League transfers 6 June. 6 June 2013 . The hard tackle. 20 September 2013.
3. Web site: Ryuji Sueoka unveiled. East Bengal. 21 September 2013.
4. Web site: East Bengal pips Semen Padang. East Bengal. 20 September 2013.
5. Web site: AIFF congratulated East Bengal. East Bengal. 20 September 2013.
6. Web site: East Bengal in semifinal of AFC Cup. East Bengal. 25 September 2013.
7. Web site: East Bengal appoints Armando Colaco. Goal.com. 14 November 2013.
8. Web site: George. Joseph. Indian Football Transfers – Live Updates, May 22. The Hard Tackle. 22 May 2013 . 6 June 2013.
9. Web site: Indian Football Transfer Gossip: James Moga agrees terms with East Bengal, Simon Colosimo set for Dempo move. Kick Off India. 7 June 2013.
10. Web site: George. Joseph. Indian Football Transfers – Live Updates, June 6. The Hard Tackle. 6 June 2013 . 7 June 2013.
11. Web site: Abranches, Rowilson headed to Kolkata. Times of India. 11 June 2013.
12. Web site: George. Joseph. Indian Football Transfers – Live Updates, June 3. The Hard Tackle. 3 June 2013 . 7 June 2013.
13. Web site: Indian Football Transfer Gossip: Penn Orji makes a last minute swoop to Mohammedan Sporting; Dempo eying Andrew Barisic. Kick Off India. 7 June 2013.
14. Web site: Mohammedan Sporting complete signing of Khanthang Paite. Goal.com. 7 June 2013.
15. Web site: Senior Team. East Bengal F.C.. 10 August 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120819200929/http://eastbengalfootballclub.com/team.php. 19 August 2012. dead. dmy-all.