2014–15 Mohun Bagan FC season explained

Mgrtitle:	Head coach
League Result:	Champions
League2 Result:	Runners-up
Cup1 Result:	Group stage
Cup2 Result:	Semi-finalist
League Topscorer:	Norde (9)
Season Topscorer:	Boya (14)
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Nextseason:	2015–16

The 2014–15 Mohun Bagan FC season was the club's 8th season in I-League and 125th season since its establishment in 1889. The team finished runners-up in the Calcutta Football League and were crowned Champions in the I-League. Mohun Bagan reached the semifinals of the King's Cup where they were defeated by Pune and they bowed out in the group stage of the Federation Cup.

Transfers

In

Pre-season

Pos.	Name	Signed from	Ref.
GK	Debjit Majumder	Bhawanipore	^[1]
GK	Vinay Singh	Shillong Lajong	^[2]
GK	Laltu Mondal	Taltala Deepti Sangha	^[3]
DF	Alao Fatai Adisa	Al-Oruba	^[4]
DF	Dhanachandra Singh	United	^[5]
DF	Sukhen Dey	United	^[6]
DF	Johny Routh	Bhawanipore
DF	Satish Singh	Churchill Brothers	^[7]
DF	Pratik Chaudhari	Rangdajied United	^[8]
DF	Sonam Bhutia	United Sikkim
DF	Suman Hazra	Mohun Bagan SAIL Academy	^[9]
MF	Souvik Chakraborty	United
MF	Sehnaj Singh	Mumbai	^[10]
MF	Tirthankar Sarkar	Pailan Arrows	^[11]
MF	Lalkamal Bhowmick	United
MF	Randeep Singh	Salgaocar
FW	Jeje Lalpekhlua	Dempo	^[12]
FW	Balwant Singh	Churchill Brothers	^[13]
FW	Pierre Boya ^MP	FK Kukësi	^[14]

Mid-season

Pos.	Name	Signed from	Ref.
DF	Alex Silveira	Bhawanipore	^[15]
DF	Bello Razaq	Tollygunge Agragami	^[16]
DF	Anwar Ali	Delhi Dynamos	^[17]
MF	Sony Norde	Dhanmondi	^[18]
MF	Aayushmaan Chaturvedi	Ashoka F.C.

Out

Pre-season

Pos.	Name	Sold to	Ref.
GK	Sandip Nandy	Kerala Blasters	^[19]
DF	Aiborlang Khongjee	Shillong Lajong	^[20]
DF	Ravinder Singh	Released
DF	Echezona Anyichie	Royal Wahingdoh	^[21]
DF	Rowilson Rodrigues	Dempo	^[22]
DF	Wahid Sali	Released
DF	Rana Gharami	Released
MF	Adil Khan	Mohammedan	^[23]
MF	Zakeer Mundampara	Salgaocar	^[24]
MF	T.Seiboi Haokip	Released
MF	Rajib Ghorui	Released
MF	Arghya Chakraborty	Released
MF	Shaiju Mon	Released
MF	Prayashu Halder	Released
MF	Abung Meetei	Released
FW	Odafa Onyeka Okolie	Churchill Brothers	^[25]
FW	Christopher Chizoba	Lonestar Kashmir	^[26]
FW	Shankar Oraon	Released

Mid-season

Pos.	Name	Sold to	Ref.
DF	Alao Fatai Adisa	Released	^[27]
DF	Alex Silveira	Released	^[28]

Kits

Supplier: Shiv Naresh / Sponsors: McDowell's No.1

Squad

First-team squad

Name	Nationality	Position	Date of Birth (Age)
Goalkeepers
Shilton Pal (captain)		GK	1987 12, df=yes
		GK	1988 3, df=yes
		GK	1989 9, df=yes
		GK	1977 10, df=yes
Laltu Mondal		GK	—
Defenders
Bello Razaq		DF	1984 8, df=yes
Anwar Ali		DF	1984 9, df=yes
Pritam Kotal		DF	1993 8, df=yes
Dhanachandra Singh		DF	1987 3, df=yes
Kingshuk Debnath		DF	1985 5, df=yes
Shouvik Ghosh		DF	1992 11, df=yes
Sukhen Dey		DF	1990 1, df=yes
Johny Routh		DF	—
Satish Singh		DF	1993 11, df=yes
Pratik Chaudhari		DF	1989 10, df=yes
Sonam Bhutia		DF	1994 1, df=yes
Suman Hazra		DF	—
Midfielders
Manish Bhargav		MF	1994 2, df=yes
Denson Devadas		MF	1982 12, df=yes
Souvik Chakraborty		MF	1991 7, df=yes
Sehnaj Singh		MF	1993 7, df=yes
Tirthankar Sarkar		MF	1993 7, df=yes
Lalkamal Bhowmick (vice-captain)		MF	1987 1, df=yes
Bikramjit Singh		MF	1992 10, df=yes
Pankaj Moula		MF	1992 12, df=yes
		MF	1988 8, df=yes
		MF	1989 7, df=yes
Ujjal Howladar		MF	1986 1, df=yes
Adarsh Tamang		MF	1995 7, df=yes
Ram Malik		MF	1991 3, df=yes
Randeep Singh		MF	1990 11, df=yes
Ayushman Chaturvedi		MF	—
Forwards
Chinadorai Sabeeth		FW	1990 12, df=yes
		FW	1991 1, df=yes
		FW	1986 12, df=yes
Pierre Boya ^MP		FW	1984 1, df=yes
Prakash Roy		FW	—

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mohun Bagan sign Debjit Majumder. dead. 24 February 2016. mohunbaganac.com. 3 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303135838/http://www.mohunbaganac.com/interview-detail/mcdowell-mohun-bagan-goalkeeper-debjit-majumdar-8861.
2. Web site: Mohun Bagan sign Vinay Singh. dead. 24 February 2016. mohunbaganac.com. 3 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303133049/http://www.mohunbaganac.com/interview-detail/a-look-at-the-career-of-mcdowells-mohun-bagan-goalkeeper-vinay-singh-2273.
3. Web site: Mohun Bagan sign 6 new players. dead. 24 February 2016. mohunbaganac.com. 3 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303144458/http://www.mohunbaganac.com/news-detail/sonam-bhutia-signs-at-the-ifa-office-7616.
4. Web site: Mohun Bagan sign Fatai as 2nd foreigner. 24 February 2016. goal.com.
5. Web site: Dhanachandra Singh agrees to join Mohun Bagan. 24 February 2016. goal.com.
6. Web site: Mohun Bagan sign Sukhen Dey. dead. 24 February 2016. mohunbaganac.com. 3 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303135111/http://www.mohunbaganac.com/interview-detail/mcdowell-mohun-bagan-new-player-sukhen-dey-2708.
7. Web site: Mohun Bagan sign Satish Singh. dead. 24 February 2016. mohunbaganac.com. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304035322/http://www.mohunbaganac.com/news-detail/right-back-satish-singh-joins-mcdowell-mohun-bagan-6331.
8. Web site: Mohun Bagan sign Pratik Chaudhari. 24 February 2016. mohunbaganac.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20140826113534/http://www.mohunbaganac.com/news-detail/mcdowell-mohun-bagan-wins-practice-match-pratik-chaudhari-roped-in-6866. 26 August 2014. usurped.
9. Web site: Suman Hazra joins Mohun Bagan. dead. 24 February 2016. mohunbaganac.com. 3 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303132026/http://www.mohunbaganac.com/interview-detail/mcdowell-mohun-bagan-academy-lad-suman-hazra-8282.
10. Web site: Mohun Bagan sign Sehnaj Singh. dead. 24 February 2016. mohunbaganac.com. 3 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303123332/http://www.mohunbaganac.com/news-detail/mcdowell-mohun-bagans-new-recruit-central-midfielder-sehnaj-singh-2008.
11. Web site: Mohun Bagan sign Tirthankar Sarkar. dead. 24 February 2016. mohunbaganac.com. 3 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303145439/http://www.mohunbaganac.com/interview-detail/mohun-bagan-sail-football-academy-cadet-tirthankar-sarkar-2228.
12. Web site: Mohun Bagan sign Jeje Lalpekhlua. 24 February 2016. sportskeeda.com.
13. Web site: Mohun Bagan sign Balwant Singh. 24 February 2016. sportskeeda.com.
14. Web site: Mohun Bagan sign Pierre Boya. 24 February 2016. goal.com.
15. Web site: Alex and Ayushman sign for Mohun Bagan. dead. 24 February 2016. mohunbaganac.com. 3 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303103912/http://www.mohunbaganac.com/news-detail/alex-petroman-da-silveira-and-aayushmaan-chaturvedi-signs-at-the-ifa-office.
16. Web site: Bello Razaq signs for Mohun Bagan. dead. 24 February 2016. mohunbaganac.com. 3 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303115113/http://www.mohunbaganac.com/interview-detail/mcdowells-mohun-bagan-new-recruit-bello-oladimeji-rasaq-speaks-2290.
17. Web site: Anwar signs for Mohun Bagan. dead. 24 February 2016. mohunbaganac.com. 3 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303142136/http://www.mohunbaganac.com/news-detail/denson-devadas-and-anwar-ali-signs-at-the-ifa-office-5432.
18. Web site: Sony Norde signs for Mohun Bagan. dead. 24 February 2016. mohunbaganac.com. 3 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303120438/http://www.mohunbaganac.com/news-detail/sony-norde-meets-mcdowell-mohun-bagan-teammates-at-club-ground-6925.
19. Web site: Sandip Nandy picked by Kerala Blasters. 24 February 2016. indiansuperleague.com.
20. Web site: Aibor makes a comeback in Shillong Lajong. 24 February 2016. shillonglajong.com.
21. Web site: Eche joins Royal Wahingdoh. 24 February 2016. en.soccerwiki.com.
22. Web site: Rowilson signs with Dempo after Bagan failure. 24 February 2016. soccerway.com.
23. Web site: Adil Khan joins Delhi Dynamos. 24 February 2016. soccerway.com.
24. Web site: Salgaocar sign Zakeer Mundampara. 24 February 2016. metrovaartha.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303064250/http://metrovaartha.com/en/2014/07/23/salgaocar-fc-signs-zakeer-mundampara/. 3 March 2016. dead.
25. Web site: Churchill welcomes back Odafa Okolie. 24 February 2016. sportskeeda.com.
26. Web site: Lonestar Kashmir sign Chizoba. 24 February 2016. goal.com.
27. Web site: Mohun Bagan release Fatai. 24 February 2016. mohunbaganac.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303131726/http://www.mohunbaganac.com/news-detail/mcdowell-mohun-bagan-release-alao-fatai-adisa-6102. 3 March 2016. usurped.
28. Web site: Mohun Bagan release Alex. dead. 24 February 2016. mohunbaganac.com. 24 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160324104833/http://www.mohunbaganac.com/news-detail/mcdowells-mohun-bagan-release-alex-to-start-preparation-for-federation-cup-.