2016–17_East_Bengal_F.C._season
2016–17 East Bengal FC season
2016–17 season of East Bengal F.C.
The 2016–17 season was the East Bengal FC's 97th season in existence. The club had already won the Calcutta Football League and became the runners of 2016 Bordoloi Trophy.
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| 2016–17 season | |||
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| President | Dr Pranab Dasgupta | ||
| Head-Coach |  Trevor James Morgan(until 17 April 2017)  Mridul Banerjee(until 19 April 2017[1]) Ranjan Chowdhury[lower-alpha 1](from 20 April 2017) | ||
| Stadium | Salt Lake Stadium Barasat Stadium East Bengal Ground | ||
| I-League | 3rd | ||
| Calcutta Premier Division | Champions | ||
| Federation Cup | Semi-finals | ||
| Bordoloi Trophy | Runners-up | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Willis Plaza (9) All: Willis Plaza Wedson Anselme (9 each) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 29067 | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 6000 | ||
| Average home league attendance | 11928 | ||
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The club signed Calum Angus, an English defender to strengthen the defence for the Calcutta League. The Red and Gold Brigade are hoping to seal the CFL championship and set a hepta record. With the help of recent performances, the club clinched the 74th spot in the Asian Football Confederation club ranking, the highest among all Indian football clubs.
August
The club started their Calcutta Football League campaign by beating Bhawanipore by 2–1. Then they went on winning all the matches in the league.
September
Maintaining their winning streak of August, East Bengal went on to win all the matches in the league to win the Calcutta Football League for a record consecutive 7 times, bettering their own record of 1970–75. Mohun Bagan decided not to play the Kolkata Derby and East Bengal got a walk over which ensured the hepta league win.
East Bengal were crowned champions for a record 38th time in history and for the 7th consecutive season. This is also the 3rd time that they have won the league without dropping a single point.
October
The club went to play the 2016 Bordoloi Trophy. The team draw set East Bengal in Group B on the fixture of this tour. Due to the absence of almost all the main and first team players of the club (all out on loan in different clubs of Indian Super League), the junior and reserve bench players had taken part in it. The club brought Oluwaunmi Somide Adeleja on loan for the tournament. East Bengal started off well by defeating Bangladesh club Bongobi Agragami by 6–0. The club kept its winning streak by defeating United Sikkim F.C. by a comfortable margin of 2–0 and then ASEB SC by 3–0. Then the club went into the semis where they defeated Shillong Lajong F.C. by 1–0 to enter into the final. East Bengal FC played the final against Three Star Club (Nepal) where they lost 1–2 in extra time. The brilliant performance of the junior players throughout the tournament came to an end with the defeat in final match. But the fight of the junior brigade was appreciated wholeheartedly by the supporters of the club.
January
The club roped in Haitian Wedson Anselme from Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Bangladesh and Willis Plaza from Trinidad and Tobago to strengthen the forward line along with Robin Singh, Jackichand Singh, Thongkhosiem Haokip, Rowllin Borges and Romeo Fernandes to strengthen the squad. East Bengal also brought Ivan Bukenya from Uganda to fortify their defence.
The team played against Aizawl F.C. in the 2016-17 I-League opener, but drew the match on the dying minutes thanks to a late equalizer from Ivan Bukenya. Then they went to Pune to play DSK Shivajians where the forward line sparkled and East Bengal won 2–1. Then they defeated Churchill Brothers S.C. by 2–0. Then on 22 January 2017, East Bengal faced the defending champions Bengaluru FC. The defending champions went ahead early by a goal from C.K. Vineeth but East Bengal rallied from behind to win it 2–1 with the goals scored by Ivan Bukenya and Robin Singh. East Bengal continued their winning streak and won 6 games on the trot to lead the league table. They face their arch Rivals Mohun Bagan on 12 February at Siliguri.
February
The month of February didn't start too well for the Red and Gold brigade. Draws against arch rival Mohun Bagan and Shillong Lajong F.C. and then a 1–0 loss away to Aizawl F.C. halted the victory march. The team looked out of shape and confidence when they faced Bengaluru FC away on 25 February at Sree Kanteerava Stadium. However, East Bengal turned all predictions aside and won the match 3–1 thanks to a brace from Robin Singh and a wonder strike from Wedson Anselme. With 7 matches to go, East Bengal currently sits at the top of the table for now.
March
By the time March came, East Bengal started bottling, like they always do.[2] East Bengal were leading at the beginning of the March, but ended the season in the third position.
In
| No. | Pos. | Name | Signed from | Month | Ref. |
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| 10 | FW |  Wedson Anselme |
Free Agent | December | |
| 9 | FW |  Willis Plaza |
Free Agent | January | |
| 4 | DF |  Ivan Bukenya |
Free Agent | December | |
| 11 | FW | Jackichand Singh |
Salgaocar |
December | |
| 24 | FW | Robin Singh (footballer) |
Free Agent | January | |
| 15 | FW |  Chris Payne |
Free Agent | January |
Out
| Pos. | Name | Sold to | Month | Ref. |
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| DF | Harmanjot Khabra |
Bengaluru FC |
N/A | |
| MF |  Do Dong-Hyun |
N/A |
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First-team squad
- As of 15 January 2017.[3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Position | Name [4] |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Trevor Morgan |
| 1st Assistant Coach | Warren Hackett |
| Goalkeeper coach | Abhijit Mondal |
| Club Doctor | Dr. Shantiranjan Dasgupta |
| Team Media Officer | Gautam Roy |
Overall
| Competition | First match | Last match | Final position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calcutta Football League | 4 August 2016 | 18 September 2016 | Champions |
| Bordoloi Trophy | 22 September 2016 | 30 September 2016 | Runners-up |
| I-League | 7 January 2017 | 29 April 2017 | 3rd |
| Federation Cup | 7 May 2017 | 14 May 2017 | Semi-finals |
Overview
| Competition | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |
| Calcutta Football League | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 6 | +13 | 100.00 |
| Bordoloi Trophy | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 080.00 |
| I-League | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 33 | 15 | +18 | 055.56 |
| Federation Cup | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 025.00 |
| Total | 37 | 25 | 5 | 7 | 68 | 26 | +42 | 067.57 |
Last updated: 1 May 2017
Source: Competitions
Calcutta Football League
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Bengal[lower-alpha 2] (C) | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 6 | +13 | 30 | Champion |
| 2 | Mohammedan | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 20 | |
| 3 | Mohun Bagan[lower-alpha 2] | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 7 | +13 | 19 | |
| 4 | Southern Samity | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 15 | |
| 5 | Peerless SC | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 14 |
- Caretaker manager under Technical-Director Monoranjan Bhattacharya.[1]
- East Bengal were awarded 3 points in the match against Mohun Bagan as Mohun Bagan refused to field a team for the match citing inadequate time for practice. The result of the match was declared by IFA to be 3–0 in favour of East Bengal.[5]
Fixtures & results
Win Draw Loss
| 4 August 2016 1 | East Bengal | 2–1 | Bhawanipore | Kalyani |
| 14:00 IST | Jiten Murmu  21'Lalrindika Ralte 53' |
Report | Orok Essien 32' |
Stadium: Kalyani Stadium |
| 7 August 2016 2 | East Bengal | 2–0 | Peerless | Kalyani |
| 14:00 IST | Rahul Bheke 18' Arnab Mondal 30' |
Report | Stadium: Kalyani Stadium |
| 12 August 2016 3 | East Bengal | 2–1 | Army XI | Kolkata |
| 17:00 IST | Rafique 48' Jiten Murmu 58' |
Report | Alwyn 78' |
Stadium: Barasat Stadium |
| 16 August 2016 4 | East Bengal | 4–3 | United | Kolkata |
| 17:00 IST | Lalrindika Ralte 48', 89' Do Dong-Hyun 73' (pen)Arnab Mondal 79' |
Report | Monotosh Chakladar 16' Bello Razaq 53' (pen)V.P. Suhair 63' |
Stadium: Barasat Stadium |
| 21 August 2016 5 | East Bengal | 1–0 | Tollygunge Agragami | Kolkata |
| 17:00 IST | Calum Angus 73' |
Report | Stadium: Barasat Stadium |
| 27 August 2016 6 | East Bengal | 2–1 | Southern Samity | Kolkata |
| 17:00 IST | Jiten Murmu 35' Do Dong-Hyun 45+2' |
Report | Basanta Singh 72' (pen) |
Stadium: Barasat Stadium |
| 1 September 2016 7 | East Bengal | 1–0 | George Telegraph | Kolkata |
| 17:00 IST | Do Dong-Hyun 74' |
Report | Stadium: Barasat Stadium |
| 7 September 2016 8 | East Bengal | 3–0 | Mohun Bagan | Kalyani |
| 14:00 IST | Report | Stadium: Kalyani Stadium | ||
| Note: Walkover given by Mohun Bagan. | ||||
| 15 September 2016 9 | East Bengal | 1–0 | Mohammedan Sporting | Kalyani |
| 14:00 IST | Do Dong-Hyun 72' (pen) |
Report | Stadium: Kalyani Stadium |
| 18 September 2016 10 | East Bengal | 1–0 | Aryan | Kolkata |
| 14:00 IST | Adelaja 22' |
Report | Stadium: Barasat Stadium |
Bordoloi Trophy
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Bengal |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | +11 | 9 | Knock-out Stage |
| 2 | United Sikkim |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Assam State Electricity Board |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Bongobi Agragami |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 0 |
Knock-out Stage
| Semi-Finals | Final | ||||||||
 Three Star Club
| 4 | ||||||||
| United Sikkim F.C.
| 1 | ||||||||
| Three Star Club (aet)
| 2 | ||||||||
| East Bengal
| 1 | ||||||||
| East Bengal
| 1 | ||||||||
| Shillong Lajong
| 0 | ||||||||
Fixtures & results
Win Draw Loss
| 22 September 2016 Group Stage | East Bengal | 6–0 | Bongobi Agragami | Guwahati |
| 19:00 IST | Adelaja 6' Do-dong 34', 67' (pen.)Jiten Murmu 49'Prohlad 62'Nikhil Poojari 85' |
Report | Stadium: Nehru Stadium |
| 24 September 2016 Group Stage | East Bengal | 2–0 | United Sikkim | Guwahati |
| 19:00 IST | Jiten Murmu 73' Adelaja 84' |
Report | Stadium: Nehru Stadium |
| 26 September 2016 Group Stage | East Bengal | 3–0 | Assam State Electricity Board | Guwahati |
| 19:00 IST | Do-dong 6' Prohlad 12'Yami Longvah 68' |
Report | Stadium: Nehru Stadium |
| 28 September 2016 Semi-final | East Bengal | 1–0 | Shillong Lajong | Guwahati |
| 19:00 IST | Adelaja 17' |
Report | Stadium: Nehru Stadium |
| 30 September 2016 Final | Three Star Club | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | East Bengal | Guwahati |
| 19:00 IST | Devendra 90+2' Bimal 99' |
Report | Adelaja 82' |
Stadium: Nehru Stadium |
I-League
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aizawl (C) | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 14 | +10 | 37 | Qualification to Champions League qualifier |
| 2 | Mohun Bagan | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 27 | 12 | +15 | 36 | |
| 3 | East Bengal | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 33 | 15 | +18 | 33 | |
| 4 | Bengaluru | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 15 | +15 | 30 | Qualification to AFC Cup qualifying play-off[lower-alpha 1] |
| 5 | Shillong Lajong | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 23 | +1 | 26 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
(C) Champions
Notes:
- Bengaluru qualified for the 2018 AFC Cup by winning the 2016–17 Federation Cup.
Fixtures & results
Win Draw Loss
| 7 January 2017 1 | East Bengal | 1–1 | Aizawl | Kolkata |
| 16:30 IST | Rahul Bheke  34'Ivan Bukenya 90' |
Report | Gurwinder Singh(o.g.) 45+1' Lalruatthara 73'Kamo Stephane Bayi 90+4' |
Stadium: Barasat Stadium Referee: Om Prakash Thakur |
| 14 January 2017 2 | DSK Shivajians | 1–2 | East Bengal | Pune |
| 19:00 IST | Soram Anganba 13' Nirmal Chhetri 45'Gouramangi Singh 64' |
Report | Wedson Anselme 20' (pen) Lalrindika Ralte 53'Robin Gurung 64'Willis Plaza 80'Mehtab Hossain 90+1' |
Stadium: Balewadi Stadium Referee: R. Venkatesh |
| 18 January 2017 3 | Churchill Brothers | 0–2 | East Bengal | Vasco da Gama |
| 16:30 IST | Report | Thongkhosiem Haokip 31' Mehtab Hossain 34'Narayan Das 42'Ivan Bukenya 45+1'Nikhil Poojari 48' |
Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium Referee: C.R. Srikrishna |
| 22 January 2017 4 | East Bengal | 2–1 | Bengaluru | Kolkata |
| 14:35 IST | Ivan Bukenya 28' Mehtab Hossain 31'Lalrindika Ralte 34'Robin Singh 79' |
Report | C.K. Vineeth 22' Sunil Chhetri 31'Sena Ralte 78' |
Stadium: Barasat Stadium Referee: Ajit Meitei |
| 29 January 2017 5 | Minerva Punjab | 0–5 | East Bengal | Ludhiana |
| 14:35 IST | Report | Wedson Anselme 8', 63' (pen), 66' Willis Plaza 40'Robin Singh 65' |
Stadium: Guru Nanak Stadium Referee: Umesh Bora |
| 1 February 2017 6 | East Bengal | 2–0 | Mumbai | Kolkata |
| 19:05 IST | Willis Plaza 10', 17' Mehtab Hossain 90+4' |
Report | Pratik Chaudhari 77' Steven Dias 83'Shilton D'Silva 87' |
Stadium: Barasat Stadium Referee: A. Rowan |
| 5 February 2017 7 | East Bengal | 3–0 | Chennai City | Kolkata |
| 19:05 IST | Robin Singh 38' Wedson Anselme 50'Willis Plaza 75'Lalrindika Ralte 90+6' (pen) |
Report | Stadium: Barasat Stadium Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta |
| 12 February 2017 8 | East Bengal | 0–0 | Mohun Bagan | Siliguri |
| 14:35 IST | Lalrindika Ralte 44' Mehtab Hossain 67' |
Report | Stadium: Kanchenjunga Stadium Attendance: 29067 Referee: C.R. Srikrishna |
| 15 February 2017 9 | East Bengal | 1–1 | Shillong Lajong | Siliguri |
| 14:35 IST | Gurwinder Singh 35' Willis Plaza 45'Narayan Das 86' |
Report | Lalmuanpiua 20' Chinglensana Singh 60'Nim Dorjee Tamang 88' |
Stadium: Kanchenjunga Stadium Referee: Santosh Kumar |
| 20 February 2017 10 | Aizawl | 1–0 | East Bengal | Aizawl |
| 14:05 IST | Lalramchullova 55' Laldanmawia Ralte 58' |
Report | Ivan Bukenya 55' Lalrindika Ralte 56'Arnab Mondal 87' |
Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Stadium Referee: Umesh Bora |
| 25 February 2017 11 | Bengaluru | 1–3 | East Bengal | Bengaluru |
| 19:05 IST | Harmanjot Khabra 66' Sunil Chhetri 69'C.K. Vineeth 85' 88' |
Report | Wedson Anselme 23' Robin Singh 54', 59' |
Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium Referee: R. Venkatesh |
| 4 March 2017 12 | Shillong Lajong | 1–2 | East Bengal | Shillong |
| 14:35 IST | Samuel Lalmuanpuia 54' Aser Pierrick Dipanda 64'Chinglensana Singh 79' |
Report | Chris Payne 9', 33' Gurwinder Singh 54'Robert Lalthlamuana 69' |
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Referee: Om Prakash Thakur |
| 7 March 2017 13 | East Bengal | 1–2 | Churchill Brothers | Kolkata |
| 14:35 IST | Ivan Bukenya 36' Chris Payne 67'Robin Singh 70' |
Report | Anthony Wolfe 9' Ansumana Kromah 34'Rowilson Rodrigues 61'Bektur Talgat Uulu 90+2' |
Stadium: Barasat Stadium Referee: Santosh Kumar |
| 12 March 2017 14 | Chennai City | 2–1 | East Bengal | Chennai |
| 19:05 IST | Nanda Kumar 57' Denson Devadas 77'K Prasanth 90+2' |
Report | Willis Plaza 42' |
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar |
| 9 April 2017 15 | Mohun Bagan | 2-1 | East Bengal | Siliguri |
| 19:05 IST | Raju Gaikwad 17' Sony Norde 35'Azharuddin Mallick 43' 43' |
Report | Willis Plaza  66'Gurwinder Singh 71'Chris Payne 75'Rowllin Borges 90+2' |
Stadium: Kanchenjunga Stadium Referee: A. Rowan |
| 16 April 2017 16 | East Bengal | 0-1 | DSK Shivajians | Kolkata |
| 14:35 IST | Robin Singh 57' |
Report | Jerry 29' 62' Jerry Lalrinzuala 38' |
Stadium: Barasat Stadium Referee: Palmson M. Raj |
| 23 April 2017 17 | East Bengal | 3-1 | Minerva Punjab | Kolkata |
| 14:30 IST | Narayan Das 8' Wedson Anselme 31'Robin Singh 52' (pen)Bikash Jairu 90' |
Report | Arshdeep Singh 22' Krishna Pandit 90+4' |
Stadium: Barasat Stadium Referee: Ajit Mettei |
| 29 April 2017 18 | Mumbai | 0-4 | East Bengal | Mumbai |
| 19:05 IST | Densill Theobald 90' |
Report | Bikash Jairu 7' Willis Plaza 40', 68'Wedson Anselme 62' |
Stadium: Cooperage Ground Referee: C.R. Srikrishna |
Federation Cup
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aizawl | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | Advance to semi-finals |
| 2 | East Bengal | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 | |
| 3 | Chennai City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Churchill Brothers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 |
Knock-out Stage
| Semi-Finals | Final | ||||||||
| Aizawl | 0 | ||||||||
| Bengaluru FC | 1 | ||||||||
| Bengaluru FC | 2 | ||||||||
| Mohun Bagan | 0 | ||||||||
| Mohun Bagan | 2 | ||||||||
| East Bengal | 0 | ||||||||
Fixtures & results
Win Draw Loss
| 7 May 2017 Group Stage | East Bengal | 1–1 | Churchill Brothers | Cuttack |
| 16:00 IST | Ivan Bukenya 13' Gurwinder Singh 44'Wedson Anselme 66' |
Report | Ansumana Kromah 38' 81' |
Stadium: Barabati Stadium |
| 9 May 2017 Group Stage | Chennai City | 0–2 | East Bengal | Cuttack |
| 16:00 IST | Mehtab Hossain 18' Robin Singh 45+1', 77' (pen) 45+3'Willis Plaza 45+2'Gurwinder Singh 52'Narayan Das 57' |
Report | Debabrata 72' Dharmaraj Ravanan 76' |
Stadium: Barabati Stadium |
| 11 May 2017 Group Stage | Aizawl | 0–0 | East Bengal | Cuttack |
| 19:00 IST | Report | Stadium: Barabati Stadium Referee: A. Rowan |
| 14 May 2017 Semi-final | Mohun Bagan | 2–0 | East Bengal | Cuttack |
| 16:00 IST | Duffy 35' Sehnaj Singh 74'B.Singh 84' |
Report | Gurwinder Singh 40' |
Stadium: Barabati Stadium Referee: Santhosh Kumar |
Appearances
- Players with no appearances are not included in the list.
- As of end of 2016-17 season.[6]
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | CFL | I League | Fed Cup | Bordoloi | Total | |||||
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| Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts | ||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| 13 | GK | |
TP Rehnesh | – | 15 | 15 | 1 | 0 | – | 16 | 15 | ||
| 1 | GK | |
Subhasish Roy Chowdhury | – | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | 7 | ||
| 30 | GK | |
Luis Barreto | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 |
| 31 | GK | |
Dibyendu Sarkar | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 3 | 8 | 7 | |
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 4 | DF | | Ivan Bukenya | – | 18 | 17 | 2 | 2 | – | 20 | 19 | ||
| 5 | DF | |
Rahul Bheke | 6 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 4 | – | 25 | 25 | |
| 4 | DF | | Callum Angus | 8 | 7 | – | 4 | 4 | 12 | 11 | |||
| 16 | DF | |
Gurwinder Singh | 4 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 3 | – | 21 | 20 | |
| 17 | DF | |
Narayan Das | 6 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 4 | – | 23 | 22 | |
| 19 | DF | |
Robert Lalthlamuana | 6 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | – | 13 | 8 | |
| 50 | DF | |
Anwar Ali | – | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 4 | ||
| 3 | DF | |
Arnab Mondal | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 13 | 11 | |
| 2 | DF | |
Robin Gurung | – | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 3 | ||
| 25 | DF | |
Samad Ali Mallick | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 |
| 28 | DF | |
Kaushik Sarkar | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |||
| 29 | DF | |
Deepak Singh | 1 | 0 | – | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | |||
| - | DF | |
Aspreet Singh | – | – | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | ||||
| 22 | DF | |
Mehtab Singh | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 14 | MF | |
Mehtab Hossain | 8 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 3 | – | 27 | 26 | |
| 10 | MF | | Wedson Anselme | – | 15 | 14 | 4 | 4 | – | 19 | 18 | ||
| 27 | MF | |
Nikhil Poojari | 4 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 18 |
| 20 | MF | |
Lalrindika Ralte | 8 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 0 | – | 23 | 17 | |
| 12 | MF | |
Rowlin Borges | – | 12 | 10 | 4 | 4 | – | 16 | 14 | ||
| 28 | MF | |
Romeo Fernandes | – | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 9 | 2 | ||
| 11 | MF | |
Jackichand Singh | – | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 7 | 3 | ||
| 27 | MF | |
Prohlad Roy | 4 | 1 | – | 5 | 5 | 9 | 6 | |||
| 34 | MF | |
Abhinash Ruidas | 9 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | 16 | 11 | |
| 8 | MF | |
Mohammed Rafique | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | – | 15 | 12 | |
| 23 | MF | |
Bikash Jairu | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | – | 14 | 8 | |
| 7 | MF | |
Cavin Lobo | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 4 | 3 | |
| 21 | MF | | Do Dong-Hyun | 9 | 6 | – | 5 | 5 | 14 | 11 | |||
| - | MF | |
Yami Longvah | – | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |||||
| - | MF | |
Prakash Sarkar | – | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||
| - | MF | |
Lalruatkima | – | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| 18 | MF | |
David Lalrinmuana | – | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | | Willis Plaza | – | 14 | 12 | 4 | 4 | – | 18 | 16 | ||
| 26 | FW | |
Jiten Murmu | 8 | 8 | – | 5 | 5 | 13 | 13 | |||
| 22 | FW |  | Adilaja Somide | 7 | 5 | – | 5 | 5 | 12 | 10 | |||
| 24 | FW | |
Robin Singh | – | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | – | 18 | 10 | ||
| 21 | FW | |
Thongkhosiem Haokip | – | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | 3 | ||
| 6 | FW | |
Chris Payne | – | 7 | 6 | – | 7 | 6 | ||||
| 15 | FW |  | Ildar Amirov | – | 2 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | ||||
Goal Scorers
| Goals for East Bengal in 2016–17 season | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | CFL | Bordoloi | I League | Fed Cup | Total |
| 1 | 9 | FW | | Willis Plaza | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 10 | FW | | Wedson Anselme | 8 | 1 | 9 | |||
| 21 | FW | | Do Dong-Hyun | 4 | 3 | 7 | |||
| 4 | 24 | FW | | Robin Singh | 5 | 2 | 7 | ||
| 5 | 22 | FW | | Adilaja Somide | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 26 | FW | | Jiten Murmu | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||
| 20 | MF | | Lalrindika Ralte | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 8 | 4 | DF | | Ivan Bukenya | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 6 | FW | | Chris Payne | 3 | 3 | ||||
| 10 | 3 | DF | | Arnab Mondal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 23 | MF | | Bikash Jairu | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 33 | MF | | Prohlad Roy | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 13 | 4 | DF | | Calum Angus | 1 | 1 | |||
| 5 | DF | | Rahul Bheke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 8 | MF | | Mohammed Rafique | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 12 | MF | | Rowlin Borges | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 21 | FW | | Thongkhosiem Haokip | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 27 | MF | | Nikhil Poojari | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | | Yami Longvah | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Own Goals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| TOTAL | 16 | 13 | 33 | 3 | 65 | ||||
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