2018–19 ATK season

ATK
2018–19 season
Owners Kolkata Games and Sports Pvt. Ltd.
Head Coach Steve Coppell
Stadium Salt Lake Stadium
Indian Super League TBD
Super Cup TBD
Highest home attendance 41202
Lowest home attendance 19853
Average home league attendance 30528

The 2018–19 ATK season is the club's fifth season since its establishment in 2014 and their fifth season in the Indian Super League. The fifth edition of ISL will commence with a new look ATK renewing its seasonal rivalry against Kerala Blasters FC on Saturday, September 29, at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan.

Background

Transfers

After a disappointing season, ATK has appointed Sanjoy Sen as their mentor to recruit national players.[1] The former Mohun Bagan A.C. head coach roped in some of his own former players who he had the experience of working with, along with former ATK players Arnab Mondal and Cavin Lobo[2]

In

Pre Season and friendlies

ATK went to Spain on August 18 for their pre-season. This campaign will end on September 15. In spain they played some friendly matches with local clubs and one match with Premier League club Fulham F.C..

They played their first match on 31 August with Lorca FC and won by one goal scored by Kalu Uche. In the second friendly they won by one goal again by defeating Spanish club Real Murcia. ATK played their third match with highly competitive Premier League club Fulham F.C. and defeated just by a whisker.

Competitions

Indian Super League

Player information

Current Squad

As of 13 July 2018

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

No. Position Player
India GK Debjit Majumder
India GK Arindam Bhattacharya
India GK Avilash Paul
England DF John Johnson
Brazil DF Gerson Vieira
India DF Arnab Mondal
India DF Aiborlang Khongjee
India DF Sena Ralte
India DF Ricky Lallawmawma
India DF Prabir Das
India DF Ankit Mukherjee
India MF Pronay Halder
Morocco MF Noussair El Maimouni
No. Position Player
India MF Eugeneson Lyngdoh
India MF Malsawmzuala
India MF Hitesh Sharma
India MF Sheikh Faiaz
India MF Komal Thatal
India MF Cavin Lobo
Spain MF Manuel Lanzarote
Cameroon DF Andre Bikey
India FW Jayesh Rane
India FW Balwant Singh
Nigeria FW Kalu Uche
Brazil FW Everton Santos

Management

As of 2 July 2018
Position Name
Head Coach England Steve Coppell
Assistant Coach England Wally Downes
Assistant Coach India Sanjoy Sen
Goalkeeper Coach England Bobby Mimms
Player Manager Republic of Ireland Robbie Keane
Physiotherapists India Avinandan Chatterjee
India Noel Augustine
Physical Trainer Brazil Djair Miranda Garcia
Team Manager India Avishek Bhattacharjee

References

  1. ↑ "Sanjoy Sen joins ATK as head of youth development". Goal.com. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
  2. ↑ "ISL: Arnab Mondal & Cavin Lobo set to join ATK?". Goal.com. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
  3. ↑ "Whites Head To Spain". fulhamfc.com. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "Atk on twitter". twitter.com. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  5. ↑ "Whites Head To Spain". fulhamfc.com. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  6. ↑ "matchday ! atk on Twitter". twitter.com. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  7. ↑ "On to our final friendly fixture in Spain". twitter.com. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  8. ↑ "fc jumilla on twitter". com. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  9. ↑ "atk vs fc jumilla". com. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
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