2017–18 Mohun Bagan A.C. season

Mohun Bagan
2017–18 season
President Swapan Sadhan Bose
Head coach Shankarlal Chakraborthy (3 January 2018–Present);
Sanjoy Sen (resigned midway through the season on 2 January 2018)
Stadium Mohun Bagan Ground
Salt Lake Stadium
I-League 3rd
Calcutta Football League 2nd
Super Cup Semi-Finals
Top goalscorer Aser Pierrick Dipanda (17 goals)
Highest home attendance 64,360
Lowest home attendance 5,384
Average home league attendance 17,258
Home colours
Away colours

The 2017–18 Mohun Bagan A.C. season is the 128th season of Mohun Bagan A.C. since the club's formation in 1889 and their 21st season in the I-League which is India's top football league. They finished 2nd in the table in the Calcutta Football League and finished 3rd in the I-League.

Sanjoy Sen resigned as the coach of Mohun Bagan on 2 January 2018 following three home draws and a defeat against Chennai City placing the team in 4th position, virtually ending their title hopes.[1] Shankarlal Chakraborthy was appointed as head coach for the remainder of the season.[2]

Their title hopes however did stay intact till the last fixture of the season where they could've won the title had other results gone in their favour, but it wasn't too be and Minerva Punjab ultimately clinched the title. Although the 2017–18 season was not an ideal season for the club after a loss of form and change of coach midway through the season along with injuries to important players like Sony Norde and Yuta Kinowaki, they did manage to win both the home and away fixtures against arch rivals East Bengal.

As of 3 December 2017

Sponsors Type Sponsor's Name
Sponsor
Co-Sponsor M.P Birla Cement, Nilkamal, Floral, Ripley
Kit Sponsor Shiv Naresh

Players

Current squad

As of March 2018.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 India GK Sankar Roy
2 India DF Debabrata Roy
3 Nigeria DF Kingsley Obumneme
4 India DF Kingshuk Debnath
6 India DF Ricky Lallawmawma
7 India MF Chesterpoul Lyngdoh
8 India MF Sourav Das
9 Cameroon FW Aser Pierrick Dipanda
11 Nepal FW Bimal Gharti Magar
12 Japan MF Yuta Kinowaki
13 Lebanon DF Akram Moghrabi
14 India DF Arijit Bagui
15 India DF Abhishek Das
16 India DF Rana Gharami
17 India MF Surchandra Singh
19 India FW Naro Hari Shrestha
21 Australia MF Cameron Watson
22 India GK Shilton Paul
23 India MF Nikhil Kadam
25 India DF Bikramjeet Singh
26 India MF Shilton D'Silva
27 India MF Pintu Mahata
28 India DF Gurjinder Kumar
29 India MF Raynier Fernandes
31 India GK Soram Anganba
35 India FW Azharuddin Mallick
36 India MF Dipendu Dowary
37 India MF Beikhokhei Beingaichho
42 India GK Shibinraj Kunniyil
45 India FW Manandeep Singh
47 India MF Sheikh Faiaz

Competitions

I-League

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Minerva Punjab (C) 18 11 2 5 24 16 +8 35 Qualification to 2019 AFC Champions League qualifier
2 NEROCA 18 9 5 4 20 13 +7 32
3 Mohun Bagan 18 8 7 3 28 14 +14 31
4 East Bengal 18 8 7 3 32 19 +13 31
5 Aizawl 18 6 6 6 21 18 +3 24
Source: i-league.org
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) Champion.

Results by round

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ResultDWWDDDLWLWDWDLWWWD
Position631234434443444433

Updated to match(es) played on 8 March 2018. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures & results

Super Cup

Round of 16

Quarter Final

Semi Final

Player Statistics

Goal Scorers

No. Pos. Nat. Player Goal(s) Appearance(s)
9 FW Cameroon Aser Pierrick Dipanda 17 21
13 FW Lebanon Akram Moghrabi 5 12
47 MF India Sheikh Faiaz 3 21
3 DF Nigeria Kingsley Obumneme 2 20
10 MF Haiti Sony Norde 2 4
23 MF India Nikhil Kadam 2 19
45 FW India Mandeep Singh 1 3

Last updated: 17 April 2018.
Source: Competitions

Technical staff

Position Name
Chief Coach India Sankarlal Chakraborty
Assistant Coach
—
Goalkeeping Coach India Arpan Dey
Physical Trainer India Samiran Bag
Physiotherapist India Abhinandan Chatterjee
Club Doctor India Dr. Protim Roy
Team Manager India Satyajit Chatterjee

Last updated: 9 March 2018
Source: mohunbaganac.com

Awards

Player

No. Player Award Tournament Source
22 India Shilton Paul Best Goalkeeper of the Tournament
I-League
[3]
9 Cameroon Aser Pierrick Dipanda Highest Scorer of the Tournament

References

  1. ↑ "'I did not have the mentality to continue' - Sanjoy Sen". 2 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "I-LEAGUE 2017-18: MOHUN BAGAN APPOINT SHANKARLAL CHAKRABORTY AS HEAD COACH". 2 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "I-League 2017-18: Minerva Punjab presented with winners' trophy; NEROCA's Gift Raikhan named season's best coach". firstpost.com. 22 March 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
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